- 15November 15, 2025
Caritas Healing Connections
Facilitated for WCSI by:
Carole Bergin, Retired RN, CHTP/I, Catechist of the Good Shepherd. Co-teach Healing Touch Classes for nurses, provide Healing Touch sessions for cancer survivors, teach Children’s Liturgy, act as a hospital Eucharistic Minister, and visit a local retirement community for prayer circle.
Patti O’Rourke, MSN, RN, LMBT, BC, CCRN, CHPN, HN-BC, HWNC-BC, NBC-HWC, RM: She is a passionate lifelong learner with an impressive 60-year career in nursing and counting! She is a joyologist, nurse healer, educator, mentor, and coach.
Got an agenda item?
Contact info@watsoncaringscience.org.
Mission
To create a sacred and safe space for the Caring Science community to share healing modalities (i.e. Caritas moments, healing poems, meditation, yoga, music, etc.), and connect with one another.
Goals
- Hold a monthly 1 hour zoom session with a set structure
- Allow for 10-15 minutes of open sharing at the end
- Have a group of moderators to organize and facilitate each session (rotate)
- Assign 1 moderator per session/set a schedule for 6 months
Structure of Each Session
- Opening reflection, calling us to the space in stillness and presence (by moderator/facilitator)
- Offer space for a maximum of 3 healing, sharing moments of 5-10 minutes each
- Open sharing time around 10-15 minutes
- Closing (5 minutes)
Disclaimer
- Caritas Healing Connection sessions are not an alternative for professional therapy or training.
- We celebrate each other but this is not a space to showcase professional achievements.
Participation Request
To put your name forward to offer either a modality/reading or to facilitate please contact us info@watsoncaringscience.org.
Event Dates;
- Mar 15, 2025
- Apr 19, 2025
- May 17, 2025
- Jun 21, 2025
- Jul 19, 2025
- Aug 16, 2025
- Sep 20, 2025
- Oct 18, 2025
- Nov 15, 2025
- Dec 20, 2025
Free. Available to all. Every 3rd Saturday of the month. One hour.
~ 8am Pacific
~ 9am Mountain
~ 10am Central
~ 11am Eastern - 17November 17, 2025

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- 20November 20, 2025

Rediscover the Heart and Art of Nursing
Rediscover the Heart and Art of Nursing
Become a Holistic Nurse in Any Practice Setting or Refresh Your Skills to
Meet Your CE Requirements for Holistic Nursing Certification or Recertification and
Take a Pivotal Role in a New Healthcare ParadigmNovember 20-23, 2025
Guest House Retreat & Conference Center | Chester, CTA unique, one-time opportunity to experience part of its prestigious Integrative Healing Arts Program (IHAP)—open to all nurses, regardless of certification, AHNA membership, or prior attendance!
This third session of IHAP—normally only open to already-certified nurses or those who’ve attended prior sessions—is being offered as a special one-time opportunity for all interested nurses. The focus? Transformational Leadership in Holistic Nursing
Register by August 15: 10% off the full 4-day programThe demand for healing arts skills in holistic nursing has never been higher because the public is increasingly seeking healing that honors the whole being, including the body, mind, emotion and spirit.
The Integrative Healing Arts Program in Holistic Nursing (IHAP) is a unique continuing nursing education (CNE) program in a relaxing retreat setting.
Healing arts are interventions that:- Foster the healing process
- Facilitate deeper levels of self-understanding and wholeness
- Honor the body, mind, emotions, and spirit
Healing does not equate to curing, although they can be synchronous.IHAP is offered in retreat settings across the USA. IHAP graduates:- Receive a certificate in Holistic Nursing and Integrative Modalities
- Use holistic principles and modalities in their daily life and in clinical practice
- Create a space within and around themselves that allows them to be an instrument of healing
- Use their authenticity, caring presence, and nursing skills to facilitate birth, growth, recovery, and end-of-life transition
- Provide healing arts,in all healthcare settings including hospitals, universities, and private practices
“IHAP is an amazing way to be taken care of, to care for myself, and to bring energetic and calm compassion into practice. Highly recommended!”
Click here for a brochure.
- 20November 20, 2025

Nurse Yourself Live Event
Thursday, Nov 6th and 20th, 11:30 AM ET
Nurse Yourself Live Events
Hosted by Erica Hooper
For Nurses, the call to give is unending, but who is caring for the caregiver? Nurse Yourself with Erica Hooper is a live event series created to help you go beyond self-care and embrace the transformative power of soul care. It’s a journey back to yourself, where you’ll learn to replenish your spirit and fill your own cup, so you can serve others from a place of peace, wholeness, and true abundance.
Join us for this amazing series as it continues to grow in our community.
1st and 3rd Thursday of each month.
Live events give you the opportunity to listen and interact with speakers on a variety of topics. Always recorded and posted to fit all schedules. Links to Live Events are sent in the days leading up to the event to all registered users.
