Groups, Classes & Workshops
Practitioners at People House offer a wide variety of groups and classes. The descriptions provided below can help you decide which best fits your needs.
Why Groups, Classes & Workshops?
In the wired world of the twenty-first century the Internet allows us to connect with people and knowledge from around the globe. Digital encyclopedias, chat rooms, multimedia, even a virtual office at home, are all there at the click of a mouse. But is clicking really connecting? And what must "click" before we connect to ourselves?
At People House, our experience tells us that access to global information is no substitute for a deep connection to our own inner spirit. As human beings, that's really what we're looking for. Even in the most sophisticated lifestyles, the man or woman at peace is the one with self-knowledge.
In a group setting we find that we're not alone in our search. As we hear others tell their stories, we see how they deal with struggles not unlike our own. In telling our personal stories, we see the gift of our uniqueness reflected back to us in the loving faces of the group members. We feel compassion for others and for ourselves. We learn new behaviors and gain the courage to try them out in a supportive environment. We feel safe to shine a light on dark places in our life experiences. In the process, we connect to others and to ourselves.
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Weekly Offerings |
Silent Meditation
Meditation can be a powerful force in helping you open to and honor your inner wisdom and discover your deepest intention.
Facilitator: Glenn Erbaugh, 303-273-9255
Time: 9-9:45am, every Sunday Morning in the Loft before Sacred Circle
Everyone welcome – no charge.
Sacred Circle
Be a part of a vibrant spiritual community at People House! Please join us for a lively hour of spiritual sharing and discovery free of dogma and agendas. We interactively explore our varied experience of spirituality in a small group setting, honoring each other's path and creating a safe space in which to express, question, laugh and cry. Rediscover the comfort, support and inspiration of a loving, non-judgmental spiritual family.
Facilitator: trained ministers/group leaders
Date/Time: Sunday mornings in the Chapel, 10–11am
Information: Clyde Davis, 720-219-0822; bobcattml@comcast.net
Process Group for Women & Men
Join our group dedicated to self-discovery, understanding and acceptance. Following your process is a safe supportive atmosphere can be life-changing. This investigation of the "art of living" will include work on relationships, emotions, and communication as well as discovering and growing past our self limitations. Our goal is to live an empowered, authentic life with an open heart and the courage to live fully. Lori and Wayne are personally dedicated to living this path and have taught it and worked with others at People House since 1986.
Facilitators: Lori Ohlson, MA, LPC & Rev. Wayne Tittes
Date/Time: Tues. weekly; 6:30-8:30pm; Quilt Room
Cost: $140/month, 4/meetings a month; group is ongoing
Registration/Information: Limited to 8; Lori, 303-525-3038; loriohlson@comcast.net or Wayne, 720-288-0371; wht1377@yahoo.com
Sensory Awareness
Because of the noise, speed and over-stimulation of life in our society, we can become deadened to physical sensations and be unable to fully experience or receive the nourishment that life offers. In this class, we will work with the basics of embodiment (which is mindfulness in its deepest sense) connecting to the lifespring of vitality within ourselves. Through this work we may come to know, once again, a depth of experiencing and aliveness we may not have known since childhood.
Facilitator: Marlene Zweig
Dates/Times: Ongoing Wednesdays 6:30-8:30pm
Cost: $125 for 12 session segment; call for location
Registration/Information: limited to 10; Marlene, 303-758-3866 or zweigs@gmail.com
Agni Yoga Study Group
I would like to invite you to an Agni Yoga reading and study group. This is a "drop in" group, without obligation. We read the Agni Yoga books taking time to discuss their meaning and significance. Agni Yoga has nothing to do with physical discipline or asceticism. It is a spiritual teaching synthesizing ancient eastern beliefs with modern western thought. It is a philosophy concerned with the ethical aspects of daily life and balances self improvement with service. Reading these books has had a profound, beneficial effect on my life. I am a student, not an expert or teacher of this discipline, and I love studying it in community.
Facilitator: Paul Zweig, 303-758-3866
Date/Time: Every Thursday, 6-8pm; Spruce Hall
For more information or to download an Agni Yoga book, go to www.Agniyoga.org
The Great People House Awareness Drop-in Group
Get "contest rules" every Friday Night to win a state of being where you live your life knowing that ... What you need to be, you are. What you must have, you have. What you need to know, you know. This Moment, And Every Moment. You must be present to win! We will examine the teachings of Eckhart Tolle and other awareness teachers. Everyone is welcome.
Facilitators: Rev. Wayne Tittes Sr and Michael Stogner
Date/Time: Fridays 6:30-8:30pm; Quilt Room
Cost: Free Heart of Service event: donations welcome
Information: Wayne, 720-288-0371; wht1377@yahoo.com
Musings of Mind & Spirit Poetry Meetup
A monthly meetup for poetry lovers to share their own or others poetry
Facilitator: Mike Stogner
Date/Time: Jan. 3 and First Tuesday every month; 6:30-8:30pm; Rose Room
Cost: Free Heart of Service event: donations welcome
Registration/Information: Open Drop-in; Mike Stogner, 303-551-2180, mike@discoverinsight.net
Experience The Healing Method Of Medical Qigong
Jon Chavarria will demonstrate how Qi power can be channeled to eliminate both physical & emotional pain. This method called Tao Energetics is based on Chinese energy medicine, an ancient healing art. The results are experienced and felt instantly. Pain caused by physical, emotional, or trauma results in blocked energy. Once the blockage is located, an energetic correction is performed, focusing energy on the midline of the spine. This process may need to be repeated as more blockages are discovered. As a result, balance is restored. Jon will address any issue presented to him, as this method can be used in any situation to promote healing.
