A place to talk, not talk, wrestle, listen and experience being listened to
MaddyChristine Hope ~ Spiritual Director
Who is this trip for?
Maybe you come because you are tired and you want to find rest.
Perhaps you come to wrestle with something.
Have you been waiting for certain answers in your life?
Do you long for more connection with yourself?
Are you desiring more intimacy with God?
Are you at a threshold and in a place of making a big life decision?
You just want to walk and be…. No mandates, just walk!
You see, you are welcome to come just as you are, where you are.
We hope that during your Pilgrimage, you will experience what it is like to be embraced as you are, where you are.
Ever thought of going on a Pilgrimage?
~ Santiago de Compostela ~
During this Pilgrimage, we will walk six days of the inland Portugal or the French route into Santiago de Compostela.
This is an adventure that not only leads to Santiago but also to intimacy with your inner self and God.
We offer a space to let the Camino do what the Camino can do so well on her own; and help you make connections in all different directions:
👣 bring you to your innermost self
👣 have you connect to nature in a transformative way
👣 find intimacy with the One who created you in your unrepeatable uniqueness
During this eight-day adventure, we will provide a space for you to get in touch with your personal intention for the week and provide coaching and spiritual direction to support your journey.
This Camino will offer space for physical, spiritual, and emotional wandering as you walk through old villages, go through woods, walk under vines, and pass open fields.
We love for you to find your own flow, and we invite silence to become your friend and guide.
During your days of walking, you might find the gift of learning to live with questions versus searching hard for answers. You might also notice how the movement of walking, together with being in nature, can bring you to a mystical place of organic surrender.
We will also offer a community component as we gather each morning and evening and give space to process out loud as we will all engage in loving listening. Being witness to one another can be transformative to all involved, and sharing within a safe group can deepen the work that is already taking place within.
What a day looks like:
~ We will have breakfast in the hotel, at our own convenience.
~ Before we start our day of walking we will gather for group meditation and group processing, and we also invite you into a walking practice each day that you can choose or choose not to engage with.
👣 Your Personal Pilgrimage; every day we help you connect with your intention for your Pilgrimage, and your desires and needs for the day.
👣 How can you renew, adjust, shift your walking for that day?
👣 A Coaching or Spiritual Direction session is available each day upon request.
~ The walking part; you may walk alone, there may be times you walk with another, there may be times when you walk with a stranger. You might be drawn to visit a chapel or venture off the trail.
* You will come across the most precious coffee spots to take a break, and eat or purchase your lunch.
* Very likely you will arrive at the hotel in time for freshening up, a dive in a pool (some hotels might have a pool or natural hot spa) before our evening gathering. You may also still have enough energy to explore the town.
~ Evening gathering with guided meditation and group processing.
~ Dinner; everyone can venture out on their own while we will also set up a dinner reservation for those who want to stay close to the hotel in order to get a good night’s rest.