Continuing Education Course Level 1 (Leadership Certification)

After a 4-hour trip, I reached the Bergheim Mühlenramede on the evening of November 18, 2021. The last time I had been here was as a child, for a father-child weekend, and now I came as a young, married woman and mother of two for the continuing education seminar for women level 1. I had never been to a women's weekend before and had no idea what to expect.
After arriving and unpacking, the evening started with dinner together. The dining room was filled with a diverse group of women of all ages, and a lively conversation quickly began. Shortly after, we were seated in the upper hall and got a glimpse of what was in store for us over the next few days. We looked forward to a tight program with lots of valuable content and I was so excited about every single topic!
A special item was designed by Dani Piroski. As a trained physiotherapist, Dani let us share her knowledge as a professional - but not only in theory! And so we learned to ride an elevator with our pelvic floor, we learned something about our lymphatic system and how to deal tenderly with our intervertebral discs. Oh, and our biceps are sure to start showing up soon!
Six women had prepared different topics for us and every single topic was exciting, educational, and informative! I was able to take away so much for myself and learn new things! Be it leadership after Jesus' example, communication, a woman of value, or public speaking and professional appearance. I found it very exciting when Brigitte gave us a broad insight into the life of women from Bible times.
Friday afternoon is specially etched in my memory. Dany Canedo challenged us with the task of writing a psalm, a letter to God. In the process, however, we discovered that each of us can write creatively! During our shared teatime, some of the women recited their psalms. I found it very moving to see how each woman seemed to have captured in her letter to God exactly what was troubling her most at this time in her life. It was such a colorful variety of Psalms, the uniqueness of each woman became visible, it touched me very much and spoke directly to my heart to see how open, honest, and also vulnerable some showed themselves in their letters.
The delicious food at the Bergheim also deserves to be mentioned! We were really spoiled, be it with donuts at teatime, for lunch with the most diverse dishes and the delicious salads (which were always the first to be devoured), the lovingly designed, rich, and varied breakfast and dinner buffet – simply delicious!
In her closing message before leaving on Sunday, Dany gave us some important words on the way.
The following sentences stuck with me:
"Live what we speak!"
"Rise up and let our light shine!"
"We want to touch hearts."
In the end, Jesus touched my heart through the words of a song that Dany played: "YOU ARE LOVED!
Filled, gifted, blessed, and knowing that I am loved, I headed home after a delicious lunch.
It is self-evident that I will be at the Level 2 Continuing Education Seminar next year in November!
As reported by Lena Eschen