GLORY BE! DISCOVERING CHRISTIANITY’S STURDY MYSTICAL ROOTS!
MARCH 26-28
Facilitator: Gabriele Uhlein, OSF
These days offer an opportunity to explore the rich heritage of the mystical prayer in the Christian tradition. Using colorful and inspiring examples from the lives of the saints, the purpose of living a mystical life will be examined, not so much for “heaven’s sake,” but for the sake of living our lives well and whole, here and now. We will explore the meaning of belonging and the meaning of the holy in a fragmented and often chaotic world. Come prepared to see prayer and spiritual practice in a wholly new (old) way! All-inclusive rate of $250 includes meals and lodging and tuition.
Gabriele Uhlein is a Franciscan theologian, retreat director and artist. She has joined the Christine Center leadership team.
AWAKENING THE GIFTS WITHIN
MARCH 29-30 (MON 10 A.M. TO TUES 5:30 P.M.)
Facilitators: Valerie Hess, Terry Rahn, and C'ariel Bezin
This is a highly interactive workshop that will inspire you to see the “gifts of character” in yourself and others -- the virtues of confidence, assertiveness, trust, enthusiasm and more. The Virtues Project is a universal program model for personal development, goal setting tools for character education, parenting, corporate development and more. This workshop will re-energize participants and inspire them to take action. The two-day workshop is a prerequisite for becoming a facilitator. Call or email the Christine Center to register.
Fee: $275, includes 1 night lodging, 5 meals & materials
VALERIE HESS, Executive Director of Brilliant Stars, Inc., Phone: 715-347-4274. TERRY RAHN is the co-founder of Regalos LLC. Terry is a master facilitator for The Virtues Project. Phone: 715-435-3922.
C'ARIEL BEZIN , Master's degree in Education with forty years of experience working with children's programs. As a YMCA Child Care Director, she implemented training from the Virtues Project into her preschool, daycare, and eight after school age programs.
April
RETREAT FOR HOLY WEEK
APRIL 1-4
Join us in an Easter Triduum — celebrating the Christian high holydays leading to Easter. In the rustic setting of the Christine Center, share together the wonder and mystery of ritual as we participate in ceremonies at this sacred time. This is a wonderful family retreat.
Facilitated by Sisters Cecilia, Johanna and Henrita
HEALING FOR HEALERS
APRIL 25-27
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. Please register early to reserve lodging that will accommodate your massage table. To register, contact Roberta at 715-267-6389. robertahodges@hotmail.com. Tuition: $80, plus meals and lodging
Roberta Hodges has been studying, practicing and teaching yoga in the Himalayan tradition for more than 20 years, including Raja Yoga, Bhakti Yoga and more recently Tantra Yoga. She travels to India regularly for study, practice and inspiration. She also is a practicing massage therapist and energy worker.
BEYOND BELIEF:
LIVING THE VISION QUEST
APRIL 25-28
This retreat offers opportunities to deepen in Franciscan prayer and living and a way to live into the spiritual quest for awakening consciousness, authentic relationships and inner transformation.
Join with sisters and affiliates who come away to the simplicity of the Christine Center where our Core Team will facilitate this engagement with our deeper spiritual call. All are welcome. All-inclusive rate of $250 includes meals and lodging and tuition.
Facilitated by Johanna Seubert, FSPA; Ph.D. music, certified Diamond Approach teacher, focuses on mystical spirituality; Henrita Frost, SSND; a School Sister of Notre Dame from Wilton, CT, certified Spiritual Director; and Cecilia Corcoran, FSPA, Ph.D. Women’s Religious Studies
JENIFER EBEL YOGA RETREAT
APRIL 30-MAY 2
Facilitator: Jenifer Ebel
A Yoga Seminar on Ishvarapranidhana: Succulent Surrender
Ishvarapranidhana is offering the fruits of all your efforts to the Cosmic, or Divine will. It is surrendering your attachments to outcomes and rewards: the sweetest release. Ishvarapranidhana is the last niyama and one of the three preliminary steps to yoga. It is the central teaching of the Bhagavad Gita. It is the most succulent surrender to put your trust in the greater unfolding of LIFE as it is and to let your heart be open.
This program will consist of a blend of postures, breath work, meditation, relaxation, contemplation and exploration. As always, I strive to bring it all into a context that makes sense in everyday life. Basic knowledge of yoga postures is assumed. (It's not an introduction to yoga.) Come for a weekend of Succulent Surrender! Register by calling the Christine Center.
