Kathi Gowsell
Calgary, AB, Canada
http://kathiostrom.com/ journal-your-legacy kgowsell@telus.net
Whether as a trainer in the business world, a teacher at college or a facilitator of journal writing workshops, my career life has always focused on teaching adults new things.
I’m not sure if I chose legacy writing or it chose me. After losing both of my parents within one month of each other in 2011, I realize that we do, indeed, take something with us when we go – our detailed memories. Successes, failures, life lessons, meaningful relationships, values and blessings live on in our writing. It is through story, handed down from generation to generation, that we satisfy our sense of belonging and discern our identities. What better gift can we give our descendants?
As a Legacy Facilitator, certified journal-writing instructor and owner of Writing Life Matters, my goal is to connect family through writing. I see how legacy and journal writing complement each other perfectly as a way to record our values and wisdom, enriched by personal thought and reflection.
I’ve conducted journal-writing workshops for women since 2003 and have recently started to specialize in legacy writing. I’d love to help you write your legacy letters or start a legacy journal project.
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Norma Karlinsky
Calgary, AB, Canada
nkarl@shaw.ca
My path to Legacy work came from my passionate focus on “conscious aging”. To that end I have become a Sage-ing leader. I have also facilitated a woman’s group dealing with life transitions that included writing exercises and a focus on the positive and negatives of such natural life events such as: graduations, weddings, motherhood and loss.
Legacy work seemed to be a natural next step in my development as a workshop facilitator. Assisting people to look at their ancestry, to honor the important individuals who influenced their life path and learning to bless them were beautiful additions to my repertory of skills.
I would like to assist you in becoming conscious of your gifts and help you to appreciate and understand what you have learned and experienced in your lifetime so you can pass this knowledge to those who mean the most to you. I would be honored to facilitate a Legacy workshop for you or your group.
Diane Perazzo, M.A.
Ottawa, Ont. Canada
Let my regret not be an obligation nor an obstacle. Instead, let my wisdom be carried by the wind, warmed by the sun and nurtured in the body of the living earth. *
I am a writer, editor, poet, tarot reader and EcoWitch (in the Reclaiming tradition). My company Wordsmith Writing and Editing Services supports the work of nonprofit and health organizations to share information about issues such as climate change, mental health and physical wellbeing. I also write poetry, meditations and stories inspired by the wonder and mystery of the Earth and collaborate with others in my Earth-based spiritual community to lead seasonal celebrations according to the Wheel of the Year.
As a trained Legacy Facilitator, I feel honoured to accompany people of all ages on a journey to appreciate the wisdom they have to offer and find ways to share it with others in a respectful and loving way. I am saddened by the fact that Western society continues to marginalize its elders and that so many are lonely, disrespected and excluded from their families. I am also concerned about the stress that climate change is having on our social systems and family relationships. I hope that my work will address some of these issues and bring truth and healing through open hands and hearts so it can flow back into our Mother Earth for the love of all her living beings.
*excerpt from Ancestor Prayer by Diane Perazzo
