Program Offerings
Offering online, onsite and hybrid programs
Retreat programs offer unique opportunity to deepen your spiritual practice in a supportive group container. At the Christine Center, we strive to offer diverse opportunities so that all may find a retreat experience to deepen and nourish their practice.
Reservation Information:
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- Online registration is available–find the link to register online on the program webpages.
- Contact us directly via email or phone: welcome@christinecenter.org or 715-267-7507
- Payments are due in full at the time reservations are made
Scholarships
The Christine Center Scholarship Fund is available from donations specified for this purpose. Our hope is that all who seek a spiritual deepening experience will have the opportunity to participate with us.
Upcoming Retreat Programs
Weekly
Online
Twice Daily, Weekday Meditations
Monday – Friday, 8:45am & 5:00pm CST
Hosted by Sisters Johanna & Henrita
Discover the profound stillness and clarity that daily meditation can bring to your life. Our guided sessions, offered each day, create a nurturing space for inner reflection, mindful presence, and spiritual connection. Whether you are a seasoned practitioner or new to meditation, these gatherings provide gentle guidance and community support to deepen your practice. On the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, a reflective open discussion follows the morning session, inviting you to explore your experience with others in a spirit of shared inquiry.
Online
Our Hearts Were Made For This
Sundays, 9am CST
Facilitated by: Sara Neall
Join us each Sunday to explore LovingKindness practices from the Buddhist traditions.
Each session will begin with a brief dharma talk which will frame our practice. The meditation will be 20-30 minutes in length, followed time to ask questions and share experiences. The discussion period is optional with an approximate end time of 10am or earlier depending on the discussion.
The qualities of kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity help us to live in this world with courage. They help us to be a true friend to ourself and to others. They connect us back to an inner abiding that is a true refuge.
Online
Tao Te Ching: Offering a Way Forward
Ancient spiritual knowledge applied to today’s life.
Wednesday’s at 10:15am (CDT)
with Ron Moor
The Tao Te Ching is a philosophy of being calling us to live in harmony with all of creation.
Ongoing weekly sessions.
Register and drop in any time.
The Christine Center provides me with a space that I have come to cherish. It allows me to be silent and present with myself and others. I am truly grateful to all the staff and volunteers that continue to make this a welcoming and safe place to explore nature and the me that I have yet to meet. Blessings!
I am so grateful for the welcoming spirit of everyone at the Center, the quiet honoring of time spent both together and alone. It was such a gift.
October
Online
Full Moon Meditation
October 6, 2025
with Barb Woolley
In community, let us manifest in our “BEING” the world our hearts know is possible.
The 2025 moon meditations invite a monthly sacred virtual sanctuary. Together we enter the Great Silence, offering one another quiet Presence, and letting Soul shine like the brightest moon.
October Seed-thought: In the great rhythm of creation, all things expand and then contract, and then expand again. Finding my way, in service to Love and Life, I choose the path that embraces both.
Online
Online Intro: A Taste of "Setting Foot on the Path"
October 9, 2025
with Paul Norton
This online session offers a gentle introduction and a taste of what’s to come in the Setting Foot on the Path weekend retreat. Designed for those who are new to meditation or simply curious, this one-hour gathering gives you a chance to experience the retreat leader’s style, explore a basic mindfulness practice, and ask questions in a relaxed, supportive environment.
Led by Paul Norton, M.D., a long-time teacher in the Order of Interbeing. If you’re wondering whether this retreat is for you, this is a welcoming place to begin.
In Person
With Grateful Hearts: Honoring the Life and Presence of Sr. Gabriele Uhlein
October 10-12, 2025
with the Christine Center Community
We are now able to plan a Christine Center service for our Sister and we invite you to a tender weekend of remembrance to honor the life and spirit of Sister Gabe. Through meditation, prayer, ritual, and creative expression, we will celebrate her enduring presence in our lives and in the heart of the Christine Center community.
There are three ways to take part in the service: you may join us in person for the full weekend experience with meditations, rituals, meals, and lodging; attend online for Saturday evening’s Prayer Service; or come in person for the Prayer Service only.
In Person
Rebel heART Retreat: Courageously Follow Your Inner Wisdom
October 10-13, 2025
with Adge Marz Lindsey
Fiercely following the heart is a beautifully rebellious way to live. This is your invitation to courageously embrace your inner wisdom, nourish your body through intuitive movement and awaken your connection with divine energy. This retreat invites you to reclaim and invigorate the sacred gift of your intuition, stepping fully into authentic self-expression and heart-centered living. We all have the power to manifest the life in which we most thrive!
