There are still spaces available for the double workshops on Saturday, April 12!
MEDITATION & DREAM EXPLORATION WORKSHOPS
Saturday, April 12
Investment: $35.00 each
If you take both workshops, you enjoy a $5.00 discount
Dream Exploration 10:00am-1:00pm
Every night we dream and we are free from the constraints of our conscious mind. We enter into a world of inner images that is profound, yet mysterious and perplexing. Ancient cultures viewed dreams as messages from the divine, messages that can heal and transform. We, too, can experience the transforming power of our dreams.
Join us for a morning of exploration into the world of dreams˜where we will examine our dreams, view them from different perspectives, and learn to invite their wisdom into our lives.
After completing this program, participants learn to:
- Understand the benefits of paying attention to dreams
- Apply practical techniques to help remember dreams
- Individually examine their dreams from multiple perspectives
- Work with a partner in a non-invasive manner to gain insight into their dreams
- Tap into dream solutions to creatively solve problems
- Experience the joy of Self discovery
Meditation Session
2:00-5:00pm
Inside of every human being, there is a deep reservoir of stillness, wisdom and peace. Meditation helps to quiet the activity of the mind so we can access this inner world and bring it forward into the activities of our daily lives. Through this inspired practice, we connect with a part of ourselves that remains steady in all circumstances. This course offers instruction in various meditation techniques, how to incorporate meditation into modern lifestyles, breathing techniques and meditation practice. This class is designed for people who are new to meditation and for experienced meditators who want to refresh their practice.
After completing this program, participants learn to:
- Understand the benefits of meditation
- Set an intention for their meditation practice
- Create a place for meditation in their homes
- Establish a regular and reasonable meditation practice
- Quiet the mind using various techniques
- Develop an awareness of the role of posture, the breath and sound during meditation
Facilitator: Leigh Moore, President of Bridge Career Management, Inc. is a Human Resources Consultant, Career coach, Meditation Teacher & Trainer with more than 15 years experience. Leigh began practicing meditation in 1983 and credits meditation with helping her remain calm and centered during the challenges of life. Leigh has over 1000 hours in meditation courses and training and traveled to India several times to deepened her meditation practice. In addition to meditation, Leigh has years of study and training in dream work. She has personally received profound messages in her own dreams that have guided her in making important life decisions. She recommends meditation and dream work as a way to successfully access inner guidance and manage the uncertainty and anxiety that our society and culture frequently evokes.
SACRED CIRCLE invitation from Nancy Amestoy:
You (and anyone else you'd like to invite) are invited to come experience Satori with us in our Sacred Circle at Cedar Hill on Sunday, April 13, at 2:00.
In the chapter of A New Earth that Eckhart Tolle & Oprah were disscussing Monday night, Tolle talks about what happens in our Circle each time we gather. He says,
"Satori is a moment of Presence...In the stillness of Presence, you can sense the formless essence in yourself and in the other as one. You are relating at a level deeper than thought and emotion. In fact, at that level there is a true coming together, a true joining that goes far beyond relating. Knowing the oneness of yourself and the other is true love, true care, true compassion."
Looking forward to being in Presence and Oneness with you on Sunday!
Looking for a way to beat those tax day blues?
PAMPER YOURSELF WITH HERBS
Tuesday, April 15
10:00am-12:00pm
$35.00 (includes all supplies)
Pamper yourself on tax day with this hands-on herbal workshop to pep up that dry, winter skin. You will learn how to make your own bath salts, hand lotion and peppermint liniment. Bring a spare sock to class to learn how to make your own warm fuzzy for hours of comfort. With Spring calling us outdoors, all you gardeners will need this for those sore, achy muscles that come at the beginning of the season.
