Brokenness is all around us. It is in relationships, creation, expectations, health, churches, families, careers, unrealized dreams, and addictions.
While I don’t know the brokenness you have lived through, or are living through now, I do know that there is beauty in the journey to wholeness. Over the years as I have shared my story, both in part and in full, I have learned that we all have scars from brokenness.
Whether your brokenness includes abuse, loneliness, relationships ending, families unraveling, addiction, losing a job, a health crisis, or other circumstances that have broken you apart, these workshops, seminars, and retreats can be a place for you to begin to reframe your brokenness into beauty and wholeness. It is through brokenness we are vulnerable, we are connected to each other, and slowly by slowly, piece by piece, we can see our scars, and our healing, as beautiful.
In the ancient Japanese art of Kintsugi, broken items are put back together with gold. Instead of discarding things that have broken, these objects – such as bowls, mugs, or plates – are glued back together in what is known as golden joinery. It is only in brokenness that these objects can be bound together with golden seams – scars that are now beautiful, always visible, and make the object whole again.
What if we looked at the brokenness in our lives and let God put the pieces back together with gold? What if we recognized the beauty in overcoming difficulty and in our brokenness, learned to focus on the healing within? What if we celebrated our scars as God’s work in our healing and honored the marks of beauty and wholeness? What if we learned how to live a better broken life, filled with beauty and strength instead of pain and sadness?
Healing and Wholeness Retreats
The Healing and Wholeness Retreats, led by Dr. Heather Clauson, guest facilitators, and Pastors, are an opportunity to step away from the busyness of life and into quiet space for reflection and renewal. The retreats include various activities that encourage healing through writing, art, nature, music, worship, meditation, reflection, and prayer.
These retreats take place in various retreat and conferences centers surrounded by the beauty of creation.
Not able to commit to an entire 2-3 day retreat? Consider a workshop or seminar instead.
Dr. Heather Clauson is a long-time educator and a life-long Lutheran. Her studies and work in Education and Ministry have taken her to many interesting and unique places, including Tanzania, East Africa where she spent four years teaching and living among the Maasai tribe. In 2013, she earned her Doctorate degree in International Education and Educational Administration. She has spent the past ten years researching, writing, and reflecting on questions of faith and Biblical truths after life-shattering circumstances, and has come to understand beauty in brokenness and healing in scars.
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Finding Healing and Wholeness in Our Brokenness
Transformative Retreats
An opportunity to step away from the busyness of life and into quiet space for reflection and renewal. The retreats include various activities that encourage healing through writing, art, nature, music, worship, meditation, and prayer.
Tailored Workshops and Seminars
Participate in interactive workshops and seminars specifically designed for your group. A condensed version of the retreats, the workshops and seminars are two to six hours long and take place in various meeting and conference spaces.
Personalized 1-on-1 Coaching
Together, we’ll work to understand areas of brokenness in your life in new ways. With personalized guidance and support, we will dive deeper into the idea of finding beauty and wholeness in brokenness. *It is strongly encouraged to attend a retreat, workshop, or seminar before 1-on-1 coaching.
Empowering Spiritual Practices
Discover spiritual practices that can help to reshape mindset challenges, embrace change, and reframe ideas of what is “broken.” Learn to recognize beauty and growth in brokenness.
What OTHERs are saying about DR. HEATHER CLAUSON
Useful and practical
The resources Dr. Clauson provides are very useful and practical. These retreats are absolutely needed for everyone right now.
S.H.
My scars are beautiful
Dr. Clauson has been very helpful in my own journey. She has helped me see that my own brokenness is not something to be ashamed of and that my scars are beautiful.
T.G.
Finish your book!
When will you be finished writing your book? I really need more of these ideas and tools right now.
K.H.
FAQs
What happens during the retreats?
During the retreats, participants are given time, space, and various activities to reflect on areas of brokenness in their lives. Retreats include large group sessions, worship, guided journal writing, art activities, and personal time for reflection and prayer. Everyone is on their own path to healing and no one is asked to share their personal circumstances during these retreats.
What is personalized 1-on-1 coaching?
Personalized 1-on-1 coaching is a tailored process that helps individuals dive deeper into the tools introduced during the retreats, workshops, and seminars. The goal of the individualized coaching process is to reframe thinking around areas of brokenness into embracing the ideas of beauty and wholeness.
How much do the workshops, seminars, and retreats cost?
All fees vary based on location and the number of participants in attendance. For detailed pricing, please contact Dr. Heather Clauson directly for a tailored quote.
What are “Spiritual Practices?”
There are many tools and resources that can be learned and used to draw individuals into deeper connection with God and into new understanding of Scripture. These include guided journaling, meditation, Lectio Divina, music, prayer, yoga, sound bowls, etc. Several of these practices are used during the workshops, seminars, and retreats.
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