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SeekaRetreat - Virginia directory of retreat leaders and spiritual directors and coaches. Retreats, retreat workshops, programs and events. Retreats include themes with topics including: spiritual retreats, religious retreats, healing, yoga, self improvement etc...
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Virginia, state of the south-central United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), North Carolina and Tennessee (S), Kentucky and West Virginia (W), and Maryland and the District of Columbia (N and NE).
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Featured Retreat Leaders
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 Rachel Mann is an educator, scholar, writer and shamanic healer who works to bring understanding about the causes and consequences of violence and conflict and in so doing, to help us all heal the world and foster peace. Her work is directly influenced by a lifelong spiritual practice in Buddhism and in new forms adapted into the West from Native American spirituality, sometimes called shamanism. She seeks to put these wisdom traditions on the same footing as Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism, and the Muslim faiths and to make them applicable to the challenges in the world today with problems of war and escalating violence. Indigenous and shamanic spiritual traditions offer all of us something very unique in service of healing our world in these critical times. compassion found in shamanism and other indigenous wisdom traditions.
Her exposure to the Medicine Wheel as map of personal and planetary transformation began when she studied for 3 years with Cherokee teacher, the Venerable Dhyani Ywahoo, in the mid-1990s. In 2007, after almost a decade of personal practice and intensive self-healing, she left her full-time, tenured position as an administrator and professor at the University of Virginia to get more formal training in shamanic healing with Alberto Villoldo and the Four Winds Society. There she learned the ancient formula of the medicine wheel derived from the ancient Inka through the Q’ero people of Peru.
Rachel founded MettaKnowledge for Peace, an umbrella organization seeking to serve and educate westerners about the power, truth and efficacy of the spiritual and healing practices of both indigenous peoples and their new forms in the West. Hence, her practice includes private client healing sessions, consulting with organizations working with problems of violence and war, and ongoing teaching at the undergraduate level for the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies Program at UVA on the topics of the new shamanism in the West, the Native American peackeepers, and identity and reconciliation in the 21st century.
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Founder of The Sanctuary,
an ecumenical haven for those seeking God’s presence in their lives
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Through spiritual direction, workshops, study, and action The Sanctuary is a special time and place designed for both groups and individuals to:
- Discover the presence and action of God ;
- Experience a safe environment in which to question relationships to church, family, workplace, community, and nation;
- Enjoy the companionship of others seeking greater spiritual depth through the study and practice of such areas as simple living, elder spirituality, and dreamwork;
- Experiment with or improve upon traditional spiritual practices like prayer and meditation, sacrifice, compassion, and non-violence;
- Work with others to seek God-centered answers to the transformation of society;
- Create new and better ways of being in the world with others who are both like and unlike ourselves.
Having managed a medium-sized retreat center for 16 years, Cathy Cawley is now focusing her gifts and talents as a pastoral counselor, spiritual director, workshop facilitator and retreat leader towards helping others nurture their inner spiritual life. Cathy's specialties are centering prayer, lectio divina, discovering God in nature, dreams, simple living, and mature spirituality.
Cathy lives in Ashland, Virginia and can be contacted via e-mail: cbcawley721@gmail.com
Brochure available here
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Ann Kulp
Northern Virginia
Email:annkulp@mac.com
Retreat Leader, Spiritual Director and Author
Retreats with focus on spiritual nurture
Workshops on contemplative prayer practices (see below)
Use of Tibetan singing bowls for meditative prayer
Mystics with a message
The Celtic Path and the Iona Community
Spiritual direction, one-on-one
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Ann’s background has been in education and spirituality:
- M.A. in guidance and counseling
- Doctor of Ministry in spiritual direction
- Graduate of the Shalem Institute’s Local Church Program and original Group Leaders’ pilot program
- Member of Shalem’s Associate Staff since 1995
- Grounded in the Christian faith yet open to the truths and beauty found in all traditions, using a wide variety of resources
- Spiritual Direction for over 20 years
- Member of Spiritual Director's International and presenter at their 2008 national conference.
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Prayer Practices - This booklet has been prepared by Ann Z. Kulp, D.Min.,author of SPIRIT WINDOWS: A Handbook of Spiritual Growth Resources for Leaders,a spiritual director and a member of the Associate Staff at the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation, Bethesda, MD.
Duplication is permitted.
Please notify the author at 703-644-3004 or at annkulp@mac.com.
Download Booklet in PDF format.
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SPIRIT WINDOWS: A Handbook of Spiritual Growth Resources for Leaders - Information about how to order this book will be available soon.
