Life is challenging!! Often we are presented with circumstances and situations, from the simple to the mundane, in which we may not know which direction to take or which decision to make, or circumstances and situations with others that challenge us to the point of leaving us feeling blocked or confused in that relationship. Many of us are conditioned to avoid conflict, even if it means relinquishing relationships or other support structures that we need. This session will provide you with a set of skills that will make addressing conflict so much more rewarding than avoiding it.
A Clearing Conversation is an opportunity to clear all of the thoughts, ideas, and judgements that clutter your mind and make you unclear and confused. In a clearing conversation you get to observe and notice yourself, ask questions of yourself, and get consciously honest with yourself. You begin to see ways in which your unclarity blocks you from moving forward in life. A clearing conversation can be had to clear an emotional upset in the moment or an issue that has been haunting an individual, group, or community for years. As a result of a clearing conversation: you are 100% present in your life; you experience freedom and aliveness in making decisions; and you have an ability to respond to life's challenges with ease.
Lorraine “Dr. Rain" Warren has been facilitating clearing conversations for several decades with individuals and communities. It is also a practice that she incorporates into her daily life.
About the Facilitator:
We are honored to have Lorraine “Dr Rain” Warren, PhD to teach this healing practice. Dr. Rain has studied, worked, and traveled to over 100 countries working with corporate, academic, government, education and law-enforcement entities as an educator and facilitator in transformation, cultural competency, and leadership. She has been honored with several service and humanitarian awards such as the Legacy International Humanitarian Award in acknowledgement of having directly impacted lives of over 34,000 youth and the Josephine “Scout” Wollman Fuller Award, by Psychologists for Social Responsibility, recognizing her outstanding contributions to the advancement of peace and social justice.
Dr. Rain is currently developing a project called, "Creating a World that Listens", inspired by her work in Rwanda, Central Africa interviewing survivors of the 1994 genocide. She takes red chairs to public places and provides a peaceful space to listen to everyday people. She asks them to respond to the question, "What would you say if you knew the world would listen?" She has had profound conversations with all races and ages from 6 and as old as 93 years old. Dr. Rain is also currently working on several book projects which include a commentary on Ecopsychology and the impact of trauma and war on nature, a narrative poem detailing the life of a South African freedom fighter Phumzile Zulu, and her own personal memoir depicting inspirational stories of her life and travels.
Dr. Warren holds Masters degrees in Higher Education Administration, Spiritual Psychology, and a doctorate in Depth Psychology with a Specialization in Community, Liberation, Indigenous, Ecological Psychologies.