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I’m happy to be offering a unique journaling event in Tucson, which I’ll be facilitating with Barbara Rector of Adventures in Awareness:
Journaling with the Help of Horses
• Sunday, December 13, 2009, 9 am – 4 pm
Raven Ranch, South Harrison Road between Irvington and Golf Links, Tucson
Contact:
info@adventuresinawareness.net
520.247.3383
The impulse to “hear” ourselves by putting words on a page is a very human one. Self-expressive writing, often called journaling, is also a powerful tool for healing body, mind, and spirit. People journal for any number of reasons: to explore dreams, develop intuition and creativity, give themselves a voice, heal relationships, clarify spirituality, envision the future, imagine possibilities, or empower themselves. Infinitely supple and adaptable, journaling can be especially empowering when combined with other methods of self-exploration. Horses are particularly powerful facilitators of our co-creative process. Their gift of Presence – living life in the NOW – allows us to resonate and entrain heart, mind, and spirit. possibility flows and a well of appreciation and gratitude surfaces.
During Journaling with the Help of Horses, you will have several opportunities to use simple yet powerful journaling exercises to explore and deepen your experience. Brand-new and long-time journalers alike are welcome. You need not be a “good” writer -- all you need is the willingness to express yourself on the page. No prior experience with horses is necessary.
Tuition, Registration, and Payment
Tuition is $175 for individuals or $300 for two members of the same family, and includes the session with the AIA Staff (human and equine), snacks, and drinks. Bring your own sack lunch, bottled water, sunhat, sunscreen, notebook or journal, and pen. Dress in layers and wear closed-toed shoes.
A. Register and Pay Online
http://www.adventuresinawareness.net/registration/journaling.htm
Follow the steps to register and pay online with PayPal/Credit Card.
B. Print an Application Online
http://www.adventuresinawareness.net/forms/journaling.htm
Please send completed application and check made out to “AIA” to Barbara K. Rector, 9852 E. Skyview Dr., Tucson, AZ 85748.
Facilitators: Barbara Stahura is an award-winning freelance writer, long-time journaler, and certified instructor of Journal to the Self®. She used journaling to carry her through her husband’s recovery from a terrible accident and traumatic brain injury. Among other workshops, she facilitates one for people with brain injuries and another for their family caregivers. She is co-author with Susan B. Schuster, M.A., CC-SLP, of After Brain Injury: Telling Your Story (Lash & Associates Publishing/Training), the first journaling book written for survivors of brain injury. Her journal also played a prominent role in the writing of her memoir, What I Thought I Knew, published in 2008. See more at http://www.barbarastahura.com.
Barbara Rector has almost four decades sharing horses with people for their mutual benefit – mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. She has traveled the world training the trainer in her Adventures in Awareness process. Locally, Barbara has held key leadership roles at Therapeutic Riding of Tucson (TROT) and Sierra Tucson Hospital, where she developed the Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy (EFP) program. On a national level, she is co-founder of the Equine Facilitated Mental Health Association and has served two terms on the NARHA Board of Trustees. Barbara now serves as Secretary on the Certification Board for Equine Interaction Professionals. See more at http://www.adventuresinawareness.net.