This book is brimming with spiritual enrichment ideas and practical suggestions for leaders of retreats, prayer groups, church school classes, Bible study groups, church officer events, and any other time people are gathered to focus on life with God. It is filled with sample prayers, retreat ideas, meditations, musical suggestions, inspiratonal quotations, and a wide array of supplemental resources to discover fresh ways of opening ourselves to God's presence.
Link to Amazon Books
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- Contemplative retreats, mystics, nature
- Spiritual direction
- Contemplative worship planning
- Iona Service of Prayers for Healing and Wholeness
- Centering Prayer, Lectio Divina
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 Jo Ann Staebler is an experienced leader of spiritual retreats and contemplative prayer groups. She completed the Shalem Institute’s Program for Leaders of Contemplative Prayer Groups and Retreats and holds a Master of Divinity degree.
Retreats are presented through nature and art, music and silence, and include a variety of contemplatively-oriented prayer practices as well as group reflection. Structure and content can be shaped according to the needs of your group.
Rooted in the Christian tradition, Jo Ann welcomes participation of people of all faiths. Currently enrolled in Shalem’s Spiritual Guidance Program, she lives in Northern Virginia.
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Lynne Larson, M.A.
Tidewater, Virginia
Email – llarson24@cox.net
Web – www.thejoyofdreaming.com
Retreat Leader:
Dreams, mystics and contemplative prayer
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As a teacher and guide I continue my own journey and help others find their way. I am grateful to have helped many fellow seekers deal with personal and professional issues, regarding relationship problems, career and work situations, resentments and insecurities, as well as selling a house, going back to school, attending a reunion. Many have found new beginnings, tapped their creativity, let go of false authority and made peace with the past. Others have learned to appreciate themselves as they are. Together we have determined life-changing decisions and resolved minor problems.
Dream study has been my special interest since 1975. Through a prayer and meditation group, I met an expert intuitive teacher and after studying with her for a year, received interpretation guidance for more than a decade. During that time my own method of dream work emerged, and I began working with individuals privately. Today my private consultations range from basic interpretive help to intensive dream work for life transitions and guidance. Weekly dream classes developed into a broader range of programs, workshops and retreats on a variety of dream subjects. Throughout this journey I have documented thousands of dreams including dream stories generously shared by others.
During my early years of dream exploration, I began attending retreats at Dominican Retreat in McLean, Virginia, and have continued to be nourished by their enriching programs. While on retreat over twenty years ago, I discovered the 14th century mystic, Julian of Norwich, and ever since have looked to her Showings for spiritual nourishment. Julian’s experience of the divine and explanation of the Trinity redefined my spiritual awareness and inspired me to share her revelations and “de-mystify” the mystic. I have presented weekend retreats at Dominican Retreat on Julian as well as Dream Wisdom.
The importance of silent prayer and the connection of body, mind and spirit led to practices in moving meditation and centering prayer. After working on a church retreat led by Fr. Bill Sheehan, OMI, an unexpected series of dreams clearly directed me to establish Retreats as a vehicle to reach out to other seekers. In August 2004, Fr. Bill led “Surrendering to God” in Virginia Beach to more than 150 spiritual seekers. This past April Fr. Bill led our fourth weekend retreat together and a fifth is scheduled for April 2010 at The Well Retreat Center in Smithfield, Virginia.
We are in a constant flux of discovery and application from an inner desire for wholeness that may not even be in our conscious awareness. Our outer world is filled with apparent duality.
Integrating prayer, dreams and silent prayer into our daily lives helps us accept ourselves and each other on our journey together toward wholeness and joy.
The search for oneself and the search for the divine are intertwined. Whatever our belief system, our perception of the divine fuels the answers to our pursuit of meaning--who am I? Why am I here? Our discoveries are constantly challenged by the need to apply on a practical level what we know to do, amidst a culture filled with distractions competing for our attention.
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We are an Interfaith group rooted in the Christian tradition - using peace and silence to emphasize the contemplative practices common to all religious traditions.
Contemplative Retreat Leaders are available to direct retreats and prayer groups at your facility, conference, church or retreat. We are located in the Washington DC metropolitan area. For more information, visit our new web site that is being created.
Martha Mason - Centering Prayer, Lectio Divina, Shalem, Contemplative Outreach, John Wesley and Praying with Yoga.
Isabelle Robinson - Art and Contemplation, Contemplative Outreach, Living in the Now, Prayerful Yoga and Praying with Icons.
