February 2012 Continuing Education Workshop

Walk a Mile in My Moccasins -- with Linda Cornier

Wed, Feb 15, 2012, 4–6:15 p.m. 

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Topic  Listening is the beginning of serving others. A mile begins with a step. Stepping into someone’s journey requires other-focused listening. There is strength in silence. Westerners are awed when someone is articulate; listening is equally important. Experience Native American listening techniques: Spiritual directing/Traditional healing is like open heart/mind surgery. This might entail finding solutions, giving food, a plant, root, or herb from mother earth; dancing, singing, praying, fasting or becoming a mirror for others. Telling stories can help others make decisions for themselves. We conclude with praying the four directions.

Presenter  I am Linda Cornier, a Pojoaque Pueblo and Hunka sister of the Lakota Nation. My name is Cante I Wan Kab Wi (Above Heart Woman). I have a BS in Psychology and Behavioral Science, an MA in Religious Education, and an MPA (Masters in Public Administration) from the University of Colorado. I am completing a Doctorate in Ministry from Unification Theological Seminary. I have worked at Denver Indian Center, Denver Indian Health and Family Services, National Native American HIV/AIDS Prevention Center and am currently working at Native American Cancer Research. I am a mother and grandmother.

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May 2012 Continuing Education Workshop

The Compassionate Observer: Formation, Supervision, and Discernment -- with Rev. Jane E. Vennard

Wed, May 16, 2012, 4–6:15 p.m. 

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Topic The compassionate observer is a place within all of us that is able to view the world, others and our selves with compassion. Through simple imaginative and movement experiences we will discover that heart space that allows the compassion of God to flow through us. We will apply our personal experience to the areas of formation, supervision, and discernment.

Presenter  Rev. Jane E. Vennard was called to a ministry of teaching and spiritual direction and ordained by the United Church of Christ. She is a spiritual director, international retreat leader, e-retreat facilitator for www.spiritualityandpractice.org, and author of six books and has served on the faculty of Iliff School of Theology. She presented a version of this workshop in Atlanta for SDI in 2011.

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