This retreat combines mindfulness training with the emerging work of Mindful Self Compassion as a way to deepen our connection with our own inner depth, vitality and resilience, made even more powerful by our emergence in the spaciousness of Alaska's sublime wilderness.
Meditation teacher and author Kurt Hoelting will team up with writing teacher and poet Holly Hughes in this retreat, to share writing exercises and mindfulness practices designed to help you reconnect with your inner and outer landscapes. Based at Keene Channel Lodge, we will also enjoy daily kayaking excursions in the heart of Southeast Alaska’s Inside Passage.
With Kurt Hoelting
Join us at Keene Channel Lodge, in the heart of Southeast Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, to cultivate a deeper embodied presence with ourselves, each other, and the natural world. We will explore the elements that connect our senses to the mysteries and wisdom of a more-than-human world. Alaska’s Inside Passage evokes a wider, more ancient and visceral sen. These practices open us to the grace connection and interconnection and dissolve the feelings of separation and isolation.
This retreat, co-led by Kurt Hoelting and David Perls, is designed specifically for professionals living in a world where we are constantly pressured, always-on, information overloaded and continuously distracted.
Mindfulness has emerged in the business sector as a powerful source of emotional intelligence that can enhance both personal balance and interpersonal effectiveness, while also contributing to our business bottom lines.
This retreat will be time of renewal for practicing mindfulness teachers. We will join daily kayaking in Alaska’s sublime wilderness with shared mindfulness practice, and deep listening to each other as we explore issues of presence-based leadership in a diverse and ever-changing world. Kurt Hoelting and Rhonda Magee will host conversations on the pressing issues of our day that weigh increasingly on our teaching, including ecological decline and cultural polarizations around racism, equity and trauma-informed teaching practices - in service of healing for ourselves and others.
Meditation teacher and author Kurt Hoelting will team up with writing teacher and poet Holly Hughes in this retreat, to share writing exercises and mindfulness practices designed to help you reconnect with your inner and outer landscapes. Based at Keene Channel Lodge, we will also enjoy daily kayaking excursions in the heart of Southeast Alaska’s Inside Passage.
Our retreats for all-comers offer a time of refuge, in the midst of Southeast Alaska's beautiful Inside Passage, from which to cultivate the inner resources we need to meet the challenges of our time with creativity and courage. This retreat will be based out of Keene Channel Lodge, and will include a two-night camping experience. The retreat will be led by Kurt Hoelting, founder and Senior Teacher with Inside Passages, and a wilderness guide in Alaska for the past twenty-five years.
