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The Open Center is a
non-profit educational and cultural center offering programs
intended to heal the body, nourish the soul and awaken the spirit.
It aims to serve as a focal point for holistic thought and practice
in the heart of New York City.
In the present global situation,
where symptoms of profound ecological, spiritual, political and
economic crisis face large segments of humanity, it aspires to be a
place where life-enhancing, creative initiatives can be given voice.
In a time of dramatic change, it
is devoted to the quest for meaning; in this materialistic
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epoch,
it considers the exploration of life’s deeper mysteries
essential; and when the strains of urban existence numb, it seeks to
stimulate aliveness and vitality among its community of guests,
program participants, members, and staff.
Based on an open and comprehensive approach to the rich wisdom
traditions of the world, the Center’s goal is to offer a meeting
place where people of shared values develop community.
Finally, the Open Center believes that a major key to the 21st
Century is the adoption of a more holistic, ecological and spiritual
worldview. The agenda therefore is clear: to assist the
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THE
CHALICE
OF
REPOSE
PROJECT
MUSIC
IN THE
CARE
OF THE
DYING
A
Weekend Workshop
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Friday, April 28, 2006 |
7:30-9:30 pm |
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Saturday, April 29, 2006 |
10
am - 5 pm |
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Sunday, April 30, 2006 |
10
am -1 pm |
06WSI28S
Approved for CEU's
NYOC Members $185 /
Non-members $200
For location or registration, please
call Maria Rodriguez at:
212-219-2527 x 135.
Feel free to email any written inquiries to:
tss-nyoc@chaliceofrepose.org.
Thank you!
New York Open Center
83 Spring Street
New York, NY 10012
www.opencenter.org |
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April 28 - 30, 2006
Therese Schroeder-Sheker Weekend Workshop Announcement:
The Chalice of
Repose Project: Music in the Care of the Dying:
Therese
Schroeder-Sheker’s extraordinary work with contemplative musicianship,
(which has been featured on Nightline and has been distinguished with
numerous awards) takes spiritual inspiration from 11th century
Benedictine monastic medicine.
Music-thanatology is a musical/contemplative practice with clinical
applications; the sole focus has been the care of the dying with
prescriptive music. As a sub-specialty of palliative medicine and a
pastoral art, it has been particularly helpful for people experiencing
physiological pain or interior suffering, especially for those with
cancer, AIDS, respiratory difficulties, cardiac conditions or slowly
moving degenerative illnesses.
During the course of
this workshop, participants will be introduced to the history and
spirituality of the work, sing in small a cappella choirs, experience
sung prayer, explore psalms, prescriptive music, and work with
contemplative exercises on a variety of levels. With voice and harp, the
work will be informational and experiential, and include group
discussion as well as silent reflection.
One need not know how to read music or be a professional musician to
participate. We are looking for those who have a love of music, an
understanding of attunement, and a heart-felt longing to either serve or
prepare for the possibilities of a conscious, blessed or peaceful death.
This weekend will also allow participants to see if they feel called to
enroll in the new music-thanatology certificate program being launched
in the fall of 2006. Note: You must attend the entire program.
There will be a $10 materials fee for scores, to be paid on Friday
night.
Music-Thanatology in New York:
The
New York Open Center is
thrilled to announce a partnership program with the Chalice of repose
Project in order to bring music-thanatology to New York. Starting
in the fall of 2006, NYOC will offer a formal, three-year, combination
distance learning, intensive residency music-thanatology certificate
program, taught by Therese Schroeder-Sheker, the founder of the field
and of the Chalice of Repose Project.
The curriculum is interdisciplinary and will consist of lectures
broadcast on the web, and two brief residencies a year, held in New
York. The program will consist of a foundational year in
contemplative musicianship, followed by two years of music thanatology
formation during which the third year includes the clinical internship.
(Music-thanatology is a profession with which certified professionals
find salaried positions in hospitals and hospices; some
music-thanatologists also do volunteer work, serve parishes or
communities, or work in private practice).
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