Freedom in Plain Sight ~ In Person Retreat with John Mark and Cindy Stroud: Sep 9-13

What does it mean to know—directly, unmistakably—the truth of what you are? What if there’s nowhere to search, because what you are is already here… always present, always available?

If this feels like a beautiful idea but not yet your lived experience, you’re warmly invited to join John Mark Stroud for a retreat grounded in experiential knowing—not philosophy, not belief, not another concept to hold. Together we’ll explore what it means to have been looking in the wrong place, and how truth reveals itself when seeking relaxes.

As this recognition deepens, something else becomes undeniable: freedom. Not the freedom of getting life to go your way, but the freedom of knowing what you are—and with that, the power of choice that is always available.

John Mark is joined by his amazing, creative wife, Cindy, whose presence and playfulness bring a living warmth to the retreat. Together they offer a space to witness the ever-present nature of Self—and how it naturally expresses itself through holy relationship, where truth becomes lived and love becomes practical.

Join us for a retreat full of life and laughter: fun, depth, tenderness, and the kind of simplicity that can only be called — coming home. Come with curiosity. Come willing to surrender what you think you know. Come discover for yourself what has never been absent—and the freedom that becomes possible when you do.