[Peace] Opportunities for Compassion - Gesundheit Winter/Spring Newsletter

Thu Feb 16 22:03:46 UTC 2017

In these times... We need to get together and help each other be more
compassionate.

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Gesundheit medic unit in a Syrian refugee camp.
When Refugees are denied refuge, we want to know what to do.

*We need to get together and help each other be more compassionate; Here
are some opportunities to practice compassion, empathy, care.*

[image: On the land] <http://www.patchadams.org/course/summer-program/>
Desire and Design, Caring and Clowning
<http://www.patchadams.org/course/summer-program/>

*May 28 - June 18, 2017 | Hillsboro West Virginia *
A 3 week session held at the Gesundheit Institute in West Virginia, drawing
on insights and practices from experimental composition, story-telling,
systems theory, care theory and clowning... in an era when caring becomes
an act of resistance.

Register Now <http://www.patchadams.org/course/summer-program/>

[image: Humanism Video] <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOdO0bJ4Qd8>
Construct Your Humansim!
<http://www.patchadams.org/course/medical-elective/>
*June 11 - July 2, 2017 | Urbana Illinois*
Join us for three weeks in Urbana Illinois at Patch Adams and SusanParenti’s
home, where we’ll offer teaching presentations, play workshops, community
living and clowning—all centered around your creating an action plan to
support and protect your humanism. Open to all members of the caring fields!
*See this brief video above*, inviting you to ‘Construct Your Humanism’!

Learn More <http://www.patchadams.org/course/medical-elective/>

<http://www.patchadams.org/event/guatemala/>
Alternative Spring Break to Guatemala City!
*March 18-25th, 2017 | Guatemala City, Guatemala*

*Join us on our 12th annual Alternative Spring Break, and our 10th visit to
Guatemala City to be with the beautiful people of Guatemala and our
wonderful friends of the clown group Fabrica de Sonrisas (Smile Makers).
Each day we are invited to play, explore, dream, and learn. NO EXPERIENCE
REQUIRED! Come have fun with Gesundheit. *
Learn More & Register! <http://www.patchadams.org/event/guatemala/>

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The Laughing Body: the Art of Care
<http://www.patchadams.org/course/laughing-body/>
*August 20 - 27 , 2017 | Hillsboro, WV*
We invite you to spend a week dedicated to reflection, play and to
rediscover the joyful and creative potential of our body and of our inner
Nature (our soul), while basking in the wonderful outdoors of the
Gesundheit Institute in beautiful West Virginia. It’s a week dedicated to
the art of care, as a way to better understand ourselves, discover our
body, explore Nature, and reflect on the different facets of care.
*It’s an invitation to rediscover our inner and outer Laughing Body.*

Learn More & Register! <http://www.patchadams.org/course/laughing-body/>

[image: Humanism Video]
<http://www.patchadams.org/course/artofcare-volunteer/>
Art of Care: a week volunteering at the Gesundheit! Institute
<http://www.patchadams.org/course/artofcare-volunteer/>
*August 11 – 18, 2017 | Hillsboro, WV*
Join us in the work/play of health-enhancing, community-centered joyful
service during this week, as part of Gesundheit’s Rural Volunteer Program!
An ongoing experiment in the therapeutic role of a caring community. This
week is also an opportunity to explore the Art of Care through the tools of
humanitarian clowning.
*We are looking for students, volunteers, gardeners, builder and
maintenance volunteers, from ages 18 to 30.*

Learn More & Register!
<http://www.patchadams.org/course/artofcare-volunteer/>

<http://www.patchadams.org/blog/10-positive-news-stories-from-patch/>
10 Positive News Stories from Patch

*Hello my friends!Lots of people have been calling me and telling me how
sad, mad, or angry they feel about the political discussion lately. We
would like to share 10 positive stories that happened this past
week. #Patch*
Check out Patchs News Links!
<http://www.patchadams.org/blog/10-positive-news-stories-from-patch/>

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Give a thoughtful gift and support a great cause at the same time! Check
out our offerings of books & movies, & don't forget to check back soon for
clown noses!
Start Shopping <http://www.patchadams.org/store/>

All Proceeds go to the Gesundheit! Institute.

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Questions?
*Contact Us, We're Happy to Help! <http://www.patchadams.org/contact/>*
Can't Get Away? *Learn how to be a Gesundheit Fun-Raiser at home!
<http://www.patchadams.org/how-to-be-a-gesundheit-fun-raiser/>*
Whatever else a fun-raiser is, it’s fun. And as Patch says, “There are
numerous studies demonstrating the health-giving effects of humor, but not
one showing benefits from seriousness.”

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