Tuition: $250 plus meals and lodging
May
DIAMOND APPROACH II
MAY 14-17
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.
LIVING WITH ILLNESS: DYING IN BEAUTY
MAY 28-30
Facilitator: Eileen Kelz
A year ago, I lost a dear friend to cancer. In my desire to walk with her through this journey, I relied on my knowledge of feng shui and Interior Alignment to support her, her family and friends. In turn, they taught me about dying with grace. I now want to share this experience with others who want to support someone with the process of being fully alive while approaching the end of life.
During the workshop, we will explore: The tool of intention; How to create healing space that expresses the fullness of life; Energy-clearing techniques that keep space balanced; How to use the healing power of ritual and ceremony; Tools of sound, smell, sight, music and touch to support and inspire; The power of guided journeys for stress reduction, pain relief and transformation. Come join me for this experience for loved ones and caregivers of someone ill or approaching the end of life. Tuition: $150 plus meals and lodging.
Facilitator: Eileen Kelz is an Interior Alignment/Feng Shui consultant and educator. She trains certified practitioners through her Dynamic Environments School of Interior Alignment (registered) based in WI and NC. Eileen is a passionate and fun-loving teacher whose mission is to help people create environments where they will thrive and grow.
WATERCOLOR PAINTING AS SPIRITUAL PRACTICE
MAY 28-31
Facilitator: Dr. John Jerry-Anthony Parente
An exploration of the “wet-on-wet” method of watercolor painting as engagement with Mystery, revealing the Unconscious, blending work and play, giving over to the Flow, and as a way to utilize unwanted circumstances (“happy accidents”) and be transformed by the creative process. This is a practicum where participants will learn by doing that watercolor painting is a spiritual practice. For persons new to exploring watercolor/spiritual practice and those deeply disciplined in either or both. A supply list will be mailed upon receipt of your registration. Tuition: $200, plus meals and lodging
Facilitator: Dr. John Jerry-Anthony Parente holds degrees in spirituality, theology and art. His background incorporates being a college professor for well over 25 yrs. (on the undergraduate, masters’ and doctorate levels), a professional artist for 31 yrs., a spirituality program innovator, a workshop-retreat facilitator and a spiritual companion to many, and a former Executive Director of The Christine Center. Parente's background includes monastic experience and living as a lay contemplative; his spiritual practices draw from both the east and the west.
ARTIST PRACTICUM
MAY 31 TO JUNE 3
Facilitator: Dr. John Jerry-Anthony Parente
Practicum: one-on-one daily hour with John; critique and suggestions in Art Studio space. Have you ever imagined having your own studio in the woods, creating for hours undisturbed or coming and going as you wish. Having one-on-one daily consultations and critiques with a widely exhibited artist whose work is in permanent museums, college/university and religious institutions’ collections as well as numerous private collections around the world. Here is your opportunity to do just that! Come and be among a small group of artists, working in watercolor painting or drawing medium and having a personal daily hour critique with John Jerry-Anthony Parente. Tuition: $195, plus meals and lodging
June
IYENGAR YOGA RETREAT
JUNE 4-6
Facilitator: Diana Drake
Please join us for a weekend of Iyengar yoga classes in the tranquil forest setting of the Christine Center. The four weekend yoga classes, each lasting two hours or more, will be the focus of the retreat. Iyengar yoga instruction is based on the classic and ancient teachings of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Classes include asana practice and pranayama (breathing techniques) and they are taught in a comprehensive, sequential and balanced method that is the foundation of Iyengar yoga. Classes start at 7:30 Friday evening following a light supper at 5:30 p.m. and end by noon on Sunday.
Hiking trails, an outdoor fire circle, sauna and group potluck dinner will help us celebrate the beginning of summer. There is also ample time for reflection, privacy and meditation in the wooded acreage, meditation hall and small hermitages.
Please contact Diana directly to obtain more detailed information. She can be reached at 651-338-4586 and diadrake@yahoo.com.
A student of Iyengar yoga since her first class in 1987, Diana Drake has been teaching since 1996 and became a certified Iyengar yoga instructor in 2003. Diana is a certified Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner (MSN) and recently completed a fellowship in Integrative Medicine.
