Sacred Pauses: The Practice of Living Mindfully
A Weekend
Retreat
facilitated by Macrina Wiederkehr and Velma Frye
November 12-14, 2010 at
St. Scholastica Retreat Center, Fort Smith,
Arkansas
Sacred
Pauses
is an invitation to the
practice of moving through the hours of the day with
greater mindfulness. The mystical possibilities of every
moment are revealed to us in our intentional
pauses. There are times when we are startled into pausing
because grace takes hold of us in surprising
and unexpected ways. More often, though, we need to
practice pausing. Our pauses, then, become a way
of living awake right in the midst of our daily work. As we
practice living awake we slowly begin to see the
holiness of so many things that remain hidden when we hurry
through the hours.
In this feast of poetry and song, story, prayer and ritual
you will be offered the medicine
of deep listening along with the healing balm of silence.
Themes from Macrina’s book, Seven
Sacred Pauses, along with chants and songs from Velma’s
accompanying CD will be used.
Macrina
Wiederkehr
is a well known author and
retreat leader on the subject of
spiritual formation. She lives a monastic life in the
Benedictine community of
St. Scholastica in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Writing and
retreat ministry have become a part of her evolving call.
In addition to Seven Sacred
Pauses, she is
the author of six other books, among
them being A Tree
Full of Angels: finding the holy in the ordinary.
Velma
Frye
is a multi-instrumentalist
andvocalist with a strong background in classical and
popular styles. She has performed nine times on Garrison
Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion” and
in 2006 went on a 6-college tour with Garrison as his
pianist and vocal duet partner.
While continuing to perform professionally and teach piano,
Velma leads weekly Singing Circles for
women and for mixed chorus. She leads MusicSpirit groups
and seasonal ceremonies, where people
come together to sing songs with positive, universal
messages about life, love, and nature. These
community-building skills are now featured in workshops and
conferences.
For registration information, please visit
www.stscho.org/retreats.html,
e-mail retreats@stscho.org,
or call (479)
783-1135.
Women and Men In
Time:
A
Retreat
Dates: to be
announced
Facilitated
by
NORINE CARDEA, SUSAN CERULEAN
and VELMA FRYE
We invite you to
devote a few days to explore what is happening at this time
on the Earth, at this time of the year, and at this time in
your life. You will be guided by three experienced leaders
-- a therapist, a writer, and a singer -- as you take this
time in the company of supportive women and men.
Using stories, ritual, and incisive therapeutic
tools,
Norine Cardea offers a
framework for hope and courage. Explore the unique gifts
that you alone bring to our world, and access the clarity
and strength to live your purpose more fully. When we are
safe and truly seen, profound change is always possible.
Naturalist and writer
Susan Cerulean guides you to
deepen and integrate your work with Norine. Writing
exercises help retrieve the stories you hold in your own
body. On the beautiful grounds of St. Francis Springs
Prayer Center, you will slow down and sharpen your senses,
learning from the bioregion that holds us.
Woven throughout our time together,
Velma Frye will lead sacred
songs and chants, drawing from music she has composed,
others’ music, and chants we will improvise in the present
moment. Singing spiritually inclusive lyrics, sacred pauses
will be offered at various times: before dawn, dawn,
mid-morning, noon, late afternoon, sunset, after
dark.
WORKSHOP DETAILS
To be announced
For more information and
to check on C.E.U.’s:
ncardea@comcast.net
850.224.8485, Ext. 1
www.susancerulean.com
850.216.2016
velma@velmafrye.com
850.942.4849