February 2010 Programs   Please publish December 2009/January 2010   

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Introduction to Enneagram
February 6, 2010
Saturday 9:00 - 4:00 pm
Presenter:   Michael Naylor
Have you ever wondered why you get caught up in the same old behaviors in spite of your self-knowledge and understanding? The Enneagram, with roots in ancient spiritual wisdom and modern psychology, is a profound psychological and spiritual system for identifying our core personality type and dealing with the dynamics of personality that inhibit preferred behaviors. This workshop will provide you with clarity regarding your personality type, and pathways to growth particular to your personality type. Fee: $45.00 Pre-register with fee by 1/29/10. Includes lunch.
Michael Naylor, M.Ed, CCS, LADC is the Clinical Director of Serenity House, a residential treatment facility for men recovering from addiction. He also runs "Courageous Men's Intimacy Groups" at Health Education and Training Institute in Portland. He is an Authorized Enneagram Teacher from the Enneagram Institute in New York. He teaches meditation and techniques for deepening conscious contact with one's divine guidance and presence. He assists individuals in their spiritual unfolding by understanding the dynamics of their personality Type. Michael's website: http://www.enneagrammaine.com
Listed in The Enneagram Institute's Authorized Teachers: http://www.enneagraminstitute.com/TeachersReferralDetails.asp?tid=212
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
The Sacred Art of Healing Through Laughter: Become a Clown!
February 6, 2010
Saturday 9:30 - 3:30 pm
Presenter:  Sr. Connie Caron
Allow your "inner child" some play time. Give yourself a new name and create a character that speaks to your inner dreams or outer fancies. Clowning can be amusing, transforming, and healing too. The basics of balloon sculpturing and a bit of magic will be included for fun. Fee: $45.00 Pre-register with fee by 1/29/10. Includes lunch.
Connie Caron, NDS drums and chants as part of her spiritual discipline, and to honor her Native American heritage. Sr. Connie, of Our Lady of Sion, has also taught bead working workshops, specializing in wall hangings and pendants. A Montessori teacher for over 20 years, Sr. Connie is also known as the clown "Bonne Nuit."
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Journal Quilting Seminar
February 7, 2010
Sunday 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Presenter:   Sarah Smith
Journal quilts can tell the story of your life, a memorable experience, or capture elements of your spiritual journey in fabric. Journal quilts are for everyone, not just art quilters! Journal quilts are also a great way to try out new techniques in fiber and art without a large commitment of time and materials. Sarah will share her journey making art quilts, show a digital slide presentation on other journal quilts, and explain how to incorporate a sketchbook or journal into your creative process. There will be time for questions and answers as well as a display of Sarah's journal quilts. You don't need to be an artist, just willing to come, see, and learn! Fee: $15.00 Pre-register with fee by 1/29/10.
Sarah Smith is a fervent art quilter whose extensive life-long travel and love for the diverse peoples and places in the world infuse her art. Sarah uses dyeing, painting, hand and machine quilting, embroidery, embellishment with beads, yarns, and any suitable object, piecing, and appliqué to accomplish her works, which have been displayed throughout the country. Sarah has contributed articles to many quilting magazines. Sarah's website: http://sarahannsmith.com/ Blog: http://www.sarahannsmith.com/weblog/
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Men's 11th Step Retreat Weekend "Improving our Conscious Contact with God"
February 12-14, 2010
Friday 7:00 pm - Sunday 11:00 am
Presenter:  Fr. Brian Clary
This weekend will give the recovering man an opportunity to explore the following questions: How are the steps working in my life? What's my membership in 12-Step Program like? Am I spiritually sober? Father Brian will address these and other topics based on the 12-Steps and other spiritual resources along with his own experience, strength and hope. Fee: $185.00 Pre-register with $100.00 deposit by 2/5/10. Includes four meals (3 Saturday/Brunch Sunday).
Fr. Brian Clary has been a Catholic priest since 1997. He is Rector of Saint Anselm Church in Sudbury, MA and also the Director of the Priests' Recovery Program for the Archdiocese of Boston. Sober since August 3, 1998 he is an alumnus of Guest House in Rochester, Minnesota, which specializes in the treatment of addicted clergy. He has been leading retreats for several years.
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Men's 11th Step Retreat Weekend "OUR SPIRITUAL LIFE MAPS"
February 19-21, 2010: Friday 7:00 pm - Sunday 11:00 am
Presenter: JOHN GREGORY MUSIC
Our Spiritual Life Maps: This weekend is an opportunity to stop awhile; reflect on where we have been, mark our progress; then to raise our heads and gaze at the path ahead. We often live with our heads down, legs screaming, doggedly moving up the trail. On this journey of recovery we can stop for awhile in beautiful surroundings, reflect on the journey of recovery behind us, be spiritually refreshed by the cool waters of our Higher Power, and then gaze, refreshed, at the journey ahead. Come join us, as we spiritually set aside a break to look at the journey, on our trail to recovery."