Phil Stone - Centering Prayer, Lectio Divina, Shalem, Contemplative Outreach, Mystics and Saints, and Mindfulness Meditation.
For more information, email us.
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Jane Guyton is a coach and spiritual guide with twenty years experience. As a Program Manager for the Newfield Network, accredited coach training organization, she designs and directs programs of graduate learning. Jane is also Mentor Coach for students in Newfield’s coach training programs. She is a retreat leader and painter with interests in mysticism.
email Jane
More about Jane - Link to Jane at InvisionLLC
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Publications: Awakening the Intuitive Heart, First Word Press, 1994
Articles: The Emergence of the Feminine, (Fetzer Institute 1998) Ontological Coaching, (On-Line Journal Article, 2000)
Managing Illness in the Workplace. (On-line Journal Article – Executive Update, 2002)
Trust: a Workbook/CD with Julio Olalla, on building trust in organizations. (Newfield Network, 2003)
Building Trust on your Team (on-line journal article, 2004)
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Phil Stone is a graduate of The Shalem Institute Program - Leading Contemplative Retreats and Prayer Groups. He conducts retreats on contemplative prayer methods (Centering Prayer, Lectio Divina, etc...) and the saints and mystics (Thomas Merton, John of the Cross, Teresa of Avila, Julian of Norwich etc...). He has led retreats at Dominican Retreat, Benedictine Pastoral Center and Dayspring Retreat, all in the Washington DC area.
email phil
More about his ministry - Link to FindtheDivine
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Nancy Ferguson of BlueTreeResources brings thirty years of experience as church camp director, curriculum writer, workshop leader, and consultant to the development of resources and services for leaders in outdoor ministries.
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Nancy lives in Richmond, Virginia where she wears a variety of hats all related to her love of church camping and her commitment to enriching the ministry of leaders in outdoors ministries.
Nancy is an ordained minister and certified Christian educator in the Presbyterian Church (USA). She is a member of the American Camp Association and Presbyterian Church Camp and Conference Association (PCCCA).
Nancy Ferguson is available:
* To lead congregational and camp sponsored retreats.
* To develop retreat designs for congregational and camp-sponsored retreats
* To speak to congregational leaders about the importance of camp and retreat experience for spiritual formation
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 The Retreat Leader's Manual
A Complete Guide to Organizing Meaningful Christian Retreats
By Nancy Ferguson and Kevin Witt
The Retreat Leader's Manual offers a practical guidebook for those leading retreats, including biblical and theological foundations for retreats, the nuts and bolts of planning, and loads of program ideas.
For more information.
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To repair and develop the spirit in order to heal and positively evolve the spirit and physical body so greatness and fulfillment of ones life mission can be realized
John Douglas, the Master Spiritual Healer who brings you this meditation, practices extraordinary spiritual healing, or "spirit repair." Hailing from Sydney, Australia, John uses precise techniques and processes with Master Angelic Beings to heal the evolution of humans and the earth on many levels. Together, John and his companions are working to create change on the quantum "invisible" level to be experienced as healing on the physical level.
John Douglas was born in Australia in 1971. John Douglas is a Master Spiritual Healer, Clairvoyant and Telepathic, in contact with Master Angelic Beings. At the age of nine, John received a complete clairvoyant activation, allowing full vision of the energetic or spiritual dimension. Higher faculties of remote scanning or sensing, of the energetic realm or quantum level is also a feature of Johns ability, allowing him to measure and identify various energetic frequencies within the body or spiritual realms. These remarkable tools have allowed John to practice extraordinary spiritual healing, or “spirit repair”, encompassing various precise techniques and processes that create positive change, healing and evolution in humans on many levels.
During his unconventional life, John has received knowledge and teaching of the healing arts and energetic realities both physically and telepathically from his spiritual companions, and from living teachers. After completing high school, John was led to a living source of hitherto unreleased knowledge, and continued to learn with these Masters for several years. At the age of 24, after many years of dedication, practice and learning of the spiritual arts, John received the initiation of Spiritual Master, and received the accompaniment of the The Master Angels. The techniques employed by John, via his spiritual companions are a powerful synthesis of known and unknown methods that are producing amazing changes and healing on all levels.
The “secret healer” has been quietly evolving and refining with the help and love of his beloved Masters and is now considered at the cutting edge of spiritual healing evolution by many admirers. Many lives have been changed and touched by the love and devotion John expresses to people, the earth and his mission.
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Cathy Cawley
