Join us on Sunday, February 23rd, 2025, at 1:30 pm ET/11:30 am MT for Reflections from the online Dyad retreat.

This 3 day online Dyad retreat was facilitated by Revs. Anne Blanchard and Kate Brennan. During this retreat, participants experienced deep self-inquiry by learning a powerful way of going deeper within one’s self to see that which is beyond one’s daily conscious awareness.

During this Reflections program, retreat participants will have the opportunity to share their experiences and insights. They will also be discussing any breakthroughs and wisdom gained from the retreat.

All are welcome to join!

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Join Rev. Meghan Reinhart for her new program, The Inner Hexagram: Mapping the Mind’s Weather. It debuts today Wednesday, February 19th, 2025 at 2:30pm ET/12:30pm MT. This program will be in the Sanctuary every 1st, 3rd & 5th Wednesday of the month, from 2:30 pm -3:00 pm ET/12:30 pm-1:00 pm MT.

In each present moment, a deeper Intelligence gently reveals the patterns beneath our perceptions, inviting us to rest in an awareness beyond all constraints. Through the living mirror of the I Ching, we discover a sacred conversation that transcends easy answers and guides us to align with the unchanging truth within.

The Inner Hexagram is a gathering where we pause, draw a hexagram, and allow this ancient oracle to reflect our shared spiritual guidance. Each session becomes an inquiry into the shifting currents of the mind – a chance to notice how a loving, subtle presence rearranges our thoughts and beckons us toward higher understanding.

With poetic reflection and open inquiry, we explore the weather of the mind, not to define it but to listen. Wisdom meets us where sincerity gathers, revealing truth between the lines.

Join us as we draw the hexagram, attune to the quiet presence some call the Holy Spirit, and map the mind’s weather together, reaching the peace that surpasses all understanding.

Every 1st, 3rd & 5th Wednesday of the month, 2:30-3:00pm ET / 12:30-1:00pm MT
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Join us for our next Movie Watcher’s Group which will be facilitated by Joy Bedford on Sunday, February 23rd, 2025, at 8 pm ET/6 pm MT.

Interstellar is a 2014 is a science fiction drama starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain. Set in a future where life on earth is facing extinction, the film follows the life of Coop, a widowed former NASA test pilot turned farmer, his children and his father-in-law, as well as astronauts seeking another habitable planet for humanity. Coop’s daughter Murphy (“Murph”) discovers dust patterns in her bedroom, which she attributes to a ghost. It turns out the patterns are being caused by a gravitational anomaly. She and her father translate the patterns into geographic coordinates, opening a door to an astounding unfolding of events.

Spiritual topics include the power of Love to transcend dimensions; time; the power of joining; honesty and deception; holding onto suffering and letting it go/forgiving; fulfilling Love’s function/fulfilling one’s purpose even when we’re not sure that’s what we’re doing; service involved in following one’s passion; choice for love or the absence of love; following guidance and not following guidance, yet a miracle/accomplishing the impossible occurs; fear; desire for control, desire for wanting something to be different and other desires; seeming risk of everything; seeming sacrifice of the body; Love is all there really Is.

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We were honored to welcome Brother James Twyman as our February 2025 Satsang guest. His conversation with Lin Castaldo was both inspiring and insightful, offering profound reflections that resonated deeply with our community.

Here is some information about Brother James Twyman:
Brother James Twyman, also know as “The Peace Troubadour”, is a Franciscan friar and Episcopal Priest who founded Namaste Village in Ajijic, Mexico. He is a NY Times bestselling author, having written twenty-two books, and has recorded over nineteen musical albums.

James Twyman is known for his work in non-dualistic spirituality and has traveled to conflict zones around the world to share prayers of peace. He has also initiated world synchronized meditations in countries like Bosnia, Iraq, Northern Ireland, and Syria.

Namaste Village is an interfaith contemplative community that focuses on spiritual teachings and practices, including A Course in Miracles, A Course in Love and the teachings of St. Francis of Assisi. The community gathers for meditation, sharing, singing, and other activities aimed at fostering spiritual awakening and compassion.

For Brother James Twyman’s books, please visit Amazon: Click Here
For more information on Brother James Twyman, please visit World Peace Pulse

The Awakening Together radio is not broadcasting at the moment. Thank you for your patience as we work through the technical issues with the broadcasting system. We anticipate that the radio will be offline for the next two weeks (until March 3, 2025).

