August 2009 News and Updates from Susan Burns
This newsletter comes to you from Susan
Burns. It brings updates of happenings in the community, events by
Transformative Groups, and news on conscious community. In this
newsletter you will find:
--Susan Burns' Organizational Transition
--CD Set - You Were Born For Such A Time
As This! Collective Wisdom of Transformation
--James O'Dea - The Mysteries of 2012: Predictions, Prophecies, and
Possibilities
--(8/10/09) Community Group with Theme of
Transition Launches
--Day Long and Weekend Workshops (Summer & Fall)
--(8/17/09) Career/Life Transition In
Challenging Times with Susan Burns MA LMHC
--(9/18-20/09) Personal Mythology Transformation Story Intensive with
Stanley Krippner (Bellingham, WA)
--Discount & Coupon - Newsletter Special
Workshop Fee for Personal Mythology 9/18-20 in Bellingham
--(10/24/09) Workshop with James O'Dea - Navigating Personal
Transition Amid High Evolutionary Stress (Portland, OR)
--(11/14/09) Crisis Into Opportunity:
Understanding the Challenges, Healing the Dividedness, Unleashing the
Possibilities in the Middle Passage with Isabelle St-Jean
--Fall Therapy Workshops for Children
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Susan Burns' Organizational Transition
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My
work is all about transition and leadership in a most vital and
healing sense. Sometimes that means letting go of old identities to
see from fresh eyes. Last January was the definitive time when I
retired from my 15 year history as a Seattle IONS Community Group
Coordinator and founder of IONS Northwest. I am now open to new
possibilities emerging from the great work that has been accomplished
with all of you. I offer my gratitude to each of you for helping make
the consciousness community in Seattle one of mutual support.
My work continues in sponsoring transformative professional continuing
education and public workshops and nurturing my private practice in
counseling and coaching. I am also continuing my work as a community
catalyst for the northwest and beyond. These times, in particular,
call for the collective exploration of wisdom toward new ways of being
in the world. Learning together through community is needed now more
than ever. Following is my latest update of news and events serving
conscious transformation. My hope is to that you will join me at one
of these events and, as before, find resources in the news I offer.
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CD Set - You Were Born For Such A Time As
This! Collective Wisdom of Transformation
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When
it comes to inquiring on how to navigate conscious change, there is no
better place on earth than Seattle. Last April's major event produced by
Susan Burns (Transformative Groups), You Were Born For Such A Time As
This! Collective Wisdom of Transformation was a great success with a sensational community conversation
focused on how to work with change in these critical times.
The palpable engaged presence resulted in an an encouraging,
affirming, and highly educational program with a panel who showed how
to understand the underlying dynamics of change and skillfully work
with them. They offered their advice on how to personally grow within a rapidly changing
environment. The group agreed that our work together was exceptional
as was the contribution of rich conversation our Seattle community
added.
This priceless toolkit of transition was recorded on 2 audio CDs. They
feature Rev Karen Lindvig of Seattle Unity welcoming our community
(many thanks) with the facilitation of Sarah van Gelder weaving the
wisdom offerings of James O'Dea, Gloria Burgess, David Spangler, Phil
Lane Jr, and Norma Timbang.
Fee for 2 CD Set: $25 Click on the link to the form below. Fill out
and return. Credit/debit cards or checks accepted.
Order 2 CD
Set You Were Born For Such A Tims As This!
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James O'Dea - The Mysteries of 2012:
Predictions, Prophecies, and Possibilities
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Are
you aware that the title You Were Born For Such A Time As This! used
for our April event came from the final chapter of the book,
The
Mysteries of 2012: Predictions, Prophecies and Possibilities? In this
last chapter of the book, James O'Dea capped the offerings from Gregg
Braden, Peter Russell, Daniel Pinchbeck, Joanna Macy, John Major
Jenkins and others, a collection of 25 essays devoted to understanding
these times of prophecy. The book reviews a prediction of an
evolutionary shift in the year 2012 signaled by the end and
convergence of Mayan and other ancient calendars. It is a
wonderful read with a range of perspectives from mathematical
underpinnings to the call for consciously shaping radical change.
Order Mysteries of 2012
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(8/17/09) Community Group with Theme
of Transition Launches
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Date: Mon, Aug. 17,
7-9 PM
Location: East Shore Unitarian Education Building Classroom - 2nd
Floor. 12700 SE 32nd, Bellevue, WA 98005 (located off Richards RD &
I-90)
Are
you seeking a learning community to ground in these times of change?
Are you longing for a community of support? Monday, Aug. 17, 7-9
PM offers an opportunity to reunite with a community to begin a future series of
meetings focused on this theme. We will meet in one of the classrooms
in the Education building at East Shore Unitarian. Be ready for a time
that includes meditation, sharing, group exercise and project
exploration. We will review the
salient aspects in The Mysteries of 2012 (as above) and what they mean
to each of us personally. Suggested fee is $5.
