SAMARITAN SEMINARS
To register, please send name, address, e-mail address, telephone number to Samaritan Counseling Center, P. O. Box 1704, Athens, GA 30603-1704. Please include payment, payable to Samaritan Counseling Center. You can also register giving this information and a credit card by calling 706-369-7911, ext 100.
Mandalas and Meditation
The Adventure of Blending Families
Centering Prayer Seminar
More information below. Remember to register.
Mandalas and Mindfulness

The Mandala or circle drawing has been used since the beginning of human history to represent the moon, sun, and self. It has been adopted by religious peoples as the symbol for the unconscious and a means by which we can begin to understand life, death and rebirth. Combined with meditation and the opening that comes from quieting the mind and accessing our intuitive self and the divine, mandalas can open a pathway—and a prayerway—to self-understanding, healing and acceptance.
In this workshop participants will be introduced to meditation and mandalas, as well as ways of combining them for personal insight and spiritual growth. This is not an experience designed for artists, but for seekers. No artistic ability is required.
This workshop is not currently scheduled but can be arranged with a group or organization that wants to sponsor it. Call Lacy Camp at 706-369-7911 ext 211 or lcamp@samaritannega.org.
Workshop leaders are Debra Alvis, Ph.D., and Lacy Camp, M.Ed.. Lacy has been in practice in Athens since 1984 and with Samaritan counseling Center since 1992. She has a seminary background as well as being a licensed clinician. She has studied the creating of mandalas with Susanne Fincher and has been tapping the ability to receive knowledge from our creative and intuitive selves all her life.
Debra Alvis is a psychologist in private practice in Athens and on the staff of the Counseling and Psychological Services in the University Health Center, University of Georgia. Debra is a Yoga instructor and active practitioner of meditation.
The Adventure of Blending Families
Samaritan Counseling Center presents a two hour seminar addressing the challenges and rewards of stepfamily life. (Partially funded by the Athens Rotary Club and Rotary International)
New seminar to be announced soon, and seminars available as requested by groups. Contact Lacy Camp at 369-7911, ext 211, or lcamp@samaritannega.org
Cost $25 individuals and $40 couples
Leaders: Lacy M. Camp, M.Ed., and Blaine Everson, Ph.D.
While it may be true that "love is wonderful the second time around," it is also true that when you have children and former spouses, it is more complicated and emotionally charged. Come join Lacy Camp, M.Ed., and Blaine Everson, Ph.D., for an educational foray into the adventure of blending families. We will look at what to expect from children and how to respond appropriately to them, as well as how to manage relationships with biological parents not in your home. This is an adventure that is not for the faint of heart. Come if you dare!
Meditative Prayer Seminar
for Spiritual Growth and Physical Health
A 4 week seminar on Monday evenings
A new seminar schedule will be announced soon
This seminar will include Centering Prayer, physical movements, meditative walking, progressive relaxation, and information about stress, physical arousal, relaxation and interactive relationships with the desired outcomes that participants will:
- deepen awareness of God’s presence
- learn to consciously relax physical arousal and stress
- become more able to focus attention amidst distractions
- increase self control of emotions and behaviors
- become more self-aware (of emotions and of bodily states) and sensitive to emotions of others.
Fee is $50 per participant.
To register, send name, address, email, and telephone numbers with the seminar fee (check or credit/debit cards) to:Samaritan Counseling Center:
admin@samaritannega.org
706-369-7911, ext 100
Fax 706-208-9509
Post Office Box 1704, Athens, GA 30603-1704
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