Tallgrass Spiritual Retreat Center:
Where Women Find their Way
1780 Thurman Creek Road
Matfield Green, Kansas 66862
620.753.3465
Rev. Billie Blair, Director
Tallgrass Spiritual Retreat Center
Where Women Find Their Way
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Why go on retreat?
Retreats are really a time to treat yourself, and enter into living more deeply. There are many reasons to take time to make a retreat. And, there are also many types of retreats. Perhaps you will choose to go on a retreat with a group of people that you know from a spiritual community. Or, you might not know anyone! You might be on a retreat in solitude and silence, with a small group, large group, or . . . only women. Maybe there is a teacher or guide leading a retreat that will offer new learning for you. Perhaps you will have a spiritual companion or director to aid in your discernment or questions that arise. Maybe you will simply want to deepen your prayer life. There are many reasons you can choose to make a retreat. It is important to listen to the longings and stirrings within you, and respond.
Retreats can last a few hours or longer. Some people enter into a prolonged retreat or sabbatical that can last a year or more. Most often, retreats are either a weekend, week, or occur during your daily life. A retreat can be self directed or with a structure that is provided for you.
We can expect just about anything on a retreat! Most often, when we open ourselves to the unknown and mystery, we are surprised in an unexpected way, and discover a nugget or gem that holds truth and depth for our life specifics. If we take time to slow down, we might experience questions and confrontations that are challenging. And, we may find connections that bring us alive in new ways.
From Listen: A Seeker's Resource for Spiritual Direction, July 2007. Vol 1
Group Retreats
Why go on retreat?
Retreats are really a time to treat yourself, and enter into living more deeply. There are many reasons to take time to make a retreat. And, there are also many types of retreats. Perhaps you will choose to go on a retreat with a group of people that you know from a spiritual community. Or, you might not know anyone! You might be on a retreat in solitude and silence, with a small group, large group, or . . . only women. Maybe there is a teacher or guide leading a retreat that will offer new learning for you. Perhaps you will have a spiritual companion or director to aid in your discernment or questions that arise. Maybe you will simply want to deepen your prayer life. There are many reasons you can choose to make a retreat. It is important to listen to the longings and stirrings within you, and respond.
Retreats can last a few hours or longer. Some people enter into a prolonged retreat or sabbatical that can last a year or more. Most often, retreats are either a weekend, week, or occur during your daily life. A retreat can be self directed or with a structure that is provided for you.
We can expect just about anything on a retreat! Most often, when we open ourselves to the unknown and mystery, we are surprised in an unexpected way, and discover a nugget or gem that holds truth and depth for our life specifics. If we take time to slow down, we might experience questions and confrontations that are challenging. And, we may find connections that bring us alive in new ways.
From Listen: A Seeker's Resource for Spiritual Direction, July 2007. Vol 1
