Why Retreat?
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to God, and God will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3: 5-6
Are you curious what our retreats are like?
Over the 20+ years of attending CPY gatherings, I have collected plenty of keepsakes. Gifts from people, artwork, resources shared, workshop handouts, info on other happenings in the community and silly mementos. They remind me of bonding over dinner conversations, walks in nature, the flow of 30+ people moving and breathing in prayer together, of walking the labyrinth, singing in harmony in a chapel and driving home, heart open, body refreshed singing over and over
“Come Lord Jesus, Send us your Spirit, Renew the Face of the Earth”.
This retreat is a precious combination of intellectual geeking out, connecting with other Christ-centered yogis, contemplative community practices, time to rest, self-exploration and (for some) a chance to offer their gifts in class or workshop form. What connects it all is love for Jesus and the direct personal experience that yoga supports the incarnate faith journey.
Are you feeling a pull to join the Retreat this summer?
Here are some pithy quotes that other participants said during our gathering:
God doesn’t call the qualified;
He qualifies the called.
- Dayna G
Pranayama provides the vehicle to feel incarnate.
Holy breath merges with our breath -- energy flows
and we are enlivened.
- Anon
A sacrament is a physical sign of Grace.
Yoga is a sacrament - a way to open the inner eye.
Yoga cultivates the depth to have a sacramental view of life.
It goes beyond the senses, the physical,
beyond the mental to inner divinity. (paraphrased).
- Dana M
Savasana
After the effort,
we yield to death
to rise again to life.
- Fr Kevin
And as we speak out our gifts,
others become whole.
- Dayna
Yoga is a metaphor for
the spiritual journey …
Come as you are.
- Alice
Breathe,
we can’t bank it
or borrow it.
It’s always NOW.
- Gaylie
We don’t understand in order to believe;
we believe in order to understand.
- Fr Tom
Unzip our hearts, Lord
that we may do your will. (paraphrased)
- Kristy praying
Is something in you stirring?
We invite you to step away from the hectic demands of your life.
Come rest in the arms of Love.
To learn more about past CPY retreats, take a look at Our History — Christians Practicing Yoga.
