Seasonal Retreats

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. This retreat will allow time for rest, reflection, creativity and connection to nature. Seasonal Retreats Each season this year, 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. Each retreat is a two-day, one-night experience at Holy Wisdom with cozy accommodations, delicious meals, spacious time periods for solitude, reading and rest and contemplative conversations with other ...

A riot of color on the prairie welcomes you to seek and celebrate your own abundance. This summer retreat invites you to sit with the lush growth of the season – on the prairie and in your own life and heart. It will hold space for attention to both. 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 plentitude and abundance of the season are what ...

A changing landscape palette... the final harvests from the garden... the departure of migratory creatures... these seasonal milestones are reminders to notice and integrate past growth, honoring it for its role in nurturing future growth. This fall retreat invites you to pause and mark transitions – on the prairie and in your own life and heart. It will hold space for attention to both. Seasonal Retreats Each season this year, 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. Each ...

“It all was wonderful! Amy (Alstad) and Pam (Shellberg) put together a wonderful program that balanced contemplative time and more active time. I loved the various quotes that spurred thought and contemplation. I appreciated the camaraderie with my fellow retreatants and had some wonderful conversations. It was nice to balance alone time with time with others and always the choice to do what was right for me at the time.” –2025 Winter Rest participant   As the earth rests under blankets of cold and snow, we also need to rest. This retreat invites the season of winter to teach us ...