St. Michael's College, U of T
The Centre for Spirituality at Work offers programs
to help you deepen the connection between
who you are and the work you do. You might be employed,
self-employed, retired, a volunteer, or some
combination – the key is to fi nd purpose, meaning
and fulfi llment in whatever you regard as your work,
your service. Leaders and participants practice any
faith tradition, or may call themselves “spiritual-notreligious”.
Programs take place near Yonge & Bloor
at Toronto Grace Hospital, our partner. See www.
SpiritualityAtWork.org for more details.
Founding Director, Sherry Connolly, MBA, MDiv, DMin
(cand.)
$40 - $30 early-bird fee or preregister and pay what you can
The Centre for Spirituality at Work offers programs
to help you deepen the connection between
who you are and the work you do. You might be employed,
self-employed, retired, a volunteer, or some
combination – the key is to fi nd purpose, meaning
and fulfi llment in whatever you regard as your work,
your service. Leaders and participants practice any
faith tradition, or may call themselves “spiritual-notreligious”.
Programs take place near Yonge & Bloor
at Toronto Grace Hospital, our partner.
See www.SpiritualityAtWork.org for more details.
Founding Director, Sherry Connolly, MBA, MDiv, DMin
(cand.)
Instructor: Elizabeth Verwey An award-winning entrepreneur who helps self-employed people manage their time & space more effectively. www. OfficeMentors.com
It can be lonely out there …. With other self-employed professionals, freelancers and entrepreneurs, determine and act on the next step to strengthen or build your business. Identify what’s important now, and set your own monthly goals. Learn about important practices for being successfully self-employed, as well as spend time brainstorming, reviewing your goals, and problem solving. Both during and following the program, build a larger ongoing community for yourself and your business to encourage and mentor one another.
Date: 3 Mondays, Oct 1, Nov.
5, Dec. 3, 2007
Time: 6:45 – 9:45 pm
Fee: $130/$145,
Blue Card:
$105/$120
Materials: $25
Instructor: Helen Peacock, MSc. Past President of the International Enneagram Association, consultant in leadership, teambuilding, and change management. www.Turning-Point-Intl.com
Are you able to communicate, give feedback and manage confl ict at work so that others truly understand what you mean to say, do not feel defensive, and actually improve their performance? The Enneagram is a powerful system that enables profound insights into our motivations, beliefs, focus of attention, and habits of thinking and feeling. Learn concrete ways for your Enneagram style to relate more effectively with others. This program is designed for people already familiar with their Enneagram style, and an introductory session will be held for those who aren’t.
Date: Oct.13, 2007
Time:6:45 – 9:45 pm
and 10:00am – 4:30
pm,
5:30 to 6:30pm Friday
for introductory session
Fee: $130/$145,
Blue Card:
$105/$120
Materials: $25
Introductory session: $15
Instructor: G. Ross Lawford, PhD, former Health Sciences professor & researcher, business executive, trained in mediation, community building, alternative health techniques and spiritual practices. Author of The Quest for Authentic Power: Getting Past Manipulation, Control, And Self-Limiting Beliefs.
Stress has surpassed the common cold as the most prevalent occupational health and productivity Centre for Spirituality at Work www.spiritualityatwork.org 50 | Continuing Education 2007-2008 problem. Its associated effects can be crippling to mind and spirit as well as the physical body. Stress reduces your effectiveness, blocks your creativity, and damages your relationships as it saps your vitality and undermines your overall wellness. But life doesn’t have to be this way! Learn how to create a more abundant, less stressful life for yourself at work, at home, and at play by living inside out.