Fee: $185.00. Includes program, two nights accommodations, five meals (3 Saturday/2 Sunday), and 24-hour snack room.  The main meal of the day is served at noon. Please pre-register early with a non-refundable fee of $100 to confirm and hold your reservation. Registrations accepted through 2/12/10.
John Gregory Music received his BA in pastoral studies from Mt. Vernon Nazarene University, and his Master of Divinity from Nazarene Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri in 1981. He pastored in the British Isles for 15 years. Greg currently volunteers as the vice-president of the Bridge Alliance, an organization serving the needs of the GLBTA community in the northern 5 counties. He gives his time to the work of the Addictions Ministry of the Pastoral Counselling Ministries of Hammond Street UCC, which offerings weekly counseling to a local women's pre-release program. He is a gifted small group and retreat leader.
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Monday Morning Book and Coffee Club II
February 22-March 15, 2010
Mondays 10:00 - 11:30 am
Presenter:   Susan MacKenzie
Together we will read and discuss Mitch Albom's best seller, The Five People You Meet in Heaven looking for the nuggets of wisdom in this contemporary tale about hope, death, resilience and meaning. Fee: $35.00 Pre-register with fee by 2/12/10.
Susan MacKenzie, Ph.D. is program director at Living Water Spiritual Center. She earned her doctorate in natural sciences at the University of Michigan and created EarthWorks, a ministry of ecology and spirituality for youth of all ages. An ecumenical retreat leader and spiritual director, she is also a registered Maine Guide and leads indoor and outdoor retreats throughout New England.
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Gratefulness: Praying our way to Wholeness
February 27, 2010
Saturday 9:30 - 3:30 pm
Presenter:  Rev. Karen Lewis Foley
The medieval mystic Meister Eckhart said if the only prayer you ever say is thank you, it is enough. Gratitude may come more easily and naturally in times of comfort, plenitude, and security, but it's even more crucial in times of pain and loss, insecurity, and anxiety. We need to touch into our capacity for gratefulness in order to be whole. We will spend time in both individual and group prayer and reflection. We will be informed in part, by David Steindhl-Rast's Gratefulness: The Heart of Prayer. Please bring writing materials. Fee: $45.00 Pre-register with fee by 2/19/10. Includes lunch.
Rev. Karen Lewis Foley is a Unitarian Universalist minister, spiritual director and retreat leader who served congregations for eighteen years in Massachusetts before moving to Maine, where she focuses on spiritual direction, retreats and writing poetry and prose. She completed the Shalem Institute's spiritual guidance program and is currently enrolled in Shalem's program for retreat and group leaders. Her reflective writing has appeared in the Portland Press Herald's Religion and Values section, various denominational publications and the journal of Spiritual Directors International.
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Claiming Your Spiritual Identity
February 27, 2010
Saturday 9:30 - 3:30 pm
Presenter:  Jack Seery
Fostering open and non-judgmental sharing, we will reflect on our spiritual history, highlighting key turning points and how they have formed our spiritual identity. We will also become more conscious and intentional regarding our present spiritual desires and practices. The format will be self-reflective and sharing in community. Fee: $45.00 Pre-register with fee by 2/12/10. Includes lunch
 Jack Seery is a member of Unity Church of Greater Portland. He has been a spiritual director and retreat leader for 35 years. While in Boston, he was part of the Catholic Worker community, serving the homeless and engaging in acts of non-violent resistance to weapons of mass destruction. He presently lives in Waterboro, Maine.
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

March 2010 Programs   Please publish January/February 2010   

 Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
A Field Guide to Conscious Loving Presence
March 13, 2010
Saturday 9:30 - 3:30 pm
Presenter:   Paul Weiss
Whether we are present with ourselves, another, or with God, the capacity for conscious loving presence is our essential spiritual faculty. It is a faculty at the emergent edge of our own evolution and arises within the field of our own being. Today we will work with individual, partnered and group exercises that enable us to discover and deepen our own capacity for conscious loving presence - both as a chosen behavior and as a state of being. Fee: $45.00 Pre-register with fee by 3/5/10. Includes lunch.
Paul Weiss, therapist and teacher, and a longtime student of zen and tai chi, has directed The Whole Health Center in Bar Harbor since 1981. Out of his deep experience with spiritual disciplines and with therapeutic processes, Paul teaches a cross-cultural, practical, and integrative spirituality, including his weekly class, The Practice of Presence.
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Russian Icons: Art & Spirituality in the Russian Orthodox Church
March 14, 2010
Sunday 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Presenter:   Sheila McCarthy
It is said that in 988 Grand Prince Vladimir, searching for a unifying religion for his disparate Slavic tribes, chose eastern Christianity from Byzantium because he preferred the other worldly mysticism of the eastern liturgy with its music and art. The realism of western (Roman) Christianity struck Vladimir as too mundane, too worldly. As we view the masterpieces of the anonymous Russian iconographers, we surely think "mystical" and "other worldly." What explains the deliberate visual distortion which we associate with icons? We will look together at the theories of iconography as well as the startling permanence of icon images in Russian culture. Fee $15.00 Pre-register with fee by 3/5/10.
