Classes For Seminary Credit: To Register:  Send application to AMERC, as instructed on the form to be found on this website __________________________________________________ “Fierce Landscapes: Listening to the People of Appalachia” Hosted by Wake Forest Divinity School, Winston-Salem, NC and sponsored by AMERC This 12-day immersion is followed by 3-4 interactive distance learning sessions and a …
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  Nov 2 – Nov 4, 2015 Mon 2:00 PM – Wed 2:00 PM $440.00 Under the guidance of Parker J. Palmer, skilled facilitators have been prepared to create a unique retreat-based approach to renewing personal identity, professional integrity and vocational vitality. Participants will expand their capacity to listen and be present, improve their ability …
View course details “Courage to Lead®: Autumn- Discovering Seeds of True Self 2015”

  Oct 23 – Oct 25, 2015 Fri 7:00 PM – Sun 1:00 PM $420.00 Transform stress and worry into empowered action! Even though the body is in fact tremendously resilient, feeling stress for too long, whether for hours, days or months, sets off your body’s warning system of physical and emotional alarms and creates …
View course details “Transforming Stress: TRE and Other Tools 2015”

  Oct 23 – Oct 25, 2015 Fri 7:00 PM – Sun 1:00 PM $440.00 This workshop will bring consciousness to the subtle ways through which cultures shape our world views and manifest in our relationships and attitude toward difference as it relates to power and privilege, inclusion and exclusion and diversity and cultural competency. …
View course details “Building Bridges, Breaking Barriers; Embodying Diversity and Inclusion Practices 2015”

  Sep 18 – Sep 20, 2015 Fri 7:00 PM – Sun 4:00 PM $410.00 Personal and social transformation unfolds as we are willing to dive into living as the deeply spiritual, highly evolved sacred beings that we are. But how do you live this, you ask? This workshop is an invitation to Women to …
View course details “WEL-Systems: Live Your Truth 2015”

  Aug 14 – Aug 16, 2015 Fri 7:00 PM – Sun 4:00 PM $385.00 Advocating for peace in our families, communities and world begins with the search for peace within. Using the tools of the creative arts (writing, painting, collaging or whichever medium you discover), this workshop will give you the confidence to own …
View course details “Create Art to Create Peace 2015”

  Aug 2 – Aug 7, 2015 Sun 7:00 PM – Fri 5:00 PM $660.00 “The retreat was like a gift, and I thank the Centre for allowing creative thought to run rampant through your lovely facility.” Past Participant “Thank you for providing leadership yet also leaving enough room for participants to engage with each …
View course details “Community of Writers: Independent Writing Retreat 2015”

  Jul 20 – Jul 22, 2015 Mon 2:00 PM – Wed 2:00 PM $440.00 Under the guidance of Parker J. Palmer, skilled facilitators have been prepared to create a unique retreat-based approach to renewing personal identity, professional integrity and vocational vitality. Participants will expand their capacity to listen and be present, improve their ability …
View course details “Courage to Lead®: Summer – Living an Abundant Life 2015”

  Jun 26 – Jun 28, 2015 Fri 7:00 PM – Sun 11:00 AM $370.00 Nature writing is a truly contemplative genre. When we spend time in nature, we do so quietly, patiently and openly, with hopes of receiving understanding and clarity. Listening to what nature has to share helps to develop a deeper connection …
View course details “The Nature of Words 2015”

  May 29 – May 31, 2015 Fri 2:00 PM – Sun 1:30 PM $390.00 “Each day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.” Basho  Based on the work of Parker J. Palmer and the Centre for Courage and Renewal, this intergenerational gathering for men will create opportunities for reflection, dialogue, play, work …
View course details “Arriving Home: An Intergenerational Retreat for Men 2015”