This retreat is for anyone seeking to expand and integrate their present-moment awareness towards a deeper sense of meaning and fulfillment.
Transformation in Presence
Integrating Christ Consciousness
Two-Day Experiential Retreat | Grand Rapids, MI | January 12, 6-9pm - January 13, 9am-4pm
Cultivate a deeper understanding of the continuous presence within you and your unifying connection to all through this two-day experiential retreat.
In this transformative retreat, learn to navigate through the complexities of life and faith with grace and awareness.
In the business of life, we offer a time and space to slow down. Through a blend of therapeutic modalities and mindful practices, you'll uncover the continuous essence within you—present awareness—characterized by qualities like calmness, clarity, compassion, and creativity.
In our Christian tradition, this is the presence of God within ourselves and the world.
Develop present awareness and Christ Consciousness into your everyday life.
Connecting to God and Yourself
Being human involves navigating through a spectrum of experiences, some of which can be both beautiful and profoundly challenging. Challenges can give rise to painful thoughts, emotions, and body sensations that may seem overwhelming to bear alone. We shut down. We make choices outside our values. Or we simply feel disconnected.
Reorienting to present awareness gives us choice and allows us to connect more consciously. This retreat provides practical tools and insights to illuminate awareness of the Holy Spirit’s work in this. By increasing awareness of the present moment and responding to life’s challenges through presence, you'll foster a profound connection to yourself and a heightened awareness of your interconnectedness with God, with yourself and with every living thing.
Come join us!
Your Guides…
Amanda & Kristen
We are both clinical therapists who have been on their own journey of present awareness. We both grew up in the Christian tradition and understood messages about God's presence being outside and away; needing to be invited in. Kristen grappled with her Christian faith, having to relinquish certainties that once seemed so essential. Amanda went through a period of deconstruction when God's presence felt far away or non-existent.
Through our own separate work and experience, we both began sensing that the omnipresence of God could be felt closer and within. With time and practice, in states of present awareness, we continue to cultivate connection to our core self, the presence of the Holy Spirit, and the world around us, awakening to God's loving presence and unfolding into our true nature.
And now we are ready to share this with you.
When you join us for this retreat, you’ll…
Cultivate a deeper understanding of the continuous presence within you and your unifying connection to all.
Increase clarity through the qualities of Christ in you.
Explore tools and insights of therapeutic modalities to grow in Christ Consciousness.
Develop skills to integrate awareness/Christ Consciousness into the domains of your life, fostering growth and transformation within you.
This course is open to all individuals seeking to deepen their experience of Christ Consciousness and integrating this into daily life.
RETREAT BREAKDOWN
MODULE 1: Connected In Christ
Reflect on the tapestry of your unique life story
Reorient to present awareness and sense of interconnectedness through the Holy Spirit
MODULE 2: Clarity Through Values
Explore your core values and beliefs
Foster clarity in presence to inspire values based action.
MODULE 3: Defusion From Thoughts
Learn techniques to defuse from the constant stream of stories in our mind.
Cultivate a more balanced way of relating to thoughts through Christ Consciousness.
MODULE 4: Accepting All Emotions
Gain insight into the mind-body connection of emotions.
Practice a compassionate and accepting approach to emotions through the limitless container of presence.
MODULE 5: Staying Here - Being in Christ Consciousness
Deepen your understanding of growing healthy and connected traits.
Nurture from a sense of Whole Self the Practice of Present Awareness
MODULE 6: Integrating Christ Consciousness into the Domains of Life
Explore ways to integrate the practice of present awareness into everyday life.
Set intentions for a more purposeful and integrated practice to nurture and grow in Christ Consciousness.
Transformation in Presence Winter Retreat
Friday, January 12 from 6:30pm - 9pm
*not an overnight
Saturday, January 13 from 9am - 4pm
Snacks and Saturday lunch provided
Grand Rapids, MI location
Friends and Family discount in exchange for feedback
$97
Cultivate a deeper understanding of the continuous presence within you and your unifying connection to all.
