2011 Retreat -- June 10 - 12

We are thrilled to host clairvoyant, Linda Schiller-Hanna for our 2011 Retreat. She will be speaking on the topic of Intuitive Intelligence: Intuitive Development Training. This retreat will be held at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, WV; just a short drive from the DC metro area.

Review of Another Enlightening Weekend Retreat

From the 2010 A.R.E. Mid-Atlantic Region Retreat Team

"The Light of the New Millennium: Awakening to Your Higher Self"

Judith Pennington

For the 35th mid-Atlantic retreat, the tenth at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, W.Va., Judith presented an engaging mix of lecture, small-group exercises, breathing exercises, brain wave demonstrations, chanting, and meditations, sometimes accompanied by her beautiful voice and zither, to demonstrate the changing consciousness of our new millennium and how that change is impacting each of us. Many of Judith's techniques and ideas were new to our retreat. Judith even sent each participant home not just with an array of pertinent handouts but also a CD, Heart of Meditation: Orange Trees by the Ocean, a guided meditation.

In her presentations of "This Wacky New Millennium," "The Light of Consciousness," Awakening to Your Higher Self," and "Surfing the Waves of Change," Judith, echoing several recent retreat speakers, melded science and spirit, and wide-ranging content and techniques, to show us how to avoid the "ruts" of our spiritual journey on earth for the "road" and, every once in a wonderful while, the "aerie" of higher consciousness.

Retreat participants in their evaluations, along with many kudos on her presentation overall, gave Judith high marks for her "approachability," and participation in other retreat activities. Saturday night's sing-a-long, again led by Sarah Soltow with her guitar and retreat team member Saundra Moreland, was well attended and well received again this year. With a larger selection of songs-too many for the hour allotted- participants wanted to sing all the way through. Jay Hurley added the dulcet notes of his dulcimer to the musical accompaniment, and Judith her beautiful alto voice.

Other offerings this year included an early morning walk Saturday across the bridge over the Potomac to the Maryland side and two workshops on Saturday afternoon. Amichai Heppner spoke about his own experience as a child of the Holocaust and a play made about that experience. Team member Christine Duewel led an interactive workshop on Understanding Our Dreams. Both workshops rated positive reviews.

Thanks are due to the retreat team, which this year included Christine Duewel, Saundra Moreland, Peter and Sharon Morris, Sherri Olaguez, team leader Sandi Roberts, and Jan and Ernie Wetterer. Sandi did a great deal of the planning for this year's retreat. Special thanks to her. She and the rest of the team welcome more participation in retreat planning for 2011.

Thanks also to our capable support team at Shepherd and their staffs: Don Rohel, Student Center director, Jack Shaw, dining services director, Michelle Liefke, catering manager, Lillian Hash, Student Center building coordinator, Elisa Woodbrey, associate director of residence life, Eric Morris, residence coordinator, Donna Shipley, facilities custodial coordinator, and Richard McDonald, lead custodial and event services coordinator.

Saturday evening, after a brief downpour that delayed some participants from getting to the sing-a-long, we saw a huge and vivid double rainbow outside the room where we were gathered, demonstrating the colors of our chakras about which Judith had instructed us. A nice synchronicity, one of many, that blessed our 2010 retreat. Hope to see you in 2011.

2010 Retreat Program

The ARE MidAtlantic Retreat will be held at Shepherd College in WV June 11-13, 2010. Check-in will start at 4:30 Friday and Judith Pennington will start off the weekend retreat at 7:00 pm speaking about "This Wacky New Millennium". "The Light of Consciousness" is the topic for Saturday 9:00 - 12:00. Judith will lead the group in "Awakening to Your Higher Self" in the afternoon session. On Sunday morning, we will be "Surfing the Waves of Change" with Judith in our final session of the retreat.

Make plans now to attend this fun, interactive retreat.

2010 ARE MidAtlantic Region Retreat

June 11- 13, 2010
Shepherd University
Shepherdstown, WV

Judith Pennington will be our guest speaker, presenting:

"The Light of the New Millennium: Awakening to Your Higher Self"

Judith is an internationally published journalist and a coast-to-coast writer, singer and teacher of meditation and the evolution of human consciousness. She is the author of The Voice of the Soul, a spiritual memoir about inspired writing, personal healing and the science of spirituality.
To learn more about Judith, visit her website, www.eaglelife.com

Come join us at this weekend retreat at Shepherd Univeristy located in beautiful Shepherdstown, WV a small town on the Potomac River. There will be workshops, a bookstore, and social time to visit with old friends and to make some new ones.

For more information on this retreat, contact Sandi Roberts, sandir@hotmail.com