Devotional Arts Retreat: Imagination Now

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OVERVIEW

Words of Inspiration 

We believe in art that deepens our relationships to other people and to the more-than-human world.

‍We view devotion as gratitude in action and tread a path loving service to life, visible and invisible.

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Myth, Play, & Poetry 

Myths are stories that define who we are and who we aspire to be.

‍Play is one of the most serious activities we can undertake.

‍Poetry captures with words that which words cannot capture.

‍Some words are not to be written; they long to be shared in speech, story, and song. We come together to give life to those words and to give a voice to life.

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What to Expect 

Our sessions include practices drawn from the performing arts, from psychosomatic disciplines, and from community building processes such as applied theater, polyphonic music, and authentic relating.

Your Guides 

Your guides are artists and scholars who have all researched spirituality and creativity from a critical and comparative lens. They value intellectual, embodied, and imaginal ways of knowing, being, and relating.

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Retreat Leader

Dr. Swan Frayne-Dao

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Guest Teachers

Dr. des. Kythe Mayam Heller

Dr. Aaron Finbloom

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Host

Brendan Graham Dempsey

SCHEDULE

We offer a carefully curated space of conscious connection and creative expression in which you are encouraged to listen to your needs and to take as much time for rest, silence, and introspection as you desire. Our sessions include various collective mindfulness and artistic practices such as circling, singing, and writing.

Day 1 

3pm: Arrival

6pm: Dinner

7.30-8.30pm: Opening Session

8.30-9pm: Contemplative Practice

Day 2-4 

7am: Musical awakening

7.30-8am: Contemplative Practice

8.30-11am: Morning Session

‍11am: Brunch

1-2pm: Assembly

2.30-5pm: Afternoon Session

5pm: Dinner

7-8pm: Evening Program

8.30-9pm: Contemplative Practice

Day 5 

7am: Musical awakening

7.30-8am: Contemplative Practice

8.30-11am: Closing Session

‍11am: Brunch

1pm: Departure

REGISTER HERE: https://www.devotionalarts.org/events/devotional-arts-retreat-imagination-now