Please join us for the Annual Meeting of Rolling Ridge Study Retreat Community on November 9th, 2013 from 10am-4pm
Gathering at this time of year is an opportunity to mark the seasons of our life together. We will welcome new residential community members, honor transitions of people on the board, and look ahead at new possibilities and fledgling dreams. Come prepared to share stories of individual and group experiences during this past year as we weave a narrative of the intersection of nature and spirit that is the gift of this place and this many-faceted community.
Bring a dish to share for a potluck lunch.
In the afternoon we?ll have time to walk in the woods, reconnect with friends, help set up fencing for our sheep for winter, and deepen the bonds that nurture us.
This is Animus Valley Institute's popular five-day experiential plunge into the wild depths of Soulcraft; a synergistic set of nature-based practices designed to evoke the life-shifting experience of soul encounter. Your soul is your true self, those qualities that most deeply define and express who you are and the unique gift that you were born to bring to the world, a world so much in need of the socially transforming contributions of initiated, actively engaged adults. To encounter the soul is to discover the mystical image you were born with, which reveals the path to your greatest personal fulfillment as well as the essence of your true service to society (the cross-cultural wisdom traditions say these are one and the same).
It is all a question of story.
We joyfully invite you to join with the Rolling Ridge Study Retreat staff community for our annual labor day work retreat.
Retreat to the Ridge and bring your art with you. If you draw, dance, sing, write, play a musical instrument, sculpt, sew, or otherwise create—this retreat is for you! Practice in an inspiring mountain setting; share creative experiences with one another; explore the connection between silence, spirit, and creativity; try something new in sampler sessions with guest artists. Parents and younger sibs welcome.
The Shadowland FIRMing is a three-day event designed for men who have experiened the Rites of Passage and who have participated in the follow-up process, Journey of Illumination. It is an intensive event containing solitude, ritual, and a 24-hour period of extended silence in the wilderness. It is intended for those who have already attended the MROP (Men's Rites of Passage) and have have engaged in an intentional journey of accountable connection with a Soul brother, working to develop spiritual disciplines in five areas: centering, gathering, connecting, releasing and serving. Belden Lane from St. Louis will be the weaver for this gathering, and Lou Flessner from Texas our ritual elder.