Retreats
January 26-28 (Monday-Wednesday) 2009
Retreat by the Sea
with Joan Anderson
Celebrate Your Self After a Holiday Season of Celebrating Others!
Chatham Bars Inn
Chatham, Massachusetts
Winter is perhaps the most profound season because it grants us peace - a time to go under, be quiet, and draw back from our chaotic lives for a while. Like the plants and animals, winter is a time of hibernation, a time that permits us to dream and refine our awareness. It is the season of conception - of new life - of giving both grace and rest to the bodies we inhabit. Just like the empty pods scattered across the frozen landscape reminds us of a season gone by, we too are living within empty forms that ache to be new. Still, it is hard to let go of the old securities and like those few December leaves that still cling to the oak, we shake anxiously as we herald the future. But last year is completed. It is time to shake off the drying leaves and greet that which is ahead. To that end, the Chatham Bars Inn is the perfect setting to allow winter to wrap around us.
The retreat focus will be on indulging, receiving, embracing that which surrounds us as we reflect on 2008 and project onwards to 2009.
Come eat, drink and be merry while you feast on your very life and honor the woman you are becoming!
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March 23-25 (Monday – Wednesday) 2009
Mohonk Mountain House Retreat with Joan Anderson
Majestic Mountaintop Retreat
New Paltz, New York
“A Spiritual Journey”
A reinvigorating mountain retreat that will enable you to pause, reflect and recharge – in order to plan your second journey. Look forward to the beginning of spring at the breathtaking and peaceful Mohonk Mountain House – the perfect place to greet the new season and find your new self. This retreat will focus on repairing, retrieving, regrouping and regenerating through workshops and activities focused on recapturing your energy by allowing yourself to move forward in a meaningful way.
Enjoy an experience just for you. Treat yourself to the magnificent charm of Mohonk Mountain House Resort, located in the heart of New York’s Hudson Valley, only 90 miles north of New York City. This National Historic Landmark resort nestled among 26,000-acres perched beside a pristine glacial lake offers the ideal location to reclaim your self. Recognized by the United Nations Environment Programme for over 125 years of environmental stewardship, Mohonk features stunning vistas, 138 working fireplaces, 125 scenic gazebos crafted of natural materials and plenty of space for moments of quiet contemplation to restore personal balance. Enjoy the beautiful hiking trails, Victorian garden maze, ice skating pavilion with 39-foot-high stone fireplace and lakeside fire circle. Relish in the warmth of the indoor heated pool, comprehensive fitness center and spa. Relax and experience renewal of mind, body and spirit in this unique mountaintop haven.
For more information about Mohonk, please visit their website at www.mohonk.com.
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May 11-14 (Monday-Wednesday) 2009
An Odyssey to Whidbey Island
with Joan Anderson
Whidbey Island, WA
An Island Retreat – To Hear What Your Heart Needs to Say Join Joan Anderson at her first ever Northwest Retreat—An Odyssey to Whidbey Island, a pristine setting in which to plot your second journey. After a twenty minute ferry ride from the mainland you will begin to separate yourself from all roles that you play. The environment, complete with numerous trails through meadow and rainforest, a humble sanctuary, labyrinth and fire circle invites deep reflection and personal inspiration. Accommodations provide rural comfort which further take a woman back to her origins. You will be staying in rustic farmhouses or small cabins all nestled at the edge of the woods. Imagine drifting to sleep in a cozy forested setting under a country comforter and waking up to morning birdsong and fresh island air. And in the evening, taking a sauna or being warmed by wood burning stoves that take the chill out of brisk Northwesters evenings. The hallmark of Joan Anderson’s Program includes exercising body, mind, and spirit. Hiking, biking, and kayaking (optional) will be part of our escape into self. There will be a day of contemplation, as well as mandala making, weaving our life cycles, and discovering just who we truly are beyond the roles that we play. As part of your quest you will be led through the process of actual plotting your second journey and finding the road back to yourself. Come join us on Whidbey Island for three nights and four days where the echoes of the forest meet the stillness of the heart and the spaciousness of spirit.
For more about Whidbey refer to their website: www.whidbeyinstitute.org
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June 5-7 (Friday-Sunday) 2009
Kripalu Retreat Center
Stockbridge, MA
Details coming soon! |
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September 25-27 (Friday-Sunday) 2009
Omega Institute
Rhinebeck, NY
Details coming soon! |
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October 26-31(Monday-Saturday) 2009
Time Out of Time - A Celtic Retreat
with Joan Anderson
Iona, Scotland
The Iona Retreat is truly a journey of the soul. This tiny island in the Hebrides on the west coast of Scotland offers abounding "energy" different from any you have ever experienced before. Many pilgrims feel a sense of peace immediately upon stepping foot on Iona's - wants become less - needs become minimal. There follows a gratitude for the silence and contentment that overcomes you. As such, this retreat is for those who are at a crossroad in their lives and truly seek change.
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