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Full Circle Retreat Workshops |
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“Every now and then, go
away, have a little relaxation. For when you come back to your work |
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your judgment will be surer,
since to remain constantly at work will cause you to lose power of judgment.” |
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Leonardo da Vinci |
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Mandalas: The
Art Of Sacred Circles |
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April 11-13 and/or September 12-14 |
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Kathleen Grittner |
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“Everything belongs in the
circle where we are all one, all connected. The circle teaches us to see the
bigger picture. |
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It is always moving and
evolving.”-Elena Avila |
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Circles
are found in all of life and nature. They symbolize continuation, wholeness, |
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and
the interconnectedness of all things. A mandala is a sacred circle that helps
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us
access our inner knowing, our deeper wisdom. Carl Jung observed that his |
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drawings
and paintings of mandalas reflected his state of mind. He recognized |
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mandalas
as a symbol of the Self. |
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By making a mandala we create a sacred space into which we can invite the
Self, the fundamental pattern of order |
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and
wholeness, the web of life that supports and sustains us. This workshop
offers you an opportunity to deepen |
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your
understanding of the mandala form and yourself. We will create mandalas using
a variety of natural and art |
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materials,
from sticks and stones, to watercolor, oil pastels and paint. By creating
your own unique and personal |
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mandalas
you will deepen your experience of this centering practice. No prior art
experience is required. |
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Materials provided |
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Saturday: 9am-4pm $135 |
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Weekend Retreat: $160 |
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Make Your Own
Shaman’s Rattle |
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April 18-20: Retreat
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April 19:
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Jaime Meyer |
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The
rattle is a primary tool for shamans cross culturally. Rattles are used to
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state
of consciousness necessary for otherworld journeying, for cleansing a space
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invoking
the directions or spirits and many other ritual acts. A rattle is a deeply
personal ceremonial |
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tool,
a religious object that lives in both this world and the spirit world
simultaneously. Making your |
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own
rattle helps to create a special bond between you and your rattle, and it
offers you the |
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opportunity
to personalize both the outside and the contents inside the rattle. |
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Saturday you will make and decorate your own deerskin rattle. Art
materials and guidance |
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will
be provided. In addition to the Saturday workshop, the weekend retreat will
include |
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drumming
by the fire, storytelling and shamanic journeying. |
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Material Fee $12. |
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Saturday Workshop: $100
9am-4pm |
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Weekend Retreat: $150 |
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Please register by April 3rd |
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More
about Jaime Meyer at:
www.drummingthesoulawake.com |
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Musical Soul
Journey/ Integrative Breathwork |
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Deepening Into The Psyche Through Music and Art Making |
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May 2-4 and/or October 17-19 |
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Audrey Chowdhury |
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This is
an opportunity to experience the power of music and art to unlock your inner wisdom |
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and activate
your heart of compassion. Experience a "musical soul journey” in a fully
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supported,
sacred space followed by art making that continues, and concretizes the |
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experience. Art making
will include creating mandalas and a SoulCollageÓ card. |
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Most people find
that this retreat experience leaves them feeling more authentic, |
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connected to
themselves, and better able to be effective in the world. |
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At the surface of
our psyche we are individuals with a personal biography. At the depths |
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of our psyche we
discover we are sacred, holistic beings, both human and divine. There are |
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layers in between
that reveal amazing knowledge of who we are in the various dimensions of
consciousness. These |
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dimensions of
consciousness can be accessed through the musical journeying process called
Integrative Breathwork. |
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Integrative
Breathwork is a powerful healer that opens the psyche using the breath and
evocative music. The |
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experience
removes us from our ordinary state of consciousness, where we are anchored by
how we see and hear. |
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By altering
these factors, our egos "recede” allowing us to open to healing and
often inspirational experiences. |
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These musical
journeys unveil the psyche's treasures that lead us from fragmentation to
wholeness. Many who |
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experience this
sacred group work feel they have "come home" to their True Self. |
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Audrey Chowdhury
received her Integrative Breathwork training at the Eupsychia Institute with
Jacquelyn Small |
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and is a
certified facilitator. |
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Limited to 8
participants. |
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Weekend Retreat: $175 for registrations postmarked by April 6, $195 thereafter. |
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Spiritual Journaling: Writing Your Way
to Freedom |
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May 6-7-8 |
