Open Minds, Inc. and Shepherd University Present:

Mindfulness for Social Change and Education Summit

The Mindfulness for Social Change and Education Summit has been created to examine the issues and challenges to personal and social transformation in educational, social work, health, humanities, art, and collegiate systems in our area. We are providing keynotes and breakout sessions, which investigate and identify solutions at the individual, classroom, and community level.

We are inviting, teachers, scholars, artists, health care providers, social workers, and caretakers who want to bring mindfulness into their work in order to support socially transformative ways of living and being.

All proceeds from this event will help expand Open Minds, Inc. programs in Western Maryland and the Eastern Panhandle of WV. OM teaches mindfulness through, breathwork/centering, yoga, the arts, nature education, and mindful eating in underserved communities. Go to openmindspark.org to learn more or contact Jan at heronontheriver@gmail.com / Open Minds is a project under Fusion Partnerships ( Baltimore, MD)

Mindfulness for Social Change and Education Summit: April 18th 2015 at Student Center/ Shepherd University

Sponsored by Shepherd Unviversity

SUMMIT SCHEDULE:

Morning Session: OPEN TO ALL SUMMIT TICKET HOLDERS

6:15 - 7 am - Rumsey Monument - Sunrise Yoga with Terry and Judy - Harmony Healing Arts will be in Storer Ballroom if raining

7:15 - 7:45 am - Guided Meditation in Storer Ballroom with Jan Hummer ( Open Minds)

7:45 am to 8:30 - Registration at Storer Ballroom

8:30 - 8:50 am - Opening to Summit - meditation and performance by CassieRaye

9:00 – 9:45 am

1.) Room: Blue / Grey - Contemplative Pedagogy – Dr. Christy Wegner ( Shepherd University)

2.) Room: Ballroom - Bringing Mindfulness into Detention Centers and Prison through Contemplative Practices - Harmony Healing Arts

3.) Room: Potomac - Mindfulness in Business – Ideas into Reality (Seeds of Life, CSA)

4.) Room: Cumberland - Finding Basic Goodness in Challenging Situations - Michele Blumberg - Naropa University

5. ) Room: Rumsey - Nurtured Heart Approach for Classroom Transformation - Wendy Weaver Baracka - Jefferson County, WV

10:00 am – 10:45 am - Classrooms

1.) Room: Cumberland - The Five Energy Wisdoms: In the Classroom and in Administration – Naropa University – Philip Emma ( Denver, CO)

2.) Room: Blue Grey - Roots Tribe Yoga: International Development

3.) Room: Ballroom - GRATITUDE TRAINING: Empowering the Whole Person

4.) Room: Rumsey: Mindfulness Meditation for College Students - Shepherd University - Ann Murtaugh

5.) Room : Potomac: Sound Therapy - Gateways - Shepherdstown, WV

11:00 am – 11:45 am - Holistic Life Foundation, Inc. – Keynote 1 – hlfinc.org

The Holistic Life Foundation is a Baltimore-based 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization committed to nurturing the wellness of children and adults in underserved communities. Through a comprehensive approach which helps children develop their inner lives through yoga, mindfulness, and self-care HLF demonstrates deep commitment to learning, community, and stewardship of the environment. HLF is also committed to developing high-quality evidence based programs and curriculum to improve community well-being.

LUNCH - 11:45 - 1:30 on your own, 12:30 pm Yoga with Jocelyne

1:45 – 2:30 pm – Brandy M. Hall – Owner & Lead Designer – Shades of Green, Inc.

Brandy founded Shades of Green in 2004, and for the past decade, she has studied and taught permaculture design alongside some of the leading professionals in the world. Moving from Asheville, NC, to Atlanta in 2011, she began to pollinate the Atlanta area with a whole-systems permaculture perspective, empowering individuals, businesses, and communities with practical tools to address some of the world’s most pressing challenges. She has trained 100+ permaculture design students, who are applying these learnings in the non-profit sector, landscape design firms, the building industry, city government, and many other industries in Georgia and beyond.

3:00 – 3:45 pm

1.) Room: Cumberland - Voices of the Land: Fox Haven Learning Center – Joann Coates Hunter

2.) Room: Blue/Grey - Fusion Partnerships: A Catalyst for Justice and Peace - (Baltimore, MD)

3.) Room: Rumsey - Mindful Families - Jylani Jylani - Baltimore, MD

4.) Room: Potomac - Yogamour - Selfless Service – Frederick, MD

5.) Room: Ballroom - FLOW SOURCE – Creative movement and arts

4:00 – 4:45 pm

1.) Room: Cumberland - Mindfulness and Grief - Heather Stang (Frederick Meditation Center)

2.) Room: Blue/Grey - The Hidden Curriculum: Elizabeth Brazier ( Public School Teacher Portland, ME)

3.) Room: Rumsey - Humane Education and Mindfulness- Lexi Greer (Institute for Humane Education)

4.) Room: Ballroom - Mindfulness for Youth and Adults with Special Needs – Jan Hummer - Open Minds, Inc.

5.) Room: Potomac - Independence: the key to confidence and healthy development - Leanne Wheatley - The Prepared Environment

Sponsors:

Shepherd University , One Love World Imports, Fox Haven Learning Center, Joe Gray, Bonnie Sitman, Marion Tuohy Wolfe, Birthroot Midwifery, Indigo Holistic, Jala Yoga, Blue Moon Cafe

Contact: Jan at 3048395128 and email at heronontheriver@gmail.com

Classes may be added look for updates here or at openmindspark.org

Looking forward to seeing you there !