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Winter Retreat Day 3: Just This Moment

Posted on February 15, 2021 by The Holistic Homestead

Hoag Holmgren offers his witty wisdom for our third day of winter retreat, “Making it from Scratch”, suggesting we are always making our lives from scratch, every single moment.

Category: Winter Retreat Tags: beginner's mind, just this moment, meditation, personal coach, spirituality and health, starting from scratch, winter retreat, zen buddhism

Winter Retreat 2021: Making it from Scratch

Posted on February 11, 2021 by The Holistic Homestead

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Join us for our 6th Annual Online Winter Retreat 2021: Making it from Scratch! February 12-13-14.

Category: Winter Retreat Tags: free online retreat, gratitude, holistic spirituality, inspiration, meditation, mental health, spirituality and health, yoga

Winter Retreat Day 2: Finding joy in our practice

Posted on February 11, 2020 by The Holistic Homestead

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How do we find joy in our spiritual practices?

Category: Headlines, Winter Retreat Tags: austerity, deepak chopra, joy, meditation, metahuman, monasticism, spiritual practice, winter retreat, zazen

When meditation is NOT good for you

Posted on October 27, 2019 by The Holistic Homestead

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Meditation is not what you think, or don’t think. Sitting quietly and listening deeply allows for the benefits of meditation to arise naturally, without having to try so hard.

Category: Here's to your Health!, Winter Retreat Tags: Arwen pema ek, black hawk, Colorado, guided meditation, health benefits of meditation, how to meditate, meditation, meditation class, pema chodron, spirituality, what is meditation

Winter Retreat Day 1: Coming Home with self-care

Posted on February 24, 2019 by The Holistic Homestead

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Today we enjoyed four hours at 7 Healing Stars together, getting massage, dancing, meditating, doing yoga, drinking tea and sharing a healing and sacred space. It was a truly beautiful experience to share with others, and I wanted to extend…

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What does it mean to truly “Come Home”?

Posted on February 21, 2019 by The Holistic Homestead

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“True refuge is that which allows us to be at home, at peace, to discover true happiness…Ultimately, it’s our own true nature.” – Tara Brach, True Refuge Confession: I set the theme of our annual retreats by meditating on what…

Category: Headlines, Winter Retreat Tags: black hawk, byron katie, Colorado, coming home, compassion, how to be okay with me, how to meditate, how to practice awareness, meditation, mindfulness, tara brach, true nature, true refuge, when life comes undone, winter retreat

Announcing Winter Retreat 2019: Coming Home

Posted on February 14, 2019 by The Holistic Homestead

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Come home to your true self this February with The Holistic Homestead! Every winter we draw our energy inward, taking advantage of the slow and quiet time of the year to sip our tea and watch the snow fall. Even…

Category: Headlines, Winter Retreat Tags: coming home, guided meditation, how to make a retreat, how to meditate, inner peace, meditation, mindfulness, online retreat, prayer requests, spiritual retreat, spirituality, spirituality and health

Winter Retreat Day 6: Making the most of each moment

Posted on February 23, 2018 by The Holistic Homestead

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Winter Retreat Day 4: the dynamic spirit

Posted on February 21, 2018 by The Holistic Homestead

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Dear Friends, I wanted to share an excerpt from our retreat this year, as an offering of peace and love to the world. We started with diving deeply into the ocean of intention from which our loving kindness and compassion…

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Winter Retreat Day 4: Fierce Self-Love & Compassion

Posted on February 23, 2017 by The Holistic Homestead

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Today’s offering comes from my dear spiritual mentor and friend on the path of awakening, Aditi Devi Ma. She has been contributing her teachings to our retreat since it began four years ago, and also teaches in the Denver/Boulder area….

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