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 …
View course details “Awakening Your Senses Exercises for Exploring the Wonder of God”
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”
From a master storyteller, learn the process, elements, and skills needed to take your own life experiences and craft them into a story with the power to enlighten, inspire, and heal. By putting our joys and wounds into a narrative for others using motifs as old as humanity, we hear “the story we tell ourselves” …
View course details “What’s Your Story? Uncover Hidden Stories from Your Life Experiences”
Explore art-making as spiritual transformation. Nurture your inner life and activate your expressive energies by creating paper arts collages in a variety of forms, including three-dimensional possibilities. Using Melanie’s inspiring prompts and festive materials, let Spirit guide you in bringing the pieces and pages of your unfolding life story into creative expression. $555/shared room; $665/private …
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Experiment in creative activity to open the flow of Spirit in your life. Using simple yet profound exercises with art, poetry, movement, conversation, contemplation, and rest, you will find rich opportunities for self-discovery, expressive freedom, and connection with the Sacred. Regenerated, take these practices with you on your spiritual journey. $325/shared room; $405/private room; $230/commuter …
View course details “Free Flow: Creativity as a Spiritual Practice”
During this gently paced retreat, we will use simple yoga, stretching, breathing, and meditation to open ourselves to the Spirit before each session. As we each form an intention to create a simple bowl to give to someone who has been a gift in our life, we will dig our own clay from the Pendle …
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Beyond Diversity 101 intends the healing transformation of personal relationships, community living, and organizations based in power-over dynamics and systematic discrimination. Participants are offered ways to move beyond assigning blame and increasing guilt so they can take responsibility, shift mindsets, and build useful skills. Teachers, workshop leaders, and all who choose to understand and change …
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You are unique, and you have something to offer the world that is yours alone. If you haven’t yet found your authentic voice – or have lost it along the way – join us as we write, reflect silently, brainstorm, and speak. We will also use gentle stretching, whole body movements, and exercises to free …
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Are you seeking God’s guidance for your life? Learn practices to see yourself, your choices, and your callings more clearly. Consider when to take the next steps and what happens in the waiting times. Learn skills for spiritual discernment in your daily life; bring a decision-making challenge if you have one. The retreat is gently …
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Words change hearts; changed hearts change the world. David helps participants overcome practical and emotional challenges to writing well, debunking some myths along the way. Through guided exercises and instructive examples, he teaches tools to invite inspiration, enrich content, and polish craft. You will focus first on writing strong poetry, then turn to ways to …
View course details “Creating Poetry and Song: Write Now!”
