Natural Renewal Retreat
Connect to your inner nature via outer nature with Way of Nature founder John P. Milton
8 – 14 July 2024 @The Home of The Pioneers of our Time
Albanya, Spain
Pre-announcement – unique opportunity: John Milton in Spain
Natural Renewal Retreat
Connect to your inner nature via outer nature with Way of Nature founder John P. Milton
8 – 14 July 2024 @The Home of The Pioneers of our Time
Albanya, Spain
About the program
This exceptional weeklong retreat, set in the most beautiful place and space in Spain, offers you the gift of deepening your connection with nature, and from there, connecting to your own inner nature.
You will be offered a careful combination of ancient teachings and dialogue, practices (Awareness Training), and meditative time spent alone in nature (AllOne). This experience is enhanced by the powerful solitude of the amazing nature surrounding you at every turn, complemented by loving guidance and support.
We will begin each morning with Qigong, followed by teachings and dialogue with John. You will learn practices such as cultivating presence, relaxation, sensing, along with ways to recognize and liberate internal energetic blockages. These practices prepare you for your time in nature, helping you connect to outer nature and your inner nature. And to take home with you to continue your journey.
The second part of each day we will spent in solitary time in nature, allowing you to make your own personal connections between inner and outer nature. If you wish, you can choose to have a 24 or 48-hour AllOne time in nature to deepen your connection to nature and yourself that way.
In between the parts of the program, there will be time to unwind and relax, connect with others, or to take time to read, write, walk, meditate, or engage in other activities to help you deepen your insights and practices. Plus, we will enjoy amazingly delicious and healthy meals together. In the evenings there is room for additional meditation, mantra singing, music or other initiatives people of the group might come up with.
About John P. Milton
Your guide in this program is John P. Milton, from the USA, a revered elder of the environmental movement and spiritual leader. He is a master of a number of nature-based spiritual traditions from around the world. As a practitioner of meditation since the 1950s, he has developed unique practices for uniting inner and outer nature through training in Buddhist, Taoist, Vedantic, Tantric, and Native American traditions.
He is a former professor of environmental studies and Woodrow Wilson Center scholar at the Smithsonian. John was a founding father of the environmental movement in the early 1960s. He was one of the first ecologists ever on staff at the White House as a member of the President’s Council of Economic advisors. He is also is the founder of Threshold, an international center for environmental renewal.
Book:
John wrote the book “Earth Below, Sky Above”, a guide to creating a new relationship with oneself through meditation and connecting with Nature's healing energy. It’s available available from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Sky-Above-Earth-Below-Spiritual/dp/1591810280/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1ODY3UP7YLMOP&keywords=earth+below+sky+above&qid=1705939348&sprefix=earth+below+sky+above%2Caps%2C200&sr=8-3
Helpful cards that go with the book: https://www.amazon.de/-/en/John-P-Milton/dp/1732232903/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=john+p+milton&qid=1638463961&sr=8-1
More information on Way of Nature: https://www.wayofnature.com
About the place
You and your fellow "Passengers," a group of eight to twelve like-minded individuals, will come together at a mountain top at The Home of The Pioneers of our Time, hidden in the foothills of the Spanish Pyrenees and surrounded by of beautiful nature. Here you can enjoy a beautiful luxury farm estate you can call “Home”. Your home away from home, as it is often referred to by people who stayed there. The Home offers a unique environment for this retreat, a place where you can deeply connect with nature, and nurturing relationships. The stay in a spacious Sahara Bell Tent will add to your immersion in nature. Or you can choose one of the rooms in the old Finca with fabulous sights on the valley.
The Home is situated 25 min from the Figueres Vilafant international train station. From here, the high-speed trains bring you to Barcelona in 50 minutes, in 20 min to Girona or in 5 hours to Paris.
Find more about The Home here: https://pioneersofourtime.com
Practical information
Date and time: The program will begin on Monday, 8 July at 17:00 and conclude on Sunday 14 July at around noun.
Language: The program teachings and practices will be offered in English.
Questions: If you have any questions or concerns, please contact erna@journeyofyourlife.nl
