Most of us love to go on a spiritual retreat:
• to reflect upon the meaning and purpose of our lives,
• to nurture our connection to Spirit,
• to learn from the great teachers,
• to expand our repertoire of spiritual practices
• to find a spiritual community.

We bring the retreats to you! Our E-Courses, Online Retreats, and 21-day Programs turn your email inbox into a spiritual retreat center.

You can participate in our many exceptional programs in two ways. One is by taking them when they are a "current" program during a specific time frame. Another way is by taking them on-demand where you choose your own start date and how frequently you want to receive the course content.

Scroll down this page to explore Current and upcoming E-Courses.

Visit these pages to see programs available on-demand:
• Online Retreats on Classic Spiritual Practices
• Practicing Spirituality E-Courses
. . . with the Religious Traditions
. . . in Places, Activities, and Relationships
. . . with Master Teachers
• 21-Day Programs to Change Habits

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Current E-Courses

Upcoming

May 21 - June 29
Practicing Spirituality with Animals is a 40-day e-course designed to lead you to deeper encounters with the animals in your life as spiritual teachers. Each email consists of a brief quote from such writers as Matthew Fox, Brenda Peterson, Terry Tempest Williams, Susan Chernak McElroy, and many others. A practice suggestion based on the quote is designed to be to done with the animals you know or others you remember — pets and wild animals. In the online Practice Circle, participants will share their stories of the messages and meanings of animals. Led by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Co-Directors of Spirituality & Practice. Details here.

June 4 - June 29
The Spiritual Practice of Re-union with People, Places, Things, and Self is a one-month Online Retreat led by spiritual writer and conflict resolution consultant Caren Goldman. Using stories, poetry, prose, exercises, and discussion in an online Practice Circle, participants will examine what motivates our choices to reunite with people, places and things. We will look at such relationships with new eyes, exploring them through the lens of soul work to help restore our life's missing and wounded pieces. We will explore how to make reunions opportunities for the spiritual practice of re-union — remembering, reuniting, and reintegrating — that leads to healing and wholeness. Details here.

June 4 - June 29
Practicing the Presence of God is a one-month retreat on the practice of paying attention to what you are doing and doing it for the love of God. Our retreat leaders will be David Frenette, Gail Fitzpatrick-Hopler, and Pamela Begeman from Contemplative Outreach, a worldwide contemplative movement. Our mentors for this practice will be Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection who cultivated the presence of God as he worked as a monastery cook, St. Therese of Lisieux who is known for her little way of devotion through daily activities, and Jean-Pierre De Caussade who taught that every moment of our lives could become a sacrament of communion with the Divine. The retreat consists of email lessons, audio recordings, a live teleconference, quotations and mini-practices, and community sharing in an online Practice Circle. Details here.

October 15 - November 16
The Wisdom Jesus with Cynthia Bourgeault is a five-week retreat presenting Jesus as a Wisdom teacher, a universal cultural treasure whose extraordinary teachings and heart exemplify the highest consciousness a human being can live out of. Open to people of all faith traditions — or none — and geared toward transformational practices, not creedal statements, this retreat is based upon Cynthia Bourgeault's internationally acclaimed book The Wisdom Jesus but will have a greater emphasis on Jesus' teachings themselves, particularly the parables and Beatitudes. She will also provide guidance on contemplative practices to bring this wisdom into your daily life. Participants will receive a total 15 emails on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Cynthia will also do two teleconferences and join retreatants in the online Practice Circle. October 15 - November 16, 2012. Details here.

More summer and fall E-Courses
will be announced soon.

In Progress

April 16 - May 11
Trusting in Life with Br. David Steindl-Rast is a one-month retreat on one of three Divine Virtues: faith or entrusting yourself to life. Participants will view film footage from Br. David Steindl-Rast's talks during an Alaska cruise in 2011 to explore how trusting life works, the relevance of peak experiences, what it means to be blessed and to bless, what is meant by living forever, and much more. Study questions for each talk will delivered by email three times a week, and retreat participants will share their responses in the online Practice Circle, guided by Patricia Carlson Campbell and Margaret Wakeley. Details here.

April 22 - May 19
The Wisdom of the Desert Fathers and Mothers with Christine Valters Paintner is a one-month online retreat exploring the wisdom of the early Christian monastics who fled to the desert of Egypt to cultivate more intimacy with God and with themselves. Participants will receive a daily email with a quote from the desert mothers and fathers, commentary by Christine Valters Paintner, questions for reflection, and suggestions for practice. There will also be an Online Practice Circle where you can gather with Christine and participants from around the world to discuss the meaning of desert wisdom for today. Details here.

More Courses:
Online Retreats on Classic Spiritual Practices (On-Demand)
Practicing Spirituality E-Courses (On-Demand)
21-Day Programs to Change Habits (On-Demand)