March 18, 2022 05:00 PM - March 20, 2022 01:00 PM
IDEAL FOR: All levels including beginners
Based on Mark Nepo’s recent book, The Book of Soul, this retreat will explore our struggle to inhabit the soul on Earth through a messy human life, and how underneath our differences, we can be who we are everywhere and create a path to what matters. After being born physically, we unfold within a second womb, meant to incubate our better angel. The second womb is an experiential one that, through the labor of a lifetime, births the soul on Earth.
This retreat delves into that process of transformation in its mystery, difficulty, and inevitability. Topics will include “The Fire of Aliveness,” “The Art of Being Sensitive,” “Being Wholehearted,” “Helping Each Other Stay Awake,” “Chasing Paradise,“ and “Lessening Fear.” Our journey from innocence to experience is how we emerge from the second womb.
In this retreat, Mark will open a heart space through which participants can discover their own gifts and wisdom. Through poetry, stories, and metaphors, and reflection, journaling, and dialogue, each participant will have the chance to discover the reliable truths we can return to and how to widen our circle in the world.
“It seems the purpose of suffering is to exhaust us of our differences, and the purpose of love is to awaken us to how we’re at heart the same. Then, we discover that the temple is the world. Still, every life, every generation, every age takes its turn at pushing each other away, only to be loved and worn back to the one tribe we belong to. This seems even more relevant in our tense, modern world. For there is no they. We are they. We are each other. And there’s a Unity that always waits below our righteousness and insistence that we know the way.”—MN
Bring a journal.
Tuition:
$250.00 plus accommodations
Accommodation Options:
Commuter - $100
Private Room, Hall Bath - $225
Private Room, Private Bath - $500
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Masks are not required for outdoor activities. In the event of rain or poor weather, any outdoor activities will be moved indoors. Masks and social distancing are required for indoor activities.
Program Format:
Overnight Retreat
Skill Level:
All Levels
Category:
Mindfulness
Starts:
March 18, 2022 05:00 PM
Ends:
March 20, 2022 01:00 PM
Location:
Copper Beech Institute
303 Tunxis Road
West Hartford, CT, 06107 Map It >
January marks the completion of my first 90 days as the new Executive Director of Copper Beech Institute and I couldn't be more grateful for the warm welcome of this community that is made up of our board, staff, facilitators and participants. Each of you in your own particular way help to make Copper Beech what it is, and helped to get CBI to it's current moment of evolution. With that said, I am excited to share that many inspired changes are afoot! ✨