An Autumn Silent Retreat

~ GENDER INCLUSIVE ~

4 Days/3 Nights, from Thursday afternoon to Sunday afternoon

In our busy lives, we rarely experience an extended period of quiet… of simply Being. For this long weekend retreat, we create a space of Quietness for ourselves in the midst of community. We commit to ourselves and to each other our support, respect and presence. As we let go of speaking, we experience our connection to ourselves, to nature, and to one another in a completely different way. You are invited to sink deeply into Being, rather than Doing.

There will be spacious schedule of optional activities throughout the weekend, including music for self-guided movement and contemplation, guided meditations, and an evening sound bath with healer and sound therapist Stacey Pickering.

All activities are completely optional, allowing you to honor your own inner guidance in each moment.

There will be ample open time to walk the land and the labyrinth, to do movement and art in the spacious Studio, to revel in the beauty of the Spirit House. Sit in the warm comfort of a fire in the Farmhouse. Enjoy the nurturing environment of Hope Springs… for contemplation, stillness, and restorative quiet.

Registration

Standard Registration is $850 and includes a double occupancy room.

We acknowledge and honor that transformative work can elicit a deep need for solitude.

In an attempt to hold necessary minimums that support Hope Springs Institute's financial realities, while also honoring each participants needs, we are inviting choice in the following way:

-Guaranteed Single: this choice is $1350 paid in full at time of registration, and will close your room out as single occupancy.

-Preferred Single:  this option includes NO price increase, but will only be accommodated if registration numbers allow. To inform us of this preference please indicate on the registration form that you would prefer a single space, with some background on your need if it feels applicable.

Your retreat fee includes lodging, all meals, and optional programming. Price may be paid in full at the time of booking or reserved with a $425 deposit. Full balance must be paid two weeks prior to the start of the retreat.

Meet Your Facilitators:

Mary Manera, MA, (she/they) is a Sister & Singer, Aunt/ie & Partner, Death Worker & Priestess. Mary is seasoned in many facets of death care, as well as group facilitation and non-profit leadership. She curates her work within Manera Studio, weaving together her threads of death work, consultation, and retreat facilitation.  Mary is lead facilitator of Enter the Quiet retreats, which have been co-created with Hope Springs Institute for more than twenty years. She has offered Befriending Grief sessions in collaboration with HSI and other service organizations. Mary sings with Threshold Singers of Cincinnati, and MUSE Cincinnati's Women's Choir. 

Bill Bulloch, BBA, BDiv, is an ordained interfaith minister and alternative healer for mid-life transition & combat trauma recovery. Bill has practiced meditation for 45 years, and is a hypnotherapist, Shamanic practitioner and owner of Life Renaissance Coaching.