Study Group
Guidelines and Policies
Mondays 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Study Group creates time and space for people to share and explore resources for personal growth, human potential, self-knowledge and healing.

Guidelines:
Group interaction is directed by the integrity and standards suggested by
The Four Agreements, a Toltec Wisdom book by Don Miguel Ruiz
Be impeccable with your word
Don't take anything personally
Don't make assumptions
Always do your best
Participation requires only your willing presence, an open, compassionate mind and heart and attention to the Four Agreements. Discussion is kept strictly confidential.

We begin and end promptly. The door is open at 6:00 p.m. for folks to socialize and unwind. The door will be locked after a 10-minute grace period at 6:40. If you arrive and the door is locked it's too late to join the group for that evening. We end discussion no later than 8:20 followed by a 10-minute group meditation.

Services (i.e. massage, readings, yoga classes, energy healing, etc.) offered by group participants are supplemental resources where professional fees are required. Making appointments for any of these services with group members is to be considered solely an individual choice and pursuit, considered separate and apart from group activity, even when they enhance an individual's experience with the group.

There is a suggested $45 fee for each person to help cover overhead and the time put into leading and serving the group for each 9 week session. 9 week sessions follow the yoga schedule for each quarter.

2010 Study Group books completed:

The Four-Fold Way, by Don Miguel Ruiz

Anatomy of the Spirit, by Carolyn Myss (how the chakras function and their commonality with the 7 Christian sacraments, and the Kabbala.)

Seven Masters, One Path, by John Selby (has been adopted as our group meditation practice at the end of each meeting.)

The Four-Fold Way, by Angeles Arrien (native peoples study of the Warrior, Healer, Visionary and Teacher archetypes. It was a group favorite!)

The Shadow Effect, by Deepak Chopra, Debbie Ford and Marianne Williamson (how to recognize, embrace and integrate unconscious patterns that sabotage our efforts and relationships; a new level of self-responsibility)