Sheila McCarthy, Ph.D. earned a B.A. from Emmanuel College, an M.A. in Russian Studies from Harvard University, and a Ph. D. in Russian Literature from Cornell University. She has taught Russian language, literature, and culture for 40 years at Antioch, Grinnell, and Colby colleges and has been traveling to the Soviet Union/Russia since 1964 to conduct research and to coordinate study abroad programs in Russia for American college students. Sheila served as Project Scholar and Lecturer for the Maine Humanities Council Winter Weekend, which featured Leo Tolstoi's epic novel War and Peace. Podcast from the Maine Humanities Council: http://mainehumanities.org/podcast/archives/924
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Taize Contemplative Prayer
March 18, 2010
Thursday 7:00 - 8:00 pm
Taize is a spirituality of hope, love, and unity. Through simple music, scripture, and silence, we experience the spirit of abundant joy, loving kindness and community fellowship. All are welcome. No registration required. Free will offering accepted.
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Directed Silent Retreat "Brave Emptiness: Journeying through the Desert of Lent"
March 18-21, 2010
Thursday 5:30 pm - Sunday 1:00 pm
Presenter:   Susan MacKenzie
Scripture, wisdom literature, and reflections will guide you into contemplating the quiet and oft-hidden blessings of the desert experience in the journey of faith. This retreat will begin with dinner on Thursday at 5:30 pm. Taize worship at 7 pm will usher us into silence. Fee: $250.00 Pre-register with $100.00 deposit by 3/12/10. Includes nine meals.
Susan MacKenzie, Ph.D. is program director at Living Water Spiritual Center. She earned her doctorate in natural sciences at the University of Michigan and created EarthWorks, a ministry of ecology and spirituality for youth of all ages. An ecumenical retreat leader and spiritual director, she is also a registered Maine Guide and leads indoor and outdoor retreats throughout New England.
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Directed Silent Retreat
March 18-21, 2010
Thursday 5:30 pm - Sunday 1:00 pm
Director:  Janet Blakeley
Directed retreats are silent with an optional daily meeting with a spiritual director for about ½ hour. The remainder of the day is spent alone in prayer and reflection. Fee: $250.00 Pre-register with $100.00 deposit by 3/12/10. This retreat will begin with dinner on Thursday at 5:30 pm. Taize worship at 7 pm will usher us into silence. Includes nine meals.
Janet Blakeley has been a staff member of Living Water Spiritual Center since its inception. Janet earned a certificate in spiritual direction from the Center for Religious Development, Cambridge, MA, and her Master's degree in Clinical Pastoral Counseling from Emmanuel College, Boston.
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Directed Silent Retreat "Forever I will Sing the Goodness of the Lord" Psalm 89
March 19-21, 2010
Friday 7:00 pm - Sunday 1:00 pm
Director: Sr. Jeannine Levasseur
Directed retreats are silent with an optional daily meeting with a spiritual director for about ½ hour. The remainder of the day is spent alone in prayer and reflection. Fee: $185.00 Pre-register with $100.00 deposit by 3/12/10. Includes five meals (3 Saturday/2 Sunday).
Jeannine Levasseur, csj holds an M.A. from St. Rose College in Albany, N.Y., a Certificate of Biblical Studies, and a specialization in prophets from the Center of Biblical Studies in San Paulo, Brazil. She holds a certificate in spiritual direction and retreat ministry from the Center for Religious Development in Cambridge, MA.
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Befriending Our Losses
March 20, 2010
Saturday 9:30 - 3:30 pm
Presenter:  Rev. James Gill
Judith Viorst writes of "Necessary Losses" in life, and that we have the power to choose how we meet them. In contrast to a world that often asks us to deny the darker emotions in our lives, such as grief, fear, anger and despair, we will explore ways in which to befriend and even to surrender to them as our teachers. In a quiet and supportive setting, mindfulness and meditation exercises, along with centering prayer, will help us to gain inner peace. Fee: $45.00 Pre-register with fee by 3/12/10. Includes lunch.
Rev. James Gill, L.M.F.T., retired Episcopal priest, is a trained facilitator for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Family-to-Family Course, and lectures at the University of Maine in Augusta (UMA) in the Community Mental Health course on "The Partnership Model" (including family in the treatment team).
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Christian/Buddhist Dialogue
March 20, 2010
Saturday 9:30 - 3:30 pm
Presenter:  Margaret Barragato
Reading sacred text from both traditions, we see how the two religions complement and inform each other. We will also experience meditation and chanting from both traditions. The intent is to broaden our understanding of both traditions and to deepen the experiences of our own faith. Fee: $45.00 Pre-register with fee by 3/12/10. Includes lunch.
