Claret’s Calendar September - December 2007
Workshops and programs are held at: Claret Center/ 5536 S. Everett Ave. Chicago unless otherwise indicated.
For more information or to register for these programs call Lupe at
(773) 643-6259
Offerings September - December 2007
Group Therapy – Connie Vitale
Group Spiritual Direction – Sharon Gray
Group Supervision for Formators
Experiences in Self-Discovery Bodywork-Movement Dance - Anna Maria Baldauf
Life Joy – Anna Maria Baldauf
Practicum for Formators
Creativity and Performance Enhancement Workshop - Jonathan Katz
Indwelling - Your Body is Your Temple - Allan Schnarr
Growing Together a one day retreat for the two of you - Allan Schnarr
Nuturing the Body, Quieting the Mind - Terra Solove
Supporting Responsible Sexuality - Allan Schnarr
White Crane Qi Gong - Jonathan Katz
Women-Space - Bodywork-Movement-Dance-Encounter – Anna Maria Baldauf
Sacred Dance Through the Seasons - Spring Awakens -Anna Maria Baldauf
Conflict and Reconciliation - Allan Schnarr
Sacred Dance Through the Seasons -Summer - Joy - Anna Maria Baldauf
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On Going Dates
Group Therapy
Do you wonder about your interpersonal style? Are you aware of concerns that you have about relational patterns that you have developed. Does reflecting on your life and important aspects of your life with like minded people sound attractive to you?
Group Therapy offers the possibility of a unique and powerful experience of healing. It can be a primary therapeutic approach or it works well in conjunction with individual therapy or spiritual direction. In our therapy groups members experience:
A supportive, benevolent and challenging community. Multiple mirrors in which to experience and see oneself as you relate to different members as well as the leader of the group.
An opportunity to explore issues related to relationships and interpersonal style, self esteem, sibling and family dynamics, stages of life, identity and sexuality.
If you have questions or would like more information please contact Connie Vitale at (773)643-6259 X23
Group Spiritual Direction
In a sacred circle of trust each person is reverenced as she or he experiences one’s relationship with God in the companionship of others and a trained spiritual director. The openness and sharing of wisdom that can happen within such a group setting provides many with the support and environment needed to continue one’s spiritual journey within the context of life’s experiences. Call Claret Center for more information.
Growing Together:
a one day retreat for the two of you
Learn to listen deeply to the wisdom available inside yourself – and within your partner. This experience involves identifying significant personal themes in advance. Relying on these themes, Allan generates two guided imagery experiences for the retreat day. After each of these meditations, experienced together, each person spends extended time listening privately within her or himself. Then both come together with Allan to share the fruits of the meditation and reflection. This sequence happens once in the morning and once in the afternoon. The day concludes with an integrating prayer experience. This is a wonderful way for a couple to renew their connection, and support each other’s spiritual and emotional growth.
A copy of each meditation will be provided for future use. Overnight accommodations are available. The retreat day is scheduled at the convenience of each couple.
Facilitator: Allan Schnarr, M.Div., PhD.
Group Supervision for Formators
Group Supervision is available on a monthly basis.
The sessions allow for a safe
space to reflect on personal experiences in formation.
Dates: Determined by participants
Cost:: $50.00 – 2 hour sessions
Facilitator: Helen Cahill, O.P.
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September, 2007
Experiences in Self-Discovery
Bodywork-Movement-Dance
These sessions are for all who want to pay attention and give time in silence and movement to their body, their feelings, and their being.
Sessions include: Relaxation, Body Perception, Intuitive Massage, Guided Movement, Movement with a Theme, Therapeutic Conversation.
Dates: September 22, October 20, November 17, December 15, 2007
Time: 10.00am – 1.00pm
Cost: $40 per session
All workshops are independent and participants can choose one, two or more.
Life- Joy*
A movement and dance workshop to get in touch with my life-joy! Dance my soul, dance!
Accompanied body perception and guided movement improvisation can open in us a new source of life-joy, creativity, desire and passion. We are open to our inner imagination and to that life which can energize us. We will express together our aliveness through movement and dance. These workshops are independent and participants can choose one, two or more.
Dates: September 25, October 9, 23; November 6, 20; December 4, 18, 2007
Time: 5:30pm - 6:30 pm
Cost: $ 20 per session
Facilitator: Anna Maria Baldauf
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October, 2007
Practicum for Formators
This workshop is designed to be “practical and supportive” to Formators. You will learn how to listen to yourself as well as how to be present to others in a way that respects where they are.
Other areas include:
- · Relationships with persons in leadership
- · How to manage conflict
Dates: October 4, 11, 18, 25
Time: 10:00 am to 12:30pm at Claret Center
Cost: $70.00/session; $250.00 for 4 session
Facilitators: Helen Cahill, OP and Ron Stua, CMF
Creativity and Performance Enhancement Workshop
A Person-Centered/Experiential approach.
Whether you are an artist, writer, musician, or dancer, creative people (and those who wish to be more creative) face a unique set of challenges when it comes to deepening creativity and enhancing performance. These challenges can include making work deeper and more personal, overcoming blocks and performance anxiety, and incorporating more creative expression into a busy life. The workshop will be conducted with an integrative approach involving visual art, writing, movement, meditation and imagery.