QUANTUM TOUCH REVIEW
JUNE 6-8
Facilitator: Roberta Hodges
This workshop is an opportunity for people who have previously taken a Quantum Touch workshop to review and practice the large number of techniques taught in that workshop. Prerequisite: at least one workshop of Basic Live Quantum Touch or the Interactive Video Quantum Touch Workshop. Tuition: $110. Contact: Roberta Hodges, facilitator: 715-267-6389.
SURRENDER AND ACCEPTANCE: SWIMMING WITH THE CURRENT
JUNE 18-20
Facilitator: Mike Ward
The topic of surrender and acceptance will be the focus of a weekend of reflection, beginning on Friday evening, June 18th, with dinner, and ending mid-afternoon on Sunday, June 20th. The weekend will include six two-hour sessions and participants are asked to commit to attending all six.
When we take time to reflect on our lives in a relaxed setting, we see that there is an intelligence to the way our lives are unfolding. As human beings, our natural movement is an evolutionary path to Spirit. In this weekend we will create an environment in which each of us can explore what it means to “take life on life’s terms,” what we can discover together about surrender, and where we might need help in relaxing into that experience.
We will primarily use meditation to concentrate the mind, as well as journaling and dialogue, and we’ll spend as much time outside in the woods and fields as the weather permits. June in central Wisconsin is often exquisite. There will be times to share and times of solitude. You can expect to give and receive support and to share kindness, great food, and good humor. Accommodations are simple and inexpensive.
Mike Ward, a psychotherapist in private practice and a practitioner of meditation and yoga for many years, will lead the weekend. For further information you can call Mike at 617/731-4930 or email him at mikehward@aol.com. For room registration and information, please contact Liz at the Center: 866/333-7507 (toll free) or 715/267-7507. This event is being held to raise money for the Capital Campaign of the Christine Center. Mike will not be charging a fee, but a donation will be gratefully accepted. Tuition for similar programs is $150 to $300.
DEVOTIONAL CHRISTIAN MEDITATION
JUNE 25-27
The Judeo-Christian Bible tells us to “be still” in order to “know God,” that we should “abide in Him” and that we should “transform our minds,” but does not tell us how we can experience these spiritual states. Meditation is the “how,“ and this workshop will teach devotional meditation practices borrowed from Bhakti Yoga (the yoga of devotion) while grounding those practices in Christian scriptures. Christianity is a devotional religion. We will learn practices in this workshop that help us bring the sweetness of devotion into our meditation.
Tuition: $150, plus meals and lodging
Facilitator: Roberta Hodges has studied, practiced and taught yoga and meditation for over 20 years. She has made several extended trips to India to study Bhakti Yoga with the enlightened Bhakti Yoga master Chandra Swami Udasin who was featured in Life magazine in 1991 as one of the Seven Most Holy Men along with Pope John Paul II and His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
SUMMER FULL MOON YOGA RETREAT
JUNE 25-27
Facilitator: Jane Reeves
Let's take some time to slow down and enjoy the beautiful moments of summer and the gorgeous summer full moon of June. This weekend retreat will heal our immune system, calm our mind, and open our hearts. You will feel more connected to yourself and aligned with nature, as you honor yourself with yoga and deep healing rest.
Yoga classes will be an eclectic mix of yoga styles including mindfulness and metta (loving-kindness meditation) along with an opening style of hatha yoga, vinyasa yoga, restorative yoga, and deep relaxation.
On Saturday afternoon students will be encouraged to meditate, journal and attend a dharma talk in the lovely meditation room, guided by Jane.
This retreat is open to all ages and abilities whether you are new to yoga or more advanced. Teachers will benefit by learning how to add more depth to their classes and encouraging their students to grow into a deeper personal practice using their inner wisdom. Throughout the grounds and in between classes, there are places to go and be alone, or unite with people.
Lodging offers various choices. You may stay in the guest house with full showers, one of the modern hermitages in the woods, or a rustic hermitage in the woods. Lodging will go fast this weekend as the center is fully booked.
The fee for the retreat is $200 plus meals and lodging. Early bird registration is $175 if booked by March 30, 2010. To register or to receive more information, call Jane Reeves at 612-741-5746.
BEYOND BELIEF:
LIVING THE VISION QUEST
JUNE 27-30
This retreat offers opportunities to deepen in Franciscan prayer and living and a way to live into the spiritual quest for awakening consciousness, authentic relationships and inner transformation.
