Spring Emergence: A Seasonal Retreat

A faint gauze of spring green is appearing on the prairie’s winter browns, welcoming you to look for your own signs of new growth. What is emerging can’t be hurried, but calls for patient restraint and holding a space for quiet wonder. This spring retreat invites you sit with the first indications of a new season of life – on the prairie and in your own life and heart. It will hold space for your hushed anticipation and gentle tending.

Conversations about the season, walks on the prairie, naps, art, movement, journaling, great meals, and welcoming accommodations will all be a part of what you can expect when you arrive. A renewed connection to nature and to yourself, along with joy in the anticipation of new things emerging are what you can expect to take with you when you leave.

Seasonal Retreats

Each season, we will offer a different seasonal retreat. They will open spaces where each different season can offer its unique wisdom to us in the changing seasons of our lives. Based on feedback we’ve had over the past two years of seasonal retreat offerings, we are expanding the 2027 retreats to be three-day/two-night experiences – with the hope that you will find the time here to be even more expansive and gentle on your soul. Each retreat welcomes you with cozy accommodations, delicious meals, spacious time periods for solitude, reading and rest and contemplative conversations with other retreatants. There will also be a variety of opportunities to explore the prairies and the season and discover their gifts for you.

No commuter option is offered because these seasonal retreats have been designed to hold the participants in a small community rather than be simply a space for simultaneously solo retreats; we know an even deeper wisdom emerges in our shared experiences and reflections.

Dates/Times/Schedule

Tues., Apr. 20, 1:00 pm – Thurs., Apr. 22, 2027, 12:00 pm

Final itinerary for this retreat is subject to change, but there will be time for rest, solitude, small group conversation, movement and art.

Cost

$320/person ($295/person early bird registration until March 1st, 2026)

The cost of the retreat includes program, meals (Tuesday dinner, Wednesday meals and Thursday breakfast) and overnight room.

Register

The registration deadline for this retreat is April 12th, 2027, or when the retreat fills.

Cancellation policy – if you register but must cancel your registration, you can receive a 75% refund up until April 12th. After that, a 50% refund is available until the retreat starts.

After you register, if you would like to request a double room with another retreatant or if you have other questions about accommodations, please contact us at retreats@holywisdommonastery.org.