Please feel free to join us in the sanctuary whenever we are broadcasting live. Here’s the link to the sanctuary schedule and the link for zoom instructions.

Thank you for your patience.

2025 Awakening Together
Retreat Schedule

We hope you consider joining us for either an online or in person retreat this year!

There are a limited number of spaces available for all in-person retreats and they are filling up fast! If you are considering attending an in person retreat, please register soon.

In-Person Retreats

• Eternity’s Embrace: May 7-10 with John Mark Stroud
• SOLD OUT – Freedom’s Call: June 9-13 with John Mark Stroud
• Presence Unfolding: A Freestyle Journey with Spirit: July 7-11 with John Mark Stroud
• The Four Principles of God: Aug 11-15 with Regina Dawn Akers
• Save the Date: September 3-7 with Jeannie Zandi
• Pray Without Ceasing: October 3-7 with Anne Blanchard
• Practicing the Presence Dyad Retreat: Oct 8-11 with Anne Blanchard

If you are attending an in-person retreat in La Veta, please be aware that the layout of the Retreat House requires participants to climb stairs several times a day. It is also important to note that we are at 7,000+ elevation. Please contact us to discuss any physical or mobility limitations and any health restrictions (e.g., heart and lung) prior to registering, so we can make sure we are able to accommodate your needs.

Retreat fee and lodging discounts are available for Sustaining Subscribers. A Sustaining Subscriber is someone who makes a regular monthly donation to help support the Retreat House. For more information about becoming a sustaining subscriber, click here.

Online Retreats

• CLOSED ~ Resolving for Truth: Jan 10-12 with Anne Blanchard
• CLOSED~The Sangha is the New Guru: Jan 27-30 with Regina Dawn Akers
• CLOSED~Dyad Retreat: Feb 15-17 with Anne Blanchard and Kate Brennan
• Keys to the Kingdom, Freedom from the Ego: March 8-9, 15-16 and 22-23
• Freedom From the Judge: April 11-13 with Jacquelyn Eckert
• Awakening at Home: May 19-23 with Cyndi Krupp
• Releasing the ‘I Am Bad’ Belief: June 27-July 1 with Anne Blanchard and Cyndi Krupp
• NEW RETREAT! Inviting Conflict: July 21-25 with Jacquelyn Eckert
• Loving Consciousness, Loving All: Sep 26-30 with Kate Brennan
• Letting Go of Fear: Oct 26-30 with Anne Blanchard
• Home for the Holidays: Nov 14-16 with Jacquelyn Eckert
• Embodying Truth, In the World & Not of It: Dec 1-5, 2025 with Anne Blanchard

Personal Retreats at the Retreat House in La Veta, CO: Group retreats not your thing? Would some time in silence and stillness serve you? Feel the desire for more intimate one on one time to support your journey? During times when an organized retreat is not scheduled, the Awakening Together Retreat House is open to support you in taking your next step with God. With John Mark and Cindy Stroud as the Retreat House Caretakers this year, we all have the added bonus of being able to join in awake presence with the option of one on one time to deepen your journey. Click here for more information.

Please join Fr. James Twyman who will be joining us for our February Satsang. This special event will take place on Sunday, February 16th, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. MT in our Zoom sanctuary. Fr. James will be interviewed by Lin Castaldo.

Here is some information about Fr. James Twyman:
Fr. James Twyman, also know as “The Peace Troubadour”, is a Franciscan friar and Episcopal Priest who founded Namaste Village in Ajijic, Mexico. He is a NY Times bestselling author, having written twenty-two books, and has recorded over nineteen musical albums.

James Twyman is known for his work in non-dualistic spirituality and has traveled to conflict zones around the world to share prayers of peace. He has also initiated world synchronized meditations in countries like Bosnia, Iraq, Northern Ireland, and Syria.

Namaste Village is an interfaith contemplative community that focuses on spiritual teachings and practices, including A Course in Miracles, A Course in Love and the teachings of St. Francis of Assisi. The community gathers for meditation, sharing, singing, and other activities aimed at fostering spiritual awakening and compassion.

For Fr. James Twyman’s books, please visit Amazon: Click Here
For more information on Fr, James Twyman, please visit World Peace Pulse