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Becoming comfortable with our fear will increase the quality of our experience.

Giving

A value-based empathetic language of compassion is one this is focused upon giving and grounded in mutually receiving back.  Giving is a spontaneous and natural response in communicating when a language structure is used that allows us to connect with ourselves and with others.

Dance of Light ~ Winters Solstice ~ 2012

Winter Solstice ~ December 21, 2012

In November, 2012 after a meeting discussing the upcoming 2013 Labyrinth Conference on Vancouver Island with a delegate of the organizing committee, Louise Taylor and I made an agreement to host a  Labyrinth Walk on Winter Solstice.  She mentioned she would like to invite Joanne Thomson and together the three of us began envisioning what such an event could look like.  Here are some photos of the vision coming to life in real time.  Now I am going to ask you the viewer to imagine the quality of the space that you might feel in a community that creates together and the resulting inner connection.

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Dancing Wolf ~ Reading his poem ~ Soul-stice

For those of you who have not met Louise Taylor, Founder of the CorUnum Centre ~ she is playing the accordion and singing.

VIRTUAL – LONGING TO BE A BETTER VERSION OF YOURSELF IN RELATIONSHIPS

Sundays, January 13 – March 17,  2013 ~ 10:30 am to noon

Join Renee for a 10 Week Virtual Series designed as a  personal challenge for exploring how to become a better version of yourself in relationships.  Move beyond the pain and loneliness of disconnection.  Enjoy extraordinary connections and learn skills to stop experiencing guilt, resentment, obligation or trying to prove yourself.

COURSE OUTLINE:

Part one ~ Getting Started:
  • Welcome and Introductions
  • Relationships  – Types of Connecting
  • Types of Perception (Past, Present, Future)
  • Feelings and Emotional  Literacy
  • Taking responsibility for feelings
  • Culture of Needs

Part two

  • Enriching life and your relationships
  • Expressing honestly
  • Listening with Empathy
  • Self – Empathy
  • Empathy for Others

Part three

  • Empathy, Relationships and Behaviour
  • Staying connected in Conflict
  • Putting it together
  • Moving forward
  • Appreciation & Celebration
Includes course outline and reminders emailed in advance of course dates, practice suggestions for  in between classes and an on-line forum for discussion among participants and putting in questions for upcoming week.

10 Week Series – $200.00

REGISTRATION HERE 

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http://www.insideawareness.com

Walking a Labyrinth

Season for Peace

16th Annual Gandhi – King Seasons for Peace & Nonviolence – 64 Ways in 64 Days

Welcome to the announcement launching the 16th focused Season for Nonviolence that begins January 30th on the anniversary of  Gandhi’s  passing and ends on April 4, the anniversary of   Martin Luther King’s passing.   I am hoping that you are visiting this page as you are interested in ways you can personally participate or create events for your community!

64 Ways in 64 Days is a program that is being offered by an International group that has spent years collaborating resulting in a beautiful system for bring personal awareness to self-responsibility.

  • receive a daily reflection quote for yourself, organization, teen or child
  • take part in a learning programs during the season
  • create a program for your organization with ease through following guides

Some example programs:

  • Daily Affirmations • Quotations • Practices • Reflections 

The Season for Nonviolence’s foundational program, 64 Ways in 64 Days offers many ways for individuals to practice nonviolence throughout the Season. Here you can find materials for teens, children, group activities, public service announcements, formatted booklets, and a maṇḍala meditation tool.

  • Book Study • Key Concepts • Discussion Questions • Practice Exercises 

• 9 Weeks or Sessions
Based on the revolutionary book by His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, this self-organizing group course adapted, from a study guide created by the Dalai Lama Foundation, is perfect for church or community groups of any size. In each session, participants will review two chapters from, Ethics for the New Millennium as the starting point for an in-depth exploration of ethics in our own lives and how these can be applied to transformation in our communities.

YOUR PARTICIPATION:

If you are in the Greater Victoria area and would like to gather for bringing this awareness to our community contact using the form below or email her at renee(at)insideawareness(dot)com.