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Women's Winter Contemplative Retreat with Carolyn Foster
January 13-15, 2006
Santa Sabina Center, San Rafael, California
The winds of grace are always blowing,
But you have to raise the sail.
Ramakrishna
Be joyful, even though you have considered all the facts.
Wendell Berry
How do we hold steady on a daily basis? Meeting our commitments requires so much persistence and focus that we can find ourselves neglecting what sustains us and gives meaning to our activities. Without that sustenance, we lose momentum and fall into the doldrums. In this retreat, we will explore how being open to the surprises of grace and the restorative practice of gratitude can re-orient us to the tides of possibility that run through daily life. "So afloat again every morning, I find the current," wrote poet William Stafford. Using the contemplative resources of shared silence, reflective writing, and deep dialogue, we will find the current to carry us back from retreat with our inner compasses reset to true north. It's easier than you think!
Santa Sabina Center offers retreatants gracious hospitality, beauty, and a refuge for contemplation and renewal. Whether you want to be cozy inside or clear your mind in winter air, the house, courtyard, and gardens offer dozens of places for letting go into serenity. Scheduled program times alternate with free time for hiking, napping, playing in the art center, reading, or lying by a fire and drifting. The silences and conversations are as healing a diet as the good food.
Register by calling my voicemail, (510) 484-3078 on or after Monday,
November 14. You may reserve for yourself and a friend with one call or have a friend call for you if you'll be out of town. Last resort: email me at cjf@creativechoices.net or fax me at (510) 769-8084. Sometimes people assume calling late won't work, but whenever you get this or get around to deciding, call anyway. The cost of the retreat is $260 for a double room, $300 for a single room. This includes lodging, program, and six meals, from dinner Friday night through lunch Sunday.
Come and be renewed by grace and gratitude!
