Presented by Susannah Crolius
"Good" and "Beautiful" are problematic words for a lot of us, opening the door to feelings of shame, the tyranny of perfectionism, the 'shoulds', the gnawing urgency of having to be "good" or "more than" we already are.
I am betting you say the words "I'm sorry" a lot.
This day long gathering is a healing invitation into spacious in-sight into your loveliness and to offer it the gift of blessing.
There are many things that get in the way of seeing and experiencing our loveliness, our wholeness. Only when we can begin to unbind ourselves from the maze of inner/outer messengers eager to name what is "beautiful" and "good" can we truly see and bless all the beauty around and within each of us.
In the company of others who long to reteach themselves their own inner beauty. we'll be curious together about what it is we choose to see about ourselves and others, sifting gently through layers of messaging from
our families, our faith communities, our cultures, our own harsh inner critics, in search of more vital truths.
We will tell and re-storying stories, meditate with kaleidoscopes,
practice extending ourselves permission and kindness, and write self blessings or, if you prefer, create a blessing icon.
$60 | 9:30AM-3:00PM, LUNCH INCLUDED
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Susannah Crolius, M. Div. (she/her/hers) is a spiritual director/companion, workshop and retreat leader, artist and writer For ten years, she was the founder of art + soul, a local incubator space intersecting the creative process and spiritual inquiry. Susannah is a member of Spiritual Directors International, the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association and is certified as a Spiritual Literacy and Transformative Practices facilitator through with the organization Spirituality and Practice (www.spiritualityandpractice.com)
An ordained minister in the United Church of Christ for over 25 years serving congregations and hospices as Chaplain, Bereavement Coordinator and Death Educator, Susannah chose to step away from denominational identity and institutional ministry to explore more generative and contemplative forms of spiritual community and practice.
Susannah’s own spiritual practice is creating altars and shrines from found objects and making contemporary icons. She lives in Western Massachusetts in a house from 1812 with her partner Thom and their rescue dog Lucy.