Join with sisters and affiliates who come away to the simplicity of the Christine Center where our Core Team will facilitate this engagement with our deeper spiritual call. All are welcome. All-inclusive rate of $250 includes meals and lodging and tuition.
Facilitated by Johanna Seubert, FSPA; Ph.D. music, certified Diamond Approach teacher, focuses on mystical spirituality; Henrita Frost, SSND; a School Sister of Notre Dame from Wilton, CT, certified Spiritual Director; and Cecilia Corcoran, FSPA, Ph.D. Women’s Religious Studies
July
DIAMOND APPROACH I AND II
JULY 7-14
INNER PEACE WITH YOGA FEATURING
YOGA NIDRA MEDITATION
JULY 23-25
Facilitator: Roberta Hodges
Yoga Nidra is a deep meditation, leading the body and the mind to extreme relaxation and supreme stillness. Yet, it is viewed as the easiest of all yoga practices, as no effort is exerted. Yoga Nidra is as simple as guided relaxation, but with Yoga Nidra, you are guided to a level of profound spiritual depth.
Yoga Nidra is the most powerful relaxation technique known, far more powerful than ordinary sleep where we are unable to fully let go of our tensions. One hour of effective Yoga Nidra is equivalent to four hours of sleep.
Yoga Nidra is healing to the body and transforming to the mind. It can be applied as the primary therapy or as an adjunctive treatment for acute and chronic physical and psychological disease conditions. These conditions include heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, digestive conditions of all kinds, other degenerative conditions as well as anxieties, anger management and depression. Yoga Nidra is also very effective for those suffering from exhaustion.
The Veterans Administration in Washington DC uses Yoga Nidra to great benefit to treat veterans with post traumatic stress disorder.
The retreat will include gentle yoga, pranayama (calming and energizing breathing practices), chakra balancing, short relaxation techniques, full, natural breathing practice and periods of silence.
"Stopping, calming and resting are preconditions for healing." --Thich Nhat Hanh
Tuition: $150, plus meals and lodging
August
TAPPING INTO RICH
MYSTICAL WELLSPRINGS:
Our Second Annual Interfaith Retreat
AUGUST 13-15, 2010
Tap into the wellsprings of Jewish and Christian mysticism. Follow these sources flowing into their great sea of contemplative traditions and practices. Rabbi Sigal Brier, and Fr. Tom Ryan, CSP with Jean Feraca will draw us to a "big enough God" to hold our diverse experiences, traditions and longings.
Conference Reflection:
Experience Sacred Presence in deep Sabbath rest and prayerful engagement in wisdom through teaching, movement and song from ancient spiritual traditions and practices. See Christine Center Interfaith Web page for more information. ENLIGHTENMENT RETREAT WITH THERESA O’CONNOR:
Weeklong Retreat Experience
AUGUST 22-28 (LEVEL 1) AND AUGUST 28-SEPTEMBER 3 (LEVEL 2)
Enjoy a sabbatical for your soul and health food for your heart during a life-renewing week, blending east and west, science and spirituality, reflection and ritual, consciousness and community at the Christine Center.
Anyone who is serious about personal growth and making a real difference in the world is invited to come and Be. Feel free to invite friends who may benefit from this retreat. This week is unique, and even prior participants will receive greater awareness and will experience deeper enlightenment.
What is your own inner voice whispering to you? Why is it that you are here at this time? Is your soul fully energized and engaged in your service? When is the last time you quietly sat by your own inner fire and warmed yourself? Do you dare to remember your own answers to these questions?
Theresa O'Connor, MSN, RN, CS, Enlightenment Coach and International Retreat Facilitator. Throughout a career spanning three decades, Theresa continues to be a forerunner in the fields of transpersonal and energy psychology as well as mind/body and vibrational medicine. Through her work as an enlightenment coach, holistic psychotherapist, and healer, the paths of many have been brightened, expanded, and enriched. Theresa has a graduate degree from Yale University in the area of psychosomatic research and mind/body interventions, and is a member of the Association of Comprehensive Energy Psychology, the International Society for the Study of Subtle Energy and Energy Medicine, and the American Holistic Nurses Association.
For registration information: Contact the Christine Center. Or contact theresa at Theresa@oconnor-associates.net. Tuition is $200 for Level I and $400 for Level II, plus meals and lodging. Or see www.gate-travel.org.
