» March 16-18, 2012 The Spiritual Path thefarmblog.org: News and Views from The Farm

Introducing our retreat called Steps Along the Spiritual Path

The Farm was founded as a spiritual Community based on the direct experiences shared by a generation. This unique time in our cultural history opened doors to greater understanding on the nature of energy which forms the foundation of our relationship to the universe.

You are invited to this weekend of personal rejuvenation and healing, achieved through focus on our collective consciousness, what Zen Buddhists refer to as “polishing the mirror.”

Highlights of the weekend include:

Yoga and Tai Chi
Group Meditation
Healing with Energy - An Introduction to Healing Touch
Raising the Spiritual Energy through Music and Song
Communion with Nature…and more!

As your host, I will be sharing with you the unique insights that we have developed over the last 40 years of life in spiritual community. In my time here I have had the opportunity to travel much of the world and experience many cultures. I have been immersed in the brilliance of life’s greatest joys and have been cut by its deepest sorrows, utilizing a connection to something greater than myself to light and guide my way on this path we call a journey to higher consciousness.

Join us as we come together for a very special weekend.

Liberate your mind! Rejuvenate your soul!

Sincerely,

Douglas Stevenson

Douglas@thefarmcommunity.com

We will gather in circle that every heart

may be opened, and every voice be heard.

Douglas Stevenson

Farm member from 1973 on the path of nonviolence
2 years in Guatemala and 7 months in Belize doing relief work
Founding member of PeaceRoots Alliance
Musician - leading group song and chants
Workshops:

The Spiritual Path The World Peace Diet

Douglas videoing the pyramids of Tikal, Guatemala

Kathleen Rosemary & Healing Touch

Co-founder of The Farm community 1971
Mother of 3 grown children, all born at home
Left the accounting/management profession to help people get their bodies and energy in balance
Licensed Massage Therapist since 1999
20 years of study, practice of energy therapies, including Healing Touch, Reiki, Qi Gong
Taught Healing Touch to nurses and massage therapists for 8 years around the U.S. and abroad
Welcomes guests for revitalizing retreats at her guest house on The Farm

Introduction to Healing with Energy

Energy healing or energy therapy is a non-invasive way to help ourselves and others regain a sense of inner balance and harmony, thus allowing the body to more readily heal itself. Kathleen calls it “prayer in motion,” as we can express our caring through touch and simple Presence in someone’s energy system.

Kathleen will present basic concepts and then give participants practice opportunities to experience their own and other’s energy fields and chakras. We will do centering, grounding, attuning, assessment, and treatments.

Kathleen Rosemary

Peter Kindfield & Tai Chi

Peter Kindfield is a PHD education administrator that left the NY Public School system to fulfill his vision of alternative education that creates leaders who question authority. Now principal of The Farm School, he is also a Tai Chi Master.

In this workshop Peter will lead us on the fundamentals of Tai Chi, a Chinese discipline developed to produce mental focus through slow, relaxed movements.

Tai Chi Chuan is a traditional Chinese martial art that is practiced by many as a means of relaxation. Our introductory class will give participants a chance to practice the smooth flowing movements of Tai Chi as we learn about some of the big ideas of Tai Chi. We will learn that while it is natural to get tense in tense situations, it’s always more effective to relax. We will also learn that relaxing enables us to listen to others, to follow their energy and to select a response that best fits their incoming energy.