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Please see the Continuing Studies website for more information.
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Continuing Studies student, 2015
world’s cultures. Beginning with the universe and the unfolding of life on Earth, exquisite imagery, provocative metaphors and enlivening musical
score invite us to embrace
a profound participatory role in the ourishing of the Earth community.
Facilitator: Gertie Jocksch. See bio page 57.
Length: 2 hours
Date: Thu, Nov 5, 2015 Time: 7pm-9pm
Cost: $15 + applicable taxes
Best to Register by: Thu, Oct 22, 2015
being, and sense of place. This program will introduce mindful awareness, sensory-awareness, and nature-immersion practices through guided meditations, experiential activities and group discussion.
Facilitators: Katy Rose (see bio
on page 63) and Sarah Frizelle
(see bio on page 55).
Length: 6 non-consecutive evenings Dates: Tues, May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31,
& Jun 7, 2016
Times: 5:30pm-7:30pm
Cost: $155 + applicable taxes
Best to Register by: Tue, Apr 19, 2016
Playful by Nature:
(Re)discovering Your Sense of Creativity and Deep Play
GLEL016
(Re)discover your connection to nature. Invite imagination back into your life. Encounter your inner child and your ability to play! Consider this as “nature kindergarten for adults”. We will sit together in circle, share stories and snacks, and explore our relationship to nature through play, art and creativity. The creative direction of the course will be emergent – forts could be built, ‘soup’ could be made, naps will be welcomed – undoubtedly deep connections will be built and fun will be had!
Facilitator: Elodie Button. See bio on page 52. Length: 1 day
Date: Sat, May 14, 2016 Time: 10am-3pm
Cost: $45 + applicable taxes
Best to Register by: Sat, Apr 30, 201
Thriving Wild:
A camping eld trip
GLEL017
Come together, reconnecting with our roots, and learn the art of thriving and what it means to be truly human. Discover
the ways of your ancestors,
the skills that the wild animals draw from every day to live
in harmony with the natural world. We’ll source wild foods and medicines, build a debris shelter, and learn how to make friction re. Hear anew the language of the earth, where you can speak your empowered truth and listen with your heart.
Facilitator: Daniella Roze.
See bio on page 63.
Length: 2 days
Date: Sat, Apr 30-Sun, May 1, 2016 Time: TBD – See website for details Cost: $195 + applicable taxes
Best to Register by: Sat, Apr 16, 2016
Trauma Psychology and Ecopsychology: An Integrative Model GLEL014
Ecopsychology puts psyche back into the world, offering new ways of seeing essential to repairing the separation between humans and nature. Linking ecopsychology with trauma psychology connects the interpersonal violence
of our societies with the assaults on the life systems of the planet. Practical, experiential and interactive, this workshop blends theory with practice providing conceptual models and theoretical understandings. Bringing together the personal predicaments of the survivor with the ecological predicaments of our times creates the possibility of integrated wholeness.
Facilitator: Maggie Ziegler. See bio on page 65. Length: 1 day
Dates: Sat, Feb 6, 2016 Times: 9am-4:30pm
Cost: $125 + applicable taxes
Best to Register by: Sat, Jan 23, 2016
What on Earth Do You Meme? Environmental Communication that Honours Diverse Worldviews
GLEL018
As many critical issues face
us – oil pipelines, climate change, species loss, water quality, etc.– are you nding that you are not being taken seriously by either policy makers or the rest of the public? Do you feel you are “preaching to the choir” and leaving out those who see economic competitiveness as having priority? Learn how
to bring empathetic listening and a chance for authentic conversation with people from differing traditions, worldviews and value positions (“value memes”) to bear.
Nature-Based Stress Reduction
GLEL020
Discover refuge from the discord of everyday stress through this six-week journey of (re)connection to the wild world. Through restorative explorations on the beautiful grounds of RRU, we will cultivate the practice of mindful attention to both our inner and outer landscapes. Participants will gain effective tools for reducing stress and worry, while enhancing self-awareness, well-
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