Well, it is the New Year again. Unless you have become so frustrated with your inability to keep your New Year’s resolutions, you are most likely vowing at this moment how you are going to lose weight, exercise more, quit smoking, get a new job, make more money, spend more time with the kids, keep up with email, etc. At this time of the year people are very clear about their good intentions, but often fall short in six months or so due to a lack of planning. 
A LifeVision workshop on the Big Island on January 30 – February 1, 2009, is using art, movement, visioning and goal setting to help women create long term plans to achieve success in all areas of their lives. LifeVision is designed to support people in creating a whole life plan for their future. It is especially powerful for people who are facing or want to effect major changes in their personal lives or professional careers. LifeVision is a whole life planning tool for personal and professional planning. The LifeVision program was developed by Shelly Anderson of Envision and is being taught in Hawaii by Andrea Dean and Rebecca Lux Parks.
“I was first introduced to LifeVision while training as a Life & Business Coach. As someone with experience in business planning, I really liked the more holistic idea of life planning and life visioning”, says Dean, “We all have aspirations in different areas of our lives- business, artistic, physical, spiritual – and the LifeVision program takes this all into account. The program itself is very multi-disciplinary- using art, creative visualization, story boarding, and meditation. And we have added movement.”
LifeVision participants have included seasoned professionals contemplating a career move, first time entrepreneurs on the verge of launching a new product or service, working parents and stay-at-home moms taking stock of their lives and re-focusing on their goals for the future, and individuals who have lost sight of what is important to them.
The LifeVision program includes five modules: My Historical Landscape, My Purpose Framework, Growing My Hopes and Dreams, My Vision, and Go Get It. Each module is designed to engage multiple senses, LifeVision is not a “sit down and listen” workshop. Participants will engage in silent reflection, creative visualizations, verbal discussions, creating collages and movement.
Co-facilitator Rebecca Parks helps people to tune into their body’s wisdom as well as to have fun and experience joy in movement. “I love to facilitate people learning from themselves, helping to gather information and inspiration by bringing attention, awareness and inquiry to our bodies. I believe that our body, mind, spirit, emotions and life are inseparable. The way I move in and through my body is a metaphor for how I move through my life. The exploration of our body-mind connection through breath, movement and open attention to sensations creates the opportunity to renegotiate holding patterns. We can realign ourselves to be more present as we move into the future.”
Taking stock, visioning, re-prioritizing and goal setting are all part of the LifeVision process. People who complete the workshop will have a clear vision of where they are going, how they will get there, and why they are heading in that direction.
LifeVision Weekend Workshop: A purpose-driven sleepover party for women!
Workshop Dates: Friday, January 30, 2009 —Sunday, February 1, 2009.
Location: The beautiful Halawa House, a New Moon Foundation property in North Kohala.
Cost: $495 + $35 for participant workbook. Workshop fee includes workshop, food and lodging (shared rooms) and both a pre & post workshop conference calls.
Registration and Information: http://www.coachandreadean.com/lifevision or call Rebecca Parks at 889-6276.
Facilitated by Andrea Dean & Rebecca Lux Parks, sponsored by the New Moon Foundation.
Ahhh… trying to correctly warp the brainwaves of our youth. Assisting high school students with awakening the neural pathways to deepen understanding about how we relate to the natural environment. At least thats what I was trying to do in my workshop!
