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P.R.A.C. for Life Alumni Program



P.R.A.C. for Life Alumni Program


PRAC for Life: An eight-month personal development course for increasing self awareness, identifying your life's purpose, and building communication and leadership skills.We are pleased and excited to offer P.R.A.C. Alumni, designed solely for graduates of the P.R.A.C. for Life training program to continue their learning.

The last exercise as a P.R.A.C. 3 student is to compose and read publicly A Personal Constitution for Life. Alumni will focus on implementing your constitution, and on what it means to be directed by personal values and ethics. You will be supported in your commitment to putting your unique life purpose into action in all areas of your life, and to living in a state of congruity. Using life supervision and/or client supervision, we will focus on the practical application of leadership skills.

P.R.A.C. for Life Alumni students are leaders in our community. That is both a privilege and a responsibility. In the Western world, we are new to the ways of understanding the importance of community. Clearmind is evolving to address this challenge.

We look forward to providing a rich, passionate, exciting year of discovery and continued growth! If you have any questions, or would like to register, please contact Karen Goodfellow at alumni@clearmind.com or Marion Baker at marion.baker@clearmind.com.

So far, our group has developed a Vision Statement, Mission Statement, Guiding Principles and our Strategic Direction. We've also sponsored social and fundraising events.

Further Plans include:

  • One support group a month. The focus will be on group dynamics and expanding your awareness of self in relationship to others. It will be a place to learn about yourself through process work, a continued journey using your life as your curriculum. In this group you will be supported in expanding your authentic self and increasing your ability to be in genuine contact with others.
  • Guest speaker / mini workshop nights. These are rich experiential and educational evenings offering an introduction to theories complementary to Clearmind. This year we welcome back creativity with art in therapy, further explore the potent ground of human sexuality as a means of growth, and offer new and exciting presenters!

Vision

We are a self-sustaining collective of Clearmind graduates committed to serving the community and creating personal and professional development for our members.

Mission Statement

The Clearmind Alumni’s mission is to pursue ongoing personal and professional support and skills through events.

Guiding Principles

  • Leadership
  • Authenticity
  • Connection
  • Joy 'n Fun

Group Meeting - Honour Code

Respect:

  • Equality/equal consideration of self and other
  • On time
  • Hand raised to speak
  • No private conversations
  • Technology off

Accountability:

  • Show up and participate
  • On purpose/productivity
  • Committed
  • Shared responsibility
  • Organized
  • Prepared
  • No wasting time
  • Clean-no substance
  • Containment
  • Self monitoring (not over-relying on facilitator)
  • Responsibility for our own upsets

Safety:

  • confidentiality
  • for personal issues, we abide by Clearmind’s confidentiality framework
  • for our alumni work, we generally aren’t bound by confidentiality about what we’re up to (heck-tell everyone). If there is some need for non-disclosure, it will be apparent and we’ll make agreements at that time.
  • no attacking or projections... remain curious

Openness:

  • Undefended
  • Curious

Group Energy Negotiable (ideal)-see also our values which should cover this:

  • We stay linear when we need to and keep a social energy as much as we can (balance)
  • Holding highest vision
  • Creative
  • Optimism, enthusiasm

P.R.A.C. for Life - More Information



Upcoming Connectures

Vancouver

No July Connecture

Wednesday August 7, 2013
7:30 PM
Unity of Vancouver
5840 Oak Street at 41st
Lecture Location Map

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Upcoming Workshops

Vancouver

The Awakening
June 21 to 23, 2013

Liverpool

The Awakening
June 28 to 30, 2013

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Community Events

Springbrook Barbeque: June 9

Come and have some fun at Springbrooke while the sun is shining! Marion is hosting a pot luck bar-b-q on Sunday June 9 from 11 am to 5 pm. Lunch at 1 pm. Details on home page.

Clearmind on the Radio: Reframing Everyday Dilemmas

On May 22, Clearmind's Craig Wanless and Satu Springer discussed how to reframe everday dilemmas on Co-Op Radio's Conscious Living Radio channel. You can hear their discussion here. (Note: there are several minutes of music at the start of the audio track, which you can skip through if you wish.)

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Ticket Locations

Complimentary tickets for Vancouver connectures can be picked up at these locations.

Banyen Books
Reflections Books
Cafe of Life