Winter/Spring 2011 Retreats
Rumi & The Art of Turning:
A New Year’s Celebration
Rumi & The Art of Turning:
A New Year’s Celebration
Join us we look at short poems by the mystical poet, Jelaluddin Rumi, that explore “the dance” of surrender. As we delve into the art of Rumi’s poetry—in celebration of the end of a year and the beginning of a new one—we will also look at our own personal desires and turnings. Come celebrate the New Year with us!
Led by Jacinta White of The Word Project. She gently guides participants in exploration, discussion and personal reflection, plus she is a delightful and inviting teacher.
December 31, 2010 10am – Lunch. Bring a dish to share for lunch. Beverages provided.
Love offering
A Quiet Day in the Quiet Garden
Join us at the beginning of the month as we take time to slow the pace and enjoy a quiet place to pause and let our bodies and minds rest and our hearts awaken. We begin at 10am with an opening meditation and gather again at 2:45 for a closing circle. The in between time is intentionally unstructured to allow each person time and space to do what is most nurturing whether is it expressing with creative materials, reflecting, praying or meditating in the outdoor chapel or the labyrinth garden, enjoying one of the many gardens and natural area, reading or even napping.
- January 7: A Fresh Start
- February 4: Grounded in Love
- March 4: Winds of Change
- April 1: Be a Fool for God
- May 6: Lessons from the Garden
- June 3: Summer Solstice is on the Horizon
- July 1: Celebrate!
- August 5: Let Those Dog Days of Summer Rest
Come any first Friday from 10am – 3pm.
Beverages and snacks provided; please bring a bag lunch.
Simple love offering.
Micro-finance and Dining for Women Lunch Study Group
This is a joint offering between The Servant Leadership School and Healing Ground that continues to explore micro-finance options locally and globally. The even months focus on local projects and the odd months on Dining for Women, a national group that supports micro-finance projects abroad. Anyone is invited to drop in and learn more. Each month we invite participants to make a contribution equal to (or greater) than they would have spent on lunch as a means of building our micro-financing capital.
Contact Pat Bailey (336) 644-0076 or email healinggroung@triad.rr.com for more information.
Third Thursdays each month 12:30 – 2pm in Broome Hall at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Greensboro – BYOL
Love offering for micro-finance projects
The Wisdom of Jesus and the Enneagram: An Enneagram Wisdom Circle
The teachings of Jesus are being cast in a new light by writers such as Cynthia Bourgeault (The Wisdom Jesus, 2008), Marcus Borg (Jesus, 2006), and Brian McLaren (The Secret Message of Jesus, 2006). They tell us about Jesus as a Wisdom teacher of The Way—the way we should live our everyday, ordinary lives. Jesus mostly taught in parables—stories that contained within them different levels of meaning addressing both those who frequently turned a deaf ear as well as those “with ears to hear” the deeper teaching. Clarence Thompson’s Parables and the Enneagram (1996) offers a good organizer for exploring the meaning of the parables of Jesus as they inform the nine Enneagram types. We will augment Thompson’s work with gleanings from other contemporary writers as we explore what it means to live into our gifts as followers of The Way.
Led by Dee Irwin, Enneagram teacher, spiritual director and retreat leader.
Every other Wednesday, 9-11:30am, January 5 - April 27.
Suggested donation: $100
The Enneagram and God’s Dream of a Transformed World: An Enneagram Wisdom Circle
The Enneagram can be a wonderful spiritual tool for helping us rediscover our Essence or True Self, the self that God created us to be. The good news is that when we do, two blessings occur: one in the ways in which our own lives are enriched and enlivened, the other in the gifts we gladly share with a world that is hungry to receive them. The focus of this Wisdom Circle is twofold: 1) to explore the ways in which the Enneagram symbol itself guides us in gaining clarity to solve problems and envision new possibilities in our individual and corporate lives; and 2) how the individual Enneagram Types use the Direction of Integration to move into healthier relationships with ourselves, each other and God. The net result is that as we discover the fruits of the spirit in our own lives, the world also benefits. Are you ready to help bring about God’s Dream for a transformed world?
Led by Dee Irwin, Enneagram teacher, spiritual director, retreat leader, and faculty member of the Servant Leadership School of Greensboro.
Thursdays 6:30-8:30pm, 8 weeks, January 19–March 9. Classes meet in The Café at 211 W. Fisher Ave.
