Important Message:
Because we are encouraging deep sharing on this call, please feel free to introduce yourself with a non identifying name if this would help you feel more
comfortable sharing.
Of course if you choose to use your real name you are most welcome to do so!!!
Also, there is no expectation for you to even speak at all if you would prefer just to listen!!!
Please have your SoulCollage(R) deck ready if you have one, if you are new to SoulCollage(R)
please join us as well!
Make sure you are in a relaxed space, free of distraction so you can settle into the call, especially the guided meditations.
Also have a pen and paper available.
Glenda Cedarleaf MSW LCSW |
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Intro to "Guided Imagery for Your Third Act"
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This evening we are going to explore our "Third Act" by journeying inward, and connecting with
the power of your unconscious mind and the power of the group. I want to open this circle with
a favorite reading by Cathy Carmody. Before I read her poem, I want to read you the email she sent accompanying her poem (when I asked for permission to share it with the retreat.) She states,
“I wrote this, in August of this year, while I was on a retreat in snow-capped mountains of British Columbia (Canada). On the side of a mountain, over-looking a beautiful green mountain lake. The retreat was called 'choosing conscious elder hood". We each had to spend a day in a silent, solo retreat in the wilderness, (fasting as well).
After about 11 hours sitting in silence in the forest, these words spilled out of me - no effort - no thinking, they came from deep within me. I am very proud of this poem. I intend to create situations for myself where poems such as this can find the light.
Please remind the women that growing older is a time to have dreams of the future - big dreams - rather than memories alone. One of the problems when we grow older is that we tend to believe that we don't have the right to dream - when indeed we do. And, believe, me I know 'there is always more!!!!!!'.
Btw, I am 71 and am just beginning the 4th act of my life. My second (25 year career in the public service) My Third ( 18 years owning and operating my own consulting business) and now my Fourth which involves creating programs both in-room and a television series on 'conscious aging - from a quantum perspective'
What are YOU leaving behind these days in your life?
What do you yearn to embrace, to create as you let go and open to new opportunities in your Third Act?
If you could model your Third Act after one person, who would it be-- or--
Who is someone in their Third Act that inspires you and why?
We will be exploring these questions and more on this call.
First I want to begin with introducing ourselves.....
What do you yearn to embrace, to create as you let go and open to new opportunities in your Third Act?
If you could model your Third Act after one person, who would it be-- or--
Who is someone in their Third Act that inspires you and why?
We will be exploring these questions and more on this call.
First I want to begin with introducing ourselves.....
Introductions
To start off our introductions, I would like you to choose one of my cards below or one of your own.
Take a few moments to drop into the energy of the card. Then I invite you to introduce yourself to
the group from the perspective of the image on the card.
"I am one who" __________________in the Third Act of my Life.
Take a few moments to drop into the energy of the card. Then I invite you to introduce yourself to
the group from the perspective of the image on the card.
"I am one who" __________________in the Third Act of my Life.
Introducing Myself:
Important qualities that I nurtured in myself this past year.
What did 2012 inspire in you?
Guided Meditation
Sit back, relax, take off your shoes and close your eyes.
Optional Ambient music to listen to as you take your guided journey.
Be sure to mute yourself on the conference call during this time.
Be sure to mute yourself on the conference call during this time.
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Journal your experience
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Journaling Questions
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Group Sharing
Second Guided Meditation
Another optional Ambient music to listen to as you take your guided journey.
Be sure to mute yourself on the conference call during this time.
Be sure to mute yourself on the conference call during this time.
More Sharing
Closing
Resources:
Books
Louise Hay and Cheryl Richardson "You Can Create an Exceptional Life"
Gail Sheehy: “Passages” “New Passages”Sonia Choquette: “The Power of Your Spirit"
Oriah Mountain Dreamer: “The Invitation “The Dance” “The Call”
"What is this strange reunion,
this homecoming to someone
I did not know I had left?
Bittersweet, it’s hard to separate the joy of returning
to myself from the sadness of missing the one who is gone…..
as I sit facing east just before the sun appears,
and then, the moment when the sun crests the horizon,
my gaze behind closed eyes flaring crimson and gold.
No recrimination for my absence
I am welcomed as the prodigal daughter
Longed for,
Looked for,
Home at last."
- Oriah Mountain Dreamer
Louise Hay and Cheryl Richardson "You Can Create an Exceptional Life"
Gail Sheehy: “Passages” “New Passages”Sonia Choquette: “The Power of Your Spirit"
Oriah Mountain Dreamer: “The Invitation “The Dance” “The Call”
"What is this strange reunion,
this homecoming to someone
I did not know I had left?
Bittersweet, it’s hard to separate the joy of returning
to myself from the sadness of missing the one who is gone…..
as I sit facing east just before the sun appears,
and then, the moment when the sun crests the horizon,
my gaze behind closed eyes flaring crimson and gold.
No recrimination for my absence
I am welcomed as the prodigal daughter
Longed for,
Looked for,
Home at last."
- Oriah Mountain Dreamer
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Videos
Excellent Videos that can be found on my site just click on titles. Marian Woodman “Dancing in the Flames” Jane Fonda Ted Talk on “The Third Act" Creating a Daily Practice
Customized CD Questions for Audio
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