School Sisters of Notre Dame on Good Counsel Hill, 170 Good Counsel Drive, Mankato, MN Saturday, December 21st 9am - 3pm !Exploring how we can best foster collective healing by deepening our connections to help individuals, families and communities to return to a natural state of health and well-being. Utilizing Art of Hosting Conversations that Matter, we will have meaningful conversations that lead to wise action - generating new ideas that work to resolve existing challenges for the benefit of individuals, families and communities. !If you provide holistic health, mental health and healing services, spiritual counseling, life coaching or other healing practices for individuals, families and communities - your voice is needed at this time. Together, we will explore what collective healing looks like when we work together to bring healing to individuals, families and communities. !Art of Hosting is a set of patterns and practices that invite us to show up human to human, working across imagined and real boundaries to do meaningful work together for the common good.

21DECEMBER

WINTER SOLSTICE

“… and the time came when the risk it took to remainin a tightly closed bud became infinitely more painfulthan the risk it took to blossom “ ~Anais Nin

WHAT DOES COLLECTIVE HEALING LOOK LIKE?

An invitation to practitioners who work with mind, body and spirit to bring wholeness and well-being to individuals, families and communities.

YOUR HOSTS:

WHAT DOES COLLECTIVE HEALING LOOK LIKE?

“Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity.” ~Hippocrates

Dave is a resident of North Minneapolis' Hawthorne Community and community leader skilled at working with groups large and small on conversations that matter. His current focus is in communities that want to make true and substantial change on large scale issues like disparities in healthcare, education and criminal justice; youth concerns; and culturally specific issues.

Katie is a host practitioner who comes from an extensive background in non-profit, community, and academic worlds. Her current focus is in exploring ways to bring healing to communities that want to authentically engage to create meaningful change. She has worked extensively on leadership development within immigrant and refugee communities, early childhood, youth, veterans, and health and well-being professionals.

DAVE ELLIS Globally Stewarding in Art of Hosting

RONDA REDMOND Art of Hosting Practitioner

Ronda is a host practitioner who comes from an extensive background in corporate, and health plan settings. She is a resident of the St. Peter community. Her current focus helping people work in collaboration. She uses practices and tools that keep the well-being of the work group as a central objective and that foster innovation.

KATIE BOONE Globally Stewarding in Art of Hosting

LOGISTICS:!LocationSchool Sisters of Notre DameGood Counsel Hill170 Good Counsel Drive, Mankato, MN 56001 !Date & TimeSaturday, December 21, 2013Registration begins at 8:30am, you are invited to come early before our 9:00am start time. We will end our day together at 3:00pm. Morning coffee, tea and lunch will be provided. !RegistrationGo to http://tinyurl.com/CollectiveHealing

Registration fee: $95Includes morning coffee or tea, lunch and covers space, materials and supplies. Registration deadline: Monday, December 16th.

*Space will fill quickly, registration is not confirmed until payment is received. !Questions?Email Katie Boone, katie@soweluinstitute.org or Dave Ellis, dave@daveellisconsulting.com