June
TCVC Twin Cities Vipassana Cooperative
June 26 to July 5, 2009 Vipassana (insight) meditation is a simple and direct practice: the moment-to-moment investigation of the mind/body process through calm, open and precise awareness. Learning to observe experience from a place of spacious stillness enables one to relate to life with a balance of wisdom and compassion. Retreats include sitting and walking meditation, with time for instruction and daily talks. Retreats provide an introduction for new students and an opportunity for experienced students to deepen their practice.
Facilitators: Steve and Kamala Masters
For more information, see www.tcvc.info. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ July July 10-12, 2009!! First Annual
Interfaith Summer Retreat:
Spiritual Deepening forHealing and Global Transformation In Dynamic Conversation:
Venerable Thubten Chodron
Buddhist nun and founder of Sravasti Abbey in Washington State, author and scholar of Buddhist meditation, a nationally known vital teacher of meditation practice. Brother Joe Kilikevice, O.P.
Director of Shem Center for Interfaith Spirituality in Chicago. Joe offers retreats throughout the country, approaching the world's religions and spiritual paths experientially. Physicist Chuck Pfeifer, Ph.D.
Former Director of the Madison Area Urban Ministries for 25 years, and currently spiritual guide at the Wisdom Monastery. Moderator Jean Feraca, M.A.
Author and 25-year veteran of public talk radio in the United States, hosts Wisconsin Public Radio's Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders.
Come as seeker, healer, or wonderer.
Come dialogue in a setting where spirituality and healing are deep and universal. Retreat Intention
In these times of shifting paradigms, there is a "healing spirituality" that nurtures, and transforms from the inside out. We will explore ways in which contemplation, inner spiritual practices and processes can heal and transform our moral, ethical and social conscience, giving us new ways to “Be” and interact in the world. In the spirit of the Christine Center, this retreat will bring together presenters across spiritual traditions whose lives characterize a spiritual quest. Our intention is to engage in processes designed to bring about an internal shift. You will return home restored, more in touch with your authentic self and with a sense of greater Wholeness. Cost: Donor Level: $600. All-inclusive (tuition, private room, all meals); Participant Level: $400. All-inclusive (tuition, shared room, all meals) Grow and deepen, moment to moment:
in all our relationships with one another,
in the healing of our hearts,
in our commitment to the future.
Out of chaos and loss emerge wisdom and unity.
(Conference Reflection) For more information,
check our website christinecenter.org or call 715-267-7507. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Diamond Approach Retreat (La Crosse)
July 10-13, 2009 The Diamond Approach is a contemporary spiritual teaching that reveals the depth, richness, and mystery of our essential nature. It combines modern psychological understanding with the knowledge of traditional practices. For information, contact jseubert@ceas.coop. Compassionate Communication
July 17-19, 2009
Facilitator: Timyra Cowling
Come discover life-changing, peace-promoting communication skills based on the award-winning work of Marshall Rosenberg and the Center for Nonviolent Communication (www.cnvc.org). We will practice ways of communicating that best allow us to connect with our own hearts, and acquire tools for getting everyone’s deepest needs met in personal relationships as well as social change efforts. Workshop will be lively and interactive.
See Web for Timyra Cowling bio.
Timyra@gmail.com Phone: 414-208-6725 Tuition: $150, plus meals and lodging August Swadhyaya I: A Yoga Retreat on the Study of Self
August 7-9, 2009 Facilitator: Jenifer Ebel For a deeper understanding of the spiritual and transformative potential of yoga, self-study is a preliminary practice. It forms the foundation for a continuing multidimensional practice. In this weekend retreat, begin (or renew) your practice of self-study. Learn new ways to get an objective look at your thoughts, your reactivity and your patterned way of being in the world. Shine a light in some of the dark corners of your psyche and set yourself free from the self-limiting thoughts that have been hiding there. You will find that from the perspective of witness consciousness, there truly is nothing to do. The world unfolds as it does and will offer itself to you in the most incredible ways. The retreat will be a balance of asana (yoga postures), pranayama (breath), pratyahara (inwardness), dharana (concentration), dhyana (meditation), and a look into a variety of effective methods for self-inquiry. Tuition: $200, plus meals and lodging Note: this is not an entry level class. Some yoga knowledge and experience is assumed.
