Profile: LIMINA – A PLACE TO FIND REST AND RENEWAL DURING TRANSITIONS Offering Quiet and Themed Retreats in an amazing Oceanside setting. Our lives are full of change – sometimes we sense subtle shifts in our bodies, minds, and spirits. Other times, we enter transitions like becoming adults, questioning our beliefs, discerning job or career options, questioning gender and sexual identity, making a commitment to a partner, becoming a parent, moving, experiencing professional burn-out, getting divorced, retiring, living with illness, caregiving, grieving the death of a loved one, shifting addictive or co-dependent behaviors, and many more. As we go through these transitions, we stand on the threshold between what is falling away and what is beginning. We are in a liminal time – the space between letting go of the past and allowing something new to emerge. Limina Renewal Center offers sacred space and resources to companion you in this between-time, or during more settled times when you are seeking rest and renewal. The Blessing of Time Apart Spiritual retreats nurture our bodies and spirits by giving us the gifts of unstructured time, quiet, a shift in daily routines, and a change in environment. At Limina, you will also experience the extraordinary beauty of the landscape reaching out to accompany you on your inner journey. Witnessing to constant changes in the sky, land, and sea can carve new pathways for living through liminal times. While on retreat, you have the opportunity to develop a deeper relationship with the source of all love and life. In addition to personal prayer and meditation, at Limina we offer daily opportunities to pray in community. We also encourage exploration of new prayer practices and are happy to suggest simple tools and resources to help deepen your connection to God, your inner wisdom, and creation. Retreat Calendar https://liminarenewal.com/retreats-calendar/ Quiet Retreats

Quiet Retreat July 2023

Quiet retreats are unstructured and allow the Spirit to guide the shape of each day. Spiritual direction sessions are available at the beginning of the retreat and then a daily check-in is offered. Guided nature walks are offered each day. Reiki, massage, and other healing arts can be scheduled by guests. An atmosphere of quiet is maintained in the house and on the grounds, except for the daily readings at lunch, and conversations around the fire and over dinner. Themed Retreats In addition to receiving benefits from the quiet and landscape, we also offer retreats organized around specific themes related to the many changes that arise throughout our lives. Retreat leaders will share their insights during group sessions, and then you will have plenty of unstructured time to reflect on the teachings. Guided nature walks are offered each day. Reiki, massage, and other healing arts can be scheduled by guests. Fall Equinox: The Beautiful Darkness September 22 – September 27

Fall Equinox: The Beautiful Darkness

Fall Forest Bathing – Shinrin Yoku October 6 – October 11

Fall Quiet Retreat & Forest Bathing – Shinrin Yoku

Helping Professionals' Stays

Helping Professionals’ Stay August 2023

Several times each year, Limina is available for first responders, day care providers, teachers and other school staff, health care workers, therapists, social workers, lay religious staff, chaplains, clergy, and their families to enjoy some rest and play. Limina staff will be available to support your stay by providing meals, snacks, and any other assistance you need. Private Group Retreats & Stays We welcome groups seeking to connect more deeply with nature, each other, and the divine. If desired, Limina staff can be available to help facilitate sessions and coordinate hospitality. Reiki, massage, and other healing arts can be scheduled by guests. Please complete our inquiry form to begin the process of booking Limina for your private stay.

Profile: Heart of Life is a centre for spiritual and pastoral formation offering: Siloam Program – full-time and part-time programs for the formation of spiritual directors Emmaus Supervision Program – part-time program for the formation of supervisors Spiritual Leaders Program – part-time program for the formation of spiritual leaders Let the Heart Listen – part-time formation program for people involved in listening to and supporting others in life’s journey Heart to Practice (H2P) – for our Alumni, a program for Heart of Life graduates to gather, support each other and receive professional development Spiritual direction Individual or group supervision Many faith-based reflection events, seminars and workshops throughout the year on different themes, ranging from a couple of hours to one day or multiple weeks Professional and personal development for spiritual directors Retreats, either in-house or as outreach, and sabbaticals A spirituality centre located beside St Joseph’s parish in the heart of Malvern

