Prairiewoods' 30th Anniversary Retreat: We are Each Other's Light
07/05/26 - 07/10/26
4:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Location: 120 Boyson Road Hiawatha, IA 52233
Host: Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center
Facilitators: Sara Thomsen and Paula Pedersen
Together we will honor 30 years of rootedness and dream forward as each other's light
For three decades, Prairiewoods has been a refuge where people, prairie, woods and Spirit meet in wonder and awe. Now — together with the winged and finned ones, foxes and oaks, prairie grasses and butterflies — we joyfully mark this milestone with a special retreat, We Are Each Other's Light, guided by musician and retreat facilitator, Sara Thomsen and retreat facilitator Paula Pedersen.
Come be nourished by the land, inspired by song, and renewed in hope. Through soul-stirring music, storytelling, silence, and community, we'll celebrate. We stand in wonder and awe at the breathtaking beauty all around us. At the same time, we stand in disbelief, despair and heartbreak at all that is broken. Song and singing hew a home to hold both the wonder and the despair. This retreat with song will paint a path of persistence, dance us into daring, awaken us to wonder. You will depart with a strengthened tenacity as tender as it is tough. Beauty will follow you home.
The rhythm of this retreat will include group sessions enriched with song and reflection, spacious time for contemplative practices, and moments to simply be with the sacred land of Prairiewoods. Whether you are part of Prairiewoods' founding story or are just now finding your way here, you are warmly invited to join this circle of gratitude and visioning. Together — with humans and more-than-humans alike — we will honor 30 years of rootedness and dream forward as each other's light.
Visit prairiewoods.org to learn more and register by July 4.
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