Facilitator: Jenifer Ebel took her first yoga class in 1971. That class planted the seeds for a lifetime of dedication not only to yoga postures and breathwork, but to the comprehensive mind-science and ethical practices of yoga. She has since studied yoga therapy, yoga philosophy, advaita, zen, vipassana, kundalini, ayurveda and Sanskrit. With basic and advanced teacher certifications at Kripalu, and additional teacher training in Anusara and Iyengar Yoga, her teaching style is influenced by some of our country's best teachers and methodologies and more directly, from her own dedicated practices. Jenifer founded the Yoga Studio in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, where, in the 15 years of operation, she introduced thousands of people to yoga. She has also taught at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Lennox Massachusetts, and has given presentations, workshops and retreats throughout the central Wisconsin area. She is a member of Kripalu Yoga Teachers Association, Yoga Alliance (500ERYT), and International Association of Yoga Therapists. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
August 14-16, 2009 Certificate Series II
Guides: Delmarie Gibney, FSPA, Henrita Frost, SSND and Cecy Corcoran, FSPA
This is the launching of the second Spiritual Deepening three-year certificate program.
ANNOUNCING:
Christine Center Three-Year Certificate Program Series 2:
Spiritual Deepening for Global Transformation
2009-2011
This program invites you to a path of spiritual integration drawing on the basic tenet so characteristic of the Center:
WE ARE ONE. Growing out of more than twenty-five years of intense spiritual practice, the Christine Center is again offering its signature program for interior deepening and global transformation. Grounded in the inspiration of St. Francis of Assisi and the Franciscan contemplative tradition, participants will have an opportunity to explore together their individual spiritual unfolding. The program offers a unique opportunity to cultivate a deep inner life. Spiritual Deepening for Global Transformation will school the soul in qualities that make for peace. In this three-year certificate program, participants will deepen their capacity for contemplative living: awake, attentive, compassionate and active in the world. Each year’s program will be designed to continue to awaken in a particular way, the potential each of us has for spiritual deepening and global transformation.
Year One: The Art of Contemplative Living
The Art of Contemplative Living is the focus for Year One. Grounded in the Franciscan tradition and their own in-depth experience and training in spiritual guidance, the Center staff will gently accompany participants on an inward journey of transformation that is rooted in personal prayer, contemplative dialogue and spiritual practice. All weekends begin with dinner on Friday night, followed by the opening session. They continue through to Sunday’s brunch and concluding session. Year Two: Awakening the Spiritual/Earth/Body
The wisdom of holistic health and the work of cosmologists will ground us in the sacredness of all creation, as we become ever more aware that matter “matters.” Year Three: Servant Leadership for Global Transformation
Interior deepening leads outward to “matter” in our relationships. We will offer tools and provide spiritual perspectives that make a real difference in the world. Year One Schedule: Weekend One:
Beginning with Life: Learning from Experience. August 14-16, 2009
Weekend Two:
Growing into Myself: Becoming Who I am. December 4-6, 2009 Weekend Three:
Living our Heart's Desire: Longing for the Holy. February 5-7, 2010
Weekend Four:
Loving Deeply: Finding the Compassionate Center. April 23-25, 2010
Program Directors:
Johanna Seubert, FSPA, Cecilia Corcoran, FSPA, and Henrita Frost, SSND. Expert resource persons will accompany the process from time to time. Sister Cecilia has a Ph.D. in Women’s Religious Studies and has particular skill in integrating outward experience with inward deepening. Sister Johanna has a Ph.D. in music. She has directed numerous spiritual growth programs both at the Christine Center and for her own religious community. Her specialty area is mystical spirituality which she integrates into her practice and study. She is a member of the Ridhwan Spiritual School in California. Sister Henrita is a School Sister of Notre Dame from Wilton, CT. She has served her congregation nationally in the areas of health care, aging and leadership and internationally, at their Generalate in Rome Italy, as a resource person in Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation.
Interested?
Program Fees: $1200 for the first year
Checks for the total amount may be sent with the application or according to the following payment schedule:
First deposit: $300 due with the application form
Second deposit: $300 due August 14, 2009
Third deposit: $300 due December 4, 2009
Fourth deposit: $300 due February 5, 2010
As 2009 is the first year of a three-year intensive to be offered at the Center, candidates will be screened and accepted based on their readiness for the three-year commitment.
Registrations are being accepted as of August 2008.
If you are interested in this program and are not currently registered, a new cycle of the program will begin in the fall of 2009. For more information, or to apply, contact the Christine Center christinecenter@ceas.coop or call 715-267-7507. “It is a great opportunity to discover that relationships are important to my spiritual life. I’m hoping to see myself and others differently.”
“Finally, I will be able to bring my whole self to the work of transformation and growth!”