Margaret Barragato is both a Zen Buddhist teacher and priest and a Roman Catholic. She has been practicing meditation in both traditions for more than thirty years. She currently teaches at Treetop Zen Center in Oakland, Maine.
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Spring Gathering
March 21, 2010
Sunday 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Presenter:  Muriel Fish
Spring is the season when dreams and hopes are seeded in mind, body, and spirit. We will spend our time in an expansive frame of being, creatively conjuring the imagination with what could be coming to life in our beings. FREE. Pre-register by 3/12/10.
Muriel Fish earned her MFA in Creative Writing and Literature at Goddard College and teaches writing and communication courses at Thomas College. She writes, gardens, and rides a tandem bicycle with her husband in Smithfield, Maine.
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm
 

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
A Mindful Approach to Drawing
March 27, 2010
Saturday 9:30 - 3:30 pm
Presenter: Jennifer Kierstead
We will try different drawing media throughout the day: graphite/pencils, colored pencils, watercolor pencils, easing from black, gray and white into color. The workshop will include insights about the art of observation, coupled with some new drawing techniques. The aim is for people of all ages, abilities, and levels of experience to enjoy a peaceful drawing day together. Fee: $45.00.  Includes program, snack breaks and a homemade dinner served at noon.  Please pre-register early to confirm and hold your reservation with the non-refundable fee. Registrations accepted through  3/19/10.   
Jennifer Kiersted is an artist, writer and business woman. She is a two-time Small Business Innovation Research award winner and mother of two daughters, who started developing her artistic skills more mindfully three years ago at the age of 51. Her undergraduate degree is in Science, Technology and Society: Program in Critical Thought, Vassar College. She wants to share her knowledge and excitement about what she is learning about the human brain, getting older and making art.  
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Earth Stations
March 31, 2010
Wednesday 3:00 - 4:30 pm, and 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Join us as we journey in prayer with pictures, poetry, chants, and wisdom from many cultures to bring us into the spirit of solemn reflection on behalf of a wounded earth. Outdoors 3-4:30 pm unless it is raining (dress warmly), and indoors in the chapel 6-7:30 pm. Bring a drum, rainstick, or sound maker if you want. Walk the Earth Stations on your own anytime this week (call ahead to arrange). FREE.
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

April 2010 Programs   Please publish February/March 2010   

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
The Art of Making Life Changes
April 9-11, 2010
Friday 7:00 pm - Sunday 1:00 pm
Presenter:  Jennifer Kierstead
Explore the fruitful shift that can occur at any age. With photographs and images of our own choosing, we'll use a variety of media and art techniques, as well as mind/body knowledge, to better understand and open the door to making a change in our lives. Art techniques will be used as tools for transformation and will include simple directed exercises in sketching, collage and watercolor. We'll share our own stories as comfort levels allow, and draw from a deep well of ancient and contemporary inspiration including the lives and works of artist Georgia O'Keeffe and architect Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter, Native American and other wisdom sources. Optional gentle Yoga stretches will be incorporated throughout the weekend. The latest findings of brain research and human aging will be discussed, with opportunities for inner exploration, new learning, creative expression, and personal reflection and rest. Women and men of all ages and life stages are welcome. Established artists and still-hatching artists are also equally welcome. A recommended reading list with resources will be provided to all registrants, together with a list of recommended art supplies to bring with you. Fee: $185.00 Pre-register with $100.00 deposit by 3/26/10. Early registration encouraged. Includes five meals (3 Saturday/2 Sunday).
 Jennifer Kiersted is an artist, writer and business woman. She is a two-time Small Business Innovation Research award winner and mother of two daughters, who started developing her artistic skills more mindfully three years ago at the age of 51. Her undergraduate degree is in Science, Technology and Society: Program in Critical Thought, Vassar College. She wants to share her knowledge and excitement about what she is learning about the human brain, getting older and making art.
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Different Drummers Joyful Hearts Club Band
April 11, 2010
2:00 - 4:00 pm
Presenters:  Rick Cormier and Martin Steingesser
Celebrate spring with this open, freestyle drum community. The group will offer drumming with Native American flute, vocalizations, and performance poetry with Martin Steingesser, first poet laureate of Portland. In the second hour you are welcome to join the drum circle. No experience necessary. Fee: $15.00 Pre-register with fee by 4/2/10.
Different Drummers Joyful Hearts Club Band is the improvisational performance troupe of Different Drummers Drum Circle of Yarmouth, ME, one of the most creative community drum circles in New England. The 6 to 12 member troupe attempts to recreate onstage the best moments of their freestyle community drum circle. Founded by Rick Cormier in March 2003, Different Drummers community drum circle has grown to nearly 400 drummers, from novice to experienced. The performance troupe has performed at the Yarmouth Clam Festival, the Common Ground Fair, countless benefits, coffeehouses, church services and, in 2008, was the subject of an hour-long episode of "Maine Social Justice" on CATV.
