$365.00 A thousand years ago, Christian mystic Hildegard von Bingen, abbess, composer and artist, looked into the night sky and wrote, “Stars on their axes, dancing in chorus.” What kind of life might we lead if we could “see” the stars dancing? Seeking the transcendent with curiosity and wonder brings us closer to the Source, …
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$350.00 During this week, we will read the Gospel from the perspective of creative nonviolence and discuss the great themes of life, love, peace, vision and hope, through John’s story of “signs” and “glory.” From the wedding at Cana to the raising of Lazarus, we will walk with Jesus and meet John’s great caricatures– Nicodemus, …
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$360.00 “Teaching Children in the Celtic Way” is an alternative pedagogical approach to teaching children (grades 1-5) about God, Jesus, themselves and the world around them. Built on the theology of Celtic spirituality and the teachings of John Philip Newell as well as other Celtic teachers, this class will involve participants in reviewing their own …
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$350.00 Experience the full range of gospel music, both traditional and contemporary. Learn new music and sing old favorites with new zeal. Make the vigas (roof beams) ring with prayerful song. We will showcase our songs in a lively concert for the Ghost Ranch community at week’s end. Instruction for choir directors will be part …
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$390.00 Come do art and yoga! Combine the beauty awakened in you through yoga and meditation with painting or sketching the magnificence of the Ghost Ranch landscape. Practice Kundalini yoga (the yoga of awareness and your potential) to connect the Infinite Creator to your “inner teacher.” Each day we will enjoy sets of breath work …
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$350.00 Theologian Reinhold Niebuhr wrote in his 1946 book of essays, Discerning the Signs of the Times, “Given our tendency to distort reality for our own purposes, it is not easy to (discern the signs of our times) honestly. Moral discernment is as much an act of grace as of sophisticated analysis.” For 23 years …
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$410.00 The desert will lead you to your heart where I will speak.– Hosea 2:14 This course is designed to open and strengthen the body with daily yoga and still the mind with various meditation practices (sitting and walking), guided visualizations and walks in nature. Sacred and reflective poetry and prose will also be woven …
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$450.00 In July 2012 John Philip Newell, along with his wife Ali, will be leading To the Home of Peace: A Spirituality for Change, a week at Ghost Ranch, for young adults in their twenties and thirties seeking inner and outer transformation in their lives and world. Ghost Ranch, over its 50 year history, has …
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$450.00 Casa del Sol is a home of peace in the high desert of New Mexico where groups and individuals come seeking new beginnings in their lives and world. During this week we will explore what it means to live in harmony with the earth and to choose the way of peace in every moment …
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$350.00 The 13th century Christian mystic, Hildegard von Bingen, said that as we grow closer to God we “redden.” Join redheaded adventure writer and spiritual coach Jessica Maxwell for a personal spiritual tune-up like none other. Author of the double-gold award-winning spiritual memoir, Roll Around Heaven, Jessica and RAH!, as fans call her book, were …
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