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Openings Life Coaching welcomes you to a Vision Tree Retreat  
Saturday, January 28, 2023 
Ripley Falls Home of Healing (Hancock, MI) 10 AM - 5 PM

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In the new year of 2023 we are being asked to reflect on what has transpired in our past year  in order to release, integrate and heal for our journey forward into 2023 and into new growth and possibilities.
You are invited into a day set aside for your own composting, allowing things to fall away and from that richness of transformation, find nourishment for your roots to grow in new enriched soil. Explore what feeds your being and  your soul in order for your trunk to become steady so that you can foster and nourish new growth in your life as you leaf out in new possibilities for 2023.
At this Retreat~Seminar you will create a Tree Vision Board of your own choosing. You decide what you are composting, what you are nourishing yourself with and what will be produced as a result. The day will include getting comfortable with each other, meditation, journal prompts and journaling, mindful processing and creating your very own Vision Tree.
We will have time together in person or online as well as space apart to delve deep internally throughout this day.

In Person Option: Materials will be provided to create a Vision Tree (however you are welcome to bring images, words, and any format for creating your collage).  Lunch will be included as well as materials for reflection.  Reserve your spot with $90. paypal.me/openingscoaching

Online Option: Gather in the materials of magazines or other images, scissors, glue and paperboard or a large sheet of paper.  If you are in need of any of these items, message me. Materials for reflection will be sent to you before the retreat. Reserve your spot with $60. paypal.me/openingscoaching

To Register for the Zoom link email: cynthiamdrake@gmail.com (put Vision Tree in the subject line).
You may reserve your spot by using the following paypal link:  paypal.me/openingscoaching
Call Cynthia at: 906-370-6686 or email me here with questions.


"Walk with Me" documentary of Thich Nhat Hanh 
Sunday, August 29, 2022 

Hancock, MI at 10:30 AM 
Learn about the life of this gentle Buddhist Zen master. The 90-minute film will be shown at the Chapel of St Matthew on the Finlandia University campus. Open to the public. No cost; donations to the Finlandia Food Bank 

are appreciated. For more info, email cagrafford@gmail.com 
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Heart of the Keweenaw Sangha 
Saturday, Sept 18, 2021
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Eagle River, MI at 2:00 pm 
Outdoor Event - 
Please bring a mask for any indoor use (bathroom, adverse weather) 
​Tea and welcome
Silent sitting 
Mindful walk 
Reading and discussion

Five Mindfulness Trainings (precepts) 
Singing/chanting 
Close no later than 4:30 pm
  
For more info, please email cagrafford@gmail.com 
Vision Tree Retreat~Seminar
10AM-5PM Saturday, January 30, 2021

Virtually at the Ripley Falls Home of Healing (and the comfort of your own space)
The day will include getting comfortable with each other, meditation, journal prompts and journaling, mindful processing and creating your very own Vision Tree. 
Gather in the materials of magazines or other images, scissors, glue and paperboard or a large sheet of paper. If you are in need of any of these items, contact me.
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To Register for the Zoom link email: cynthiamdrake@gmail.com put Vision Tree (in the subject line). 
Cost is $50. You may reserve your spot by using the following paypal link: paypal.me/openingscoaching

Day of Mindfulness
Sat, Sept 12, 2020 
Hosted by Heart of the Keweenaw Sangha
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Ripley Falls Home of Healing
20810 E. Second Street, Ripley, MI 49930
 
A morning Online (Zoom)
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  • Sitting Meditation
  • Indoor Walking Meditation
  • Dharma Talk
  • Mindful Eating
Optional two hours Outdoors in the afternoon (starts at 1:30 PM)
  • Enjoying Mother Nature’s full presence of wildflowers
  • Mindful Walking along Ripley Falls Creek
  • Outdoor space is limited to the first 6 people who register
  • Please wear a mask if you join us in person 
Final half-hour re-gathering both Online and Outdoor participants
  • Mindful time for verbal sharing
  • Metta (Loving-Kindness) Meditation  
  • Closing (ends at 4:00 PM)
 
Please RSVP to Carol at cagrafford@gmail.com  
No fee. Donations appreciated.
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Still On, but online : 
Day of Mindfulness 
April 4, 2020

Ripley Falls Home of Healing 
20810 E. Second Street, Hancock, MI 49930 
These free, one-day silent retreats include: 
•       Sitting Meditation
•       Indoor and Outdoor Walking Meditation
•       Relaxation with gentle body movements
•       Mindful eating, smiling, and breathing together
•       Dharma Talk
•       Guided Meditation 
For registration or more information, email cagrafford@gmail.com 

Cancelled:
Heart of the Keweenaw Sangha
 
March 29, 2020
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Eagle River, MI at 2:00 pm
​Tea and welcome
Silent sitting 
CD of Thich Nhat Hanh Dharma talk 

Five Mindfulness Trainings (precepts)
Dharma sharing 
Singing/chanting 
Close no later than 4:30 pm
  

For more info, please email cagrafford@gmail.com ​

Sunday March 8, Snowshoe for Charity, Little Traverse Bay 
Heart of the Keweenaw Sangha and friends 

