BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Chicago X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VEVENT UID:129@seccla.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250425T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250427T130000 DTSTAMP:20250421T143221Z URL:https://seccla.org/events2/secc-event-walk-slowly-and-bow-often/ SUMMARY:SECC Event Walk Slowly\, and Bow Often: Adventures on a Contemplati ve Path\, an Eco-Spirituality Retreat with William Thiele and Lisa Frost DESCRIPTION:“Walk Slowly\, and Bow Often: Adventures on a Contemplative P ath\,” an Eco-Spirituality Retreat with William Thiele and Lisa Frost.\n \nAdventurers on a Contemplative Path\n\nApril 25-27\, 2025\n\nAdventure m eans exploring unknown territory and that can be exciting\, transformative \, and scary. Walking a contemplative path is an adventure in that we enga ge The Way of Unknowing. We consciously let go of the illusions of control and separation from God and from one another. Experiences of oneness can result. Our sessions will take us into the heart of the contemplative path \, and our practices will help transform ideas into direct experience of t he Divine.\n\n \;\n\nA number of our contemplative practices are like  ecotherapy\, tapping into the innate healing of feeling our oneness wit h all beings in the natural world. And these can be done out on the land\, looking at the land\, or even imagining the land. We will have times of a ctually being outside that everyone can access (there are rockers on lovel y porches)\, and there will be absolutely no pressure to walk the land eve n for a few minutes for those who can’t or choose not to do that.  Sess ions will each conclude with Sacred Circle Sharing.\n\n------------------- -----------------\n\n \;\n\nWilliam Thiele\, PhD\, LPC\, serves as fou nding director of the School for Contemplative Living\, is a Compassion Cu ltivation Training teacher certified by the CCARE of Stanford University and the Compassion Institute\, founder of Sacred Earth Travel with trips to Scotland and U.S. National Parks\, a spiritual director\, a licensed pr ofessional counselor in private practice\, and author of Monks in the Wor ld: Seeking God in a Frantic Culture and The Gate of Heaven is Everywhere. William’s podcast\, “A Contemplative Path” is on iTunes\, and he ha s a blog on Wordpress.com\n\nLisa Frost is a Spiritual Director\, certifie d in Spiritual Formation by GBHEM\, and a member of University United Meth odist Church in Baton Rouge. A great love of Lisa’s is retreat planning and facilitation in the United States\, Ireland and the United Kingdom for renewal of the mind\, body and spirit. Lisa also teaches Disciple Bible S tudy\, works with a variety of small groups and does one-to-one Spiritual Direction with lay people and clergy\n\nFees:\n\nSingle $475-There is an e arly bird special.  Cost is $450 if paid by March 15\, 2025.\n\n \;\n \nDouble $405-There is an early bird special.  Cost is $380 if paid by Ma rch 15\, 2025\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://seccla.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fo rest-1-rotated.jpg CATEGORIES:Adult Open Events,Upcoming Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR