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3 Days/2 Nights: $355 includes tuition, room, board, 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 wisdom in each moment.

There will be ample open time to walk the land and the labyrinth, to  do movement or 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, for rest,  and for quiet. As always, there will be delicious, homemade meals. A  massage therapist will be available for an additional charge. Tuition  includes a double-occupancy room.

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About the Facilitator:

Mary Manera, MA,  is experienced in many aspects of  death care, as well as non-profit  leadership, spiritual care, group  facilitation, and work with our  elders. She is owner of Manera Studio,  which holds her multiple  vocations of voice acting, retreat  facilitation, and end of life  advocacy. Mary has undertaken extensive  preparation and made solemn commitment to walk in life as a Shamanic  Priestess. She is the creator of Enter the Quiet retreats,   which has been hosted at Hope Springs for more than twenty years. Mary   sings with MUSE Cincinnati’s Women’s Choir and the Cincinnati  Threshold  Singers.