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Monday Morning Book and Coffee Club III
April 12-May 24, 2010
Mondays 10:00 - 11:30 am
Presenter:  Susan MacKenzie
The Gift of Years: Growing Older Gracefully by Joan Chittister has 40 brief reflections on such topics as fear, meaning, adjustment, limitations, nostalgia, wisdom, and mystery. Joan Chittister has written this book for women of all ages who want to live a spiritually centered and balanced life. Come share in the wisdom that accompanies aging and life experience. Fee: $50.00. Pre-register with fee by 4/2/10.
Susan MacKenzie, Ph.D. is program director at Living Water Spiritual Center. She earned her doctorate in natural sciences at the University of Michigan and created EarthWorks, a ministry of ecology and spirituality for youth of all ages. An ecumenical retreat leader and spiritual director, she is also a registered Maine Guide and leads indoor and outdoor retreats throughout New England.
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
The Dynamics of the Spiritual/Mystical Journey
April 17, 2010
Saturday 9:30 - 3:30 pm
Presenter:  Jack Seery
We will foster an open, non-judgmental exploration of issues affecting our spiritual growth and development. The format will consist of presentations, discussion and personal reflection to facilitate a greater awareness of our spiritual development in a context of contemporary spiritual consciousness. Fee: $45.00 Pre-register with fee by 4/9/10. Includes lunch.
Jack Seery is a member of Unity Church of Greater Portland. He has been a spiritual director and retreat leader for 35 years. While in Boston, he was part of the Catholic Worker community, serving the homeless and engaging in acts of non-violent resistance to weapons of mass destruction. He presently lives in Waterboro, Maine.
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Spirituality and World Religions
April 17, May 1, May 15, 2010
Saturdays, 9:30 - 3:30 pm  
Presenter:   Sr. Jeannine Levasseur
A concise study of some of the major world religions will be presented. After looking at the primal religions, we will delve into Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. We will conclude with a look at the major tenets of religion presented in The Shack by William P. Young in the light of some of the religions we have studied. Fee: $120.00 Pre-register with fee by 4/9/10. Includes lunch.
Jeannine Levasseur, csj holds an M.A. from St. Rose College in Albany, N.Y., a Certificate of Biblical Studies, and a specialization in prophets from the Center of Biblical Studies in San Paulo, Brazil. She holds a certificate in spiritual direction and retreat ministry from the Center for Religious Development in Cambridge, MA.
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Contemplative Dance
April 24, 2010
Saturday 9:30 - 3:30 pm
Presenter:  Kay Mann
This day of improvisational movement was pioneered by Mary Whitehouse, a student of Carl S. Jung. It requires no previous dance experience, only a desire and willingness to explore the body's natural impulse to move and be moved by the spirit. Moving with sound, images, and memories, we will become attuned to the mind, body and spirit. Opportunities to ground and amplify the discoveries of the day through reflection, writing, sharing, and the arts will be available. Fee: $45.00 Pre-register with fee by 4/16/10. Includes lunch.
Kay Mann has been dancing since the age of four. She has studied, performed, and taught Modern Dance, Authentic Movement (also called Contemplative Dance), clowning, and mime. Authentic Movement was developed by Mary Whitehouse, a student of Jungian psychology, as a means to access our collective unconscious and to reveal our bodies' innate knowing. Kay finds Authentic Movement a very practical and helpful tool for meditation.
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Eckhart Tolle: Deepening the Power of Now
April 24, 2010
Saturday 9:30 - 3:30 pm
Presenter:  David Peloquin
Many readers of Eckhart Tolle's books The Power of Now and A New Earth have had a glimpse of awareness in the "Now" and may wish to deepen their daily practice of presence. This seminar will offer insights to strengthen and maintain a daily practice. Beginners and experienced practitioners alike are welcome. Fee: $45.00 Pre-register with fee by 4/16/10. Includes lunch.
David Peloquin has been a consciousness and meditation teacher for over 15 years. He is an author, illustrator, and internationally known folk musician and recording artist. He lectures on many subjects, including Ken Wilber, Eckhart Tolle, and Spiral Dynamics.
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Into the Lengthening Light
April 30-May 1, 2010
Friday 7:00 pm - Saturday 4:00 pm
Presenter:  Rev. Karen Lewis Foley
As sunlight grows and days lengthen, as the earth seems to stir and come alive, we too may feel a stirring within. Come and explore whether, where, and how light may be emerging in your life. What is your heart's deepest desire and how might the lengthening light illumine your way? In what ways might this movement of the natural world invite us into deeper relationship with the Sacred? Fee: $85.00 Pre-register with fee by 4/16/10. Includes two meals Saturday.
Rev. Karen Lewis Foley is a Unitarian Universalist minister, spiritual director and retreat leader who served congregations for eighteen years in Massachusetts before moving to Maine, where she focuses on spiritual direction, retreats and writing poetry and prose. She completed the Shalem Institute's spiritual guidance program and is currently enrolled in Shalem's program for retreat and group leaders. Her reflective writing has appeared in the Portland Press Herald's Religion and Values section, various denominational publications and the journal of Spiritual Directors International.
