This retreat is now full, but you can contact Jill Benet to be added to the waitlist: jillbenet@hotmail.com.

Hosted by Holy Isle, join Cynthia Bourgeault for a retreat building on last year’s retreat on Teilhard de Chardin’s masterpiece, The Human Phenomenon. This retreat will expand on Cynthia’s more succinct e-course on the same topic, which is recommended as pre-retreat study material.

EVENT DETAILS

Cost: not available

Pre-requisites: No pre-reading requires, though if you have a copy of The Human Phenomenon (Sarah Appleton-Weber is the recommended translation), please bring it along. You may also wish to read Ursula King’s Spirit of Fire.

For more information and to register, please visit Holy Isle’s event page or contact Jill Benet at jillbenet@hotmail.com.

At this time, registration is only open to oblates of the monastery. Space will be very limited, so check back here for public registration or visit GlastonburyAbbey.org.

Cynthia Bourgeault will spend the weekend at Glastonbury Abbey working with participants to reflect on the core Benedictine value of stability, the intuition that genuine transformation proceeds more powerfully under the conditions of confinement (voluntary self-limitation) than expansion (keeping one’s options open). The retreat will feature teaching by Cynthia based on a close reading of selected chapters from the Rule of St. Benedict, combined with individual and group meditation, as well as the opportunity to join with the community in the monastic liturgy.

RETREAT DETAILS:

Cost: suggested $300 offering.

For registration and enquiries, please contact 781-749-2155 ext. 300 or retreats@glastonburyabbey.org. 

The Contemplative Network is hosting Cynthia in Wellington for a day-long retreat introducing some of the ideas from her latest book, The Heart of Centering Prayer: Nondual Christianity in Theory and Practice. Cynthia will review Thomas Keating’s teaching on the purification of narrative self, introduce the Witnessing self, and have a closer look at the Welcoming Prayer as a gateway into it. There will also be time for meditation practice, and an opportunity for Q&A.

RETREAT DETAILS:

Cost: $75 (includes a “brown bag” lunch)

For more information and to register, please contact Pip Nicholls at pip.nicholls@xtra.co.nz with the names of all attending. This event has limited capacity and registration is require to attend.

Join Cynthia Bourgeault for this Wisdom School exploring Peter Spink’s legacy from the context of “The Conscious Circle of Humanity” or, in other words, what his teaching may be calling us to engage in now. 

RETREAT DETAILS:

Cost : $500 (includes meals and accommodations; special diets add another $40)

Time: Thursday, October 11 at 4:00 pm to Monday, October 15 at 1:00 pm

Pre-requisites: open to experienced meditators on all paths, but it will be of special interest to those coming from a Christian context and who practice Centering Prayer.

To register or for more information, email Bev Silvester-Clark at bev.s-c@outlook.com or phone 027-431-6205.

Held at Vaughan Park, join Cynthia Bourgeault for a retreat grounded in meditation and teaching both a theoretical and practical enquiry into the gradual transition from a more limited sense of self anchored in personal story-telling and drama (“narrative self”) to a more spacious and less cognitively constructed self (“witness self”). While a common concept in much Eastern spiritual practice, witnessing presence is often still a stumbling block for many Western Christians. Cynthia will approach this challenge from the perspective of Christian nonduality, attempting to help practitioners root from a place of witnessing with more confidence and ease.

RETREAT DETAILS:

Cost : $300-$460 (depending on accommodations; meals included in all packages)

Time: Thursday, October 11 at 4:00 pm to Monday, October 15 at 1:00 pm

Pre-requisites: open to experienced meditators on all paths, but it will be of special interest to those coming from a Christian context and who practice Centering Prayer. While not mandatory, Cynthia’s latest book The Heart of Centering Prayer: Nondual Christianity in Theory and Practice is recommended reading.

To register or for more information, email Bev Silvester-Clark at bev.s-c@outlook.com or phone 027-431-6205.

Hosted by the Garrison Institute, this silent, meditation-based retreat will combine theoretical and practical learning to cultivate the transition from the sense of self anchored in personal story-telling and drama to one of more spaciousness and equanimity, also known as “The Witness”. Cynthia Bourgeault will help participants confidently navigate the stumbling blocks that arise for many Western Christians by integrating the Christian nondual perspective.

While people who practice all forms of meditation are welcome, Cynthia’s approach will be of particular interest to those practising Centering Prayer. She will be drawing on ideas explored in her book, The Heart of Centering Prayer: Nondual Christianity in Theory and Practice.

RETREAT DETAILS:

Prerequisite: an established meditation practice

Cost: $590-$850 USD, depending on room type

For more information and to register, see the Garrison Institute.

Wisdom Southwest is hosting another Wisdom School on the Desert Fathers and Mothers. These early Christians living in the desert developed a way of life that has much to teach us in this age. Cynthia Bourgeault brings a rhythm of silence,
contemplation, teaching, and personal time during these desert days at the beautiful Redemptorist Renewal Center in the northwest part of Tucson, AZ. There are no pre-requisites for attendance.

RETREAT DETAILS

PLEASE NOTE: this retreat is now full. Please follow the instructions below to be added to the waitlist.

Cost: Full board, single or double occupancy: $1100 to $1610 USD (including $300 non-refundable deposit)
Recommended reading: The Sayings of the Desert Fathers by Benedicta Ward, Listen to the Desert by Gregory Mayers, and The Wisdom of the Desert by Thomas Merton.

You might also wish to listen to Cynthia’s Desert Fathers & Mothers audio teaching from the last retreat to familiarise yourself with these concepts.

Please contact Jane Waldron Bearce at 602-725-9260, or by email at wisdomschoolsouthwest@gmail.com for more information. To register, please complete this form and follow the enclosed instructions.