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**ZOOM & DRIVE THROUGH** 21st ANNUAL WINE TASTING EVENT
2oth ANNUAL GENESIS WINE AND BEER TASTING EVENT
5-DAY SILENT DIRECTED BIOSPIRITUAL FOCUSING OR SILENT DIRECTED RETREAT
5-DAY SILENT DIRECTED BIOSPIRITUAL FOCUSING OR SILENT DIRECTED RETREAT
6-DAY GUIDED BIOSPIRITUAL FOCUSING RETREAT
6-DAY GUIDED BIOSPIRITUAL FOCUSING RETREAT - CANCELED
**ZOOM** 6-DAY SILENT DIRECTED RETREAT (New lower cost!)
6-DAY SILENT DIRECTED RETREAT
6-DAY SILENT DIRECTED RETREAT
**ON-SITE OR ZOOM OPTION** 6-DAY SILENT DIRECTED RETREAT
**ON SITE** 6-DAY SILENT DIRECTED RETREAT
**ON-SITE OR ZOOM OPTION** 7-DAY SILENT DIRECTED RETREAT
7-DAY SILENT DIRECTED RETREAT
7-DAY SILENT DIRECTED RETREAT
7 DAY SILENT DIRECTED RETREAT
7 DAY SILENT DIRECTED RETREAT
A DAY OF CENTERING PRAYER: BEYOND CONVERSATION WITH GOD
A FIVE-DAY JOURNEY THROUGH HEALING - AVAILABLE AUGUST 21-26
A FIVE-DAY JOURNEY THROUGH HEALING
A NEW GENESIS STORY: CREATING A FAITH FOR TODAY THAT IS AUTHENTIC, TRANSFORMATIVE AND CONNECTED TO THE EARTH
A NEW GENESIS STORY: CREATING A FAITH FOR TODAY THAT IS AUTHENTIC, TRANSFORMATIVE AND CONNECTED TO THE EARTH
A SEASONAL YOGA RETREAT FOR LIFE IN BALANCE: SPRING RENEWAL
A SEASONAL YOGA RETREAT FOR LIFE IN BALANCE: SUMMER EASE
A SHORT WINTER'S NAP: RESTORATIVE YOGA WORKSHOP
OFFERED VIA ZOOM! ACTIVE HOPE - THE SPIRITUAL JOURNEY OF FACING CLIMATE CHANGE - AND PANDEMIC
ADVENT PILGRIMAGE RETREAT
AUTUMN EQUINOX
AUTUMN EQUINOX
AUTUMN YOGA JOURNEY
AWAKENING SPRING YOGA SERIES - CLASSES POSTPONED
BASK IN NATURE - OFFERED VIRTUALLY
BEYOND MID-LIFE AND BEFORE RETIREMENT WORKSHOP: CREATING NEW VISIONS
BIG BOOK WEEKEND ADVENTURE
**ON SITE** BIOSPIRITUAL FOCUSING: A DAY OF PRESENCE
CALL TO PERSONAL AND GLOBAL TRANSFORMATION
*ON SITE* CARING FOR THE GIVER
CELTIC ART WEEKEND: MAGICAL BORDERS AND KNOTWORK PANELS
CELTIC GUIDED RETREAT
CENTER FOR ACTION AND CONTEMPLATION - LIVE STREAM: UNITIVE CONSCIOUSNESS - CANCELED
**ZOOM** CHAIR YOGA
**ZOOM** CHAIR YOGA
COME TO THE TABLE WOMEN’S SPIRITUAL RETREAT
COME TO THE TABLE WOMEN’S SPIRITUAL RETREAT **POSTPONED***
CONTEMPLATIVE STARGAZING -CANCELLED
DEEP REST: A WINTER YOGA RETREAT
EASTER TRIDUUM
EASTER TRIDUUM -Modified Schedule
ENTERING THE HEART OF CHRIST: CHRISTIANITY AS PARTICIPATORY MYSTERY
ESSENTIAL OILS OF THE BIBLE
EVOLUTIONARY FAITH
EXPLORING EMOTIONAL SOBRIETY
EXPLORING SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES: THE SEARCH FOR A LOVING HIGHER POWER
FRIDAY MORNING GET UP AND GLOW- VIA ZOOM
**ZOOM** FRIDAY MORNING GET UP AND GLOW
FROM STRUGGLE TO SERENITY: MOVING INTO RIGHT RELATIONSHIPS
GENESIS OPEN HOUSE POSTPONED
GUIDED RELAXATION MEDITATION
WORKSHOP: HAS GOD CHANGED OR IS IT ME?
