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Shiné's half-day, full-day, and weekend retreats offer a more expansive opportunity to engage with spiritual practice physically, emotionally, and conceptually. Each retreat promises a safe space for helping students break out of gridlock.

SPRING FORWARD MINI-RETREAT
A day to welcome the potential for new life this spring, and consider what soul seeds you will plant, and how to bring them to blossom!
Our day together includes:
-Heart opening yoga practice for all levels
-Welcoming the Light: sun salutation as embodied prayer
-In-word Turning (feel free to bring a journal if you have one - not required)
you will be guided through several simple, process-oriented writing prompts to build clarity on what this spring has in store for you)
-Crafty Surprise: You can look forward to emerging with a nifty piece to bring home, a message in a bottle to your soul
-Quaker-style Shiné Contemplation (a refreshing, accessible, jargon-free Quaker angle on meditation)
Contribution: $50
*workshop cancelled
A day to welcome the potential for new life this spring, and consider what soul seeds you will plant, and how to bring them to blossom!
Our day together includes:
-Heart opening yoga practice for all levels
-Welcoming the Light: sun salutation as embodied prayer
-In-word Turning (feel free to bring a journal if you have one - not required)
you will be guided through several simple, process-oriented writing prompts to build clarity on what this spring has in store for you)
-Crafty Surprise: You can look forward to emerging with a nifty piece to bring home, a message in a bottle to your soul
-Quaker-style Shiné Contemplation (a refreshing, accessible, jargon-free Quaker angle on meditation)
Contribution: $50
*workshop cancelled

***LOOKING FOR ANOTHER HOME FOR OUR SEASIDE RETREAT***
(St. Mary's has closed) - please share ideas!
all programmed activities will wrap up on Sunday by 11am. Feel free to tack on a beach day with us!
The weekend will offer respite from the city pace, offering a slow, relaxing weekend in the arms of mama ocean.
Registration includes:
-two night stay in a private room with single bed, all meals
-morning yoga on the beach
-evening restorative yoga (hands-on healing and aromatherapy optional)
-meditative nature walk
-observing silence for part of one day
-reflection/journaling prompts culled from different contemplative traditions
(St. Mary's has closed) - please share ideas!
all programmed activities will wrap up on Sunday by 11am. Feel free to tack on a beach day with us!
The weekend will offer respite from the city pace, offering a slow, relaxing weekend in the arms of mama ocean.
Registration includes:
-two night stay in a private room with single bed, all meals
-morning yoga on the beach
-evening restorative yoga (hands-on healing and aromatherapy optional)
-meditative nature walk
-observing silence for part of one day
-reflection/journaling prompts culled from different contemplative traditions

PENDLE HILL WEEKEND RETREATS
Weekend Retreats include:
- choice of private or shared room
- four yoga classes (two morning flow sessions, afternoon targeted asana practice, and evening restorative) open to all levels of practice
- creative play in Pendle Hill's art studio
- workshops such as Embodied Metta, Moving Meditation, haiku, haibun, mindful communication
- mindfulness practices from across traditions (Zazen, Shamatha-Vipassana, Metta, Quaker)
- healthy, organic vegetarian fare to re-set your dietary clock
$375, all-inclusive
(Refunds available until the date Pendle Hill requires a final list of participants (TBA). we urge you to consider purchasing trip insurance)
*Participants must have taken a flow class with Katy*
Weekend Retreats include:
- choice of private or shared room
- four yoga classes (two morning flow sessions, afternoon targeted asana practice, and evening restorative) open to all levels of practice
- creative play in Pendle Hill's art studio
- workshops such as Embodied Metta, Moving Meditation, haiku, haibun, mindful communication
- mindfulness practices from across traditions (Zazen, Shamatha-Vipassana, Metta, Quaker)
- healthy, organic vegetarian fare to re-set your dietary clock
$375, all-inclusive
(Refunds available until the date Pendle Hill requires a final list of participants (TBA). we urge you to consider purchasing trip insurance)
*Participants must have taken a flow class with Katy*

