NEW ENGLAND HEALING STORY CONFERENCE 2011
June 24th - 26th, 2011 North Andover, MA
Registration now open (and limited to 75!)
Up to 12.5 CEU’s applied for LMHC and LICSW’s
Come join leaders in the field as we explore healing story and how it is currently being used. Professionals who use healing story in their work will present on the following tracks:
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Mental Health/ Psychology/ Meditation: “Shifting Perspectives: Re-Storying our Lives”.
(Elisa Pearmain and Lani Peterson) -
Physical Health/Medicine: “Body Eloquence: In Search of the Inside Story”.
(Nancy Mellon) -
Spiritual Health/Ministry: “Accessing the Sacred: Stories as a Means of Connection”
(Joan Stockbridge) -
Healing through Grief: “Honoring Questions, Searching for Meaning; Exploring and Supporting Grief through Storytelling”.
(Gail Rosen) -
Community Healing: “Shot Through the Heart: Finding and Guiding Community Story Through Transition and Crisis”
(Lorna Czarnota) -
Healing Story in Action: “Journeys to Transformation”
(Keynotes by Laura Simms and Fran Yardley)
Join the discussion and help envision ways to expand, deepen and bring our knowledge forward into more arenas. This conference is geared towards medical and mental health personnel, spiritual caregivers, hospice workers, community leaders, storytellers and all others with an interest in the healing power of story.
We have applied for 12.5 CEU’s for both LICSW’s and LMHC’s.
REGISTRATION
Conference rate includes all workshops and 6 meals
REGISTER ON LINE AT http://www.rollingridge.org/programs/special-eventsprograms/
STAY AT ROLLING RIDGE IN THE GRAND MANSION FOR ONLY $35 PER PERSON, per night, SHARED OCCUPANCY.
No Single rooms – double or shared accommodations only (limited space available).
To make lodging reservations at Rolling Ridge, call 978-682-8815 Ext. 10. Lodging at Rolling Ridge is limited to 50 people.
Additional lodging and private rooms are available at Andover’s Holiday Inn Express. Call 1-978-975-4050 and ask for the special Rolling Ridge Rate of $75 per night. For more information or details about the conference, contact: Lani Peterson, Lani@lanipeterson.com or 978-387-5990
Schedule Overview:
Friday pm:
Open for registration: 4 pm
Conference opens with dinner at 6pm
7:30- 9:30 pm: “Healing Story Today”: Panel discussion of all presenters.
9:30 on: Time for networking and informal connections.
Saturday
7:15 am: BEING PRESENT: mindfulness awareness meditation with Laura Simms
8:00am: Breakfast
9-12: Healing Story in Action: Keynotes with Laura Simms and Fran Yardley:
12-1:30: Lunch
1:30-4:30 Workshop intensives with:
Mind: Elisa Pearmain and Lani Peterson
Body: Nancy Mellon
Spirit: Joan Stockbridge
Grief: Gail Rosen
Community/Social Justice: Lorna Czarnota
6 -7: Dinner
7:30 – 9:30 pm: Performance of Healing Stories
Sunday
7:15 am: BEING PRESENT: mindfulness awareness meditation with Laura Simms
8:00am: Breakfast
9-12 Workshop intensives with:
Mind: Elisa Pearmain and Lani Peterson
Body: Nancy Mellon
Spirit: Joan Stockbridge
Grief: Gail Rosen
Community: Lorna Czarnota
(Note: By the end of the conference, each participant will have experienced two of the five intensives.)
Lunch 12-1:00
1-2:30 pm: Closing Session Panel: What we’ve learned and where to go from here.
3:00 Home!
Throughout the weekend there will be time for networking, walking the labyrinth or personal reflection time. Rolling Ridge Retreat Center also offers massages, Reiki, etc for those who want to augment their experience.
Presenters:
Lani Peterson: Psychologist, storyteller and coach, Lani has been learning and teaching about story as a healing art for over ten years. Through her work with individuals, groups, schools, hospitals, prisons and hospices she continues to explore story as a powerful medium for personal growth, connection and change.
Lorna MacDonald Czarnota: holds a Masters degree in Special Education and certification in Trauma Counseling from the University of New York State at Buffalo. Her healing storytelling focus is with at-risk teens, abused woman, and community and personal identification building following disaster and trauma. She is the founder and president of Crossroads Story Center, Inc.
Nancy Mellon: Teacher, artist, storyteller and psychotherapist, Nancy has specialized in healing through the arts for 25 years, teaching widely in the US and abroad. Author of Storytelling with Children, and Storytelling and the Art of Imagination, her newest book, Body Eloquence, won the 20008 US Books Best Books Award in the field of Alternative Medicine.
Elisa Pearmain: Psychotherapist, professional storyteller and award-winning author of two books, including Doorways to the Soul: 52 Wisdom Tales from around the World, Elisa tells bullying prevention stories in schools, and healing stories for adults in performance, workshops and her therapy practice. Elisa is working on a CD on forgiveness through story.
Gail Rosen: Storyteller, hospice consultant, educator and bereavement facilitator, Gail tells stories that explore the "big questions," about life, death, and meaning. Her work serves people in grief support groups, retreats and memorial services, as well as offering training and support for those who work in hospice, pastoral care and related fields.
Laura Simms: Renowned storyteller, writer and humanitarian is presently working in Haiti with Mercy Corps. She is a senior research fellow at Rutgers University Human Rights Center. Author of five books and numerous recordings, she consults on major educational, humanitarian and healing projects. Her most recent book, Our Secret Territory: the Essence of Storytelling, is published by Sentient Books (2011).
Joan Stockbridge: Storyteller, writer, educator and group facilitator, Joan regularly leads narrative groups in mental health and recovery settings. She co-authored a transformative curriculum for use in transitional programs. Author of three collections of folktales, Joan is currently being trained as a Spiritual Director and is developing story materials for use in churches and other sacred settings.
Fran Yardley: Storyteller, retreat director and workshop leader, Fran is committed to exploring the diverse ways in which storytelling can be used for healing. She is Executive Director of Creative Healing Connections, which provides creative experiences to promote healing and growth and co-founder and 12 year co-leader of the Adirondack Arts and Healing Retreat for women with cancer and chronic illness. For the last three years she has also led Arts and Reintegration retreats for women veterans.