Writing Circle
Open The Door To Spiritual Wholeness
**Please note all times are listed in EST**
To achieve a lasting comfort with self and grace requires taking action. The first three steps are being honest, open minded, and willing. In doing so we discover the wisdom that embraces us as we embrace it, finding ourselves so much closer to a new, deeper sense of self and purpose, engaging more fully in life.Using a variety of ways to engage with each spiritual principle, we will meditate, improvise, use visual, sound, and written prompts to define our journey.
- Workshop #1: Honesty
- Workshop #2: Open Mindedness
- Workshop #3: Willingness
- Workshop #4: Wisdom
This workshop will be presented in 4 sessions. Participants have the option to participate in all or chose from the workshops being offered in this series
Margie Ann Stanko has a BA in Dance & Religion/Creative Writing, is an ordained One Spirit Interspiritual Minister and Spiritual Counselor and Companion with an active practice. She, holds certification in Gerontology, Person Centered Care, Blindness Basics, Therapeutic Touch/Energy Healing, Creative Arts Therapy, and Mindfulness Meditation. She has been recognized by The Brain Injury Association, Archcare, National Aphasia Association, Story Corps, Winterthur Museum, and The Stroke Connection for her writing and award winning work with persons with dementia, stroke and traumatic brain injury, end of life support for the dying and their families, and sensitivity training for caregivers, including medical practitioners.
As an artist in residence for the Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, Mt Sinai School of Medicine, Mt. Sinai Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Mt. Sinai TBI Research, NYC Department of Education, St. Helens (Oregon)Education Department, and the Teachers & Writers Collaborative, she has led multi-modality creativity and community building workshops, blending language, movement and sound/music through meditation and improvisation.
She currently lives at Elderspirit, in the Appalachian region of southwest Virginia. Elderspirit is an intentional community for persons 55+that strives for independence, social activism, inclusiveness, and continued spiritual journeying. At Elderspirit she leads workshops in Art and Meditation, Torn Paper Collage, and Improvisation, as well as works with local artist’s collaboratives and the local museum to develop programs for children and families.
