As Things Fall Apart: Reconnecting to Hope & Resilience Retreat at Prairiewoods

  • Details

  • 10/21/22
  • 6:30 - 1 p.m.
  • $180 – $230
  • All Ages
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  • Educational

Event Description

These are challenging times. Things in our lives, in our communities, in the world feel like they are falling apart. How can we take this all in and not fall apart ourselves? By reconnecting to hope and resilience! Join facilitator Kathleen Rude in this in-person weekend retreat at Prairiewoods (120 East Boyson Road in Hiawatha). Together we will explore the life-changing and life-affirming process known as the Work That Reconnects. In supportive community, we will ground ourselves in gratitude, honor our pain for the world, reconnect to active hope, strengthen our resilience and find clarity around how we can play a part in the healing of our communities and our planet. This retreat includes experiential practices, time outside, inspirational readings and simple rituals. It’s engaging, invigorating and gives us tools for dealing with the challenges of living in volatile times. Facilitator Kathleen Rude fell in love with the natural world as a young child and found her voice for environmental activism at age 10. She has a bachelor’s degree in wildlife ecology and a master’s in natural resources. Kathleen began her career as an environmental writer. Her studies of indigenous spiritual practice eventually led her to become a shamanic practitioner, ceremonial leader and teacher. She is a senior facilitator of the Work That Reconnects (WTR), an interactive process/workshop that helps to transform despair and overwhelm into empowerment and inspiration. She has been mentored by Joanna Macy, the internationally-acclaimed root teacher of the WTR. Kathleen has created A Guided Self-Practice of The Work That Reconnects (42 minutes), available as a digital download. She is the author of the novel The Redemption of Red Fire Women, a spiritual story of suspense and romance in the Colorado high country. She is currently working on a new book, How To Be An Every Day Difference Maker. The cost of this weekend retreat is $230 and includes sessions, lodging and all meals. The commuter fee is $180 and includes sessions and all meals. For more information or to register, contact Prairiewoods at www.Prairiewoods.org or 319-395-6700.

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