Class Title: Gratitude Journaling: Being Thankful for Everyday Gifts Instructor: Tina Games Class Term: March 26-April 23, 2012 enroll in this class Synopsis A gratitude journal can be instrumental in creating a more positive way of thinking. It can help you appreciate small pleasures and support you in graciously accepting the many wonderful (and even the not-so-wonderful) things, people, and events in your life. In this four-unit class, we'll explore the many benefits of keeping a gratitude journal and begin a daily practice of recording the many gifts, large and small, good and not-so-good, that we receive each day. As Wayne Dyer says, "When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." Class Description This course begins with a special report on the many benefits of gratitude journaling, followed by 21 days of journaling prompts. We'll discuss what a gratitude journal is, how to set up a journal that works for you, and how it can benefit you in your daily life. Then we'll begin the process of gratitude journaling. The course materials will be delivered via e-mail and all course dialogue will take place in our online classroom (a Yahoo Group devoted to this class) Outline Unit 1: What is Gratitude Journaling? Unit 2: Working with Writing Prompts. Unit 3: Shifting Our Perspective: From Glass Half-Empty to Glass Half-Full Unit 4: Maintaining a Gratitude Journal Writing Practice. Student Skills, Equipment, and Time Required This is an ideal class for any journal writer or for anyone who is interested in learning more about gratitude journaling. Only basic computer skills and access to an e-mail address are needed. The course material will be delivered via e-mail with some pdf attachments. It will require up to two hours per week of journal writing (broken down into 15-20 minute daily increments). Tuition/Fees for this course SCN members: $128. Non-SCN members: $160. Instructor Bio Tina Games is a freelance writer, creativity and life purpose coach, and journaling workshop facilitator for women who are challenged by issues related to the loss of personal identity and who desire a more authentic life, filled with purpose, passion and creative expression. She lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with her husband and their two children. Visit her website or her blog. Praise for Tina's Classes Tina Games is an awesome instructor who really has the ability to speak to your soul...she uses many sources of wisdom and insight in her course, and respects your privacy above all. She is also able to facilitate good interaction within her group to the benefit of all involved. —Carol W., Bellevue NE I actually wasn't quite sure what the course would really be like, but I really enjoyed having the chance to journal on the topics Tina Games had and I liked connecting my ideas with the phases of the moon. The synchronicities were just amazing! —Mary C., Pine CO