Alumni Events
Sierra Tucson cares about our alumni's ongoing recovery, and we want to support and encourage you! Alumni events are listed here and are updated regularly. We invite you to join us! Please use the convenient "Register Now" button, when it is available, for quick, secure online registration.
Alumni Support Groups are also available as a place to give and receive ongoing local support.
Alumni Events:
S.T.A.R. 23 - Tucson, AZ Sierra Tucson Alumni RetreatJuly 30 - August 1, 2010
S.T.A.R. 23
"Opening the Door"
Sierra Tucson Alumni Retreat
at the
Westward Look Resort
Registration May 3 - July 26, 2010.
Space is still available for you at the Alumni Retreat - you may register at the door.
Contact Westward Look Resort at 520-297-1151 to book your room.
Retreat Schedule:
NEW - Welcome Reception for those who arrive early!
Thursday, July 29, 2010
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Welcome Reception
8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Alumni-led 12 Step Meeting
Friday, July 30, 2010
(For Everyone)
8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Sign-in/Select Workshops; Lunch on your own
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Yoga
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Dinner and Speaker Dr. Robert Johnson
9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Alumni-led 12 Step Meeting
(For those who registered for the Optional Workshop)
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Awakening Your Inner Adult with Karen Kral
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch on your own
1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Awakening Your Inner Adult, cont
Saturday, July 31, 2010
5:00 a.m. - 7:00 a.m. Hiking in the Catalinas with Guy Bender
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Morning Workshops
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Free Time
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Alumni-led 12 Step Meeting
5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Dinner, Recovery Comedian Mark Lundholm
9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Alumni-led 12 Step Meeting
9:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Stargazing with Russ Farnsworth
Sunday, August 1, 2010
7:30 a.m.
Bus to Sierra Tucson
8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Brunch at Sierra Tucson
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Alumni Speaker Jessica W., Musician Michael S., and Closing
11:30 a.m.
Buses leave for Tucson Airport and Westward Look Resort.
Optional Friday Workshop
Awakening Your Inner Adult
Karen A. Kral, M.A., LPCC
Certified Facilitator of Inner Bonding®
Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed with emotion—anxiety, fear, rage, sadness—and feel like you are drowning in a sea of darkness? Or, do you numb your emotions and get caught in cycles of addiction, perfectionism, and internal pressure? These two polarities exemplify how we have been conditioned to “take care of ourselves” when life is challenging. In the first case, we become our “inner child” and there is no one to pull us out of the dark sea. In the second, we become authoritarian parents who shove our emotions to the side and hope that by ignoring, suppressing or medicating them, we will somehow manage to get by, and hopefully look really good doing it! For those of us who have teetered to one of these sides or who have alternated between the two, we know that neither of these “parenting” styles really brings the joy that we want. Becoming a loving internal parent is the goal of Inner Bonding® and is the work that I am pleased to share with you.
In this experiential workshop, you will learn how to cultivate a loving adult self who is capable of caring for the wounded parts of you. You will learn to recognize and lovingly restrain your sleek but not-always-so-helpful “wounded teenager,” who has a million strategies to keep you “safe” but who prevents you from shining your “light” and living your potential. And you will have the opportunity to deepen your relationship with your higher power and find out how to use your guidance as an in-the-moment resource for practical, everyday living. We will play music. We will dance. We will laugh. We may cry. But we will definitely have fun. I hope you will join us.
Friday Night Speaker
The Neurobiology of Misbehavior: Understanding and Treating Addiction, Thrill-Seeking, and Dry-Drunk Behavior
Dr. Robert Johnson, Medical Director of Sierra Tucson, Board Certified Psychiatrist, Addictionologist, and Certified Executive Coach
We don’t change when our life depends on it, but will risk everything for a brief high. This presentation will enhance your understanding about the nature of seemingly risky and faulty decision-making in chemical and process addictions, and show how common neurobiological pathways involved in the thirst for adventure and meaning can be leveraged in the service of long-term recovery.
Saturday Night Entertainment
Mark Lundholm, Recovery Comedian
Funny man Mark Lundholm is a professional mistake-maker. His resume includes positions such as criminal, street addict, closet wino, mental patient, Catholic altar boy, and divorced father of two. Mark knows about pain and gain in life. His insight into the inherent irony of it all forms a unique foundation for his theatre show, stand-up comedy show, and inspirational speaking engagements. Visit Mark’s website at
www.MarkLundholm.com.