Suggested donation: $100
Winter’s Path: Returning Home SoulCollage® Workshop
“Winter is the time for comfort. It is the time for home." Edith Sitwell
Winter is a time for reflection and inward contemplation. Our deepest memories of family and their continuing influence are rich ground for creating a Community card for your SoulCollage® deck. Who is in your Community suit? Bring photos of people from your early life and a picture of yourself before the age of ten. We will use movement, writing, and guided imagery to explore the important people in our youth, and make Community cards to represent them.
Led by Kim Goldstein, a Licensed Professional Counselor in private practice and a collage and jewelry artist and Donna Anthony, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a fabric assemblage artist and pastel artist. Donna and Kim completed the facilitator training for SoulCollage®, led by Seena Frost, in 2008.
Saturday, January 22, 2011 from 10 am – 3pm
Suggested donation: $40 – 50. Bring your lunch; beverage and dessert provided.
Coming to God through Stories: Dwelling in Stories that Change our Lives
This workshop introduces short teaching stories from a variety of faith traditions, East and West. We shall approach the stories in such a way that
- we are all the characters in the story – heroes, heroines, villains and supporting players,
- the stories are taking place here, now and always,
- the stories are pointing to the Great Mystery – our Ever-present Origin and Goal, and
- the stories are calling us to come to life more fully so we can serve life with more love and compassion, joy and peace.
Led by John Sullivan, local author and Powell Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Elon University where he taught for 36 years. He is the author of The Spiral of the Seasons: Welcoming the Gifts of Later Life.
Friday, February 5 from 10am – 4pm
Suggested donation: $45 -$55 with lunch included
Compassionate Listening: Healing Our World from the Inside Out
How do we look at those who differ from us and see our shared humanity? Strengthen our capacity to connect with the humanity of each person whose path we cross, whether or not we share the same values and behaviors. Opportunities for building bridges emerge as we move beyond a mindset that dehumanizes the ‘other’, seeking instead to listen, to feel compassion for, and to see ourselves in the ‘other’ and the ‘other’ in ourselves. Come explore Compassionate Listening as an act of personal, social and spiritual transformation.
Led by Jan Hutton, MSW, a certified Compassionate Listening facilitator, who believes in supporting wholeness in each human being. Over the last 38 years, she has served as a community organizer, social worker in hospice and hospital settings, a meditation teacher, and she hopes, a ‘kind’ person.
Saturday, March 5 from 9am – 5pm
Suggested donation: $45 – 85. Beverages and dessert provided. Bring a dish to share.
A New Earth Study Group
This highly interactive study group, based on Eckhart Tolle’s book, A New Earth, will encourage participants to look at their life “purpose.” Experiential processes will engage the group so that issues such as: how we make ourselves happy or not; how to get our minds unstuck; managing our ego so it becomes a more effective servant; practicing presence and more will be offered in a safe and supportive learning environment.
Led by Kevin Haggerty, teacher, counselor, executive coach, consultant for former Farr Associates. Kevin’s life goal is to help people understand that their purpose in life is to be happy through self-awareness and to share that happiness with their families, friends and community. For further information, call Kevin at (336) 509-5777.
Six Monday Evenings 7-9:30pm beginning March 21 and ending April 25.
Suggested donation: $100/person or $175/couple
Sabbath Pilgrimage to Iona, Scotland
June 30 – July 9, 2011
$1595 per person based on double occupancy. (Single supplement $315)
Leaders: Rev. Virginia Herring and Patricia Bailey
We will be practicing Sabbath for this ten-day pilgrimage. Our first night is at Oban where we will have time to explore this harbor town before crossing the next morning for a little sight seeing on Mull and then the final crossing to Island of Iona. Iona offers a setting for savoring, focusing, simplifying, clarifying, and resting, providing the unique spiritual experience of the thin places. Our final two days will be in Glasgow where pilgrims will be able to follow their hearts in exploring our departure city. All lodging, breakfasts and dinners (except two nights that are free time), coach, taxi, ferry travel, entrance fees to main attractions, taxes and gratuities are included. Flight costs are not included so that pilgrims can use frequent flier miles or extend their stay abroad.
Call 336-644-0076 or email healingground@triad.rr.com for more information.
Click here for further details of the pilgrimage to Iona, Scotland.(PDF)
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).
