The Sophia Wisdom Centre

Objectives of the Sophia Wisdom Centre

---

1. To foster a spiritual community that promotes the ideals of love, harmony and beauty.
2. To recognise that wisdom is not the exclusive property of any one people or religion but the heritage of humanity.
3. To recognise unity in diversity and one community formed by all the religions and all the prophets.
4. To foster a global ethic, a global nationalism that leads to a peaceful society and reduces interracial and cultural conflict.
5. To urge the community forward toward greater growth and fulfillment while embracing the divine feminine ideals of wisdom, compassion and creativity.
6. To meet together weekly on Sunday mornings and have a time of sharing the wisdom of the many different prophets, mystics and spiritual leaders. This meeting would be conducted by different leaders on spiritual themes designed for the upliftment and edification of the community of souls
7. To have weekly meditations, prayer time, healing sessions and devotional singing and dancing that honours the One Being, and the Divine Presence that dwells in each of us.
8. To be involved in charitable acts that help the poor and disadvantaged in the community.
9. To network the different functions of the Sophia Wisdom Centre to the public at large, creating an open space for devotion and worship.
10. To have annual spiritual retreats that would nurture the body, soul and spirit.

Why Sophia?

Sophia, comes from the Greek and means “ wisdom”. As a feminine aspect of God representing wisdom (Proverbs 8), she is found in the hellenistic traditions, in Christian mysticism, in the Hebrew Torah, in Gnosticism and in Platonism.

Sophia introduces feminine insightfulness to partner with the Logos of God. Her voice has been suppressed through the ages, as she is the voice that expresses our wild, intuitive and creative nature, the voice that sees the interconnection of all things and honours the sacredness of all of life.

By honouring the Divine qualities that belong to Sophia, those of wisdom, compassion and creativity, we balance our head, heart and souls thus moving us toward Oneness and the uplifting of human consciousness.

Life Coaching

Anna is a a fully trained professional Life Coach and as such can help you close the gap between where you are now and where you want to be. Life coaching can assist you in achieving your life goals and aligning you to your Higher Purpose.

Anna gives you the tools to navigate your life, to improve your communication skills and to sky rocket your relationships. She has written a series of articles called "mpowerments", drawn from the wisdom schools, which give you insights that are easily accessible and that allow you to start improving your life immediately.

The Law of Attraction
The Four Agreements
7 Steps to Cultivating Peace
7 Steps to Creating Healthy Relationships
7 Steps to Changing Anger to Creativity
7 Steps to Better Communication
7 Steps to Mastering Emotional Habits

NVC for Improved Communication

Non -violent Communication (NVC) as developed by Marshall Rosenberg provides tools for successfully relating and also for resolving conflicts. When you accept that the person you are in conflict with has his or her own feelings and needs, then that person begins to respond in a way which just won't happen if you take a traditional negotiation stance. Traditionally, the focus is fighting for your rights. Even when you're talking about a win-win situation, the implication is that there's something to lose. NVC is about trusting that our own needs will be met – that we can find a solution that works for everyone without any emotional stuff getting in the way."

NVC helps to develop empathy and to establish rapport. It also helps in overcoming judgment – the naming and labeling that stops good communication in its tracks.

NVC’s observation model encourages us to look for the truth in what we see hear and feel rather than simply reacting.

Labels are really just assumptions. When you dismiss a customer, for example, as a tyre kicker or an idiot, you simply don't know enough about them. Empathy means tuning in to both your own feelings and those of other people, and recognising that both of you have underlying needs.