TRANSFORMATIVE CLASSES

CREATING A SACRED LIFE

Explore how to choose to live each day of your life. When we are still and awake we connect with our inner wisdom. When you are living in the present moment sacredness is present. Meditation gives us these tools. We will explore what inhibits us from "Letting our Light Shine".

Take time out to reconnect with yourself and to the peace within. You will experience nonjudgmental discussion, guided imagery and meditation. You will discover ways to connect with your inner wisdom and healing power. This workshop is suitable for anyone interested in managing stress and living a more sacred and meaningful life. You will learn how to provide self nourishment and well being, enhancing your body, mind and soul.

You will experience:

• Mindfulness Meditation develops the ability to be fully present in every moment. Basic instruction of meditation will be experienced.

• Guided Imagery - shine a light on your soul's purpose and embody your dreams through a meditation empowering your creativity

A LOVING KINDNESS RETREAT

Loving kindness practice is one of the most ancient forms of Buddhist practice, one that has been passed down for over 2,500 years. The development of loving kindness meditation practice is the practical way to learn to cultivate love for ourselves and others. This practice helps us to actively cultivate positive emotional states so we become more patient, kind, accepting and compassionate.

Studies on the practice of Loving kindness led to shifts in people's daily experiences of a wide range of positive emotions, including love, joy, gratitude, contentment, hope, pride, interest, amusement and awe. These shifts in positive emotions were linked to increases in a variety of personal resources, including mindful attention, self-acceptance, positive relationships with others and good physical health. They assisted people to become more satisfied with their lives and to experience fewer symptoms of depression. In this retreat we will deeply explore the practice of kindness through discussion and guided meditation.

Ask yourself:

• How is your heart in this moment?

• Would you like it to feel open and compassionate?

• Then this retreat is for you.

RENEW YOUR SPIRIT

Have you been experiencing a feeling of uncertainty, anxiety or lack of balance in your life?

Learn and experience techniques for quieting your mind and calming your body to help foster a greater sense of peace in your world. This workshop was created to help you nurture yourself and to take time out of your busy life to return to your authentic self.

I invite you to reclaim your innate wholeness and wisdom. The practices you will experience are profound in returning you to a state of balance and harmony, reconnecting you to the web of life. Allowing you to pause so you can live your life from your own unique center of peace and power.

You will Nourish & Renew by experiencing:

• Guided Imagery with a Mountain Meditation

• Mindfulness Meditation

• And through dialogue

This is an Invitation to Honor the Preciousness of Your Life

If you would like to bring
          • A place for stillness and silence into your life and
          • Experience a restorative and renewing sense of ease and stability that is available to you in your everyday life

A LOVING KINDNESS RETREAT

Loving kindness practice is one of the most ancient forms of Buddhist practice, one that has been passed down for over 2,500 years. The development of loving kindness meditation practice is the practical way to learn to cultivate love for ourselves and others. This practice helps us to actively cultivate positive emotional states so we become more patient, kind, accepting and compassionate.

Studies on the practice of Loving kindness led to shifts in people's daily experiences of a wide range of positive emotions, including love, joy, gratitude, contentment, hope, pride, interest, amusement and awe. These shifts in positive emotions were linked to increases in a variety of personal resources, including mindful attention, self-acceptance, positive relationships with others and good physical health. They assisted people to become more satisfied with their lives and to experience fewer symptoms of depression. In this retreat we will deeply explore the practice of kindness through discussion and guided meditation.

Ask yourself:

• How is your heart in this moment?

• Would you like it to feel open and compassionate?

• Then this retreat is for you.

A MORNING OF MINDFULNESS

This is an Invitation to Honor the Preciousness of Your Life

• Would you like to learn to slow down in a world that is going faster and faster?

• Do you think that there is a place for stillness and silence in your life?

• Have you ever experienced a restorative and renewing sense of ease and stability that is available to you in your everyday life?

Learn about and experience techniques for quieting the mind and calming the body; be more clear and present in your life, and learn to bring this peace into the world.

No previous experience necessary, all are welcome, both newcomers and meditators who would like a refresher.

A GATHERING OF WOMEN ~ Discover your true potential!

Gathering of Women calls us to join together in support of our spiritual journey, allowing us to develop an open mind and an open heart. In forming a community to support each other you realize your potential and find your unique place in the world.

I envision this circle to be a supportive, nurturing environment for women to gather. When we gather together with intention of mindful awareness the group becomes like a pendulum of a powerful clock and we en-train other pendulums in our rhythm - strangers become friends and the world smiles with joy.

• Discover your authentic essence

• Learn how to create your life around your truth and recognize your limiting beliefs that often have been held since childhood.

• Explore what beliefs work for you and which ones limit your success.

• We will have discussion, a meditation and a chance to deeply be with ourselves and others..

    I invite you to attend this workshop if you desire to:

• Go more deeply into your wholeness - and the nature of reality

• Learn to trust where you are and your process

• Develop a profound relationship with all of life

• Relax into life with mindfulness

    Join us as we bring a light to shine on our inner wisdom

HOLIDAY RENEWAL WORKSHOP

I invite you to take a few hours to take some time to renew yourself before the holiday busyness takes over. Find out how to be mindful about the stress the holidays may cause and choose to do it differently this year. We will practice a tranquility meditation, do some mindful movement and discuss how to create a holiday without stress.

HOW TO LIVE WITH CHRONIC PAIN

If you live with chronic pain or have occasional physical pain that you find difficult to handle this workshop may be for you.
We will explore ways to live life with physical pain with grace and gentleness through meditation, gentle yoga based movement, and guided discussions.

CELEBRATION WORKSHOP

This workshop was created for a very special student who wanted to create an alternative to the typical wedding shower. It was my privilege to create this workshop as a celebration for this couple as they began a new life together as well as a gift to all their guests.

This is now available to anyone who would like something different for her wedding shower. The theme is It's All About Love. During this workshop we discuss what love is and how it manifests in our lives, we practice a metta or loving kindness meditation, creative writing, discussion, and a blessing ceremony.

This workshop is also appropriate for re-commitment ceremonies or anniversaries. If you are interested in having this workshop at your celebration please contact Cindy.