Mark Your Calendar Now!
January 30-February 5, 2009
(Friday evening–Thursday noon)

JUDITH CORNELL, PHD and VINA PARMAR, MBA
Location: Mount Madonna Center
445 Summit Rd. Watsonville, CA 95076
Mt. Madonna Telephone: (408) 847-0406
(Online Registration available August '08)

Program Description

This professional/spiritual training focuses on healing and wholeness. It is especially suitable for corporate facilitators, retreat & business leaders, ministers, chaplains, nurses, psychologists, hospice and social workers, physicians, support group leaders, healing artists and music therapists. Mandala, a sacred art and spiritual science of consciousness, has been used for thousands of years to help us return to the soul's center and to our innate healing energies.
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Those qualifying:

• Are broadminded and inclusive of all faith traditions.

• Continue to deepen their own spiritual practice - want to let go of ego and serve selflessly.

• Want to give heart based support and willing to give up wanting to "fix" or "cure" anyone.

• Would like to incorporate the mandala process in either their professional or personal work: such as spiritual retreat facilitators, corporate trainers, psychologists, grade school, high school and university teachers, nurses, and healthcare providers, art therapists, career coaches and Jungian and transpersonal psychologists.

Experiential sessions will integrate: the ancient mystic traditions of the spiritual science of light and sound, transpersonal psychology, and Western science. Includes meditation exercises, journaling, mandala drawing, coping tools, relaxation exercises, and simple but powerful techniques for tapping healing energies.
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• Help those in life-challenging situations get spiritual, emotional and mental support.

• Help people view such situations as rites of passage and opportunities for growth.

• Facilitate specific healing and transformation exercises, and

• Create and lead heart based support groups so you can bring this approach back to your communities.
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Post Training Requirements

• 108 qualifying hours for certification, includes prep and set-up time.

First priority for enrollment will be given to those who have already taken workshops with Judith Cornell or authorized mandala facilitators.

To Register

Investment: $798 includes materials for 7 day training. Housing additional.

Enrollment limited to 50. Register early to reserve your seat. Last year there was a waiting list for the training, so don't delay.

Online Registration available in August 2008
For information, call Mt. Madonna Center at (408) 846-4064
Email: Programs@MountMadonna.org.

Accommodations: This is a residential program requiring onsite accommodations for the full duration of the training.
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Co-Facilitator Bios

JUDITH CORNELL, PHD , is a distinguished artist and practitioner of raja yoga and subtle energy medicine. She is the author of the new Mandala Healing Kit and the award-winning publication, Mandala: Luminous Symbols for Healing and Amma: Healing the Heart of the World. Judith is assistant professor, Department of Transpersonal Psychology, HOLOS University, Springfield, Missouri. www.mandala-universe.com.

VINA PARMAR, MBA is an experienced creativity workshop facilitator and coach, having taught The Artist’s Way for several years. With a strong background in marketing, Vina has conducted mandala workshops and retreats to diverse communities including Churches, Universities, Yoga and Meditation Centers, Folsom Prison, East West Books, and through The Learning Exchange. Born in India and educated in the west, Vina brings an international perspective as she blends the eastern and western mystical traditions of the mandala. www.creativitynow.net
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For further information:

Email Judith: ommandala@earthlink.net
Email Vina: creativitynow@comcast.net

Continuing Education Units
**This program offers 40 Continuing Education Credits for nurses ** and also for MFCC's and LCSW's. Fulfills the spiritual practice prerequisite for John F. Kennedy University 's Graduate School for Holistic Studies.
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Testimonials:

Participants from 2008 Training wrote:

This workshop/retreat represented a turning point in my life.

This is an excellent heart opening training. I feel open and whole, and feel my divine purpose will unfold in the coming weeks. I am committed to serve spirit.

Beyond my expectations. Life changing.

I feel so empowered.

'It doesn't get better than this!

Participants from 2007 Training wrote:

From my work planning science events and conferences, I know how much is required to organize even a short one or two-day program. The planning and execution of the six-day Mandala Facilitation Training was outstanding. I practiced new skills in an atmosphere that fostered creative expression, humor, and deep caring. I completed this unique training feeling energized, nurtured, and enriched.
–Martha Kiger, 30 years of experience informing science and general audiences about geoscience via publications, exhibits, and events. 2006 and 2007 Mandala Facilitation Training

If you are serious about learning and experiencing the power of the Mandala, the Facilitators workshop lead by Dr. Judith Cornell is the place to be. I gained so much from the experience, both personally and professionally.
–Richard Killion, LICSW