Heart Explorations will be canceled Tuesday, June 13th, due to Anne Blanchard being in the Embodying Truth Retreat. Heart Explorations will resume the following week on Tuesday, June 20th.
Registration Closing Soon ~ Embodying Truth in La Veta, CO
At the Awakening Together Retreat House in La Veta, Colorado
Embodying Truth:
In the World But Not of It
June 12-16
with Anne Blanchard
& Rhoda Makled
Retreat Description
Peace Pilgrim once said, “It took the living quite a while to catch up with the believing, but of course it can, and now if I believe something, I live it.”
Nisargadatta Maharaj said, “Intellectually, you have understood, but you have to be one with it; you have to identify with what you have understood.”
At this retreat, you will learn to live from the spiritual knowledge that you believe and trust. You will look at what you value, assess if your values are aligned with your spiritual desire, and then learn how to bring your values and spiritual desire together into one strong foundation that you actually live, speak and act from.
Retreat Schedule
The retreat will begin on Monday at 9am and end by 3pm on Friday.
Retreat Fee: $375
$50 non-refundable deposit
REGISTRATION CLOSED
Registration closes on June 2nd at 5pm ET
How to Get to the Awakening Together Retreat House
Are you traveling to La Veta? If you are attending an in-person retreat in La Veta, please be aware that the layout of the Retreat House requires participants to climb stairs several times a day. Please contact us to discuss any physical or mobility limitations and any health restrictions (e.g., heart and lung) prior to registering, so we can make sure we are able to accommodate your needs.
Registration Closing Soon ~ Satsang with Regina Dawn Akers
Spring Retreat Week Two in La Veta, CO
Satsang with Regina Dawn Akers
May 22-25
(Mon – Thurs)
Join Awakening Together’s founder, Regina Dawn Akers, for a 4-day Satsang at our Retreat House in La Veta, Colorado. Each morning, we will sit in meditation and discussion with Regina from 9am until noon. Lunch will be served at noon. After lunch, enjoy free time on your own, with friends, or possibly with Regina. Satsang will start again at 4pm and go until 6pm. Satsang topics will be inspired and spontaneous.
There will also be opportunity for open question and answer periods. The purpose of Satsang is to help you take your next step with God, whatever that next step may be.
Retreat Schedule
The retreat will begin on Monday at 9am and end at 6pm on Thursday.
Retreat Fee: $400
$50 non-refundable deposit
REGISTRATION CLOSED
Registration closes on May 11th at 5pm ET
How to Get to the Awakening Together Retreat House
Are you traveling to La Veta? If you are attending an in-person retreat in La Veta, please be aware that the layout of the Retreat House requires participants to climb stairs several times a day. Please contact us to discuss any physical or mobility limitations and any health restrictions (e.g., heart and lung) prior to registering, so we can make sure we are able to accommodate your needs.
Registration Closing Soon ~ Dyad Retreat in La Veta, CO
Spring Retreat in La Veta, CO
Featuring Regina Dawn Akers, Anne Blanchard and Cyndi Krupp
Dyad Retreat
May 15-19
With Anne Blanchard & Cyndi Krupp
This retreat is for everyone interested in an extremely deep experience of self-inquiry, regardless of whether you are new to self-inquiry or you’ve been practicing self-inquiry for years.
Psychologists have discovered that dyads (two people sharing in a structured way) are a powerful way of going deeper within one’s self in order to see that which is beyond one’s daily conscious awareness. At this retreat, we will utilize this same practice for the purpose of awakening.
Retreat Schedule
The retreat will begin on Monday at 9am and end by 3pm on Friday.
Retreat Fee: $500
$50 non-refundable deposit
REGISTRATION CLOSED
Registration closes on May 5th at 5pm ET
Satsang with Regina Dawn Akers
May 22-25
(Mon – Thurs)
Join Awakening Together’s founder, Regina Dawn Akers, for a 4-day Satsang at our Retreat House in La Veta, Colorado. Each morning, we will sit in meditation and discussion with Regina from 9am until noon. Lunch will be served at noon. After lunch, enjoy free time on your own, with friends, or possibly with Regina. Satsang will start again at 4pm and go until 6pm. Satsang topics will be inspired and spontaneous.
