Bones and Seeds: Engaging Spiritual Imagination
October 19-22, 2023
Ferry Beach Conference Center, Saco, Maine
We have many ways of knowing within our very being.
Spirituality nurtures and opens our hearts in awareness,
meaning-making, connection and wise living. Imagination invites us into deep wells of spacious ways of knowing, seeing and naming.
Spiritual Imagination, then, is the practice of generative engagement with the many languages of the soul to listen for and nurture the deepest, most vital stories of well-being.
This fall retreat by the ocean is a gentle, playful deep-dive for exploring and experiencing a variety of these languages through:
Breath
The senses
Embodiment
Story, Re-Storyation and the power of words
Myth, Metaphor and Symbol
The intimate sisterhood of Grief and Joy
Ritual
Expressive creativity as unbinding medicine
The practices of Reverence, Awe, Wonder
We will call upon the deep knowing of the mythic and multi-cultural La Loba and the Bone Woman (and other wise teachers) to guide us through the bones and seeds of our explorations, helping us to discern what to carry forward with us and what to relinquish in our quest for wellbeing.
This retreat offers a variety of activities engaging head, heart, body and soul. You are invited to participate in them as freely and as comfortably as you feel prepared to do. This is a safe, nurturing and judgement-free space.
In this retreat we will:
-experiment playfully with a wide variety of soul languages through word, body, creative expression, voice, breath, contemplative spiritual practices, literature and storytelling
***
-return to your body lovingly, in wonder and gratitude
***
-rediscover your senses and your sensuality
***
-turn inward again and listen for your deep longings
***
-join a gathering of others yearning to slow time and expand their spiritual imagination
Your intrepid guides for this adventure into your Spiritual Imagination are Susannah Crolius and Marya Lowry.
Our time together will be held both purposefully and loosely,
with plenty of time for personal reflection and renewal.
You do not need to be "arty," "creative," or "spiritual" in any way to find this time meaningful and renewing.
Cost:$540
includes ocean front lodging, program and access to private beach
4-day Program ($180)
3 nights lodging, private rooms, shared bathrooms ($225 or $75 per night)
9 meals (Thursday evening through Sunday lunch) ($135)
private beach
Total: $540
To Register for this workshop, you will be directed to the Ferry Beach website. Click HERE to register, to book your accommodations and meals.
Please note: as a participant, you do NOT have to pay an individual yearly membership fee to Ferry Beach. The cost of this has been included in the retreat cost.
Ferry Beach Conference Center is located on the Southern coast of Maine in Saco. It is a relaxed 32-acre beach-front campus
www.ferrybeach.org/. Check out lovely Quillen Hall where we will lodge and meet HERE. There are several rooms with Queen beds. You will need to register directly with Ferry Beach to book this retreat, lodging and meals: https://www.ferrybeach.org/register.html
October 19-22, 2023
Ferry Beach Conference Center, Saco, Maine
We have many ways of knowing within our very being.
Spirituality nurtures and opens our hearts in awareness,
meaning-making, connection and wise living. Imagination invites us into deep wells of spacious ways of knowing, seeing and naming.
Spiritual Imagination, then, is the practice of generative engagement with the many languages of the soul to listen for and nurture the deepest, most vital stories of well-being.
This fall retreat by the ocean is a gentle, playful deep-dive for exploring and experiencing a variety of these languages through:
Breath
The senses
Embodiment
Story, Re-Storyation and the power of words
Myth, Metaphor and Symbol
The intimate sisterhood of Grief and Joy
Ritual
Expressive creativity as unbinding medicine
The practices of Reverence, Awe, Wonder
We will call upon the deep knowing of the mythic and multi-cultural La Loba and the Bone Woman (and other wise teachers) to guide us through the bones and seeds of our explorations, helping us to discern what to carry forward with us and what to relinquish in our quest for wellbeing.
This retreat offers a variety of activities engaging head, heart, body and soul. You are invited to participate in them as freely and as comfortably as you feel prepared to do. This is a safe, nurturing and judgement-free space.
In this retreat we will:
-experiment playfully with a wide variety of soul languages through word, body, creative expression, voice, breath, contemplative spiritual practices, literature and storytelling
***
-return to your body lovingly, in wonder and gratitude
***
-rediscover your senses and your sensuality
***
-turn inward again and listen for your deep longings
***
-join a gathering of others yearning to slow time and expand their spiritual imagination
Your intrepid guides for this adventure into your Spiritual Imagination are Susannah Crolius and Marya Lowry.
Our time together will be held both purposefully and loosely,
with plenty of time for personal reflection and renewal.
You do not need to be "arty," "creative," or "spiritual" in any way to find this time meaningful and renewing.
Cost:$540
includes ocean front lodging, program and access to private beach
4-day Program ($180)
3 nights lodging, private rooms, shared bathrooms ($225 or $75 per night)
9 meals (Thursday evening through Sunday lunch) ($135)
private beach
Total: $540
To Register for this workshop, you will be directed to the Ferry Beach website. Click HERE to register, to book your accommodations and meals.
Please note: as a participant, you do NOT have to pay an individual yearly membership fee to Ferry Beach. The cost of this has been included in the retreat cost.
Ferry Beach Conference Center is located on the Southern coast of Maine in Saco. It is a relaxed 32-acre beach-front campus
www.ferrybeach.org/. Check out lovely Quillen Hall where we will lodge and meet HERE. There are several rooms with Queen beds. You will need to register directly with Ferry Beach to book this retreat, lodging and meals: https://www.ferrybeach.org/register.html
MEET YOUR FACILITATORS
For over forty years Marya Lowry has taught and lead workshops for actors, singers, teachers and business professionals across Europe, including the UK, France, Greece, Cyprus, Poland, and Italy, as well as in Canada and the U.S.
Grounded in solid research of global vocal lamentation and keening practices, she is a pioneer in vocal lamentation and is the creator of “The Unboundaried Voice: from Laughter to Lament” for theatre research and performance, and personal and professional application. As an actor, Marya had performed in NYC, Boston, across the U.S. an internationally. She is a founding member and resident actor with Boston’s Actors’ Shakespeare Project, Professor Emerita at Brandeis University, and a spiritual mentor to incarcerated women since 2002. http://roy-hart-theatre.com/teachers/marya-lowry/ https://www.actorsshakespeareproject.org/resident-acting-co/ |
Susannah Crolius, M. Div. (she/her) is a spiritual director, workshop/retreat leader, found object artist and writer deeply interested in cultivating Spiritual Imagination. Susannah has membership in Spiritual Directors International, International Expressive Arts Therapy Association and is a certified Spiritual Literacy facilitator through the organization Spirituality & Practice. In the spirit of imagination, Susannah was a co-creator at the 2023 Wild Goose Festival in Harmony, North Carolina, offering an interactive art installation called the Relic-Query. |