Elders owe the family their wisdom…and they
need to write their letters to their grandchildren.
~ Terry Hargrave
There is no agony like bearing the untold story inside you.
~ Maya Angelou
Our ancestors and our ancestral wisdom live in our blood and in our bones.
~ Julia Cameron
Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can’t remember who we are or why we’re here.
~ Sue Monk Kidd
There are four needs in all people: to live, to love, to learn, to leave a legacy.
~ Stephen R. Covey

Legacy Programs: 2010-2011

PROGRAMS with Rachael Freed

Boca Raton, Florida (2 public programs)

Advanced* Legacy Writing Retreat (3 days)
   *(Advanced means you you are eligible by
   having attended an introductory legacy
   program with me)
January 28 - 30, 2011
Download Info & Registration Flyer

Introductory Legacy Writing Retreat (3 days)
February 4 - 6, 2011
Contact Rachael for more information (612) 558-3331
Download Info & Registration Flyer

St. Paul, Minnesota (public program)

- A Legacy Writing Retreat

Sponsored by Wisdom Ways Center for Spirituality

April 15, 16, 17, 2010, Thursday-Saturday, 10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

Contact: Barb Lund, Director: 651-696-2788

East Lansing, Michigan (public program)

The Footprints You Leave Behind: A Legacy Writing Workshop

May 1, 2010, 10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

Contact Cheryl Goodman, 517-337-017

Advanced Legacy Circles

Legacy Writing MINI-RETREAT, Twin Cities, MN, August 10, 2010

Programs and Workshops with the
Nationally Certified Legacy Facilitators Guild

Meet them, read their biographies, email them to find out about legacy programs in your area.

Edna Groves in Naperville, IL, Tucson, and Boise, ID - email her

Cammy Iverson in Minneapolis, MN (west metro) - email her

Mary Tuchscherer in the Bay Area, CA and Malawi - email her

Carla Vogel in Minneapolis & Rochester, MN - email her

Marnie Williams in Boulder & Denver, CO and Nationally - email her

Gretchen Wright in Cedar Rapids, IA - email her

- Endorsements
  
  Celebrating Our Mothers,
  An AgeWell Legacy Program for Three Generations
  May, 2008
  Twin Cities, Minnesota
- Read: "Creating A Legacy Out of Everyday Living" by Claire B. Willis, a chapter in Writing Routes: A Resource Handbook of Therapeutic Writing, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, UK, about her transformative experience attending a legacy writing retreat.
- "Last night I attended your legacy presentation and just wanted to say THANK YOU! In our session I wrote a blessing to my husband. It is a second marriage for both of us, and it took my husband to help me realize what a “good” marriage is. I could not read my blessing out loud to him because I knew I would cry, and I told him so. Yes, it was a perfect Valentine wish for both of us! Thank you!"
  
  Susan Johnson,
  VP, Elder Services WellsFargo Bank
  Minneapolis, Minnesota February 14, 2008
- I believe that my opportunity to participate in a Legacy Circle was not by chance, but rather by divine plan. None of the women were there by accident and all of us rejoiced in our individuality and the community that we became. I can promise you that if you join a Legacy Circle with an open heart you will leave that Circle with a full heart.
  
  Martha Lewis
  Retreat participant
- Thank you for the workshop, Giving the Gift of a Lifetime. Your passion for the material combined with your wisdom left participants wanting more.
  
  Barbara Rudnick
  Supervisor of Family Life Education and The Twin Cities Jewish Healing Program
  JFCS, Minneapolis
- Providing a personal spiritual document for my children and those who come after them is something very important to me, but not easy to do. Thank you for providing the structure and tools necessary for me to put my thoughts into words as I continue on my journey.
  
  Rene Katersky
  Participant New Hampshire URJ Kallah