Facilitator: Medical Qigong Practitioner, Jon Chavarria
Dates/Times: 2nd Tues. each month 1/10, 2/14, 3/13 & 4/10; 7pm; in the Chapel
Cost: Free Heart of Service event: donations welcome
Information/Registration: contact Jon, 303-975-0657
5 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential: The Work of Byron Katie
Learn a profound method of self inquiry and discover how your own Truth can set you free. We meet one Wednesday a month in this FREE Heart of Service series. Each session we focus on a different area of our lives: Separation& Divorce, Love & Relationships, Happiness, and Financial Freedom. No experience is necessary! Come to some or all.
Facilitator: Kristin Luce, MA Psychotherapist for 15 years and now teaches and facilitates The Work of Byron Katie
Dates/Topics: Jan 4 - Reclaim Yourself, Your Heart & Your Future after Divorce;
Feb. 15 - How to Find the Love You Want;
Mar. 7 - Get Your Personalized Prescription for Happiness;
April 18 - How to Manifest Financial Freedom
Time: Wednesdays 5:30-7:30pm; Spruce Hall
Cost: Free Heart of Service event: donations welcome
Registration/Information: Limit 20; Kristin, 720-236-5969; info@kristinluce.com; info at www.kristinluce.com
Introduction to SoulCollage® Workshop with Laska Counseling
SoulCollage® is a process which begins as simple creative fun, but which suddenly may surprise and awaken you! Harness the power of this magical process, reconnect with your intuition and tap into your creativity. Learn how to access your intuition and create an incredible deck of cards with deep personal meaning that will help you with life's questions. This is a multi-leveled, creative process which anyone can do, as there is no wrong or right way in SoulCollage®. The process is simple, enjoyable and profound. Anyone able to manage scissors and glue can create beautiful cards and enjoy sharing them with others. SoulCollage® work creates not only self-insight for your personal self, but also a sense of community and support. Basic supplies will be provided, but participants are welcome to bring magazines and images they want to incorporate in their collage cards.
Facililtator: Nina Danhorn
Date/Time: 2nd Thurs. - 1/12, 2/9, 3/8, 4/12 5pm; Loft
Cost: Free Heart of Service event: donations welcome
Registration: limited to 8; Nina, 720-924-1595; laskacounseling@gmail.com; http://laskacounseling.weebly.com
Dances of Universal Love and Light
Sufi dancing is movement helping each person get in touch with their unique movement. Join us and experience the Universal Dance of Light, of Love, of Joy. Bring your musical instruments!
Facilitators: Linda Lee Landon, 303-254-9747 & Chuck Stewart,303-503-0814
Date/Time: First Fri. each month; 6-7pm; Spruce Hall
Spiritual Cinema Circle
This worldwide organization celebrates diversity while promoting greater unity through its inspirational feature films, short films and documentaries. Take a cinematic journey of the heart, mind and spirit as you awaken your sense of joy and wonder. Come together in community to see award-winning transformational films that you won't see anywhere else. Enjoy an extraordinary film and group discussion. Bring Refreshments to share if you wish.
Facilitator: Rev. Jim Vining
Dates: Fridays, Jan.27, Feb.24, Mar. 29 & April 27
Time: 6:30-9pm; Movie starts 7pm in the Chapel
Registration/Information: Jim, 303-722 7741; kindnessdeclareslove@comcast.net
Facilitator Training Alumni Process Group
Graduates of the Facilitator Training are invited and encouraged to participate in an FT Process Group one Saturday afternoon per month, free of charge. Open Floor is the focus of this group experience in a large group setting, but we may also split into small groups or dyads, depending on how the participants want to set it up. As is our custom, your level of participation is an opportunity, not an obligation. You are not required to facilitate, but it is a great opportunity to practice your skills in a safe container.
Facilitator: Participating FT alumni and Carole Adams
Date/Time: one Sat. afternoon/month (call for dates)
Information: Registration REQUIRED - not a drop-in group!! Carole caroleadams2011@gmail.com; www.facilitator-training.com
Quantum Transformation I
"The aim of this book is not just to knock down the prison walls but to fly over them" Deepak Chopra MD
If you are a seeker, a student of life, or a "transformer," this practical book study on "Awakening in Time" is meant for you. Jacquelyn Small, author and pioneer in Spiritual Psychology, invites us to move beyond labels into sacred purpose. Exercises, rituals, guided imagery, and group hypnosis are used to create a path into healing and wholeness. Ideas are integrated from the 12 steps, Western mysticism, Jungian thought, and the Chakra system, We move from codependence, defined by Jacquelyn as "the way we give our power away as human souls to intimates, to strangers, to projects or careers that don't come from our hearts, to societal standards, and even to a God we may not experience as connected to us at all" into our unique creativity and unfolding right relationships at all levels.
