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See Also: Inner Life Renewal Program Day Retreat
Dates of 2005 Cohort: November 4-6, 2005, January 26-27, 2006, April 20-21, 2006, July 27-28, 2006 and January 25-26, 2007.
At this time no futher retreat series has been scheduled. If you are interested in participating, please contact the Center. Once sufficient interest has been received a new cohort will be created.
The Retreat Series is designed to intentionally cultivate the innate strengths of the healer. In a natural setting, each retreat will help participants to develop a stronger sense of purpose and presence, passion for life's work, compassion, calmness, mindfulness, listening and open-heartedness. As cohorts who come together seasonally to support and enrich one another, you will rediscover your purpose, spirit and life's work.
The rhythm of each retreat will include cycles of activity and rest, community and solitude. There will be time for personal reflection and communing with others who share your desire for a renewed sense of purpose. The retreats are held at several retreat centers and offer participants the unique opportunity to explore and reflect in surrounding woods.
Objectives Back to Top
Through group and one-to-one discussion and personal reflection, participants will:
- Demonstrate the capacity of greater self-awareness and self-reflection.
- Understand how deep listening leads to more effective communication with patients, families and colleagues.
- Express values that stustain and strengthen your work as a healer.
- Renew your commitment to vocation.
- Learn to create a greater healing environment in your workplace.
- Foster ways to sustain one's self through a lifetime of service
The Inner Life Renewal Program Faculty Back to Top
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Henry Emmons, M.D.
Psychiatrist Henry Emmons uses mind-body techniques and alternative therapies in his clinical practice, and is a program leader for The Inner Life Renewal program weekend and day retreats. He is a recognized lecturer on such topics as psychopharmacology, natural therapies for depression, mindfulness meditation and health realization in medicine, resilience training and the evolution from clinician to healer.
Henry earned his medical degree at the University of Iowa in 1985, and completed a Bush Fellowship in the integration of natural and alternative therapies in psychiatry and training in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction with Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D. He serves as consultant to organizations in the Twin Cities and is a faculty member at the Center for Spirituality and Healing. His first book, The Chemistry of Joy: A Three-Step Program for Overcoming Depression Through Western Science and Eastern Wisdom, will be published in January 2006. In this book he weaves together neuroscience, Ayurvedic healing practices and the psychology of mindfulness to create a personalized and truly holistic program for healing one of the most common and disabling of conditions.
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Mary Catherine Casey, M. Div.
Mary Catherine Casey is a member of the Inner Life Renewal program team. She recently moved to New Mexico where she is a hospice chaplain. Her self-described role is to help patients and their families give voice and meaning to cancer as it shapes their lives through listening, imagery, prayer and ritual.
Mary Catherine earned her Master's of Divinity from the Harvard Divinity School in 1995 and completed her undergraduate degree in social work and sociology at Clarke College in Dubuque, Iowa. She is a frequent lecturer on mind/body/spirit at end of life as well as spirituality in clinical care.
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Laura Kinkead, M.B.A.
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Laura is a health care consultant and a member of the team that created and introduced the Inner Life Renewal program. She earned her masters in business administration from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, and has held leadership positions in hospitals, clinics and health plans. Most recently, she worked at Minneapolis-based Allina Hospital and Clinics as part of its executive team. In these capacities, she witnessed and experienced the day-to-day stresses and challenges that come with working in a demanding and complex environment.
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Her involvement with the Inner Life Renewal programs grew from her desire to provide opportunities for health professionals to rekindle and reconnect with their passion and life purpose, and to develop strategies to maintain their spirit in the face of great pressure.
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Who Benefits from this Program? Back to Top
The program is appropriate for health professionals who are seeking answers to such questions as:
- How do I survive the explosion of demands on my time, energy and relationships?
- How do I create the time to listen to my patients and their loved ones so that they truly feel cared for and heard?
- Can I sustain the joy of serving others?
- How can I learn to deal with my stress and calm down internally in a fast-paced environment?
- How do I deal with the tension and anxiety of those around me?
- When do I integrate my clinical skills and knowledge with my intuition and wisdom?
- What are ways to stay connected to the values and ideals that brought me to a health care career?
Continuing Education Units Back to Top
The University of Minnesota is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Minnesota designates weekend retreats for a maximum of 12.5 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. The University of Minnesota designates overnight retreats for a maximum of 9 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits actually spent in the educational activity.
The weekend retreats offer 15.0 contact hours and the overnight retreats offer 10.8 contact hours of continuing education for nurses and they are designed to meet the MN Board of Nursing criteria for mandatory continuing education for licensure renewal.
All participants receive a certificate of attendance. The University of Minnesota keeps permanent records of all continuing education programs.
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