Purpose, Presence, Contentment - A Weekend Retreat

Join us for a 3 day retreat
Friday March 19, 6 PM to Sunday March 21, 1:30 pm, 2010

This retreat is led by Wayne C. Allen and Darbella MacNaughton. They have been working with individuals and couples as therapists, trainers, and guides, since 1986.

This Weekend Retreat provides you with a great opportunity to find your path of purpose, while at the same time developing presence, and contentment by developing (or deepening) a real meditation practice.

In keeping with Phoenix Centre philosophy, this retreat will be hands-on, and a perfect melding of Eastern and Western practices. Darbella and Wayne will teach you techniques designed to get you into your body, and then will shift the focus to a practical exploration of your life purpose. These two themes will be interwoven, so that you become both more clear, and more grounded.

You'll learn how to make your
body, mind, and spirit work together,
while exploring your options
for elegant, vocational living.

Our key activities for the weekend:

The active exploration of grounded, centered meditation, body movement, (Qi Gong, body flexibility exercises, and walking meditation), Body and Breathwork techniques, and Zen-based Mindfulness approaches to living life fully and deeply.

The application of discussion and writing exercises designed to help you see where you are with your life, and to elegantly chart where you wish to go.

You will learn to:

Meditate Mindfully, creating inner peace and tranquility.

Identify and Release Stress in your Body, using:

Qi Gong techniques—Develop and strengthen your Qi, as a healing, calming, and meditative force.

Focussed stretching—a form of yoga designed to open the body and free your energy.

Breathwork—how to use breath for healing and relaxation.

Bodywork—how to read your body's holding patterns. You’ll learn to adjust your body to compensate for injuries, and to reset yourself to "neutral."

•  Understand and Focus Your Mind, by examining your life as it is.

•  Use fun yet deep exercises designed to help you shift your perspective as well as have the life you want.

•  "Let go" of patterned behaviours and thinking.

•  Be with yourself and others in a clear, honest way.

Date: Friday March 19, 6 PM to Sunday March 21, 1:30 pm, 2010
Cost: $200.00 -- includes retreat, meals and lodging (see below)
Location: The House of the Prophet
Crieff Hills Community
7098 Concession 1
R.R. # 2
Puslinch, ON N0B 2J0

This retreat is limited to 10 participants

To register, call 519-208-1924 or
click to use our "Info" form to
send an e-mail

~~ Please note: the retreat is being held at Crieff Hills Community, a retreat centre owned and operated by the Presbyterian Church in Canada. As such, no alcohol or other "substances" are allowed.
~~ The property is huge, and has hiking x-country skiing trails, depending upon weather.
~~ The House of the Prophet is a rustic log building that sleeps 12 in 3 rooms (2 bunk beds per room.)
~~ We will be providing your meals, from supper Friday, through lunch Sunday. Dietary restrictions can be accommodated with advance notice.

For more info on the accommodations, click here