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About the Retreat Center: In 2007, Nurture Through Nature, Maine’s first green-certified retreat center, received state & federal recognition as a green lodging facility. NTN is committed to respecting the earth’s resources & beauty through the use of solar- powered electricity, extensive composting and recycling efforts, the use of renewable heating sources and earth-friendly cleaning products. At NTN, come experience a green retreat and a simpler way of living.

March 14-21, 2010
Maho Bay $1260.00
Women’s Holistic Yoga and Meditation Eco-Retreat at Virgin Island’s renowned eco-resort Maho Bay, St John
An enriching and relaxing active holiday in the Caribbean sun at the pioneer of green resorts, Maho Bay Camps
Retreat Details (PDF)    To Register


logoApril 23-25th 2010
Spring Cleaning your Body, Mind and Spirit $350.00
through Ayurveda, Yoga, Meditation and Nature

at Nurture Through Nature’s Green Retreat Center, Denmark, Maine
Come step on your path to a healthier and more vibrant you. 

Description:
Performing a cleanse at the break in the season facilitates coming into balance and experiencing better total health. On this retreat you will experience, first hand, how to live a healthier, simpler life with more ease and flow. In addition, we will prepare you to experience an Ayurvedic Cleanse in the comfort of your own home following the retreat.

Come experience:
Ayurvedic Cleansing how-to’s and why’s for a spring cleanse
Cooking class and meal planning for cleanse
Daily gentle Yoga instruction
Guided Meditations
The Work of Byron Katie to undo stress around body, health, and towards what mental blocks keep you from better self-care
A wood-fired sauna sweat ceremony
Solo, reflective time in nature
Follow-up support for you to experience your own cleanse in the comfort of your home
Retreat Details (pdf)    To Register


May 4-9, 2010
Got FEAR? $995.00  
Alive in The Work RetreatDoes fear, obvious and subtle, run in the background of your life and keep you from full awareness of your own freedom?  What if you could come FACE-to-FACE with your FEARS?  And what if you had the chance to see that fear is not what you think it is? Join us for 5 days immersed in identifying and questioning fearful beliefs using The Work of Byron Katie ~ including the opportunity to investigate your fears within a wilderness setting.  Even if you’re afraid to join us, please come anyway! “Fear is the last smokescreen for love.”  ~ Byron KatieAt Nurture Through Nature eco-retreat center and led by Jen Deraspe, Lee Alden & Lesley Pollitt, all Certified Facilitators for The Work of Byron Katie. Space limited to 15 participants. Package Cost $995 includes shared eco-cabin stay, all meals and programming.


June 18 -20 2010
Women's Summer Solstice Retreat ~
Celebration, Restoration, and Community at Nurture Through Nature ~ $350.00/$290.00
Camping

Retreat Details (pdf)    To Register

Description:

This retreat is a about women coming together to celebrate and nourish themselves. We will offer a
variety of "spa" treatments including; massage, reflexology, aroma therapy and a traditional sauna bath.
We will sing, dance, explore our creative nature, hike through the beautiful land at NTN and fill our souls
with nature by honoring the place which we all come from. Join in on the fun!. 

Tools and experiences shared will include:
- 2 nights 3 days in a shared eco-cabin or camping option
- Spa Services; Therapeutic Massage, Reflexology, and Aroma Therapy
- Relaxing Finnish Sauna Bath and a dip into our mountain brook
- Live Music & Celebration Bon Fire
- Creative expression inspired by Sark
- Day Hike with Picnic Lunch
- 5 wholesome meals, lovingly prepared from natural, local and organic ingredients


July 9-11, 2010
A Co-ed Yoga Eco-Retreat Adventure ~$350/ $290 Camping
A dynamic retreat to deepen one's experience and practice of Yoga while enjoying nature.


Description:
The weekend is designed to give an immersion into yoga and meditation, allowing each participant to feel
their practice on deeper levels. It is our intent to be guides in alignment, breath awareness, and exploring
the space where you release and experience full relaxation and stillness within the posture, no matter how
difficult the asana is. We invite you to root your yoga practice here at NTN's Yoga Eco-adventure!