REJUVINATING CREATIVITY: A Retreat for Art-Loving Urbanites
private group retreat
(ongoing - now booking groups of 10-20)
This retreat offers much-needed respite for the urban aesthete. Shiné's reboot recipe feeds the senses, spirit, and creative mind. The program is designed for busy city-dwellers, as a full-day retreat or an overnight stay.
Our time together will include:
- lectio divina in nature
meditative walk intuiting nature's messages
- Friends Meeting
you may choose instead of forest bathing, to ground your spirit within the Quaker tradition of gathering in silence to practice "expectant waiting"
- creative play
a process-driven crafts project, experiencing mindfulness through art without the angst around "getting it right"
- James Turrell Skyspace Opening
this permanent installation takes us deeper into our perception of light and space. world-renowned Turrell accents the color of the sky, appearing through an aperture in the ceiling, with carefully-timed cove lighting
- restorative yoga with healing touch
an accessible, all-levels experience designed to relax the nervous system,consisting of seated and supine postures supported by blankets and props. includes healing touch with elements of massage, energy work, and aromatherapy.
Now booking groups of 10-20 participants for 2020-2021
For dates and rates, contact Katy.
private group retreat
(ongoing - now booking groups of 10-20)
This retreat offers much-needed respite for the urban aesthete. Shiné's reboot recipe feeds the senses, spirit, and creative mind. The program is designed for busy city-dwellers, as a full-day retreat or an overnight stay.
Our time together will include:
- lectio divina in nature
meditative walk intuiting nature's messages
- Friends Meeting
you may choose instead of forest bathing, to ground your spirit within the Quaker tradition of gathering in silence to practice "expectant waiting"
- creative play
a process-driven crafts project, experiencing mindfulness through art without the angst around "getting it right"
- James Turrell Skyspace Opening
this permanent installation takes us deeper into our perception of light and space. world-renowned Turrell accents the color of the sky, appearing through an aperture in the ceiling, with carefully-timed cove lighting
- restorative yoga with healing touch
an accessible, all-levels experience designed to relax the nervous system,consisting of seated and supine postures supported by blankets and props. includes healing touch with elements of massage, energy work, and aromatherapy.
Now booking groups of 10-20 participants for 2020-2021
For dates and rates, contact Katy.

WINTER WEEKEND HYGGE RETREAT
Pendle Hill (Wallingford, PA)
February 29, 9am - March 1, 11am
Hygge is the Scandinavian word for the wintertime's "mood of coziness and comfortable conviviality of wellness and contentment" (wiki). The nuances in this word's etymology perfectly describe the weekend you can expect:
courage, comfort, joy, mood, to embrace, to think, to consider, soul, mind, consciousness.
This weekend offers the opportunity to deepen your practice in a small, like-minded group of 20 participants.
Pendle Hill is a Quaker retreat center 20 minutes outside center city Philadelphia. Brinton House is a secluded cottage nestled back in the woods, complete with its own dining hall, cozy fireplace, and yoga studio with vaulted ceilings, wraparound windows, and gleaming radiant-heat floor, overlooking a bamboo-surrounded frog pond.

WINTER MINI-RETREAT
Stay tuned for dates in February 2021
Demands of the holidays zap your energy? Can't swing a flight to the Bahamas, but would if you could?
Commit to your own sanity!
Our day together includes:
-Heart opening yoga practice for all levels
-Introduction to the High Holy Hygge Imperatives (spoiler: be lazy)
-Welcoming the Light: sun salutation as embodied prayer
-Fireside In-word Turning (a free sample of Katy's 10-week online course for winter transformation, via cozy journaling by the fire)
-Healing Touch: embodied metta practice (we will employ simple, neutral hands-on touch to practice giving and receiving care)
-Quaker-style Shiné Contemplation (a refreshing, accessible, jargon-free Quaker angle on meditation)
$80 - space limited - stay tuned for enrollment details
WINTER MINI-RETREAT
Stay tuned for dates in February 2021
Demands of the holidays zap your energy? Can't swing a flight to the Bahamas, but would if you could?
Commit to your own sanity!
Our day together includes:
-Heart opening yoga practice for all levels
-Introduction to the High Holy Hygge Imperatives (spoiler: be lazy)
-Welcoming the Light: sun salutation as embodied prayer
-Fireside In-word Turning (a free sample of Katy's 10-week online course for winter transformation, via cozy journaling by the fire)
-Healing Touch: embodied metta practice (we will employ simple, neutral hands-on touch to practice giving and receiving care)
-Quaker-style Shiné Contemplation (a refreshing, accessible, jargon-free Quaker angle on meditation)
$80 - space limited - stay tuned for enrollment details
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