*** This retreat is now closed to new registrations. Contact Mary Manera at manerastudio@icloud.com if you wish to be  placed on the wait list.

3 Days/2 Nights: $355 includes food, lodging, and supplies!

In our busy lives, we rarely experience an extended period of quiet… of simply Being. For this 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 connections to ourselves, to nature, and to one another in a completely different way. You are invited to sink deeply into Being, rather than Doing.

• Individual guidance will be available before and throughout the retreat.
• There will be several guided activities throughout the weekend, including music for movement and meditation.
• 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. As always, there will be delicious and intentional homemade meals. Registration includes a double occupancy room.

The 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 created Manera Studio, currently holding her multiple vocations of death work, consultation, retreat facilitation, and voice acting.  Mary is lead facilitator of Enter the Quiet retreats, which have been co-created with Hope Springs Institute for more than twenty years. She offers Befriending Grief sessions in collaboration with HSI and other service organizations. Mary co-leads the Threshold Singers of Cincinnati, and sings with 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 35 years, and is a hypnotherapist, Shamanic practitioner and owner of Life Renaissance Coaching.