January–June 2025 Retreat Brochure
To help you prepare for the months ahead, Prairiewoods has created a six-month Retreat Brochure with details on retreats we will host January–June 2025. Click here to download a printable copy. (If you would like us to mail you a copy, please send your mailing address to alewis@prairiewoods.org.) Within the Retreat Brochure, simply click on the retreat title to be taken to the online registration page.
In addition to offering sacred space for private retreats, Prairiewoods offers group retreats on a variety of eco-spiritual topics. We hope you’ll choose to join us for spiritual renewal and deepening through one of these retreat opportunities!
The following are group retreats we are hosting in the next few months. (All of these are in-person retreats.) Please click on the links to learn more or to register:
Discovering the Spiritual Wisdom of Trees Retreat with Leah Rampy, PhD, Friday, March 28, 6:30 p.m.–Sunday, March 30, 1 p.m.
Look to the ancient spiritual and ecological wisdom that trees have to offer us as we live through these uncertain times, poised on the edge of increasingly rapid change and loss for Earth, ourselves and all that we love.
A Spring Day in the Garden & Woods Retreat with Scott Koepke & Aaron Brewer, Friday, May 16, 6:30 p.m.–Saturday, May 17, 4 p.m.
Learn about how nurturing botanical life can heal our mental and physical challenges in an inspirational, fun workshop that will show us just how therapeutic gardening can be.
Exploring Traditional Chinese Meditative, Healing & Martial Arts Retreat with Gerry Hopkins, Friday, May 16, 6:30 p.m.–Sunday, May 18, 1 p.m.
Experience an introduction to basic Neidan, Qigong and Tai Chi practices, which are meditation movements focused on the breath and energy for peaceful conflict resolution.
The Power of Silence: June Silent Directed Retreat with Cindy Dunn; Ann Jackson, PBVM; Leslie Schwarting; Lucille Winnike, FSPA; & Joann Gehling, FSPA; Sunday, June 8, 3 p.m.–Saturday, June 14, 1 p.m.
Enter into deep silence to sense what it feels like to awaken a quiet and palpable connection with the Source of All Being during a weeklong silent retreat with plenty of time to reflect, meditate, pray and rest.
Joyful Teaching: Cultivating Joy through Mindfulness & Social & Emotional Learning CREDIT 1 with Sarah Montgomery, PhD, & Ann Jackson, PBVM, Monday, June 16, 1 p.m.–Wednesday, June 18, 12 p.m.
Cultivate more joy in your classroom, teaching and daily life through mindfulness and social and emotional learning practices you can use to support your wellbeing and the wellbeing of your students in the first of a two-part course.
Joyful Teaching: Cultivating Joy through Mindfulness & Social & Emotional Learning CREDIT 2 with Sarah Montgomery, PhD, & Ann Jackson, PBVM, Wednesday, June 18, 1 p.m.–Friday, June 20, 1 p.m.
Cultivate more joy in your classroom, teaching and daily life through mindfulness and social and emotional learning practices you can use to support your wellbeing and the wellbeing of your students in the second of a two-part course.
Cultivating an Awakened Brain Retreat with Ann Jackson, PBVM, & Leslie Schwarting; Friday, June 20, 6 p.m.–Saturday, June 21, 4 p.m. (or stay through Sunday morning with optional Saturday evening mindfulness practices)
Practice relinquishing achievement-focused activities, being mindful and tuning into the world to turn down the noise, readying our awareness for fresh insights, as we cultivate Dr. Lisa Miller’s concept of an awakened brain.
Pathways of Peace: Food as Relationship Summer Table Retreat with Christina Campbell & Ann Jackson, PBVM, Friday, June 27, 6:30 p.m.–Saturday, June 28, 4 p.m.
Sense summer’s call to transform our relationship with self, others and Earth through our personal food choices, deepening our understanding of all that the season has to offer through the wisdom of environmentalists, mystics, poets and contemporary sages.
The Power of Silence: July Silent Directed Retreat with Ann Jackson, PBVM; Leslie Schwarting; Lucille Winnike, FSPA; & Joann Gehling, FSPA; Sunday, July 6, 3 p.m.–Saturday, July 12, 1 p.m.
Enter into deep silence to sense what it feels like to awaken a quiet and palpable connection with the Source of All Being during a weeklong silent retreat with plenty of time to reflect, meditate, pray and rest.
The Power of Silence: October Silent Directed Retreat with Cindy Dunn; Ann Jackson, PBVM; Leslie Schwarting; & Lucille Winnike, FSPA; Sunday, Oct. 5, 3 p.m.–Saturday, Oct. 11, 1 p.m.
Enter into deep silence to sense what it feels like to awaken a quiet and palpable connection with the Source of All Being during a weeklong silent retreat with plenty of time to reflect, meditate, pray and rest.
To ensure we have time to prepare for your stay, overnight registrations for weekend retreats will close at noon on the Monday before the weekend retreat.
If Prairiewoods needs to cancel a retreat for unforeseen circumstances, you may apply the deposit to a future program or retreat or request a refund.
If cancellation occurs within five days of any program, Prairiewoods will retain your deposit. We do understand that life happens (i.e., death of a family member or illness). Please reach out directly in case of an unforeseen circumstance; we will work with you.
Our guests say it best! Here’s one guest’s recent retreat experience: “As a woman in leadership, maintaining work and life feels so daunting some days. This retreat was a much-needed opportunity to rediscover the deeper meaning in my life and work. I’m eager to bring home what I’ve learned this week, using it to lead with even more heart and purpose. I genuinely believe Prairiewoods is a place that fosters women who are striving to balance career passion with personal well-being. I can’t wait for my next visit.”
—Clare Lindahl, CEO of Soil and Water Conservation Society, following a Silent Directed Retreat