Get Out of the City!
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Want to get out of the city? Away from the heat, the lights, the traffic, the noise?
Spend a few days at The Gathering Inn under the cool shade of our trees and gardens, read on our quiet screened-in porch, swim at nearby Comet Pond, sit outside at night and see the stars, hear the crickets, watch the fireflies.
For the month of August, our Monday-Wednesday night rate is $60 and our Thursday-Sunday night rate is only $70 (a $15 discount) per person, per night. Reservations accepted on a first come, first served basis according to availability.
Bring and prepare your own meals or purchase meals from our à la carte food service plan.
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Did You Know!?
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The Gathering Inn offers the services of a number of private practitioners, by appointment, such as massage therapy, Reiki and nutritional counseling.
These services are available to guests of the Inn as well as to the general public.
This networking provides you with professional care in a tranquil, pastoral environment which naturally enhances physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
Call the Inn at 978-820-1139 to make arrangements.
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People ask us often "What's the difference between a retreat and a vacation?" or they say "I don't know how--or why-- to take a retreat".
Our new program, Retreats for Beginners, will answer those questions through quarterly classes on How To Take A Retreat, as well as quarterly "Women's Wisdom" weekend-long guided retreats.
Maybe that will be just what you need to plan YOUR first retreat at The Gathering Inn.
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MERRY'S MUSINGS
| |  Take a Deep Breath
I've been watching the Olympics and noticing how the athletes breathe, especially at the end of a huge output of energy.... swimming, biking, gymnastics, all of it. And how they throw their heads back, open their chests, open their mouths wide and draw in big gulps of air like a hiker, lost and stranded for days in the desert, might gulp down water when rescued. Remember the runner in Chariots of Fire?
Breath is the life force in all of us. It is the universal essence and energy our bodies need to function. We can go for some days without water, and more days without food, but not more than very brief moments without breath. How long can you hold your breath under water?
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POTLUCK DINNER & SPEAKER
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True North: Navigating Your Spiritual Journey
Wednesday, August 8
6:30 - 9:00 P.M.
Following a shared potluck dinner, Interfaith Minister, The Rev. Phyllis Pomerleau, will be speaking on True North - Navigating your Spiritual Journey without becoming Lost at Sea.
This will be an interactive, guided women's circle. While sharing our stories of spiritual exploration, we will learn how to discover and embrace that which we truly believe and discuss ways to cultivate a faith that supports those beliefs."
FREE, but please bring a healthy dish to share and pre-register (978-820-1139 or email) so we can set a place for you (and a friend) at the table.
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THESE FEET WERE MADE FOR SOAKING
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Enjoy a hot herbal foot bath, get a mini-foot massage, and learn about reflexology and aromatherapy, make your own take-home foot soak blend, and eat chocolate! After banging up our bare feet all summer, it just doesn't get better than that!
Cost: $40 Bring a friend and save $10 off your registration.
Get registered today!
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 RETREATS FOR BEGINNERS
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 Women's Wisdom Retreats
- What is a personal retreat?
- Why do I need one?
- How is it different from a vacation?
- How do I take a personal retreat?
- How can I get started if I've never taken a retreat before?
FIRST attend a How to Take a Personal Retreat class and find out everything you've always wanted to know about retreats but were afraid to ask!
SECOND attend a 2 night Personal Retreat for Beginners. The 2012-2013 year's theme will be "Women's Wisdom".
Check out our upcoming quarterly dates, rates and further information and get registered today!
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THE NECESSARY NETTLE
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Learn why nettles are eatable, drinkable, wearable, and weavable; Sample some homemade nettle goodies, make a nettle hair rinse, and go home with a nettle plant for your own garden! Cost: $40 (includes cost of materials) More information and get registered today! |
SOUND BATH
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 What is a Sound Bath?
September 19, 7-8:00pm
Presented by Bindy Johnson
Picture yourself resting on your yoga mat and pillow, eyes shut, listening to the beautiful sounds of many crystal singing bowls, as Bindy leads you on a soul journey to other worlds and deep spiritual levels.
Cost: $20 Limited to 16 women, register early. Get more information on our siteOR get yourself registered at Bindy's site. (Scroll down the page on Bindy's site to find the Inn's listing.) |
"WOMEN IN THE WILD" WEEKEND
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 Did you ever wish you could go to summer camp again?
