Our mission is inspired by the Franciscan tradition of St. Francis and St. Clare At the Christine Center stillness calls us to personal deepening and spiritual growth for the sake of the world’s transformation. We welcome you no matter your spiritual path and offer contemplative support for your inner work in a natural woodland sanctuary. At the Christine Center we offer Retreat programs; private retreats for yourself, for family, friends, and co-workers; sabbaticals; volunteer retreats A welcoming and supportive staff Daily meditation practice Spiritual Guidance Art studio Homemade meals—mostly vegetarian; lots of gluten-free Chapel contemplative space Beautiful meditation hall A bookstore and library for the spiritual seeker Meditation walking trails Sauna Visit us at christinecenter.org A Natural Sanctuary for Spiritual Deepening and Global Transformation January-April 2017 Christine The Center Special Spring Retreat with Robert Sardello Knowing Self: World-saving Limitless Truth April 20 – 24 (Thursday evening-Monday noon) Also with our Gabriele Uhlein, OSF, PhD Tuition: $300 (20% early registration discount of $240 by March 15), plus meals and lodging Join in the meditation practice of bridging inner life with world life. Savor the freedom and life-fullness of living from essence and truth. Open an inner light to the true beauty of the Living Spirit that we are. Robert writes: My visit (October 2016) was incredible in all respects… the group was extremely receptive, and the soul field there is so strong… And the people, the Center, the hermitages, the meals, well, truly everything there is completely astounding! Such a rare, rare, rare occurrence in this culture. Robert is an author, teacher, founder of the School of Spiritual Psychology and Founding Fellow of the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture. Four Great Reasons to Come for a Personal Retreat this Winter Nourishing body, mind and soul requires some get-away time with yourself, with nature, with God. Here’s why so many people choose us for a personal retreat. 1. A beautiful woodland sanctuary where the quiet invites deep listening. 2. Imagine living as a hermit in the woods for a few days or a week (or more). Burdens fall away, rest is possible. 3. Choose to receive support from the spiritual community. Meet kindred spirits. Join the daily meditations. Eat nourishing food shared in the dining room. Balance solitude with time spent in a friendly, supportive community. 4. Discover new authors at our library and bookstore through an exceponal collecon of books about creavity, spirituality, healing.
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Our mission is inspired by
the Franciscan tradition of
St. Francis and St. Clare At the Christine Center stillness calls
us to personal deepening and
spiritual growth for the sake of the
world’s transformation. We welcome
you no matter your spiritual path
and offer contemplative support for
your inner work in a natural
woodland sanctuary.
At the Christine Center
we offer Retreat programs; private
retreats for yourself, for family,
friends, and co-workers;
sabbaticals; volunteer retreats
A welcoming and supportive
staff
Daily meditation practice
Spiritual Guidance
Art studio
Homemade meals—mostly
vegetarian; lots of gluten-free
Chapel contemplative space
Beautiful meditation hall
A bookstore and library for the
spiritual seeker
Meditation walking trails
Sauna
Visit us at
christinecenter.org
A Natural Sanctuary for Spiritual Deepening
and Global Transformation
January-April 2017
Christine The
Center
Special Spring Retreat with
Robert Sardello Knowing Self:
World-saving Limitless Truth April 20 – 24 (Thursday evening-Monday noon)
Also with our Gabriele Uhlein, OSF, PhD
Tuition: $300 (20% early registration discount of
$240 by March 15), plus meals and lodging
Join in the meditation practice of bridging inner life with world life.
Savor the freedom and life-fullness of living from essence and truth.
Open an inner light to the true beauty of the Living Spirit that we are.
Robert writes: My visit (October 2016) was incredible in all respects… the
group was extremely receptive, and the soul field there is so strong… And
the people, the Center, the hermitages, the meals, well, truly everything
there is completely astounding! Such a rare, rare, rare occurrence in this
culture.
Robert is an author, teacher, founder of the School of Spiritual Psychology and
Founding Fellow of the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture.
Four Great Reasons to Come for a
Personal Retreat this Winter
Nourishing body, mind and soul requires some get-away time with yourself, with
nature, with God. Here’s why so many people choose us for a personal retreat.
1. A beautiful woodland sanctuary where the quiet invites deep listening.
2. Imagine living as a hermit in the woods for a few days or a week (or more).
Burdens fall away, rest is possible.
3. Choose to receive support from the spiritual community. Meet kindred spirits.
Join the daily meditations. Eat nourishing food shared in the dining room.
Balance solitude with time spent in a friendly, supportive community. 4. Discover new authors at our library and bookstore through an exceptional collection
of books about creativity, spirituality, healing.
Programs for Spiritual Deepening Inner Work, Prayer, Silence and Meditation
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increasingly deeper levels of truth. Our work includes meditations, teachings,
movement, and experiential exercises.
Carol and Neal are senior Ridhwan teachers of the Diamond Approach.
They have studied directly with A.H. Almaas, the founder. Visit www.ridhwan.org.
Sound and Silence March 24-26 (Friday-Sunday)
With Cecilia Corcoran, FSPA, PhD and Wendy Kohlhaas, ICS, CSAC, LPN
Tuition: sliding scale $75-$150, plus meals and lodging
Experience wordless prayer as you inwardly rest in the essence of sound. You’ll
learn the art of deep listening by experiencing silence. You will find your own
response to the resonant tones of gemstone singing bowls. “When I attune my
intention in silent awareness the tones allow me to release tensions and
respond more freely moment to moment.”
Cecilia and Wendy both studied with Jonathan Goldman’s Healing
Sounds Intensive in 2013. Cecilia has a PhD in Women’s Religious Studies.
Wendy is a drug and addictions counselor and is developing a practice of Sound
Healing and Energy Medicine.
Be Loving Kindness March 31-April 2 (Friday-Sunday)
With Henrita Frost, SSND and Johanna Seubert, FSPA
Tuition: $75-$150, plus meals and lodging
We invite you to enhance your meditation practice and experience quiet and
renewal. With an emphasis on the cultivation of loving-kindness, reminiscent of
loving your neighbor as yourself that Jesus taught, we can develop compassion
for ourselves and others. When troubled by difficult emotional situations and the
pressures of our lives, this skill can help us deal with them. Life’s challenges can
become sweetened and changed, and our minds and hearts can become open
and calm with this form of concentration meditation.
Henrita is a gifted spiritual guide and delights in the experience of
facilitating spiritual deepening experiences. Johanna gives retreats on various
spiritual topics, is a trained spiritual director, and a certified teacher of the
Diamond Approach.
A Mindfulness Retreat March 31-April 2 (Friday-Sunday)
With Betsy Witt
Tuition: $150, plus meals and lodging
Watching the muscle of the mind as it works overtime, we learn our
mind's habit energy. Experience how to accept and hold your habit energies
with patience, non-judgment, and non-striving for greater ease and equanimity.
Betsy trained with Jon Kabat-Zinn in mindfulness meditation. She
completed a Masters Degree in Human Development with a specific internship
with Judith Lies (seedsofmindfulness.com). Betsy offers Mindfulness Based Stress
Reduction courses and "Lessons in Mindfulness" courses.