Could your soul use some time to reflect in the awe-inspiring high desert landscape of Ghost Ranch, New Mexico?
Join us for a soul nourishing experience in the grandeur of the landscape that so inspired the painter, Georgia O’Keeffe. This pilgrimage offers the opportunity to open both our physical eyes to the vast beauty of Ghost Ranch as well our spiritual “mind’s eye” that guides us to seek wisdom, beauty and meaning. Grounded by walking the labyrinth, deepened by story and coupled with the creative process of photography, we will explore what it means to cleanse the lens of perception to see the wonder of the world
O’Keeffe painted landscapes, flowers, shells and bones to express “the wideness and wonder of the world...” In this retreat, Catherine will guide us in to develop a connection with the magnificent landscape of New Mexico using your iPhone or digital camera. Through creative, mindful, and practical exercises we will deepen our ability to use the camera as an extension of the heart.
Lauren will guide us by telling wisdom stories to provide reflection upon the spiritual life. The majestic mountain labyrinth will be offered to honor our Path.
$1199 regular tuition
Lodging can be made directly with Ghost Ranch and that information will be available through the links below.
Additional highlights of the week include evening walks on the Ghost Ranch labyrinth and a visit to some of the sites on the Ghost Ranch property that were painted by Georgia O’Keeffe, in her own artistic and spiritual exploration of the landscape.
Please join us on this journey to nourish your creative self. New Mexico’s high desert awaits you.
GHOST RANCH
With a history as colorful as the surrounding red and yellow cliffs of the Piedra Lumbre (shining stone), Ghost Ranch is an education and retreat center offering a diversity of programs and adventure. Open year-round, the Ranch is committed to spiritual development, peace and justice, honoring the environment and exploring family through the celebration of art, culture and nature.
The landscape of Ghost Ranch—made famous by painter Georgia O’Keeffe—encompasses 21,000 acres of towering rock walls, vivid colors and vast skies. People from all over the world come to work together in creation care, to paint, write poetry, to hike, ride horseback, to research globally renowned archaeological and fossil quarries or simply to rest and renew their spirits.
For more information on the history, geology and activities of Ghost Ranch, see www.ghostranch.org.
For information on getting to Ghost Ranch, click here.
Book your accommodation package directly with Ghost Ranch:
Their Reservationists are prepared to help you set up your reservations.
Evelyn Leyba - evelynl@ghostranch.org / 505.685.1001
Gina Maestas -ginam@ghostranch.org/ 505.685.1017
8am-4pm MST, 7 days a week
Veriditas Pilgrimage at Ghost Ranch, May 2019
Veriditas Pilgrimage and Training at Ghost Ranch, May 2019
Catherine Anderson
The labyrinth Catherine constructed in her backyard in 2007 has been an important element in her mindfulness and creativity practices and Catherine loves showing others how the labyrinth can support us in quietening our mind and uncover our creativity. She is the author of Journaling the Labyrinth Path, a book of finger labyrinths, quotes and journal prompts inspiring you to find your unique work in the world, and Meeting Your Soul on the Labyrinth: SoulCollage® and the Labyrinth as Pathways for Transformation.
Catherine uses the labyrinth, SoulCollage®, expressive arts, poetry and mindfulness as pathways for self-discovery and as ways of uncovering meaning and purpose in life. Her personal journey of self-discovery has taken her from a career as an attorney to photography-franchise owner, to creativity-workshop facilitator.
Photography is another creative passion for Catherine and her book The Creative Photographer won a Silver Nautilus Award in the Creative Process Category in 2012. As a SoulCollage® Facilitator Trainer, Catherine loves teaching others how to facilitate workshops using the SoulCollage® process which uses images as a form of “soul language” to access our inner wisdom.
As a life-long learner, Catherine has been fortunate to train with Jean Houston, Seena Frost, Lauren Artress, Jan Phillips and many other wise teachers. In addition to her work in the US, Catherine leads creative pilgrimage retreats in South Africa, France, Italy, Mexico and Portugal.
The Reverend Dr. Lauren Artress
Lauren is author of Walking a Sacred Path: Rediscovering the Labyrinth as a Spiritual Practice, The Sand Labyrinth Kit and The Sacred Path Companion: A Guide to Walking the Labyrinth to Heal and Transform (Putnam/Riverhead Books, New York). She is the Founder of Veriditas and an Honorary Canon of Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. She travels worldwide offering workshops and lectures on the labyrinth including a twice a year program in Chartres, France. In addition to being an Episcopal priest, she is a spiritual director and licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the State of California.