Online
Exploring Cosmos and Consciousness: Shifting from matter's "Big Bang" to the unfolding of a universe in Soul
October 11, 2025
Featuring the Recorded Teachings of Sister Gabe, Guided by Rosalie Hooper
This special program honors the legacy of Sr. Gabe. Participants will be guided by Rosalie Hooper Thomas while engaging with the original recorded teachings of Sr. Gabe. It is a heartfelt opportunity to continue learning from her wisdom and presence, even after her passing.
Together we will explore our personal quests as part of a vast cosmic unfolding—an alive, interconnected whole. Drawing on new insights from cosmology and consciousness studies, we’ll reflect on the role of Heart, Love, Human Intelligence, and Transcendence in this great journey.
Online
Death Café: A Compassionate Space for End of Life Conversations
Third Thursday of each month from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
October 16, 2025
Offered at no cost. Donations appreciated!
Join us at the Death Café, an open forum dedicated to discussing end-of-life issues in a supportive and respectful environment. This gathering provides a unique opportunity to explore topics often considered difficult to approach, within community and understanding.
The evening begins with a short meditation, followed by a brief reading to inspire reflection. Participants are then invited to engage in open sharing. Personal stories, thoughts, and questions are welcomed.
In Person
Fall Sound Medicine Retreat: Mantra, Meditation & Yoga Nidra
with Amie Heeter & Stephanie Chee
October 17-19, 2025
This retreat blends the subtle practices of yoga with the ancient healing power of sacred sound, guiding you toward inner listening, replenishment, and soulful connection. Through mantra, breath-centered movement, meditation, yoga nidra, and reflective practices, you’ll explore sound as medicine and discover how it supports clarity, balance, and inner harmony.
As autumn invites release and renewal, this weekend offers a supportive space to deepen your practice, attune to your inner wisdom, and carry home sustainable sound and meditation tools for everyday life. Some yoga experience is recommended, and all levels are welcome.
Online
An Introduction to the Deep Wisdom of The Tao Te Ching
with Ron Moor
Here lies an ancient wisdom of living that is deeply relevant for our time. The Tao Te Ching. Lovingly, reverently passed from generation to generation for 2,500 years, it comes to us as a gift from our ancestors. Give yourself a gift that can help you see with a new perspective and that can open you to a source of solace and strength in our time of challenge. One day, online with Ron Moor.
In Person
Sacred Pause: A Mindful Nourishment Retreat
October 26-28, 2025
with Robin Richards
You are invited to explore the deep connection between mind, body, and spirit through mindfulness, meditation, and mindful, intuitive eating practices.
Whether you are seeking a fresh start on your wellness journey or looking to deepen your practice, this retreat offers tools to help you reconnect with your body’s innate signals and foster a sense of balance and renewal. By taking the weekend to rest and renew while enjoying the fresh, nourishing food provided at the Christine Center as well as the surrounding woodland sanctuary, you are taking a sacred pause to rest and reset.
In Person
Deeply Rooted, Faithfully Nurtured: Celebrating 45 years of Spiritual Deepening
October 31–November 2, 2024
with the Christine Center Community
Join us for a weekend of sacred celebration honoring 45 years of Franciscan heritage, contemplative community, and spiritual deepening. On All Hallows’ Eve we will gather by candlelight to bless the ancestors and all who have tended this sanctuary of the spirit. Through song, Dances of Universal Peace, creative mask-making, and a collaborative mural, we will honor the many faces of transformation. Together we will root ourselves in gratitude, step into celebration, and vision the path ahead with hope and reverence.
THANK YOU!!!! Really THANK YOU! from my very soul. Stepping away to focus on myself and leaving the stresses of life behind was way overdue. I feel so blessed to have had the opportunity to enjoy the peace and serenity of the Christine Center. Again, Thank You!
I am so grateful that this Center exists. I have done both programs and personal retreats at the center and both have been very restorative. Thank you
November
Online
Online Intro: A Taste of "Setting Foot on the Path"
November 13, 2025
with Paul Norton
This online session offers a gentle introduction and a taste of what’s to come in the Setting Foot on the Path weekend retreat. Designed for those who are new to meditation or simply curious, this one-hour gathering gives you a chance to experience the retreat leader’s style, explore a basic mindfulness practice, and ask questions in a relaxed, supportive environment.
Led by Paul Norton, M.D., a long-time teacher in the Order of Interbeing, the session will include brief guided practice, an overview of what the full retreat offers, and insights into how beginning a meditation journey can enrich your life. If you’re wondering whether this retreat is for you, this is a welcoming place to begin.
Online
Death Café: A Compassionate Space for End of Life Conversations
Third Thursday of each month from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
November 20, 2025
Offered at no cost. Donations appreciated!
