Watering the Seeds of Joy: Mindful Families Spring Retreat 2020

Friday May 1 to Sunday, May 3, 2020

At the Charter Hall Retreat Center in Perryville, Maryland

Contact Information

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Number of adults

Name and ages of children coming with you:

Retreat Information

Do you have any food allergies or other special needs?

Can you help transport cushions and mats from Silver Spring to The Sanctuary Retreat Center and/or back again? yes no

Would you like to carpool? Please indicate if you can drive and how many people you are willing to take, or if you are unable to drive. Also, please indicate whether your departure and return place is where you live or somewhere else.

The community will share responsibility for three meals on Saturday and two on Sunday. Each family unit will help purchase and prepare one or more vegetarian meals. All participants will help wash dishes after each meal and share in age-appropriate community chores during the retreat. If you have a preference for a certain meal (Saturday breakfast through Monday lunch), please let us know.

All rooms in the lodge are shared. For the purposes of room assignments please let us know if you are attending as a couple or family, other participants you would like to share a room with, and any special needs that might affect room assignments.

Payment

The Still Water MPC has established a sliding scale for our retreats so that all may attend:

For those staying in the lodge the suggested donation is $160 for each adult and $60 for each child. For those wishing to offer additional support to the community, the benefactor donation is $200 for each adult and $80 for each child. The limited income donation is $100 for each adult and $50 for each child.

For those wishing to camp the suggested donation is $80 for each adult and $40 for each child. The benefactor donation is $120 for each adult and $60 for each child. The limited income donation is $50 for each adult and $30 for each child.

You are welcome to contribute any amount between the limited-income contribution and the benefactor contribution (or more if you wish), in accord with the urgings of your heart and your means and circumstances.

With your contributions, the Still Water MPC is better able to meet its financial obligations, support its teachers, develop new programs, create space for those with limited incomes, and offer no-cost community events. If contributing at even the limited-income level would be a hardship, please let us know and we will endeavor to make other arrangements with you.

The limited-income contributions covers Still Water's accommodations and direct expense costs. All amounts contributed above the limited-income level are documented as voluntary tax-deductible donations.

Would you like to camp or stay in the lodge

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A payment is required to reserve your place. If you would like to make your payment with a check, please send it to Still Water MPC, Box 11360, Takoma Park MD 20913.

If you would like to pay by credit or debit card, please fill in the amount you will be contributing below.

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We will send out an email the week before the retreat with driving directions, what you need to bring, meal assignments, etc. If you have a questions before then, please contact Still Water at info@StillWaterMPC.org.

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Our mindful weekend offers a gentle rhythm of mindfulness practice, arts and crafts projects, nature exploration, planned and free play, and service to our retreat sangha. Children are invited to learn and lead basic practices of mindful living in community. Adult practice is supported by early morning sitting and walking meditations, as well as dharma discussions on parenting and family-oriented practices for nourishing our mindfulness and our joy.

Watering the Seeds of Joy: Mindful Families Spring Retreat 2020

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