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Thanks for Your Payment of $75 for
our SoulCollage® Retreat
on Nov. 17, 2019
Please fill in this form to complete your registration,
so we can contact you with any updates.
Thanks!
We look forward to seeing you at the retreat.
12 E. Thomas St. Shelter Island
Thanks for Your Payment of $75 for
our SoulCollage® Retreat
on Nov. 17, 2019
Please fill in this form to complete your registration,
so we can contact you with any updates.
Thanks!
We look forward to seeing you at the retreat.
12 E. Thomas St. Shelter Island
Jeanne Marie Merkel
Empowering Individuals
to Navigate their Lives
with Boldness, Skill and Creative Vision
Certified Professional Coach
Retreat Facilitator
Reiki Healing
Rites of Passage
PUBLIC SPEAKING AND PERFORMANCE
I am available to give inspirational and educational presentations on a wide variety of subjects. I can integrate creative elements into the event: music, poetry, storytelling, photography, art, movement, time for silent reflection and /or journaling, or sharing among participants.
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I have given presentations at public libraries, churches, community organizations, clubs, women's groups, and schools. Please contact me to create your own unique event.
Here is a list of the some of the presentations I can offer:
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Resilience, Clarity and Creativity: 3 Keys for Navigating Life Transitions
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Embracing Change & Uncertainty: A Spiritual Perspective
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Reviving the Art of Collaborative Listening.
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Refusing Cynicism: Believing in Our Power to Create Change
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Healing our Divisions: Moving Beyond Self / Other Polarizations
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Moving Beyond the Battle of the Sexes to Mutual Respect and Understanding
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Voluntary Simplicity and Freedom
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Spiritual Perspectives on Depression and the Cycles of Transformation
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Breaking the Shell that Encloses Your Understanding: Pain and Limitation as Teacher
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The Transformative Power of Community
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Unmasking Pretension: The Role of the Sacred Fool, Jester, Clown , and Trickster in Shaking Up Our Social Norms.
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Hear No Evil... Confronting Society's Complicity in Trauma & Injustice
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The Sound of Freedom: Exploring the Dynamics of Personal and Collective Freedom through the Music of Resistance
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Art as a Native Language: Reclaiming Your Creative Self
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The Art of Living with Intention
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Living the Questions: Reflections on Rilke's Advice to a Young Poet
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Discovering your Authentic Spiritual Path
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Developing a Spiritual Practice
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Return to the Land of Your Soul: Reclaiming the Art of Silence & Solitude
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Celtic Spiritual Traditions that Nourish the Soul
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Dreams as a Source of Spiritual Guidance
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Vision Quest: Wilderness Rite of Passage
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The Gift of Compassionate Presence
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Wisdom of the Heart: Trusting our Intuitive Knowing
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Motherhood as a Spiritual Art and Practice
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Nurturing Spirituality in Children
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Calling all Elders: Your Gifts and Wisdom are Needed!
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Why Kids Need Nature: a Developmental Guide for Parents & Mentors
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Earth Community: Re-Visioning Our Place in the Family of Beings
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Inter-Spirituality: The Common Spiritual Experiences and Understandings that Unite Humanity Across all Cultures & Traditions
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Doing Theology: Wrestling with Life's Big Questions with Integrity
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Covenental Theology: Reclaiming the Transformative Power of our Sacred Commitments to One Another and to the Earth.
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Creating Beauty: A Spiritual Imperative for Our Time
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Dancing the Edge of Mystery: Ecological Wisdom for Humanity
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Reclaiming Ritual for Personal and Communal Transformation
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The Dark Places of Wisdom: The Elusynian Mysteries and Our Western Philosophical Traditions
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Feel free to suggest a topic you would like to hear about, and we can discuss the possibilities!
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POETRY, MUSIC & STORYTELLING PERFORMANCES
(With art & photography):
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Inner and Outer Landscapes of the Celtic Soul
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A Celebration of Night: Hearing Whispers of the Sacred in the Dark
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Celebrating your Child Self in Nature
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Tree and Human: The Dialogue of Twin Souls
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Seasons as Reflections of our Inner Lives: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter ( a separate presentation for each, or one for the full year)
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The cost varies based on length of presentation, creative elements, size of audience and other factors. Range $150-$300 + travel costs.
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