“I have always wanted to stretch my soul, to think more deeply about the divine. I want to see the holy in the everyday, and God in every activity.” “What a rich opportunity to be with others who want to grow, become centered, and to learn how to make a difference in the world …. I am so happy the Christine Center is offering this program!” ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Certificate Series I
A Destiny in Common:
Energetic activism for the sake of all life
August 21-23, 2009
This weekend offers an in-depth exploration of how we think about human societies and our collective beliefs, behaviors, spiritualities and actions. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Practicing the Power of NOW Weekend Retreat
Based on the methods of Eckhart Tolle's The Power of Now
and The New Earth Friday, August 28, 7:00 p.m. thru Sunday, August 30, 2:00 p.m.
Retreat Leader: Randy Lanari
Join us for the 4th annual Conscious Presence Retreat! This is an interactive workshop, and you are the key to experience the Transcendental You. We will practice the Power of Now with practical exercises and insightful discussions. We will move to sacred dance; do walking meditation, chant and Reiki/Qigong. Don't miss this opportunity to deepen your conscious awareness, to celebrate the Real YOU. The Center is a beautiful, wooded retreat facility located 40 miles east of Eau Claire. www.christinecenter.org Tuition: $125. Tuition is $160 after July 31. Room and board is additional and can be booked by Randy Lanari. Costs vary according to the options chosen, which include single rooms, cabins, camping, buffet dining or bringing your own food. (See www.christinecenter.org.) Randy Lanari M.A. has been leading personal growth groups and workshops in the midwest since 1986 including Living Love, Sufi Dance, and The Power of Now. He currently is a facilitator of a weekly Eckhart Teachings Local Group in St. Paul. For more information: www.powerofnowmn.com With Presentations by:
Johanna Seubert Ph.D. has been spiritual director at the Christine Center for many years, specializing in mystical spirituality. Her primary path to Conscious Presence is the Diamond Approach of the Ridhwan School.
David Nelson, Earth Mentor, a Master Level Reiki and Qigong instructor and wellness coach based in Minneapolis, MN. He is an accomplished guide for the use of the universal energy flow -- Chi -- in promoting healing and higher consciousness. For more information: www.icoachlife.com Registration and Information:
Randy Lanari at 651-251-6075 or randylanari@yahoo.com. Also call Randy for a local Power of Now group that meets in St. Paul. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
GATE:
Global Awareness Through Enlightenment Retreat:
A weeklong retreat experience at the Christine Center from August 30 (Sun) to September 5 (Sat) 2009 Retreat Director: Theresa O'Connor What is there were a time and a place where we could go to personally experience our own inner highest Essence and brightest Light? What if we each house within us the light of the Transfiguration, a light that was witnessed by three disciples in the story of Jesus' Transfiguration? Quantum physics, energy psychology, and spiritual traditions are now all converging and agreeing that we are essentially non-local, non-temporal beings of light and hope. One definition of "enlightenment" is the remembering of and reconnection with one's own inner light-being, and serving the world from a place of conscious connection with the light within. Connecting with your own higher self and learning the skills to live and serve from this higher vibration, is the focus for our retreat week. Our coming to deeper consciousness is facilitated by Theresa in relaxing and enjoyable ways, which include guided meditation, silence, experiential growth, group guidance and pertinent multi-media learning. Anyone who is serious about personal growth and about making a real difference in the world is invited to participate. For registration information, please contact the Christine Center or contact Theresa at Theresa@oconnor-associates.net. Cost: $200, plus meals and lodging September Fascial Integration Therapy
September 12-13, 2009
Facilitator: Lori Zeltwanger
Program is designed for therapists wanting to learn myofascial release techniques and expand their hands-on skills to facilitate effective change for their patients and clients. The focus will be on evaluative listening and connecting the energetic alignment with the tissue/postural alignment.
Treatment intensives are available beginning on Sunday, September 6 to Thursday, September 10. Individual treatment sessions are available on Friday September 11. For more information: lorizelt@hotmail.com; 928-821-3749
Practicing Presence
September 25-27, 2009 (Fri evening to Sun evening)
Facilitator: Mike Ward
Presence is our focus as we create an environment to assess how much balance (physically, mentally, spiritually) we can create in our everyday lives. Simple tools will be introduced, explored and practiced, helping to bring balance and presence to each moment of the day, one breath at a time. We will use yoga, journaling, and time outside in the fields and woods. No previous experience is necessary. You can expect to give and receive support and to share kindness, great food, and good humor. Accommodations are simple and inexpensive. More information can be found at www.christinecenter.org.
