Generic 6-wk module from http://WWW.LLX.COM/UW/Train/ Basic contents are as follows (Very brief here, but I've fleshed them out a bit beyond. Just didn't want to write all that! Going over my pages, this is just an overview, but each class would also involve Readings from the book, Discussions & some "Telling Your Stories" excerpts, a ritual opening exercise.) Class 1: Intro to UW Who is the Audience What is the message Structure of the Book Whisper Exercise Discussion Couplet Layers of the Message Activity: Mapping of the Territory / Passenger List Objective: Who we are affects how we love & understand. 2: Death is a NOrmal Process Death is Natural Death is a Process / ordered, dynamic, evolving Fear Abandonment Resentment Change Activity: Events & Emotions Polling & sharing Objective: We are not who we were, nor who we WILL be... 3: Asking for help along the way Asking Friends Asking Family Asking Psych/ Social / Hosp Svcs Asking God & the Higher Self Taking time to Observe Gifts of Reaching out Activity: Skills & Needs INventory & Trading Game Objective: We best prosper when we respect each other's needs & gifts 4: Documenting the Process Why Document? Remembering Journaling Grief Processing Sharing How Do we Document? Exercises Notes LEtters Art & Discussions Now where from here? Activity: Group work 5 senses description & notating. Objective: Observation as a Full Being is most effective 5: Being Yourself Honesty / Openness / Integrity Acceptance & "Sweet Curiosity" Learning, Growing, Sharing Compassion / Pity Thought / Word / Deed Activity: 2 Truths & a Lie... Discerning our Stories Objective: The truth FEELS different when we understand US. 6: Growing thru the Process back into Life Reviewing Notes Discussions & Lessons Learned Reviewing Priorities Sharing Love, Growing & Learning even more Committing to Shine the Torch "Returning to the Mountain" Activity: Review of "What did we expect/how we learned" Objective: Opening to New LIfe Oracles we prosper These are based on a six-week class, two hours per week, though it could also be collapsed a bit to go down to 6 hours, or even seriously condensed to go down to a couple hours. 4.8.2002