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Continuing Education Program and 2017 Ireland Pilgrimages | *Updates*

Awakening the Creative Spirit: Experiential Education for Spiritual Directors in the Expressive Arts

November 13-18, 2016 with Kayce Stevens Hughlett, MA & Betsey Beckman MM in the Pacific Northwest

Space has opened up in this program. Click here for more details>>

May 2-7, 2017 with Christine Valters Paintner, PhD & Betsey Beckman, MM in Perth Scotland

This program is starting to fill already! Click here for more details>>

This five-day intensive immerses you in an experience of the bringing the transformative power of the expressive arts to spiritual settings. Join a small group of kindred souls to dive deep together in exploration and discovery and come away with new skills for your soul care practice.

 

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We are delighted that our pilgrimages to Ireland for 2017 are filling up and so want to give you an update:

Monk in the World: Pilgrimage to the Sacred Edge of Ireland

August 29-September 6, 2016 – ONE SPACE LEFT

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Soul’s Slow Ripening: Celtic Wisdom for Discernment

March 28-April 5, 2016 | September 19-27, 2016

Just a few spaces left!

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Writing on the Wild Edges: A Creative Pilgrimage & Retreat in Ireland

April 21-27, 2016 | October 5-11, 2017

Just a few spaces left!

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Visual Meditation:

A little video I made with some images of places you will be visiting (and song by Noriana Kennedy, a Galway musician):

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