Facilitator: Mike Ward is a psychotherapist in private practice and has been a practitioner of meditation and yoga for many years. He can be reached at 617-731-4930 or at mikehward@aol.com. For room registration and information, please contact Liz at the Center: 866-333-7507 (toll free) or 715-267-7507. Mike will not be charging a tuition fee, but a donation to the Center would be deeply appreciated.
EarthJournaling
September 25-27, 2009
Facilitator: Karen Howland
Be inspired! Breathe deeply and get earth-ecstatic as we write, read and walk. Let senses revel as we go “song-walking,” a way of walking in deep communication with the earth. Based on Pawnee ritual visionary walks into the wild, we will look without labels and taste the day with raw awe. Work by Mary Oliver, Diane Ackerman, and many Native traditions will be highlighted in our quest for wonder through words and wordlessness.
Tuition: $150, plus meals and lodging
Seeing Beauty: Photography as Sacred Vision
September 25-27, 2009
Facilitator: Wade Britzius
"Borrow the beloved's eyes. Look through them and you'll see the beloved's face everywhere." Rumi
In this workshop we will re-imagine our expectations of what it is to "see." When we are present, open and responsive to the unfolding moment, we touch wonder, awe and beauty. The camera becomes our gateway.
We'll do some talking, some body movement, and we'll play with a variety of photographic exercises including the creation of a group slideshow.
Bring your digital camera, no particular background with photography is required, just your openness and a willingness to enter into a dialogue with self, other and the beautiful natural surroundings of the Christine Center.
Wade Britzius has had numerous photographic exhibits and produced documentary projects in rural Wisconsin and Nicaragua. He has been a mindfulness practitioner since 1978, and for 28 years he has managed a Community Television studio near his home in Galesville, Wisconsin. Wade teaches Nonviolent Communication.
Tuition: $150, plus meals and lodging
October
TCVC Twin Cities Vipassana Cooperative
October 9-13, 2009
Vipassana (insight) meditation is a simple and direct practice: the moment-to-moment investigation of the mind/body process through calm, open and precise awareness. Learning to observe experience from a place of spacious stillness enables one to relate to life with a balance of wisdom and compassion. Retreats include sitting and walking meditation, with time for instruction and daily talks. Retreats provide an introduction for new students and an opportunity for experienced students to deepen their practice.
For more information, see www.tcvc.info.
SING! SING! SING! Singing Meditation Retreat
October 16-18, 2009
Facilitators: Ruthie Rosauer and Helen Gierke
Music brings joy and a spiritual dimension to our lives. Come join us for a weekend where periods of music are interspersed with periods of silence for meditation and contemplation. Taste the blissful state of radiant silence after a song or a mantra has been sung deep into your soul. Christian, Sufi, Jewish, African, Neo-pagan, Celtic, and other non-traditional music will be included in the weekend. We will revel in four part harmony, mantras, chants, and rounds.
In addition to Singing Meditation sessions where songs are alternated with silence, we will also engage in: toning, walking meditation and sacred circle dancing. Toning is a good warm-up for singing and has been immensely popular in each Sing! Sing! Sing! retreat. In sacred circle dancing we will join hands, hearts and voices as we blend movement and music.
Tuition: $150 for first-time participants (Retreat starts October 16 at 7pm.)
$100 for those who have previously attended a Sing! retreat
Ruthie Rosauer. Ruthie Rosauer was inspired to create Singing Meditation when she heard Taize singing in 1998. She broadened the Taize repertoire to include songs from a variety of sources, added a period of silence between each song and christened the result “Singing Meditation.” Since 2004 Ruthie has presented Singing Meditation at retreats, workshops, conferences and lectures in several states.
Helen Gierke. Helen has been a music teacher and church musician for over 30 years. She has a Bachelor's in music education and a Master's in sacred music.
Couples Skills and Conscious Communication Retreat
October 23-25, 2009
Facilitators: Rebecca Connor and Terry Pate
This retreat is an important opportunity to explore and disentangle old patterns and blocks that keep you disconnected from yourself and from one another and yourself. It is a time to practice listening and communication skills with the intention of enjoying one other and remembering and experiencing what it was that drew you together to begin with. The retreat is highly experiential and exercises are done within the couple over group work. Re-enliven areas that keep you bonded and intimately connected with one another.
