I recently returned from a 5-day silent meditation retreat. Before I go any farther, let me assure you that it is not like going on vacation.
A couple of weeks ago, I returned from a 7-day silent meditation retreat. “7 days of silence?!” people ask, stunned...
“Our spirit has an instinct for silence. Every soul innately yearns for stillness, for a space, a garden where we can till, sow, reap, and rest, and by doing so come to a deeper sense of self and our place in the universe. Silence is not an absence but a...
A wise friend recently said to me “there’s a lot of waiting in life. It’s best to get comfortable with it.” It’s true....
I just returned from a 7 day meditation retreat, nestled in the moss and green of a beautiful Pacific Northwest...
June 2022 REGISTER Contemplative retreat practice offers us the opportunity to pause the doings of daily life, and the chance to tune more fully into our bodies, minds, and hearts. Mindful creative practice offers us the opportunity to play, the chance to express ourselves in new ways, and the opportunity...
February, 2023 “The heart opens. The heart closes. This is the systole and diastole of human life. We may...
June, 2023 Creativity and Renewal: Summer Retreat with Erin Joosse Harmony Hill Retreat Center July 22nd-24th For more than...
July 2023 “You do not have to do just one more thing before you will be worthy of the refuge that is rest…You were born. You breathe. The first inhale certified you as worthy of rest.” ~ Octavia Raheem Octavia Raheem is a Restorative Yoga Teacher and author...
August, 2023 I’ll keep this short and sweet, and I promise not to talk about fall too much yet –...
FINDING BALANCE AND STEADINESS Join our Fall Retreat with Erin Joosse October 19th-22nd (2 rooms remaining!)Whether you are a beginning...
LAST CALL FOR LATE WINTER/EARLY SPRING RETREAT WITH ERIN JOOSSE February 29th-March 3rd, Harmony Hill Retreat Center Kalyāṇa-mitta is a Pali term and Buddhist concept of which means spiritual friendship, or admirable friendship. Within the Pali Canon (the first recorded teachings of the Buddha), one of the followers/disciples of the...
