It is said that the state of enlightenment is the deepest form of relaxation—a return home. During this daylong retreat, we will practice forms of meditation and movement that focus on releasing stress and tension in the mind, heart and body. We will also engage in chanting as a form of invoking well-being and wisdom. Fall is often seen as a time of new beginnings based on reflection. We will practice (if weather permits) in the garden and amidst the vineyards celebrating the abundance of fall.

What to Bring: Please bring a lunch, beverage and appropriate clothing for outside walking meditation.

Suggested Donation: $20 – $60; No one turned away for lack of funds.

All levels of experience welcomed!

For more Information: Contact Susan DuQuette at susandiorr@yahoo.com

Nina Wise is a well-known performer who has devoted her career to investigating the relationship between art and spirit. Artistic Director of Motion, she is the recipient of multiple fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Marin Arts Council and has received seven Bay Area Critics Circle Awards. She is the author of A Big New Free Happy Unusual Life: Self-Expression and Spiritual Practice for Those Who Have Time for Neither. Her stories and articles have appeared in The Sun, Yoga Journal, Tricycle, Inquiring Mind and Whole Earth Review.