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Self Care Shakedown: Sacred Cows
February 21, 2016 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
There’s a common language around youth work: We’re here in service to others. We empower youth to reach their highest potential. We run programs that are youth-centered, if not youth-led, because we believe in youth voice. We love our young people, and our work is fulfilling. We’re certain that the work we do is good. We would even do this work for free.
So where does all our anger and resentment come from? Why are we so exhausted and demoralized? What do we do when we’re pulled between the truth of the work and the practical demands of the job? Is it a problem of mission drift, or have we outgrown our vision?
In this workshop we work with the audacious hypothesis that our suffering is rooted in our most precious beliefs and values around our work and sense of self. Over the course of two hours, we will dare to stare certain sacred cows in the eye and figure out where we stand in relation to them.
Because we are always growing and changing, what’s true for us today may not be true for us tomorrow. Body awareness keeps us in touch with the dynamic nature of our truth, giving us the opportunity again and again to come into alignment whenever we drift off course.
Lastly, we will learn how to connect our internal work with the external steps needed to transform our lives. This is what we mean by “showing up for yourself” daily in a radically different way.
Intentions
- Recognize when core beliefs have become sacred cows
- Integrate body and mind to investigate connections between sacred cows and pain points
- Play with shifting and releasing what no longer serves you
- Begin charting a roadmap toward work that is congruent with your redefined values
- Learn to dance betweeen your internal and external worlds to create significant life change
Doors open at 1:45pm.