Enlightenment Retreat Teleconferences led by Theresa O’Connor. First Tuesday of the month: March 2, April 6, May 4, and June 1. These teleconferences are offered prior to the Enlightenment Retreat. Topics include: Spiritual Vitality; Energy Follows Intention; A Blend of East and West Traditions; Mind-Body-Spirit Connections; Corporate Mystics. Call Ann Jackson at 319-395-6700 for details. Cost: $20/session.
September
WATERCOLOR PAINTING AS SPIRITUAL PRACTICE
SEPTEMBER 3-6
Facilitator: Dr. John Jerry-Anthony Parente
An exploration of the “wet-on-wet” method of watercolor painting as engagement with Mystery, revealing the Unconscious, blending work and play, giving over to the Flow, and as a way to utilize unwanted circumstances (“happy accidents”) and be transformed by the creative process. This is a practicum where participants will learn by doing that watercolor painting is a spiritual practice. For persons new to exploring watercolor/spiritual practice and those deeply disciplined in either or both. A supply list will be mailed upon receipt of your registration. Tuition: $200, plus meals and lodging
Facilitator: Dr. John Jerry-Anthony Parente holds degrees in spirituality, theology and art. His background incorporates being a college professor for well over 25 yrs. (on the undergraduate, masters’ and doctorate levels), a professional artist for 31 yrs., a spirituality program innovator, a workshop-retreat facilitator and a spiritual companion to many, and a former Executive Director of The Christine Center. Parente's background includes monastic experience and living as a lay contemplative; his spiritual practices draw from both the east and the west.
A WEEKEND OF MEDITATION USING SACRED SOUNDING
SEPTEMBER 10-12
Facilitator: Alana Gorski
There are various paths to the Oneness/the Divine. By calming the mind through sound, one is able to enter into this higher consciousness, and one is able to heal and transform self and the cosmos.
This experiential weekend of prayer is using the most wondrous of Divine instruments, the voice. One will learn to resonate with one’s own body to help balance and raise one’s own consciousness. Various techniques in Name as Mantra, Breath and Sound, Vowels as Mantras, Intention, Toning, Vocal Harmonics, and Movement will be shared, followed by practicing the method. Wear comfortable clothing. No experience is necessary. All are welcome. Tuition: $150, plus meals and lodging
Sister Alana Gorski, OSF, a Wheaton Franciscan sister, calls herself an active-contemplative. She has been meditating since coming to the Christine Center in its earliest beginnings in 1981. Sr. Alana has been using Sacred Sounding in her meditation practice for more than ten years. She has studied with David Hykes, Jonathan Goldman, Jill Purce, and Norma Gentile. She facilitates a monthly sounding group in her Arizona home. Sr. Alana has assisted Sr. Gabriele Uhlein with several workshops in the Signature Program here at the Christine Center.
WISCONSIN WEEKEND MYOFASCIAL RELEASE FEAST
SEPTEMBER 10-12
Liaison Person: Mary Bart
This retreat is a feast of Myofascial Release Therapy -- for MFR therapists and by MFR therapists. All therapists must have taken at least one seminar by either John F. Barnes, PT, or Lori Zeltwanger, PT.
There is no tuition, since it is a for us/by us retreat. The only costs would be for any lodging and meals at the Christine Center, plus a small fee for use of the shared therapy space ($50). Some say we become who/what we spend our time with. If this is true, then participants in this MFR retreat could be assured of their continued growth toward optimal potential as MFR therapists and human beings released from their limitations.
Contact 715-267-7507 or email christinecenter@ceas.coop. Or call Mary Bart at 715-267-4715 or email marybart@ceas.coop
NEW BEGINNINGS: A WOMEN'S EQUINOX RETREAT
PRACTICING BALANCE
Facilitator: Rebecca Connor
SEPTEMBER 17-19
Join us for a weekend of inner and outer explorations, making connections with other women, creativity, art therapy and deep rejuvenation. This retreat is a life-changing opportunity to release old patterns and create and revitalize conscious intention for your life. This is a highly experiential workshop.
We will explore with imagery, writing, ritual, spiritual art, meditation and vision-quest exercises to guide in clearing outdated patterns and habits, and creating new clarified intentions to move us into a consciously chosen life path.
Call Rebecca to reserve your space: 612-877-1081. Rebecca Connor is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a private practice in South Minneapolis. Email Rebecca at rebeccaconnor@comcast.net.