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Picturing Prayer
April 30-May 2, 2010
Friday 7:00 pm - Sunday 1:00 pm
Presenter:  Sr. Claudette Darisse
"Pray always," we have been told. This weekend retreat is an invitation to "Pray all ways." The movement will be gentle. From moments of tranquility born of centering prayer, we will 'pray' the Presence of God as captured through the eyes of a digital camera. The rhythm will be from inner stillness to outer awareness and back to our Center. Participants should come equipped with a digital camera. If you have no camera, come with a sketch pad and pencil in order to 'picture your prayer.' Come. Pray always. Pray all ways. Fee: $185.00 Pre-register with $100.00 deposit by 4/23/10. Includes five meals (3 Saturday/2 Sunday).
Claudette Darisse, SASV served as interim Director at Living Water Spiritual Center during 2008-2009. Now enjoying a mini-sabbatical, Claudette has the leisure to engage in more personal high-interest areas: writing, teaching/translating Spanish and French, digital photography and watercolor painting. Her approach to all of the above is laced with a deep sense of gratitude to creator God and an eagerness to share that with others on this retreat.
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

May 2010 Programs   Please publish March/April 2010   

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Spring Trail and Grounds Maintenance Day
May 1, 2010
Saturday 8:30 - 1:00 pm
We'll be clearing twigs from trails, maintaining the labyrinth and mulching our perennial gardens. Sometimes we have perennials to share. Bring your boots and work gloves. We will provide tools and a hearty lunch followed by a concert featuring Harry Vayo on hammered dulcimer. This is a great volunteer opportunity for youth and service groups. Come when you can, leave when you must! Free. Pre-register by for free lunch.
Harry Vayo has played hammered dulcimer for more than 20 years, and has developed a unique playing style, with a particularly strong emphasis on harmony which he applies to a wide variety of music including Celtic tunes, Beatles' songs, Latin American tunes, and even an occasional classical piece. Harry performs at coffeehouses, church services, benefit concerts, festivals, and other venues throughout central Maine. He has recorded two CDs.
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Women's 11th Step retreat: The Journey of Recovery
May 7-9, 2010
Friday 7:00 pm - Sunday 11:00 am
Presenter:  Lee White
Working Step 11 is a part of a recovery journey that involves surrender and a relationship with a Higher Power. This retreat will offer a place and time to rest and sit with others on that journey. We will share our paths of prayer and meditation with the intention of strengthening our relationship with a Power Greater than Ourselves. Music, guided meditation, sharing and a safe space will be some of the ways we will seek to connect and reconnect. We will feed our souls through free time and with others and healing 12 step fellowship. Bring whatever reminds you of your journey to grace our table and remind us of our Miracle. Please join us! Fee $ 185.00. Pre-register with $100.00 deposit by 4/22/10. Includes four meals (3 Saturday/Brunch Sunday).
Lee White LMSW has been in recovery for 27 years. She served in Lazarus Ministries, an addiction outreach ministry, in New York City. She is part of the effort to make recovery visible as a member of BARCC - Bangor Area Recovering Community Coalition and the Hammond Street Congregational Church's Addiction Team.
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Awakening Your Divine Self Utilizing the Enneagram
May 14-15, 2010
Friday 7:00 pm - Saturday 4:00 pm
Presenter:  Michael Naylor
The Enneagram is a profound psychological and spiritual tool focused on the Nine Personality Types that provide a pathway to the Genuine Self. Through awareness practices and spiritual inquiry, this workshop will deepen your understanding of your own True Nature and inspire deeper connection with your Divine Self. In addition, this workshop will address the unconscious habits of each type that send then in opposite direction of their real desire for clarity, understanding and purpose. Fee: $85.00 Pre-register with fee by 5/7/10. Includes two meals Saturday.
Michael Naylor, M.Ed, CCS, LADC is the Clinical Director of Serenity House, a residential treatment facility for men recovering from addiction. He also runs "Courageous Men's Intimacy Groups" at Health Education and Training Institute in Portland. He is an Authorized Enneagram Teacher from the Enneagram Institute in New York. He teaches meditation and techniques for deepening conscious contact with one's divine guidance and presence. He assists individuals in their spiritual unfolding by
 understanding the dynamics of their personality Type.
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Window to the Heart
May 15, 2010
Saturday 9:30 - 3:30 pm
Presenter:   Yolande Gay
There is within us an invincible longing to know ourselves. We use the Window as a kind of lens that allows us to see, but we can only see…in the light…of who we really are. In this two-part program, we will begin by looking inward, through the lens of intuitive insight to reveal the heart of who we really are. After lunch, we will look outward, through the lens of creative foresight, to draw the world as seen through the eyes of innocence and intuition. Fee: $45.00 Pre-register with fee by 5/7/10. Includes lunch.
