Barb Holland contacted Leadership and Self Development to let us know that her project in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Programme is ‘Energy for Life’, out of her personal experience of watching a friend struggle with Stage IV breast cancer while at the same time having to figure out her treatment options and what resources were available to her. She decided to create an event that gave free energy treatments (Reiki, Healing Touch, Reflexology, Massage, etc) to women with breast cancer and their caregivers. The event is also designed for cancer patients to be able to network with local organizations, so as to receive products or services without delay.
The event is taking place at the Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center in Carefree, Arizona, on Saturday, February 11th from 9am – 5pm. To get involved, contact Holland at 480-760-3921, email energyforlife2011@gmail.com, or visit the Energy for Life Facebook Page.
In Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Programme, a Londoner has created a project to bring colour and vibrancy to her city in a variety of ways. On January 16th, ‘Colour Your City’ held its first meeting to come up with different ways for people to ‘Colour Your Day’.
Plans include developing large scale art projects to colour neighborhoods, planting new gardens and flowers, creating homemade craftwork for public locations, and even having individuals dress more colourfully. Read more at Colour Your City.
According to a notice in the Biscayne Bay Tribune, Landmark Education graduates in Miami have created a project to distribute books to children who don’t have them in their own home. On Friday November 18th a large number of books will go to schools to give children with few books of their own. People can contribute new or gently used books to a variety of locations, including at 1400 Biscayne Center, 1444 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami, and New York Roma Pizza, 2985 McFarlane Rd. in Coconut Grove. To arrange to drop off a large amount of books, contact Hilary Andalman at Hilary@mygreatlifecoach.com or 305-962-6097, or Leti Cadavid at lettyon@bellsouth.net.
A participant in Landmark Education’s SELP programme in the UK has written a self-help book as his project, titled ‘Awaken to a Balanced Life’. The book was written by Hernando Garces, with the intention of looking at every area of one’s life, and how when can achieve effective action, change and balance in those areas.
The book also tells of Garces’ journey from being raised on a farm in Columbia, to becoming a successful IT consultant to London’s financial institutions, to leaving that whole career behind to pursue what is next in his life. To find out more about Garces and the self-help book he has written, visit Garces’ personal blog.
Here’s another community project devised in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Programme that offers old-fashioned dancing in a fun social environment – Philip Van Wyk came up with a tea and cake social event to meet his neighbors in the Wimbledon Park Estate in Fernwood, and also brought free ballroom dancing lessons to the party!
Titled Strictly Community, the whole party/event is taking place free of charge tomorrow, Saturday, November 12th, at St. Paul’s Community Center, 23 Inner Park Road (a short walk from Wimbledon Park Estate) from 5-7pm. Cake and hot drinks (tea and coffee) are being provided, and Van Wyk invites others to bring along other food, such as home baked goods.
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