Facilitators: Arica King, MS, CCHT, & Leta Todd, MA Dates: Six alternating Thurs. Jan. 5 through March 15
Time: 7-9pm; Loft
Required Book: Call Arica or Leta to reserve "Awakening in Time" books for required reading; $15
Cost: Free Heart of Service event: donations welcome
Information: Arica, 720 327-7766; Leta, 720 322-5355
Caretakers Workshop
This workshop is for people who have taken on the extremely difficult task of providing care for a loved one or friend who is experiencing chronic pain, a serious disability, or illness over a long period of time, sometimes with no clear end in sight. In this situation, caretakers can experience a wide range of emotions (including anger, guilt, sadness, anxiety, and more) resulting from the daily stress of being responsible for someone who is unable to fully care for themselves. People who step into the role of the caretaker often find that their lives are also drastically changed. They sometimes have to learn to manage economic, medical, legal, and even the smallest details of their own and others' lives. This workshop is an opportunity to meet others in similar situations, where they can share and learn ways to cope with their stresses and struggles. Participants will be encouraged to share their experiences and information that may be helpful to others. The possibility of an on-going support group will be discussed.
Facilitator: Mark T. Palmer, PhD
Date/Time: Sun. Jan. 8, 15, 22 & 29; 4-6pm
Cost: Free Heart of Service event: donations welcome
Registration: Dr. Palmer, 720-220-7827
Moderate Drinking Support Group
During the festivities of the holiday season, were you, or a loved one, concerned about your drinking? Feeling frustrated by your own attempts to moderate? For 9 years, Dianne has facilitated Denver's Moderation Management group for problem drinkers (www.moderation.org). She also offers a small, private support group at her People House office, for people who want to learn to moderate their drinking habits before they reach the stage of chronic drinking. We will explore the triggers, learn about the MM program for valuable techniques and tools, and stress accountability, with an openness to receive valuable insight within the group. A highly recommended book we'll be discussing is Responsible Drinking, by Rotgers, Kern, and Hoeltzel, sold by Dianne for $17 or online.
Facilitator: Dianne Drake Foss MS
Dates: Mondays Jan. 9-Feb. 13; if desired this group may be ongoing. Time: 6:30-8pm; Blue Sky Room
Cost: $120 for 6 sessions ($20.00/session)
Registration: Limited to 6-8; Dianne at 303-921-5125, dinnydf@comcast.net; www.diannedrakefoss.com
Transitions in Recovery: A Guided Journey of Expressive Writing
Recovery is one of the biggest transitions of our lives. Transition is defined as reaction to a change in situation, roles, relationships, and life view significant enough to affect one's life and functioning. This three-week writing workshop will allow you to explore the three phases of transitions: endings or what we let go; the shaky neutral zone between the known and the new way; and new beginnings, in which we reach emotional acceptance and redefine who we are. Journal techniques will unearth fresh insights to help you move forward. Explorations are quick, easy, and reliably revealing. Recovery can be from addiction, compulsion, disordered eating, illness, habit or anything you define as a healing change. Therapeutic writing tools will help you understand your transition process and manage the range of feelings inherent in change.
Facilitator: Carolyn Jennings, Journal to the Self® certified instructor
Date/Time: 3 Tues. Jan. 10 through 24, 6-8pm, Rose Room
Cost: Free Heart of Service event: donations welcome
Registration: limited to five who sign up in advance; Carolyn, 303-469-3672, Cjennings@WritingOurWings.com
Estrangement Support Group
Are you experiencing estrangement with your adult child, parent, sibling, grandchild, or someone else in your family? Feeling alienated from one's family experience causes a myriad of emotions including: heartache, shame, sorrow, isolation, blame, rejection, confusion and anger. You may wonder, "What did I do that was so horrible to deserve this"? Often times you may feel judged by the reactions from others. A decision to no longer have contact with a family member can have long term implications. Although prevalent, many people suffer alone with this silent epidemic. There can be powerful healing in connecting with someone else's pain that comes so close to something we have experienced. This group will be a safe place to share your story, validate your feelings, and provide hope, encouragement, and mutual support. We will work towards healing and strengthening your resiliency.
Facilitators: Dianne Drake Foss MS and Debi Circle MA
Date/Time: Thurs. Jan. 12-Feb 16; 6:30-8pm
Cost: $25/wk Blue Sky Room
Registration: by: Jan. 5, Limited enrollment; Dianne, 303-921-5125 or Debi, 303-514-4732
Juicy Crones
Ongoing support group for "juicy crones" – that is, women aged 50 and up who want to enrich and expand their lives as they age, For many, including myself, we are surprised when we realize we're "50-something", "60-something", "70-something", etc., because we don't feel that "old" inside. Gone are the days of grandmother shoes and blue hair. Instead, we want to feel younger/more alive as we age. We will explore our feelings, fears and hopes about aging, discuss ways that we can maximize our individual potentials, creativity, and ability to live life to the fullest. We will look at the many resources available in this process including family, partners, friends, community, spiritual beliefs and healing methods. A dynamic and fun group with lots of participation and mutual support; open-ended and ongoing, limited to 10 participants.