Yolande Gay is a Healing Arts Practitioner. She draws from the fields of Polarity, Massage, Astrology, Wildflowers and the energy of the Four Elements to gain access in understanding the language of the heart.
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Drumming Workshop: Join the Rhythm of Life
May 16, 2010
Sunday 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Presenter:   Sr. Connie Caron
Everything in life has a rhythm--a heart beat. For centuries the drum has helped people to become aligned with the sacred pulse of one another and the earth. Join us for an afternoon of joyful drumming. Bring your own drum or percussive instrument. Two drums may be borrowed. No experience necessary. Fee: $10.00 Pre-register with fee by 5/7/10.
Connie Caron, NDS drums and chants as part of her spiritual discipline, and to honor her Native American heritage. Sr. Connie, of Our Lady of Sion, has also taught bead working workshops, specializing in wall hangings and pendants. A Montessori teacher for over 20 years, Sr. Connie is also known as the clown "Bonne Nuit."
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Taize Contemplative Prayer
May 20, 2010
Thursday 7:00 - 8:00 pm
Taize is a spirituality of hope, love, and unity. Through simple music, scripture, and silence, we experience the spirit of abundant joy, loving kindness and community fellowship. All are welcome. No registration required. Free will offering accepted.
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

June 2010 Programs   Please publish April/May 2010   

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Dreams and Revelations
June 4-5, 2010
Friday 7:00 pm - Saturday 4:00 pm
Presenter:  Rev. Levering Sherman
This workshop will explore the basic connections between dreams and spirituality, with an emphasis on both the historical context and personal experience. How have dreams enlarged human understanding of God's revelation and the meaning of life? How can our own dreams reveal our inner life and spiritual growth? An introduction to the practice of dream journaling will be included, as well as an opportunity to share dreams, if desired. Fee: $85.00 Pre-register with fee by 5/28/10. Includes two meals Saturday.
Rev. Levering Sherman is an Episcopal Priest in central Maine, and has been a counselor and practitioner of dream-analysis for over thirty years. He received graduate training in Developmental Psychology (Eriksonian and Freudian models) at Princeton University and Princeton Theological Seminary. After graduate school, he worked for mental health systems in Massachusetts and North Carolina.
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Spiritual Eldering: Embracing the Gift of Time
June 5, 2010
Saturday 9:30 - 3:30 pm
Presenter:  Rhoda Neshama Waller
In this interactive experiential workshop we explore the deep meaning and purpose of the elder years. As we meet the challenges of growing older, we also find extraordinary opportunity for spiritual growth and expanded awareness. In the context of supportive community, using discussion, journaling, and the tools of contemplation and meditation from many traditions, we work towards the fulfillment of our life's journey, and the healing of our families, our communities, and our planet Earth. This workshop welcomes and benefits elders, their families and friends, professionals working with elders, and anyone of any age who is interested in the process of aging consciously. Fee: $45.00 Pre-register with fee by 5/28/10. Includes lunch.
Rhoda Neshama Waller, has a home in Freedom, Maine. A mother and grandmother, poet and storyteller, she has published widely and is listed with the Directory of American Poets and Fiction Writers. She holds a master's degree in comparative literature and has taught creative writing through New York State Poets-in-the-Schools; as Central Park Poet-in-Residence; and at universities, libraries, senior centers and other public forums. A lifelong student of comparative spirituality, she has been practicing Hatha yoga and meditation for thirty years, first studying with Swami Satchidananda at the Integral Yoga Center in New York. An initiate in the Sufi Healing Order, she has studied with Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, has practiced zen meditation at the Zen Mountain Monastery, has taken retreats at the Himalayan Institute, and has studied with Twylah Nitsch, a Wolf Clan Elder at the Seneca Reservation in upstate New York. Rhoda is a Certified Seminar Leader of the Spiritual Eldering Institute, founded by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, and has offered Spiritual Eldering presentations at Maryknoll Sisters Convent in Ossining, New York, at the Bronx YM-YWHA Senior Center, at New York City recreation centers, and at Hospice Volunteers of Somerset County. She is Founding President of Timelines Community, Inc., a not-for-profit organization celebrating the wisdom and creativity of elders. Timelines Community publishes Traces, a journal of elderwriting.
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Drop-by Drum Circle
June 5, 2010
Saturday 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Presenter:   Sr. Connie Caron
This drop-by drum circle is open to anyone with an interest in drumming as music-making, spiritual practice, or entertainment. Bring a drum, percussive instrument, your voice and/or your ears to be part of this joyful happening. Fee: $10.00 Pre-register with fee by 6/4/10.
Connie Caron, NDS drums and chants as part of her spiritual discipline, and to honor her Native American heritage. Sr. Connie, of Our Lady of Sion, has also taught bead working workshops, specializing in wall hangings and pendants. A Montessori teacher for over 20 years, Sr. Connie is also known as the clown "Bonne Nuit."
