Please note:
We are taking a Jubilee sabbatical year from live programs
June 2019-June 2020
2020-2021 Community Online Retreats
Earth, Our Original Monastery:
A 7-week companion retreat to the book
• July 6-August 23, 2020 •
with Christine & John Valters Paintner, and Betsey Beckman
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Way of the Monk, Path of the Artist:
A 12-week companion retreat to The Artist's Rule
• September 7-November 28, 2020 •
Registration and program details available soon
Honoring Saints and Ancestors:
A 3-week retreat for the season of remembrance
• Oct 26-November 13, 2020 •
Registration and program details available soon
Sacred Rhythms of Sky, Sun, Sea, & Stone:
A 4-week creative online retreat for Advent
• November 29-December 26, 2020 •
Registration and program details available soon
A Midwinter God:
A 6-week online conscious underworld journey
• January 4-February 14, 2021 •
Registration and program details available soon
Into the Desert with the
Holy Mothers and Fathers:
A 6-week Lenten retreat and companion to the book
• February 17-April 4, 2021 •
Registration and program details available soon
We also have 15 self-study retreats available
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2020 Live Programs and Pilgrimages
Honoring Saints and Ancestors:
A Retreat on the Sacred Island of Iona, Scotland
October 10-16, 2020 • FULL
with Christine Valters Paintner, PhD & Betsey Beckman, MM
limited to 18 participants
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Awakening the Creative Spirit:
Experiential Education for Spiritual Directors in the Expressive Arts (Northwest U.S.)
November 1-6, 2020 • SPACE AVAILABLE
with Kayce Stevens Hughlett and Betsey Beckman
limited to 10 participants
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2021 Live Programs and Pilgrimages
Writing on the Wild Edges:
A Creative Pilgrimage and Retreat in Ireland
May 9-15, 2021 • ONE ROOM LEFT
with Christine & John Valters Paintner
limited to 18 participants
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Poetry and the Sacred Garden of the World:
A Writing Retreat on Inismor
August 22-28, 2021 • FULL
with Christine & John Valters Paintner
limited to 18 participants
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Hildegard of Bingen and the Greening Power of God:
A Pilgrimage in Germany
September 11-19, 2021 • TWO TWIN SPACES LEFT
(1 male/1 female)
with Christine Valters Paintner, PhD & Betsey Beckman, MM
limited to 18 participants
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Monk in the World Pilgrimage:
Journey to the Sacred Edge of Ireland
October 12-20, 2021 • FULL
with Christine & John Valters Paintner
limited to 12 participants
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Vienna Monk in the World Pilgrimage
November 13-21, 2021 • FULL
with Christine & John Valters Paintner
limited to 15 participants
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