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Julie Tallard-Johnson |
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During this three-day retreat, author and transpersonal counselor Julie Tallard
Johnson |
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will guide you through a dynamic journaling process. The exercises will
deepen both your |
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writing
and spiritual practices and enhance your self-awareness. |
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We
begin with setting creative and spiritual intentions. Meditation, visualization
and |
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breathing
exercises that release blockages and unlock your creativity will be part of
the |
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retreat
as well as plenty of time for journal writing, rest and creating a Story
Mandala. |
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All these experiences will give you ways to cultivate freedom in your life
---freedom to create, breath, express and |
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manifest
your dreams and intentions. |
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Three-day retreat: $275. |
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Material
Fee: $15 |
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More
about Julie at: www.julietallardjohnson.com |
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Medicine Dolls: Making Healing Dolls
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May 9-11 and/or September 19-21 |
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Barb Kobe |
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Dolls have been used for the purpose of healing
in many cultures. The act of making a doll |
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can help you to heal at a physical,
emotional, mental and spiritual level. When you are |
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physically ill, in pain, dealing with emotional issues, or challenged by a life
changing |
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event, you can start to heal yourself with art by
opening up to your inner voices, listening |
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to them, and allowing their messages to emerge. The
essential process of healing your- |
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self with artmaking is one involving creating change so
that you can become more |
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conscious and restore your connection to your intuition
and your soul. |
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This dollmaking experience will take you through a
creative process toward a goal of |
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healing an aspect of yourself and/or your life. Your intention
drives the process and keeps you focused. Your journal |
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becomes the record keeper and provides a place for you
to dialog with your creations. Connect with your inner |
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wisdom, expand
your intuitive, creative self and let yourself be restored at this retreat. |
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Weekend Retreat: $200 for
registrations postmarked by April 6, $230 thereafter. |
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More about
Barb and her work at: www.barbkobe.com |
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The Artist’s Way |
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May 30-June 1 Retreat Weekend |
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August 5-6-7 Mid-week Retreat |
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October 3-5 Retreat Weekend |
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Kathleen Grittner |
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Many of us sense that we are more
creative and wish we were more creative, but are |
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unsure how to tap into that creativity. Many
of us long to feel more free. The Artist’s Way |
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is a specific process designed to free
your creativity, described in the book by Julia Cameron, |
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The Artist’s Way, A Course in Discovering and
Recovering Your Creative Self. Although |
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you can work through the program alone,
doing it with others provides support and |
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encouragement for this
exhilarating, challenging, playful, rewarding work. |
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At The Artist’s Way retreats here at Full Circle Retreat you will
have the opportunity to give focused attention to |
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your wishes, hopes and dreams. This is
how you discover and recover your creative self, your true nature. Through |
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experiential exercises, we will explore many
of the themes in the book, such as resolving fear, removing emotional |
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blocks, and strengthening your
confidence. This retreat is an intensive, guided encounter with your own
creativity. |
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Creativity is something available to
everyone, an experience that we can intentionally invite into our lives. So
no |
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matter if you have started The Artist’s Way at some point, or have never heard of it, this
is an opportunity to |
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practice some of the specific tools and
methods outlined in this process. You are welcome to attend one or all of the
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The Artist’s Way retreats. |
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“No matter what your age or your life
path, whether making art is your career or your hobby or your dream, it is |
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not too late or too egotistical or too selfish
or too silly to work on your creativity.” This is a quote from Cameron’s |
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inspiring book, The Artist’s Way. Consider joining us in supporting yourself and others
in “practicing the art of |
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creative living”. |
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Weekend Retreats: $160 / Mid-Week Retreat: $160 |
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*You can extend the May retreat and stay for "Art Materials: An Art Media
Discovery Workshop" listed directly below. |
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Art
Materials: An Art Media Discovery Workshop |
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June 2-3 |
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Kathleen Grittner |
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Remember the fun you had before
your where “taught” how to make art? |
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The pure joy of making marks,
doodling and trying new things just to see what |
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happens? This relaxing workshop is an
opportunity to play around with a variety |
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of art materials. Tecniques will be
demonstrated using different kinds of pastels, |
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chalks, papers and paints. You can then
try them out and discover for yourself |
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how they work and what you can do with them.
