Flourishing in Your Personal “Latter Days“

The How of Hope

We often think of hope as a cross-your-fingers wish that luck will go our way. But this kind of hope can be seriously compromised by yesterday’s traumas or regrets or tomorrow’s uncertainties and unknowns. In the gospel of Jesus Christ, however, hope is not just a wish. It is the hinge-point between faith in Christ and Christ-like charity for others. Join us for a rich exploration of what it takes to live in realistic but genuine hope – hope that is a learnable skill, a spiritual gift, and an ever-present possibility.

Ain’t Gonna Study War No More: Skills for Peacemakers

We’ve been invited to be peacemakers in our homes and communities – not so easy! Peace is not just the absence of disagreement, however, but managing disagreement skillfully to get to deeper understanding, better problem-solving, and more genuine forgiveness. What can we learn from scriptures and sound research about generating this kind of peace in families, work settings, and communities?

Forgiving – What it Means & How it’s Done

When we’ve been betrayed by someone we trusted we deserve the peace that comes through forgiving. This is especially true when we have betrayed – and need to forgive – ourselves. But it is easy to get stuck in the forgiveness process and not know how to move forward. We’ll come to a deeper understanding of the principles of forgiveness and apply them to an issue of your choice.

Drawing His Power into Your Life

Priesthood is the authority and power given to men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to administer the affairs of His kingdom, teach His doctrine, serve His children, and perform His prescribed ordinances. How can women with priesthood authority also develop priesthood power as we “act in the earth for the salvation of the human family?

Mindful Living for Latter-day Saints

When it feels like we’re on a runaway train, mindfulness returns us to a place above the fray where we can observe our thoughts and feelings without jumping on board with them. Just a little regular practice with mindfulness can help us feel calmer, more present and engaged in our lives, more spiritually connected, and more aware of positive choices.

Power and Self-Compassion

Power is a preoccupation for many people today. How do we feel confident and powerful, gain impact in a competitive world, and show the world we matter? Or is this what power is even about? Power in the gospel of Jesus Christ is not a four-letter word, but something God wants for each of us. It is an opportunity to influence ourselves and others for good, driven not by shame or blame but by compassion and trust.

Understanding and Deepening our Relationship with God

Doubt, trial, failure, trauma, neglect, fear – all of these and more can interfere with our trust in a loving Father in Heaven. Whatever gets in the way of the trusting relationship you would like to have with God, this seminar-retreat will help you make steps in healing and deepening the most important relationship of your life.

Creating a Life, Part B

Because we never really imagined being 50 (let alone 60 or … ), it’s easy to stutter and stall when we find ourselves passing the middle of whatever we imagined middle age would be. If you’re career is getting stale, your kids are grown, or your previous dreams are simply out of runway, take a day to reflect on where you’ve been and imagine the possibilities ahead.

Mindful Eating

Learn how to reconnect with your body, get off the diet wheel, and develop a peaceful relationship with food in this very experiential class on mindful eating. No monk experience required! Designed for Mormon women, this class explores a new philosophy of eating while giving very practical tips that support a healthy relationship with food. Come experience a new way of eating in a compassionate, fun way.

Restoring Spiritual Abundance After Hard Times

After two years of global hard times, we are ready to stop grieving a normal we lost and start rejoicing in what we have now and hope for tomorrow. Paraphrasing Viktor Frankl: How do we find a why to live, so that we can live with any how? We’ll use sandtray and story to help you find your path to spiritual abundance.

Coping with Loss and Disappointment

Sometimes our losses are obvious, as when we lose a loved one. Other losses are invisible, as when that loved one is physically present but emotionally absent. Sometimes the losses that hurt most involve our dreams, our faith, or our identity. We’ll look at all kinds of loss and disappointment, see the steps in the journey of healing, and begin to create a map for the journey ahead.

Relationships: Seeing What Is, Seeking What’s Next

Relationships are sources of our deepest satisfactions and longings, and our most pressing opportunities for personal growth and change. If you are ready to look at what your relationship with a spouse, child, parent, sibling, or friend can teach you about you, come explore where you are stuck and how to get in motion again.

The Power of Knowing When to Quit

To paraphrase Ecclesiastes, there is a time for hope and a time to refrain from hoping. But how can we know the difference? Whether in relationships, jobs, life patterns, or dreams, resilience and patience are essential skills for crafting a meaningful life. And sometimes we need resilience and patience to write off what we want now so we can eventually get what we want most. We’ll explore how we can know when to stay and when to quit, and how to carry out the hard work in either decision.

Training

We periodically offer professional training in sandtray, forgiveness, mindfulness, and spirituality in therapy. Check back with us for future events.