Melissa Spamer will offer several retreats a year at GilChrist, in Three Rivers, Michigan. GilChrist is an intentional retreat center, founded by the Fetzer Institute. It consists of eight private hermitages, acres of walking paths, a beautiful labyrinth, rolling hills and a sweet stone chapel. GilChrist is one of the most sacred and transforming retreat centers that can be experienced. Come and enjoy the solitude, the rest and the depth of contemplation that GilChrist offers.
More InformationDancing with Beloved - Enchanting Summer Yoga Retreat
Yoga has always been a journey to find the great Beloved within the flame of our own divine heart. This retreat will include an exploration of the great yogic poets of past and present. We will explore our own mystical nature through asana, pranayama, meditation, creative movement, dance, artistic play and ritual. May your path of awakening unfold the ecstatic dancer within.
The retreat includes full, sensually delicious vegetarian meals, lodging in your private/semi-private hermitage at GilChrist, all materials and yoga-movement sessions.
ScheduleEntering Stillness - Winter Solstice Yoga Retreat
The winter solstice is considered by many cultures around the world to be one of the most sacred times for entering stillness. Darkness is embraced on the days leading up to the solstice, awaiting the return of the light. This is a time of deep receptivity, an honoring of the great turn of the Earth toward the creative power of the Sun. I invite you to enter into retreat with me, to honor the earth's movements, as well as your own inner movements. There is no better time of year for this practice of peaceful observation.
The retreat will begin Friday evening and end Sunday afternoon. We will be entering ritual practice together throughout the weekend with silence, yoga asana, meditation, breath explorations, creative process, reflection and time on the Earth. Throughout the weekend Chris Neal will be preparing and serving organic ayurvedic and macrobiotic influenced meals, which will be very healing, cleansing and nurturing for the body during this retreat.
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