Embrace the New Year: Mindfulness Retreat
Saint Joseph Academy
Embrace the new year with our annual Mindfulness Retreat.
This well-received program returns to engage you in a guided mindful experience. Join Distinguished Alumnae Cathy Lanning Knittel '67, P’97 and Mary Lou Vrnak Stricklin '61 as they help you reflect on the past year, developing intentions to strengthen your spirituality and personal life heading into the 2020 New Year.
This retreat is a great opportunity to reconnect with and clarify your values and priorities. The real focus is not on the list that will be soon forgotten, but to use your spirituality as the foundation for greater self-awareness and insight as you begin the New Year.
When: Saturday December 28, 2019, 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m.
9:30 a.m.: Registration opens and light refreshments
10 a.m.–12 p.m.: Program
10 a.m.–12 p.m.: Program
Cost: $15
Where: Saint Joseph Academy Auditorium
Deadline to RSVP is Friday, December 20.
Cathy Lanning Knittel ’67
Distinguished Alumna and Associate of the Congregation of St. Joseph Cathy Lanning Knittel ’67, P’97 is a longtime Saint Joseph Academy CORE Ministry (Theology) teacher, teaching Theology to Seniors as well as Facing History: Identity and Membership in American Society. This course is based on the organization Facing History and Ourselves’ approach to historical events in order to engage students in meaningful discussion, debate, research and media analysis. With the goal of imbedding Catholic Social Teaching into student decision-making, each unit ends with case studies that will challenge students to make judgements on difficult ethical/moral issues from each historical theme.
Deadline to RSVP is Friday, December 20.
About the Presenters
Mary Lou Vrnak Stricklin ’61 MSN, APRN, FAAN, EMBA
Distinguished Alumna Mary Lou Vrnak Stricklin ’61 founded the Arts for Healing to help others learn, grow and self-heal. Her practice is based on mind/body science and proven complementary approaches to wellness and healing. Her commitment to the science of mind/body is proven with her education as a Licensed Nurse Practitioner, Master of Mental Health Nursing, an extensive practice as a therapist, Advanced Certification from the Center for Mind Body Medicine, Certification from the School of Spiritual Healing and Prophecy, Practitioner-certified in Qigong from Elixir Light School of Healing and a Master of Business with decades of successful executive management in the healthcare field.
Distinguished Alumna Mary Lou Vrnak Stricklin ’61 founded the Arts for Healing to help others learn, grow and self-heal. Her practice is based on mind/body science and proven complementary approaches to wellness and healing. Her commitment to the science of mind/body is proven with her education as a Licensed Nurse Practitioner, Master of Mental Health Nursing, an extensive practice as a therapist, Advanced Certification from the Center for Mind Body Medicine, Certification from the School of Spiritual Healing and Prophecy, Practitioner-certified in Qigong from Elixir Light School of Healing and a Master of Business with decades of successful executive management in the healthcare field.
Distinguished Alumna and Associate of the Congregation of St. Joseph Cathy Lanning Knittel ’67, P’97 is a longtime Saint Joseph Academy CORE Ministry (Theology) teacher, teaching Theology to Seniors as well as Facing History: Identity and Membership in American Society. This course is based on the organization Facing History and Ourselves’ approach to historical events in order to engage students in meaningful discussion, debate, research and media analysis. With the goal of imbedding Catholic Social Teaching into student decision-making, each unit ends with case studies that will challenge students to make judgements on difficult ethical/moral issues from each historical theme.
