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Creativity, Beauty, the Arts & Spiritual Companioning
First and Third Monday mornings from 9:30 am to noon (Eastern Time)
Oct 3 and 17, Nov 7 and 21, and Dec. 5 and 19, 2022.
Creativity and the Arts are expressions of the soul's journey. Both assist with centering and awakening to the Divine, the Great Mystery both within us and around us.
As Spiritual Companions and Seekers, cultivating and opening to the invitations of beauty and wonder in everything awakens us to being present in each moment to all life provides. Sacred Arts are a means of engaging in deep contemplative relationship while fostering aliveness and responsiveness to the call of the soul. Metaphorical language is often used to describe the ineffable in poetry, song, and form, providing hints as to the Mystery of God.
Through the use of creative practice, contemplation, visio divina, personal reflection, and group sharing, you will have an opportunity to discover and enhance your gifts as a spiritual companion to those you serve. This program is open to all with no previous artistic training required. You are invited to enjoy art and explore your soul's creative nature in whatever ways you may be comfortable doing so. In fact, this program may help you overcome the fear that you are "not creative" enough to enjoy the delight of creative expression.
In this program we will learn about:
- Art and Spiritual Companioning: The Centrality of Image
- Music and Rhythm in Spiritual Care & Healing
- Poetry as a Pathway to the Heart
- Visual Arts for a Contemporary Journey
- Freedom in Creativity
- The Arts & Spiritual Companioning
The program includes six sessions on Zoom. These take place from 9:30 am to noon on first and third Mondays. The dates are Oct 3 and 17, Nov 7 and 21, and Dec 5 and 19, 2022. (Please note, there are 5 Mondays in October.) The leader is Carol A. Fournier (see below). The cost of the program is $295. Spiritual Companions who see one or more seekers for the SLC receive a $50 discount as a token of our appreciation. For information about limited scholarships or other matters, please contact Oscar
Brockmeyer at obrockmeyer@spiritlifectr.org
About Carol Fournier, the Workshop Leader
Spiritual Director/Guide, Counselor and Certified Art Therapist Carol A. Fournier offers retreats and support for seekers, companions and those responding to the movement of our time towards integrative awareness and deep spirituality. Deeply called to serve, she has trained faith-based, interfaith and spiritually seeking spiritual guides for over 25 years as founder and director of the Silver Dove Institute. Rooted in classic and contemporary practice, she shares a love for creation with others.
Carol has served as faculty in higher education, a professional counselor, and spiritual director/guide as well as a visual artist, musician and author. She earned an M.S. in Counseling with a specialization in Spirituality, Religion and Counseling from the University of Vermont as well as an M.A. in Theology with a specialty in Spirituality and Pastoral Care from St. Michael’s College. Awarded two “Trees of Guidance” from Spiritual Directors International in collaboration with Higher Ed and Non-Profit organizations, she is dedicated to bringing the gifts of the spiritual journey to life through contemplation in response to the needs of our time.