Haden Institute Alumni

02/14/2024

"My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness. Continue to allow humor to lighten the burden of your tender heart."--Maya Angelou

02/24/2023

Free Planet Radio in Concert at Kanuga March 26th at 4:30pm!

Free Planet Radio and Special Guest Simon de Voil Sunday, Mar 26, 2023 Chapel of The Transfiguration 4:30 p.m. Performance: $25 Performance with guided nature walk (3 p.m.): $35 Performance and buffet supper: $55 Nature Walk, Performance, Supper: $65 Cash Bar Kanuga kicks of the 2023 Music in the Pi...

02/07/2023

Kathleen Wiley Keynoting at 2022 Sumer Conference!!

Keynote: “Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul, Sacred Body” Honoring the sacred soul of the Earth begins by honoring the sacred soul of the body-mind. The body-mind is indelibly intertwined with the Earth as soul permeates both. The recognition of the body-mind as an expression of soul, as embodied spirit...

01/26/2022

Actual photo of the Holy Spirit acknowledging the things that are overwhelmingly big in your life right now

06/18/2021

03/12/2021

As thoughts turn to spring and summer I am sure many of us will be thinking about Retreats or other kinds of spiritual renewal. During the time of isolation in our pandemic year I have had the time to search out awesome Retreat centers that are new to me and how rewarding that has been! Here are a few recently mentioned in a blog post from the spiritual Life Center which is a place that I have found nourishing. What are some of your favorite centers for programs or Retreats that expand the soul?

How might you create some space in which to connect with the Ultimate Reality in your life? Lingering over a passage of scripture or a selection from a book of devotions helps. So does meditation-perhaps you’d be interested in one of the mindfulness programs offered by our friends at the Copper Beech Institute http://www.copperbeechinstitute.org . Retreat centers offer three day and weeklong programs-check out what Holy Family http://www.holyfamilyretreat.org , Genesis http://genesisspiritualcenter.org , and Mercy Center http://www.mercybythesea.org have to offer.

02/23/2021

I read what seems like a couple million books while I was working on my own grief book, and honestly dear colleagues, this one out shines most of them. I met Claire recently after a poet friend decided it was a good idea to put his "grief book author" friends together, and I am humbled by the years of experience as a grief counselor she brings to her tender, consoling, and practical writing.

Opening to Grief: Finding Your Way from Loss to Peace