Our Sabbatical Program provides a unique program design of personal and professional growth opportunities that envelope a whole person approach for growth, healing and renewal. The eclectic blend of spirituality, psychology, theology, education, therapeutic experiences, inner healing, spiritual direction, art expressions, dream work, body/breath work, and healing touch provides a dynamic and innovative opportunity for personal growth and renewal.
Many professional men and women who desire personal and professional growth need flexible time and adjustable schedules that provide the opportunity to tailor a sabbatical program to meet her/his specific needs. The Mercy Center offers “Design Your Own Sabbatical Program” in both lengths of time and variety of topics.
Choose from any of the 13-week sabbatical weeklong programs listed in our Annual Calendar of Events.
•Dreams, Archetypes and Shadow Explorations.
•Additional personal growth sessions can be included in your sabbatical design. These may include individual counseling, spiritual direction, mandala assessment, dream and archetype exploration, body/breath work, massage therapy includes craniosacral therapy, deep-tissue massage, trigger point therapy, therapeutic touch, and balancing therapy, grief counseling, life transitions counseling, career counseling, couples counseling, trauma resolution that includes EMDR-Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Survivors of Sexual Abuse, Art Expressions, and Mission Re-Entry.
•Recreation opportunities include our exercise and workout room, hot-tubs, 200+ videos and DVDs, and local tourist sites.
This unique Sabbatical experience provides a variety of creative art expressions for each participant to explore his/her journey towards healing, wholeness, and well-being. In addition to the creative art expressions, each participant can alternate a week of Creative Expressions for any of the pre-scheduled Sabbatical classes listed in our Fall and Winter Sabbatical Calendar. The Mercy Center staff will guide each participant in her/his use of Pottery, Watercolor Painting, Acrylic Painting, Ceramics, and Stamping, Scrape Booking and Weaving. Each program participant also receives a weekly spiritual direction session with a focus on integration and spiritual growth.
Additional sessions can be included for an additional cost of $60 per session. These are massage therapy, individual psychotherapy, grief counseling, inner healing and spiritual direction, art therapy, and mandala assessment.