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Resting in Love – Silent Retreat

September 30, 2022, 4 PM - October 02, 2022, 2 PM US/Pacific

The Healing Balm of Silence: In-Person Silent Retreat  In-Person September 30-October 2, 2022 Ben Lomond Quaker Center, Ben Lomond, CA Click her for updates on how to attend this event. Experience a weekend of quiet in the beauty of the Redwoods.  Silence can soothe our bodies and minds in order to better attend to the longings of our souls.  To nurture the silence, optional activities will be offered including meditative writing, soul collage, walking meditation in nature, and healing meditation.  There will also be opening and closing worship sharing and Meetings for Worship.  This retreat is for first timers as well as those who have participated in many silent retreats About our program leaders: Judith Wright Favor is a member of Claremont Friends Meeting who also serves Southern California Quarterly and Pacific Yearly Meeting.  She taught at Claremont School of Theology and facilitated AVP workshops in California prisons. Judith’s ministry includes writing for publication, soul companionship and retreat leadership. Judy Leshefka is a member of La Jolla Friends Meeting.  She helped start the Annual Friends’ Silent Retreat which has been offered in Southern California every Labor Day weekend for the last 25 years.  Silence has been her primary spiritual practice since her teenage years.