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Fourth Annual Awakening Souls Retreat
A guided journey for young people ages 16-28
July 1-15th, 2008
Crestone, Colorado, USA
“This is your time, this is your opportunity to re-invent you. Through that recreating yourself, re-inventing yourself, a new “you” will emerge out of that, the “you” you have always wished to be, the dream that you have wished to create, to manifest, the “you” of highest potential.”
-Her Holiness Sai Maa
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Join us for this time of transformation in which we will discover within ourselves the resources to live our lives from a place of freedom, authenticity, and joy. We will journey with young people from around the world as we co-create a conscious community to support our individual and collective awakening.
During this retreat you will:
- Learn how to use energy to raise your vibration and uplift your life experience
- Explore your inner creative potential through the expressive arts
- Learn various meditation techniques and practices
- Build supportive and nurturing relationships in a community of loving peers
- Be immersed in the beauty and stillness of nature
- Deepen your understanding of the physical body through yoga, dance and Tai Chi
- Gain tools and techniques for Self-Mastery and enlightenment
- Experience a three-day backpacking excursion in the Crestone Mountains
- Participate in a Native American sweat lodge
- Gain various skills through consciously living and serving in community
- And more!
Our typical daily schedule may include:
- Morning Meditation
- Morning Movement Class (alternating between dance, Tai Chi, yoga or walking)
- Community Breakfast (all meals will be shared in our outdoor dining area overlooking the mountainous landscape of Crestone)
- Group Clean Up (participants will be placed on a rotating kitchen team to clean up after each meal)
- Morning Session
- Community Lunch
- Personal Reflection/Resting Time
- Afternoon Session
- Community Dinner
- Community Evening Gathering/Personal Time
Staff, Guides and Teachers. Click here to “meet” those who will be serving and guiding you during this experience.
During past retreats, participants have shared that they felt called to attend the retreat often without even knowing what to expect from the experience. Many have shared that they simply felt they needed to be there. Here is what some have written as their initial intentions for attending:
“This course would be a gift from nature in the continuing adventure of self discovery”
“To challenge myself by stepping out of my patterns and step into the fullness of who I am in a loving environment”
“I am excited to attend (the Awakening Souls Retreat) and learn how to more fully hold Light in my every day life and live Love throughout my day in every situation.”
“I desire to be with a group of beings my age who have decided to live conscious lives and at the same time have fun.”
“I have felt that I have a gift to help/heal others and need the opportunity to fully delve into that.”
Past participants of the Awakening Souls have been deeply transformed by the experience, going back to their lives with a renewed inspiration and enthusiasm for manifesting their greatest visions. In sharing about their experiences they say:
“I gained an openness and with that I shared more of myself than I have ever been able to in my life”
“My overall experience was one of connection with others, with spirit and with myself”
“I’m finding myself”
“Confidence, Power, Freedom, Kinship, Community, Connection, Self-empowering tools, Loving reassurance”
“I gained an appreciation and love for life and other people”
“I gained curiosity in my own spirituality, tools to work with energy and connection with amazing youth”
To find out more about and view photos of The Awakening Souls Retreat 2007 visit our Past Retreat link.
Retreat Tuition
The total retreat cost is $1008. This covers three vegetarian meals a day, lodging at the Awakening Souls campsite, and all transportation and activities during the retreat. Partial scholarships are available on a first-come-first-serve basis, and we encourage everyone to apply who feels called to attend, regardless of their financial resources. We will do everything we can to support you being there!
Register Now!
Click here to download a registration form or scholarship application. Once you have sent in your registration form, we will be in contact with you regarding all the retreat details such as what to bring, necessary camping equipment, what kind of whether to expect, meeting your special needs, etc.
Transportation
The closest major airport to Crestone is the Denver International Airport (DIA), which is approximately four hours away. Alamosa, one hour from Crestone, also has a small commercial airport.
We will be offering a shuttle from the DIA to Crestone on July 1st, leaving around 1pm and returning to DIA on July 15th, arriving at the airport around 2pm. If you wish to take the shuttle please plan to fly into DIA at least 1 ½ hours before the scheduled shuttle departure on July 1st and leave 2 hours after the scheduled arrival on July 15th. The shuttle will cost $35 each way. We will also be providing a shuttle from the Alamosa airport on July 1st and July 15th. To reserve your spot on either shuttle, please email Lindsey at llewis3@mail.rochester.edu with your complete flight details.
If you have additional questions about the retreat or AWAKE, please email awake@humanityinunity.org
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