HEALTH RHYTHMS: GROUP DRUMMING
HEALTH RHYTHMS: GROUP DRUMMING - CANCELED
**ZOOM** HEART-CENTERED MEDITATION EVERY DAY DURING JUNE - 7AM AND 7PM
ILLUMINATED LETTERING: MORE CELTIC KNOTWORK -NEW FORMAT!
INTRODUCTION TO BIOSPIRITUAL FOCUSING: A WEEKEND RETREAT
INTRODUCTION TO BIOSPIRITUAL FOCUSING: A DAY OF PRESENCE
INTRODUCTION TO CELTIC KNOTWORK
INTRODUCTION TO RETREAT
INTRODUCTION TO TAI CHI FOR SELF-HEALING
INTUITION AND CREATIVITY - CANCELED
LINGER A LITTLE LONGER AT BREAKFAST - May Day: A Celtic Legacy- CANCELED
CANCELED: LINGER A LITTLE LONGER AT BREAKFAST
LINGER A LITTLE LONGER AT BREAKFAST - When Love Meets Dust: A Fresh Approach to Lent
LIVE VIDEO STREAM - THE UNIVERSAL CHRIST: ANOTHER NAME FOR EVERY THING
LIVING AFTER LOSS *****CANCELED****
LIVING IN RECOVERY: 12 STEP RETREAT WEEKEND - CANCELED
MAY GUIDED RELAXATION - VIA ZOOM
**ZOOM**MINI YOGA SERIES WITH KATHY NIEDZIELSKI
MECHTHILD OF MAGDEBURG: MYSTIC AND REFORMER
**ZOOM** MINDBODY
MIND/BODY SERIES - VIA ZOOM
MINDFUL EATING - THE PRACTICE OF EATING MINDFULLY
MINDFUL EATING AND NATURE RAMBLE
MINDFUL EATING - CANCELED
MINISTRY ON THE MARGINS
MINISTRY ON THE MARGINS - CANCELED
MYSTERY OF LOVE
**ON-SITE**MYSTICS, REBELS, AND PROPHETS: WOMEN WHO WENT BEFORE US AND WALK WITH US TODAY
VIRTUAL CHAIR YOGA SESSION VIA ZOOM
VIRTUAL CHAIR YOGA SESSION VIA ZOOM
**ZOOM** Wind-Down Yoga • Wednesday Evenings
**ON SITE** 6-DAY BIOSPIRITUAL FOCUSING OR SILENT DIRECTED RETREAT
**ON SITE** 6-DAY SILENT DIRECTED RETREAT
**ON SITE** A WINTER'S REST WEEKEND YOGA RETREAT
**ON SITE OR ZOOM** ADVENT JOURNEY WEEKEND IN A MOST UNUSUAL YEAR
**ON SITE** AUTUMN YOGA JOURNEY
**ZOOM** BOOK STUDY: EXPLORING THE MEANING OF CATHOLIC IN AN EVOLUTIONARY UNIVERSE ~ Author: Ilia Delio
**ON SITE** CELTIC ARTWORK STUDIO WEEKEND
**ON SITE** COME TO THE TABLE WOMEN’S SPIRITUAL RETREAT DAY
**ON SITE** CREATING AND PRAYING WITH VISION BOARDS IN 2021
**ON SITE** DESIGNING CELTIC CROSSES
**ON SITE** ENNEAGRAM WEEKEND ~ VISITED/REVISITED
**ON SITE** GRIEF AND LOSS SURROUNDING THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE
**ZOOM** IN THE HEART OF AUTUMN RESTORATIVE YOGA
*ON-SITE* LEARN SELF-MASSAGE FOR TENSION RELIEF
**ON SITE** LISTENING AND WAITING DURING ADVENT
**ON SITE** MEETING WOMEN OF THE SCRIPTURE AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME
**ON SITE** MINDFUL EATING DAY
**ON-SITE OR ZOOM OPTION** 5-DAY SILENT DIRECTED RETREAT
**ON SITE** PRAYERFUL PAUSE YEAR-END SILENT RETREAT
**ON SITE** RETURNING THE SUN TO YOUR SKY - WEEKEND YOGA RETREAT
**ON SITE** “SHORT WINTER’S NAP” RESTORATIVE YOGA AFTERNOON WORKSHOP
**ON SITE** STRESS AWARENESS AND A PATH TO HEALING
**ZOOM** OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
OPENING TO THE LIGHT
