Check out these options to build your own retreat

As you think about what your body and soul needs, check out the lists below to get an idea of what you might want/need.

Length of stay

  • Half Day (up to 6 hours)

  • Overnight

  • Multiple Night

  • Weekday(s)

  • Weekend

Activities

  • Canoeing

  • Kayaking

  • Paddleboat

  • Bonfire

  • Swimming

  • Floating

  • Fishing

  • Forest Preserve Hike

  • Reading

  • Journaling

  • Napping

  • MANY MORE!

Spiritual Practices

  • Intro to Solitude (one on one introduction to solitude)

  • Welcoming the Day (being still as the day comes into being and listening for what God has to say in the midst of the dawn)

  • Lectio Divina (Sacred Listening)

  • Visio Divina (Sacred Seeing)

  • Sabbath Walk (slowing your soul and experiencing God through nature)

  • Welcoming Prayer (accepting and acknowledging what is)

  • Journaling (writing thoughts, feelings, and prayers without judgement)

  • Centering Prayer (the practice of becoming present to ourselves and God)

  • Prayer of Examen (ending the day with reflection of how our motives and attitudes affected us)

  • Hour of Spiritual Direction (sit down with Pastor Lisa…

Sample Retreat Schedule