MARIA PAPACOSTAKI Nov 30-Dec 2, 2012 Fri 6:30 dinner thru Sun lunch Cost $355 Adrienne Rich wrote: “[m]erely pause and listen to my own pulse vibrating, lightly as falling snow, relentlessly as the rain storm, and hear what it has been saying.” Life’s hardest grief can be the greatest gift, when you know how to …
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LAURICE NEMETZ Nov 2-4, 2012 Fri 6:30 dinner thru Sun lunch Program $400 Come to Kirkridge for our fifth year of this special program combining yoga and spirituality! For thousands of years, yoga has been a means to obtain a higher level of spiritual understanding. As such, it can be complementary to one’’s own religious …
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MICHAEL MORWOOD Oct 16-18, 2012 Tues 6:30 dinner thru Thurs lunch Cost $345 Our starting point will be contemporary data about our universe and the observable patterns of operation throughout the universe. We will use this starting point to consider, in a new light, who or what we mean by “God”, our relationship with this …
View course details “A Christian Spirituality for the 21st Century”

BROTHER BERNARD SEIF Sept 28-30, 2012 Fri 6:30 dinner thru Sun lunch Cost $355 Many people attend weekends like this one, called “Science, Spirituality, and Healing,” because they would like time to slow down and be present to the Sacred. Others long to ponder the deeper realities of God by gathering new information and discuss …
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Reconnect your mind, body, and spirit by learning about and experiencing a combination of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and hypnosis. Focus on reestablishing and maintaining the flow of energy along 12 principal meridians. Learn how to access this energy through acupressure of specific points along these channels and how hypnosis can increase that energy flow. …
View course details “Open Heart, Peaceful Mind: A Retreat for Rest and Reflection”

In a contemplative and creative setting, feed the inner life that is taking form. As we gather in the darkness of winter, we sense God’s eternal Light. Sinking into the silence and listening to the still small voice within, we will nourish and give expression to what is growing within us through art, poetry, journaling, …
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Pay Attention, Expect to Be Changed, Honor Your Connectedness, Choose Beauty, Live Radiantly. Rooted in early Quakerism, these advices call us to live more fully in all aspects of our lives. Explore them from a variety of perspectives and discover ways they can awaken and energize your daily life. Take time for personal reflection and …
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Prepare to behold! As fall unfolds its glories, set your camera to worship mode and come to Pendle Hill. Taking advantage of the magic light of morning and late afternoon, we will literally “hold in the light” and “frame the sacred.” Worship, poetry, Taizé chanting, and worship sharing will enrich our time together as we …
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Experience God through a daily round of beauty using the five senses and fine arts. Don’t just talk about meeting God – experience the Divine in ways that are sensory and participatory using watercolors, markers, paper, clay, found objects, body prayer, and more. Contemplative exercises and engaging interaction will complement our artistic activities. We will …
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Early Quakers had a strong sense of what a God-led life looked and felt like, and they were accountable to their Meetings. Today, Friends enjoy greater freedom to define what makes our lives “quakerly.” We are left, sometimes uncomfortably, with more responsibility to uphold our own sense of faithfulness. This retreat is designed to help …
View course details “Faithful Listening, Faithful Living”