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Simply Alive

Monday 22 January 2018  - Thursday 25 January 2018
The Abbey, Raymond Island, Victoria

General information

A gentle, creative space to begin the year. 
 
Led by Susanna Pain - spiritual director, retreat leader, dancer, InterPlay Facilitator, Anglican Priest. 
Practice any art, music, singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, sculpting, poetry, fiction, essays, reportage, no matter how well or badly, not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming, to find out what's inside you, to make your soul grow.
Kurt Vonnegut
​Come together with a small group of companions to rest, play, create and explore - through silence, art, poetry, music, movement and storytelling. 

Past event details

5:30pm Monday 22 January - 3:30pm Thursday 25 January 2018

Cost per person: residential - motel accommodation, all meals provided
Twin/share accomodation $396 
Single accomodation additional $105 
The Abbey

​The Abbey
1-25 First Parade, Raymond Island

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Susanna Pain | Philosophy
My aim is to enable the transformation of individuals and communities in good times and in bad, through change and transition; to create space where people can rest and feel safe with challenges and successes.
I invite inclusiveness, grace, beauty and fun, as well as silence. I shape ritual and space that speaks to hearts and minds.
All my midwifery is undergirded by prayer.
Simply Alive, April-May 2026
Creative Arts Retreat, May 2026
Retreat in Daily Life, May-June 2026
Embodied Listening, November 2026
Daily Christian Meditation
Monthly Labyrinth Walks