Facilitator: Barbara Pettibone
Dates: Thurs. Jan 12, 26; Feb 9, 23; March 8; Chapel; Mar. 22; Loft; April 5, 19; Chapel.
Time: 7-8:30pm
Registration/Information: Limit 10 women. Barbara, 303-862-5723 or 303-4372725; barbarapettibone@comcast.net
Create Your Highest and Best Self with Energy Healing
Erin is a minister in training, an energy reader and healer, and a spiritual facilitator. Through several transformational life events, she came to know and communicate with her healing guides, the creator, and the universal consciousness. Erin is offering free energy readings and healings to the community. She facilitates connection with spiritual resources that help you heal and move forward in areas of your life where you feel stuck. You'll feel empowered to create your highest and best self and be one with the divine person you truly are. If you are on a spiritual journey to incorporate wholeness and havingness into your life, Erin would love to work with you. Her intention is to guide individuals on their paths to inner peace and the knowing that we are all one.
Facilitator: Erin Landeck Hart
Date/Time: Fri. afternoons by appointment only, Jan. 13, 20, 27, Feb. 10, 17, 24, Mar. 9, 16, 23, 30; Rose Room
Cost: Free Heart of Service event: donations welcome
Information: 30-45 min. appts; Erin, 720-443-3411 or email erinhart@openhartenterprises.com
Creativity in Daily Life
Creativity exists in each and everyone's day, whether in the form of cooking, music, decorating your room or home, personal fashion, the use of words spoken or written, or actual art making. Creativity is simply the use of imagination or original ideas to express yourself. This two-hour workshop will provide each participant an opportunity to reconnect with his or her unique creativity that nurtures, expresses, and supports greater awareness. Art making can be a supportive tool for any struggle, as it offers limitless opportunities to create, express, share, deconstruct, and recreate.
Facilitator: Meg Carlson, MA Art Therapist, Shauna Perry, MA Art Therapist & Agneiska Gorska, MA Art Therapist & Grief Counselor
Date/Time: Sat. Jan. 14, 21, and 28; 11am-1pm
Cost: $35 plus $5 art materials fee People House Art Therapy Office
Registration: limited to 6; Meg, two weeks prior, 505-615-2739; art.m.carlson@gmail.com
Whole Heart Parenting Workshop
This workshop is designed to support parents and help you find creative ways to promote positive changes in your child. Based on the principles of positive psychology, you will learn how to: · Feel more confident and effective in your role as a parent. · Assert yourself in a positive way that encourages a positive reaction from your child. · Discipline without yelling, arguing or threatening. · Develop skills to promote agreement instead of fighting. · Build and enhance your child's self-esteem. · Develop a more positive, meaningful relationship with your child. Whether your child is having minor set-backs or bigger ongoing issues, this workshop offers simple and practical evidence based solutions for your challenges.
Facilitator: Anya Beebe, MA, LPC is a certified COPE parent trainer and a child & family therapist.
Cost: $60 each or $100 for two. Offering a free 30 min. parenting strategy session to the first 20 people who register. Cost includes Workbook. Pre-registration is required. Chapel
Date/Time: Offered 2 Sundays: Jan.15 & Mar. 18; 2-4:30pm
Registration: Anya, 303-523-7726; www.wholeheartparenting.com; Anya@WholeHeartParenting.com
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Chronic Pain & Illness
Join this 8-week education and support class to learn and practice meditation, gentle movements and cognitive-behavioral strategies for managing chronic pain and illness. My training in Zen meditation and yoga combined with my history of back pain, anxiety, insomnia, fatigue and low mood led me to explore mindfulness-based and other approaches to managing pain and stress. Learn how to change your relationship to stress and pain and work compassionately with the negative thoughts, feelings and behaviors that exacerbate your symptoms. These research-based methods really work. Participation in this program could change your life. To achieve meaningful results, you'll need to set aside 30-minutes a day to do the mindfulness practices taught in class. I'll provide you with a CD and workbook.
Facilitator: Dr. John Steele, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist, Adjunct Professor of Transpersonal Counseling, Naropa University, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Instructor, Kaiser Permanente
Dates/Times: Sun. Jan. 22-Mar. 11; 10:30am-12:30pm
Fee: $250 if received by January 7; $300 thereafter
Registration/Information: limited to 14. Advance registration required. Partial scholarships, first come first served. The Loft. John, 303-499-9591; John@PsychotherapyinBoulder.com
Spiritual Exploration
Spirituality refers to an ultimate or immaterial reality; an inner path enabling a person to discover the essence of their being; or the deepest values and meanings by which people live. Our experience tells us that access to the latest technology is no substitute for a deep connection to our Inner Spirit. We need to be daring to live an authentic life, and it helps to have support! Wayne and Lori believe life's ultimate goal is to live from our Essence. Using a variety of consciousness tools, we will create an safe, honest, open space for your growth. Objectives are: finding a connection with your own "Higher Power", not someone else's version; developing mindfulness; clarifying your personal obstacles to peace; releasing worn-out, unsuccessful core beliefs and distinguishing between the voices of your ego and your higher power. Format will be didactic, experiential and interpersonal. This program is both a stand-alone program, as well as a continuation of Spiritual Exploration I. It is a core component of the PH Ministerial Training Program, but is open to all seeking to advance their spiritual experience. Contact us for a free consultation.