Many thanks to Theresa Spence for her lighthearted version of the Great Bear Chase. In past years, Theresa and a few other brave souls have participated in the famous X-C ski race while dressed in tutus or other fanciful, unexpected costumes. This year we are invited to join her (with or without costumes) one day after the actual ski race, and at a different location. On snowshoes instead of skis... and it's not a race. But it should be a fun time! 
Theresa intends to donate the amount she would have spent on race registration fees ($45) to charity. She invites others, if they are able, to do the same. 
We will discuss what charities we want to support and how to donate (as a group or as individuals) at the outing. There is no pressure on how much (if any) to donate.
We will meet at 2:00 PM at Quincy's in Dollar Bay to car-pool to John Vollmer's camp on Little Traverse Bay. The camp has electric and a landline, but no plumbing. Outhouse available; please bring you own water/beverage to drink. Extra snowshoes are available.  Additional friends/family welcome. Please email if you plan to come, so we will know how many to wait for at Quincy's:  cagrafford@gmail.com 

Day of Mindfulness 
August 18, 2019

Ripley Falls Home of Healing 
20810 E. Second Street, Hancock, MI 49930 
These free, one-day silent retreats include: 
•       Sitting Meditation
•       Indoor and Outdoor Walking Meditation
•       Relaxation with gentle body movements
•       Mindful eating, smiling, and breathing together
•       Dharma Talk
•       Guided Meditation 
For registration or more information, email cagrafford@gmail.com 

Contemplative Forest Art Walk 
a self-guided mindfulness path marked by hand painted banners

Project Opening Reception 
July 31, 2019 
5:00 - 6:30 PM 

Ford Center Forest, Alberta, MI
trail head located behind the dorm/conference center

info: Anne Beffel, Artist    aebeffel@mtu.edu 


Coming To Our Senses Retreat~Seminar
Sunday, April 14, 2019
Ripley Falls Home of Healing

Reawaken and invite yourself to become fully embodied in this exploratory retreat engaging all of your senses. Do you realize how limited our western culture has conditioned us to be? Come and play with enlivening yourself fully by coming to your senses, all of them! You will leave enriched and ready to experience life as your birthright, fully alive and present to it. What better way to welcome in spring?

What to expect:
Outdoors exploration, layers and muck boots recommended.
Journaling and reflection time (journals created at retreat).
Mindful eating experience (lunch included).
Connection and synergy with kindred spirits.
Feeling fully embodied and alive.

Cost: $75.00

Register at: http://openingslifecoaching.com/events/ or call: 906-370-6686.
Day of Mindfulness 
March 17, 2019

Ripley Falls Home of Healing 
20810 E. Second Street, Hancock, MI 49930 
Since Sept 2015, Heart of the Keweenaw Sangha and Ripley Falls Home of Healing have co-hosted Days of Mindfulness several times per year.  Ripley Falls Home of Healing was severely damaged by water, mud and rocks as Ripley Falls Creek overflowed its banks and crashed through and around this beautiful home on its way to Portage Canal on June 17, 2018. Please join us as we re-open for our first full Day of Mindfulness since the flood. 
These free, one-day silent retreats include: 
•       Sitting Meditation
•       Indoor and Outdoor Walking Meditation
•       Relaxation with gentle body movements
•       Mindful eating, smiling, and breathing together
•       Dharma Talk
•       Guided Meditation 
For registration or more information, email cagrafford@gmail.com 
March 10, 2019
Heart of the Keweenaw Sangha will meet in Eagle River,
MI at 2:00 pm:

Tea and welcome
Silent sitting 
CD of Thich Nhat Hanh Dharma talk 

Five Mindfulness Trainings (precepts)
Dharma sharing 
Singing/chanting 
Close no later than 4:30 pm  


For more info, please email cagrafford@gmail.com 
October 5-14, 2018 
Good Shepherd Sangha will host Ben Connelly, a Zen priest from the Minnesota Zen Meditation Center  on Friday, October 5th, at 7:00 PM. Ben will speak about his book Inside Vasubandhu's Yogacara.   On the morning of Saturday, October 6th, Ben will lead us through a workshop on the practices found in his book. 


Tuesday, October 9th and Thursday, October 11th, Good Shepherd Sangha will gather for sitting practice at 8am and will offer instruction at the beginning of the sessions. 

Finally, Shoken Winecoff will join us for practice and a dharma talk, Sunday, October 14th, time to be announced later in the week.
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Micah Cavaleri
www.goodshepherdsangha.com  
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
College Ave, Houghton, MI 49931


​Home for Day of Mindfulness 
Damaged in Flood on June 17, 2018

Ripley Falls Home of Healing 
20810 E. Second Street, Hancock, MI 49930 
was severely damaged by water, mud and rocks as Ripley Falls Creek overflowed its banks and crashed through and around this beautiful home on its way to Portage Canal. 
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Since Sept 2015, Heart of the Keweenaw Sangha and Ripley Falls Home of Healing have co-hosted Days of Mindfulness several times per year.  These free, one-day silent retreats include: 
•       Sitting Meditation
•       Indoor and Outdoor Walking Meditation
•       Relaxation with gentle body movements
•       Mindful eating, smiling, and breathing together
•       Dharma Talk
•       Guided Meditation
Please consider making a donation thru the Ripley Falls Mudslide Flood Relief gofundme website to help Cynthia Drake reclaim her home. 
One Dharma Potluck 
Saturday, August 18, 2018 
Waterfront Park, Houghton, MI 
12:00 noon - 4:00 pm 

A vegetarian potluck lunch is being held for all meditation groups and practitioners in the Keweenaw. We will meet under the pavilion near the "Chutes and Ladders" playground. Craig Kitchen of Marquette will offer bell meditation at 2:00 pm.  (In case of rain, we will meet in the basement of Trinity Episcopal Church in Houghton.)  

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