Hello Pathwalkers!
Each person is traveling a road upon which they have collected tools, wisdom, experiences, and memories. These have shaped us, impacted us, and affected the way we activate our free will of choice and exploration of our lives, decisions and next steps.
These are our Passages. We have journeyed through them, and left pieces of ourselves behind. We have taken tokens and souvenirs from our passages through these places. We have collected gems and spiritual soil on our feet. We have even brought along some elements that we did not hope for, wish for, or want. And we ask of ourselves the question - what did they all mean? Why did they happen? What purpose do they serve now?
Now is the time we recognize these walks as vital and essential to our personal tapestries.
An appropriate metaphor for the light on our journey often comes from the literary passages we read in books, online, articles, poetry, even letters. These all influence us, shape us, and propel us.
In this ongoing workshop, we will use anchoring "word passages" (snippets of books, articles, passages in poetry or song lyrics, etc.), to guide us to understanding the dark places you have traveled, the joyful and the ecstatic, the frightening and the electrifying. We will create a Passage Pathway together in which you will be able to deepen your growing connection with yourself and with each other, and engage in the ancient art of healing through Sacred Story. With the help of your companions, you will be able to develop more insight and peace about the passages you've gone through, and make emotional, logical, spiritual, and existential meaning of these places so that you can be more confidently and serenely guided into your Next Place.
This class is a fun, new and unique format that will run in between other curriculum based workshops. Here's what you need to know about our format:
- This will be a pay-as-you-go event - so easier on the budget!
- We will schedule these "as able and possible" in between any other regularly scheduled workshops offered by Smiling Spirit Pathways.
- Each week, one group traveler will select a "passage" from something they've read that offered inspiration, insight, truth, light, love, or other healing impacts - how awesome! Your energy leading and lighting the passage!
- If it is your turn, provide your passage to group facilitator for approval. Facilitator will make it available in our Facebook Group or via email.
- Your facilitator will prepare therapeutic discussion questions to prompt our conversations and sharings. Details will be made available on this once you register.
- Each class will allow for quiet and introspective writing or art journaling time based on prompts provided by facilitator. This is optional.
- Art materials provided. Please bring your own journals!
Class Format
Opening the Circle - Making Space and Holding Space for each other
First Impressions - Your raw and unfiltered responses to what you read and how it impacted you!
Therapist Thoughts - How the passage is connected to, and impacts a healing journey, including perspectives, obstacles, and wisdom.
Facilitated Reflections - Therapeutic conversation space based on prepared prompts from facilitator.
Deepen the Meaning - Take time to write based on journal prompts, or create an art journal page to capture the meaning specific to you. Ideas will be provided.
Completing the Circle - Each passage brings light. Complete the night by sharing the light you received.
What else?
*A light selection of some combination of nuts/cookies/chocolate/candy will be available!!
*Due to the a la carte nature of this kind of class, please bring your own journals to write for the classes you decide are meant for you.
*All Art Journaling supplies, including mixed media pages, will be available should you desire to take your journaling a step further.
*Each class with be 90 minutes to 2 hours :)
*Normal workshop fees are $50 per session; this group is just $37 per class! Please preregister at least one week in advance.
*Minimum participant number is set at 4. If less than 4 are scheduled, the class will not be held on that date.
Cancellation Policy
No refunds or cancellations are available after registration, but if you miss the class you registered for, your payment will be applied to the next class, or toward another longer upcoming workshop.