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Guided Week-long Retreat "Inner Passages and Outer Journeys: Awakening through Nature"
June 9-16, 2010
Wednesday 5:00 pm - Wednesday 10:30 am
Director: Susan MacKenzie
In nature we glimpse the sacred mystery of the universe. We reconnect with one another, to God, and to the cosmos. Through wisdom literature and science writing, while immersed in the universe story and in the out-of-doors at Living Water, we will embrace the invitation to awaken to God's sacred revelation. Leave this retreat feeling whole, hardy, and hearty. Fee: $360.00 Pre-register with fee by 5/28/10. Includes 20 meals.
Susan MacKenzie, Ph.D. is program director at Living Water Spiritual Center. She earned her doctorate in natural sciences at the University of Michigan and created EarthWorks, a ministry of ecology and spirituality for youth of all ages. An ecumenical retreat leader and spiritual director, she is also a registered Maine Guide and leads indoor and outdoor retreats throughout New England.
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Summer Gathering
June 13, 2010
Sunday 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Presenter:  Muriel Fish
Celebrate the coming of the summer solstice with outdoor and indoor creativity and spirit! Free. Pre-register by 6/11/10.
Muriel Fish earned her MFA in Creative Writing and Literature at Goddard College and teaches writing and communication courses at Thomas College. She writes, gardens, and rides a tandem bicycle with her husband in Smithfield, Maine.
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Directed Week-Long Retreat
June 21-28, 2010
Monday 5:00 pm - Monday 10:30 am
Directors:  Janet Blakeley, Sr. Line Rioux and Fr. Bill Clark
Week Long Directed Retreats begin with a buffet at 6:00 pm, opening session at 7:30 pm; end with brunch at 10:30 am on the last day of the retreat. Daily meeting with a spiritual director for about one-half hour. The remainder of the day is spent alone in prayer and reflection. Fee: $400. Pre-register with $100.00 deposit by 6/7/10. Includes 20 meals.
Janet Blakeley has been a staff member of Living Water Spiritual Center since its inception. Janet earned a certificate in spiritual direction from the Center for Religious Development, Cambridge, MA, and her Master's degree in Clinical Pastoral Counseling from Emmanuel College, Boston.
Line Rioux, CSJ holds a Certificate in Spiritual Direction and Directed Retreats from Creighton University, and a Masters degree in Pastoral Studies from Loyola University of Chicago. Sr. Line has more than 20 years of experience in parish ministry, including at the Parish of the Holy Spirit in Waterville, and most recently at Our Lady Star of the Sea on Staten Island, NY.
Janet Blakeley has been a staff member of Living Water Spiritual Center since its inception. Janet earned a certificate in spiritual direction from the Center for Religious Development, Cambridge, MA, and her Master's degree in Clinical Pastoral Counseling from Emmanuel College, Boston.
William Clark, SJ is a central Maine native and ordained member of the Society of Jesus. He teaches theology at the College of the Holy Cross and holds advanced degrees from the Weston Jesuit School of Theology. He has extensive retreat experience both in the U.S. and internationally, and is also active in music ministry. Bill is the author the book, A Voice of Their Own: The Authority of the Local Parish, and a CD of original music, entitled And I Will Praise You.
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Directed Mid-Week Retreat "I, the Lord am with you always" Matthew 28
June 23-25, 2010
Wednesday 7:00 pm - Friday 1:00 pm
Director: Sr. Jeannine Levasseur
Directed retreats are silent with an optional daily meeting with a spiritual director for about ½ hour. The remainder of the day is spent alone in prayer and reflection. Fee: $185.00 Pre-register with $100.00 deposit by 6/7/10. Includes five meals (3 Saturday/2 Sunday).
Jeannine Levasseur, csj holds an M.A. from St. Rose College in Albany, N.Y., a Certificate of Biblical Studies, and a specialization in prophets from the Center of Biblical Studies in San Paulo, Brazil. She holds a certificate in spiritual direction and retreat ministry from the Center for Religious Development in Cambridge, MA.
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm

August 2010 Programs   Please publish June/July 2010   

Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow:
Guided Week-Long Retreat
August 2-9, 2010
Monday 5:00 pm - Monday 10:30 am
Director:   Betsy Quinn
A quiet week rich with prayer and the example of three excellent teachers: Thomas Merton, Eckhart Tolle, and May Sarton "Accompany us as we listen to the wind in the pines" "Let the Trees console us" "Allow our brains to rest in order to see the hidden harmony higher order in and around us in which everything has its perfect place and could not be other than what it is and the way it is." Fee: $ 360.00 Pre-register with $100.00 deposit by 7/20/10. Includes 20 meals.
Betsy Quinn watches with awe at the action of God in each person. As retreat leader, she brings the deep trust to the group that "God is more available than we dare believe." Wife and mother, she is dedicated to communication with God in the "fast lane" of lay life, setting aside moments to rest awhile in the soul's grace where God and spirit commune. Trained at Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation, Betsy belongs to Spiritual Directors International.
FMI please call the Center at 872-2370 or visit retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm