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Arriving, as I have, at the Christine Center in its evolutionary phase, I’ve been pondering the questions of “What is the Christine Center, really?” and “What role does it play in the lives of the people who come here?” Our daily work is aimed at spiritual deepening, and that often means we’re a refuge from the meanness of the world beyond the center.
It’s when I’m weary of considerations,
And life is too much like a pathless wood
Where your face burns and tickles with the cobwebs
Broken across it, and one eye is weeping
From a twig’s having lashed across it open.
( – Robert Frost, “Birches”)
Life beyond the center is often a dark and pathless wood through which we’re all trying to find our way, and the brutality of that life too often leaves us weeping. Many people come here, at least in part, to be restored by the compassion, serenity, and harmony that make the center sacred. When I ask the people who work here what they love most about it, the most frequent answer is “the peace.”
So, is that what we are, a sanctuary? Providing a safe, sacred space for spiritual restoration is a worthy and vital function, but I think, perhaps, that’s as much “how” we do what we’re doing as it is “why.” I think we’re that and more, and I’ll offer further thoughts on it in future editions of our e-news. Stay tuned!
Russell King, Executive Director
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February Program Higlights
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Yoga Nidra 24
February 6-7 (Tuesday-Wednesday)
with Patricia Wack
Enjoy 24 hours of restoration and rejuvenation through the easiest yoga practice of all – simple, deep, natural rest! The Christine Center welcomes you to a monthly day designated for health, well-being, and ease.
This program includes time for physical movement in the form of gentle exercise; simple yoga with chair assistance and Qigong; information and discussion and three sessions of Yoga Nidra of varying styles, including Himalayan technique as taught at the Christine Center by Roberta Hodges.
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The Compassionate Heart
February 9-11 (Friday-Sunday)
With Johanna Seubert, FSPA and Henrita Frost, SSND
Discover the power of the human heart for compassion. Empowered by the practice of Loving Kindness Meditation allow yourself to engage in a journey with compassion. Sense it flowing from your experience of self-compassion and moving to embracing all beings and the environment with an all-inclusive loving kindness – omitting none, as we offer healing to the global community.
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Painting from Soul: Intuitive Painting Open Studio
February 15-18 (Thursday-Sunday)
With Gabriele Uhlein, OSF, PhD
Jumpstart your natural creativity in a fun and supportive community of happy painters! (Come with a friend) Just wear your painting clothes. Each day includes two creativity coaching sessions with Gabriele. For those staying overnight, there are optional evening sessions too.
No previous art skill is required.
If you are an artist, here is a chance to dare yourself to stretch into fresh creative possibility! Just bring your curiosity and willingness to deepen insight.
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Compassionate Presence to Mind and Body
February 16-18 (Friday-Sunday)
With Susan Mickel, MD, PhD and Pam Eyden
Compassionate presence to our experience of ourselves and the world around us is the heart of the practices of yoga and meditation. This weekend offers instructions on yoga postures, and mindfulness and loving kindness meditations, emphasizing the cultivation of openness and kindness in all that we do. By opening our hearts to all experience, we open to who we most deeply are, our innate goodness and wisdom.
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MEDITATION: A Journey Within
February 19-22 (Monday–Thursday)
Monday evening 7:00 pm – Thursday noon lunch
with
Henrita Frost, SSND and Johanna Seubert, FSPA
Tuition: Sliding scale $100-$150, plus meals and lodging
Taste the nourishment of silence, meditation and community as we rest in the stillness and winter beauty of the Christine Center. A meditation retreat is an opportunity to explore, with guidance, the possibility of greater calm, insight, and awareness. We can learn to defuse stress, broaden our perspective, and deepen our ability to face the challenges of each day. We will enjoy periods of Insight Meditation, Loving Kindness Meditation, group guidance, and solitude. Our hope is that our time together will lead to greater clarity, connection and compassion.
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Myofascial Release Weekend
February 23-25 (Friday-Sunday)
With Laramee Paradise, CMT
Contact Laramee at 612.232.4669 before registering through the Christine Center. Discover steps toward your potential as a MFR therapist. You must have taken at least one seminar by John F. Barnes, PT.
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Last Chance to join our Our Sixth Cohort
Beginning February 23, 2018!
For more information, email Program Coordinator Sr. Marge Zulaski
mzulaski@tds.net
Spiritual Deepening for Global Transformation
Twelve Weekends to Inner Stillness, Compassion, Unity & Hope
Choose a Commitment to Your Own Spiritual Deepening
- learn contemplative practices for daily life
- cultivate self-acceptance and learn to silence the inner critic
- reflect on your inner experience and learn what is your truth
- learn to recognize wisdom and guidance from within
Choose to Grow in a Circle of Community
- find greater depth in conversations and relationships
- recognize shared values by engaging in a community of people seeking spiritual depth
- affirm life in each other, inspire one another
- open your heart to express and to receive care and concern for one another
For the Sake of Global Transformation
- grow in sensing the interconnection of all living beings
- know that our spiritual practices and our personal transformation contributes to the good of the whole world
- challenge yourself to be a presence of hope and peace in our world
Our Program Offers
- a thoughtful blend of study, contemplation, dialogue and community
- guidance and support for exploring a rich interior life
- kills to meet life’s challenges with a depth of understanding and compassion
- opportunities to transform, heal and create a life of spiritual depth and grace for your own sake and for the sake of the world
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The Christine Center has a
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where you’ll find important new about our programs, reflective and informative posts from our staff, and attractive daily affirmations or inspirational thoughts. We invite you to express your support for the center by
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Or mail your gift to
The Christine Center W8303 Mann Road Willard, WI 54493
Thank you for your support!
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