There will also be opportunity for open question and answer periods. The purpose of Satsang is to help you take your next step with God, whatever that next step may be.
Retreat Schedule
The retreat will begin on Monday at 9am and end at 6pm on Thursday.
Retreat Fee: $400
$50 non-refundable deposit
REGISTER HERE
Registration closes on May 11th at 5pm ET
How to Get to the Awakening Together Retreat House
Are you traveling to La Veta? If you are attending an in-person retreat in La Veta, please be aware that the layout of the Retreat House requires participants to climb stairs several times a day. Please contact us to discuss any physical or mobility limitations and any health restrictions (e.g., heart and lung) prior to registering, so we can make sure we are able to accommodate your needs.
An Online Retreat ~ Loving Consciousness, Loving All: April 24-28
Loving Consciousness, Loving All
April 24-28
with Rhoda Makled & Kate Brennan
An Online Retreat
Retreat Description
The Loving Consciousness Method of meditation and the Loving All Method practice were developed by Michael Langford as Direct Path practices that will help you awaken (end the ego illusion) in this lifetime.
At this retreat, we will practice the Loving Consciousness Method and the Loving All Method using directions written by Michael Langford. Rhoda and Kate will introduce exercises that can help enhance mastery of the Loving Consciousness and Loving All methods.
We will also contemplate quotes from Nisargadatta Maharaj, Ramana Maharshi, Muruganar, Yoga Vashistha, Margaret Coble and others. The quotes were selected by Michael Langford to support the practice of Loving Consciousness and the Loving All Method.
This retreat is perfect for anyone who wants to awaken (realize truth) in this lifetime. It is also an excellent retreat for those who are already familiar with the Loving Consciousness & Loving All methods and would like to increase mastery of these practices.
Retreat Schedule
The retreat will begin at 10am ET (8am MT) and end at 5pm ET (3pm MT) each day. A 2-hour lunch period will be provided beginning about 1pm ET (11am MT).
Retreat Fee is $300
$50 non-refundable deposit is required
REGISTRATION CLOSED
Registration Closes on April 20th at 5pm ET
Find the Constant ~ An Inspirational Article by Yvonne Unger
Do you know the desire for a familiar place, for an anchor, for a haven of peace? It is part of being human that we desire for this security. And it is part of the world that it is not able to fulfill this desire. Not now, not in the past, not in the future.
The constant lies beyond time and space. Beyond your perception, your thoughts and feelings. You cannot reach it with knowledge. Nobody can give it to you. There are no words for it, even though – for the sake of communication – we give it names like truth, absolute awareness, God or Tao. The only thing that can be reliably said about it: You can only experience it directly. Direct experience always happens in the present moment. Here and now. The more often you connect with this quality, the more it will carry you and the more you will be rooted in it.
Join us in the Forum for further discussion of this article.
Healing Through Yoga and Prayer ~ April 11-14, 2024 at the Retreat House
Healing Through Yoga and Prayer
Thursday – Sunday ~ April 11-14, 2024
With Jeff Bailey at the Awakening Together Retreat House
in La Veta, CO
Contrary to popular belief, yoga is not about the body. The word means “to join.” And while we try to join with the body, it is only in mind we join. To join is to heal, which makes yoga a gentle process of undoing the blockages and barriers to the awareness of Love’s Presence, our natural inheritance. In this fun, uplifting 4 day weekend of movement and conversation in La Veta, CO – where Avita Yoga got its name! – we’ll use the body in gentle, doable shapes to unwind patterns of tension, fear, and regret to get to the roots of our undoing so we can heal, join, and claim our Divinity.
Jeff has been a student of A Course In Miracles since 1990. One of its principle messages corresponds perfectly with The Yoga Sutras: to identify and resolve the obstacles to peace and lasting freedom. His consistent dedication to our shared, eternal truth has inspired Avita as a unique and healing approach to yoga. Jeff has found that yoga can heal almost anything with a reflective, self-forgiving approach.
