INTRODUCTION TO HOPE GUIDING; Level One

DAY ONE, (tba)

9:00-9:30 REGISTRATION: liquid refreshments and muffins
9:30-10:00 TALKING STICK CIRCLE INTRODUCTIONS.
Who am I, what brought me here, and what do I want to take home with me?"
10:00-11:00 THE STORY OF HOPE
(The Gold Book explained)
11:00 BREAK
11:00-12:00 ATTITUDES, THE CHEMISTRY OF EMOTIONS and ATTITUDINAL HEALING.
(how thoughts connect to bodies… and how bodies connect to minds)
(The role of the limbic system)
12:00-1:00 LUNCH: fresh veggies, pita bread, cheese, hummus, fresh fruit, fruit drinks, soft drinks
1:00-2:00 THE STRUCTURE AND FORMAT OF A HOPE GROUP MEETING
(The Gold Book )
(Relaxation and guided imagery), (Images of Becoming)
(Safety)
(surrender, trust and salvation)
2:00-2:15 BREAK
2:15-4:00 HOPE GROUP MEETING:
Point of Focus: Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning.
4:00-6:00 FREE (Journaling, meditating, walking) TIME
6:00-7:30 DINNER
8:00-9:30 VIDEO: The Grinch that Stole Christmas
(A story of soul recovery and the effect of love)

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DAY TWO, (tba)

 

9:00-9:30 OPENING CIRCLE WITH TALKING STICK
"Who am I and what’s coming up for me now?"
(Intention and 12 Axioms of HOPE)
10:00-10:30 ATTACHMENTS, PROJECTION AND TRANSFORMATION.
(short circuits and forgiveness)
(guilt and judgment; misapplications of knowledge that tie us to our past)
(fear and anger; misusing time and space)

(the role of a director)
10:30-10:45 BREAK: liquid refreshments and muffins
10:45-11:15 POSSIBILITY THINKING: EMBODYING HOPE:
REPLACING THE OLD, "What’s wrong, what caused it; how can we fix it."
WITH, "Something’s happening in my life. What’s the lesson in it for me? What do I want to have happen now?"
11:15-12:00 HOPE‘s SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR GUIDES AND THEIR GROUPS
(Availability)
(Training)
12:00-1:00 LUNCH: fresh veggies, pita bread, cheese, hummus, fresh fruit, fruit drinks, soft drinks
1:00-2:30 REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF THE HOPE GUIDES BOOK
2:30-2:45 BREAK: liquid refreshments
2:45-4:00 HOPE GROUP MEETING:
Point of Focus: "SoulCircling: The Journey to the Who"
4:00-4:15 PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES

(All subjects in italics have accompanying overheads or PowerPoint slides and refer to sections in the HOPE Guide’s Book)

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