SagePlace
Vision...
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Tammie
Byram Fowles,
MSW, Ph.D.,
first
conceptualized
SagePlace in
1989 while
practicing as a
psychotherapist
in Lewiston,
Maine. She
began to long
for a place of
natural beauty
that would
offer visitors
a wide array of
opportunities
to enhance
emotional,
spiritual, and
physical well
being.
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SagePlace
became the chosen name for
this facility for a number
of reasons. First, it
represents wisdom. Second,
it reflects the natural
world symbolized by an herb
whose name originates from
the Latin term
"salvere," and
"salvatrix,"
which translates as
"the plant, which
saves and heals."
Third, it is an acronym for
Spirituality,
Awareness,
Growth,
and Emotional/Physical
well being.
She
envisioned a place where
participants could be
nurtured by nature as they
walked the "serenity
trails," meditated in
the gardens, or gazed up at
a starlit sky. It would be
a safe and inviting place
where individuals would
learn, teach, develop their
strengths, acquire new
skills, enhance their
knowledge, and give and
receive support from one
another. SagePlace would
offer workshops;
presentations, groups and
individual counseling, as
well as retreats focused on
preventative and holistic
health. At SagePlace one
would find people working
together in the gardens,
caring for the animals,
sharing around campfires,
learning, teaching,
growing, singing, dancing,
and creating an environment
that offers its members
opportunities for Participation,
Learning, Acceptance,
Community,
and Empowerment.
This
website is a very modest
representation of SagePlace.
It's designed to provide
members with a cyberspace
community based on mutual
support, the exchange of
ideas, experiences, and
information. It's devoted
to enacting the principles
upon which the physical
SagePlace will be grounded
in and upon.
Building,
maintaining, and expanding
the services of SagePlace
requires commitment on our
part as well as the support
of those who are willing
and able to respond to our
calling. We thank you for
your ongoing participation
and support.
Dr.
Fowles is willing to
conduct "Myth and
Meaning" workshops and
"Healing into
Wholeness" retreats at
no charge for non-profit
organizations committed to
service - particularly
those devoted to protecting
our environment.
To
learn more about Tammie
Byram Fowles, MSW, Ph.D.
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