Jeff is the founder of Avita Yoga. He has a long and diverse yoga background that began in 1985 in Gunnison, CO. The son of a rural veterinarian, Jeff developed an early appreciation for anatomy and physiology, both of which form a basis for the practical nature of a yoga practice. He can reduce the complexities of the body and mind to simple, understandable terms and works with people of all ages to relieve chronic pain and bring more joy to life.
Recent blog post: https://avitayogaonline.com/meditation-prayer-yoga/
No prior yoga experience is necessary.
Retreat Schedule
The retreat will begin on Thursday at 9am and end by 4pm on Sunday.
All Inclusive Retreat Fee: $1,295
$150 non-refundable deposit
All inclusive rate of $1,295 includes the retreat fee, 5 nights shared or dorm lodging
at the retreat house and meals.
REGISTER HERE
Registration closes on March 28th at 5pm ET
How To Get Here
Shuttle Information
Contact Us
Are you traveling to La Veta? If you are attending an in-person retreat in La Veta, please be aware that the layout of the Retreat House requires participants to climb stairs several times a day. Please contact us to discuss any physical or mobility limitations and any health restrictions (e.g., heart and lung) prior to registering, so we can make sure we are able to accommodate your needs.
Registration CLOSING TODAY:The Teachings of Ramana Maharshi
Registration closing TODAY.
Ramana Maharshi was born on December 30, 1879 in a village in Tamil, India. His father died when he was twelve, and he went to live with his uncle. At age 16, he experienced a sudden and extreme fear of death to which he responded by immediately seeking the truth of the Self and became Self-realized. Six weeks later he followed an inner calling and ran away to India’s holy hill, Arunachala, where he remained for the rest of his life. For years he was a silent ascetic. He spent many hours each day deep in samadhi. Years later he emerged from silence to share the wisdom of the True Self with those who came seeking it. Before the end of his life in 1950, thousands of people had come to him from all over the world. Ramana Maharshi became known as one of the greatest saints to have ever graced this planet with Presence.
Join us as we contemplate the teachings of this great sage. We will also read stories about about him told by the people who knew him best.
In this course you will:
- Consider the legend, the living example and the teachings of a great sage and determine what is most helpful to one’s own spiritual process.
- Practice self-inquiry in order to distinguish between what is and is not the Self.
- Practice removing attention from the non-Self and placing it with the Self using a spiritual practice that is most suited for you now.
Purpose:The purpose of this course is to introduce the participant to the spiritual teaching of one of the great sages of the twentieth century, Ramana Maharshi.
Course Duration: 6 weeks
Course Section Times & Starting Dates: Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. ET beginning January 17, 2023 (Facilitator: Rev. Carl Lammers) OR Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m. ET, beginning January 18, 2023 (Facilitator: Rev. Christina Goldsmith).
Homework Begins: Tuesday Class; January 10, 2023 OR Wednesday Class; January 11, 2023.
Last Day of Course: Tuesday Class; February 21, 2023 OR Wednesday Class; February 22, 2023.
Facilitators: Revs. Carl Lammers OR Christy Goldsmith
Individual Homework Time Commitment: One hour per day five days per week plus 15 minutes per day two days per week.
Structure of Course: Six weekly 2-hour sessions.
Textbook needed: The textbook needed is The Spiritual Teaching of Ramana Maharshi. If you make your book purchase through Amazon Smile and select Awakening Together as your designated charity, a small portion of your purchase will be donated to Awakening Together.
Format: Classes will be held live on a Zoom Link weekly.
Cost: $180
Registration closed
For more information on this class, click here.
Registration Closed
Clunky Being-ness ~ An Inspirational Article by Rhoda Makled
“Buddha and God appear in many forms. The buddha is not only in the cloud. He is in our hearts and in the hearts of many others.”
The Heart of Buddha’s Teachings by Thich Nhat Hanh.
Something in this quote just sank from the head to the heart. I look into the kitchen, and I see Kahmel in a hooded sweatshirt with the hood up over his head as he prepares breakfast for himself after a long boxing workout. SUDDENLY I SEE HIM. He IS God appearing in form for this exact experience. This home IS God. Everything in it IS God. These hands and this computer ARE God. All that is in Awareness and the Awareness itself IS God.
