FYI: Due to bad weather predicted for Saturday, Sept 12, we have postponed this event to Sunday, Sept 13.

SPECIAL NOTE Regarding COVID: THIS OFFERING IS STILL ON! We will run this mostly outdoor retreat experience with a limited number of participants to allow for proper social distancing and personal space both indoors and out. The land is lush and lovely, the stones are standing in a sea of green, the grasses are touched with gold – just waiting for you!

Join us for this one-day guided retreat and gift yourself some time to contemplate the thresholds opening up to new pathways in your life.

Kinstone has been described as a “threshold place”, a place where we find ourselves called to slow down enough to notice the many openings in our lives where we are invited to cross into a new or renewed way of being in the world. Our world is in a massive transition. What has been “normal” is fading. New ways and ideas are begging to be seen and embraced.

Today we will spend time with the land and sacred stone places here, mostly in silence, contemplating the thresholds that are appearing in our lives and seeking wisdom from our higher selves about how to step into these openings to find a (new) way forward.

What Thresholds are you standing on today? How do you find the courage to take the first step to enter into this new way? What is calling to you? What has been bubbling up in you amidst the global pandemic of 2020? What about other global, national, local or personal challenges and issues?  What are you longing for? Meaning? Peace? Wholeness? Stability?

Immersed in the sacred spaces around Kinstone, inspired by prompts and symbols, with pen and paper, colored pencils or crayons, we will seek to express our soul’s wisdom in a way we can hear it, see it and apply it to our lives. Don’t expect to understand all that is revealed right away, soul talk takes time!

Due to our current pandemic environment – we ask you to bring your own bag lunch and drinking cup. Water and tea will be provided.  Also, you may want to bring a lawn chair, or blanket to sit on.

General Schedule (subject to change)

9:00 …… Gathering / Introductions

9:30 …… Opening Ritual

10:00 …. First Question / Contemplation

11:30 ….. Group discussion

12:00 …. Break for Lunch

1:00 …… Second Question / Contemplation

2:30 …… Group discussion

3:30 …… Closing Ritual / Blessings

There will be ample time throughout the day for participants to experience the sacred landscape and intentional spaces at Kinstone to inspire your body, mind and spirit.

Pre-registration is required, as space is limited. This retreat experience is expected to fill.

Date:  Sunday, September 13, 2020  Saturday, September 12, 2020

Time: 9:00am to 4:00pm (plan to arrive at least 10 minutes early!)

Cost: $65

REGISTER HERE:  Finding a Way Forward tickets

Limited attendance! Sign up early to reserve your spot. No refunds.

What to bring:

• A willingness to be open and creative
• A blanket or pillow to sit on, and/or a camp chair to carry with you to outside sit spots if you wish, for your comfort
• Your own water bottle / travel mug. Note: water, coffee and tea will be provided; bring your own water bottle/travel mug to drink from. This is a sustainable practice we promote for all events at Kinstone. If you forget yours, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered!
• As we will be outdoors for this retreat, dress for the weather and wear sturdy walking shoes!

About your Guides for this Retreat Day:

Char Peterson:

Char worked as a Hospice Chaplain for GHS. Her lifelong ministry has been to listen, encourage and uplifting the beauty around each of our life stories.  She holds a Master’s degree in Theology and a Certificate of Pastoral Ministry from St. Catherine University in St. Paul, MN and completed her training in chaplaincy at Gundersen Health System in 2013-2014.

Kristine Beck:

Kristine is the creator and director of Kinstone in Fountain City, Wisconsin. An entrepreneur at heart, she returned to her family land to build Kinstone after a successful career in the software industry. Kristine has now dedicated her life to blending conscious care of the Earth with art to form sacred spaces at Kinstone that invite and inspire people to experience the life-giving power of the land to transform, energize and revive the body, mind and spirit.

Refund Policy:  There are no refunds. If you sign up and then determine you cannot attend; you may offer your spot to another individual if you wish.

PHOTO CREDIT:  The featured event photo is by Daniel Larson.