“We need to move: from a spirituality of alienation from the natural world
to a spirituality of intimacy with the natural world
from a spirituality of the divine as revealed in words
to a spirituality of the divine as revealed in the visible world about us.”
-- Thomas Berry
to a spirituality of intimacy with the natural world
from a spirituality of the divine as revealed in words
to a spirituality of the divine as revealed in the visible world about us.”
-- Thomas Berry
Eco-spirituality
Holly offers eco-spirituality sessions to individuals and small groups. Inspired by her work as a master naturalist & her experiences of prayer in the natural world, these sessions are intended to guide you toward kinship with all of creation and a deeper awareness of the divine shining through the all things. For more information, contact Holly
Encounter God's Love Through Nature at the Center at Mariandale
I am delighted to offer this new weekend retreat, from Friday dinner to Sunday lunch, in the beautiful, natural setting at Mariandale, where Nature is both backdrop and topic.Nature offers us a way to encounter God's unconditional love for us in a particularly intimate way. Meister Eckhart wrote, "Every single creature is full of God and a book about God. Every creature is a word of God."
Located on 60 beautiful acres, the grounds of The Center at Mariandale are a prefect place to encounter God's unconditional love for us. Using various practices (outside where possible) we will "read" the book of nature to discover what it says to each of us. Each day will also include time for personal reflection, and group sharing.
Date/Time: Friday, Sept. 30, at 5:00 pm to Sunday, Oct. 2, at 1:00 pm
Fee: $280 (includes retreat, overnight stay and meals)
Register Here
Located on 60 beautiful acres, the grounds of The Center at Mariandale are a prefect place to encounter God's unconditional love for us. Using various practices (outside where possible) we will "read" the book of nature to discover what it says to each of us. Each day will also include time for personal reflection, and group sharing.
Date/Time: Friday, Sept. 30, at 5:00 pm to Sunday, Oct. 2, at 1:00 pm
Fee: $280 (includes retreat, overnight stay and meals)
Register Here
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Contemplative Nature Journaling
“Apprehend God in all things, for God is in all things. Every creature is full of God and is a book about God. If I spent enough time with even the tiniest creature, even a caterpillar, I would never have to prepare a sermon.” Meister Eckhart. But in order to apprehend God in all things we have to slow down and pay attention; hiking through the forest is quite different from sitting down to draw a leaf. To draw something, you have to really look at it noticing every detail and this can be a kind of prayer.
We will gather on the second Saturday of each month at 10:00 am to walk, sketch and share. Beginners warmly welcomed (I am new to sketching, too!) One great resource: videos by nature journaling teacher and artist, John Muir Laws who says, "Nature Journaling is collecting and organizing your observations, questions, connections, and explanations on the pages of a notebook using words pictures, and numbers. You do not need to be an artist or a naturalist to begin. These skills can be learned by anyone, and you can develop them with deliberate practice. The system is creative, rigorous, and playful, easy to begin and learn, and will grow and mature over a lifetime. Start now: you can do this, and the world is waiting.Nature Journaling will enrich your experiences and develop observation, curiosity, gratitude, reverence, memory, and the skills of a naturalist. It helps you discover, think, remember, and integrate new information with your existing knowledge. Train your mind, and the world will offer you its secrets of wonder and beauty."
Encouraging, isn't it?
This is a low commitment opportunity. Come once, twice, or every month and pay what you will. Next up, Saturday, October 8.Register here.
We will gather on the second Saturday of each month at 10:00 am to walk, sketch and share. Beginners warmly welcomed (I am new to sketching, too!) One great resource: videos by nature journaling teacher and artist, John Muir Laws who says, "Nature Journaling is collecting and organizing your observations, questions, connections, and explanations on the pages of a notebook using words pictures, and numbers. You do not need to be an artist or a naturalist to begin. These skills can be learned by anyone, and you can develop them with deliberate practice. The system is creative, rigorous, and playful, easy to begin and learn, and will grow and mature over a lifetime. Start now: you can do this, and the world is waiting.Nature Journaling will enrich your experiences and develop observation, curiosity, gratitude, reverence, memory, and the skills of a naturalist. It helps you discover, think, remember, and integrate new information with your existing knowledge. Train your mind, and the world will offer you its secrets of wonder and beauty."
Encouraging, isn't it?
This is a low commitment opportunity. Come once, twice, or every month and pay what you will. Next up, Saturday, October 8.Register here.