Silent Mini-Retreat for Lent (In Person)

March 29, 9:00am-12:00pm

$35 | Location: Assisi Heights (1001 14th Street NW, Rochester, MN 55901) Click here for map.

Our bodies, minds, and spirits experience an abundance of information daily. We hear stories and interact with others in ways that are of personal, community, global, and cosmic significance. Have you made time for yourself, your true Self, in this ocean of activity?

This silent half-day mini-retreat provides an opportunity to renew body, mind, and spirit in the company of others during the Holy Season of Lent. Our time together includes embodied practices such as a gentle morning stretch, silent prayer, reflection on sacred poetry, a community labyrinth walk, and a restorative guided imagery practice called yoga nidra.

Why share these activities in silence, together, as a group? As Deborah Smith Douglas, Oblate, O.S.B. Cam., mentions in her booklet, “On Silence,” that we have largely lost the sense of silence in our culture and are increasingly afraid of it. Practicing silence allows an experience of deep rest, a reconnection with our true Self, and an awakening of the peace that surpasses all understanding. Feeling this transformation personally, and seeing this peace shine back on the faces of the group, makes silence a blessing.

Please bring a pillow, a blanket or two, a mat to lie down on, and a journal to reflect on your experiences.

Dawn Marie Jacobson, MD, is an integrative medicine physician, musician, yoga teacher, and labyrinth walk facilitator. She delights in creating sacred events to enliven your body, clear your mind, expand your heart, and bring joy to your spirit. She sees patients in person and online through Minnesota Vitality and Anti-Aging Center.

Welcome to this in person program at Assisi Heights! Please refrain from attending if experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19 or other illness or have been exposed to any persons infected with COVID-19. Please park in the lot in front of Assisi Heights and enter through the main entrance.