OPENING TO THE LIGHT
PILGRIMAGE TO STEPPING STONES - CANCELED
PRAYING WITH HEARTS AND HANDS – PRAYER SHAWL RETREAT- CANCELED
PRAYING WITH LIFE’S TRANSITIONS
PRAYING WITH THE POETRY OF MARY OLIVER
PRAYING WITH THE SENSES -CANCELLED
**ZOOM** REFLECT, WRITE, DISCOVER - NEW!
SACRED SPACES - CANCELED
SEARCHING FOR A LOVING HIGHER POWER THROUGH 12 STEP EXPERIENCES - CANCELED
SELF COMPASSION: A FAITHFUL PRACTICE
SELF-COMPASSION: A FAITHFUL PRACTICE
SPIRITUAL CELTIC PRACTICES
SPRING EQUINOX***CANCELED**
SPRINGTIME PETITE RETREAT - CANCELED
SUBSTANCE USE, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND SPIRITUALITY
SUMMER SOLSTICE - WELCOMING SUMMER!
SUMMER SOLSTICE - WELCOMING SUMMER!
**ON SITE!** SUMMER'S LIGHT: A JOYFUL YOGA PRACTICE
SURVIVING AND THRIVING THROUGH DIFFICULT TIMES - connect virtually
TAI CHI AND CHAI TEA
THE DREAM OF GOD IS POSSIBLE
EARTH, AIR, WATER & FIRE AS WISE GUIDES AND COMPANIONS
THE PRESENCE PROCESS - CANCELED
THE UNIVERSAL CHRIST: A BOOK STUDY
THE WAY OF THE UNIVERSE: ALIGNING OUR LIVES AND OUR SPIRITUALITY WITH COSMIC PROCESS -CANCELLED
THOMAS MERTON: THE ARC AND INSIGHTS FROM A MODERN CHRISTIAN CONTEMPLATIVE JOURNEY*** OFFERED VIRTUALLY - CONNECT VIA ZOOM
TRAUMA SENSITIVE YOGA: TREATMENT FOR PTSD
FINDING GOD IN A PANDEMIC CRISIS: Navigating this Storm at Sea - VIA ZOOM With Dr. Robert Weber
VIRTUAL CHAIR YOGA SESSION VIA ZOOM
VIRTUAL CHAIR YOGA SESSION VIA ZOOM
WEEKEND RETREAT WITH BETTY HILL CROWSON
WHEN THE DISCIPLE COMES OF AGE: A BOOK STUDY
**ZOOM** DIARMUID O'MURCHU - WHEN THE DISCIPLE COMES OF AGE, SPIRITUAL MATURITY TODAY
**ZOOM** WIND-DOWN WEDNESDAY YOGA
WIND-DOWN WEDNESDAYS YOGA ON THE MAT - VIA ZOOM
**ZOOM** SURVIVING AND THRIVING THROUGH DIFFICULT TIMES – an 8 week series with Betty Hill Crowson
YEAR END RETREAT
YOGA AS EMBODIED PRAYER: REFLECTING THE LIGHT WITHIN
YOUR ENCORE: GOD'S CALL FOR OLDER ADULTS
ZENTANGLE AND QUILLING
**ZOOM** - Group Meditation • MindBody Thursday Afternoons
**EMAIL** 21-DAY SELF-COMPASSION JOURNEY WITH BECKY CRANE
**ZOOM** Joint-Freeing Series • MindBody Thursday Afternoons
**ZOOM** Restorative Yoga for Anxiety & Worry • MindBody Thur Afternoons
**ZOOM** SUPPORT GROUP FOR GRIEF & LOSS FROM ADDICTION
**ZOOM** BOOK STUDY: THE REBIRTHING OF GOD BY JOHN PHILIP NEWELL CHRISTIANITY’S STRUGGLE FOR NEW BEGINNINGS
**ZOOM** BOOK STUDY: FIELD OF COMPASSION BY JUDY CANNATO
**ZOOM** Chair Yoga • Tuesday and Friday Mornings
**ZOOM** Chair Yoga • Tuesday and Friday Mornings
**ZOOM** Chair Yoga • Tuesday and Friday Mornings
**ZOOM** Chair Yoga • Tuesday and Friday Mornings
**ZOOM** Chair Yoga • Tuesday