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Silent Meditation Retreat

Silent Meditation Retreat

Mavens’ Haven Lucile, ID June 2-5, 2017 $260 Let the fullness and warmth of spring hold you in silence for two entire days. To meditate is “to bring attention.”  In a silent retreat, you first bring attention to simply relaxing.  Then to the universe that...
Spring Meditation Retreat

Spring Meditation Retreat

May 5~7, 2017 Presented by Renée Silvus, M.A., Luminaire Co-facilitation with Charlotte Dietz The beautiful spring in Lucile invites us to recharge.  Warm days, refreshing canyon breezes, budding trees, an emerging garden. Join us for a weekend of shared and solitary...
Being selfless means….happiness?

Being selfless means….happiness?

“The more selfless you become, the more you will find that you have a kind of freedom…”  Swami Rama, Art of Joyful Living What to do with this self. This little self with desires, passions, the need for recognition… all hijacking freedom by courting...
Fall Meditation Retreat

Fall Meditation Retreat

October 14-16, 2016 Mavens’ Haven, Lucile, ID Presented by Renée Silvus, M.A., Luminaire Co-facilitation with Charlotte Dietz Mediterranean Cuisine by Eva Samaha The autumn waning daylight invites us to turn inward. Into stillness. To meditate is “to bring...
Sunset Moonrise Dance Party

Sunset Moonrise Dance Party

Tuesday, August 16, 2016 McCall Sheep Bridge 7:30-9:00 pm Moonrise 7:40 pm Sunset 8:46 pm Come celebrate the August Sturgeon Moonrise and Sunset with dancing and community-building. We will create a safe and respectful climate for movement. All ages welcome. Full moon...
India Takeaways, Sacred Journey

India Takeaways, Sacred Journey

Don’t waste time looking at faults and “imperfections.” Appreciate the whole. Create positive, conscious neural loops or “grooves.” “Good” is just a rung on the ladder~ don’t stay there, use it to keep moving. Monitor and calibrate responses, distractions, judgments,...