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Peace in Life Workshops
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Throughout our lives, we wear many faces to show our emotions or, more often, to hide them. For the same reasons, if we have been hurt or abused, we create an invisible coat and wear it like an armor. We even fool ourselves into thinking it will protect us in our daily living and hide our pain and shame from the world. Wearing these coats may create unwanted behaviors that are not always easy to shed or get rid of because they represent facets of our beings, making them hard to let go. We call this coat the "Coat of Harms" because in covering the pain or trauma, the coat is actually weighing us down and keeping us focused in the past.
We invite you to seek support in a safe and loving environment with a small, intimate group. Learn the tools that can be used over and over again that will allow you to release your pain(s). Experienced facilitators will assist you through the workshop as you cut out and sew a fabric coat. Then using art and a third-view perspective, you learn a safe and gentle way of looking at the pain or shame you're holding onto. It is only through understanding why you hurt can you let it go. You will have the opportunity to share your experiences with others, if you so choose. See how others have had similar experiences and, in your sharing, allow another to see they, too, are not alone. Through ceremony, we help you release your hold on your trauma experiences, allowing you to let go of the past and come more fully into the present.
The cost of the workshop is $150 for a full day from 9am to 5PM and will be limited to 12 people. We supply all materials and lunch. There will be a $15 non-refundable processing fee if you cancel within 2 days before the workshop. Please allow 2 weeks for personal checks to clear. Contact us for more Information or Sign-up Today!
Instructors for the Workshops include Rev. Lady "Spirit Moon" Cerelli, Joyce Rawlings-Davies and Rev. Irene Libretto.
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Lady Spirit Moon Cerelli
Lady "Spirit Moon" Cerelli is half Cherokee and Lakota. For 30 of the 40 years she has been a Spiritual Counselor, Lady has worked mainly with abused women, but has also worked with children. While working in the corporate world, Lady obtained two associates from Kellogg Community College. She also has a certificate in Shiatsu Massage from the East West Center, and is a Certified Herbalist from the Wild Rose College of Natural Healing, Calgary, Canada. Lady owned and operated Cerelli's Herb Farm and Natural Food Store for eight years until her mother's death. She lectured widely and extensively on herbology and facilitated as many as 68 workshops from May to October on her herb farm. Going back to Central Michigan University to finish her Bachelor's, she discovered art and left school to open her own studio. Lady's Fiber Arts Studio was where she created and taught basket weaving, working with natural fibers, papermaking, loom weaving, as well as natural dyes. As a Fiber Artist Lady has artwork in homes across the country and in the Virgin Islands. She uses art as a healing modality in workshops and with her clients.
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Joyce Rawlings-Davies
Joyce Rawlings-Davies is an educator with more than 30 years experience. She has a B.S. in Education from the Pennsylvania State University and an M.A. in Spirituality from Holy Names University in California. Joyce is also a third degree Reiki practitioner, a Focusing meditation leader and a certified Enneagram instructor with The Enneagram Institute of New York. She has led workshops and retreats across the United States and in England. Joyce lives in the Spring Creek area of Western North Carolina with her husband and their cat.
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Rev. Irene Libretto
Rev. Irene Libretto, LCSW, is a clinical social worker and an ordained Interfaith minister who values the role of ritual as a path to healing the body/mind/spirit. For the last 20 years she has had the honor of supporting many survivors of trauma to integrate their experiences in order to more fully enjoy their lives. She enjoys helping her clients to appreciate their uniqueness and to use the gifts of their life journeys in the service of Love.
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Workshop Schedule
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- Aug. 23, 2008... "Coat of Harms Workshop" - Leicester Community Center, Leicester, NC
- Sept. 20, 2008... "Coat of Harms Workshop" - Asheville Friends Meetinghouse, Asheville, NC
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