"Women's Wisdom" course @ The Yoga Place

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This document outlines the eight week course I am facilitating titled "Women's Wisdom".

There are 8 parts to this

1. A preamble which explains how a woman can uncover her own Wisdom and live a more fulfilling and authentic life by becoming aware of the Goddess archetypes which are active in her and the physiological, psychogical and spiritual changes which occur at different stages in her life.
2. Part two outlines the objective of this course and the benefits which will flow when you achieve it.
3. Timing and dates
4. Costs
5. Course style
6. Prescribed reading
7. Course content
8. Joining the course

Preamble

Why is it that one woman values marriage and children, while another places primary importance on independence and achievement ? Why is it that in one setting a woman may be an extroverted, logical professional who pays attention to detail, while in another she may be transformed into an introverted homebody ? The more complex the woman, Dr. Bolen points out, the more likely she is to have many Goddesses active within her. Knowledge of the "Goddesses" provides women with a means of understanding themselves and their relationships with men and women, with their parents, lovers and children. These Goddess patterns also offers insights into what is motivating, compelling, frustrating or satisfying to some women and not to others. The task is to decide which to cultivate and which to overcome. Through your reading and our meetings we will will be exploring the different Goddesses and doing just this.

There are many Goddesses active in everywoman ! Which ones operate in You ?.

At each stage of a Woman's life, there are various biological changes which coincide with changes in psychology and spirituality. Through Dr. Borysenko's groundbreaking book we will explore how women can align themselves with the physical changes that occur at the thirteen stages of their lives - to maximise the health and well being as well as discover the extraordinary power that comes with each new level of growth.


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Course Objective and outcomes

This objective of this eight week Course - Women's Wisdom - is to assist you in ongoing process of self discovery, self expression, health and happiness.

• During the eight weeks you will be learning about seven Goddess archetypes, discover which are active within you, how they impact you, which to cultivate and which to overcome
• You will be developing an experiential awareness of your own individual nature within this framework.
• You will identify the thirteen stages of a Woman's life and the challenges, opportunities and wisdom which each stage brings
• You will be learning about how various things such as food, the weather, emotions, the time of day, your age and your surroundings (colours, smells, people etc.) effect you.
• You will be experimenting with these variables during the class and between classes. Through these experiments you will be able to experientially link the ideas we discuss to your subjective experience - you will be discovering who you really are and how you are connected and influenced by the Universe and everything in it.

This new awareness will help you in many ways

• You will learn to understand and accept yourself more (self-awareness and self-acceptance)
• You will learn to understand and accept others for who and why they are the way they are
• You will recognise the Universe in your Self and your Self in the Universe. This sense of connection or union is the basis of true non denominational Spirituality
• You will be learning a new way to experience and see the World

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Timing & Dates

We will meet every Tuesday morning for one and a half hours: 9.30am -11.00am starting on the 27th October and ending on the 15th December.

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Costs

The cost of the course is $200. This excludes the prescribed reading material and other things which you will be buying to experiment with - food, essential oils / incense etc.
Coaching clients - your cost is $100.

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Course Style

The "style" of our work will be inter developmental and experiential I will be acting as a guide and facilitator to coach your own Wisdom out of you. I will be requesting that you experiment and try on what you learn and uncover between our sessions. This means that the majority of what you get from this course will come from what you do between sessions. Self responsibility is a key word.

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Prescribed reading

We will be working on material from two main books which I ask that you read before we start the course. I am asking you to actively contribute to this course.

Title	Author	Publisher etc	Cover	Order from Amazon.com
Goddesses in Everywoman: A New Psychology of Women "	Bolen, Jean Shinoda	Harper Perennial, 1985 ISBN 0-06-091291-X and 0-06-250082-1		Click on this image to order from Amazon.com
A Woman's Life : The Biology, Psychology and Spirituality of the Feminine Life Cycle	Borysenko, Joan	Riverhead Books, New York, 1998 ISBN 1-57322-651-3		Click on this image to order from Amazon.com

Bolen, Jean Shinoda, "Goddesses in Everywoman: A New Psychology of Women ", Harper Perennial, 1985
ISBN 0-06-091291-X and 0-06-250082-1

Borysenko, Joan, " A Woman's Life : The Biology, Psychology and Spirituality of the Feminine Life Cycle ", Riverhead Books, New York, 1998 ISBN 1-57322-651-3

Course Content

Week #
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight

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Joining the program

You will need to reserve your space. You can do that by contacting me either by phone or e-mail

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