You will have lots of time to experiment with the ones that most |
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intrigue, resonate and speak to
you. Learn what materials best suit your individual expression. |
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Materials provided |
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One-day workshop: $110 |
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Both days: $160 |
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9am-4pm each day |
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Visual Journaling |
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June 6-8 and/or August 12-13 |
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Kathleen Grittner |
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Visual journaling is a way to
invite creativity into your everyday life. Visual or personal |
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art journals are something you do
and keep for yourself for the joy of exploration |
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and expression. During this hands-on
workshop you will be guided through a series of |
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exercises designed to give your thinking
mind a rest, and to get your natural creative |
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juices flowing. Creativity is often
blocked by fear of judgment, the pressure to perform or to make something
“good”. |
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A personal art journal is a place to
experiment freely, have fun,and relax. |
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There are many ways to create
art journals and purposes for them. Working visually is a way to invite your
intuitive |
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wisdom and to deepen your relationship
with your personal imagery. In this workshop we will try out some of the |
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ways you might express yourself
artistically. |
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No previous art experience required. |
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Materials provided. |
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Saturday: 9am-4pm $135 |
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Weekend Retreat: $160 |
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SoulCollage® |
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June 13-15 and/or September 5-7 |
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Audrey Chowdhury |
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Explore Your Wide Inner Spaces Through
SoulCollage. Let the simple art of collage |
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transport you to the rich and
wonderful world inside of you! Let your creativity emerge |
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and your soul speak through imagery. No
art experience required. Using your |
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intuition and imagination, you will
create 5”X 8” “card” collages, each reflecting one of the |
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many facets of the gem that is your True
Self. The process begins with a guided imagery |
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to music, and is followed by selecting
images and then simply arranging, cutting, and |
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gluing the images onto a backing. The
voice of the images will be your guide. |
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In this fully supported, sacred space,
we will access the wisdom of the SoulCollages® |
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through a thoughtful, guided group
process that we create in community. You will leave |
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this weekend retreat with a new creative
and spiritual practice that you can continue on |
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your own. Most participants find that
they are hooked on the process after making their first card! |
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All materials supplied. Bring magazines if
you wish. |
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Weekend Retreat $175 for registrations postmarked by May 9, $195 thereafter. |
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SoulCollage® is a process developed by Seena
Frost of Santa Cruz, CA. SoulCollage® is a unique blend of
spirituality, psychotherapy, and |
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creativity. Audrey Chowdhury traineded with and has been certified by
Seena Frost to facilitate this process. |
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Writing Retreat:
Writing A Way Home |
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June 17-18 |
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Deb Biechler |
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Writing
is a powerful tool to discover your own wisdom, truth and beauty. When you |
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give
yourself over to the process, your pen becomes a road that connects you to
your |
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deepest self
and to others. During this two-day writing retreat, you will create a “seed |
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journal” of
ideas to “grow” into writing. These seeds will come from your everyday |
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experiences and
can be developed into one of the many genres or styles we will explore during
our time together. |
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The retreat will
include instruction, time to write, time to dream, time to relax and share. This empowering |
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workshop will nurture and reassure beginning writers as
well as refresh and inspire writers who are experienced. |
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Individual
consultations with the instructor will be available. |
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A
one-credit course option is being developed through Viterbo University. |
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Please
contact us if you are interested in this option. |
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One-day Workshop: $110 |
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Two-day Workshop: $160 |
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9am-4pm each day. |
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Summer Solstice
Shamanic Ceremony |
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June 20-22 |
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Jaime Meyer |
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Join us for an exuberant summer
solstice celebration with Jaime Meyer. |
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A retreat weekend of
storytelling, community ceremony, drumming and basic |
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shamanic journeying drawn primarily from
the Celtic tradition. |
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The core of the weekend is to honor the
blessings from the spirit world and ask for |
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guidance. Part of the weekend will be
deeply meditative and involve basic training |
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in shamanic journeying for those new to
this practice. People with more journeying |
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experience are also welcomed.
Bring your drums, rattles and other ceremonial tools if have them. |
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Weekend Retreat: $160 for
registrations postmarked by May 19, $190 thereafter. |
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More about Jaime Meyer at: www.drummingthesoulawake.com |
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Plein Air Oil Painting |
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June
24-26 |
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Ken DeWaard |
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During this three-day workshop, you will be painting out
of doors, on |
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location. The workshop will begin with a demonstration by Ken of his |
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technique. Strongly inspired by Impressionist painters, Ken’s teaching |
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approach will focus on understanding and simplifying shapes, balancing
warm |
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and cool colors, judging values, as well as over all composition and
design. |
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His method is “ alla prima” meaning painting from life, usually in one |
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session. You will have the opportunity to complete several small canvases |
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during this three-day workshop with Ken as your guide. The day will begin
by setting up your easel outdoors in the |
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beautiful driftless area of southwestern Wisconsin and choosing one of
the many vistas around you to paint. |
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For Ken, there is nothing more rewarding than painting
under an open sky, surrounded by the sounds, scents, and and |
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colors of nature to excite one’s creativity. Ken’s
enthusiasm and excitement for painting will surely put you at ease |
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motivate you to paint what you see. All levels welcome. |
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Three-day Workshop: $275 |
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Two-day Workshop: $200 |
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One-day Workshop: $100 |
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9am-4pm each day |
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For a complete biography and to
see Ken’s work please visit: www.kendewaard.com |
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Art As Spiritual Practice |
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June 27-29 |
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Kathleen Grittner |
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Art making is a way to invite
intuition, your personal spiritual guidance and the |
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creative energy available to all
of us. For each person the creative process is a |
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unique exploration. Image making is a
way to make sacred life’s experiences, to |
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engage with your innate source of
creativity, and to discover new insights. |
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You will be guided through a series of
spontaneous painting and mixed media |
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exercises that facilitate the playful,
yet powerful experience of creating art. You will |
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discover for yourself the
potential this practice has to expand knowledge and |
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perception and how the images you
create relate to your experience of being human. Creativity is an inborn,
natural |
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ability available to all of us. |
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No previous art experience required. |
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Materials provided.
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Weekend Retreat: $160. |
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o Soft Pastels: Individual
Workshops or Four-day Retreat |
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FCR |
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Soft
Pastels: An Introduction |
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July
10 |
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