Emotional Sobriety for Women in AA, Alanon and ACOA Recovery
Come join in a weekend of reflection, connection and renewal.
Field Sketching and Nature Journaling Retreat
We will have the opportunity to slow down and become familiar with the beautiful surroundings at Wisdom House Retreat Center in April, when all of the natural world is coming alive.
ZOOM Sharing Heartspace for Healing & Hospice
Rooted in language that gently invites awareness of our non-dual nature, this offering provides essential tools for conscious caregiving and soulful bedside presence. It is especially supportive for caregivers, loved ones, and death doulas seeking grounded, heart-centered ways to accompany others through profound transition.
Finding Balance
Explore combining the meditative Zentangle Method with the balance of Yin & Yang symbol to create mindful, detailed works of art.
Songs of Praise, Songs of Mourning: An Environmental Poetry Workshop
In this daylong workshop, poet/artist Steve Parlato will share poems celebrating the beauty of the natural world and addressing its increasingly fragile state.
The One About the Rabbi and the Pastor
In an integrative approach to learning, we’ll draw forth stories of Biblical women by learning together.
ZOOM Emotional Healing through Poetry
This ninety-minute Zoom program is not an academic class focused on crafting "good" writing, but a contemplative experience that explores how celebrated poets create uplifting and spiritually healing poems.
A Time for Transformation and Growth with Inspired Vibrations
A heart-centered journey to rediscover who you are and who you may have lost along the way.
Yoga for Gardeners
Yoga practice designed to enhance our physical ability in the garden and spend time practicing the asana
The Three Amigos: Our Sacred Texts: The Foundation of Faith
We will open up what we believe about the "sacred texts" of our faith traditions that form the foundation of our awareness of and our belief about the Holy One.
Be Human, Be Happy, Be YOU!
A transformative mindfulness workshop designed to help you Be Human, Be Happy, and Be You! Led by Raditia, a mindfulness teacher and award-winning author, this session offers a safe and nurturing space to reconnect with yourself and others while exploring mindfulness as a way of being.
Book Signing: Distilled Spirits: Coffee & Recovery with Robert Piazza
Come celebrate the release of Robert Piazza’s award-winning debut collection of poetry, Distilled Spirits: Coffee & Recovery, a book of villanelles depicting addiction versus recovery.
Farewell to Clutter: How to Really Let Go
Is clutter holding you back from the life you truly want? Is it time for you to really let go?
HYBRID What Are You Afraid Of?
In this workshop, Fear – What Are You Afraid of?, we will explore the complexities of fear - both personally and collectively. How our fears protect us, control us, and, with courage and understanding, be transformed into positive, life-affirming change.
Men's Recovery Retreat
This retreat is themed around the questions; “Where am I? - in relation to God, to myself and to the world”
Life Can Be Easier: How to Stop Overcomplicating It
This interactive presentation is for anyone tired of feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or like life is always harder than it needs to be.
Two Free Grief Workshops
For those who need support and want to give support in their grief journey
Juneteenth Celebration: Freedom and Peace
This will be a time for reflection, education, and joyful community gathering as we honor the end of slavery in the United States.
Ars Poetica: The Art of Poetry Retreat
During this weekend intensive, we will explore theories and definitions of modern poetry, trying them on to see what fits for us. Seeking inspiration in the poetry of Dylan Thomas, Robert Frost, Marianne Moore, and many others, we’ll view their work as springboards or launchpads into our own creativity.
Summer Solstice-Radiance and Expansion
The Summer Solstice is the peak of light - a celebration of warmth, movement, connection, and the fullness of life. It’s a season of outward energy, vibrant presence, and heart-forward living.
Being Mindful of God being Mindful of Me
This program will focus on being mindful of God's presence in our lives and how we can notice God being mindful of us.
Do Not Go Gentle: Poetry of Dylan Thomas
Join us for a generative workshop in which we explore the poetry of Keats, Dickinson, Frost, and many modern authors to see how we can apply Keats’ theory of negative capability to our own writing.
When the Landscape Listens-the Healing Power of Emily Dickinson
One of our greatest literary visionaries, Emily Dickinson explored the vast spectrum of consciousness, from anguish to ecstasy.
Quiet Days Retreat
Come away to a quiet place…. We offer these quiet days as an opportunity to disconnect from the busyness of life, and to settle into the silence.
Directed Retreats with Various Spiritual Directors
Step away from the demands of daily life and into a sanctuary of peace. Our five-day retreats invite you to slow down, breathe deeply, and embrace the stillness that allows your soul to awaken.
Practicing Life with the Serenity Prayer
The Serenity Prayer, one of the foundations of 12-Step Recovery, is built around deeply inspirational words: serenity, acceptance, change, wisdom and courage. In this program we will reflect on how these words inspire and challenge us.
ZOOM Experiencing and Encountering Wisdom
Through the Hebrew Scriptures, the mystics, and our own stories, we will explore some of the ways that Wisdom permeates our Universe, our lives and our relationship with our world.
