"Peace and quiet with no expectations. It was amazing."
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"My time in Bali with Judit was beyond words. Her gentle guidance and perfectly tailored yoga sessions in the serene beauty of eastern Bali helped me heal and reconnect on a profound level. Judit's expertise, kindness, and authenticity created an atmosphere of renewal and awakening. I highly recommend her retreats for anyone seeking spiritual growth and rejuvenation. I especially appreciated the thoughtful little touches and extras. A lot of care, love and prayers were put into curating the Awaken in Bali retreat; those elements were felt in all aspects of the retreat. "
"An amazing experience-I was deeply and profoundly moved. Mr. Deleon found the perfect combination of modern images and words of the walk we are taking with the Christ, today. I so deeply thank you! Kim, Great White Owl"
"DONT EVER LET. FEAR HOLD YOU BACK YOU WILL MISS THE MAGIC !!!!!!!!!!!!I’m writing this on the plane ✈️ Home from. Bali. Headed to Istanbul airport for a few hours before heading to home by Monday. I wanted to share my experience. My Bali trip was not a vacation bye any means. This truly was a spiritual awakening healing immersion! There were many opportunities to overcome fear. Starting with the flights. Very long !!!! The wildlife in my Room. Geckos 🦎 taking care of bugs. 🪳. The very rickety old hanging bridge with slats missing. And a far drop to a river down below. (I crossed it fearless !!!! The HEAT. OH THE UNBELIEVABLE UNMERCIFUL. HEAT !!! The hundreds. I means HUNDREDS! Of steps into the holy water purification temple. (I don’t know what was harder up or down !!!the being immersed under heavy water flow to let go and be renewed The Sometimes very painful massage at the healer Ketut Jaya Healer. Was indescribable yet I know I am changed forever !!!! I screamed. I laughed. I cried my eyes out. But I am. NEW! Stepping into my future with new awareness!!!! The waterfall mountain. Climbing again hundreds of steps I thought I would die. Having wonderful Bali people help and encourage me I wept as I got to the top !then swam in the waterfall pool. (This truly taught me my worth my strength is so much more than I ever imagined)!!!! So grateful to. Dodi. That wouldn’t let me give up ! Then the. Children the beautiful parents that raise them with so little. Seemingly living on next to nothing. And still joyful in their lives. It seems. People really can live on.Love and gratitude!!! I’ll end with what I really admired About the Balinese people. They Pray 🙏. All the time. Everywhere. They give offerings and have Faith like I’ve never seen. I will. Take this example of Faith and prayer. Into my future I am so grateful I was blessed with this experience. I will forever Remember. Finding. Barbara !!!!! Barbara. !!! Barbara !!!!❤️🙏. Thank you. Bali #foreverchanged#loveBali
thank you also to The best travel companions. Christine Robertello Anne Cupo Pereira. And. Melissa Ann. And the one that ran the retreat our Judit Duran. What fun we had. What laughs we had !!! Best people to travel with. !!!"
"I just finished the third of three Zentangle classes. I absolutely loved it. The instruction was really clear and easy to understand, and I felt like I learned a lot. It was also really calming for my spirit and was just what I needed. I highly recommend this class! "
"The retreat was the perfect place for our Contemplative Rest workshop. The space as comfortable and equipped with state of the art technology that allowed us to hold a hybrid virtual and in-person meeting. There was also a kitchen in the building with hot water and tea and refrigerator for our lunches. The priory is on a beautiful and quiet wooded property. "
"DONT EVER LET. FEAR HOLD YOU BACK YOU WILL MISS THE MAGIC !!!!!!!!!!!!I’m writing this on the plane ✈️ Home from. Bali. Headed to Istanbul airport for a few hours before heading to home by Monday. I wanted to share my experience. My Bali trip was not a vacation bye any means. This truly was a spiritual awakening healing immersion! There were many opportunities to overcome fear. Starting with the flights. Very long !!!! The wildlife in my Room. Geckos 🦎 taking care of bugs. 🪳. The very rickety old hanging bridge with slats missing. And a far drop to a river down below. (I crossed it fearless !!!! The HEAT. OH THE UNBELIEVABLE UNMERCIFUL. HEAT !!! The hundreds. I means HUNDREDS! Of steps into the holy water purification temple. (I don’t know what was harder up or down !!!the being immersed under heavy water flow to let go and be renewed The Sometimes very painful massage at the healer Ketut Jaya Healer. Was indescribable yet I know I am changed forever !!!! I screamed. I laughed. I cried my eyes out. But I am. NEW! Stepping into my future with new awareness!!!! The waterfall mountain. Climbing again hundreds of steps I thought I would die. Having wonderful Bali people help and encourage me I wept as I got to the top !then swam in the waterfall pool. (This truly taught me my worth my strength is so much more than I ever imagined)!!!! So grateful to. Dodi. That wouldn’t let me give up ! Then the. Children the beautiful parents that raise them with so little. Seemingly living on next to nothing. And still joyful in their lives. It seems. People really can live on.Love and gratitude!!! I’ll end with what I really admired About the Balinese people. They Pray 🙏. All the time. Everywhere. They give offerings and have Faith like I’ve never seen. I will. Take this example of Faith and prayer. Into my future I am so grateful I was blessed with this experience. I will forever Remember. Finding. Barbara !!!!! Barbara. !!! Barbara !!!!❤️🙏. Thank you. Bali #foreverchanged#loveBali
thank you also to The best travel companions. Christine Robertello Anne Cupo Pereira. And. Melissa Ann. And the one that ran the retreat our Judit Duran. What fun we had. What laughs we had !!! Best people to travel with. !!!"
