This Circle of Trust® retreat is offered as a space to reconnect with curiosity, awe, and wonder, cultivating a deeper appreciation for beauty in the world, even as we witness pain and suffering. We will explore dormant parts of ourselves and seek to reveal what has de-formed our sense of beauty while examining the forces that illuminate and rekindle an inner sense of awe to nourish our journeys. By awakening the senses, exploring creative expression, and welcoming beauty, we will wake up to the gifts that can guide our lives in our families, communities, and vocations.
Drawing on Courage & Renewal® principles and practices and through large group, small group, and solitary reflection, this retreat offers a trustworthy container to…
- Explore awe, wonder, and beauty as an influential teacher.
- Acknowledge personal and cultural barriers to authentic beauty.
- Discover aspects of ourselves that may have gone underground or are yet unknown.
- Imagine what we might let go of to claim the genuine awe, wonder, and beauty that aches to be witnessed, heard, and known.
- Emerge ready to embrace the life we are longing to lead.
The Power of Wonder and Awe: Radically Reclaiming Beauty as a Revolutionary Act will be grounded in the Courage & Renewal® approach, which you can learn more about in Parker Palmer’s book, A Hidden Wholeness. This retreat is designed for anyone longing to cultivate awe, wonder, and beauty as an antidote to these challenging times. All are welcome.
The Center for Courage & Renewal and its facilitators do not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, height, weight, physical or mental ability, veteran status, military obligations, and marital status.
