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SUMMARY:Eco-Contemplative Creative Writing Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Three Creative Writing Workshops in One Day\nJoin three talented workshop facilitators who will guide you through contemplative and nature-based creative writing practices to inspire and generate your writing. No experience necessary\, join us for a nourishing and creative day. Lunch is prepared by our chef\, a simple yet nourishing meal from our gardens and local farmers. An optional guided prairie tour is included. \nSchedule\n8:30 – 9:00 am – Arrival and Coffee\n9:00 – 9:30 am – Opening Circle and Intentions\n9:30 – 11:00 am – Writing and Wellness with the Land – Megan Sharpless\n11:00 – 11:45 am – Prairie Tour (optional)\n12:00 – 1:00 pm – Lunch\n1:00 – 2:30 pm – Listening to Land\, Listening to Self – Rebecca Jamieson\n2:30 – 3:00 pm – Coffee Break\n3:00 – 4:30 pm –Observational Writing & Sensory Storytelling – Léna Remy-Kovach\n4:30 – 4:45 pm – Closing Circle & Gratitude \nWorkshop Leaders – Megan Sharpless\, Rebecca Jamieson\, Léna Remy-Kovach\nMegan Sharpless\, creative writer\, anthropologist\, lives in Madison\, Wisconsin\, with her family. She offers Writing & Wellness workshops and Creative Spark hikes in nature. She loves bringing people together in nature to inspire joy\, creativity\, and partnership. Her current writing projects include a suspense novel and a guide to meditation practices. Learn more at SharpLit.com. \n  \n  \nRebecca Jamieson is the author of The Body of All Things (Finishing Line Press\, 2017). Her writing has appeared in Entropy\, Mid-American Review\, The Offing\, Rattle\, and other publications. She is a 2025 Madison Writers Award recipient\, a Tupelo Press Prose Prize winner\, and a Pushcart Prize nominee. Her work has been supported by fellowships from the Vermont Studio Center\, the Fishtrap Writers’ Conference\, and the Spring Creek Project. Locally she writes for the Isthmus. \nRebecca holds an MFA in Writing and Publishing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is also the founder of Contemplate Create\, where she teaches creative writing through a mindfulness-based lens. She lives on Ho-Chunk land in Madison\, Wisconsin. When she’s not writing\, you can find her hiking\, baking\, or cuddling her two cats. Learn more at www.contemplatecreate.com and @rebeccabjamieson on Instagram. \nLéna Remy-Kovach (she/her) is a polyglot writer\, educator\, and translator whose creative practice bridges languages\, landscapes\, and bodies. With a background in literary translation and a focus on decolonial approaches to Indigenous stories\, she invites participants to explore the textures and rhythms of language through movement\, memory\, and sensory attention. Her workshops create space for slow writing\, deep listening\, and joyful experimentation \nCost\n$85/person\, includes snacks\, lunch and program \nRegister\nPlease register by August 10\, 2025. The capacity of the program is 30 people and registration will close when full. \nCancellation policy: If you need to cancel your registration\, 75% of the cost is refundable before the August 10\, 2025 registration deadline\, and 50% of the cost is refundable after the registration deadline until the start of the program.
URL:https://holywisdommonastery.org/event/eco-contemplative-creative-writing-retreat/
LOCATION:Holy Wisdom Monastery\, 4200 County Road M\, Middleton\, WI\, 53562\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community of Communities,Writing
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SUMMARY:Conversations About Our Benedictine Life: Humility
DESCRIPTION:Deepen your understanding of Benedictine spirituality by joining us for one or more of the Conversations About Our Benedictine Spirituality: Humility sessions. These gatherings offer time for reflections\, for the reading of short pieces on humility from the Rule of Benedict and other authors\, an exploration of how Benedictine humility differs from our every day understandings of it\, and conversations about the gifts and challenges of living this Benedictine value in our lives. \nThese sessions are open to any adult who relates to any of the Holy Wisdom Monastery communities.
URL:https://holywisdommonastery.org/event/conversations-humility1-8-17-25/
LOCATION:Holy Wisdom Monastery\, 4200 County Road M\, Middleton\, WI\, 53562\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community of Communities,Spirituality Programs
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SUMMARY:Flower Identification Walk
DESCRIPTION:Practice your wildflower ID skills! Friends of Wisdom Prairie volunteers Sylvia Marek and Julie Melton are offering a new series of guided hikes through the summer prairie focused on identifying what’s in bloom. You can expect a leisurely walk\, approximately one hour long\, on grassy trails. \nThese informal tours will be offered monthly on the third Thursday of the month for the remainder of the growing season. No registration necessary. Meet at the kiosk at the top of the monastery building parking lot (stay to the right at the fork in the driveway). \nIf you’d like to receive reminders about these monthly plant walks\, please email Amy aalstad@holywisdommonastery.org.
URL:https://holywisdommonastery.org/event/flower-identification-walk/
LOCATION:Holy Wisdom Monastery\, 4200 County Road M\, Middleton\, WI\, 53562\, United States
CATEGORIES:Care for the Earth,Community of Communities,Friends of Wisdom Prairie,Outings and Tours
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SUMMARY:Walk Into Wonder: Shinrin-Yoku for the Weary
DESCRIPTION:Want to have nothing to do? \nJoin us for rest\, beauty and community as we stroll on the trails of the beautifully restored Holy Wisdom prairie and woodlands. This fully guided walk is led by trained forest therapist\, Valerie Vervoort. The guided walk will include intermittent invitations for optional activities such as deep breathing and using your senses. Purposefully slow and meditative. We will walk a mile or a mile and a half through moderate trails. \nForest therapy has been proven to lower blood pressure\, increase natural killer immune cell activity and restore a sense of well-being. \nSchedule\n\nWalk starts and ends at the Retreat & Guest House parking lot.\nThere will be several stops\, including a time for tea and reflection.\nThe trail has been chosen for its gentle grades and maximum distance of a mile to a mile and a half.\nOrientation to shinrin-yoku and what to expect on the walk at the kiosk will be followed by invitations for meditation and relaxation that are easy for everyone and always optional.\nEnds with a tea ceremony to build community.\n\nLeader – Valerie Vervoort\nValerie Vervoort grew up exploring the woods and Mississippi River on her family farm in Northern Minnesota. She earned a master’s degree in education and taught in daycares for many years where she was known for gardening and encouraging kids to explore the outdoors. After retirement she volunteered as the ‘Garden Grandma’ at Fox Prairie Elementary School’s gardens. In 2020\, she became an Oblate at Holy Wisdom Monastery\, volunteered for prairie workdays and as a trail monitor. In 2024 her interest in the land as a healer lead to getting certified as a Forest Therapy Guide in May of that year. She has since lead Forest Therapy walks for Oblates\, Sunday Assembly members and a visiting college choir. \nWho can attend this event?\nFor those 16 years and older. Anyone who is willing to go slow and be quiet. A place for people who are too tired to do anything. People who want to belong. \nCost\n$35/person \nRegister\nPlease register by Aug. 23\, 2025. This offering is limited to 15 people and registration will close when full. There is no refund if you need to cancel your registration.
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