This workshop explores historical and cultural perspectives on death as well as attitudes and experiences concerning communication across the Veil. 'Acceptance' of our significance as a person depends on knowing that we are accepted by someone or something larger than our individual self. At this juncture, those who minister to the needs of the dying may become physicians to the soul, and in exchange, those experiencing the dying process can teach the importance of 'grace' in our lives.

While this workshop is open to anyone, it may be of special interest to physicians & those working in the medical field, ministers, hospice workers, bereavement & AA counselors, life coaches, others who are interested in communication across the Veil and those who are grieving beloved ones.

As a major part of Anne Smith's Project/Dissertation as a Candidate for Doctor of Ministry, your commitment to the project is extremely important.

What is required of you?

We will create a sacred community, supporting our work with those who are grieving.

Six weeks, Mondays, March 12 - April 16 at 7:00 p.m. Central
Online Sessions 1 - 5 will be an hour and a half long.
Online Session 6 will be two hours long.


Please read the full course description and details here.
Register for this workshop on Sophia Online



Alumni members, we are looking for news about your activities.  If you would like to share what you are doing in your community, please contact me at wm_stork@yahoo.com. It is a way of sharing our lives with one another; a lot like we do during Professional Sharing at Conference, but on a more frequent basis.

Blessings to you all, Rev. Wendy Stork.

Look for these new Sophia Online courses in 2012.

You can earn credit toward your certificate or degree through the online courses listed, with the exception of Tantra Yoga and Seeking Sophia.

Now open for enrollment:

Tantra Yoga and Becoming Physicians to the Soul  

 
Date                Title                                        Instructor

Mar 5 -
April 9      Tantra Yoga                                Donna Mitchell-Moniak

April 23-
June 25     Esoteric Thea/ology                             Susan Hamilton

Aug 20-
Oct 22       Intro to Second Testament            Mark Throckmorton

Aug, 27-
Sept. 24    Wisdom of 2012: The Grace of Chaos  Mary Jane Dicus

Oct. 1-
Oct. 30      Moving Through Grief and Loss              Doug C. Smith

Nov. 12-
Dec. 21     Seeking Sophia                                     Susan Hamilton

Nov. 26, 2012-

Every moment, thing, and person, the seen and unseen, our awareness and ignorance are not only interwoven but are the threads of an amazing great Reality of Oneness. The understanding, exploration, and constant discovery of this is the tantric path. The practicality of living a more awakened and aware life speaks for itself. Add to that the perpetual joy of sacred relation with Life: this is the tantric path. The six-week online class explores Tibetan Tantric Buddhist principles reframed in a modern and practical way and promises to illumine the profound within the everyday.

Cost $129

Enroll through Sophia Online
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This course is designed to provide students with practical ministry tools for bereavement counseling, premarital counseling, identifying relationship issues, development of reflective listening skills, and indications of when to refer to licensed professionals.

Required for MDiv.
Cost: $300 (3 credits)

To register: Call 800-386-7161 or Email registrar@sanctasophia.org
Instructor bio

Gabrielle Roth's 5 Rhythms™ is a practice; a meditation of listening to and moving our bodies in order to deepen our awareness and transform our lives. This 5 Rhythms™ Waves retreat will focus on the qualities of the embodied spirit. Can we befriend spirit and welcome spirit into our everyday moments? How do we connect with the breath of life within? How do we move that energy, generating the creative self? How do we infuse all of life with the creative force? How can we trust and follow each step that leads us towards a more spirit-filled existence, towards a more complete revelation of our essential self, towards a more evolved humanity? Come and find these answers within your own body of wisdom, within the collective divine intelligence.

Schedule:
Friday, 7-9 p.m. (arrive earlier for check-in etc.)
Saturday., 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Sunday, 1 p.m.- 4 p.m.
Gongs, Sunday 6:30 - 8:00 p.m., $25

Cost: $175

To register: Call 800-386-7161 or Email registrar@sanctasophia.org

Life on the ground includes ideas, emotions, beliefs and sensations. It is filled with beauty, laughter and accomplishment while also challenged by attachments, desires and preferences. Heaven is the ultimate truth of non-dual reality. It is a realm that cannot be perceived by the five senses yet informs our actions and allows for the peaceful appreciation of the relative world. With our feet planted firmly on the ground we can celebrate the richness and texture of the relative world. With our heart in heaven we are in the center of a universe that has no center. This retreat will provide experiential learning in awareness, stillness, aliveness and presence--the threads that weave two worlds into one.
Meals will be taken in silence.

Cost: $125

To register: Call 800-386-7161 or Email registrar@sanctasophia.org
Facilitator bio

Presents fundamental information in understanding trauma; the event itself, the client's response, as well as the brain and body's reaction to trauma. Disaster response, debriefing, psychological first aid and verbal first aid are presented as interventions to support a victim of trauma. Traumatic loss such as homicide, suicide and accident are discussed and interventions presented. Interventions address the spiritual, physical and emotional needs of the client. Class participants are encouraged to include personal experiences, and are guided through practice sessions and scenarios to provide some practical experience.

Required for Certification in Crisis and Trauma Care through Sancta Sophia.
Cost: $300

To register: Call 800-386-7161 or Email registrar@sanctasophia.org

This fast paced interactive course will include an introduction to disaster assistance working with GreenHawk agency and FEMA. How communities and states deal with emergencies/disasters, an overview of FEMA and how it works, and what citizens can expect in the field are also covered. Video, slides, handouts, exercises, and small/large group activities keep the material moving. This class is appropriate for all helping professions and people interested in being prepared to assist in crisis.

Required for Certification in Crisis and Trauma Care through Sancta Sophia.
Cost: $59

To register: Call 800-386-7161 or Email registrar@sanctasophia.org

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