"It is not easy work, rejoining soul and role...but the divided life is a wounded life,

and the soul keeps calling us to heal the wound."

--Parker J. Palmer

A Program of still learning, inc. and The Courage to Serve-Canada

                                                                        Sea View Inn

"If we attempt to act and do things for others or for the world without deepening our own self-understanding, our own freedom, integrity, and capacity to love, we will not have anything to give to others."

--Thomas Merton

Those of us engaged in teaching, medicine, organizational leadership, and other service professions, know the challenge of sustaining ourselves and our commitment to deeply held values and beliefs. The more passionate we are about our work, the more vital it is that we take time to renew our own spirits—to reconnect with the wellsprings of our service to others. In this retreat we will focus on the rejoining of soul and role, of reconnecting who we are with what we do. We invite you to join us!

"The divided life is not a failure of ethics.  It is a failure of human wholeness."

--Parker J. Palmer

This circle of trust retreat for renewal for persons from diverse professions and those  involved in community service and social change has been planned in conjunction with the 2009

Canadian-American Days in

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

http://www.myrtlebeachinfo.com/CanAmDays/

We will be meeting at the beautiful Sea View Inn, located on the Atlantic Ocean, on Pawleys Island, SC, 25 minutes from the Myrtle Beach airport.

The retreat will begin at 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, and conclude with lunch on Thursday, March 19.

                                                         Rocking Chair Porch

If we are willing to embrace the challenge of becoming whole…we cannot embrace that challenge all alone, at least, not for long: we need trustworthy relationships to sustain us, tenacious communities of support, if we are to sustain the journey toward an undivided life.

…taking an inner journey toward rejoining soul and role requires authentic relationships, a rare but real form of community that I call a “circle of trust.”

—Parker J. Palmer, A Hidden Wholeness

In this retreat skilled facilitators, who have worked with Parker J. Palmer and are prepared by the Center for Courage & Renewal, help create a quiet, focused, and disciplined space—a circle of trust—in which the noise within us and around us can subside and we can begin to hear our own inner voice. In large group, small group, and solitary settings, we will explore the intersection of our personal and professional lives, making use of stories from our own journeys, and insights from poets, storytellers, and various wisdom traditions.

·        An opportunity to explore questions of meaning and purpose, of calling, of the relationship of inner life and outer work.

·        Time to explore the intersection of “soul” and “role”.

               Opportunities to discern and claim birthright gifts.

                        and to consider how those gifts can best be used in

                        leadership activities.

·        A chance to consider what it mean to be authentic

life and in leadership roles.

·        An opportunity to reflect on how to engage in          leadership roles

               out of a deep sense of identity and integrity.

·        A context for deep connection with others that honors differences.

ABOUT still learning, inc.

still learning, inc., is dedicated to the lifelong learning  of teachers, educators, health professionals, business and other community leaders through renewal programs in workshop and retreat settings all over the country. For more information, see

www.stilllearning.org. 

ABOUT COURAGE to SERVE CANADA

The Courage to Serve program in Canada, based on the work of Parker J. Palmer, was  founded as the Courage to Teach/Lead Program in Southern Ontario.  Renamed ‘The Courage to Serve’ in recognition of the many different roles in education, the program is also being offered to those outside the field of education who are seeking a trustworthy and structured process to examine the inner life questions related to integrity, community and leadership.

www.smcdsb.on.ca/cms/One.aspx?portalId=36&pageId=8180

RETREAT LEADERSHIP

Karen Connolly is the executive director of Courage to Serve Canada, a personal formation program designed to create an opportunity for those who serve in education, health care, social services and ministry to renew their minds, bodies and spirits.

Karen has served in education for 23 years.  She has spent time as a secondary school teacher, chaplain, and vice principal.  A significant portion of her educational career has been committed to adult education/formation.  She has spent time as a pre-service teacher educator at Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, and as a teacher in Provincial Teacher Religious Education Additional Qualification Courses.

Sally Z. Hare, Ph.D., is a teacher and a learner. She is Distinguished Professor Emerita at CoastalCarolinaUniversity where she was the founding director of the Center for Education and Community.  Before that, Sally served as Dean of the GraduateSchool and Continuing Education at Coastal.  She has facilitated COURAGE TO TEACH® programs in South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Georgia, and Kansas, and leads formation retreats nationally with educators and other professionals.

LOCATION AND COST

The program venue is the Sea View Inn, a charming inn located on the Atlantic Ocean on Pawleys Island, SC.  Space is limited to 22 participants. Programs typically fill well before the deadline. Canadian currency will be accepted at par.

                                                            Boardwalk to the beach 

The registration fee for this retreat is $889 and includes EVERYTHING:  all retreat fees, materials, single room with private half-bath, wonderful Southern meals (hot breakfasts, dinner mid-day, and supper in the evenings!), generous coffee and tea breaks.

Please mail your check to still learning, inc, with the attached registration form to Dr. Sally Z. Hare, still learning, inc, p o box 14028, Surfside Beach, SC 29587.

Please register by February 12th to hold your space.(If there is space available, we will continue to accept registrations after the deadline.)

NOTE:  Canadian Participant Fee at Par to be paid in U.S. Currency.

 For further information, please contact:

Sally Z. Hare 843-238-9291, sally@coastal.edu

Karen Connolly(705)722-3555 ext. 203  kconnolly@smcdsb.on.ca

REGISTRATION FORM (CLICK)