Come on pilgrimage with me (and more)

Published: Sun, 03/01/20

Hello Friend,

I hope today finds you living wholeheartedly and feeling as well as possible!

Update: I've been in hibernation mode most of the winter. I had two surgeries in the period of 3 months and am just now feeling like my "regular" self. Though it's a sense of new self I'm actually feeling, vibrantly alive after months of rest and low-key living.

Despite the fact that it's been snowing heavily lately, I feel the song of spring in my heart. Like tender green shoots peeking out from beneath compact soil, I sense things greening and growing in me. Do you feel it too?

Whatever is emerging from and within you in this sacred moment, may you feel the movement of the Spirit in it all. This winter, more than anything, I've been reminded that we heal and bloom within the rhythm of divine timing. We can only do what we can do. Grace takes care of the rest. May you feel the gift of this in all that you encounter.

Here are a few of my bloomings. Perhaps we connect in one of these "Gardens of Delight" soon!

Come On Pilgrimage with Me

I'm heading to Chicago this June with my friend and colleague Jeanette Banashak and we are leading a 5 day "Interfaith Immersion: An Urban Pilgrimage" . June 24-28 we will visit various "holy houses" and share meals and sacred space with individuals of several traditions, all the while learning what it means to be an interfaith/interspiritual person today in a rapidly changing and diverse world.

This is the only pilgrimage of its kind held in the first city to host Eastern and Western seekers together in one place at the Parliament of the World’s Religions in 1893.

Consider joining us! Come with a friend (both men and women are welcome) and get your interfaith heart nourished!

Space is limited and we must have reservations by March 23.

Learn more here

Make a Retreat

I've heard from more and more women that they long for silence, for beauty, for time and space to let go and BE. Because of this, the retreats I offer at The Inn at Rustic Gate in Big Rapids now include a 24 or 48 hr. period of silence, augmented by private spiritual direction. These 4 day retreats are held on sacred ground, allowing you to leave the stress and strain of daily life behind to be nourished by beauty, excellent food and spiritual friendship, all the while receiving compassionate care.

Choose the summer retreat (July 30 - Aug.2) or the fall retreat (Sept. 24-27).

Space is limited. Taking reservations now.

Learn more here

Free Yourself

Mark your calendar! Due to popular request, it's back! My annual Autumn Day Retreat for Women. I'm delighted to be able to offer this long-awaited program. We will come back to center together, heart to heart, and convene a sacred circle. After the busyness of summer, we will breathe deep, reconnect with our divine-humanity, our self-compassion and inner wisdom.

The theme of this day retreat will be: "Free to Be Me—Spiritually!"

On this gentle "day-in," you will get to take a compassionate glance at your inner life. Does your spiritual life (beliefs and practices) reflect your deepest heart? Your values? Is your spiritual life authentic? These are questions we'll ponder together, meditate upon, and get creative with by using journaling, art, and contemplative practices.

Sat. Oct. 10 -- 9:00-3:30, Grand Rapids, MI.

Details forthcoming!

All Love, All Blessings to you, friend!

Jan

Janice L. Lundy, DMin

Interspiritual Educator, Author and Guide

www.JanLundy.com

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