and Friday Mornings
**ZOOM** Chair Yoga • Tuesday and Friday Mornings
**ZOOM** Chair Yoga • Tuesday and Friday Mornings
**ZOOM** Chair Yoga • Tuesday and Friday Mornings
**ZOOM** Chair Yoga • Tuesday and Friday Mornings
**ZOOM** CHAIR YOGA WITH OPTIONAL GUIDED MEDITATION (Tue & Fri)
**ZOOM** CHAIR YOGA WITH OPTIONAL GUIDED MEDITATION (Tue & Fri)
**ZOOM** Chair Yoga with Optional Guided Meditation (Tue & Fri)
**ZOOM** Chair Yoga with Optional Guided Meditation (Tue & Fri)
**ZOOM** Chair Yoga with Optional Guided Meditation (Tue & Fri)
**ZOOM** Challenging Chair • MindBody Thursday Afternoons
**Zoom** Free! Chair Yoga
**Zoom** Free! Chair Yoga
**ZOOM** Get Up and Glow • Friday Mornings
**ZOOM** Get Up and Glow • Friday Mornings
**ZOOM** Get Up and Glow • Friday Mornings
**ZOOM** Get Up and Glow • Friday Mornings
**ZOOM** Get Up and Glow • Friday Mornings
**ZOOM** GUIDED RELAXATION ~ SUNDAYS
**ZOOM** Guided Relaxation (Sundays)
**ZOOM** July 9 - Breathe & Meditate • MindBody Thur Afternoons
**ZOOM** July Guided Relaxation
**ZOOM** July Guided Relaxation
**ZOOM** July Guided Relaxation
**ZOOM** July Guided Relaxation
**ZOOM** July Guided Relaxation
**ZOOM** MEETING WOMEN OF THE SCRIPTURE AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME
**ZOOM** PRAYING WITH POETRY IN THE PANDEMIC
**ZOOM** PRAYING WITH THE LABYRINTH
**ZOOM** RACIAL HEALING: BEING A LIGHT OF GOD’S LOVE
**ZOOM** Slow Flow Yoga (Thurs evenings)
**ZOOM** SPIRITUAL TRANSFORMATION DURING THIS PANDEMIC CRISIS: GROWING IN SIMPLICITY, PATIENCE, AND COMPASSION
**ZOOM** Wind-Down Yoga • Wednesday Evenings
**ZOOM** Wind-Down Yoga • Wednesday Evenings
**ZOOM** Wind-Down Yoga • Wednesday Evenings
**ZOOM** Wind-Down Yoga • Wednesday Evenings
**ZOOM WITH ON-SITE OPTION** RETREAT WITH DIARMUID O'MURCHU
**ZOOM**HEART-CENTERED MEDITATION EVERY DAY DURING JULY AT 7AM AND 7PM
**ZOOM**HEART-CENTERED MEDITATION EVERY DAY AT 7AM AND 7PM
**ZOOM**HEART-CENTERED MEDITATION EVERY DAY AT 7AM AND 7PM
**ZOOM**HEART-CENTERED MEDITATION EVERY DAY AT 7AM AND 7PM
**ZOOM**HEART-CENTERED MEDITATION EVERY DAY AT 7AM AND 7PM
**ZOOM**HEART-CENTERED MEDITATION EVERY DAY AT 7AM AND 7PM
**ZOOM**HEART-CENTERED MEDITATION EVERY DAY AT 7AM AND 7PM
**ZOOM** MAKING ROOM FOR THE HOLY: Opening the Door to God’s Abiding Love
**ZOOM**THE MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES: 8 WAYS TO EXPERIENCE AND SHARE GOD'S LOVE
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If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain: If I can ease one life the aching, Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin Unto his nest again, I shall not live in vain.
— Emily Dickinson