Dates: October 5, 6, 7, 2007
Times: Friday: 6:00pm – 9:00pm Saturday: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday: 10:00am – 1:00pm
Cost: $150.00 (Scholarships are available upon request)
Sacred Dance Through the Seasons*
Fall Fullness
Sacred Dance engages our own interior longings and invites us to step into silence. It is the beginning of gathering within us the depth of our human reality. Sacred Dance offers us an opportunity to find the unity between body, spirit and the soul. Sacred Dance is a life-giving response to questions about meaning – and it can be a way to find your self. In Sacred Dance, Dance is prayer - prayer is dance.
Date: October 5; October 12;
Time: 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Cost: $40
Facilitator: Anna Maria Baldauf
Nuturing the Body, Quieting the Mind
An afternoon of massage and meditation for women
This workshop is for nurturing, nourishment and relaxation. Come by yourself or bring a friend. Massage is a wonderful tool to help us become conscious of our bodies. Meditation helps us become aware of the present moment. We will spend the afternoon learning basic Massage tools to practice with friends and family. We will also explore basic mindfulness meditation with the focus being on the body. Terra Solove will facilitate the workshop. She has practiced Massage Therapy for twenty-five years and is also a Spiritual Director.
Bring a blanket and towel and wear comfortable clothing.
Date: October 14, November 3, 2007
Time: 1 - 4 pm
Cost: $30
Facilitator: Terra Solove
Supporting Responsible Sexuality
Responsibility entails well informed choices. Informed choices come from
- being openly attentive to one’s own experience (feelings, choices, consequences),
- tracking one’s experience in some form of journaling,
- authentically disclosing one’s experience to one or more others,
- listening carefully to feedback from others,
- prayerfully reflecting on all of the above.
This seminar will provide formators with tools to support students in becoming responsible for their own sexuality. A clear model of the addictive trap into which one falls when awareness and choice are denied, will also be provided.
Dates: October 22
Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm
Cost: $75.00
Facilitator: Allan Schnarr, M.Div.,PhD.
White Crane Qi Gong
Introductory Class
Qi Gong (pronounced “Chee-gung”) is an ancient method of cultivating and circulating the body’s “Qi” or life energy. The participant will be taught various movements, postures, and meditations to facilitate this process. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qi Gong has always been an important component to health regulation and healing. Qigong and Qi Emission Therapy are designed to release energetic blocks in the body, to harmonize and balance the Yin and Yang energies, and to strengthen energies where needed.
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Date: October 25, 2007
Time: 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Cost: $20.00
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November, 2007
Women-Space
Bodywork-Movement-Dance-Encounter
In this workshop we will encounter ourselves as a good friend, we will pay attention and give time to our women-being and try to feel our embedded beauty and originality.
We will feel our inside-space through conscious silence, with accompanied body perception we will encounter our body-boundaries.
Guided movement will lead us to the outside space. We will connect playfully with our imbedded creator-strength. Sacred Dance decorates our common-time. Our women-being will be celebrated.
Date: November 10, 2007; April 12, 2008 (April is a repeat of November.)
Time: 10.00 - 4.00pm
Cost: $80 (Scholarships are available)
Facilitator: Anna Maria Baldauf
Conflict and Reconciliation
Mediating conflicts can be a vital part of a formator’s responsibility. This seminar offers:
· a map for conflict resolution, including do’s and don’ts,
· guidelines for making relationships safe (healthy boundaries),
· the basics of active listening,
· steps for owning one’s part in a conflict,
· steps for respectfully exploring a grievance with another person,
· clarity about responsible anger and irresponsible distortions.
When skills join with good intentions conflict becomes a learning experience.
Date: November 26, 2007
Time: 9:00am to 12:00pm
Cost: $75.00
Facilitator: Allan Schnarr, M. Div., Ph.D
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December, 2007
Indwelling
Your Body is Your TempleLearn meditative disciplines for honoring the sacred space inside your body. Become more conscious of yourself as a dwelling place for the Devine. Retreat with Allan into the fruit of his personal exploration of Christian mysticism, Buddhist meditation, emotional integrity, Yoga and Tai Chi. Discover your own practical embodied spirituality Allan considers this the most practical and valuable brief educational experience he has offered. Deepen your willingness to allow new life to be born again within you.
Date: December 1
Time: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Cost: $100.00 (Scholarships are available)
Facilitator: Allan Schnarr Ph.D. 773-764-9172
Sacred Dance Through the Seasons*
Advent - Journey
Sacred Dance engages our own interior longings and invites us to step into silence. It is the beginning of gathering within us the depth of our human reality. Sacred Dance offers us an opportunity to find the unity between body, spirit and the soul. Sacred Dance is a life-giving response to questions about meaning – and it can be a way to find your self. In Sacred Dance, Dance is prayer - prayer is dance.
The Dance Workshops are independent from each other. But each section builds toward a unity.
Date: December 7, December 14
Time: 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Cost: $40 (Scholarships are available)
Facilitator: Anna Maria Baldauf
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*The Movement and Dance workshops are held at the Dance Studio 4721 S. Woodlawn, House i.
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