We will visit Wisconsin to do a four day fall retreat on “Healing & Forgiveness.” It will take place at the beautiful Siena Retreat Center in Racine, on the banks of Lake Michigan. We have been invited by our new friends at Light of Grace, a Miracle’s Center, in Milwaukee, to come out and conduct a retreat. We are really excited about this opportunity to travel, meet them, and share in the Course’s teachings on healing and forgiveness.
The dates include the last weekend in September (Sept. 22nd – 25th, 2016.)
It will start on Thursday evening @ 7pm and run through noon on Sunday.
Tentative Retreat Schedule: scroll down to bottom of this page…
Check out the Siena Retreat Center at: http://www.racinedominicans.org/retreats.cfm
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The Topic: Healing & Forgiveness
What is the Course’s approach to healing? How is it different than our traditional ideas about healing? How is healing related to forgiveness? What is the process for healing our minds and returning home?
The program will include lectures, discussion, small group breakouts, meditations, videos, and more…
Facilitators:
There will be three presenters from the School for A Course in Miracles in Denver, including Lyn Corona and Tim Wise. Lyn has been studying and teaching the Course since the late 1970’s, and Tim since 1985. Both love the Course, continue to practice it daily, and collectively have taught hundreds of classes and done dozens of retreats and seminars on the Course over the years. You can see their bios at: https://www.schoolforacourseinmiracles.org/about/
We are pleased to announce that Whitney , an excellent presenter from the SFACIM, will be our third facilitator. Her bio can be seen also at the above link.
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Cost includes entire program, room for 4 days/3 nights, and all 7 meals (Fri. breakfast, lunch & dinner; Sat. breakfast, lunch & dinner; Sun. breakfast):
Each single room has one twin bed. Each double room has two twin beds. Each room has its own bathroom. There is an elevator available if you are assigned a second floor or third floor room. Rooms can only be locked from the inside. (There are no keys to lock your bedroom from the outside.) You may of course choose to keep valuables on your person. We have been assured by many folks who have stayed there that the Siena Center is a very wonderful and safe place in a beautiful surrounding along the shore of Lake Michigan.
***Any questions call Tim @ 720-391-9294.***
Commuters:
No more commuter space available… ($198 included entire program and 4 meals: lunch and supper on Friday and Saturday)… call Tim @ 720-391-9294 for details.
In all of the School for A Course in Miracles classes, workshops, and retreats, we only use (and recommend getting) the second or third edition of “A Course in Miracles” printing from 1992 (or newer)… specifically published by the Foundation for Inner Peace. It contains numbered paragraphs and sentences throughout the entire book for easy reference.
Some Suggested Course Readings Prior to Retreat:
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Text, Chap.9, p.168, sec.IV… “Holy Spirit’s Plan of Forgiveness,” paragraphs: 2 to 8
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Text, Chap. 27, p. 584, sec.VII… “The Dreamer of the Dream,” par. 11 to 13
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Workbook Lesson # 136… p.257 “Sickness is a defense against the truth.” par. 1 to 7
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WB Lesson #91… p. 156 “Miracles are seen in light.” par. 3 to 7
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Workbook p.401… #1 “What is Forgiveness?” par. 1 to 5
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Manual p.17-18… #5 “How is Healing Accomplished?” sections I and II
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Psychotherapy Pamphlet… p.9, sec. IV “Process of Healing,” par.1-3;
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Psychotherapy Pamphlet… p.13, sec.VI “Definition of Healing,” par. 1-5
Suggested Ken Wapnick YouTube videos (ten minutes each) on the Course:
Tentative Retreat Schedule:
All Presentations, Morning Meditations, and Videos take place in the Birch Meeting Room…. All meals are in the Siena Center Cafeteria.
Thursday
4pm- 6:45pm… Check-in
5-6:30pm… (Optional, but highly recommended, if you can make it) Ken Wapnick video on “The Happy Dream of Forgiveness” in Birch Meeting Room during check-ins… This video helps set the tone and foundation for the major retreat themes of Forgiveness & Healing.
7-8:45pm… Orientation & Introductions with Tim, Lyn, and Whitney… and Presentation on “Course Metaphysics” with Tim Wise in Birch Room.
9-10pm… Socializing in Birch Room
Friday
7:30 am… 20 minute meditation in Birch Mtg. Rm.
8:00am… Breakfast
9:30-10:30am… Chart review & questions with Tim and Lyn.
10:30am… Break
10:45-11:45am… Presentation on “Three Steps of Forgiveness” with Whitney
12noon… Lunch
1:15-2:00pm… Recommended video on “How is Healing Accomplished?” in Mtg. Room.
2-3pm… Free Time
3:00-4:00pm… “What is healing, What it isn’t” with Lyn Corona
4:00pm… Break
4:15-5:15pm… Small group breakouts
5:30pm … Dinner
6:45pm… (Optional) Fun, insightful, historical video interviews with Helen Schucman, Ken Wapnick, and Gloria Wapnick in Birch Room
8:15pm… Socializing in Mtg Rm.
Saturday
7:30am… 20 min. meditation in Mtg. Rm.
8:00am… Breakfast
9:30-10:30am… Questions, then Presentation on “Looking at Guilt…Why and How?” with Tim Wise
10:30am… Break
10:45-11:45am… Presentation on “Resistance” with Whitney
12noon… Lunch
1:15-2:00pm… Recommended video on “Healing the Dream of Sickness, Part 2.”
2-3pm… Free Time
3:00-4:00pm… “Who is the Jesus of the Course?” with Lyn Corona.
4pm… Break
4:15-5:15pm… Panel discussion on personal experiences asking Jesus for help.
5:30pm… Dinner
6:45pm… (Optional) Movie in Birch Rm: “Invictus,” moving drama about Nelson Mandela and letting go of differences in apartheid South Africa, with Morgan Freeman.
9:00pm…Socializing In Birch
Sunday
7:30am… 20 min. meditation in Birch Rm.
8:00am… Breakfast
9-9:30am… Check out of rooms
9:30-10:30am… Review of Retreat Themes & Questions… with Whitney, Lyn, & Tim.
10:30am… Break
10:45-11:45am… “Message of Hope” with Lyn and Tim.
11:45am… Closing
Quiet time (no talking please) on sleeping floors and in bedrooms from 9:30pm to 7am. The Birch Meeting Room is always available for hanging out anytime between sessions and video presentations, and after 9pm each evening till whenever… Thanks!
If you would like to talk one-on-one with one of the presenters, you can pull them aside during a break and arrange to meet for a 15-20 minute interaction in the afternoon after-lunch break or evening after supper (on Friday or Saturday).