September 28-30
Led by MaryAnn DiPinto
Well it's not just for the kids anymore- here's your chance! Come join us at the Gathering Inn for an early fall weekend of outdoor activities: nature observation, star-gazing, wilderness skills, crafts, story-telling & music around the campfire. Indoor and outdoor accommodations available. Cost for weekend includes food and lodging - $195 per person. Find out more and get registered today! |
BELLY DANCING
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 Autumn Journey in Belly Dancing Basics: - Beginner/Mixed Level
4 Thursday nights, Sept. 27-Oct. 18, 7:00-8:30 PM
with Rosemary Nolan
See why Belly Dancing is freeing, meditative, sensual, empowering, graceful, strengthening, and a great work-out for all ages, shapes and sizes. Only requirement is to promise to leave your negative body self-talk outside the door and prepare to have fun.
Cost: $15 drop-in or $50 for series
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INTEGRATED REIKI TRAINING
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Level 3/Master One Certification
October 5-7
with Margaret Thompson, M'Liss Calzaretta
Building on Integrated Reiki One & Two, the Level Three/Master One training will teach you tools for refining and expanding your Reiki experience and practice.
The teachings will take you yet further into the energetics of human experience, and into deeper union with the planetary energy body and universal spirit.
It is from this alchemic place that we offer ourselves as a clear, integrated channel for Reiki.
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Cost: $425 and includes 24 session hours, meals & lodging. Training begins Friday evening and ends Sunday by 5pm. Deposit of $125 is due with registration. Number of participants is limited to 20.
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RADICAL FORGIVENESS
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 Do you want to let go
of the past?
October 14, 1-4pm
Led by Melissa White
"Radical Forgiveness is much more than the mere letting go of the past. It is the key to creating the life that we want, and the world that we want. It is the key to our own happiness and the key to world peace. It is no longer an option. It is our destiny." ~ from www.colintipping.com
This workshop will introduce the concepts of Radical Forgiveness and will culminate in a Radical Forgiveness Ceremony. This largely non-verbal healing circle ceremony has proven itself to be extremely powerful and effective in allowing people to forgive themselves and others and to find peace and happiness.
Pre-registration required. Cost $40 Special reduced overnight rate available. Registration deadline, October 7th Find out more and get registered today! |
FAITH OR FEAR
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Look at money as a metaphor and how we "spend" or "hold onto" our energy, bring conscious awareness to feelings and belief systems we operate under, explore the physical and emotional patterns that these feelings create within us and create new paradigms for feeling safe, supported and successful.
Includes connection with our First Chakra/Earth Element, Polarity Energy Healing, Guided Meditation, and Gentle Yoga.
Cost: $225 for the 2-day workshop or $295 to include Saturday overnight accommodations (and meals) at The Gathering Inn. Call 978-820-1139 to ask about our installment payment plan.
Get registered today!
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EVEN MORE HAPPENINGS
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Spirit of Change Natural Living Expo - booth #37
September 29/30
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Pre-Holiday All Day Self Care Workshop
with Jennie Isbell
Saturday, October 27
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Spa Day & Soap Making at The Gathering Inn
with Rosemary Nolan
Sunday, December 2
Spa Day - 9:00 am- Noon. Cost: $45
De-stress before the Holidays; create your personalizedall-natural facial gels, scrubs, and masques for a mid-winter rejuvenation.
More information and get registered today!
Soap Making - 1:00-4:00 PM. Cost: $45
Learn to create some beautifully personalized gifts for the holidays with pure, non-toxic, vegetable-based soaps. More information and get registered today!
Take one or both workshops that day -
$80 if you take both -(save $10).
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Annual Solstice Spiral of Light Ceremony
December 21, 7:00PM
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Energy Healing and Self-Care For Women
with Rosemary Nolan
Sunday, January 13, 2013 1:00-4:00 PM Cost: $40
An interactive workshop to demystify the varied energy healing systems of both the East and West; learn tools to deal with the constant attack of stress, to repair the "energetic" self, and enhance emotional and physical wellness.
More information and get registered today!
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The Gathering Inn is available for retreat leaders and practitioners to offer their programs. And of course, don't forget that our primary mission is to provide individual women like YOU a place to retreat from the world, be in stillness and tranquility, and re-connect to your spiritual core.
We can't wait to see you at the Inn!
Sincerely,
The Gathering Inn
The Gathering Inn is a place to step out of the busyness and distractions of the world, to be in quiet and stillness, to be a bit pampered, and to reconnect to your spiritual center. |
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