Facilitators: Rev. Lori Ohlson MA, LPC & Rev. Wayne Tittes
Dates/Times: 3 Weekends - #1: Jan.27-29; Fri. 6:30-9pm, Sat. 9:30am-5:30pm & Sun. 9:30am-4pm #2: Feb. 25 & 26 and #3: Mar. 24 & 25; Weekend #2 & #3 are Sat. 9:30am-5:30pm & Sun. 9:30am-4pm; Quilt Room
Cost: $500 (payment plan available)
Information/Registration: Lori, 303-525-3038; loriohlson@comcast.net or Wayne, 720-288-0371; wht1377@yahoo.com
Women in Transition: Altered Book Group
One of the most natural, yet uncomfortable life experiences is that of major transition. It involves grief and loss, and the unknown that accompanies transitions can be overwhelming. If you are experiencing and/or processing past life transition such as physical illness, relationships ending, job loss, identity transition, or many other forms, I invite you to use the tool of visual creativity to support you in your process. Each participant will work on creating an altered book, re-writing your story. to allow focus on your own process of change and decision-making while also having the support of the group and facilitator. We will be conducting free 30-minute initial information meetings the last week of Feb.. This meeting will be a chance for you to meet us individually and decide if the group is a good fit.
Facilitator: Meg Carlson, MA, Art Therapist, Shauna Perry MA, Art Therapist & Agneiska Gorska
Date/Time: Tuesdays March 6-April 10; 6-8pm; Florentine
Cost: $240 for 6 weeks ($40/session) includes materials
Registration: Limited to 6; Meg, 505-615-2739; art.m.carlson@gmail.com
Detox 360o – Letting Go of that Which No Longer Serves You!
For many of us, spring cleaning is an annual ritual, a time when we clean up the yard and deep clean the house. All too often we forget that our core self also deserve a cleaning. Toxins can come from chemicals and additives in food, prescriptions and over-the counter drugs, environmental pollutions, pesticides, chemicals in beauty products, household cleaners – and even from the negative thoughts and attitudes that we have been harboring for years. Herbalist Katie Brown and psychotherapist Katie Mason will be your guides for a 5 week detox education and support group to help you rid your body and mind of that which no longer serves you. We will be using the dynamic new Detox 360o protocol from Apex Energetics - which includes all the supplements and printed dietary and detox guidelines to help ensure your success.
Facilitators: Katie Brown, CMH & Katie Mason MA, NCC
Dates: Wednesdays April 4,11,18,& 25
Time: 6-7:30pm; Katie's Office
Cost of 4 week series: $50 plus purchase of supporting products
Registration/Information: limited to 10, reservations required; Katie Mason 303-587-3726 or Katie Brown 303-425-5225
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy For Depression & Anxiety
Join this 8-week education and support class to learn and practice meditation, gentle movements and cognitive-behavioral strategies for reducing anxiety and preventing recurrences of depression. My Zen and yoga training, combined with my history of anxiety, insomnia, fatigue, and low mood, led me to explore mindfulness-based approaches to working with such issues. In these classes you'll learn how to change your relationship to stress and work compassionately with the negative thoughts, feelings and behaviors that exacerbate your symptoms. These research-based methods work. Participation in the program could change your life. For meaningful results, you'll need to set aside 30-minutes each day for the mindfulness practices taught in class. I'll provide you with a CD and workbook. Recommended Reading: "The Mindful Way Through Depression" by Mark Williams.
Facilitator: Dr. John Steele, Ph.D. Licensed Psychologist, Adjunct Professor, Transpersonal Counseling Program, Naropa University, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Instructor, Kaiser Permanente.
Dates: Sun. April 29-June 24 (No class May 27)
Times: 10:30am-12:30pm; the Loft
Fee: $250 by April 10; $300 thereafter; Partial scholarships, first come first served.
Registration/Information: limited to 14. Advance phone consultation required. John, 303-499-9591; John@PsychotherapyinBoulder.com
Getting to Know You: Communicating and Connecting
This fun and interactive group helps participants create a deeper understanding of themselves and others through guided discussions on various topics. We will focus on personal experiences, allowing you to build more effective communication skills and self-confidence. Through sharing and listening, you will learn how similar, yet unique, we all are.
Facilitator: Brenda Bomgardner, MA, NCC
Date/Time: Tues. Mar. 23 & 27; April 10 & 17; 6-7:30pm
Cost: $10; drop-ins welcome; Earth Room
Registration: Brenda, 720-260-7702; brendabongardner@aol.com; www.CreatingYourBeyond.com
Mid-Winter Mood Lifting Spa Experience
Negative experiences and ideas are recorded in our brains and locked into our memories throughout our lives. These memories range from mild to extreme and have a profound effect on our health and happiness. In order to become who we are intended to be, we must erase the negatives and reprogram our thoughts to make positive ideas our reality. Join psychotherapist Mary Miranda White and Master Herbalist Katie Brown as we use the six special essential oils in the Young Living Feelings collection to provide the first step to releasing negative emotions and erasing memories of experiences that adversely impact our lives and enjoy the empowering and uplifting benefits that Feelings can bring to your day-to-day life.
