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FULLY ALIVE
Table of Contents
Facilitator's Manual
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
SECTION A: THE FULLY ALIVE PROGRAM
OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE
'FULLY ALIVE' PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . 3
Self Responsibility . . . . . . . . . 3
The "Wellness" Approach . . . . . . . 3
A Supportive Environment . . . . . . . 4
THE MANUALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
The Facilitator's Manual . . . . . . . 5
The Participant's Manual . . . . . . . 6
FLIP CHART POSTERS . . . . . . . . . . . 6
OTHER FULLY ALIVE RESOURCES . . . . . . . 7
PERSONAL JOURNAL BOOKS (Optional) . . . . 8
DESIGN OF THE PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . 9
PHYSICAL ARRANGEMENTS AND GROUP SIZE . . 11
PREPARATION FOR SESSIONS . . . . . . . 13
SECTION B: ESSENTIAL INFORMATION FOR GROUP FACILITATORS
WHAT THE FULLY ALIVE PROGRAM
IS AND IS NOT . . . . . . . . . . . 15
ROLE OF THE FACILITATOR . . . . . . . . 16
CO-FACILITATING A GROUP . . . . . . . . 17
GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR LEADING A GROUP 19
The Use of Humor . . . . . . . . . . 20
Group Discussion . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using the Flip Chart or Chalkboard . 22
Questioning . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Reacting to Questions . . . . . . . 24
Acknowledging Responses . . . . . . 24
DIFFICULTIES AND HOW TO COPE WITH THEM 26
Including Hard of Hearing Persons . 26
Visual, Physical or
Educational Disabilities . . . . 27
Cultural Differences . . . . . . . 27
Age Differences . . . . . . . . . . 27
Absences, Tardiness or Dropping Out 27
Alienation . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Dealing with Confused or
DisorientatedIndividuals . . . . 27
Monopolizers . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Silent Members . . . . . . . . . . 28
Hostility . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Other Problems . . . . . . . . . . 28
TIPS ON BEGINNING AND ENDING A PROGRAM 29
The First Session . . . . . . . . . . 29
The Last Session . . . . . . . . . 29
Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
SECTION C: SESSION THEMES
SESSION 1-5: DEVELOPING YOUR PERSONAL POWERS
Session 1: Being Fully Alive . . . . . 32
Session 2: The Greatest Challenges to
Being Fully Alive . . . . . . . . 47
Session 3: Harness Your Emotional Powers 56
Session 4: Harness Your Emotional Powers 66
Session 5: Open Up To the Power of Your
Mind and Spirit . . . . . . . . . 78
SESSION 6-10: USING YOUR POWERS TO DEAL WITH
CHALLENGES OF LIFE
Guidelines for Belief Systems and Attitude Check in
Dealing with Challenges of Life . . . 89
Session 6: Stress: Spice of Life or Arsenic? 91
Session 7: New Life Through Grief . . 103
Session 8: Depression: When Dark Clouds Gather 110
Session 9: Being Alone and Being Together 118
Session 10: And Now . . . . . . . . . 128
SECTION D: APPENDICES
APPENDIX a: Certificate of Achievement 137
APPENDIX b: Participant's Evaluation Form 138
APPENDIX c: Facilitator's Evaluation Form 139
APPENDIX d: Recipes . . . . . . . . . 140
APPENDIX e: Footnotes . . . . . . . . 145
SECTION E: SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