Join us at the Death Café, an open forum dedicated to discussing end-of-life issues in a supportive and respectful environment. This gathering provides a unique opportunity to explore topics often considered difficult to approach, within community and understanding.
The evening begins with a short meditation, followed by a brief reading to inspire reflection. Participants are then invited to engage in open sharing. Personal stories, thoughts, and questions are welcomed.
In Person
A Woman's Rite Retreat: Unleash Your Inner Medicine Woman
November 21-23, 2025
with Medicine Keeper Dianné Jean Aldrich
Step into the sacred space of the Ancient Mother MoonLodge and immerse yourself in the beauty, depth, and wisdom of the Christine Center for A Woman’s Rite Retreat. This weekend offers a powerful opportunity for women to reconnect with their true essence, to celebrate, play, rejuvenate, and grow in the embrace of sisterhood.
In Person
Thanksgiving Community Retreat
November 27-30, 2025
with the Christine Center Community
Join us for our annual Gratitude Gathering, a homestyle retreat that invites you to rest, reflect, and share in the spirit of thankfulness. Rather than structured programming, this retreat offers spacious time for quiet contemplation, nourishing community connection, and simple practices that honor gratitude in everyday life. Together, we create a gentle rhythm of shared meals, meditation, and moments of reflection—allowing gratitude to naturally unfold in both the small and meaningful moments.
Online
The Holy Mysteries of Advent: Listen as the Stillness Calls
Tune into Nature as all Creation Waits for the Coming of the Light
November 30, December 7, 14, 21 from 10-11:30am; with Chris Flynn
You are warmly invited to join us for the four Sundays of Advent, leading us towards the Birth of Light. We will explore the insights and gifts from the Natural World as we light a candle each Sunday. Our Advent wreath symbolizes our personal waiting experience from the darkness to the Light. Week by week, the candles remind us that fear and hopelessness recede as more warmth enters the world. The flame of each new candle reminds us that more is yet to come. Each week will consist of a Candle lighting meditation, a Wisdom story from our forest friends, a time to write, and a time to share our insights.
I am so grateful for the welcoming spirit of everyone at the Center, the quiet honoring of time spent both together and alone. It was such a gift.
December
In Person
Seasonal Retreat: Inner Alignment
December 5-7, 2025
with Andrea Russell
A nourishing retreat that blends the wisdom of Ayurveda with yoga and meditation, offering space to slow down and realign with what matters most. Through gentle practices and seasonal lifestyle guidance, participants will explore ways to support balance, health, and inner clarity. Time is set aside for rest and reflection, with opportunities to enjoy the quiet of the woods, sip tea, or simply be. Whether you are new to retreats or returning to deepen your practice, this weekend provides a supportive and welcoming community to reset, renew, and carry new habits into daily life.
In Person
Setting Foot on the Path
December 12-14, 2025
with Paul Norton
A welcoming and accessible introduction to meditation for the curious beginner. This weekend retreat offers a gentle exploration of foundational practices, with guidance on how to develop a meaningful daily routine. Participants will also learn about the biological and neurological benefits of mindfulness, helping to ground the practice in real-life understanding. Led by Paul Norton, M.D., a skilled and compassionate teacher, the retreat provides a supportive space to begin or renew your spiritual path with clarity and confidence.
Online
Archetypes and Patterns of Consciousness:How Did We Get Here? Now What?
December 13, 2025
Guided by Ron Moor
In a time of turmoil and shifting worldviews, we may be standing at the threshold of a transformation of consciousness itself. Guided by Ron Moor, this retreat invites us to explore the many beings within our inner world—saints, heroes, villains, and archetypal symbols—that shape both personal and collective experience. Drawing on insights from Jean Gebser, we’ll take the long view of how new awareness emerges through individuals, stirs chaos, and gives rise to the new. With archetypes and ancestors at the ready, participants are invited into a living exploration of what it means to “be” in this moment of profound change.
In Person
Midwest Wakeup Retreat
December 18-21, 2025
with Jonathan Elmergreen, Mindfulness Community of Milwaukee
Join us for the Midwest Wake Up Retreat, designed especially for young adults aged 18-39 who seek to connect more deeply with themselves and others. This retreat is part of the global Wake Up movement, inspired by the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh. Over the weekend, you’ll engage in mindfulness practices like meditation, walking, and deep listening, all while building connections and community.
Registration Coming Soon
In Person
Christmas Community Retreat
December 24-27, 2025
with the Christine Center Community
We welcome you to our annual Christmas retreat, a quiet and sacred time to honor the season. This homestyle retreat offers space for reflection, community connection, and simple practices that celebrate themes of birth, light, and renewal. With time for contemplation, shared meals, and gentle gatherings, we embrace the heart of Christmas as an inner journey as well as a shared experience of peace and presence.