The question that rises is, “What am I trying to Trust?” The confusion that is happening is a belief that there’s a deity that has a plan for all of this. The clarity is that there’s an underlying intelligence in all of Life as it IS manifest and unmanifest. It is not something outside that is watching over it all. It IS the nature of Life. God IS the nature of Life as it moves from the unmanifest to the manifest and back to the unmanifest.
Buddhists describe it as the suchness of life. This is why my only job is to experience life through THIS expression of God. This is why the awakening of all beings is so helpful. As collective consciousness moves to know the power of the collective consciousness and brings love instead of fear everything changes. I am not alone because that is not possible. I am not separate because that is not possible. I AM the unmanifest that has manifested as this body. An interconnected sentient being. When this form ends it returns to the unmanifest.
When fear rules my life (meaning I have full attention on fear) then fear is what I experience. When love and abundance and harmony and peace rule my life (again, meaning I have full attention on love, abundance, harmony, and peace) then love, abundance, harmony, and peace are what I experience. It’s not my fault and yet I am fully capable of seeing the habit energy. There is no entity that will end this suffering loop, but there is my deep and earnest to desire to wake up from the dream of fear. To be fully awake to and embrace the Truth of Love, abundance, harmony, bliss, and peace.
As this clarity flows through, I can feel the mind trying to figure out how to hold onto it. How to make it real. There’s fear here that this clarity will be lost. This is the exact fear that I wish to see. This is the habit energy of “I am not enough” and “I am not safe.” I can feel the practicality of the Loving All Method. I am truly grateful to see this energy rise. This is where I keep turning…to the Loving All Method.
Join us in the Forum for further discussion of this article.
Registration CLOSING SOON:The Teachings of Ramana Maharshi
Registration closing in 1 week.
Ramana Maharshi was born on December 30, 1879 in a village in Tamil, India. His father died when he was twelve, and he went to live with his uncle. At age 16, he experienced a sudden and extreme fear of death to which he responded by immediately seeking the truth of the Self and became Self-realized. Six weeks later he followed an inner calling and ran away to India’s holy hill, Arunachala, where he remained for the rest of his life. For years he was a silent ascetic. He spent many hours each day deep in samadhi. Years later he emerged from silence to share the wisdom of the True Self with those who came seeking it. Before the end of his life in 1950, thousands of people had come to him from all over the world. Ramana Maharshi became known as one of the greatest saints to have ever graced this planet with Presence.
Join us as we contemplate the teachings of this great sage. We will also read stories about about him told by the people who knew him best.
In this course you will:
- Consider the legend, the living example and the teachings of a great sage and determine what is most helpful to one’s own spiritual process.
- Practice self-inquiry in order to distinguish between what is and is not the Self.
- Practice removing attention from the non-Self and placing it with the Self using a spiritual practice that is most suited for you now.
Purpose:The purpose of this course is to introduce the participant to the spiritual teaching of one of the great sages of the twentieth century, Ramana Maharshi.
Course Duration: 6 weeks
Course Section Times & Starting Dates: Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. ET beginning January 17, 2023 (Facilitator: Rev. Carl Lammers) OR Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m. ET, beginning January 18, 2023 (Facilitator: Rev. Christina Goldsmith).
Homework Begins: Tuesday Class; January 10, 2023 OR Wednesday Class; January 11, 2023.
Last Day of Course: Tuesday Class; February 21, 2023 OR Wednesday Class; February 22, 2023.
Facilitators: Revs. Carl Lammers OR Christy Goldsmith
Individual Homework Time Commitment: One hour per day five days per week plus 15 minutes per day two days per week.
Structure of Course: Six weekly 2-hour sessions.
Textbook needed: The textbook needed is The Spiritual Teaching of Ramana Maharshi. If you make your book purchase through Amazon Smile and select Awakening Together as your designated charity, a small portion of your purchase will be donated to Awakening Together.
Format: Classes will be held live on a Zoom Link weekly.
Cost: $180
Registration closed
For more information on this class, click here.
Registration Closed
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