In the spirit of curiosity, empathy and understanding, this workshop is a chance to deepen the love and intimacy in your relationship, and explore from nonjudgmental perspectives areas where you and your partner differ from and complement one another. This workshop is annual, though exercises change every year and are designed to guide couples towards staying on the same side in times of difficulty and conflict as well as guide couples to remember to relax and enjoy one another.
Facilitated by Rebecca Connor, LMFT and assisted by her husband and partner of 15 years, Terry Pate. Rebecca is a licensed psychotherapist in private practiced in South Minneapolis. She has been assisting and leading Couples, women and mixed groups for over 16 years. Rebecca’ specialties include transpersonal, Jungian, relational trauma, family systems and somatic based body and spirit centered psychotherapies. Terry, also trained in body and spirit centered psychotherapies, is a long time student of the enneagram system.
Cost: $375 to $425 per person (double that for a couple). This is an excellent value. Includes meals, lodging and tuition. Discounts per person for early payment and multiple reservations. Limited special discounts available based on financial need.
To register or for more information, call Rebecca at 612-877-1081. See also rebeccaconnor.com.
Diamond Approach Retreat (Marathon)
October 23-26, 2009
The Diamond Approach is a contemporary spiritual teaching that reveals the depth, richness, and mystery of our essential nature. It combines modern psychological understanding with the knowledge of traditional practices. For information, contact jseubert@ceas.coop.
Healing for Healers
October 25-27, 2009
Facilitator: Roberta Hodges
Professional body workers, energy workers and massage therapists are invited to an informal gathering to relax and renew as we exchange our healing work with one another. Enjoy meeting, sharing and "talking shop" with others in our inherently solo profession. Included will be instruction of several yoga practices of breathing and chakra-awakening exercises which raise the level of our vital life force energy. These practices will not only increase our effectiveness with clients but will also enhance our own physical, emotional and spiritual health.
Tuition: $80, plus meals and lodging
Roberta Hodges is a massage therapist, yoga instructor, retreat leader and cook. She has 17 years experience as a massage therapist and energy worker. She has been studying and practicing yoga for 20 years, including Raja Yoga, Bhakta Yoga, and more recently, Tantra Yoga. She travels to India regularly for study, inspiration and practice. November
Rainbow Reiki 1st Degree
November 11-13, 2009
Facilitator: Debra Stelzer
Rainbow Reiki is a spiritual way developed by German Grandmaster Walter Lubeck on the fundamentals of Traditional Usui Reiki, in-depth research on the roots of Reiki, Shamanism, Feng Shui, meditation, state-of-the-art communication methods and spiritual psychology/psychotherapy. This workshop includes the traditional first degree of Usui Reiki and special unique Rainbow Reiki techniques and teachings, including more symbols and mantras. This workshop is for people who have never taken Reiki and for those with years of experience. It is the gateway into the profound and comprehensive Rainbow Reiki System. There are no pre-requisites for Rainbow Reiki First Degree.
Tuition: $285, plus meals and lodging Inner Peace with Yoga: Tantric Yoga Nidra
November 13-15, 2009
Facilitator: Roberta Hodges
This workshop will feature instruction in Tantric Yoga Nidra, which means “conscious deep sleep.”
Yoga Nidra is deep meditation, leading the body and the awareness to extreme relaxation and supreme stillness. Yet it is the easiest of all yoga practices, as no effort is exerted. Yoga Nidra is as simple as guided relaxation, lying comfortably on a mat, simply relaxing and listening to the teacher's instructions. But with Yoga Nidra, you are guided to an extraordinarily deep level of consciousness or bliss.
Yoga Nidra is the most powerful relaxation technique known, more powerful than ordinary sleep. One hour of effective Yoga Nidra is equivalent to four hours of sleep. It is particularly useful for recuperating from exhaustion.
Yoga Nidra is healing to the body and transforming to the mind. It is therapeutic for many conditions, including heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, digestive problems of all kinds, degenerative diseases, as well as anxieties, anger management and depression.
Also offered will be gentle yoga stretches, traditional Hatha Yoga asanas, pranayama, chakra balancing, meditation, kirtan and practices of full natural breathing.
Thich Nhat Hanh reminds us that "stopping, calming and resting are prerequisites for healing." The profound spiritual depths of Yoga Nidra provide complete rest as it leads us to the experience of our True Nature, our blessed inner peace. Tuition: $150, plus meals and lodging
Rainbow Reiki 2nd Degree
November 13-15, 2009
Facilitator: Debra Stelzer
(See course description from November 11-13 Rainbow Reiki program.)Prerequisite: Rainbow Reiki First Degree
Tuition: $285, plus meals and lodging
Swadhyaya II: A Yoga Retreat on the Study of the Yogic Scriptures
November 20-22, 2009
Note: You do not have to attend Swadhyaya I to take part in this retreat.