Facilitators: Mary Miranda White, MS & Katie Brown, CMT
Date/Time: Wed. Feb. 1; 6-8pm; Spruce Hall
Cost: $35 each or $50 for 2 if you bring a Feelings Buddy
Registration Required: Mary Miranda White, 720-340-2218; marymirandawhite@peoplehouse.org
Quick and Easy Emotional Release™
Using Nancy Harris' Quick and Easy Emotional Release™ Energy Psychology Technique, you will learn how to quickly and easily release emotional blocks and old tapes at the sub-conscious and cellular levels. QEER™ is designed to provide safe, dependable and rapid personal growth, healing and greater spiritual connection. QEER™ is a 5 step process derived from NLP, NET, Psych-K and EDU-K, that when put into this particular sequence allows you to QUICKLY discover, release and re-program old beliefs that no longer serve you. This is an experiential evening in which you will learn how to use the basic format of this technique.
Facilitator: Nancy R. Harris, MSS
Date: Wednesday Feb. 1; 7- 9pm; Chapel
Cost: Free Heart of Service event: donations welcome
Registration: Nancy, 303-503-8100; www.nancyharris.com
Courage To Serve: Winter Seasonal Mini-Retreat
Helping Professionals know challenges of holding deeply felt values, beliefs and purpose while balancing realities of providing services to others with the explosion of time, energy, and relationships. The more passionate we are about our vision and purpose, the more vital it is to take time to renew our own spirits. We will explore our "divided or fragmented" professional life, which can contribute to burn out and disengagement. Increase your capacity to be present, renewed sense of purpose and explore how to realign your soul & role. C.E.U. hours available.
Facilitator: Susan Kaplan, MSW, Courage & Renewal® Facilitator
Date/Time: Sat, Feb 4; 9am-4pm; Chapel
Cost: $50
Registration: Susan, 303.871.8469; kaplan@earthlink.net
Courage to Parent: Winter Seasonal Mini-Retreat
Parents know the challenge of holding deeply felt values and beliefs, while parenting through the joys and stresses of normal life and unforeseen challenges. The more passionate we are about our family life, the more vital it is to take time to renew our own spirits – to reconnect with our true self. We will use practices and principles to create a focused & disciplined space in which the noise within us and around us can subside so we can begin to hear our inner voice. Realign your soul & role.
Facilitator: Susan Kaplan, MSW, Courage & Renewal® Facilitator
Date/Time: Sun, Feb. 5; 1-4pm; Chapel
Cost: Free Heart of Service event: donations welcome
Registration: Susan, 303-871-8469; kaplan@earthlink.net
Parenting Healthy and Happy Biracial and/or Bicultural Children
Bicultural families are more common than ever. Whether you are an adoptive parent or parenting in a biracial relationship, you will find lots of insight as you participate in activities and discussions with other parents who have experience like yours. Lots of years in bicultural family and an international childhood prepared Sherry for a social work career of supporting biracial and bicultural identity. There are ways to teach children how to navigate a world that still holds stereotypes and empower parents to address school and relationship issues. What kind of neighborhood is best? What unspoken messages could your children be picking up from family members and/or society? Have you divorced a parent of another race and are trying to maintain cultural contacts? Or feel ambivalent about whether you should? Parents of infants, parents of teens and grandparents are all welcome. Increase your tool box, to celebrate and empower!
Facilitator: Sherry N Weston, LCSW
Date/Time: Sat., Feb. 11; 1:30-5:30pm; Loft
Cost: $75 per couple. Limited to 10 couples/per adult pairs who are co-parenting; single parents should bring a supportive adult.
Registration: Sherry, 720-938-0233; rumbera2@q.com
Get Healthy with an Energy Tune-Up
The body's organs and structure can be mapped on the ear; these points can be activated through the use of electrical, cold laser, magnetic, and heat stimulation. We will start the evening with an introduction to QiGong. The Acutherapy segment of this workshop will introduce you to auricular points of the ear, to help you deal with common conditions such as obesity, addictions, and stress. You'll become familiar with the ear's topography so you can easily identify and stimulate points in order to restore both emotional and energetic balance to the internal organs and structure of the body. Sooji (Hand Acutherapy) delivers fast, effective pain relief. You'll gain an understanding of how your whole body is mapped to your hands by locating meridians and key acupoints on the hand as well as evaluate and stabilize Qi imbalances. We will conclude the evening by demonstrating the effectiveness of the new Qi bracelets.
Facilitators: Katie Brown and Jules Love, both Certified in Sooji Acutherapy & QiGong Energy Healing.
