From Fear to Freedom: A New Year's Retreat
December 30, 2007 - January 1, 2008, Sunday 6 p.m. until Tuesday 11 a.m.What does the coming year hold in store for me, my family, my community? How do I let go of the baggage of the past and open to possibility in the coming year? How do I meet what comes my way with gracefulness and equanimity? Drawing upon the tools of mindfulness meditation, we will approach the above questions from a place of direct experience, with special emphasis on how we can transform fear into freedom.
Presenters:
The Rev. Gordon Peerman, D.Min., is a psychotherapist and consultant in private practice in Nashville, Tennessee. He holds degrees from the University of Virginia, Yale, and Vanderbilt and is a member of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors. Dr. Peerman founded the Saint Thomas Stress Reduction Program in 1997. He is an Episcopal priest and teaches at Vanderbilt Divinity School. He has been engaged in contemplative practices, including centering prayer and mindfulness meditation, since 1975. He has practiced yoga, tai chi, and qigong since 1995.
Kathy Woods, M.Ed., has been teaching Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction along with her husband, Gordon Peerman since 2002. She is a former Head of the Lower School at University School of Nashville. She has trained with Jon Kabat-Zinn, founder of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. In school settings she has worked with teachers in managing their stress and teaching children to cope with stress more skillfully. She is a cancer survivor and has a special interest in the application of mindfulness practices in meeting health challenges. In addition to mindfulness meditation, she has practiced yoga and qigong for twelve years.
Residential Fee: $190 Commuter Fee: $100 Deposit: $50