Facilitator: Lojuana Howard
HOW TO AVOID FINANCIAL CRISIS
Sunday, April 20
1:00pm-4:00pm
Investment: $15.00 includes lunch
Offered through AgeLess with the generous support of the Forsyth County United Way, facilitator Ron Whelan, a veteran of the reverse mortgage industry, has spent the last 30 years helping seniors and their adult children make decision about their parents and eventually about themselves. This program will enlighten the attendees to all the options, new and old, available to them in this process. Many Boomers (and Beyond) have avoided decision-making around financial issues that will affect how, and where, they age.
You'll learn about:
- Beginning the financial dialog with family members
- The financial "check up" each generation needs to have
- Making the residence choice
- Examining the "what ifs"
- How to avoid making decisions in "crisis mode"
- Going beyond wills and powers of attorney
- Steps to avoid "survivor stress"
- Things change: what is appropriate today may not work tomorrow
Reiki Gathering - Thursday, April 17 & Thursday, May 22 6-8:30pm
Reading Group - April 26 from 10am-Noon (in the Guesthouse Library)
Drumming Circle - will reconvene on May 24 7pm
The following workshop was rescheduled from February as part of the Earth Literacy series offered through North Georgia College and State University www.ngcsu.edu/ce or call 706-864-1918 to register
Tuesday, April 29
Creating Curb Appeal workshop(using drought tolerant and native plants,
learn how to create beautiful curb appeal for your home)
Award-winning landscape designer and Gwinnett Master Gardener Shannon Pable will cover basic maintenance tips and how to avoid "high maintenance landscapes", mulching, staying ahead of weeds, basic desing principles, selecting plants and a few pointers on xeriscaping to deal with the drought.
Are you interested in a Buddhist Study Group?Carol Shumaker is interested in coordinating a study group on Buddhism, which many of you indicated in the Cedar Hill Survey you were also interested in exploring.
Anyone wanting to participate is invited to come to an organizational meeting on Sunday, May 4 from 2:00-4:00pm. If you are interested in pursuing exploration into the Buddhist tradition, please respond directly to senashumaker@aol.com. Put "Buddhist study group" in the subject line. Prior to the first meeting she will send a bibliography to those who express an interest. This bibliography will simply be a starting point and not definitive.
At the organizational meeting the group will decide exactly what to study, how to study (e.g., does everyone read the same book or perhaps different books could be read and reports given; will the group take field trips to Buddhist centers; will practicing Buddhists be invited to speak), how long a commitment will be required, how long each session will last, and other matters of format and content the group deems appropriate.
Hope to see you on May 4th.
UPCOMING EVENTS:May 3 -
Resolving Issue with the Historic Women in Our LivesMay 10 -
Mother's Day Celebration: Hearing Plants & Listening to Mother Earth
May 17 -
Chippers & Chairsaws - 9am-Noon
sign up on Hands on Forsyth - www.handsonforsyth.org
Bring your Scout Troop, garden club, civic organization and help clean up the woods and woodland paths due to the recent storms!
May 17 -
Labyrinth workshop & walkFeatured in the April issue of Southern Living, the Cedar Hill labyirnth is a wonderful tool for walking meditation or dealing with stress. Beginning at 3pm, we will gather to explore the labyrinth together, there will be time to walk the labyrinth and share your experience, if you'd like. A potluck supper will follow. Suggested donation: $10.00
Are you planning a special birthday? Looking to have a "girlfriends" week-end? Does your staff need a well-deserved retreat day? Now is the time to call us for information on how Cedar Hill can take care of your needs. Spend a night or two, walk the labyrinth, experience the serenity and hospitality of Cedar Hill. Let us take care of you!
TO REGISTER:Call 770-887-0051 or on-line at info@cedarhillenrichment.org
or use the attached registration form.
Located at: 5735 Dawsonville Highway, Gainesville, GA
CEDAR HILL...Connecting Earth & Spirit
Cedar Hill Enrichment Center is a 501-C-3 nonprofit organization and is not financially supported by any church organization or religious congregation. We depend on workshop/retreat fees and your kind donations to maintain staff, buildings and grounds. Your donations are welcome and are tax deductible.