"What a delightful experience. Sister Monica presents Zentangle in such a clear and encouraging way. Zentangle is such a joy to do and these three hours have invigorated and reinsured my use of this wonderful meditative tool. Many thanks. Jo Hussey"
"I very much enjoyed Sr. Monika's teaching during this weekly for 3 weeks Zentangle class. Drawings can look so complex, but she takes participants through the process one step at a time as we all draw--so at the end we each have a delightful drawing mostly done. It's also fun to finish it later since we now know how to do each piece. Thanks for a fun experience of learning a new way to draw and of building confidence to do more!
Dorothy"
"This ministry provides support for rest and renewal. Lovely people with space designed to encourage reflection: books, nature, and kitchen for good nutrition.
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"Our group from Unity of South Sound enjoyed yet another weekend retreat at The Priory, staying at the retreat center. Janice was great to work with throughout the arrangement of reservations and flexible with us so that we could determine our exact number before finalizing the arrangements. We know the retreat center from prior trips. We each had our own room and shared a well equipped conference room for parts of three days. The kitchen was easy for us to use for breakfast and snacks. We brought our food from The Priory back to the retreat center because some of the Sisters were isolating themselves with a few having Covid but we still enjoyed our healthy meals back in the kitchen. That was convenient and easy for us. The kitchen also allowed some of us to play games and socialize at night after our formal activities were completed. We even engaged in thoughtful conversation with a few others staying at the retreat center for a program with the Sisters as we shared the kitchen table. The weather was cool and brisk but we still enjoyed an outside walking meditation in nature on the beautiful grounds set in a lowland Douglas fir forest. There are roads and sights and even a walking path in the forest."
"The hybrid contemplative rest retreat led by M Freeman is a wonderful opportunity to dive into the benefit of periods of silence in our busy world. The retreat helps participants develop the habit of daily resting in silence and letting peace wash over them like a cleansing stream. These gatherings will take place monthly, and I highly recommend them to help develop a regular practice of contemplative rest."
"I love staying at St Placid Priory. The Sisters are most gracious and hospitable. They work to meet my needs and I feel blessed. My room is quite comfortable and the food most satisfying.
It is a treat to be welcomed to join them for the Daily Office.
I look forward to returning.
thea"
"Our small group really appreciated being able to meet at the Priory Spirituality Center for a five day midweek meditation retreat. We appreciate the full handicap accessible campus, the individual rooms for accommodations, and, most delightfully, the wonderful meals provided. They were obviously prepared with love. Janice went above and beyond to provide for scheduling and welcoming us. And the sisters in the refectory were also very hospitable and friendly. We were all deeply grateful for such a conducive place for us to focus on our meditation practice and do our spiritual work together. We are coming back."
"Quiet, nice people, clean neat room with a comfortable chair and just about enough room to do asanas. Sink in the room, WC and showers just down the hallway. Pretty grounds with a few short walks.
Food fine - (not organic) and not much in the way of cooked greens - mostly starch. However there was a more than adequate salad bar. So no problems there. Recommend fruit instead of dessert since the desserts are extremely sweet. "
"The Priori came highly recommended by my friends at our church. I was not disappointed, as I was on an overnight personal retreat. The sisters were welcoming and Janice at reception was wonderful!! Clean and comfortable room, access to a stocked kitchen and showers. My spiritual direction meetings were blessed! Sr Julian is very calming, great listener and wonderfully in tune with my spirit’s aching. I plan on monthly meetings with her Thanks to all who made this so wonderful!"
"Whether online for spiritual direction or as a participant in various retreats, St. Placid Priory provides a calming option to one's many daily demands. All is thoughtfully prepared: the place, the food, the quiet, and the conversations. It is a good place to connect with one's deepest communal priorities regarding divine love, love of self, and love of others."
"I would highly recommend this class. It was well organized, thought provoking, nourishing, and so relevant for our times. Laura Swan presented the material in such a way that it was understandable and meaningful for a newbie as well as for someone with a theological background. The class was a nice balance between contemplative experience and learning factual information. "
"I absolutely loved my yoga trip with Drishti Journeys - I had the joy of being in Sayulita Mexico with Anna Maria 9 a dear friend who led the yoga sessions). I dove into each planned activity and was rewarded by inner growth and how I view the world, I gained a new amazing community of people who are also doing the same work, and was blessed with this container created by the trip facilitators - Reinier in particular. Everything that was planned and executed for this retreat was intentional and heartfelt. I was able to experience the culture and local land and food, as well as have the space to explore what I needed to work on with my own yoga and mindfulness practice. I was impressed by the hardworking and caring people who led this trip and made it so rich and rewarding for the whole group. <3"
"I initially was interested in this retreat due to the leader, Laura Swan. I am reading her book about the Desert Mothers which I'm finding both well researched and well written. This retreat was similar - well researched and well spoken.
