Peace
Works at The Mountain
Fostering
hope, responsibility and sustainability, Peace
Works dares to envision – and achieve
– the creation of a dynamic entity that
will draw people together to build energizing,
sustainable and activist communities.
Peace
Works offers programs with
academic components and experiential learning
to interfaith, multicultural constituencies.
In partnership with educational institutions,
peace and justice-making organizations, and
congregations of all faiths, Peace Works programs
seek to empower individuals and organizations
to, in Gandhi’s words, “be the
change they wish to see.” Peace Works
strives to . . .
- Further
understand the history of violence;
- Learn
about peace and justice activism;
- Develop
resources for non-violent leadership;
and
- Energize
citizens to effect change in personal,
local and global communities.
Peace
Programs Scheduled for 2008
Steps
to Peace
Click
on the year below to see the peace programs
we have previously hosted:
2005
| 2006
| 2007
| 2008
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Cultivating
Inner and Outer Peace
Nonviolent
Communication
Tools for The Journey
October
26 - November 2, 2008
While the
Scholarship deadline has passed,
the Early Bird pricing has been
extended!
Be
sure to arrive early on Sunday
(Oct. 26 – 1:00 pm) for
an Introduction for Newcomers
to Nonviolent Communication –
"Laying the
Groundwork for the Week Together."
ALL PARTICIPANTS WELCOME!! |
An
intensive week-long residential training
in the beautiful, serene and secluded
environment of
The Mountain Retreat & Learning
Center in the Nantahala National Forest
near
Highlands, North Carolina.
In
companionship with The Mountain, this
7-day life skills and awareness retreat
will be facilitated by Jeff Brown,
Mark Feinknopf, Cynthia Moe and Myra
Walden, four well-known and experienced
trainers with combined teaching/coaching/community
building/counseling experience of
eighty plus years. Participants will
have the opportunity to learn tools
for self understanding, more peaceful
connection with others, and more harmonious
living. Safe space will be provided
in which to deepen ability to sustain
peaceful presence and to "become
the change you wish to see in the
world.”
Nonviolent Communication is both a
concrete set of communication skills
and a spiritual practice that helps
us to see our common humanity and
live more peacefully. NVC is a learnable
process for creating emotional freedom,
self acceptance, inner peace and fulfilling
relationships. It involves honest
expression, empathic listening and
the development of a more compassionate
inner relationship.
People around the world are using
NVC skills to transform conflict,
create harmony in their relationships
and build a world where everyone’s
needs are met through compassionate
giving without coercion or violence.
The program begins with dinner on
October 26 and concludes with lunch
on November 2. The standard rate for
this program is $1490 if paid by September
9, 2008, and $1590 after September
9. Double-room accommodations, delicious
healthy meals and all programs are
included. Two people who register
together on the same form may deduct
$100 from each of their rates. A limited
number of private rooms are available
for an additional $770.
Contact
Myra Walden for
Program and Scholarship information.
Click here for Application
Form.
For
further information, contact The
Mountain or call us at
828-526-5838, ext. 0.
Facilitator
Biographes
Jeff
Brown, MA
— (email)
Jeff Brown, MA,
is a certified trainer with the
Center for Nonviolent Communication,
and offers communication and conflict
resolution services to businesses,
organizations, couples and individuals
throughout the United States and
beyond. In the Fall of 2007, he
spent five weeks in South Korea
and Japan sharing NVC. Jeff has
a master’s degree in Spiritual
Psychology, and is also trained
in community mediation and victim-offender
reconciliation. He lives in St.
Louis, Missouri.
Mark
Feinknopf —
(email)
Mark has a deep
passion for facilitating connections
— in personal relationships,
families, working organizations,
neighborhoods and cities. For
over 50 years, as an architect,
urban planner and community-involved
citizen, he has worked in collaborative
relationships with people of all
ages from diverse backgrounds.
Mark’s involvement with
Nonviolent Communication, Sociocracy
and Appreciative Inquiry has enhanced
his understanding of the inter-related
consciousness that is necessary
to attain and sustain harmonious,
trusting human connection. He
is committed to and excited about
sharing his learning in order
to live in a more peaceful and
sustainable world. Mark is a Recognized
Facilitator of the Georgia Network
for Nonviolent Communication,
has a Master’s degree in
Architecture from Harvard University
and a Bachelor’s degree
in Industrial Administration from
Yale University.
Cynthia
Moe
— (email)
Cynthia’s
skills derived during earlier
life while focused on raising
two boys, teaching high school,
college age and private school
students, community outreach,
and business consulting and are
now blending to enrich her specialization
on relationship enhancement —
personal and professional. Having
witnessed and experienced the
relationship and consciousness
transformation that can occur
through relanguaging the interactions
using NVC, she is committed to
sharing these tools wherever and
whenever possible. Cynthia also
loves introducing organizations
to the dynamic effectiveness and
ease of meetings and decision-making
made possible by combining the
principles of the Sociocratic
and Appreciative Inquiry models
with NVC language. She is a Recognized
Facilitator of the Georgia Network
for Nonviolent Communication,
has a Master’s of Art degree
from the University of Georgia
and a Bachelor’s degree
in Business Education from the
University of Florida.
Myra
Walden, MA, LCPC
— (email)
Myra Walden, MA,
LCPC, is a certified trainer with
the Center for Nonviolent Communication,
and was trained and certified
by Dr. Marshall Rosenberg, founder
of NVC. Originally from Mexico,
she teaches transformational thinking,
listening and speaking skills
in schools, human service organizations,
corporations and churches in the
United States and Mexico. Myra
has practiced psychotherapy for
17 years. She lives in West Chicago,
Illinois. |
In
The Midst of Violence & War . .
. a song of peace
December
5 - 7, 2008
With Stefan Andre Waligur
The
Mountain is honored to welcome internationally
renowned contemplative, musician and
composer Stefan Andre Waligur. With
Stefan’s gentle guidance we’ll
engage in dialog about peacemaking and
the nature of violence. Stefan’s
calling is to lead gatherings in original
song/chanting, in silence and in conversation
and storytelling on peacemaking.
We’ll sing new songs for peace
and justice, share stories, learn of
some well known and some lesser known
peacemakers who are inspiring us today.
Through music, nature, laughter, silence
and thought provoking conversational
engagement, we will expand our own circle
of awareness and peaceful influence.
No musical experience is required to
participate. If you play an instrument
you are encouraged to bring it along!
As a special treat, we will make music
for peace with the Senior High Youth
Conference participants on Saturday
night.
Make space in your busy life for spiritual
reflection and renewal at The Mountain!
$143
Adults and $90 Youth/Students
to age 25
Commuter Rate - $113
(program and meals
only) |
About
Stefan Andre Waligur . . .
Since September 11, 2001, Stefan has
led gatherings of people in the United
States, Europe and Israel/Palestine
in singing new songs of peace and justice.
A friend of the Community of Taize and
the Community of Plum Village in France,
Stefan brings a contemplative perspective
and an interfaith sensitivity to his
music and his presentation of peacemaking.
He has just returned from living in
Ireland for two years where he has composed
new music for peace based on Celtic
melodies. His CD “Blessed are
The Peacemakers” and songbook
Songs of Peace are available in books
stores in the U.S. and at Stephan's
website.
Program participation is limited to
25, so please register right away in
order to assure your space. Click
here for a printable flyer.
Click here for
a Registration Form. |
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