Events, Retreats. Workshops and Gatherings

 Upcoming Gatherings: 

June 3, 2023

5:00 - 8:30

Topic: Mindful Self-Compassion

Craig & Cynde host regular pot-luck gatherings in Conifer to build community and have fun with like minded folks. We sharing a meal, catch up, check in and have a process that brings us closer together as a group. There is no cost to attend, just bring some food to share and an open heart.  Please RSVP below if attending   

Hope you can join us! 

 FREE to the public, pre-registration not required. 

Evergreen Library

5000 Highway 75, Evergreen, CO

Wednesday, June 7, 2023

6:00  - 7:15 PM

Conifer Library

10441 Highway 73, Conifer, CO

(inside Conifer High School)

Thursday, July 6, 2023

4:00  - 5:15 PM

Our world needs compassion. It starts with us. In this introduction to mindful compassion practice, Cynde will guide the group in contemplative meditative exercises and group process to help us cultivate compassion, to ourselves, others in our circle and the world. 

Please come and join your voice and heart in this important topic. 

Upcoming residential retreats in Conifer, CO

June 22 - 25, 2023

September 21-24, 2023

Loving is an art. The skills of loving can be learned. They involve seeing and hearing another, expressing good will, recognizing another’s right to think and feel as he/she does, and the skill of being fully present in our relationships with others.

Shalom Retreats focus on empowerment. Through the practice of intentional loving, open space is created in community in which individuals can learn to express themselves with integrity, creativity and passion. 

To learn more about Shalom Retreats, contact Craig Hopkins, craigwhopkins@gmail.com  

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

4:00 - 6:00 PM Mountain Time

Via Zoom

“Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength” – Betty Friedan

This program is for those in the second half of life who find themselves in the inquiry of “what’s the next chapter in my book of life”? Our cultural conditioning suggests that aging brings a gradual insignificance to the lives we have known. While we cannot deny the reality of physical aging and eventual death, the years past midlife can offer new-found freedom and aliveness. Living skillfully with a sharpened awareness of our impermanence can bring us clarity and new perspectives around spending our time wisely and joyfully., 

This workshop is an inquiry into the possibility of living into our advancing age with vitality, self-awareness, and purpose. Through contemplative practices that include, guided meditation, group process and journaling, we will explore the opportunity of elderhood from the both the individual lens and the community energy we create together.

Tuition: $25.00

For Information or to Register, Contact Cynde Denson below