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Conversations About Our Benedictine Life: Humility
Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton
Free
Week of Events
Sunday, August 17, 2025
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August 17, 2025 -Eco-Contemplative Creative Writing Retreat
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August 17, 2025 -Conversations About Our Benedictine Life: Humility
Eco-Contemplative Creative Writing Retreat
Three Creative Writing Workshops in One Day Join three talented workshop facilitators who will guide you through contemplative and nature-based creative writing practices to inspire and generate your writing. No experience necessary, join us for a nourishing and creative day. Lunch is prepared by our chef, a simple yet nourishing meal from our gardens and local farmers. An optional guided prairie tour is included. Schedule 8:30 - 9:00 am – Arrival and Coffee 9:00 - 9:30 am – Opening Circle and Intentions 9:30 - 11:00 am – Writing and Wellness with the Land – Megan Sharpless 11:00 - 11:45 am ...
Conversations About Our Benedictine Life: Humility
Deepen your understanding of Benedictine spirituality by joining us for one or more of the Conversations About Our Benedictine Spirituality: Humility sessions. These gatherings offer time for reflections, for the reading of short pieces on humility from the Rule of Benedict and other authors, an exploration of how Benedictine humility differs from our every day understandings of it, and conversations about the gifts and challenges of living this Benedictine value in our lives. These sessions are open to any adult who relates to any of the Holy Wisdom Monastery communities.
Free
Monday, August 18, 2025
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Tuesday, August 19, 2025
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Wednesday, August 20, 2025
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Thursday, August 21, 2025
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August 21, 2025 -Flower Identification Walk
Flower Identification Walk
Practice your wildflower ID skills! Friends of Wisdom Prairie volunteers Sylvia Marek and Julie Melton are offering a new series of guided hikes through the summer prairie focused on identifying what's in bloom. You can expect a leisurely walk, approximately one hour long, on grassy trails. These informal tours will be offered monthly on the third Thursday of the month for the remainder of the growing season. No registration necessary. Meet at the kiosk at the top of the monastery building parking lot (stay to the right at the fork in the driveway). If you'd like to receive reminders about ...
Free
Friday, August 22, 2025
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Saturday, August 23, 2025
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August 23, 2025 -Walk Into Wonder: Shinrin-Yoku for the Weary
Walk Into Wonder: Shinrin-Yoku for the Weary
Want to have nothing to do? Join us for rest, beauty and community as we stroll on the trails of the beautifully restored Holy Wisdom prairie and woodlands. This fully guided walk is led by trained forest therapist, Valerie Vervoort. The guided walk will include intermittent invitations for optional activities such as deep breathing and using your senses. Purposefully slow and meditative. We will walk a mile or a mile and a half through moderate trails. Forest therapy has been proven to lower blood pressure, increase natural killer immune cell activity and restore a sense of well-being. Schedule Walk starts ...
$35