Tune In, Tune Up! The Healing Power of Sound
When the orchestra is in tune, the symphony sounds glorious. When your system - an orchestra of physical, mental/emotional, and spiritual elements is in tune, you move through life harmoniously, aligned, with ease.
Nondual Spirituality: A Journey Beyond Boundaries
This retreat offers a space to explore the universal nature of nondual awareness through the lens of various spiritual traditions, including Christian mysticism, Advaita Vedanta, Zen Buddhism, and Sufism.
Emotional Healing through Poetry
This day-long program is a stress-free space to focus on poetry and well-being – a little oasis in which to bask in the beauty of healing words and learning to tap into our own inner wellspring of creativity.
Art Gallery Opening & Reception: Russell Miyaki
Join us for an evening celebrating the vibrant work of Russell Miyaki, a New York City–based contemporary artist with a studio at Metro Art Studios in Bridgeport, CT. Light refreshments will be served.
The Women's Writing Retreat
A time of intense connection to self and others, using writing as a tool to retreat from our often too-busy lives of work and caretaking.
Spring Equinox - Awakening the Seeds Within
The Spring Equinox marks the moment when light and dark return to balance, opening the doorway to renewal. Sound vibrations help clear the energetic residue of winter, making space for new intentions to take root.
Cooking Demonstration: St. Patrick's Day Meal
Join us for a cozy and delicious culinary experience celebrating the simple joys of homestyle cooking.
Negative Capability: Poetry of Keats and Company
Join us for a generative workshop in which we explore the poetry of Keats, Dickinson, Frost, and many modern authors to see how we can apply Keats’ theory of negative capability to our own writing.
Enneagram for the Inward Journey Retreat
This weekend workshop will introduce participants to the nine Enneagram types, guide them in identifying their own type and help them experience how self-understanding can lead to compassion and allow them to live from their truest self.
ZOOM A Quiet Moment
Through prayer and reflection, silence and conversation, questions and ponderings, may we come to know more deeply the Divine Feminine, Wisdom, Who yearns for us…Who delights in us!
Moving into Spring
Forest Bathing is an evidence-based practice in which participants are led on a slow, mindful walk in a natural setting, resulting in benefits such as reduced stress, increased feelings of well-being and happiness, and more.
HYBRID New Beginnings: Resolutions To Transform Your Life
As Spring approaches, we will encounter many challenges in the chaotic months ahead.
Pre-Lenten Workshop for Women
A gentle, reflective workshop that shifts the Lenten journey from deprivation to abundant love.
Mind-Body Rewire for Inner Calm
Mind - Body Rewire for Inner Calm is a holistic experience that helps you understand the root causes of stress, inner resistance, and self-limiting beliefs.
HYBRID Spiritual Companions
A Spiritual Companions Group is a Sacred Circle that consists of 5-8 people who meet once a month for 90 minutes, to share their spiritual journeys with one another.
Field Sketching and Nature Journaling Retreat
We will have the opportunity to slow down and become familiar with the beautiful surroundings at Wisdom House Retreat Center in February, when all of the natural world is in its winter phase.
Poetry by the Fire
What better way to spend a winter afternoon than sitting by a fire listening to great works of poetry.
Creating Joy in Challenging Times
Learn how to cultivate joy, which is always possible, regardless of the circumstances.
Cooking Demonstration: Homestyle Foods
Join us for a cozy and delicious culinary experience celebrating the simple joys of homestyle cooking.
Desert Spirituality: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Seekers
In this one-day retreat, we will immerse ourselves in the spiritual wisdom of the Desert Fathers and Mothers, as well as early Christian hermits who sought solitude in the desert as a path to inner peace and divine union.
Emotional Healing through Expressive Writing Retreat
Many of us are turned off to poetry because a high school English teacher thought poetry is about answers. Poetry is not about answers, it’s about questions.
Art Gallery Opening & Reception: Katiana Jarbath Smith
We are proud to present the work of emerging artist Katiana Jarbath Smith, whose bold, realist paintings celebrate the people, stories, and spiritual heritage of the African Diaspora.
Finding Our Way Through Meditation and Poetry
Participants will be invited to find their way by engaging the imagery of the Tao in their poetic expression.
ZOOM The Artist's Way
Begin the New Year with the intention to get UNSTUCK! Spend this 13-week journey with CREATIVES like YOU!
Advent Fireside Reflection and Meditation
December is often the busiest time of year with all the cookie baking, present buying and wrapping, decorations found, dusted off and hung. The days get shorter, the nights longer, the air colder.
ZOOM Still I Rise: Advent Hope in a Weary World
In a season when the world feels heavy and weary, Advent invites us to lift our eyes toward the Light that no darkness can overcome.
Sacred Harp
In today’s climate of turmoil, change, and stress, we may find ourselves distracted from our true source. This program invites you to detach from darkness and to remember the beauty, joy, and wonder of life itself.