Profile: Vision ARC Retreat Community (ARC) envisions a transformed world in which all people embrace and cultivate the spiritual nature of life through healthy, loving relationships with self, others, planet earth, and the Divine. Mission The mission of ARC is to serve individuals and groups seeking time apart for rest and spiritual renewal. ARC embraces people in their full diversity: including all faith traditions and spiritual beliefs. Founded in the spirit of Christian ecumenism, ARC is an interspiritual retreat community. It is nurtured on sacred land, promoting environmental sustainability, and exemplifying a just and inclusive world where every voice is valued and respected. History ARC Retreat Community was born almost 50 years ago from a visionary action that was ahead of its time. In 1972 founder Ruth Halvorson honored her spiritual vision. With the help and support of her family and many individuals, together they developed an organization that has enabled thousands of people to find rest and spiritual renewal through radical hospitality. ARC has been guided and sustained by many surprising happenings that have been described as “God events,” ARC continues to be a place for visioning so that the journey inward – nurturing one’s spirit – inspires the journey outward – nourishing the world in the quest for harmony, peace, and justice. The ARC land is located within the traditional homelands of the Anishinaabe and the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ peoples. Over thirty years ago, sweat lodges were developed by indigenous people on ARC and continue to this day. ARC offers this land acknowledgement in order to affirm indigenous sovereignty, history, and experiences and is honored to be in contemporary relationships with indigenous communities. ARC’s Symbol: The White Pine, Tree of Peace White Pines are deeply rooted in the sacred ground that is ARC. To the Anishinaabe, original caretakers of this land, pine trees represent wisdom and harmony with nature. The White Pine symbol enables us to visualize ARC’s groundedness in its history, while its branches and needles demonstrate the expansiveness and vitality that is available to all who come to ARC. The spiritual significance of trees has been important in many human cultures. To the Iroquois people, the white pine symbolized the Great Peace that united their separate nations. The “tree of life” that connects all forms of creation is deeply rooted in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic scriptures, and it was under the Bodhi tree that Buddha achieved enlightenment. Many people who come to ARC comment on the sacred presence they feel as they walk through the white pines on the land. The ARC Way: Action, Reflection, Celebration The trunks of many trees grow in spirals, as do the needles of the White Pine. ARC (Action, Reflection, Celebration) can also be understood in these spirals. Actions radiate our present understanding of Divine presence. Reflections draw us back into ever deeper understandings of that presence. And the life we live in and through this process, whatever its challenges or rewards, becomes our authentic Celebration of the Divine in human life. The Journey Inward (Reflection) The practice of ARC is to welcome everyone, offer hospitality, and provide a safe, quiet place apart for rest, solitude, and renewal. ARC’s rural, 91-acres of woods, streams, and paths calm and nurture the soul. ARC staff help plan and facilitate retreat experiences for individuals and groups and invite guests to discover the healing and restoration that can be found through rest, silence and listening. Thousands of individuals have recounted profound experiences of transformation. ARC has been referred to by many as a spiritual home, a place of refuge. ARC is a place of solitude where we can become mindful of our inner resources and become mindful of the Divine both within and around us. ARC encourages the Journey Inward by: • Providing stillness through silence, meditation, worship, centering prayer, contemplation, and other stillness practices. • Enabling ritual based on cultural and spiritual traditions including the sweat lodge, retreats, walking the labyrinth, daily worship, and creating sacred spaces supported by ritual and cyclic practices. • Offering generative and relational practices, such as prayer, tonglen, Lectio Divina, deep listening, dialogue, storytelling, journaling, and creative practices such as writing, visual art, music, dance, and singing. • Providing wellness practices, including nutritious meals, massage, spiritual guidance, yoga, and spending time in nature. The Journey Outward (Action) ARC is committed to helping heal the threats to our planet, and is dedicated to ensuring environmental, racial, and socioeconomic justice. All beings are interconnected and the suffering of one affects us all. Reflection enables participants to return to their daily lives strengthened and inspired to act for the well-being of others out of compassion and with a sense of purpose. We become instruments of the Divine working through us. ARC encourages the Journey Outward by: • Offering workshops relevant to the issues of our time, including racial and economic justice, gender identity, environmental sustainability, public health crises, and recovery from addictions. • Working with other social movements, groups, and organizations for a resilient, sustainable, and equitable economy. • Providing seminars and teaching opportunities on topics such as specific spiritual practices; the craft of writing; how to create artistic media such as fabric dyeing, wood carving, weaving, or quilting; and healing practices to recover from trauma. • Deepening the connections between the local and the global through workshops and events that connect to our local, regional, and global community. • Continually re-evaluating the mission, vision, and ideals of ARC.   Walking the Path (Celebration) An ARC experience helps connect with the fundamental joys of life and opens an awareness of the beauty of the earth. We celebrate our opportunities to live in unity with all beings, and feel our connection to the spiritual sources of renewal and vision. The path to self-awareness and spiritual attunement can be demanding. ARC provides the crucible of community for this effort. ARC encourages Walking the Path through: • Regular gatherings of support and celebration, in person and digitally, for laughter, encouragement, and to acknowledge our interconnectedness. • Retreats designed specifically to come together in celebration, such as a New Year’s Eve retreat, gatherings to mark the beginning of a new liturgical year, or a solstice gathering to rejoice in the change of seasons. • The daily practice and spirit of ARC manifests in unexpected ways. Those who are familiar with ARC can take solace in knowing each day someone is practicing loving-kindness meditation, or praying for humanity, or completing a ritual to bless the earth. For more information about ARC please visit our website; www.ARCretreat.org or contact us: [email protected] or 763-689-3540. Approved by the Board 11/14/20. This is a living document, reviewed and updated at least annually by the Board.

