August 2005 Newsletter
Online Issue # 10

Upcoming Calendar:

Discovery Writing: Creating A Future^SM

For NEW Students:

Discovery Writing: Creating A Future
This six-session class uses process writing as a way to explore what you truly desire; it is also a path to follow in creating your future.

Fall Schedule 2005

Saturday mornings ( 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. )
     September 24  October 8, 22  November 5, 19  December 3

Tuesday evenings ( 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. )
     September 27  October 11, 25  November 8, 22  December 6

Winter Schedule 2006

Saturday mornings ( 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. )
     January 21  February 4, 18  March 4, 18  April 1

Monday evenings ( 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. )
     January 30  February 13, 27  March 13, 27  April 10

View the online flyer to learn more about Discovery Writing: Creating A Future

For FORMER Students:

2005 Discovery Writing Weekend Retreat for Women

The 9th annual Discovery Writing fall retreat is scheduled for the weekend of October 14-16 at StoneyWoods Retreat Center. The theme for this year's retreat is “To Go Beyond.” I've invited Terry Pearson to join me as the first guest co-facilitator. Terry is a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Facilitator who teaches at the Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota and also at The Marsh.

Invitations will be mailed in late August to all of the women who have taken Discovery Writing classes. If you hope to join us for the fall retreat, please pencil the dates on your calendar now. Depending on how quickly the retreat fills, I might offer several openings to women who are interested in Discovery Writing but who have not yet taken the class.

2006 Year-long Group

I will offer one, possibly two, year-long groups beginning next January and meeting monthly through December 2006. The year-long groups are a wonderful way to continue the listening-writing process and support ongoing discovery. Detailed information about the groups will be mailed to all former Discovery Writing students around Thanksgiving.

Intentional Living—Meaningful Work ^SM

For New Students:

Intentional Living—Meaningful Work will be offered again this winter through The Compleat Scholar program at the University of Minnesota. The four-session class will meet at the Continuing Education and Conference Center on the St. Paul campus on the following Wednesday evenings: February 1, 8, 15, 22 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Registrations will be handled by The Compleat Scholar Program at 612-625-7777. Feel free to contact Laurie Mattila directly if you have specific questions about the class itself.

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