Contemplative Rest: Our Basic Peace Work

M Freeman

Explore, savor, and rest in the numinous through this weekend-long retreat with contemplative guide and interdisciplinary artist, M Freeman.

Sou'wester Historic Lodge & Vintage Travel Trailer Resort

Contemplative Rest: Our Basic Peace Work A weekend-long retreat with M Freeman Fri, Feb 9 @ 7:00pm – Sun, Feb11 @ 11amIn-person only at:The Sou'wester Lodge 3728 J Place Seaview, Wa 98644Retreat fee is on a sliding scale, starting at $325.Lodging is additional, book directly with The Sou'wester.<a href="https://marilynfreeman.com/screenings-events/contemplative-rest-a-weekend-long-retreat/" title="https://marilynfreeman.com/screenings-events/contemplative-rest-a-weekend-long-retreat/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Event details at marilynfreeman.com</a> Retreat Description Explore, savor, and rest in the numinous through this weekend-long retreat with contemplative guide, media artist, and writer, M Freeman. Inspired by decades of heart-centered contemplative practices and by Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh’s mindfulness teaching that rest is our most basic peace work, Freeman’s Contemplative Rest cultivates engagement in the mystical realm and nurtures awe as a profoundly fortifying, embodied resource.We’ve all had unforgettable experiences of awe. Maybe it was at the ocean, or on a mountain. In a hospital room or with your cat, your pup, your child. Beholding a flock of birds, finding yourself in moonlight, among the vibratory buzz of honey bees, or emerging from a long, hard, dark night. Freeman will lead participants through exploring and honoring lived moments and then guide folks into reverent, somatic, contemplative rest. During this spacious weekend participants will be invited to write, share reflections and insights, and enjoy lots of solo time. All this wonder happens along the Washington State coast at the fabulous Sou’wester Lodge and Vintage Travel Trailer Resort. How much: Retreat fee is sliding scale, starting at $325.Lodging is additional. The Sou’wester has set aside select lodging options through January 14th for retreat participants - so don't wait! <a href="https://secure.webrez.com/Bookings105/activity-edit.html?hotel_id=2394&table=hotels&listing_id=2394&mode=command&command=bookingrequestform_v2&date_from=20240209&date_to=20240211&package_id=282239&date_from=20240209&date_to=20240211" title="https://secure.webrez.com/Bookings105/activity-edit.html?hotel_id=2394&table=hotels&listing_id=2394&mode=command&command=bookingrequestform_v2&date_from=20240209&date_to=20240211&package_id=282239&date_from=20240209&date_to=20240211" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Book lodging directly here with the Sou'wester.</a> <a href="https://marilynfreeman.com/screenings-events/contemplative-rest-a-weekend-long-retreat/" title="https://marilynfreeman.com/screenings-events/contemplative-rest-a-weekend-long-retreat/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Event details at marilynfreeman.com</a>

About M FreemanMedia artist, writer, contemplative, spiritual director, and independent scholar, M Freeman works at the intersections of reckoning and resiliency, queerness and film, and contemplative, creative and social art practices. Author of The Illuminated Space: A Personal Theory and Contemplative Practice of Media Art (The 3rd Thing, 2020/winner of the Nautilus Book Award Gold Medal for Creativity &amp; Innovation) and creator of Cinema Divina (short films for contemplative practice), Freeman is the founder of Contemplative Rest: Exploring, Savoring &amp; Resting in the Numinous; and co-curator of Good Symptom: A Serial Anthology of Time-based Disturbances. Their text and media arts essays have been published in or at The Fourth Genre, Ninth Letter, TriQuarterly, Blackbird, Rolling Stone, Abbey of the Arts, and Good Symptom. Their films are screened on PBS and in galleries, spirituality centers and festivals worldwide. <a href="https://marilynfreeman.com/" title="https://marilynfreeman.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">marilynfreeman.com</a>.

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