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Nurturing Silence Retreat: The Zen of Rest
October 22-23, 2021
$20 per person
To register, go to
https://nurturingspirit.corsizio.com/c/6125591bb604f275305b292f

Nurturing Silence Retreat: The Zen of Rest
October 22-23, 2021
“If you’re silent, you can hear the forest breathe, the holy hush of the tree’s limb.” Felicia Morrell
Take time out to relax, slow down and savor life exactly as it is. Rest your body, quiet your mind, and listen to those sparks of inspiration that arise when you take time to nurture a quiet listening presence. In this retreat, you’ll have time to let silence seep into the depths of your being, learning core practices to help sustain awareness while sitting, moving, walking, eating, working, resting, or whatever you’re doing. Guided in practices that cultivate inner silence, while in your own space for a full weekend, you’ll emerge feeling revitalized with new insights and practices to take into your everyday life.
Your Nurturing Silence Team:

Lana Cullis, Debra Donohue, Patti Beer, Jeri Mortimore, Barbara Rose, Jodi Capling and Lisa Neudorf.

Friday October 22 (all times are pacific time)
5:00 Community Dinner - Join when you can! – Debra
Join us for this venture into community on Friday evening. Eat dinner, cook dinner, or have dessert while we get to know each other.

6:15 Welcome and Intro to Silent Practices – Jeri Mortimore

7:30 Bedtime Story: The Other Way To Listen
Find a comfy place to sit or lie down and revisit a time when bedtime stories were read to you.

Saturday October 23
7:45 Zoom opens, log in now

8:00 A Gentle Zen Yoga Practice - Barbara Rose

9:45 Sitting and Walking Meditation – Barbara Rose

11:30 Guidance for Practicing On Our Own: Lana Cullis

12:00 Mindful meal prep and eating meditation – Lisa Neudorf
Mindfully prepare to eat your lunch with this short meditation and instructions.

1:00 Writing into Silence – Lana Cullis
Writing offers the opportunity to capture and preserve fleeting encounters with our own deep wisdom. The practices of Zen help us to slow down, be still and be present. Zen brings about a state of calm attentiveness so one can be guided by intuition. With intention, silence can become a vessel for reflection and discernment. During this session, we will contemplate our deepest soul whispers and play with ways to write about our experiences from within silence.
For this session come with a notebook and pen, or another favorite writing device. No writing experience is necessary.

2:30 Open time for Practices of Rest and Healing - Patti Beer
Patti will share ideas for practicing rest and healing on your own with water, nature, and art using everyday items in your home or neighbourhood.

4:30 Breathe and Stretch – Optional

4:50 Re-join Zoom

5:00 Mindful meal prep and eating meditation – Lisa Neudorf
Mindfully prepare to eat your evening meal with this short meditation and instructions.

6:00 Listening Circles – Debra Donohue
Our Listening Circles will give you a chance to hear and share wisdom from our personal experiences in silence and bask in the support of community.

7:00 Yoga Nidra – Jodi Capling
Break the cycle of tension and fatigue, regain health and vitality, and reconnect to your soul’s calling, through the practice of Yoga Nidra. Begin with a few gentle stretches and breathing techniques to help release tension, then experience a full 40-minute Yoga Nidra practice, a sleep-based, conscious relaxation and meditation practice done in a lying down position. You will leave your busy outer life behind, and enter your inner world, and a relaxed, subconscious state of mind, where healing truly begins.

8:00 Bedtime Ice Jam story – Lana Cullis
Drift away as you are transported to the North in the Ice Jam Story

Nurturing Silence Retreat: The Zen of Rest
October 22-23, 2021
$20 per person
To register, go to
https://nurturingspirit.corsizio.com/c/6125591bb604f275305b292f

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