03 Wholeness Spirituality

Yoga Foundations: A Gentle Practice for Body, Breath & Being

With Angelica Lopez

Open Dates
Genesis Spiritual Life & Conference Center

This gentle class invites you to explore mindful movement, breathwork, and simple meditation, all grounded in the heart of yoga philosophy. Each week stands on its own, offering accessible movement (with options for both chair and mat), breathing practices, and reflections on the deeper purpose and roots of yoga. Come as you are—whether it's your […]

Becoming A BioSpiritual Focusing Companion

With Mike Smoolca and Nancy Benben

September 23, 2025
Genesis Spiritual Life Center and The Spiritual Life Center (Hartford)

Experienced BioSpiritual Focusing practitioners and teachers, Mike Smoolca and Nancy Benben are offering a comprehensive 6-session program focused on developing BioSpiritual Focusing companions. This is aimed at all those wishing to learn the dynamics of effective and confident companioning. The 2-hour sessions will meet on the 3rd Tuesday of each month and will be held over […]

Inner Light: Yoga Retreat

With Sally Barber

September 26 - 28, 2025
Genesis Spiritual Life & Conference Center

Light, your light, is the focus of this weekend yoga retreat. Yoga is the perfect way - and now is the perfect time – to increase your inner light. With yoga practices that move the body and focus the mind, you release tensions, overcome negative thoughts, and reduce anxiety. You feel heathier, calmer, lighter. With […]

BioSpiritual Focusing: Day of Presence

With Donna O'Connor

September 27, 2025
Genesis Spiritual Life & Conference Center

Imagine a space where science meets spirituality, where your body becomes a conduit for divine wisdom, and where every breath draws you closer to the essence of your being. Embark on a profound journey of self-discovery and spiritual awakening through the practice of BioSpiritual Focusing. “When you seek me, you will find me. Seek me […]

Kneading Faith: A Bread-Making Bake and Pray Retreat for the Soul

With Kendall Vanderslice

October 3 - 5, 2025
Genesis Spiritual Life & Conference Center

Ever wondered what's in it for you when you knead dough? Discover the unexpected spiritual nourishment hidden in the art of bread-making at the Bake and Pray retreat with Kendall Vanderslice. This transformative weekend blends the science of baking with the depth of theological reflection, offering a unique opportunity to connect with God through the […]

Praying with Hearts and Hands: Prayer Shawl Ministry

With Connie Bartelson and Janet Young

October 3 - 5, 2025
Genesis Spiritual Center

Wrap yourself in a tapestry of compassion and divine love, where every stitch carries a heartfelt prayer and every thread weaves comfort for those walking through life's most challenging journeys. Join us for a warm and welcoming gathering as we come together to knit and crochet with purpose. This unique program combines the art of […]

Embracing the Journey: A Women's Retreat on the Spiritual and Psychological Dimensions of Aging

With Betty Hill Crowson

October 9 - 12, 2025
Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center

Embracing the Journey: A Women's Retreat on the Spiritual and Psychological Dimensions of Aging Embark on a transformative three-day retreat that invites you to embrace the profound journey of aging with grace and wisdom. Join other women as we journey into a deeper identity of and compassion for ourselves as we embrace the realities of […]

Tending Soul

With Liz Walz, MA

October 17 - 19, 2025
Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center

Dreams whisper divine secrets, beckoning us to listen—will you heed their call? Without a vision, the people perish. Proverbs 29:18 In Biblical scripture, for people to receive dreams and visions is common. In fact, the absence of dreams or visions is sorely noted. Life in modernity tells a different story; dreams are often ignored or […]

What's Old is New Again: Create Your Own Upcycled Journal

With Kat Kirby

October 22, 2025
Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center

Unleash your inner bookbinder! Transform forgotten books into unique journals bursting with character, personalized treasures ready to capture your stories. Let’s create new journals from old books! (Or even new books). Using a hard-covered book, you will learn how to successfully deconstruct it by removing the text block. We will then reinforce the spine and […]

Unleash Your Inner Artist: An Exploration of Art Journaling

With Peg Considine BFA, M.Ed.