Date: 3 Thursdays, Nov. 8, 15, 22, 2007
Time: 6:45 – 9:45 pm
Fee:$130/$145,
Blue Card:
$105/$120
Instructor: Freedom & Satyam Malhotra, MBA & Physical Therapist. Brothers who help people lead professional & personal lives of greater self-understanding, health, freedom, love, and acceptance. Authors of Born on the Mountaintop: Reclaim Your Life and Unleash Your Spirit. www.MeMagic.com
How can you replace your stresses and fears at work with passion and creativity? Tap into the 12 everyday psychological addictions, the root causes that might be depleting your mental and emotional energies and blocking your success at work. Through this in depth process, your own diagnosis and insights will emerge. The resulting self-understanding and your new knowledge about your relationships will ground the action plan that you will then develop to help you break free from psychological blocks and lead you to a place of greater happiness, productivity, and fulfi llment.
Date: Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007
Time: 10:00 am – 4:30 pm
Fee:$100/$115,
Blue Card: $75/$90
Materials: $20
Instructor: Rev. Dr. Tim Elliott. Vocation Consultant for individuals & organizations; conference leader & speaker; jazz pianist; Anglican minister. Author of Clarity & Courage: Life as an Improvised Journey. www.TimElliott.ca
Most people spend more time planning a vacation than they do thinking about their life. In order to move forward with confi dence and fi nd your vocation, both clarity and courage are necessary. This Centre for Spirituality at Work www.spiritualityatwork.org Continuing Education 2007-2008 | 51 program gives you time for personal self-refl ection, sharing with a partner, and group discussion, all within the context of the discernment model, Clarity and Courage. Come with your musings about your career restlessness, your retirement, your job loss, or other major life changes. And enjoy the live piano music that will help us on the journey.
Date: Feb 5, 12, 2008
Time: 6:45 – 9:30 pm
Fee:$160/$175,
Blue Card:
$135/$150
Materials: $20
Instructor: Kathleen Conway, M.A. Communications trainer, certifi ed as a coach and facilitator by the Center for Creative Leadership, trainer candidate with CNVC. www.CamdenCommunications.com & www.CNVC.org.
Be introduced to a simple yet profound process for preventing or peacefully resolving differences by deeply connecting with another person`s feelings and needs as well as with your own. Increase goodwill and cooperation among team-members and with others; resolve differences with your co-workers and accommodate different viewpoints; break patterns of thinking that lead to anger, depression and stress; nurture and build family relationships. Constructive Communication (aka Compassionate Nonviolent Communication) is based on the work of Marshall Rosenberg, Ph.D., founder of the Center for Nonviolent Communication.
Date: Feb. 23 or Apr 2, 9,16,
2008
Time:10:00-4:30 or 6:45-
9:30
Fee: $100/$115,
Blue Card: $75/$90
or
Fee:$130/$145
Blue Card: $105/$120
Materials: $10
www.spiritualityatwork.org
Instructor: Sybilla Mannsfeldt Career management specialist in pre-retirement and retirement counseling; certifi ed as a Mid-Life and Long-Life Directions Consultant by Drs. Janice Brewi and Anne Brennan.
It’s time to retire the word “retire” and fi nd renewal and passion for the new chapter in your life. First, do a series of self-assessment exercises for personal growth and self-awareness, exploring psychological and spiritual dimensions and the necessary developmental tasks for “growing” rather than “getting” old. Then, review various activity options that can give your life meaning and purpose: paid and unpaid work for productive, enriching years to realize your potential, make a contribution to society, and leave a legacy. For those considering retirement, just there, or already retired and wondering “what next?”.
Date: 4 Tuesdays, Apr. 22,
29, May 6, 13, 2008
Time: 6:45 to 9:45pm
Fee: $160/$175,
Blue Card: $135/$150
Materials: $65
Register through www.SpiritualityAtWork.org, where you will fi nd more details about each program. Pay for fees and Materials: securely and confi dentially on-line by credit card, or mail a cheque to: Centre for Spirituality at Work, Box 100,162 Spruce St., Toronto M5A 2J5. Contact 416-482-9175, info@SpiritualityAtWork.org. A lower tuition fee applies for registrations & payments received by the earlybird date (usually 7 days in advance). For cancellations received by the earlybird date, $25 administration fee is withheld, or you may substitute another person for no additional fee until the program begins.