• Day of Rest & Reflection for Registered Nurses

    Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

    We understand how challenging and depleting it can be to be a healthcare worker when caring for others and having little time for yourself. This day is designed specifically for registered nurses to rest and reflect on how their career choice brought them to where they are today. Your day will be guided by speakers who will offer you time to reflect with each other, feed your body with delicious food prepared by our chefs, and nourish your soul by exploring the grounds at Holy Wisdom Monastery. Please join us as we honor the gift you are to so many ...

    $60
  • Walk Into Wonder: Shinrin-Yoku for the Weary

    Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

    Want to have nothing to do?  Join 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. Forest therapy has been proven to lower blood pressure, increase natural killer immune cell activity and restore a sense of well-being. Schedule Walk starts ...

    $35
  • Being Harmonized with the Unconditional Love and Wisdom of Our Buddha Nature

    Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

    From a Tibetan Buddhist perspective, our buddha nature is the basic space of our being that is undivided from vast capacities of awareness, warmth, love, compassion and wisdom. These capacities are always available below our surface consciousness but often hidden by our conditioned habits of thought and reaction. In this retreat, we will learn three modes of practice derived from Tibetan Buddhism that empower each other as they harmonize us with those innate capacities. The receptive mode generates a field of care that helps us find immediate access to unconditional qualities of love and wisdom from the depth of our ...

  • Holy Wisdom Monastery Annual Meeting

    Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

    Join us on Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 10:30 am for the Holy Wisdom Monastery Annual Meeting. We invite you to attend virtually via Zoom, or in-person in the monastery dining room. Whether you are a member of one of our communities or a curious supporter, we welcome all to join us. You will hear from sisters and coworkers about Holy Wisdom's mission, financial position, future priorities, and other projects around the monastery. Schedule 9:00 am - Sunday Assembly Worship (all are welcome) 10:30 am - Annual Meeting Register There is no cost for this event. Please register by October ...

    Free