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Channel of Your Peace: A Recovery Retreat with Francis of Assisi May 19-25, 2019 |
Live the Questions: A Journey with Francis & Clare September 1-7, 2019 |
Through Beginner's Eyes: A Photography Retreat September 15-21, 2019 |
This is a retreat exclusively for those in 12-step recovery, of any kind. Take this unique opportunity to contemplate your 12-step journey in companionship with St. Francis - a model of willingness, surrender, gratitude and conscious contact. Join us for morning meditation followed by talks that interweave his life stories with recovery themes. We visit Assisi’s sacred sites and eat lunch at local restaurants. There are "all-12-steppers" meetings each day. |
“Live the Questions” is an immersion experience in Assisi, Italy - a unique opportunity to contemplate your spiritual path while learning about Saints Francis and Clare. The retreat highlights their life events and writings, explored through morning talks and questions for contemplation, such as: “Where do we turn in those ’in-between’ times of transition?” “How might attachments block our spiritual development?” Our morning talks are followed by visits to Assisi’s sacred sites and lunch at local restaurants. |
“Through Beginner’s Eyes” is an immersion retreat in Assisi, Italy - a unique opportunity to refresh your photography practice in this glorious medieval town. Like the Zen concept of “beginner’s mind”, beginner’s eyes allow us to see the world anew – with openness, eagerness and freedom from preconceptions. We expand our openness with exercises based on playful imagination, guided visualization, and mindfulness practices, coupled with photographic field trips. |
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Sacred SitesYou will visit the major spiritual landmarks of Assisi, such as the Basilica of St Francis, pictured above. |
Glorious Surroundings You will be immersed in the verdant landscape of Umbria, called the "Green Heart of Italy". |
Food and FellowshipYou will have many opportunities to savor local cuisine in the company of fellow travelers. |