Virtual Pilgrimages and Retreats in the Tradition of the Mystics 

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Imagine immersing yourself in three or four days of  ritual, storytelling, poetry, photography, labyrinth  practice and art-making  as you virtually follow in  the footsteps of the great mystics through some of the most stunningly beautiful sites on earth.

Each day will begin with a heart- opening  ritual of chant, meditation and candle lighting  before Kayleen Asbo, and guest teachers gathered from around the world will  guide you through the inspiring stories of Mary Magdalene, St Francis, Dante and Celtic sages as well as composers like Felix Mendelssohn and Hildegard of Bingen and contemporary artists and architects  like Andy Goldsworthy and Antoni Gaudi. 

You will learn practices that can ignite your own creativity from such internationally renowned teachers as poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, singer Catherine Braslavksy, artist Sue Ellen Parkinson and Intentional Creativity leader Katherine Witteman.

Intimate small groups will connect you to fellow pilgrims throughout the world where you can discuss what is stirring inside of you and share your own creations in a community of encouragement, warmth and support.


Each journey will be available to participate in live or to stream for viewing later for the general rate of $150 per pilgrimage. We do have a small  number of scholarships available for those who are in need of financial assistance.


2021 Calendar

Journey One: From Jerusalem and Alexandria  to Provence
January 1, 2, 3, 2021
11:00 am-1:00 pm PST, with optional discussion to follow
The Gospel of Mary,  Mary Magdalene and The Path of the Rose, La Baume,
the Valentinian Tradition of Seeking Our Full Flowering
Song and Silence as a Pathway of Revelation and Awakening
with David Cadman, Veronique Flayol,  Catherine Braslavksy and Sue Ellen Parkinson
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Journey Two: Ireland and Wales and The Thread of Original Blessing
January 30-February 1
Original Blessing, Not Original Sin;  Pelagius and Celtic Christianity
Hermits and Pilgrims;   Nature, Beauty and Friendship as Divine Revelation
with Justin Coutts, Polly Paton-Brown  and Sue Ellen Parkinson


Lenten Retreat: Claiming Your Voice: Speaking Truth to Power with the Mystics
March 11-14, 2021
In  the Footsteps of Mary Magdalene, Hildegard of Bingen  and Catherine of Sienna 
(this is a stand alone pilgrimage through Santa Sabina Center)
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Journey Three: Mystical Scotland
March 20-22, 2021  for The Vernal Equinox 
The Sacred Standing Stones of Callinish Island with Judith Tripp
St. Columba and The Book of Kells, Artmaking and Illuminated Manuscripts as Spiritual Practice;
Felix Mendelssohn's Musical Voyage Through the Hebrides 
Lectio Divina and Poetry of  the Carmina Gaedelica and George McLeod
With Guest Teachers  artist Sue Ellen Parkinson and poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
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Holy Week Retreat With Mary Magdalene 
April 1- 3, 2021
Art, music and rituals for Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday
History and Rituals of Anointing  and Healing with Veronique Flayol
Chanting with Cathrine Braslavksy
The History of  the Art  and Music of  Lamentation with Kayleen Asbo


Journey Four:  Mystical England
May 1-3, 2021
Glastonbury AbbeyThe Legends of  the Grail; Glastonbury Tor; Chalice Well, 
Stonehenge and Avebury
with Guest Artist Katherine Wittemann

Mini-Pilgrimage: Saint Sarah and the Gypsy Pilgrimage
May 29, 2021
with Catherine Braslavksy and Veronique Flayol


Journey Five: Mystical Spain 
June 4-6, 2021
Montserrat,  Barcelona and Santiago Compostela
Black Madonnas, Burgos Monastery, the mystical architecture of Antoni Gaudi
with Shiloh Sophia McCloud, Catherine Braslavksy and MUSEA artists
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July 23-26: The Feast Week of Mary Magdalene:  Provence and The Boat of Bethany
Mary Magdalene and The Companions of the Heart: Martha, Lazarus and Saint Anne​
Saint Salome and Saint Sarah
with an international panel of guest teachers and lecturers
 including Catherine Braslavksy and Veronique Flayol


Journey Six: The Heart of Compassion
August TBA
Lourdes (The Virgin Mary) and Taize (Brother Roger)


Journey Seven: The Mystics of Germany
September TBA
Hildegard of Bingen, Meister Eckhart and Mechtilde of Magdeburg 
with Catherine Braslavksy


Journey Eight: In the Footsteps of St Francis and St. Clare
October  TBA
Assisi, Cortona, Gubbio, La Verna
Music of  the Laudario Cortona with Catherine Braslavksy


Journey Nine: In the Footsteps of Dante Alighieri
Florence, Rome, Poppi, Siena, Ravenna
Music of the Laudario Firenze with Catherine Braslavksy