The people. Our community.
An important aspect of Greenshire is to meet the needs of community and individuals. We offer the following services which can be performed at Greenshire, or at a place of your choice.
Life Coaching
Life Coaching is a powerful process and as a certified Holistic Life Coach, Jim Curley applies this powerful approach to assisting people in living more consciously and creatively in today's challenging times. Life Coaching can provide the support and guidance that enables you to find your life's purpose and achieve your goals. Jim will personalize a coaching plan that is unique to your individual needs and requests, and finds it especially meaningful to focus on the relationship that an individual has with themselves. He is available for short-term problem solving on an as-needed basis or for an ongoing coaching relationship.
Mediation, Conflict Resolution
Do you have a conflict in your life? Mediation is a fair and efficient process to help you resolve your disputes and reach a voluntary, negotiated agreemen
t. Work with our Greenshire mediator, Marilyn Rischmann, whose rich expertise includes helping parties to solve conflicts arising in the workplace, with family or landlord/tenant situations. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Mediator Marilyn Rischmann has been involved in alternative dispute resolution practice for the past 20 years. Formerly of Good Shepherd Mediation Program, Philadelphia, PA, (a restorative justice center), Marilyn was a staff mediator, coordinated GSMP's Victim Offender Conferencing program and facilitated pre-hearing conferences in Philadelphia Dependency Court for abused and neglected children for 4-1/2 years. Currently, Marilyn is an independent contractor for the Office for Dispute Resolution, Harrisburg, PA and volunteers for the Office of the Victim Advocate, Camp Hill, PA, facilitating cases of serious, violent crime. She is a member of the Association of Family & Conciliation Courts and Pennsylvania Council of Mediators.
Ceremonies and Rituals
Ceremonies and rituals transform people's lives, bringing meaning and blessing to their special event. In her perceptive role as Inter-faith Minister, Arlene Curley assists in planning as well as officiating these transformative occasions. She will work with and honor each person's belief system as she provides guidance to achieve what is most important to all those involved. With a unique sensitivity, Arlene creates a sacred space while guiding the ceremony to a place of harmony, balance and inner peace.
Wedding and Commitment Ceremonies
To honor this heart-centered event, a ceremony will be created that is especially meaningful to celebrate a very special day: the spiritual and emotional bond that connects you and your beloved. Its essence will be genuine and expressive of your intentions, joy and depth of feelings. Arlene also assists couples in planning a ceremony to renew their wedding vows, an affirmation to the years of their unique and loving relationship. Another meaningful celebration is a commitment ceremony, acknowledging your devotion to the connection with your beloved. Regardless of the ceremony, Arlene's intention always is to guide you into the designing and officiating this special day... one that will forever sing in your hearts.
The Greenshire grounds are available for hosting your ceremony. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Memorial Services
At some point in time everyone faces the death of a loved one. A memorial service or funeral is a meaningful way for those left behind to experience closure and honor the life of the departed. Using her intuitive gifts, Arlene attends to individuals and families in various stages of working through grief and most effectively brings her healing expertise and spiritual insight to aid in this most important life transition. She will assist in planning and officiating a heartfelt service which will provide a true honoring of the departed, as well as offering a sense of completion and healing.
Rites of Passage
Stressful times of change can be recognized as challenging opportunities to stimulate that which is vital for both personal and communal enrichment. Periods of transition can be a time for new direction and opportunities for growth. In a Rites of Passage ceremony, you are invited to leave the busyness of life and revitalize yourself as you experience refreshing ways of being. Enjoy the creativity of your own powerful spirit and move on to a new understanding of who you really are and who you can become. Rites of Passage ceremonies may include a birth day; a christening; advancing from youth to adolescence or teen to adult; personal milestones; graduation.
