Fall 2008
A Quiet Day in the Quiet Garden
Enjoy a day in the Quiet Garden. Materials will be provided for creative expression, and meditation spaces abound both indoors and throughout the grounds. Participants are invited to attend on any first Friday, for all or part of the day. A short meditation begins and ends the day.
First Friday of each month from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Bring a bag lunch; beverages and snacks provided.
Suggested donation: Any Love Offering is appreciated.
Wisdom Circles
Wisdom Circles provide an opportunity to explore topics in depth, being mindful of how each topic forms and informs our spiritual practice and our daily life, and looking within each topic for what the Wisdom traditions have to teach us. All Wisdom Circles meet in the Studio at Healing Ground unless otherwise noted.
Enneagram Wisdom Circle
The Enneagram is a comprehensive psycho-spiritual typology that helps us understand our personality and our relationships. At its deepest level, it is a map to wholeness that helps us remember who we are and what we came here to do. This bimonthly series is designed for people who have had an introduction to the Enneagram, know their Enneagram type and are committed to practicing presence in their daily life. This session continues the work on levels of development and the directions of integration and stress.
Led by: Dee Irwin, Enneagram teacher and retreat leader
Every other Wednesday from 9:00 – 11:30 am, September 3 through December 17 (No class on October 1)
Suggested donation: $100
St. Benedict meets Thich Nhat Hanh
There are multiple traditions to help us quiet the mind and open our heart. Join us for a day where we will borrow spiritual disciplines from Thich Nhat Hanh and St. Benedict. By generating the energy of mindfulness, awakening the heart and grounding in our bodies, we will bring harmony to all three spheres and focus on practicing presence in our work, play, and rest.
Wear loose comfortable clothing. Bring a meditation cushion or bench if you have one and a mat and blanket for lying comfortably on the floor. You are also requested to bring a potluck dish to share during our community meal.
Led by Dee Irwin and Pat Bailey, Co-Directors of Healing Ground
Saturday, October 11 from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
Suggested donation: $35-$60
Spirituality and Sexuality:
An Experiential Retreat: Part II
This is an experiential retreat for brave and courageous women over forty who are willing to explore and celebrate the intersection of sexuality and spirituality in their lives.
Drumming, chant, and movement will be part of our time together.
Ann May, whose graduate research has focused on women’s beliefs on faith and sexuality, will be joined by Sue Trueman who is an artist of many talents along with the women who participated in the Spring 2008 workshop.
Friday, October 24, 6:30 pm-9:00 pm and Saturday, October 25, 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Suggested donation: $60-$75 and includes lunch
Portable Personal Altars
Join us for a day of thanksgiving and praise as we take time for personal meditation and then create a portable personal altar to enhance your spiritual practice. No special artistic ability is required — just an enthusiasm to let your self go and play with the materials. Karen’s workshops provide a safe, supportive environment for everyone to explore and develop their individual creativity. As she frequently states: “This is not about making ’great art’ — it is about using materials in a way that resonates with you.” She always hastens to add: “You cant do it wrong!” And she means it! Come and see.
Saturday, November 8, 2007 10:00 am-4:00 pm
Suggested donation: $45 includes lunch and materials.
Each participant is asked to
bring any special items/pictures that they may want to include in their personal altar.
Led by: Karen Spencer, an Art Therapist, special educator, and artist, who has spent 35+ years helping others find and use their creative voice. She strongly believes that everyone has God-given creativity that frequently goes unrecognized and unexpressed.
An Advent Retreat at Mepkin Abbey
It has become an advent tradition for Healing Ground to offer this retreat as a perfect way of stepping into the rhythm of a quiet and meditative preparation for this holy season. We have reserved eight rooms at Mepkin Abbey in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. It is a Cistercian monastery that follows a Benedictine life of prayer, work, and study. An added feature to this Benedictine retreat is the opportunity to view the Crèche Festival that includes Nativity sets from around the world.
Check their website at www.mepkinabbey.org
Friday November 28, 9:30 am through Monday, December 1, 4:00 pm
Suggested donation: Healing Ground $80 includes transportation to Mepkin Abbey. Participants leave a donation to Mepkin Abbey for their accommodations and meals at the monastery. Space is limited to 8 participants and usually fills quickly.
The suggested Love Offerings are just that—suggestions. We welcome you at any retreat for any amount you may wish to give. Scholarships are always available and we welcome barters or work exchanges if you would like to trade your time and talent for a retreat offering or a personal retreat. If you are financially blessed, you may want to sponsor someone who is blessed in other ways.
Walking the Labyrinth at Healing Ground
This form of meditation or prayer walking has been helpful to people throughout the ages and continues to be an effective way to center oneself, restoring peace and calm.
Healing Ground has a beautiful outdoor labyrinth in the Quiet Garden which is always available for use. You can also bring the experience of walking the labyrinth to individuals or groups by taking advantage of Healing Ground’s portable 11-circuit canvas Chartres labyrinth (rental fee is $100).
Healing Ground Pilgrimage 2009
in partnership with Sapira
Wisdom of the Heart — A Pilgrimage with the Celtic Saints in Brittany:
Discovering God in All
It is impossible to resist Brittany’s charm and beauty, created through the shifting winds of nature, history and legends or escape being captivated by the ancient Celtic culture and traditions woven into this sacred land and its people. Ancient wisdom traditions from both the Christian and pre-Christian periods are embedded deeply with the Celtic soul and landscape of Brittany. What makes this pilgrimage unique is that we will relate this experience to the deeper wisdom of our own hearts through daily reflections, prayers and teachings as we journey through this sacred land together.
Pilgrimage guides are Marcus Losack, poet, author, Anglican priest and Celtic scholar; and Regina Roman, spiritual director, icon writer, and retreat facilitator.
May 5–May14, 2009
$3,450 (not including airfare) $450 single supplement
Contact us at 336.644.0076 for further details.
Pre-Pilgrimage Wisdom Circle
Healing Ground will offer a pre-pilgrimage Wisdom Circle focusing on the Celtic Saints and sites that we will be visiting. The Wisdom Circle is appropriate for both those who plan to join the pilgrimage and those who would like to be pilgrim partners.
Every other Thursday evening, February 19 through April 30 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at 213 Fisher Avenue
Suggested donation $100
Group led by Dee Irwin and Pat Bailey.
