We posted new dates for our Monk in the World pilgrimage to Vienna, Austria just last week (November 10-18, 2018), but we have had such great interest there are just 3 rooms left right now! If staying in a Benedictine monastic guesthouse in the heart of one of the most beautiful cities in Europe — while Christmas markets open bringing their special magic to the air, companioned by an intimate group of pilgrims, and taking in art, architecture, music, and wonderful good — all sounds enticing, we invite you to consider joining us! Peruse the details below and email us

Starting January 8, 2018 we will be offering a 10-week online retreat for women – The Wisdom of the Body: An Online Companion Retreat to the Book. This retreat is for every woman who wants to reclaim her body as sacred, heal a lifetime of thoughts and judgments, offer compassion and love to this tender vessel, and remember that the incarnation means this body is holy. With weekly live webinars (recorded if you miss them), a vibrant and lovingly facilitated forum for sharing your experiences, and weekly offerings from some wonderful guest teachers. For three weeks, Christine Valters Paintner will be hosting

Starting January 8, 2018 we will be offering a 10-week online retreat for women – The Wisdom of the Body: An Online Companion Retreat to the Book. This retreat is for every woman who wants to reclaim her body as sacred, heal a lifetime of thoughts and judgments, offer compassion and love to this tender vessel, and remember that the incarnation means this body is holy. With weekly live webinars (recorded if you miss them), a vibrant and lovingly facilitated forum for sharing your experiences, and weekly offerings from some wonderful guest teachers. For three weeks, Christine Valters Paintner will be hosting

Starting January 8, 2018 we will be offering a 10-week online retreat for women – The Wisdom of the Body: An Online Companion Retreat to the Book. This retreat is for every woman who wants to reclaim her body as sacred, heal a lifetime of thoughts and judgments, offer compassion and love to this tender vessel, and remember that the incarnation means this body is holy. With weekly live webinars (recorded if you miss them), a vibrant and lovingly facilitated forum for sharing your experiences, and weekly offerings from some wonderful guest teachers. For the next three weeks, Christine Valters Paintner will

 This past October we led one of our Writing on the Wild Edges retreats on the beautiful island of Inismor off the coast of Galway. We will be sharing some of the writing which participants gave us permission to share here in the next few weeks. Up next are poems by Julia Morris-Meyers. Coming? ?home,? ?Christmas to? ?dusty? ?high? ?plains front? ?door? ?opening smells? ?of? ?turkey,? ?more stockings? ?bulge,? ?fire? ?lit smiling? ?parents,? ?happy? ?we’re? ?here. Twinkling? ?lights? ?beckon while? ?Dad? ?carves? ?the? ?bird dear? ?Aunt? ?Dot? ?samples Mother? ?juggles? ?pans. Table? ?set? ?with? ?best crowded,? ?we? ?don’t? ?mind cold? ?night? ?kept? ?at?

We have lots of wonderful opportunities for you to retreat online in the coming months. There is always a vibrant community that gathers, live sessions with Christine Valters Paintner, and materials stay available to you long after the retreat, so you can linger as long as you need. Birthing the Holy: Wisdom of Mary and the Sacred Feminine (Advent online retreat) December 3, 2017-January 1, 2018 Early registration discount when you sign up before November 6th! For Advent we have a beautiful retreat in the works for you exploring the wisdom of Mary and the sacred feminine. This retreat is

This past October we led one of our Writing on the Wild Edges retreats on the beautiful island of Inismor off the coast of Galway. We will be sharing some of the writing which participants gave us permission to share here in the next few weeks. Up next are poems by Anne McDermaid. Dry Stone Walls Sea walls of boulders look invincible barricades constructed against the tides and forces of nature yet here and there I see breaks where fresh air and storm surges wash into sparse fields and change the patterns of survival once again. Stone can fence you in or protect