About us
What we’re about
Are you craving deeper connections in life? Not only with other people, but within yourself, the environment around you, the physical world you live in, the infinite universe, or The Divine itself? Our hope is to create opportunities for you to experience the connections that will allow you to find more satisfaction and wholeness in your life.
Whether you feel it through your mind, your body, or inner being, deep connection eludes many of us, in part due to the noise of the distractions around us every day, like technology, social media, cultural expectations, schedules too busy to manage, and more, that can all dampen our ability to make the very connections we're craving for in our everyday lives.
Through mindful, meaningful, and spiritual conversations, we hope to create a better world for all of us, one small step at a time, and our Nurturing Spirit Retreats provide an opportunity for meditation, gentle yoga, deep relaxation, spiritual conversations, and learning.
We are inclusive and value each person and living being on the planet. For more information or to find a group near you, please contact Debra@CreatingConnection.ca
We look forward to meeting you!
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CREATING CONNECTION CANADA is a network of welcoming and inclusive communities committed to sharing authentic conversation, nurturing meaningful activities, promoting holistic wellness practices, and fostering compassionate action. We are LGBTQ+ affirming.
As a REGISTERED NON-PROFIT charity working to bring community together through like-minded interests, we welcome and gratefully appreciate any financial support. Tax receipts are provided.
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**Creating Connection Canada is a grass-roots initiative sponsored by Community of Christ Canada, a welcoming, supportive and loving, worldwide faith community that values the worth and purpose of all persons.
Upcoming events
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Morning of Mindfulness with the Dawning Light Sangha (By Donation)
Indian Battle Park, N 49° 41.695 W 112° 51.755, Lethbridge, AB, CAJoin Vickie and the Dawning Light Sangha for a Morning of Mindfulness outside in the beautiful Lethbridge river bottom (Indian Battle Park.)
Practice gentle yoga, sitting and walking meditation, enjoying the sights and sounds of nature, together with a supportive group.We also provide time for snacks and conversation after our practice.
In case of rain or inclement weather, please check updates on website.
More Info: www.spiritinmotionyoga.comCREATING CONNECTION CANADA is a network of welcoming and inclusive communities committed to sharing authentic conversation, nurturing meaningful activities, promoting holistic wellness practices, and fostering compassionate action. We are LGBTQ+ affirming. People of every walk of life, culture, faith, or tradition, participate in a myriad of connection groups, forming meaningful community within this diversity. As a result, these communities are multi-faceted - expressing the inspirations, aspirations, wisdom, practices, and blessing of all. While we encourage you to share openly, we ask that you do so in a kind and considerate manner.
As a REGISTERED NON-PROFIT charity working to bring community together through like-minded interests, we welcome and gratefully appreciate any financial support. Tax receipts are provided.
CREDIT CARD: Make a Donation
E-TRANSFER: donations@CreatingConnection.ca2 attendees
Nurturing Spirit Retreat, BC
Stillwood Camp and Conference Centre, 44005 Watt Road, Lindell Beach, BC, CASacred Fire: Awakening Our Inner Mystic
A Nurturing Spirit Retreat
Friday, Sept 18 – Sunday, Sept 20th
Stillwood Camp & Conference Centre, Cultus Lake, BCTo register and see our full schedule, go to Sacred Fire: Awakening Our Inner Mystic — Nurturing Spirit (CDN)
NOTE: The RSVPs here represent only some who may attend as we advertise on several platforms.
Facilitators: Teresa Hanlon and Vickie MacArthur
Mysticism is a direct experience of the sacred – no church or clergy required…
Embracing mysticism in our everyday is a way of being more alive in the world,
an awakening to the interconnectedness between all things.
---Mirabai Starr
Join us for a weekend retreat as we experience the subversive wisdom and fierce compassion of the feminine mystics across cultural boundaries and spiritual traditions.
Discover your own inner mystic as you open to the stories of both ancient and modern-day mystics.Explore the essence of their teachings and practice:
- embodied wisdom connecting movement, music, breath, and stillness
- meditation and quiet reflection in nature
- contemplative prayer in both solitude and community
- active imagination using dreams, imagery, scripture and poetryConnect to the natural stream of wisdom that flows through all life, and allow it to integrate the fullness of our humanity with the truth of our divinity, and so reveal the Love that ignites the sacred fire deep in our souls.
Bio’s
Teresa Elder Hanlon is a prayerful healer, retreat facilitator and spiritual director who was ordained a woman bishop with RCWP Canada in September 2025. A servant leader, she pastors an inclusive community both in person and by zoom. She holds an MA in sociology and Doctorate of Ministry from St. Stephen's College in Edmonton.
Teresa loves playing with children, reading poetry aloud, watercolour painting and making music. She is a mother of 2 grown sons and 4 grandchildren and lives with her husband Vincent on the coulees of the Oldman River near Lethbridge, AB ,Canada.Websites: https://spiritualdirectorslethbridge.com/ liccf.ca rcwpcanada.ca
Vickie MacArthur is a writer, spiritual director, yoga & meditation teacher passionate about integrating embodied awareness, breath, and spirituality into everyday life. She believes in the healing power of community, creating sacred space to explore the deep inner work of yoga and meditation through her studio, Spirit in Motion Yoga, along with other spiritual communities.
Vickie teaches the “art of slowing down and listening deeply” to ourselves, to each other, to our planet, and to the Great Mystery that holds us all. With an inter-spiritual heart that embraces the oneness of all spiritual traditions, Vickie seeks to build bridges of shared practice and understanding through her writing, teaching, and retreats.All meals, session supplies, snacks and accommodations are included for $300 per person.
For more information and to see our retreat schedule, go to
Sacred Fire: Awakening Our Inner Mystic — Nurturing Spirit (CDN)2 attendees
Past events
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