Be both creative and mindful as we create something beautiful from origami paper. Origami technique requires precise attention and patience, but as we repeat the same folds over and over again, the process becomes easier, less stressful, and even soothing. Choose which paper feels right for you and, after much folding, you will leave calmer, […]
Discover how to awaken each morning anticipating what you are creating rather than worrying about what you fear. Support yourself through life's rough and unpredictable changes – career, relationships, divorce, and grief. Based on the instructor's book The Pebble and the Canyon: Reflections on Composing Your Life, this workshop will help us discover practical ways […]
Explore how to release the difficult thinking and challenging emotions which hold us in unhelpful perspectives. In 2017, behavioral coach Louise Evans released her book, The Five Chairs, based on Dr. Marshall Rosenberg's process of Non-Violent Communication. She describes a powerful method which can help us master our own behaviors and address the behaviors of […]
Discover an ancient, holistic approach to mental and emotional health. What does it mean that the sanskrit word for “perfect health” – "svastha” – can also mean to be "established in the self”? What role might connecting with a spiritual awareness play in how we navigate our culinary indulgences and avoid foods that do not […]
Have fun as we examine and question assumptions and stereotypes about the sexuality of people in mid and later life. Join us for an in-depth discussion of the idea of "sexual scripts" – ideals we learn in our formative years that not only instruct each of us how to think and feel about sex, but […]
What if "happiness" is found most often in the places which demand sacrifice and surrender? We are urged to be happy. But what is happiness? Does it ever fall under our control, or are we at the mercy of the unknown forces within and without us? Join Dr. James Hollis for an exploration of our […]
How can we outgrow and live more richly in the presence of life's problems? Jung, Freud, and others left us with a rich tradition of depth psychology. What is depth psychology, and how does it differ from other modalities? What are the chief insights into the human condition from which we may still profit? How […]
Discover how to awaken each morning anticipating what you are creating rather than worrying about what you fear. Support yourself through life's rough and unpredictable changes – career, relationships, divorce, and grief. Based on the instructor's book The Pebble and the Canyon: Reflections on Composing Your Life, this workshop will help us discover practical ways […]
Explore how to release the difficult thinking and challenging emotions which hold us in unhelpful perspectives. In 2017, behavioral coach Louise Evans released her book, The Five Chairs, based on Dr. Marshall Rosenberg's process of Non-Violent Communication. She describes a powerful method which can help us master our own behaviors and address the behaviors of […]
Have fun as we examine and question assumptions and stereotypes about the sexuality of people in mid and later life. Join us for an in-depth discussion of the idea of "sexual scripts" – ideals we learn in our formative years that not only instruct each of us how to think and feel about sex, but […]
Have fun learning to reduce stress with laughter techniques that improve our sense of well-being. Have fun learning to reduce stress with therapeutic laughter techniques that improve breathing, relaxation, and physiologic well-being. During this session, you will gain in-depth knowledge about the benefits of laughter, and pick up some Laughter Yoga wisdom – how it […]
Discover how to awaken each morning anticipating what you are creating rather than worrying about what you fear. Support yourself through life's rough and unpredictable changes – career, relationships, divorce, and grief. Based on the instructor's book The Pebble and the Canyon: Reflections on Composing Your Life, this workshop will help us discover practical ways […]