The yogic scriptures give us everything we need for inspiration in our practice. They bring a breath of wisdom from the sages of old with concise directions for breath, posture, and lifestyle, and for integrating it all into the life you have. Learn how to support your practice and infuse your life with the ancient scriptures of yoga.
In this weekend of yoga, the postures, breath work, and meditations will be woven together with nuggets of wisdom and grace from some of the greatest spiritual teachers of all time. We will draw from such classic texts as the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. A study of the yogic scriptures is one of the preliminary steps to yoga and forms part of the foundation for a practice that will stand the test of time.
Tuition: $200 plus meals and lodging
Please note: This is not an entry level class. Some yoga knowledge and experience is assumed.
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December Wisconsin Weekend Myofascial Release Feast
December 11-16, 2009
Liaison Person: Mary Bart
This retreat is a feast of Myofascial Release -- for MFR therapists and by MFR therapists. All therapists must have taken seminars by John F. Barnes, PT. No tuition. To arrange for lodging and meals, call Liz at 715-267-7507 or email christinecenter@ceas.coop. With questions about this retreat, call Mary Bart, WCMT, 715-267-4715 or email marybart@tds.net
Dec 24, Dec 25, and Dec 26:
Center is closed
Winter in the Woods
December 27-January 1, 2010
The Christine Center offers its splendid setting, sustained peace and warm hospitality for the perfect holiday getaway. Come with your books and boots; come with your songs and drums. Come with your open heart to enjoy the old-fashioned pleasure of conversation, home cooking and outdoor fun. Come as an artist, or spiritual seeker for solitude or gentle companioning. Make your reservation today to bring in the New Year at the Christine Center.
Tuition: None. Discounted holiday rate for lodging.
February Mindfulness Meditation and Yoga Retreat
February 19-21, 2010
Facilitators: Susan Mickel and Sue Twiggs
This weekend will offer instruction in two traditions: yoga postures and mindfulness meditation. The Buddhist mindfulness tradition originally assumed an awareness of yoga, but for centuries they have been practiced largely separately. This retreat takes the perspective that the two practices can complement each other. The retreat will be silent, alternating periods of yoga, sitting meditation and walking meditation. There will be leadership at all of the sessions and instruction at most of them, with opportunities to ask questions, group discussion, and talks integrating the two practices with day-to-day life. No prior knowledge of either tradition is necessary to attend. There will be sadhana for experienced yoga practitioners as well as introductory yoga for those new to the practice. Both teachers are accepting no fixed honorarium for the retreat. There will be an opportunity to make a voluntary donation to the teachers at the end of the retreat.
March By Women For Women Annual Fun Time
March 5-7, 2010
Back by popular demand. Annual fest for women who want to weekend together. This exciting retreat will be given by women who are interested in sharing their expertise in wondrous and varied ways. Sessions of interest will be focused by facilitators donating their talents and what they are passionate about. Expect deepening and creative experiences. Treat yourself to a time enriched by sisters on the journey.
Tuition: Free. The only cost is for meals and lodging. Call to reserve your space or to discuss possibilities for the program.
Wisconsin Weekend Myofascial Release Feast
March 12-14, 2010
Liaison Person: Mary Bart
This retreat is a feast of Myofascial Release -- for MFR therapists and by MFR therapists. All therapists must have taken seminars by John F. Barnes, PT. No tuition. To arrange for lodging and meals, call Liz at 715-267-7507 or email christinecenter@ceas.coop. With questions about this retreat, call Mary Bart, WCMT, 715-267-4715 or email marybart@tds.net
April Yoga Retreat by Jenifer Ebel
April 30-May 2, 2010
More information will follow.
Twin Cities Vipassana Cooperative Meditation Retreat
June 11-20, 2010
Facilitators: Steve Armstrong and Kamala Masters
Vipassana (insight) meditation is a simple and direct practice: the moment-to-moment investigation of the mind/body process through calm, open and precise awareness. Learning to observe experience from a place of spacious stillness enables one to relate to life with a balance of wisdom and compassion. Retreats are held in noble silence and include sitting and walking meditation, with time for instructions and daily talks. Retreats provide an introduction for new students and an opportunity for experienced students to deepen their practice. Sponsored by Twin Cities Vipassana Cooperative (TCVC). For questions or to register: www.tcvc.info or 612-721-8626.
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