2009 Retreat Calendar:
May 8-10, 2009 : Free Your Mind & Come to Your Senses: Through The Work of Byron Katie-Denmark, Maine
Join us for this holistic retreat focusing on The Work of Byron Katie. Experience The Work in an intimate, natural setting, living close to nature in Maine's first green-certified eco-retreat center, located in the heart of the lakes and mountains of southwestern.
Enjoy discovering and deepening your inherent connection to yourself and all through solo time in nature, partner exercises and group experiences using The Work as our guiding method for greater peace, truth and clarity.
Retreat includes: 2 nights shared eco-cabin stay or private camping (your choice), eco-friendly retreat meeting space, all meals made by the community from organic, local whole foods (when available), The Work programming, guided meditations, mindfulness walks and a day on the water, exploring the local landscape by canoe on a gently paced day excursion focusing on our inherent connection of our inner and outer worlds.
Retreat cost $325
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June 19-21, 2009: Summer Solstice Holistic Retreat for Women~ Denmark, Maine
Move into your True Light & Honor a New Season in Your Life
The essence of who you are is beneath the trappings of the busy mind. Come find the doorway to your essence found only in the present moment. The power of the Now is the very power of life, itself. This retreat will create safe haven & layers of opportunity to go within to find your True Nature, bringing peace & balance. Experience a deepening connection with your True Self and with the Living Earth in the company of women.
As we celebrate the greatest light that Summer Solstice promises, you are invited to find your own light on an artfully woven retreat. Through mindfulness practices, guided meditations, silent nature walks and gentle yoga, experience the stillness your spirit is calling for. Learn how to read, see and feel the energy in all things, opening to life’s dance all around . Share in a sacred fire circle with ancient prayer and song. Connect with nature through greater awareness in a pristine wooded forest and magical mountain brook on Nurture Through Nature’s retreat land located on Pleasant Mountain in Denmark, Maine.
Cost: $350 per person. Fee includes 2 night’s shared cabin stay, 5 wholesome meals (organic and local when possible), and all programming.
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July 8-12, 2009: '50 Something' Retreat for Women, Denmark, Maine
This retreat is dedicated to supporting well-being and celebrating life for women just entering or already in their 5th decade.
Highlights include:
~Daily guided meditation circles to bring in awareness, peace & mindfulness
~Daily Hatha yoga classes
~One hour of therapeutic massage or foot reflexology, your choice.
~How to use hand and power tools to make your own birdhouse that you can bring home with you
~Silent meditation walks along an enchanting mountain brook within a pristine forest
~An introduction and facilitation sessions of The Work of Byron Katie as a means of finding more clarity and less stress
~Meal planning and group cooking sessions using natural, whole foods following the Schwarzbein Principle to build energy & strength. ~Meals made by the retreat community from local farmer's crops whenever possible and from scratch with NTN's own cookbook
~Solo time in nature to gather vision for your journey
~Opportunity to make new friends in a supportive & loving environment
~Ample down-time for restoration and reflection
Retreat cost: $650 - Includes 4 nights shared cabin stay, customized programming, 1 hr body work session, all meals beginning with Wednesday dinner and ending with Sunday lunch.
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Women's Holistic New Moon Wilderness Living Canoe Camping Retreat, Penobscot River, Lobster Lake and Chesuncook Lake, North Maine Woods
August 16-22, 2009: Join Nurture Through Nature paddling peacefully along the ancient waterways of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail where the Penobscot Indian Nation lived and thrived as well as guided Henry David Thoreau along his adventures in the Maine Woods. Lobster Lake is truly a magical place with white sand beaches, intense granite cliffs and dense forest surrounding this remote deep water lake. Mountain profiles and bountiful wildlife mesmerize. The West Branch of the Penobscot River is a flat water Class I river section and is one of the most scenic in New England with little sign of civilization.
Come rejuvenate, laugh and learn in the company of women. This 7 day river and lake paddling adventure will be leisurely paced and geared towards novice and experienced canoe campers, alike. We may spend 2 nights at a few sites along the way, allowing us to settle in and enjoy the beauty and satisfaction of having paddled to a new destination along our journey. We will meld into our surroundings, traveling gently and promoting a caretaker philosophy in all of our wanderings.
On this retreat, we offer a gentle mix of holistic programming on on lay-over days aimed to help everyone to fully enter the present moment, be it through guided meditation, yoga, The Work of Byron Katie, and traditional wilderness living skills. As our elders have taught us, we will share with you the skills of using wild medicinal plants, making cordage from natural fibers, and making a cedar bowl using fire and stone as your main tools.
Women's Holistic New Moon Wilderness Living Canoe Camping Retreat, Penobscot River, Lobster Lake and Chesuncook Lake, North Maine Woods
As the moon wanes to New, you will witness the most amazing night sky you may have experienced. Observe the Milky Way after a spectacular sunsets. Experience the transformation possible after 7 days in the wilderness of Northern Maine connecting to the earth rhythm and your own natural rhythm.
Package Price: $950 includes all camping and canoeing equipment, land use fees, permits and meals beginning with lunch on day one and ending with lunch on the take out day. Allow for one travel day both before and after the retreat.
October 1-4, 2009: For Peace Seekers-Women's Holistic Paddling Retreat with The Work of Byron Katie
I am very excited to be bringing my passions together and give you the best that I have experienced in the way of finding more peace, less stress, more freedom on a day to day basis, regardless of circumstance.
Join us on this unique and gentle wilderness living retreat for women in which we blend an outdoor experience with tested methods of releasing stress and bringing in more long lasting peace. We will spend 4 days and nights taking in the fall foliage in a pristine setting, canoe camping along the quiet shores of one of Maine's picturesque waterways, Flagstaff Lake, part of the Northern Forest Canoe trail connecting New York to Maine by ancient waterways traveled by native peoples before our time. This will offer the perfect immersion into both the outer landscape and the one within.
We will share in guided meditations and gentle yoga as well as solo, paired and group exercises aimed at increasing our awareness and sense of interconnectedness to all that is. We will share in circles introducing and practicing The Work of Byron Katie, a beloved method to resulting in more freedom and joy.
Experience an Inner Peace Movement through The Work of Byron Katie.
Package Price: $650 per person.
Included in price: All meals, paddling and camping gear, programming and materials.
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