BEYOND BELIEF:
LIVING THE VISION QUEST
SEPTEMBER 19-22
This retreat offers opportunities to deepen in Franciscan prayer and living and a way to live into the spiritual quest for awakening consciousness, authentic relationships and inner transformation.
Join with sisters and affiliates who come away to the simplicity of the Christine Center where our Core Team will facilitate this engagement with our deeper spiritual call. All are welcome. All-inclusive rate of $250 includes meals and lodging and tuition.
Facilitated by Johanna Seubert, FSPA; Ph.D. music, certified Diamond Approach teacher, focuses on mystical spirituality; Henrita Frost, SSND; a School Sister of Notre Dame from Wilton, CT, certified Spiritual Director; and Cecilia Corcoran, FSPA, Ph.D. Women’s Religious Studies
FALL EQUINOX YOGA AND KIRTAN RETREAT
SEPTEMBER 24-26, 2010
Facilitator: Margie Weaver, Coleen Elwood and Tara Cindy Sherman
Join Shakti Chant Band, Twin Cities yoga instructors, Coleen Elwood (vocals/electric bass), Tara Cindy Sherman (vocals/djembe) and Margie Weaver (vocals/harmonium), for an equinox weekend of yoga practice, chanting, communing with nature and celebrating the cycles of life and our connection with Mother Earth. Coleen, Tara and Margie lead quarterly kirtans celebrating the change of season. They are dedicated to sharing the healing power of sound and breath, and deepening community. Their music draws from traditional chants, then roots them in earthly rhythms.
For information or to register, contact Margie Weaver at 612-720-7013 or Margie@yogamojo.com
Margie Weaver is a certified yoga instructor and kirtan wallah whose journey of transformation and self-study evolved through many years as a professor of theatre and professional actor. Her teaching focuses on synchronizing breath and movement to become physically grounded, mentally quiet and emotionally balanced in order to awaken to our natural state of calm, peace-full presence.
Coleen Elwood is a certified yoga instructor, Reiki master, musician, and shamanic healer. She teaches an earth-based, soul-centered approach to yoga, a gentle meditative practice to develop intuition.
Tara Cindy Sherman is a certified yoga instructor with 17 years teaching experience. Her classes are inspired by the teachings of tantra with a focus on listening to the body, staying close to the breath and opening to all that we are. Tara also teaches meditation, Shaktiflow (yoga dance), hand drumming, Yin yoga, Cardiac and Cancer Wellness classes and workshops on the 10 Tantric Wisdom Goddesses.
QUANTUM TOUCH: THE POWER TO HEAL
ONGOING
Facilitator: Roberta Hodges
Powerful hands-on healing modality that is simple yet highly effective accelerates the body’s own healing response. Simple techniques of body, mind, and breath awareness are tools to relieve pain and suffering of loved ones, your clients or yourself. Private or small group instructions arranged by request. $295. 12 hours.
Contact Roberta Hodges, Quantum Touch instructor and practitioner, massage therapist and yoga instructor. 715-267-6389
October
MAHAMUDRA
OCTOBER 9-17
Facilitator: Susan Mickel
This retreat teaches the meditative practices of the Mahamudra tradition of Tibetan meditation in a small group setting. With concentrations as the foundation, we go on to special insight meditations, which are designed to assist the mind in letting go of constructs of self, phenomena, and time while also cultivating positive states such as loving kindness and compassion.
The teaching style is a modern attempt to recreate the original Mahamudra teaching format in which the teacher directly points out the real nature of the mind, actively guiding the student. Maximum of 18 participants.
Tuition: There is no charge for the teaching. Dana to teacher is encouraged (donations based on value and means).
COUPLE'S COMMUNICATION AND INTIMACY RETREAT
Facilitator: Rebecca Connor
OCTOBER 22-24, 2010
Explore old patterns from new perspectives of curiosity, inquiry and compassion. Disentangle from habits and patterns that keep you stuck and disconnected from one another and from yourself. Practice ways to stay connected and on the same side through times of conflict and anger. Revitalize the love and connection that keep you together.
The intention of this retreat is to deepen emotional and intimacy bonds.
Call Rebecca to reserve your space: 612-877-1081. Rebecca Connor is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a private practice in South Minneapolis. Email Rebecca at rebeccaconnor@comcast.net.
