This deeply-moving, nationally-known retreat weekend encourages spiritual renewal and sisterhood. Joan and Elizabeth facilitate a passage of awakening that transcends religious ideologies.

We draw on Judeo-Christian, Eastern and other ancient wisdom traditions to bring us back home to our essential nature and a deep, compassionate connection to all that is. Through meditation, healing practices, body-based inquiry, and yoga, we renew or learn new practices for centering, and deepening our capacity for intimacy with self, others and the Divine.

Our work together encourages the emergence of inner stillness and attunement to Guidance, so that we can learn to honor and nuture ourselves as well as bring forth our gifts in the service of life. Ritual, ceremony, laughter and song are the yeast that leavens out time together and helps us break the trance of everyday life so that we can return to it with greater freedom, appreciation and joy at the end of the weekend.

Joan Borysenko, Ph.D. is a world-renowned author, scientist, psychologist and speaker. Author of twelve books on integrative medicine, psychology, spirituality and women's studies, she writes a monthly column for Prevention Magazine called “Staying Centered.” President of Mind-Body Health Sciences in Boulder, CO, she is also co-founder of the Claritas Institute for Interspiritual Inquiry, which offers a two-year certificate program in Interspiritual Mentoring, or guidance. You can learn more about Joan on her website, www.joanborysenko.com

Elizabeth Lawrence, MA is a Pastoral counselor and certified mediator. She founded the LuMarian™ Center to provide healing for the whole person. Through spiritual direction, Healing of Memories, body prayer or family mediation each person discovers uniqueness and purpose. Her practice is in Upper Saddle River, NJ where she works with individuals or groups. She conducts retreats and workshops nationally. You can learn more about Elizabeth by clicking here.