Join us for this life-giving Courage & Renewal Circle of Trust® retreat to attend to the liminal spaces of our lives – including what it means to embrace the disorientation that change brings, as an opportunity to discern what’s yet to come. Our time together will include exploring our own “living hinges” – what lies…
Spring is a time when seeds that have lain dormant through the long, cold, quiet of winter crack open and send forth the life they’ve held within them. A time of now and not yet, of both mud and muck and green shoots of possibility. As we turn from winter and from the pandemic into…
One of my many delightful memories as a dad is of a brief encounter one of our kids had at the entry gate to the State Fair a number of years ago. Our son, Josiah, who was maybe 10 or so at the time, happened to be wearing a t-shirt that day with the question…
These are challenging, bewildering times in our democracy, and the midterm election and its aftermath seem to bring still more causes and occasions for heartbreak – and hope. How do we hold it all? How do we deal with people with whom we disagree? And now that the election is over (with the next cycle…
The last few years have been so hard. We’re exhausted, stretched, frayed. Many of us have been re-evaluating our lives, our relationships, our careers. We yearn for… healing, clarity, beauty – even in the midst of brokenness. The poet John O’Donohue notes that “when we experience beauty, we feel called.” How might brokenness and…
Enter the new year with intention, and join us for the winter installment of “Deepening Our Roots for the Work of Our Lives” — an online Circle of Trust retreat series. Facilitated by 12 Tiny Things author Ellie Roscher and experienced Circles of Trust® facilitator Chris Johnson (The Milkweed Group). Hosted by Prairie Oaks Institute,…
In the depths of autumn, what is coming to fruition in and through my life? What wisdom of the season can help me to navigate these perplexing times of transition, challenge, and possibility? How can I live a life that’s more grounded – in the earth, in these times, and in who I…
These are bewildering times. Things seem to be coming apart: democracy, planet Earth, our nerves. The way forward feels cloudy, uncertain, and exhausting. As winding and wearisome as the path may be, it’s crucial that we allow time to renew our spirits and to restore our capacities for connection and courage, wonder and resilience. The…
The challenges that face us today require a new kind of leadership – leadership that serves with deep purpose, vulnerable trust, robust interdependence, a discerning moral compass, and nourishment to sustain the kind of change-making this world needs to see. This seasonal retreat cycle gathers a diverse cohort of people from multiple sectors who seek…