I loved the details and incidents from Howard Thurman's life. An incredibly intelligent man renowned worldwide even if neglected or unknown in his own country.
The pace of the day was excellent with time for coffee, interaction and Laura allowing room for both questions and discussions.
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"I loved the pace of this wonderful retreat/workshop. I loved the poems that Christine offered us, and the prompts she used to evoke meaning and memories. I found myself both energized by the writing explorations, and also calm and focused. Christine has a magical way of doing that. I wrote eleven different poems and/or prose pieces.
My 160 page memoir, VALIANT BE, was published this year, and I wondered if I still had anything left to say. I found that there is LOTS more I want to write. Every day!
Thanks to Christine and to all of you who helped to make this retreat possible. Please have more of them! "
"What a delight it was to experience the Zentangle classes, thank you so much. I enjoyed the time together, and learned some fun new ways to explore my creativity. So much gratitude and appreciation. "
"I loved this online retreat. As always, Christine leads us gently into creativity with some beautiful poems as prompts. I found what she said about the work being process-driven rather than product-driven so encouraging. I shall remember this with all my creative work."
"This was an interesting retreat. Christine used creative techniques to challenge my approach to writing. I would have liked it to go deeper and include more time for some of the exercises. "
"The Sayulita retreat was an amazing experience that far exceeded my expectations. The workshop leaders, the cultural representatives introducing local culture, and meditation and yoga instuctors were all so inviting and fun. They introduced us to the culture of Mexico by allowing us to participate in an indigenious Cacao Ceremony. They created a safe space for self-discover that allowed me to push past my habitual boundaries, both emotionally and physically, through regular group work sessions, guided meditations, an ice bath workshop and daily liberating yoga sessions.
This may sound like a lot for a 5 days, and it was! But what made it so amazing was the group of people Reinier assembled to guide us on the journey and allowed the group of retreaters to bond into what felt like a supportive family. I am very thankful to all the fun, loving, accepting and caring people i got to know on this all-too-brief retreat."
"After more than 15 years of yoga practice, under wonderful yoga teachers, what can i say about Anna-Maria? I had the privilege to take Anna's yoga class for 6 months at a local studio before she moved away. So, I probably attended around 2 dozen of her yoga classes. not many, right? Anna’s class approach transformed my yoga practice, I did wheel posture after having given up on wheel for years. I cannot quite put my finger on why her teaching gifts are so powerful. Her teaching style was very good, the set and setting of the studio was also very good. But I have been given these gifts from other teachers many times over the lifetime of my practice. Maybe Anna's teaching power comes from her truly authentic, present, and unguarded approach to all humans. The good the bad the ugly and the loving, all of it. Now that I think about it, her authenticity, especially in this world, is pretty stealth of her!
When I heard Anna was the yoga and workshop instructor for a Sayulita retreat, I signed up. I thought "Sure I'll go do some yoga, get some sun and ocean". Boy did I get so much more than I bargained for, but in a good and healing way. Anna set the tone and held the space for that healing to happen for everyone at the retreat.
Anna has a way of cracking open your heart before you have a chance to back away from the uncomfortable territory we avoid."
"The title of the retreat enticed me to register because personal circumstances and the disturbing world events of the recent past have disturbed my peace and I wanted to explore a new way to reclaim it. I wasn't disappointed. The gentle pace of the weekend coupled with contemplative exercises designed to integrate mind and body have helped me both live into my new circumstances and the challenges of our uncertain society. I highly recommend this retreat it it's offered in the future. "
"I spent an overnight spiritual individual/private retreat at St. Placid. I was looking for a place to encounter God. It was the best decision I made- because I had quiet time to myself in a peaceful environment. The room was simple yet inviting to peace and prayer. A chapel was open with books with window overlooking the forest. Outside stations of the cross provided for me a time to encounter. The sisters were very welcoming , and we had great discussions during dinner together."
"Our small group of regular meditators has been aging, and we looked for a place that we could gather for a week of meditation that could accommodate those of us who do not do stairs as well as we used to. We were also less inclined to do our own cooking as we had done for many years on our twice yearly weeklong retreats. The Spirituality Center at St. Placid Priory met both those needs, and we have been very warmly welcomed with typical Benedictine hospitality. Janice helped us with scheduling and all sorts of details that helped our time there go smoothly in a way that supported our work of meditation. Thank you, Janice! We hope to be able to continuing our meditation retreats there as long as we are able. And prayers of blessing for the sisters and the Spirituality Center."
"When I booked this retreat, I had ideas of what it might have been like, yoga, group activities etc…
Wow! Was it way more than that. The entire week had a great flow to it and the people chosen to run this thing couldn’t have been better! Great job everyone!!"