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Saturday, July 5th

Living in the Here and Now Half-Day Retreat

Our monthly Half-Day Retreat is on the 1st Saturday of each month (exception: there will be no half-day retreat in August).  We meet from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm at my home & garden sanctuary in Kirkland, WA. Love Offering ($30 Suggested) To Register and for Directions, contact Judy by email at heyjude763@comcast.net or by calling 206-362-9077.

Mondays, July 7th-28th

Telegroup: Food Compulsion Group

This is an interactive group focusing on issues of food compulsion.  It is conducted over the phone from 5:55 to 6:55 PM Pacific Time. The cost for 4 sessions is $80. If you are interested in this group, please Contact Mary.

Thursdays

Telegroup: The Gift of Our Challenges

This group will be in recess until September.

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August 21-24, 2008

Unity Western Region Retreat at Crystal Mountain, Washington

Mary's Workshop: What is In the Way Is the Way: The Doorway to True Joy

Workshop: What would it be like if the challenges of your life - whether they are showing up around health, finances, relationships or yourself - rather than being something wrong, are doorways into the aliveness and joy that is who you truly are?  Over the years, Mary has helped many, many people get in touch with their own innate joy and trust in themselves and their lives, no matter what is showing up.  We invite you to come learn how to transform your challenges from problems into possibilities for experiencing more joy in your life.

In addition to the workshop, Mary will be offering the much-beloved Cherokee Dance of Life each morning before breakfast, outside the lodge, with the mountains all around. 

This year's Unity Western Region Retreat is is titled Restory Your Life and Restore Your World and features Christina Baldwin, author of Storycatcher: Making Sense of Our Lives Through the Power and Practice of Story, and the incomparable Rev. Richard Levy.  And if you've never been to Crystal Mountain in the summer, it has been compared to being in the Swiss Alps - a truly memorable experience of inspiration, community and natural beauty.

To ask questions or request a printed brochure, please go to www.nwunityretreat.org

Living in the Here & Now Residential Retreat - October 17-19, 2008

Cost is $325 ($295 for deposits received on or before June 15th, 2008)

It is a gift to ourselves to set aside time from our busyness to reconnect with ourselves and with life. An Awakening retreat is about opening into that place of healing and renewal, and learning ways to continue to live from there as we go back into our daily lives. 

Two powerful tools that aid us in re-awakening to this sacred and mysterious process we call life are keen attention and the healing balm of mercy. When we put these two together, we have compassionate curiosity, the art of being open and available to all that life offers us.

This 2-night retreat will be held at Wellspring, a beautiful retreat center in Ashford, Washington. Wellspring is a place uniquely suited for healing and renewal. Located at the foot of Mt. Rainier in a beautiful wooded setting, it offers a mountain lodge surrounded by cozy cabins, hot tubs, and an outdoor labyrinth.

To register, click on the Living In the Here and Now link above, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the Registration Form link.  Fill-in and submit the form. A non-refundable deposit of $100 will hold your place.  The full amount is due September 1st, 2008.

There will be no refunds for cancellations made after September 1st, but any payments may be applied to another retreat (minus $100).

To ask questions or request a printed brochure or registration form, please contact MarySue at sumara@earthlink.net or 206-550-2524.  You can also download a brochure by clicking on this link.

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February 21-27, 2009

Waking Up In Paradise Residential Retreat

Cost is $1875 for the retreat, room and meals

Travel is separate and you need to make your own arrangements.

The retreat will be held at Hui Ho'olana, a beautiful retreat center on the island of Molokai.  With panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean and nearby islands, the center is surrounded by trees, fragrant flowers, luscious ferns, spacious open lawns, and scenic hiking trails providing an ideal environment for inspiration and a safe haven for the growth and nurturing of the spirit.

Please click on the title link above for retreat details and the Hui Ho'olana link above for more about the retreat center.

The focus of the retreat is on learning how to show up for whatever life brings in each moment. In that process, we will have times of silence and times of exploring together ideas and skills that invite us back into life. We will share both our wisdom and the challenges of learning to quiet our minds and open our hearts.  There will be some meditation. The emphasis, however, is not on meditation techniques, but rather on using meditation practices to experience each moment of our lives more fully.

To register, click on the Waking Up In Paradise link above, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the Registration Form link.  Fill-in and submit the form. A deposit of $500 will hold your place ($200 is non-refundable).  The full amount is due December 1st, 2008.

There will be no refunds for cancellations made less than 60 days before the retreat begins, but any payments may be applied to another retreat (minus $200).

To ask questions or request a printed brochure or registration form, please contact MarySue at sumara@earthlink.net or 206-550-2524.  You can also download a brochure by clicking on this link.

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