Saturday Workshops
Sign-up for workshops will be at check-in on Friday, July 30, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. or Saturday morning beginning at 7:30 a.m. We are unable to offer sign-up for workshops prior to that time due to workshop schedules not being finalized until shortly before the Retreat. We advise you to plan your travel accordingly—the earlier you check in, the more workshops available. All workshops are limited to a specific number of participants. If you registered for the optional extended portion of the Retreat, you will need to register by 9:30 a.m. Friday to attend the workshop "Awakening Your Inner Adult."
Please continue to check this website for workshop information.
Cultivating the Art of Possibility
Barbara Rose Gaynor, CLC
Participants will have opportunity to experience new pathways to learning and having more of what is reflected by their unique self of core values.
Hiking in the Catalinas
Led by Guy Bender
You will be ferried over to the Pima Canyon Trailhead, where we will start our hike up through the Santa Catalina Mountains. Hiking shoes are recommended. This is a moderate-level hike. Don’t forget your sun block!
How Am I Doing? – a Psychodrama
Bill Coleman, LMSW, TEP
Participants will explore their progress since leaving treatment and experience new ways to renew their commitments and motivations.
Intentional Music, Mirth, and Movement to Help You Step into Your Magnificence
Marcia Breitenbach, M.A., LPC
Choose to come play, learn, and take away powerful, fun, and practical tools to increase your self-esteem and transform limited negative beliefs. Learn the 5-step process to use intentional music to rewire your brain. Experience live as well as recorded music, musical psychodrama, humor, and intentional transformational movement to nourish your spirit, mind, body, and heart.
Opening the Door to Your Soul: What’s the Next Step?
Josie Collins, CPCC
The intention of this workshop is to connect with your soul in order to gain clarity about what is the next step needed for you to walk through the door that is opening up to you. During this experiential workshop, we will use guided imagery, soul cards, a “Writing Down Your Soul” exercise to gain personal insight. Then, be prepared to take authentic action!
The 11th Step and Meditation
Wayne Zespy
This will be an interactive workshop on the 11th Step. We will discuss ways in which we establish conscious contact and ways to further enrich that relationship. We will discuss different meditation techniques, mudras, mantras, visualization, affirmations, vipassana, breathing exercises, and practice some guided imagery meditation.
The Gift of Forgiving
Phillip S. Mitchell, M.A., MFT, MAC
There remains in our culture much confusion about what Forgiveness really is, what it is not, how do it, and what it will do for you. It is one of the most powerful tools in our healing, recovery, and spiritual awakening. Phillip will share information and clarity about this as well as a process of forgiving self and others. He will also answer questions and share stories pertaining to principles of recovery from various spiritual perspectives.
Stargazing
Russell Farnsworth, M.S., LAC
Come join in on a summer sky-gazing session highlighting views of Jupiter and the moon, as well as a guided tour of the summer constellations and their unique stories.
Hotel Accommodations
You may make your room reservations at Westward Look Resort.
Be sure to let the resort know that you are with the Sierra Tucson Alumni Retreat to get the special discounted rate. (Reservations must be booked by July 15, 2010, over the phone and not on the resorts' website, to receive the discounted rate.) Westward Look will sell out, so it is a good idea to reserve your room as soon as possible! When making reservations, also ask about the cancellation policy so as not to be charged a night's stay if you need to cancel.
All Retreat activities, with the exception of Sunday's activities, will be held at the Westward Look Resort, which has extended discounted rates of $89.00 per night plus tax and resort fee for single or double occupancy or $99.00 per night plus tax for triple or quad occupancy from Tuesday, July 27, 2010, to Tuesday, August 3, 2010. A 10% discount is available on spa services. It is highly recommended that you book your spa services as soon as possible to ensure availability. Be sure to mention that you are with the Sierra Tucson Retreat to get the discounted rate. Please note that there will NOT be shuttle/bus service between other hotels and Westward Look; you will need to provide your own transportation.
Westward Look Resort
245 E. Ina Road
Tucson, AZ 85704
520-297-1151
800-722-2500
www.WestwardLook.com
Travel Arrangements
If you need assistance with travel arrangements or have questions about hotels, you may call Linda, of Sierra Tucson's Travel Department, at 800-522-1292. For transportation from the Tucson International Airport to the resort, please contact Arizona Stagecoach at
520-889-1000 or
www.AZstagecoach.com.
Cost & Registration
The Reunion cost is $175 per adult or child (7-17 years of age), and $225 for adults who choose to attend the extended portion. This includes workshops, presentations, entertainment, meals from Friday dinner through Sunday brunch, transportation Sunday to and from Sierra Tucson, and gift bags to take home. Registration will be accepted through July 26, 2010; no refunds will be given after this date. Although Online Registration has closed, space is still available; you may reserve your room with Westward Look Resort and register for the Alumni Retreat at the door.
Online Registration will begin May 3, 2010!# Top
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