Wonder: an online Circle of Trust®
Yesterday I was gathering the materials for Sunday’s Circle of Trust® focusing on wonder. It was pretty easy to be filled with wonder, I’ll tell
Yesterday I was gathering the materials for Sunday’s Circle of Trust® focusing on wonder. It was pretty easy to be filled with wonder, I’ll tell
At the heart of a Circle of Trust Sometimes I think I would be an entirely better person if even a quarter of the
A Saturday Circle We are really looking forward to our next in person offering: A Spring Circle of Trust®: Transition & Change, It’ll be two hours
Time and space for you to hear your own truth. It seems that everyone in the marketing world is trying to “help” us solve problems.
“I think that the most we can ever do, really, is to walk partway across the bridge toward another person and feel humbled that we
one day, silence will be seen as medicine. Kind of takes my breath away. You? Read it again. Silence as medicine. Right?
I don’t know about you, but it feels like everywhere I turn right now there are admonishments, encouragements and gentle suggestions to start fresh, set
A lone rock in a field. A sax blowing once and letting the silence move in. ~Stephen Nachmanovitch, The Art of Is. p 177 Why
November 4, 2023 Our hearts are heavy. So many troubles in the world. Grief. Confusion. Uncertainty. Whether we are directly impacted by current
The shift from one season to next is definitely underway here in Toronto. The mornings and evenings are cool (so good for sleeping) and the
There has been a great deal of turmoil and busy-ness in my life these past few weeks. I was craving connection to the ground beneath
What’s the purpose of a retreat? Retreats offer the opportunity to pause and refresh ourselves. For the time we are in retreat we set aside
Wildness, Enchantment & Hope: Deepening Our Engagement with Nature is now available as an online retreat. It will consist of four, two-and-a-half hour sessions spread out
We overfish our waters We deplete the soil We exhaust the resources of the planet. Do we do the same to ourselves? We live, it
We started out in a living room. A group of friends sorting through the transitions and dilemmas arising in our lives. We’d begin with a
Isn’t one of the things we love about summer the chance to slow down, take it easy, and read something just for the pure enjoyment
Here in the northern hemisphere we are in the midst of summer, and there have been some challenges. The long days have frequently been suffused
One of my favourite pieces of life advice comes from a (perhaps) unexpected source. A baseball player. Look, I do have some inner tension about
“Paths are the story of humans journeying on foot. They have a beginning, a middle and an end. They point forward toward the journey’s goal
Have you noticed the increasing interest in walking? Articles, books, medical research. Did you know 11 minutes of walking very well may decrease
For months now, the Inside Outside Retreat Centre has been, well, inside. Lots of online retreats, some in-person and hybrid offerings, but outside? Not so much. And so, we
April 27, 2023 We’re excited to offer: Wildness, Enchantment & Hope: Deepening Our Engagement with Nature. This six-session, online series begins May 17 and will be
April 20, 2023 Living with Paradox If you’ve attended one of our retreats, you’ll know we almost always begin with a Land Acknowledgement. You’ll see
April 13. 2023 Lately I’ve been feeling like there is a lot of noise out there. Seems like everywhere I turn someone’s offering
March 23, 2023 If you’ve been following us for a while you may have heard us talk about self-care, that it is never selfish, it’s
March 16, 2023 For a good part of my adult life, I have been pretty grouchy about the arrival of spring, vibing more with T.S.
March 11, 2023 I don’t often listen to audiobooks, but I’ve been listening to Solitude: A Singular Life in a Crowded World, by Michael Harris. There’s
I’m a big fan of Jennifer Piercy, a yoga nidra specialist with some excellent sleep-inducing meditations on the Insight Timer app. I tune into Jennifer
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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.
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