Live It to Give It: Essential Practices of Soul Nourishment & Self-Care

Enrollment is now open for this six week guided online course designed for those engaged in the soul care of others—including, but not limited to, pastors, spiritual directors, coaches, therapists, teachers, chaplains, and parents. During our time together we will explore and live the essential practices of soul nourishment and self-care. At the Soul Care Institute we believe these principles to be the cornerstone of caring for others. The course is designed to enhance and nurture the participants own self-care practice while simultaneously developing skills to share with and benefit those in his/her care and the larger world. Our fall session was one of the highlights of my year and I look forward to sharing this experience again!

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Easter Online Retreat

The season of Easter (from Easter Sunday to Pentecost) offers us 50 days to practice resurrection. One of the ways we are called to the gift of new life is to nurture our creativity and become artists of our everyday lives - bringing beauty, wonder, and presence to everything we do.

I invite you to join several talented artists as we explore creativity through the archetypes.  My participation will include weekly reflections on eight different topics:  the artist, doubter, journeyer, gatekeeper/warrior, truth teller/sage, lover, sovereign & magician.  For more information and to register, visit here.



Exciting New E-course

I hope you'll consider joining the wonderful Christine Valters Paintner and me for this e-course exploring the elements:

Water, Wind, Earth & Fire

A 5-week e-course available now for pre-registration - course materials available after January 17th to begin at any time.

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"Forest and field, sun and wind and sky, earth and water, all speak the same silent language, reminding the monk that he is here to develop like the things that grow all around him."

-Thomas Merton



A Creative Online Journey...

I'm Joining the Abbey for Advent!

Fall has settled nicely into the Pacific Northwest and with that our thoughts begin to turn toward the holidays. It is with great pleasure and excitement that I announce my newest collaboration with Abbey of the Arts. For those of you near and far, here's an opportunity to enter into the season of Advent alongside me and a host of inspirational artists. I invite you to peruse the following information and consider giving yourself this gift of online retreat.



Early Registration is now open for Abbey online classes!

Birthing the Holy: An Online Creative Journey through Advent and Christmas
November 28, 2010 – January 9, 2011
Program fee of $125 includes weekly reflections and daily emails by Christine Valters Paintner on six themes of the creative journey, plus 10 songs by River's Voice, guided movement prayer videos by Betsey Beckman and her storydance of the Annunciation, and facilitated SoulCollage® experiences with Kayce Stevens Hughlett.

Join us for a six-week online retreat in everyday life for the seasons of Advent and Christmas. Let this winter be a transformative journey of deepened commitment to your creative practice.

Pre-register before November 1st and receive a free copy of Crossing the Threshold: New Year, New Beginnings.

Click HERE for more information and to register. Hope to see you there!!! 

Online Opportunites Coming Soon!

Watch for further details...

Water, Wind, Earth & Fire - an online course created by Christine Valters Paintner with special bonus addition  by Kayce Stevens Hughlett.  Coming Winter, 2011.
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Virtual SoulCollage®... coming soon.