Come and explore what the earth means to us and our spirituality by hearing fascinating true stories of the natural world. We will have a hands-on outdoor activity that will help create a soul memory of our time with the earth. It will be a time to reflect, share and experience the effect that the earth has on our spirituality and the quality of our work life.

Where: Colonel Samuel Smith Park, Etobicoke, Toronto

(On Lake Ontario - Kipling Avenue and the Lake Shore Blvd. West. Meet in the end parking lot closest to the water. We will gather around the sign to the park entrance just off to the side of the end parking lot. TTC accessible). Workshop will begin at 10:00 a.m. You may want to bring a packed lunch for a picnic in the park afterwards. The workshop is limited to 15 people. Please reserve your place in advance through mkarsh@arborvitae.org. Please let Marianne know if you are not able to attend in order that she be able to bring someone in from the waiting list.

Your Workshop Facilitator: Marianne Karsh, RFP, M.Sc.F.

Marianne Karsh is a registered professional forester, researcher and director of Arborvitae, an organization that nurtures spirituality through nature. An experienced facilitator and author, she has a deep passion for reconnecting people to the earth and has an in-depth knowledge of spiritual and earth honouring traditions. The workshop will use hands-on experiences of nature to build the connections to the earth, providing opportunities to practise and share with each other.

 Fees:  Suggested donation, $40.00

The workshop leaders are donating their time, and the revenues are needed to operate the Centre for Spirituality at Work, a volunteer non-profit organization whose mission is supporting individuals in transforming the experience and outcomes of work.

Background:

Intuition has been called a core competency for the new millennium. Also referred to as instinct, flashes, hunches, inner wisdom and guidance, intuition is effortless insight outside the "normal" logical thinking process. It is the compass of our soul that usually points in the right direction. As we experience an unprecedented level of accelerated change, we will increasingly need to allow our intuitive selves to become a vital part of our personal productivity.

This course will serve as an introduction to accessing, listening to and acting on our inner wisdom at work.

The course will be taught through a mixture of discussion, meditation and experiential exercises. The participant will learn to:

• Recognize the "aha" feeling in the gut and heart
• Tap "the intuitive flow"
• Identify the "language" of intuition
• Identify and over come blocks to trusting intuition.
• Use intuition in decision making and problem solving
• Access intuition through guided writing
• Develop and tap intuition every day life through simple tools

 Where: BAHA'I Centre, 288 Bloor Street West West between Spadina and St. George,Toronto

Your Workshop Facilitator: Rhonda Malomet

Rhonda Malomet is a Toronto-based facilitator and journalist whose life-long fascination with intuition has led her to cultivate it in herself and write about it. As an employment counsellor in a community agency, Rhonda used her insight to help hundreds of individuals achieve their goals, and coached them to trust their own inner voices. As a freelance writer, she used her own guidance to determine saleable story ideas. Rhonda has written about intuition for national magazines and has been interviewed on radio and television. She believes that accessing, listening to and acting on intuition is a practical skill that everyone can develop to enhance his or her work life.

Fees:  Suggested donation, $40.00

The workshop leaders are donating their time, and the revenues are needed to operate the Centre for Spirituality at Work, a volunteer non-profit organization whose mission is supporting individuals in transforming the experience and outcomes of work.

To register: Please send an e-mail to: Rhonda Malomet at:

This workshop is for you:

• If you are not truly looking forward to going to work every day
• If you want to continue to grow personally and spiritually at work and in your personal life
• If you want to find the work of your heart

In this workshop you will learn a proven five-step approach to help you identify career options which are based on the needs of you heart and your spirit. You will also experience a set of deep relaxation exercises, affirmations, a process for asking for guidance, and a visualization exercise.

Where: BAHA'I Centre, 288 Bloor Street West West between Spadina and St. George, Toronto

Your Workshop Facilitator: George Beshara

George Beshara is the author of the Careers for Heart and Spirit, which brings a spiritual approach to the career planning process.

He is a career transition coach and professional trainer with more than 20 years of consulting and human resources experience and who has been in private practice since 1983. During this time he has helped thousands of individuals from all walks of life in their career transition through his workshops, individual counseling, and self-study program "Direct Approach to Employment" and Careers for Heart and Spirit. In addition, George has developed and/or delivered numerous comprehensive training programs. In fact, more than 100,000 individuals in Canada have experienced renewal and personal growth as a result of completing one or more of his programs.

Fees:  Suggested donation, $40.00

The workshop leaders are donating their time, and the revenues are needed to operate the Centre for Spirituality at Work, a volunteer non-profit organization whose mission is supporting individuals in transforming the experience and outcomes of work.

To register: Please send an e-mail to: George Beshara at: george@heartandspirit.com

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With Marie-Andrée Michaud

At the root of all conscious doing is being who we really are. "We may get to a point where our external labors and the opus of the soul are one and the same, inseparable. Then the satisfactions of our work will be deep and long lasting, undone neither by failures nor by flashes of success." Thomas Moore, Care of the Soul.

Since the true teacher is found within everyone of us, this workshop is a privileged time and space to be with ourselves, to know and befriend ourselves, to say yes to the gift of our being in its shadow as well as in its light.

This is a primarily experiential workshop blending meditation, gentle movement, art and/or writing exploration as well as sharing.

In its simplicity, freedom and reverence for life, this workshop can profoundly healing. It can help us to become more compassionate with ourselves and others at work as well as clearer in our choices and decision-making processes.

Where: BAHA'I Centre, 288 Bloor Street West between Spadina and St. George, Toronto

Your Workshop Facilitator: Marie-Andrée Michaud

Marie-Andrée Michaud is a broadcaster, writer, speaker and facilitator. She has hosted national radio programs for the CBC's French network, Radio Canada. She published two books on the subject, the most recent one called La Voie du Coeur (The Way of the Heart) which is in the process of being translated in English. She has given conferences in Toronto and Montreal and has conducted a series of workshops last spring in Toronto. Marie-Andrée will be an interviewer-on-stage at the Toronto International Festival of Authors at Harbourbront in the fall. She will also offer a new series of workshops and is currently writing a third book on spirituality.

Fees: Suggested donation, $40.00

The workshop leaders are donating their time, and the revenues are needed to operate the Centre for Spirituality at Work, a volunteer non-profit organization whose mission is supporting individuals in transforming the experience and outcomes of work.

To register: Please send an e-mail to: Marie-Andrée Michaud at: mamichaud@sprint.ca

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