*NEW YEAR RETREAT
30th December 2010 ~ Sunday 2nd January 2011
Times: 2.00pm Thursday ~ 4.00pm Sunday
Arrive by 1.45pm for a 2.00 start
Theme: Celebration, Letting Go and New Beginnings
* Cost residential: $540
* Non-residential: $410
* Deposit: $100
* Meals included
This is a powerful time of the year to gather in all you want to keep from 2010; release what is finished; and to settle into the peace and truth within as you attune yourself for 2011. During these precious three days we will stay in communion with our finest self, receive inspiration from Our Friend, be inspired by the beauty of song and Sufi poetry, and deepen our attunement to Love. As well as times of silence there will be time for creative expression and heartcentering movement.
*FEBRUARY: DAY OF RENEWAL
Saturday 19th February 2011
Times: 10.15am - 5.00pm.
Please arrive by 10.00am for a 10.15am start
Theme: Healing Ourselves ~ Healing our World
Cost: $115 *Includes lunch *Deposit: $50
‘Generosity comes naturally to a loving heart.’ We will be drawing the connection between what is going on in our inner world and its effect in the outer world. There is always so much more that we can give to heal both ourselves and beyond. We will explore the belief systems that block our naturally loving hearts and affirm our deepest desire to be more generous with the love that is blessing us always. Our Friend will share her insight and challenge us in her inspiring way.
*MARCH: DAY OF RENEWAL
Saturday 19th March 2011
Times: 10.15am - 5.00pm.
Please arrive by 10.00am for a 10.15am start
Theme: Holding Clarity of Intention in Times of Doubt and Distraction
Cost: $115 *Includes lunch *Deposit: $50
‘Once you have made a commitment to awaken your heart to Love and to be a vehicle of love in this world then you have set your course. You have set your intention and that intention moulds your attitude.’ In times of stress, doubt and distraction we often lose our perspective on life and forget about our intention to live with love and consciousness. This intention needs to be active and wholehearted and affirmed on a daily basis. Our Friend will offer guidance to help ignite our passionate intention.
*APRIL: 2 DAYS OF RENEWAL
Saturday 23rd April & Sunday 24th April 2011
Times: 10.15am - 5.00pm.
Please arrive by 10.00am for a 10.15am start
Theme: Sufi Poetry ~ The Invitation to Awaken with Rumi and Hafiz
Cost: $230 *Includes lunch *Deposit: $100
Susan will choose a mystical poem from Rumi and Our Friend will illuminate its meaning. We will then follow this theme with poems from Hafiz and Rumi over the two days. Sufi poetry has a capacity to initiate the heart into a direct experience of the truth with a constant invitation to form relationship with the Beloved. There will be time for in-depth guided meditation, Music and Song, Heartcentering Movement and deep sharing. We look forward to this special two day event over Easter.
*MAY: DAY OF RENEWAL
Saturday 21st May 2011
Times: 10.15am - 5.00pm.
Please arrive by 10.00am for a 10.15am start
Theme: Self Awareness ~ Choosing Love Rather than Fear
Cost: $115 *Includes lunch *Deposit: $50
’Where there is an opportunity to love you will never regret choosing love although you may regret choosing fear, separateness, withholding, self-protection.’ On the inner journey we facilitate our transformation by taking time to deepen our awareness of our feelings and the choices that we make. It does take courage to come out from behind fear and be willing to find new ways of being in the world - freeing ourselves from old patterns that inhibit trust and love. Our Friend will support us in deepening awareness.
*JUNE: DAY OF RENEWAL
Saturday 18th June 2011
Times: 10.15am - 5.00pm.
Please arrive by 10.00am for a 10.15am start
Theme: How to Make your Mind your Ally ~ One Thought at a Time
Cost: $115 *Includes lunch *Deposit: $50
’It is a relief when your mind and your heart begin to understand each other’. It does however take diligence to firstly notice what’s on your mind, and then to change what you are thinking in order to uplift rather than judge. This letting go of attachment to one’s thoughts is a powerful spiritual practice. When your mind takes a cooperative place with your heart rather than a competitive place it is amazing what harmony is created. Our Friend will encourage us to liberate our thinking – one thought at a time.
THEMES AND DATES FOR JULY TO DECEMBER WILL BE POSTED SOON.