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Meet Our FacilitatorsPresented here are our nationally certified facilitators' descriptions of themselves. They are listed in alphabetical order location and emails are noted for each. Their experience and backgrounds differ...their talents and commitments are of the highest quality. Find a certified facilitator near you by selecting your State, below: |
ResourcesGracia
Hegener There are some words that describe our lives that connect to
legacy expression: Transformation, fertile ground, tilling soil,
and new life. As a graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College, I have worked as a
public health nurse in inner-city Minneapolis and rural MN. These
words accompanied me as I walked every day with women searching for
their voices to be heard. Our family of three daughters, grandchildren and husband
challenge each other to define and refine our legacies to give this
abundant life meaning. Partner in the company, LegacyWish, I have developed a CD
to store medical, financial, legal, practical, spiritual, and legacy
story information needed by family upon the death or serious illness of
a loved one. Finding and uplifting my own voice in this process of maturing as a woman has been a blessing. It is an honor to be a part of the sacred space that nurtures the voice of all people.
Carla Vogel As a storyteller, writer, educator, and community artist my work is deeply rooted in the transformative power of story. Inspired by my Eastern European Jewish roots I write and perform both original and traditional Jewish and multicultural stories. I am the storyteller-in-residence with Kairos Dance Theater, a program that nurtures intergenerational connections and affirms the role of elders as bearers of culture using the arts to transmit their life experiences. With Young Audiences and East Side Arts Council I work as a professional teaching artist empowering young people in the Somali, Hmong, Hispanic, Jewish, and African-American communities to respect their unique cultures and find their creative voices. With Intermedia Arts I partner with the visual artist creator of “Talking Suitcases” to facilitate storytelling, art, and oral history workshops for intergenerational groups exploring immigration issues. And with a team of artists I am partnering on a new project: to document, publish, exhibit, and preserve the legacies and immigration experiences of Minnesota women from the Former Soviet Union. I am honored to be bringing legacy to women. I facilitate legacy workshops and intergenerational programs, and work one-on-one with individuals to write their own spiritual-ethical wills. Please visit my website: www.CarlaVogel.com. Linda Dinger About a year ago, I decided it was time to explore new horizons. I resigned from the agency where I had been a clinical social worker my entire 25 year career to refuel, and "re-fire." I have always been interested in women's issues. I consider myself a feminist from the perspective of how important that we as women find ways to honor our gifts and share them with a world that needs our perspective so much. And then legacy writing and spiritual ethical wills TM 'found' me through an article that my mother sent me. This was the beginning of an amazing journey that has only just begun. I have now experienced the process as a circle participant and facilitator. I have been honored to share this work with groups of women in a "Two Hour Taste of Legacy," over the course of five weeks in circles and in a full day retreat format. I have been honored to work with groups as small as 4 or 5 and as large as 30. I continue to be surprised and not surprised by how connected we are as we celebrate our similarities and our unique differences. I continue to find my own story expanding as I listen to other women. For me, the blessings are abundant and each and every circle enriches me as I travel my own path on this incredible journey called life. Edna C. Groves Visit this link to read how the Naperville Sun described Edna's legacy work. I love the act of writing. I believe in writing as an instrument of self-exploration, understanding and ultimately, healing. I come to Legacy-writing from many facets of myself: I'm a former psychotherapist with twenty-two years of privileged connection to people's stories. I worked with individuals, couples and groups, using the writing process as one means of self-discovery. I am grateful to be able to offer a safe yet stimulating climate in which people can learn, understand, forgive as necessary, and grow...and even laugh now and then. Since 1975 I've also been an ongoing workshop leader and facilitator, a teacher, a speaker, a life-long seeker, a published writer, and an occasional Wise Woman. I'm becoming cognizant about the challenges of growing older in body as my spirit grows wiser. I'm a wife, mother, and grandmother. I live the same questions that I invite others to explore. I believe that the wisdom of seasoned people is a treasure, and that Legacy Writing connects us to that wisdom. I've known sadness, and have come to know joy. In addition to my Master's degree in Counseling Psychology, I'm a Certified Sage-ing Leader (from the former Spiritual Eldering Institute). I'm a member of the Heartland Grandmothers' Council, and have taken PeerSpirit Circle training with Christina Baldwin. I'm honored to offer myself in the service of writing our legacies Mary Tuchscherer
Mary has learned through experience that when women gather to share their lives, something magical happens. She provides a safe, creative, healing environment free of criticism and shame. Together women learn to value their struggles, celebrate their strengths, and comprehend their pain. They learn the value of the legacy inherent in the wisdom and richness of their lives. Mary is a transformative leader who inspires women through her insightful and gentle guidance. Her distinctive services are offered in the San Francisco Bay Area and throughout the country, including an annual retreat on the Big Island of Hawaii. Mary has a Master’s degree in Spirituality and Culture and is an Adjunct Faculty member at John F. Kennedy University in Pleasant Hill, CA. She is the founder of Voiceflame Writers. She is trained in the Amherst Writers and Artists methodology and is a nationally certified facilitator with Women’s Legacies. Marnie Williams Marnie is a certified facilitator with Women's Legacy Circles. Marnie also works as a facilitator in a professional development company in Boulder, Colorado, where her philosophy is that professional development should also be personal and spiritual development. Marnie is excited to bring her legacy experience into the corporate and non-profit world. Marnie is committed to bringing the legacy experience to women of all ages, diverse backgrounds, and all walks of life. She brings humor, joy, wisdom, insight, and authenticity into her legacy work. She has a degree in Theatre, is a certified Trigger Point Myotherapist, and is an ordained minister in the New Order of Glastonbury. Patricia A. Wilson Patricia is a Certified Alexander Technique teacher, trained in London, England with over 20 years of experience in mind-body therapy. She is also a certified masseuse with specialization in Swedish and Lomi, Lomi Massage. Patricia has studied with many well known scholars in the healing arts, including among others mind-body medicine with Joan Borysenko and Qigong with Ken Cohen. Patricia has years of experience facilitating groups. In her latest endeavor, she established a Salon in Kansas City for a group of individuals to meet and share the pure joy of conversation and intellectual discourse. She facilitates legacy circles and looks forward to continued exploration with women doing legacy work. Gretchen B. Wright Gretchen, writer and artist, is mother to two teenaged children, step-mother to two adult children, and "Oma" to four lively young grandsons. Her legacy work expands women's writing experience to include a visual component enriching their celebration of foremothers and themselves. Personal experience in the area of Special Needs enables her to utilize Legacy work in assisting parents with life planning for thier dependent adult children. Gretchen was raised to value her family's genealogy and oral history, and was blessed with many rich stories from the past. As a parent herself through marriage and through adoption, she now appreciates a broader definition of "family", and relishes the beauty of our interconnected legacies. |
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