Sacred Path/Call to Adventure Spring 2012 Spring Retreat Information
To download the flyer for the Spring 2012 Sacred Path/Call to Adventure Rites of Passage Retreat, Click HERETo download the application for the Spring 2012 Sacred Path/Call to Adventure Rites of...
View ArticleDirector's Message for March 2012
Greetings, Sacred Path Community,I have a few announcements to make in this newsletter. To begin with, I want to thank the 25 men who gathered for the Mindfulness Practicum held in Topanga Canyon a few...
View ArticleBlind Perspective, Vol. 6
The Northridge earthquake strikes in late January 1994. I am on retreat for a plenary meeting for the California Men’s Gathering in the mountains of Malibu when the earthquake hits. I am fortunate to...
View ArticleDan Franklin on Relationships
I texted a client who is struggling in his relationship and asked me for advice…only to realize I might as well have been talking about myself and so many people I know as well.. I think it reflects an...
View ArticleLeonard Orr: Rebirthing and the 8 Biggies
Rebirthing is a tool for healing, personal growth, and spiritual awakening.Conscious Breathing helps us to process our minds and emotions by supplying the energy and the power needed to transform...
View ArticleMeet Leonard Orr
The following is what Stephen had written for the newsletter a year ago after Leonard’s visit to Los Angeles: “We had a group of about 50 that attended Leonard Orr’s presentation on Friday night and...
View ArticleFour Events for Men and Women with Leonard Orr
I have invited Leonard Orr, my friend and mentor of 38 years, to return this June (the 1st through the 3rd) to present four events for men and women at Holy Spirit Retreat Center in Encino. There will...
View ArticleSpring 2012 Sacred Path/Call to Adventure Rites of Passage Retreat Info
To download the flyer for the Spring 2012 Sacred Path/Call to Adventure Rites of Passage Retreat, Click HERETo download the application for the Spring 2012 Sacred Path/Call to Adventure Rites of...
View ArticleDirector's Message for April 2012
Greetings Sacred Path Community,The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that and live that way, you are really a...
View ArticleBlind Perspective, Vol. 7
Late April, Los Angeles, 1994. I’m on the second floor looking down through the window as Dan and his buddy slowly lug a huge piece of furniture towards the front door. The phone rings and I rush to...
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Margie Stewart Johnson Obituary
MARGIE, the only official World War ll Poster girl, passed away on Thursday April 26, 2012 at Providence Saint Joseph’s Medical Center in Burbank. She was 92. Originally from Wabash, Indiana, Margie...
View ArticleImpressions and Reflections on the Spring 2012 Sacred Path Mens' Retreat
By Dan Franklin, MFTMy impressions of the spring retreat are from the wonderful vantage point of being a long-time staff member of the counsel of men that puts these retreats together. A lot of work...
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Steve Branker: A Review of The 12th Annual Call to Adventure
I had the distinct honor and privilege of shepherding this year’s 12th annual Call to Adventure/Rites of Passage Retreat for Fathers and Sons, Boys and Mentors. Like it is so often said after a...
View ArticleConscious Connected Breathing and Spiritual Purification
by Stephen J. Johnson, Ph.D.In 1974 I completed my Doctoral Dissertation and graduated from the University of Southern California with a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology. The topic of my Dissertation...
View ArticleThree Events for Men and Women with Leonard Orr
I have invited Leonard Orr, my friend and mentor of 38 years, to return this June first and second to present three events for men and women at Holy Spirit Retreat Center in Encino. There will be a...
View ArticleTwo Videos with Dr. Stephen Johnson
Lakota Elder Standing Cloud speaks to Stephen Johnson. To view this video, clickHEREDr, Stephen Johnson presents a brief resumé of the first four chapters of his book, "The Sacred Path." To view this...
View ArticleDirector's Message for May 2012
Dear Sacred Path Community,My message this month is brief, yet heartfelt. To begin, my Mother passed away on Thursday, April 26th. She was such a light unto the world. Not only was she a loyal...
View ArticleFall 2012 25th Anniversary Sacred Path Retreat Downloads
To download the information flier for the Sacred Path Fall 2012 Retreat, clickHERETo download the fill-in application for the Sacred Path Fall 2012 Retreat, click HERE
View ArticleDirector's Message for July 2012
Greetings Sacred Path Community,You may be aware that we didn’t publish a June newsletter this year. In all the years since the conception of the newsletter and then the blog, skipping a month is a...
View ArticleBlind Perspective, Vol. 8
Camp Shalom, Malibu, Memorial Weekend 1994. Dan and I are driving up Pacific Coast Highway in his silver-gray Eclipse with the sunroof open. The cloud cover has burned off and the blue of the ocean...
View ArticleGolf's Yoga of Self-Discovery
by David SurrendaIn the summer, one of the things I do to unwind from work is play golf. Sometimes I have friends who laugh about why I would play a game that involves walking around a big field,...
View ArticleJed Diamond: Campaign to Save Men's Lives
“I grieve for the men and boys whose lives are cut short and for the women and families left behind. I’ve been looking for a way to reduce stress that is simple to learn, easy to practice,...
View ArticleTwo Visions of Sundance
The Sundance was incredible. The energy of the spirits, Sundancers, ceremonial grounds, and the five days was beyond words. Grant, Phil, Tim and myself were there from Sacred Path and we all were...
View ArticleOctober 2012 Sacred Path Men's Retreat Downloads
To download the information flier for the Sacred Path Fall 2012 Retreat, clickHERETo download the fill-in application for the Sacred Path Fall 2012 Retreat, click HERE
View ArticleDirector's Message for August 2012
Greetings, Sacred Path Community,We’re better than halfway through summer and two-and-a-half months from the 25th Anniversary Sacred Path Men’s Retreat. Time flies and there’s so much to attend to...
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