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Our conference rooms are available to 501(c)(3) non-profit groups such as government, school, and church groups. We are available for daytime group use Monday through Saturday. Our monastic grounds are quiet, peaceful and green with trees and other plants. Since January 2007, our monastic grounds have been smoke-free; you’ll enjoy breathing our fresh air. We […]
As Christians, we meet God, the source of Love, in the Now. This three days Mindfulness retreat involves paying attention in the present moment without judgment and with self-compassion. A practice of mindful eating can increase our sense of the divine indwelling throughout our day. It can also help us access the inner wisdom of our bodies that we frequently do not hear or heed and nourish our whole selves-mind, body and spirit. This weekend is planned for you to experience mindful eating and mindfulness meditation from a Christian perspective. We will meet on Friday afternoon for a session on…
This Contemplative Rest Practice series is open to those who have taken a Contemplative Rest retreat with M Freeman. Each session offers opportunities for awe-savoring, somatic, guided meditations by M and silent resting-in-awe practice together as well as gentle time for group sharing, connecting, and cherishing the transporting benefit of communal contemplative practice. “All living beings will profit from your relaxation and energy. This is the most basic kind of peace work,” Thich Nhat Hanh writes in How to Relax. And when we practice together? “The energy is amplified,” he writes, “and you will create a powerful collective energy…for your…
Forest Therapy walks at St. Placid Priory “The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground – trees that were pleasing to the eye...” (Genesis 2: 9a) About Our 4 Seasonal Forest Therapy Walks (also known as Forest Bathing or Shinrin-yoku) We invite you to experience the natural beauty of God’s creation in the forests of St. Placid Priory. Through guided Forest Therapy walks we’ll rest in God’s presence, immerse ourselves in nature, and enjoy both its beauty and the holistic health benefits God offers there. Research suggests that Forest Therapy has preventative medicinal benefits, as…
A five-session summer series Wednesdays July 9, 16, 23 & 30, plus Saturday August 2. All sessions are 10am-noon Pacific time. Series Overview Contemplative Rest is a relaxing, present-moment, embodied meditation practice which draws somatically on previously lived transcendent experiences—moments of awe, connectedness, mystery, revelation—extraordinary experiences of the numinous in which we feel one with everything. In this series, Contemplative Rest founder M Freeman teaches the meditation practice, initially guiding participants gently through necessary preparation—selecting past extraordinary experiences, savoring those experiences in vivid detail, and reflecting on them from your current perspective. What to Expect — You may come to…
God is the creator of everything. He is the artist par excellence. This retreat will stimulate our creative souls. We will focus on our Potter God and use clay materials. All our creations will be formed by hand, and a slab roller may be used. We will meet at The Priory Spirituality Center at 9 AM and car-pool to Walter Siegl’s clay studio in Shelton. He will aid us with our creations. All of us are artists, so come to play and pray! Walter will help glaze our pieces, and you may pick them up at The Priory Spirituality Center…
Lines – short or long, wide or narrow, are all around us. Once we become aware of the lines in our lives we will see them everywhere. They are sacred. We will explore lines of many shapes that when put together make beautiful images. Our world at this time needs the power of beauty to move people to reflect on life and to take action. This Retreat is for anyone whishing to take a look at lines and take the next step to draw them. No art background is necessary, but your enthusiasm is! You will experience time in prayer;…
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Participate in Boerne, Texas Benedictine Sister Ursula’s mission to migrants on the Texas / Mexico border by donating items needed by people who have nothing. You may also donate money for purchasing what is needed. SEE FLYER FOR MORE INFORMATION
SR. LAURA ON YOUTUBE
See Sr. Laura’s youtube channel for some of her work in “restoring women to the stories we tell.”
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