Write So Far: Giving Voice to Your Spiritual Journey
To paraphrase author and teacher Natalie Goldberg: In knowing who we are and writing from that knowledge, we have a chance to bring the reader deeper into our own heart. Even when that reader is our self. What’s more, she says, such writing can teach us the dignity of speaking the truth, allowing that truthful […]
The Path of Transformation: A Weekend of Change and Renewal
As summer moves toward its close, the world shifts. The light begins to change, the gardens, once green and blooming, begin their surrender and offer their final fruits. The buzz of high summer gives way to a quieter, slower rhythm. It’s a season that moves from abundance to breakdown, where what was planted comes to […]
Prairiewoods Garden Party: Growing Our Roots
Everyone here at Prairiewoods looks forward to June when we host our annual Garden Party fundraiser. It’s a beautiful time of year here as things begin to bloom in the woods and out on the prairie, and we’re thrilled to welcome our Garden Party guests to our beautiful facilities and grounds. More importantly, it’s also […]
Kintsugi: The Japanese Art of Repairing Things that Are Broken
Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold or other precious metals. The object is more beautiful and valuable after being put back together. The Franciscan Spirituality Center (Prairiewoods’ sister center in La Crosse, Wisconsin) has hosted multiple retreats focused on this practice, and we are able to bring this retreat to […]
Using Breath to Increase Energy
Have you ever stopped to think about the power we hold in our breath? Think about how your breath changes with everything you do. When you run…. laugh…cry…. sing….work…. The breath is powerful and simply by changing the breath we can bring about profound changes in our life. How is that, you may be thinking? […]