- 9 hours of Yoga integrating Ashtanga, Iyengar, and Kundalini
- Meditation Hike
- A Canoe Day Trip with Yoga on the beach
- A Deep Cleansing Sauna
- 2 nights/ 3 days shared eco-cabin stay with Camping option
- 5 Wholesome Balanced Meals, lovingly prepared with natural, local, organic ingredient

Retreat Details (pdf)     To register


July 21-25, 2010
Tired of hating on your body? A residential eco-retreat using The Work of Byron Katie ~ $765/$686 for camping
A retreat for candidates in the Certification Program and those familiar with
The Work of Byron Katie     Denmark, Maine, USA


Description:
Do you dwell on your looks, your health, your flaws, your condition, your safety, or your survival? Do you yearn for a different body? If you want that perfect body, come discover how you already have it. Let your body bring you and the rest will take care of itself. Join us at this little piece of heaven in Maine, where you will be offered a rich diversity of experiences to connect to your true nature, beyond body.

Offerings include:
The Work of Byron Katie will be the primary tool to track and question painful thoughts around body as they arise through the following experiential exercises:
Solo, partner and group Inquiry exercises
Meditation and mindfulness practices
Daily Hatha Yoga
Silent mornings
A scenic day canoe trip (no experience necessary)
Woods walks and fresh water swimming
Solo and group time in natural world

"…We're all waiting until we get the body perfect to be peaceful. Can we just do it from here, now?" Byron Katie

  To register


August 1-7, 2010
Women’s Wilderness Living Canoe Camping Retreat,
Penobscot River and Lobster Lake in the North Maine Woods~ $950


Description:
Rejuvenate, reflect, learn and laugh in the company of women. Allow this week long river and lake
paddling journey bring you home to your heart and at one with your pristine surroundings. The pace will
be mindful, allowing us to enjoy the spacious beauty and meditative qualities that paddling in the North
Maine Woods offers.
- 6 nights, 7 days wilderness canoe camping
- Guided meditation circles
- Yoga to open, balance and release tension
- Practicing of traditional wilderness living skills
- Use of wild plant medicine
- Making cordage from natural fibers
- Making your own cedar bowl using fire and stone as your main tools.
- All meals included and lovingly prepared with natural, local and organic ingredients!

Please Note: Does not include first night’s stay in Maine. Plan to meet in Millinocket on July 31
and stay together at the "http://www.appalachiantraillodge.com/index.php" Ride sharing may be
arranged. Allow for one travel day both before and after the retreat.

Retreat Details (pdf)       To Register


October 7-11, 2010
Women's Fall Foliage Holistic Paddling Eco-Retreat with Nurture Through Nature Mount Washington Valley and Upper Saco River Valley, Western Maine lakes and Mountains Region $750.00
For those seeking more long lasting peace and rest from all the noise in their head!


Retreat Details (pdf)   To Register

Join us on this unique and gentle paddling eco-retreat opportunity for women in which we blend an outdoor experience with tested methods of releasing stress and bringing in more long lasting peace. Take in the fall foliage along a meandering flat water river watershed journey, weaving it's way through Western Maine's mountains, lakes and farming region with the White Mountain National Forest as your backdrop. This retreat will offer the perfect immersion into both the outer landscape & the one within. This trip is also a great start for a canoe camping adventure for those new to this method of travel. We will share in guided meditations, silent meditation walks and gentle yoga as well as solo, paired and group exercises aimed at increasing our awareness and sense of interconnectedness to all that is. We will share in circles utilizing The Work of Byron Katie, a meditation method that unravels our stressful thoughts, resulting in more freedom and joy.


October 23-24th 2010
Relationship Retreat $120.00
At Nurture Through Nature’s Green Retreat Center
Denmark, Maine

Loving What Is and What Isn’t

through Yoga, Meditation, Nature and The Work™ of Byron Katie

24 transformative hours
expanding relationship peace & tranquility

Description: Learn simple  and powerful ways to clear the mind and move from fear to freedom, from anger to joy, and from confusion to clarity. Anyone with an open mind can transform painful relationships, be it with mother, father, child, sibling, boss, co-worker, ex, neighbor, current partner/spouse, or the most important relationship, the one with yourself.

You will have the opportunity to:
~experience gentle yoga as a meditation in motion
~explore your inner and outer landscape on a guided meditation natures walk along a spring-fed mountain brook
~experience the opposite of your stressful thinking around relationships through The Work of Byron Katie
~learn how to facilitate yourself & others using The Work's four questions & turnarounds
~take home powerful tools and practices that foster clarity, creativity and peace
Retreat Details (PDF)    To Register

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