October 31 - November 2, 2025
Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center

Imagine a sanctuary where blank pages become portals to your deepest self, where art becomes a language of the soul, and creativity flows as freely as your breath. This isn't just an art retreat—it's a journey of self-discovery that will awaken the artist you've always known lived inside you. Whether you're a seasoned creator or […]

Sacred Soul: An Online Evening Retreat

With Cami Twilling

November 13, 2025

What if rediscovering your own sacredness could transform not only your life, but also the way you see the entire living Earth? Join Cami Twilling, Director of Earth & Soul, for a virtual evening retreat as we draw from the wisdom of John Philip Newell’s writings on Pelagius from Sacred Earth Sacred Soul. We will […]

A Simply Centered Advent: Mandalas, Candles and Prayer - Virtual Retreat

With Rev. Sharon Seyfarth Garner

December 1 - 22, 2025
Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center

Begin your Advent journey this year with creative prayer, calming candlelight, and contemplative coloring. The beauty of Advent can easily become lost amidst the busy-ness of the season. If we are not careful and intentional, the sacred invitation to “wait with bated breath” quickly becomes the cultural compulsion to “shop with stressed-out spirit.”  Are you […]

Mindful Transitions: A Contemplative Year End Retreat

With Joseph Krans, OFS

December 30, 2025 - January 2, 2026
Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center

As we prepare to welcome a new year, we invite you to participate in a transformative program that honors the journey of 2025 while igniting hope for what lies ahead. Take a moment to pause, reflect on the experiences that have shaped you over the past twelve months, and look forward with anticipation to 2026. […]

BioSpiritual Focusing: Day of Presence

With Donna O'Connor

January 10, 2026
Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center

Imagine a space where science meets spirituality, where your body becomes a conduit for divine wisdom, and where every breath draws you closer to the essence of your being. Embark on a profound journey of self-discovery and spiritual awakening through the practice of BioSpiritual Focusing. “When you seek me, you will find me. Seek me […]

Closing Circles, Opening Horizons: A Reflective Journey from 2025 to 2026

With Eileen Epperson

January 16 - 18, 2026
Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center

As we stand on the threshold of 2026, we have an opportunity to pause and reflect on our experience of 2025. You are warmly invited to join a group of people like you who are also committed to living in the driver’s seat of their life. What were the lessons in 2025, the milestones achieved, […]

Enneagram for the Inward Journey

With Nancy Benben

January 23 - 25, 2026
Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center

“The purpose of the Enneagram is not self-improvement, which would be our ego’s goal. Rather, it is the transformation of consciousness so that we can realize our essence, our True Self…The primary goal of any spiritual tool is union with God/Truth, and then we get united with ourselves in the process!” - Fr. Richard Rohr […]

GENESIS: Sacred Story of Birth and Rebirth - A Virtual Retreat

With Diarmuid O'Murchu, MSC

February 6 - 8, 2026
Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center

What if life’s deepest mysteries are always inviting us to be born anew? This retreat invites participants to enter a sacred space of reflection and renewal with Fr. Diarmuid O’Murchu, international author and spiritual guide, who has graced Genesis with his wisdom since the early 1990s. Across the weekend, we will open ourselves to two […]

Becoming the Wise Woman: Embracing the Sacred Path of the Elder

With Janice Olson

February 13 - 15, 2026
Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center

Aging is not an ending—it’s an awakening. When the world expects you to shrink, what if you rose up wiser, bolder, and radiant with hidden power? This retreat is a call to every woman standing at the threshold of elderhood: lay down old stories of loss and invisibility, and embrace the sacred adventure of becoming […]

BioSpiritual Focusing 10 Week Book Study and Practicum Copy

With Mike Smoolca and Peri Boyle

February 18 - April 22, 2026
Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center

Envision a space where science and spiritual insight meet, transforming your body into a channel for sacred knowledge.  Join us for a transformative journey of self-discovery with our BioSpiritual Focusing 10-week book study and practicum. Delve into the profound insights of Fr. Peter A. Campbell and Fr. Edwin M. McMahon's groundbreaking work, Rediscovering the Lost Body-Connection […]

