Archive for December, 2008

David Cunningham on Dealing Powerfully with Relatives over the Holidays, Part 1 »

we can have all the dinners, we can have all the decorations, but really what’s at the heart of a great holiday, no matter how great the food was, how beautiful the decorations were, what makes or breaks a holiday is the relationships we have with people and whether we enjoy the people or not.

Discover Landmark Education Graduates Around the Web »

The editors of Landmark Education News have discovered many great resources to be find out what other graduates of Landmark Education’s programs are up to in the world and be in communication, and we are pleased to present a few of those resources to you.
Perhaps the most basic way to discover these resources is to [...]

Youths Rally to Stop Honking »

Bala Venkata used his project in Landmark’s self expression and leadership program to embark on a major civic initiative – to quiet the excessive noise in bustling Bangalore, India. Citizen Matters, a leading paper of Bangalore, gives Venkat a chance to tell the story.
No Honking – Journey Continues
The project initiated against honking and other noise [...]

Moon Space Party Aids Grief Encounter »

When Sophie Berger’s twin sister Charlotte died, she left behind two small children. Berger has undertaken a project to help bereaved children and their families by putting on a fundraiser for the charity Grief Encounter. The event is Berger’s project in her Self Expression and Leadership Program offered by Landmark Education. The event attracted the [...]

Morris Brings Underground Smiles »

Londonist, London’s leading blog about events around town, covered the Landmark Education SELP project of Suzanne Morris, which took place on London’s underground (subway) this past summer. The project spread community and happiness by interacting with people, giving out stickers and t-shirts and filming the results.
Smile, You Are On The Underground
by Liz Akers
Smiling at others [...]

Project Stand Publicizes Worth Causes »

Seattle-based graduates of Landmark Education’s programs have used their participation to create a unique project/website: Take a Stand. The site highlights people who have taken on impacting the world in a positive way and the organizations that they have created to do so. The site interviews and films the leaders of these organizations.
For instance, Project [...]

Yoga Event Aids Congolese Women »

Allison Osborn knew from the outset of the Self-Expression and Leadership Program that she wanted to do something for the women of the Congo who have suffered violence in the country’s ongoing civil war. Osborn, who is a Yoga practitioner training to be a Yoga teacher, decided that if her project would be the [...]

‘Born with it’ Empowers Women »

Tomiko Fraser is a prominent American model and actress, known for being one of the faces of Maybelline, and also known for her work as a spokesperson for the Lupus Foundation, raising awareness about the disease. In the Landmark Education Self-Expression and Leadership Program, Fraser created a woman's empowerment workshop. Fraser's website tells the story.
Born [...]