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January & February Events

All classes below will be held at

Eccles Community Art Center
2580 Jefferson Ave, Ogden
To register call 801-392-6935 or email
eccles@xmission.com

Introduction to Women’s Circle : A women’s circle is a group of women who share, explore, build skills and encourage one another to live authentically in mind, body, heart, and spirit. Join me for this fun and interactive introduction to women’s circles.

Saturday, January 14, 2012

10:00
a.m. to 12:00 noon

Tuition: $12 members, $15 nonmembers

 

Women’s Circle: Who I am: “Who do you see when you look in the mirror?” If you answered crow’s feet, you should call to sign up, because you were asked “Who” not what. I will assist you in exploring the following concepts:
What it means to be Me?;
Learn the big L.I.E.;
Create more space and flow in your life;
Determining the ‘You Are Here’ on your road map;
and ‘You are the One’ you’ve been waiting for.
This fun, interactive group experience will start you on the journey
to strengthening the bond … with You. You can’t see where you are going if you don’t know where you are!

February 6 through March 12, 2012

Mondays, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Tuition: $42 members, $45 nonmembers.

Introduction to Mother/Daughter Circle: A mother/daughter circle
creates a safe space to strengthen bonds, improve communication and affirm the unique dynamic that the mother/daughter relationship creates. Join me for this fun and interactive introduction to the
mother/daughter circle. Open to mother/daughters of all ages!!!

Saturday, February 18, 2012

10:00
a.m. to 12:00 noon

Tuition: $10 members, $12 nonmembers

Do you want Less Stress and More Joy this year? Boundaries~

My post holiday discussions seem to have a consistent theme of “I am so glad that is over”. Aren’t we supposed to enjoy the olidays? Why do the always leave us exhausted? I think a discussion on Boundaries is in order (better late than never). Many of you that now me have heard me talk about this topic quite a bit. If we start the year off with better boundaries, by the time the next holiday season starts we will be set up for success!

Boundaries: The way we teach the world how to treat us. The behaviors we hold others to.

A boundary is a behavior or way of being that you hold ‘others’
to, in relation to you. It is about other people’s actions, again in relation
directly to you. Crossed boundaries are generally times/behaviors that make you feel uncomfortable, uneasy, drain you or zap your energy. Strong boundaries keep abusive, needy, or non-nourishing people at a reasonable distance from you so that you are not drained and can spend your time feeling more joy and less stress on a daily basis. I also extend the word boundary to the way we treat ourselves. If we don’t treat ourselves well, it is much harder to create boundaries with others.

Boundaries are your natural ability/skill to say no, and act as a filter to outside pressures and either permit or not allow certain people, behaviors or situations to enter your defined “space”. This does not mean building a wall around you. It is about the actions others and those influences on you and your ability to hold your own space. Boundaries can be categorized into many areas – during the holidays a lot of boundary violations tend to be in the Personal, Family and Friends/Peers area-

Personal : We violate personal boundaries by overindulging in food and drink,  overextending ourselves financially, and by feeling obligated to do things that really don’t give us joy ( I call this “shoulding” on ourselves).

Family: Family violates our boundaries in a whole different way – obligations, emotionally, time traps, financially and sometimes even physically.

Friends/Peers: obligations, time traps, emotionally 

Here are my top 3 tips for creating less stress and more joy this
year by setting healthy boundaries

1)     JUST SAY NO – sounds simple doesn’t it? This is the hardest one for most people.

2)     If it doesn’t bring you JOY or stresses you out, don’t do it- this is challenging at first, but will
get easier.

3)     Make a list of 10 ways people violate your boundaries, and what you might do to create boundaries with that person. Awareness is the first step. You can also take this a step further and list 10 ways that you violate other people’s boundaries