Heartwork for Daily Life: An Invitation to Journey with Christian Mystics

With Mark Burrows

March 27 - 29, 2026
Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center

There is a river running through the heart of Christianity, deep and ancient—yet many have never tasted its waters. The tradition of Christian mysticism is an ancient and varied source of inspiration and provocation. Yet it has not always received the recognition it deserves. Those we call “mystics” were often at the margins of the church […]

Thresholds of Hope: A Spiritual Practice Retreat

With Cami Twilling

May 29 - 31, 2026
Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center

Step across the threshold into a weekend of renewal, where prayer, movement, and the ancient wisdom of Celtic spirituality awaken hope and courage for uncertain times. Here, amidst sacred listening, discover the strength Earth and Spirit offer—inviting you to live and act with deeper compassion. Join us for an experiential weekend led by Cami Twilling, […]

Silent Directed Retreat - 6 Day - Nurturing Your Spirit

With Nancy Sheridan, SASV

June 16 - 22, 2026
Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center

Embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery and spiritual growth during our immersive silent-directed retreat, where you will have the opportunity to explore the guiding presence of the Spirit in a deeply enriching environment. During a silent-directed retreat, each participant meets daily with an experienced spiritual director who serves as a spiritual companion throughout the […]

Silent Directed Retreat - 6 Day - Nurturing Your Spirit

With Nicki Verploegen, Ph.D.

June 16 - 22, 2026
Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center

Embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery and spiritual growth during our immersive silent-directed retreat, where you will have the opportunity to explore the guiding presence of the Spirit in a deeply enriching environment. During a silent-directed retreat, each participant meets daily with an experienced spiritual director who serves as a spiritual companion throughout the […]

Silent Directed Retreat - 6 Day - Nurturing Your Spirit

With Nancy Sheridan, SASV

July 28 - August 3, 2026
Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center

Embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery and spiritual growth during our immersive silent-directed retreat, where you will have the opportunity to explore the guiding presence of the Spirit in a deeply enriching environment. During a silent-directed retreat, each participant meets daily with an experienced spiritual director who serves as a spiritual companion throughout the […]

Silent Directed Retreat - 6 Day - Nurturing Your Spirit

With Nicki Verploegen, Ph.D.

July 28 - August 3, 2026
Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center

Embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery and spiritual growth during our immersive silent-directed retreat, where you will have the opportunity to explore the guiding presence of the Spirit in a deeply enriching environment. During a silent-directed retreat, each participant meets daily with an experienced spiritual director who serves as a spiritual companion throughout the […]

Guided BioSpiritual Focusing Weeklong Retreat

With Donna O'Connor, Mike Smoolca and Dawn Turgeon

August 13 - 18, 2026
Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center

Unlock the hidden wisdom of your body and embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery with BioSpiritual Focusing. This silent guided retreat offers a unique opportunity to delve deep into your inner world, connecting with the sacred story woven into the very fabric of your being. Through a powerful blend of group learning, one-on-one sessions, […]

BioSpiritual Focusing: Day of Presence

With Donna O'Connor

September 19, 2026
Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center

Imagine a space where science meets spirituality, where your body becomes a conduit for divine wisdom, and where every breath draws you closer to the essence of your being. Embark on a profound journey of self-discovery and spiritual awakening through the practice of BioSpiritual Focusing. “When you seek me, you will find me. Seek me […]

Restoring Sacred Conversation with Earth

With Victoria Loorz

October 9 - 11, 2026
Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center

The wisdom and guidance we need for this time of tragic ecological and political collapse will not be found in the dominant ways of thinking. Over fifty years ago, Thomas Berry urged us to turn and face these challenges by pointing to the root cause of the problem, "We are talking only to ourselves. We are not talking […]

Finding Wholeness in the Midst of Everything with Julian of Norwich

With Mark Burrows

November 20 - 22, 2026
Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center

We all long to be gladdened by what Julian of Norwich imagined as the inner music of love in our lives. She knew that the melodies that shape us—some in the major key, some in a jarring, discordant minor—are part of a larger symphony, if we learn to listen deeply enough. Julian described this as […]