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| Rest in Hope: An Afternoon of Peace & Contemplation for those in Service to Others
DOMINICAN CENTER AT MARYWOOD
2025 Fulton St East, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
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FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2018
11:30 am - 4:00 pm
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The staff and retreat leaders at Dominican Center at Marywood are honored you've chosen to join us for next week Friday's retreat, Rest in Hope.
There will be four contemplative workshop offerings to choose from and you will be able to attend three. View the retreat offerings here. Using the poll HERE, please indicate your workshop preferences. We will let you know which workshops you will be participating in when you arrive next Friday. We will make every effort to provide you with your chosen workshops, but please know we cannot guarantee that you will receive all three. Thank you for your understanding.
Additionally, in this message, you'll find a retreat schedule and details to help you prepare for next week Friday. If you still have questions regarding the retreat, please feel free to contact Dominican Center.
Thank you for your willingness to join us in rest and renewal. We look forward to sharing this experience with you next week! |
 RETREAT SCHEDULE
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WHEN TO ARRIVE:
So you don't feel rushed, please arrive around 11:30 am, if possible. This will allow you time to park, find your way into the building, get your workshop schedule, and to say hi to your fellow retreatants.
WHERE TO GO: If you've never been to Dominican Center
and are unsure of where to park, you can find a
parking map here.
View
driving directions here.
Once you arrive, there will be plenty of signage as well as staff to help you find your way once you're inside.
WHAT TO WEAR: If you're interested in participating in the Gentle Yoga session, dress for comfort. You'll want to wear loose clothing that you can stretch and move in. Please refrain from wearing strong fragrances.
WHAT TO BRING:
If you'd like, bring your journal for notes and for quiet moments during breaks. If you are planning to participate in Gentle Yoga, we will provide all needed yoga props and yoga mats so you don't have to worry about keeping track of yours throughout the morning. However, if you would prefer to bring your own mat, you are welcome to do so.
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RETREAT OFFERINGS
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~ CONTEMPLATIVE WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS ~
Rank your preferences here
Gentle Yoga: Deep Peace and Rejuvenation
Sarah Weber / Yoga Studio, Yoga Teacher
Yoga poses use the physical body as a gateway to gain access to the mind and ultimately, the spirit, and seek to create union among all aspects of ourselves. By learning to embody ourselves more fully through yoga, we have the opportunity to experience a deep sense of rejuvenation and peace. During this time, we will move through gentle poses to help facilitate a calmer nervous system and greater awareness of our breath. This session is accessible to all ages, fitness levels, & physical conditions.
Sarah Weber is a Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher (CIYT). She believes in the transformative power of the classical 8-limbed path of yoga. Having explored other methods of yoga, Sarah has found the Iyengar method to be the most nourishing (curious to know more about this method? Visit www.IYNAUS.org). Sarah seeks to create a safe and inviting space for students to explore their potential and connect with an inner sense of wholeness.
Mindful Meditation: Rest and Restore
Irene Kraegel / Director of the Center for Counseling & Wellness, Calvin College
Mindfulness meditation has been shown to calm emotional distress, strengthen immunity to illness, and reduce risk of burn-out for helping professionals. Participants in this workshop will receive a brief overview of mindfulness, followed by a guided meditation designed to be restful and restorative. Time will be allowed for debriefing, as we practice noticing and welcoming our present-moment experience with kindness and curiosity.
Irene Kraegel, PsyD, provides mindfulness training to students at Calvin College,
where she serves as the Director of the Center for Counseling and Wellness. She is passionate about the intersection between mindfulness and Christian faith, and she writes about the subject at
www.TheMindfulChristian.net
. Irene is a licensed psychologist with 18 years of clinical experience in the field of mental health.
Non-Violent Communication: The Beauty of Needs
Grace Miguel Cipriano / Associate Director of Formation for Ministry, Western TS
Marshall Rosenberg's Non-Violent Communication (NVC) has given helpful language to people to communicate what all human beings share: the life within. In this workshop we will practice naming our needs and feelings in a playful way and find why it is not selfish to acknowledge them. Participants will leave with a new practice of self-care that invites you to compassionately connecting with yourself and the sacred life within.
Grace Miguel Cipriano is the Associate Director of Formation for Ministry/Field Education at Western Theological Seminary. Grace is an ordained minister of Word and Sacrament in the Reformed Church in America and a 2016 graduate of WTS. She was born in Lima, Peru and grew up in Grand Rapids, MI. She is a graduate of Calvin College where she studied International Relations and Development and where her passion for racial and gender equity, justice and reconciliation, community development and faith all intersected and solidified.
Sacred Activism: Love in Action
Susan Duesbery / Integrative Life Coach
In these challenging and strife-ridden times it is easy to see the world as cruel and ugly. We badly want to ameliorate the suffering of the world yet often feel like our actions don't have much affect. Yet, to be an activist and to work for social justice is necessary and right. However, to really have a powerful impact on the suffering we see all around us it is important to be a force of love in each and every arena of our lives. Participants will learn to be a sacred activist who combine the heart-centered focus of the mystic with the action-oriented mission of the activist. Participants will see how sacred activism invites us to act from a place of love for the good of humanity.
Susan Duesbery
holds a graduate certificate in Holistic Health from Western Michigan University and is a certified Integrative Life Coach with The Ford Institute specializing in Jungian shadow work. Susan is a 500 hr. yoga teacher with 10 years of teaching experience, a Reiki Master, a certified Labyrinth facilitator with Veriditas, and a Holistic Stress Management Facilitator with The Paramount Wellness Institute. She works privately with clients as an Intuitive Counselor and Energy Therapist, hosts retreats, transformative workshops, offers private yoga therapy, breath work intensives, meditation sessions, and weekly public yoga classes.
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