ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE NEW TOMORROW:
LESSONS FROM FIVE YEARS IN THE COVID ERA
with Holly Baldwin
January 31 – February 2, 2025
(Friday to Sunday)
or just
February 1 (Saturday)
Program Description
Facilitator
Registration information
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Step into the in-between.
We are living in a liminal space — a threshold between the world as it was before the pandemic and the “new normal” we are creating together. This retreat falls as we mark 5 years of living with Covid-19. In that time, we’ve experienced crisis after crisis with hardly a moment to reflect on how any of it is changing us. So much has changed in our world since 2020. This retreat offers a sacred pause to reflect on how these years have changed us and our world, and to discern our path forward with intention. In the spirit of the Quaker understanding of “continuing revelation”, we’ll explore what wisdom is being revealed to us through our experiences.
Through contemplative practices and interactive activities, we’ll explore questions like:
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What have you been through?
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Where are you going?
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What will you carry into the new tomorrow?
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What will you leave behind?
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The past few years have changed us all. This is your chance to process those changes, discover your inner wisdom, and find hope and encouragement for the journey ahead.
Even if it hasn’t always been easy, you’ve grown. Let’s metabolize those lessons and step into the new tomorrow together.
PLEASE NOTE:
THERE ARE TWO OPTIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
IN THIS PROGRAM:
FULL WEEKEND (FRIDAY EVE to SUNDAY AFTERNOON)
OR
SATURDAY ONLY (9am to 7pm)
FACILITATOR
Holly Baldwin is a Quaker Spiritual Companion and Retreat Facilitator. Her ministry is to encourage and deepen spiritual growth and courageousness. Her spiritual practices include contemplation, walking, singing, and antiracism/anticolonialism. She lives in Albuquerque, NM on ancestral Tiwa lands and attends Albuquerque Monthly Meeting (IMYM) and Three Rivers Meeting (NEYM).
REGISTRATION AND LOGISTICS
See below for more information about registration, cost, meals, accommodations, and other logistics. Or you can proceed directly to REGISTER HERE.
COST & REGISTRATION
There are two options for this retreat.
- Saturday only: The standard rate for Saturday only is $100, with a sliding scale of $50-$200. The fee includes program, lunch, dinner, and snacks.
- The full weekend (Friday evening through Sunday midday): The standard rate for the weekend is $375, with a sliding scale of $225-500. The fee includes program, lodging and food from Friday dinner through Sunday lunch. Commuter rate is $225.
We are committed to financial accessibility: please pay what fits in your personal budget (at whatever amount), encourage your faith community to financially support your participation if that is appropriate, and let us know if you have additional questions related to fees. A non-refundable deposit of $50 is required to hold a space for a program unless otherwise arranged. If you need to cancel, the deposit can be applied to a future workshop within 18 months. The balance is due at the beginning of the workshop.
ARRIVAL & DEPARTURE
Saturday guests: Plan to arrive by 9:00am; the workshop will end after dinner.
Weekend guests: Plan to arrive after 4:00pm Friday afternoon, in time for dinner at 6:00. The workshop will end by 2pm on Sunday.
We are centrally located in western Massachusetts, close to both I-91 and Route 2. For those arriving by car, we will send directions prior to the event. Please let us know if you’d be interested in car-pooling. The nearest Amtrak train station is in Greenfield (MA), ten minutes’ drive away. Vermont Transit and Peter Pan bus lines also stop in Greenfield. Please contact us in advance to see if we can arrange a ride from these stations.
ROOM & BOARD
Our 19th-century farmhouse has hand-hewn beams and wide pine floors, with simple lodging (typically double occupancy) with shared bathrooms. The meetinghouse and the first floor of the main building are wheelchair accessible. Our rustic cabins have electricity, woodstoves and outhouses. We serve nourishing, home-cooked meals and always offer vegetarian options. Please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions. Part of the community building at each retreat includes the joyful sharing of meal chores and final clean-up.
WHAT TO BRING
Please bring your own toiletries, towels, and bedding (sleeping bag or sheets and blankets or comforter). Pillows are provided. Be sure to bring seasonally appropriate clothes and comfortable indoor and outdoor footwear. You might also like to bring a flashlight, journal, art supplies, a book…
Please do NOT bring pets or candles.
We have limited internet access and cell phone reception. We encourage guests to consider how cell phone or computer use may detract from their experience of being fully present, here and now.
COVID PROTOCOLS
You can read Woolman Hill’s general Covid guidelines here. Please contact us if you have questions.
We look forward to welcoming you to the hill!
Click here to REGISTER ON-LINE for this program.