Directions
to East Shore Unitarian
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Day Long and Weekend Workshops (Summer
& Fall)
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Day
long, and weekend Transformative Groups continuing education workshops
for professionals and public are running now into Fall. More workshops
and updates will be listed later. They experiential seminars offer continuing education
credits for nurses, counselors, social workers, and educators. For an
at a glance overview follow the link immediately below.
Link to Transformative Groups Quick
Overview of Coming Events
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(8/15/09) Career/Life Transition In
Challenging Times with Susan Burns MA LMHC
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How
do you harness the essential aspects of your work and life experience
productively even in challenging times? Learn how to practically
manage transition and how to help others through the changes of work
and life challenge while following your calling. Discover new ways to
shape a future and practical tools for the job changing journey.
Whether seeking or forced into life and career transition, this
experiential community learning environment will teach concrete skills
while building community support. Join Susan Burns MA LMHC on Sat.
Aug. 15 (1-4 PM) in Seattle for a mini workshop and ongoing monthly
program. Fee: $15. 4 CECs to nurses, social workers, counselors, and
educators paid on site ($10).
Career/Life Transition In Challenging
Times: Workshops with Susan Burns
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(9/18-20/09) Personal Mythology
Transformation Story Intensive with Stanley Krippner (Bellingham, WA)
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The
transpersonal dimension is alive with an alchemy of psychic patterns
that repeat themselves in various archetypal forms. Play your personal
mythology out at the mercy of The Fates or discover how to elevate
these patterns to conscious awareness and change them for a positive
future. Your own mythic path lies deep within your psyche and can be
revealed through your history and what lies hidden within your
perception of yourself, your culture, and other cultures. Unravel it
at the hands of Dr. Stanley Krippner's guidance and wisdom of 50 years
of depth study of mythology, dream study, shamanism and consciousness.
He will help you tap into your deepest knowing through energy, ritual,
dream and gestalt group work and expressive art.
Stanley Krippner PhD is returning! September 18-20, 2009 Personal
Mythology: Transformation Story Intensive in Bellingham, WA. (Note:
This workshop was originally planned for Aug. 28-30 and was changed).
With 17 Continuing education credits (paid on site), professionals can learn to work
with myth while learning to work effectively with others' stories.
Anyone can take the workshop.
NOTE: BIONS (Bellingham IONS) group is sponsoring the Friday, 9/18,
7-9:30 PM evening introductory workshop at Wise Awakening. The
workshop continues on 9/19-20. Don't miss this once in a lifetime
opportunity to study with a legendary master and transform your life
story.
See coupon below.
Info Personal Mythology with Stanley Krippner
PhD
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Discount & Coupon - Newsletter Special
Workshop Fee for Personal Mythology 9/18-20 in Bellingham
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If
you register for the workshop through this newsletter by Aug 17, you
can apply a special discount to attend the entire weekend intensive at
$220. To attend the entire weekend for 9/18, 7-9 pm, Sat. 9/19 - 9 Am
- 6 PM and Sunday, 9 AM - 1 PM at a discount of $75. And forward this
email and ask your friends to subscribe. They will receive the same
discount with a coupon when they do.
Click on this link - home page newsletter sign up
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(10/24/09) Workshop with James O'Dea -
Navigating Personal Transition Amid High Evolutionary Stress
(Portland, OR)
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James
O'Dea, a global evolutionary leader at the intersections of
consciousness, science, and social healing offers an experiential
workshop on systems and social synergy. Discover how templates for
conscious evolution apply to your own work and understanding of
personal and organizational transformation. In a time of high
evolutionary stress and transition, explore your own assimilation of
change and deeper transformation and learn to help others through the
turmoil of these times. The 12 hour
workshop including meals, offers 9 continuing education credits, and
is open to the public.
Please note that Sat. Oct. 24 date is subject to change.
You Were Born for Such A Time with James O'Dea
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(11/14/09) Crisis Into Opportunity:
Understanding the Challenges, Healing the Dividedness, Unleashing the
Possibilities in the Middle Passage with Isabelle St-Jean
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Midlife
is a time of transition which can be confusing, even depressing and
debilitating. And it can be the greatest time of life. Science is
beginning to validate the value of finding your soul's calling. Learn
new ways to help yourself and others through this time of personal
transition. Award winning author, social
worker, and coach, Isabelle St. Jean will show you how to work with
the developmental, psychological, and consciousness aspects of midlife
and turn a seemingly directionless journey into a great expedition to
yourself. Clear the fog through the passage in between. This Sat.
11/14, 9 AM-6 PM Seattle public workshop also offers 7 continuing
education credits for nurses, counselors, social workers. Early
registration fee by 9/30 is $85, AHP members, $75.
Info and Register - Crisis Into Opportunity -
Isabelle St.Jean
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Fall Therapy Workshops for Children
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Therapeutic
workshops for children with Susan Burns MA LMHC begin again this Fall.
They are always amazingly fun for kids while building very important
life skills. Contact Susan Burns for a workshop brochure.
Feeling Whole for
Children
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