Medicine Wheel Wisdom and the 12 Steps
(started was postoned from 1/9/2024 becasue of strom)
Our modern thinking gives us goals to meet and looks for the event that will solve our “problems.” This linear way is not found in nature. Indigenous people, being more in touch with natural processes, tend to view change as a circular process. In this workshop we will view the 12 Steps and other transformational life processes from this perspective - on the Medicine Wheel. To lead this workshop, Jim Frank draws from his many years of personal recovery and native spirituality. In a circle, we will also see how ritual and sharing can help us to rediscover the old way of seeing our life’s challenges on the circle and the wheel and how to use the 12 steps to transform them.
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Highlights
Learn a new way of thinking and seeing Take away a map of understanding of many teachings and traditions Improve your spiritual practice Know your place on the wheel Not just for "12 Step People" |
This is a workshop for everyone, not just addicts.
The
aim of this workshop is to move towards metaphoric thinking, like indigenous
people think. The Native American Medicine Wheel models a four sided
transformational process that is both ancient and alive. The four directions of
the wheel describe our world, and their study allows them to be accessed as
guides on our personal journeys. We will explore how recent findings in Brain
Science inform our spiritual journeys. We will see how 'spiritual
practice' supports a life based on prayer, meditation and self-examination.
The
Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous are the core transformational tool of the
modern self-help movement and they are the most successful method known for
addiction recovery. When worked with the Medicine Wheel, these two models
of transformation provide a powerful synergy. The steps offer clear imperatives
while the Medicine Wheel can answer the question, "What
step am I on?" This
is especially useful for those who are recovering from multiple addictions. But
even more significant is that the Medicine Wheel facilitates using the Twelve
Steps for life events other than alcoholism or addiction. This works for
all of life’s events, not just addictions. It puts the steps into practice in
all one's affairs.
Other Stuff: There will be COVID protocols that may include tests amd masks - all attendees must be vaccinated.
Cost: There is no charge for this workshop but donations will be accepted. As a guideline, in the past I have received up to $175.00 for this program. Checks can be mailed to P.O.Box 503, Malvern, PA 19355. Using Paypal will let you use a credit card: paypal.me/JimFrankMalvern).