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What if you could give yourself the gift of a few hours to simply stop, refresh yourself and nourish your spirit?
What could that give you?
Whether you have an hour, a day or want an ongoing experience, our online and in-person Circle of Trust ® and Courage & Renewal ® retreats offer protected time and space to rest, reflect, and see the path forward.
Upcoming Retreats
Paradox: an online Circle of Trust®
Sunday April 6
10:30 – 11:45 am EDT
Pay What You Can
An appreciation of paradox enriches our lives and helps us hold greater complexity.
Our lives are filled with inner and outer contradictions. At the same time the world around us may deny what we value and believe to be true. If we fail to hold these contradictions mindfully, we may feel ourselves shutting down. If we encourage these tensions to expand our minds and hearts, it may open us to new understandings of the potential in paradox.
Join us to explore how we might hold the tension of paradox in life-giving ways. Gentle guidelines will nurture a calm, confidential, and protected space, where we can engage in personal reflection and open conversation, and listen to our own and each other’s wisdom.
“The genius of the human heart lies in its capacity to use the tensions that come with our limitations to generate insight, energy, and new life.” ~ Parker J. Palmer
Photo by Biegun Wschodni on Unsplash.
Connections
A simple circle of listening and support for a turbulent time.
Tuesday, April 22
7:00 – 8:00pm EDT
or
Friday, April 25
9:30 – 10:30 am
Pay What You Can
How do we take care of ourselves without turning away from the realities of the world?
Change is unfolding globally at an unprecedented pace, overturning familiar structures and ushering in an uncertain era—just as the earth’s seasons shift. Such radical change can be deeply unsettling, disrupting our thoughts, our hearts, our minds, even our sleep.
We invite you to join us for Connections, a simple circle of listening, contempation, and support in this unpredictable time. Together, we’ll consider how we can care for ourselves while staying present to what is unfolding in the world. Through deep listening, shared wisdom, and witnessing one another’s longing and despair, we’ll seek the connections within and amongst us so we may navigate this moment with integrity, grace, and courage.
Choose either Tuesday, April 22, 7:00 – 8:00 pm EDT, OR Friday, April 25, 9:30 – 10:30 am EDT.
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Stillness: an Online Circle of Trust®
Sunday, May 6
10:30 - 11:45 am EDT
Pay What You Can
“I am not created or re-created by the noise and clatter of my life, by the rush and scurry, the relentless chase of the presumption that more gets more. No, I am created and re-created by moments of stillness and quiet.”
~Richard Wagamese, Embers.
As the increasing pace of confusion, noise, and uncertainty in the world seizes our attention; stillness can feel elusive.
And yet, if we can pause – turn away from the clatter and chaos – and step into stillness, it can offer us spaciousness, grounding, and tranquility. In stillness we can think clearly, regain our equilibrium and restore our spirit.
Join us for 75 quiet minutes of reflection, contemplation, and conversation. We’ll explore the nature of stillness — how we can nurture it and how it nurtures us. Through poetry, gentle prompts, and shared wisdom, we’ll slow down together, supported by gentle guidelines ensuring a calm, confidential, and protected space. Step away from the noise and into this quiet, reflective space where stillness can bring clarity, grounding, and renewal.
“In an age of speed… in an age of distraction… and in an age of constant movement, nothing is more urgent than sitting still.”
~Pico Iyer, The Art of Stillness.
Photo by Brady Valentino on Unsplash
“This is medicine for the heart and soul.”
Adiat
Retreat Participant
Contact Us
retreats@insideoutsideretreatcentre.com
We are settlers on Treaty 13 Land, the traditional territories of many Indigenous Nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples, and home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples from across Turtle Island. We are committed to honouring the history this land bears witness to, responding to the 94 Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, and walking lightly on the Earth. A portion of proceeds from all our offerings are sent to: The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and The Nii’kinaaganaa Foundation.
The Inside Outside Retreat Centre, Centre for Social Innovation (CSI), 720 Bathurst St., Toronto, ON, M5S2R4