In Person
New Year's Winter in the Woods
December 27, 2025 – January 1, 2026
with the Christine Center Community
We invite you to join us for our annual year-end retreat, a sacred pause to reflect, release, and prepare for what lies ahead. In community, we honor the lessons of the year past through reflection and ritual, then welcome fresh beginnings with practices that support clarity and intention. This retreat offers gentle space for contemplation, meaningful connection, and the creation of personal intentions to carry into the new year.
Moving into 2026
In Person
A Soulful New Year’s Retreat with The Four-Fold Way, SoulCollage® and the Labyrinth
January 2-4, 2026
with Lisa Mer
At the New Year, we seek paths that help us remember who we are. This New Year, give yourself the gift of sacred pause and soulful renewal. Through the intuitive art of SoulCollage®, meditative labyrinth walks, and Dr. Angeles Arrien’s timeless wisdom of The Four-Fold Way, you will be guided to reconnect with the archetypal truths that live within you.
Registration Coming Soon
In Person
MOVING IN FLOW: Qigong Practice for a Bright New Year
January 2-4, 2026
with Sandra Mighell
Welcome the New Year by moving into greater balance, vitality, and flow through the ancient practice of Qigong. Guided by veteran instructor Sandra Mighell, this weekend retreat draws on Taoist wisdom and the water element in Chinese medicine—teaching us how to move with both strength and gentleness, like water itself. Through movement, rest, and reflection, you’ll explore Qigong as a practice for renewal and discover how to carry its flow into the year ahead.
Registration Coming Soon
In Person
IMAGO “Getting The Love You Want” couple’s relational and educational Weekend Workshop 🏳️🌈
January 30-February 1, 2026
with Margaret Berg and Jason Isenberg
This immersive weekend workshop invites couples into a safe, supportive space to explore the deeper dynamics of their relationship. Through guided dialogue, movement, reflection, and playful connection, you’ll discover new pathways toward compassion, intimacy, and authentic communication. Conflicts will be reframed as opportunities for growth, and couples will leave with tools to foster a more conscious, connected partnership.
In Person
By Women For Women 2026
March 6-8, 2026
with Robin Richards, Theresa Falvey-Hunt, Wendy Mitch & Sara Perry and massage therapy with Heather Simmons available
Celebrate the power of bringing women together in a circle of connection and compassion at the annual By Women For Women Retreat. The Christine Center holds a rich history of hosting this cherished gathering, each year weaving together the wisdom of diverse women facilitators to guide participants on a journey toward alignment with their authentic selves, inner strength, and shared purpose. Through a blend of nurturing practices, creative expression, and meaningful connection, this retreat offers a sacred space for renewal, empowerment, and the celebration of women’s collective power.
Online
Exploring Cosmos and Consciousness: Shifting from matter's "Big Bang" to the unfolding of a universe in Soul
April 11, 2026
Featuring the Recorded Teachings of Sister Gabe, Guided by Rosalie Hooper
This special program honors the legacy of Sr. Gabe. Participants will be guided by Rosalie Hooper Thomas while engaging with the original recorded teachings of Sr. Gabe. It is a heartfelt opportunity to continue learning from her wisdom and presence, even after her passing.
Together we will enter the multi-dimensional world of the inner dreamer, exploring how dreams reveal the Soul’s depth and wisdom. Drawing from sacred traditions and our own experiences, we’ll reflect on how dreaming shapes our understanding of Spirit, Life, and even the Earth itself.
Online
Exploring Cosmos and Consciousness: Shifting from matter's "Big Bang" to the unfolding of a universe in Soul
June 13, 2026
Guided by David O’Fallon
Turning inward, we discover another cosmos to explore: the power of story, imagination, and the values that shape our lives. This retreat invites participants to reflect on the beliefs and insights that form an inner compass, guiding choices and opening pathways to fulfillment. Through perennial questions—What is my story? Where is my calling? What nourishes me and gives me hope?—we’ll engage the life-shaping forces within. Together we’ll explore how unexamined stories influence the way we live, and how we might choose to shift, create, and carry new ones forward.
The Hildegard Soul-Studio for Creative Art and Ritual is always open!
Whether enjoying a Private Retreat at the Center or participating in another organized program, this wonderful “no judgement” space is available to you to express your creativity, or just to “play.” Unless there’s an organized retreat happening in the studio, it’s open at all hours. There is a nominal fee for materials. You are invited. Check out the new Programs being offered!