Seeking Balance and Gratitude at the Autumn Equinox

With David MacDonald

September 19 - 21, 2025

  • Standard Cabin – $230.00
  • Upgraded Cabin: Mary (#6) – $260.00
  • Upgraded Cabin: Scholastica (#10) – $260.00
  • Hermitage: Guadalupe (#12) – $310.00
  • Commuter: Saturday and Sunday – $60.00

Join us for a weekend to celebrate the traditional harvest season, and the day that marks equal day and night before the journey towards the winter solstice begins. The weekend will include a harvest celebration, a forest bathing event, and time to reflect and celebrate the Equinox.

Schedule

 

Friday

1:30-4:30 p.m. Arrival and Getting settled in to cabins

4:30 p.m. Afternoon Meditation

5:30 p.m. Dinner

7:00-8:00.                Opening Ritual and Setting our Intentions

9:00 p.m. Silent hours begin

 

Saturday

8:00 a.m. Morning Meditation

7:00-9:00 a.m. Breakfast in Silence

9:00 a.m.           Forest Bathing with Emmie Brenzel

 

12:00 p.m. Noon Meditation

12:30 p.m. Lunch (with free time until 3 p.m.)

3:00 p.m.                Gong Fu Style Tea (Optional)

 

4:30 p.m.       Afternoon Meditation

5:30 p.m. Dinner

6:30 p.m. Guided Labyrinth (Optional)

8:00.             Bonfire

9:00 p.m. Silent hours begin

 

Sunday

8:00 a.m. Morning Meditation

9:00 a.m.                 Hot Breakfast

10:00 a.m.               Climate Cafe Conversation with Emmie Brenzel

11:30 a.m.               Goodbyes

About the Facilitator

David MacDonald

David is an ordained elder in The United Methodist Church, as well as a Benedictine monk, as a member of the dispersed St. Brigid of Kildare monastery. David is a trained spiritual director and retreat leader, and served as the chaplain at Ohio Northern University for eleven years, located in Ada, Ohio.  David was named […]

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