Date/Time: Wed. Feb. 15, 6-8pm; the Chapel
Cost: $30 each or two "Practice Buddies" for $50
Registration/Information: limited to 20; Jules 720-885-7555 TouchTheEarth4Peace@gmail.com
Hide and Seek of Shame
Shame is like the game of Hide and Seek. Remember how you picked that perfect hiding spot so that no one could find you? That is where you can find Shame. Shame is the feeling that you are not good enough, unacceptable or a failure. When consumed by shame, we are afraid someone may find the flawed person we believe we are. At first it may have felt good to know you were not exposed, because if someone knew the real you they may not like you. By keeping Shame hidden, your distortions about yourself may feel magnified. The fear of being found out (your beliefs about yourself) intensifies, and creates isolation from others and our authentic selves. Shame is an emotion we all experience, but we don't typically talk about it. Come learn more about shame, how it impacts us and how to let go of your tightly held beliefs that keeps you in fear of being discovered.
Facilitator: Debi Circle M.A.
Time/Date: Sat. Feb. 18, 10am-11:30pm; Blue Sky Room
Cost: Free Heart of Service event: donations welcome
Registration: no later than Feb. 11; Debi, 303-514-4732
Cost: Donation to PH sincerely appreciated
Access Your Intuition
In one day transform your life!! Intuition is the way Higher Power/God speaks to us and helps guide our lives. Everyone has an inner voice or "gut" feelings that, if listened to, will allow you to know what is for your highest good. Most people ignore their intuition or were programmed not to pay attention to it. Learn to release what is sabotaging you from accessing your intuition and how to hear, see or feel your intuition, plus trust and use it! Using Nancy Harris' Quick and Easy Emotional Release™ Energy Psychology Technique, you can quickly and easily release emotional blocks and old tapes at the sub-conscious and cellular levels. QEER™ is designed to provide safe, dependable and rapid personal growth, healing and greater spiritual connection. Tap into your inner wisdom and make decisions that lead to emotional wellness, love, happiness and spiritual connection.
Facilitator: Nancy R. Harris, MSS
Date/Time: Sun. Feb.19; 10am-5pm; Nancy's Office
Cost: $99 on or before Tues. Feb. 14, thereafter $129 Material fee: $5 for 25 page workbook and snacks
Registration: Nancy, 303-503-8100; Nancy.r.harris@gte.net www.nancyharris.com
Creative Healing Open Studio Workshop
Building on the Creative Healing Workshop in January, this open studio style workshop is open to all and will be a place to create and explore the mind- body healing connection through art making. Join us for a morning of healing and independent creative expression in a welcoming, peaceful atmosphere. Pastels and watercolors will be available or you may bring your own supplies in as well.
Facilitator: Anya Beebe, MA, LPC, published author & lead author in the upcoming book, "Art Therapy in Healthcare".
Date/Time: Monday Feb. 27; 10:30am-noon; Chapel
Cost: Free Heart of Service event: donations welcome
Registration: Limit 25; Pre-registration required. Attendees are asked to consider a $5 donation for art supplies.
Information: Anya, 303-523-7726; www.wholeheartparenting.com; Anya@WholeHeartParenting.com
Introduction to Emotional Transformation Therapy
Developed by Dr. Vazquez, Emotional Transformation Therapy™ (ETT™) is a form of therapy that uses precise visual brain stimulation to amplify principles of interpersonal neuroscience to achieve rapid recovery form a wide range of psychological disorders. ETT™ is both a means for diagnosing and treating for complex trauma, depression, anxiety disorders, ADD, and many more. Among the achievements of ETT™ are the following: · Reduction of emotional distress in seconds · Alleviation of physical pain in minutes · Rapid identification and correction dissociation · Rapid retrieval of relevant implicit memory and affect · Rapid access and relief of somatic memory · Rapid elimination of addictive craving · Rapid facilitation of states of extreme wellbeing. Dr. Vazquez has been in practice for 25 years and has trained hundreds of professionals in the application of ETT all over the U.S. and Europe.
Facilitators: Dr. Steven Vazquez, LPC/LMFT and Donna Read, MA, CCP
Date/Time: Mar. 3; 9:30am-5pm; Chapel
Cost: $100
Registration: Limit: 30-35; Donna, 571-217-1434; donna.read@managing4wellness.org
Learn to Overcome Your Fears, Addictions & More Using EFT
We all have fears and phobias, addictions, emotional issues, and other things that have negative impacts on our quality of life. Do you have a fear of public speaking? Fear of heights? Love chocolate just a bit too much! These are a few examples of the issues that can easily be overcome using Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT). EFT is a quick and easy technique in which you tap on some of your acupressure points while stating phrases that focus on the particular issue. EFT is a simple, if not unusual, process, and can even be fun. Join Ed as he explains EFT, demonstrates its use, and learn how to use it to improve your life.
Facilitator: Ed Robb
Date/Time: Tues. Mar. 13; 7-9:00pm; Loft
Cost: Free Heart of Service event: donations welcome
Information: (303)733-9962, ed@edwardcrobb.com
Financial Management
A Heart of Service Presentation on the same Cash Flow tool and techniques I teach and give to Veterans and friends interested in tuning their approach to a better financial profile. Learn new techniques to manage money from were ever you are financially, toward your own wealth goal. Free copy of an excel budget tool I developed and use. This is the first course in a series that lets you start wherever you are, and learn how to reach and use advanced strategies toward Being Your Own Bank and paying interest to no one. If you have a mortgage, learn how to accelerate the payoff without risk or changing your financial lifestyle and how to leverage interest cancellation to payoff a new 30 yr mortgage in less than 11 years.