Profile: The Episcopal House of Prayer in Collegeville, MN USA is a retreat center nestled on five wooded acres provided by Saint John’s Abbey. We offer weekly contemplative prayer and retreat programming. The space is also available for rent by companies and organizations for meetings and retreats. We also welcome individual retreatants. Come and enjoy our hospitality! Our Mission Our Mission is to assist in the ongoing work of discerning God's voice, both within ourselves and in the world; provide guidance in the search for wisdom; teach all forms of contemplative prayer; offer training in the inner work of the spiritual life. Our Vision The vision of the Episcopal House of Prayer is to be a contemplative ministry of spiritual transformation, grounded in the Christian tradition, in the practice of Benedictine hospitality, reaching out and welcoming all. Our Director Christine Luna Munger currently serves as the Director of the Episcopal House of Prayer in Collegeville, MN. She served as Coordinator & Professional Professor of Theology for the Spiritual Direction Certificate in the graduate department of Theology at St. Catherine University from 2012-2018. She is a College of Saint Benedict alumna ('02) and graduated with a double major in Theology and Peace Studies. Christine completed her master’s degree in Christian Spirituality at Creighton University in Omaha, NE, with a certificate in Spiritual Direction and Retreat Direction (‘06). Christine completed doctoral studies in Practical Theology at Saint Thomas University in Miami (’14). The title of her dissertation is, Five Ordinary Movements for Practical Theological Spiritual Formation. Christine also completed training as a supervisor for spiritual directors through Together in the Mystery (2016). Christine has published resources for spiritual direction for Spiritual Directors International (SDI), including the Comparison of Helping Relationships chart, a brochure—What to Expect in Christian Spiritual Direction, two SDI Learns from…videos, and an article in the journal Presence: An International Journal of Spiritual Direction entitled, Five Ordinary Movements in Spiritual Direction (June 2019). Christine is a wife and mother of two young children. She is bilingual (English & Spanish) and enjoys all forms of dance, swimming, and being outdoors.