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Small and large group presentations and discussions
on numerous topics focus on educating the whole child, innovative spiritual
and religious curriculum, research and theory, intuitive and imaginative
development, and spiritual parenting, counseling and community. A partial
list of workshops and topics include:
Educating the Whole Child
- The Burning Heart: Children’s Spirituality
Through Poetry Writing
- Reconnecting with Earth: Nurturing the Spirit
of the Child in the Public School
- Montessori’s Education
- Creating a Compassionate Classroom
- Student Engagement in Alternative Education
- Educational Choices for Spiritually-Engaged
Parents
- The Contemplative Classroom
- The Examined Life: An Integrative Curriculum
of Ethics, Resilience and Critical Thought
- Educating for Humanity: Self, Community,
Earth and Spirit
- Nourishing Students Relationship With Nature
From Breath to Feet: Dancing with Children
of All Ages
Innovative Spiritual and Religious Curriculum
- Sacred Song: A Gateway to God
- Mindfulness/Meditation
- Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
- The Value of Myth and Fairy Tale in
Children’s Lives
- Rites of Passage and the Medicine Wheel
- Self Understanding as Spiritual Curriculum
- Moral Formation in Children
- Godly Play
Research and Theory
- Writing
Ourselves Into Being: Adolescent Girls
Diary Project
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Secret Spaces of Childhood
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Children’s Mystical Experiences: Implications for Human Development
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Two Indigenous Spiritualities
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Neurobiology and Spirituality
- Children’s
Spiritual Style
- Resilience
and Hope in Children
Intuitive and Imaginative Development
- Imagination:
A Doorway to the Infinite
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Children’s Past Life: Revealing the Souls of Children
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Psychic Experiences of Children: Blessing or Curse?
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Feng Shui: The Inner and Outer World of a Child
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Mapping Children’s Multi-Dimensional Perception
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The Sixth Sense of Children
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Children as a Source of Wisdom
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Art, Creativity and Spirituality
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Silence and Spiritual Knowing
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Stories that Heal
Spiritual Parenting, Counseling and Community
- What Babies are Teaching Us
- Evolved Parenting: Tools for Parents
- Integrating Children’s Spirituality Into a
Medical Model Approach to Clinical Treatment
- Healing in Pediatric Palliative and
Bereavement Care
- Consequences of Not Assimilating Childhood Spiritual
Experiences
- Spiritual Difficulties for Children
- Transcendent Consciousness and the Cultures that
Inspire It
- When Hope Takes a Stand: Activism Among Youth
- Spiritual and Religious Themes in Child Psychotherapy
- A Language of Peace and a Culture of Violence
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 Photo by Michael Eller Youth Track:
Wisdom and Wonder
A special youth program is being presented to nourish
wisdom and wonder in a playful and joyful environment. Young people will
be able to develop their own innate spiritual gifts, share new friendships,
and have fun as they meet with extraordinary teachers and other young
people. This unique program will include:
- Yoga for young people
- Coastal tidepool adventure
- Finding spirit through art
- Tapping the power of meditation and prayer
- A visit to the Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Movement and dance
- Moving energy
- Exploring children’s spiritual style
- Discovering virtue and values

Plus
Special Symposia on Mindfulness and Innovative
Religious Education
Special children’s programs for youth ages 7-17
Networking with innovators from around the world
Stimulating small group discussion and engaging dialogic
cafes
Music, performance and more!
Continuing
Education
Credits (CECs).
IONS is an approved provider of CECs by the following:
National Certified Counselors, MFCC, LCSW, Nurses, Social Workers. Most
plenary sessions and workshops have been approved for CECs for all professionals.
Registration and a processing $25 fee for CECs must be done on-site prior
to the start of your first CEC session. |