Facilitator: Rick Beaver
Date/Time: March 13; 5pm; Spruce Hall
Cost: Free Heart of Service event: donations welcome
Reservations: Rick, 303 886-9243; rickbeaver@peoplehouse.org
Silent Retreat
Are you ready to relax, rejuvenate and regain a place of centeredness? Then please join us for this weekend of silence! We meet 6:30pm Friday evening, share briefly, and move into silence until Sunday before lunch. There will be a schedule of group meditations, and much self-directed time, to read, sleep, pray, meditate, or use your own style of reflection or contemplation.
Dates: Mar. 16, 17 and 18 at Loretto Heights Center
Times: each weekend is Fri. 6:30pm-Sun.noon
Cost: Room & Board only - $140 includes private room & bath, 6 meals, & group meditation room. A $25 non-refundable deposit required
Registration/information: Dot Kaufman, 303-980-5423 or Marlene Zweig, 303-758-3866.
Muscle Testing 101
Experience fun and exciting ways to use Muscle Testing to enhance your life! In this "hands on" class you will learn how to correctly muscle test yourself and others. Derived from Applied Kinesiology, Muscle Testing is a unique and accurate way to use the wisdom of your body, via slight pressure to an arm, to determine what is going on in your unconscious mind. Nancy Harris has over 30 years experience using Muscle Testing with herself and her clients.
Facilitator: Nancy R. Harris, MSS
Dates: Thursday March 22; 6:30-9:30pm; Chapel
Cost: $49 on or before Mon. Mar. 19, thereafter $59
To Register: Nancy, 303-503-8100; nancy.r.harris@gte.net; www.nancyharris.com
Discovering the Enneagram
The Enneagram is the most powerful, elegant and profound system of spiritual psychology available today. It describes the personality styles we use to cope with the stress of living in the world and offers a specific path of growth for each type to develop their full potential. Become more effective in the world, personally and professionally – through the Enneagram, you can: · Release self-defeating thoughts, feelings & habits · Improve your relationships · Develop your heart of compassion. Learn the basic system and experience personal interviews with Enneagram "exemplars" (representatives of the nine personalities) discussing what life is like from their unique worldview. This brings the material alive and offers the kind of genuine understanding that comes when learning from "real" people.
Facilitator: Lori Ohlson MA, LPC
Date/Times: Sat. April 7; 9:30am-5:30pm; the Chapel
Cost: $75
Registration/Information: Lori, 303-525-3038; loriohlson@comcast.net
Manifesting Personally & Professionally from an Energetic Perspective
Would you like to have greater understanding of how effortless it can be to manifest your dreams? join me for this experiential workshop to support you in developing and achieving that which you desire.
Facilitator: Franny Harcey
Date/Time: Tues. April 17; 6:30-8pm; Spruce Room
Cost: Free Heart of Service event: donations welcome
Registration: 15 limit; Franny, 720 -849-9032 or frannyharcey@msn.com
Take It to Another Level: Deepening Your Relationship with Yourself and Significant Others
How well do you know yourself? What values do you want to guide how you live your life? If you are in a relationship, how well do you know your partner's values and desires? Do you know your personality type? Your partner's? What are your blind spots? Come learn about techniques to deepen your relationship with yourself and others, including: values clarification (from ACT-Acceptance and Commitment Therapy); Love Mapping (from the Gottman Institute); and the Enneagram personality system. Receive assessment tools and learn how to ask questions that expand your understanding of yourself and significant people in your life. If you are in a relationship, evaluate your "love map" (your knowledge of your partner's dreams, goals, joys, fears, likes, dislikes, frustrations, and worries), learn ways to deepen it and why Gottman's research shows this strengthens relationships. Singles and couples are both welcome. Half-price individual or couple follow-up consultation offered to all attendees.
Facilitator: Christine Allison, MA, LPC, NCC
Date/Time: Sun. April 29; 3-5pm; Quilt Room
Cost: Before April 21 = $30. April 21 and after = $40.
Registration: Pre-registration required. Christine, 720-209-7240; Christine-Allison@Juno.com
Facilitator Training Course
In Facilitator Training (FT) you will learn new and effective listening and interacting skills. In addition to improving communication, you will learn about mindfulness and the benefits of living more consciously. You will learn to let go of preconceived notions, to access your inner wisdom and intuition, to create an inner container that is safe as well as open, and to respond instead of react. FT provides useful, practical tools for all – for couples, parents, teachers, leaders, supervisors, therapists and many others. FT is approximately 70 hours of class time, one weekend per month, for seven months. It includes discussion as well as experiential exercises, and lots of practice time. We specifically cover one-on-one facilitation and briefly include group facilitation. You graduate with a Certificate of Completion, plus FT alumni are invited to participate in the FT Alumni Process Group at People House (see below). Class size is limited so register today. Scholarships are available to registered students who fit the criteria. On Line info at www.facilitator-training.com
Facilitator: Carole Adams; Co-Leader: Jeanne Robertson
Dates: Classes in 2012 – get schedule/registration/forms at email: caroleadams2011@gmail.com or 303-726-0609.
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