COVID-19 Update Temporary suspension of all on-site programming and operations As of March 17, the Christine Center is temporarily suspending all on-site programming through June 18, 2020. We will update you as we near June should the suspension need to be extended.
Open for Private or Family Retreats We are pleased that we are now able to safely offer private retreats in our modern hermitages.
Unless otherwise noted, programs begin at 7 pm and end at noon. Sign up for our newsletter here. View registration, pricing, and cancellation policy Please note that the Christine Center does not offer either health care or psychotherapy. We offer opportunities for spiritual deepening and exploration, as well as personal restoration and peace. Facilitated by Joanne Nelson of Wake Up the Writer Within, LLC Awaken and transform your writing Wake up your writing! Combine the art of paying close attention with guided exercises and techniques that will transform your projects. Appropriate for beginners and experienced writers, all that is necessary is the curiosity to listen deeply to yourself, the desire to pay close attention, and a willingness to explore your imagination. Sharing of class writing is completely optional. Reawaken your creative, intuitive self through prompts, discussion, and reflection Enjoy time to relax, restore, and re-story
with Bill Miller Finding strength and balance in life, both physically and emotionally, can be challenging for all of us. Finding a weekend retreat that addresses strength and physical and emotional balance may be just what you need! Those who might benefit from this retreat include younger people, older people, people with MS, Parkinson’s or other movement disorders; all looking for a gentle but effective approach to improving their physical and emotional well-being. This retreat will take practitioners through a series of simple strength and
with Tracy Chipman With a sliding scale, we offer a range for the price to accommodate all budgets… any extra is greatly appreciated! Please join storyteller, mythologist & yogini Tracy Chipman for this rich women’s** retreat experience – Living the Wild Story. This retreat is a deep dive into the wilderness of soul, place and your unfolding story in the community of women. It’s about grounding into the beautiful container of deep myth, into your own stories, and flaring forth into your life as an empowered, awake creator. It’s about living a more, embodied, true and soulful life. **and those identifying as women/femme.
with Gabriele Uhlein and Valerie Haberman July 3-5 (Friday to Sunday) What creativity, what new possibilities are emerging within the reality of a transformed world? Through meditation, chanting, high ritual and celebration, we will:
With S. Gabriele Uhlein, OSF, PhD Brush, paper! GO! Large sheets of vellum paper and 24 open paint pots of gorgeous colors await! Experience a fun and supportive community of happy painters. (Come with friend!) No previous art skill is required; bring a sense of play, adventure and openness. Each day includes two studio sessions with S. Gabe and an evening optional conversation circle. If you have ever felt blocked and uninspired, these days are the perfect remedy! Painting from intuition brings freedom and restores creative zest. Dare to enter a marvelous “judgement-free zone” for discovering possibilities and breaking through limiting blocks old patterns that can invigorate all aspects of life. Just wait till you see the studio walls!
with Lucia Leck and Delmarie Gibney Join us in exploring aging as nature’s way of luring us deep into the discovery of who we are, bringing us to the pinnacle of personal and spiritual development. We look back at who we have been and forward to who we are becoming. Engaging in this transition inspires a shift in consciousness, where we become aware of how we can actively shape our own aging instead of drifting into old age. During this interactive workshop, we will engage with life review, forgiveness work, and facing mortality. Finally, we will begin the development of a personalized plan for our elder years, including serving others and leaving a legacy. Anyone interested in shaping their own aging process is invited to participate.
with Karen Hering The craft of writing, at its best, always invites the writer to step into the unknown and participate in creatively shaping a story that unfolds as we write, one page at a time. In our current pandemic time of so many unknowns, this writing retreat invites you to engage your own writing as a way-finding practice – a steadying activity for finding meaning and direction in the midst of change and chaos. Whether you’re embarking on a new project or continuing to work on a writing piece started long before “COVID-19” entered our vocabulary, this retreat will provide encouragement, centering, and creative practices for keeping your heart open and your Muse alive and well as you put pen to page or fingers to keyboard. The retreat is for experienced and emerging writers alike. Designed for writers of fiction, memoir, poetry and other forms, it includes personal time for your own writing projects; optional daily guided writing sessions to spur your muse; gentle qigong and tai ji to listen to your body; and community meals and daily circles for abundant conversation, insight and laughter in creative exchanges with writing friends, new and old.
Sing Me the Creation Facilitated by Ronald E. Moor “If we surrendered to earth’s intelligence, we could rise up rooted, like trees.” Rilke Ranier Maria Rilke is one of the most highly regarded lyric poets in all of literature. Throughout his life he sought to deepen his connection with his beloved Earth and the indwelling forces of creation. He spoke eloquently of the Numinous existing always and everywhere in the created world all around us. Toward the end of his life he felt that our planet’s purpose for humankind had finally been revealed to him. He shared it with the world in his masterwork The Duino Elegies. This is a highly experiential weekend, one that may stir your own inner capacities of creativity. We will experience Earth as beloved companion on our own soul journey. We will read together, ponder together, meditate and contemplate together, dialog and share together. Our time together will touch you, challenge you and, if willing, open you to a deeper way of being.
“The staff has been incredibly kind. Everyone has gone out of their way to be of service. I could not ask for a more loving environment.” David B. “The staff were so warm and welcoming. I felt completely comfortable right away.” Judy M. “The energy at the Center is so calm, soothing, and peaceful. Everyone is so kind and helpful. I felt safe and cared for by ALL the staff.” Laurie R. “The staff was so helpful and friendly. They took care of my special diet with excellence.” Spruce K. The center is a holy place of light…beautiful, powerful, healing, sacred…intentional guiding toward wholeness…wholesome and healing. –Guest in May 2018
Beginning May 15, 2020
Wake up the Writer Within
June 19-21, 2020 (Friday through Sunday)
Fee: $150, plus meals and lodging
The Joy of Movement: A Benefit for the Christine Center
June 19-21, 2020 (Friday through Sunday)
Fee: $150, plus meals and lodging
balance exercises, yoga with simple breath practices and meditation
techniques. The strength and balance exercises will be done using body
weight only with no need for strength training equipment. The yoga practices are simple and easily adapted to fit the needs of each practitioner. Yoga practices will include postures that may, when combined with simple breath techniques, create a calming effect or an energizing effect. If you are able to sit down on the floor and get up off the floor, either unassisted or using a chair, this retreat might be just for you!
Living the WILD Story
June 26-28 (Friday through Sunday
Fee: $125 to $225, plus meals and lodging
Tending the Soul of America
Hybrid offering, both onsite and online!
Fee: Sliding scale of $150 to $250
Online Fee: Sliding scale of $75-$150
With a sliding scale, we offer a range for the price to accommodate all budgets… any extra is greatly appreciated!
Intuitive Painting
July 16-19, 2020 (Thursday-Sunday)
Daily 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Commuters welcome!)
Tuition: $60 a day / $30 for half days (all materials included), plus meals and lodging.
Commuters: bring a bag lunch or purchase a delicious vegetarian meal for $16.
Aging into Higher Consciousness
July 17-19, 2020 (Friday 6:30 PM–Sunday 12:30 PM)
Fee $150, plus meals and lodging
We Make the Path by Writing: a writer’s retreat in a time of unknowns
July 24-29
$295 early registration discount/$325 after June 24
Connecting with Deep Earth Spirituality through the writings of Ranier Marina Rilke – Master Poet of The Soul.
July 24-26 (Friday through Sunday)
Tuition $150
We would love for you to experience what so many here have shared…
Call (715) 267-7507 or email christinecenter@tds.net to sign up for programs
