Living the Questions: A retreat based on the Circle of Trust ® approach, developed by Parker J. Palmer and the Center for Courage & Renewal.

Offered by The Center for Courage & Renewal

Living the Questions is for people who have read Parker Palmer's A Hidden Wholeness and wish to experience a Circle of Trust retreat, and/or for those who have experienced a Circle of Trust retreat and wish to go deeper. The foundations and practices of circles of trust take time to be understood, and are deepened through experience. As Parker Palmer has observed: “…we seem to know very little about creating spaces that invite the soul to show up, the core of ourselves, our selfhood.” This retreat will expand participants’ understanding of how such spaces are created.

Designed for persons in diverse professions—including education, healthcare, law, philanthropy, religious/spiritual life, non-profit and community leadership—this four-day program offers the opportunity to be in retreat and to reflect on some of the key practices and conditions necessary to creating circles of trust. The paradoxes of solitude and community, silence and speaking, and understanding one’s gifts and shadows will all be important themes, as each is central to this work. In this retreat we will also spend time working with and framing questions that “invite the soul to show up.” An additional focus will be on the Leaders Guide for A Hidden Wholeness, Parker Palmer’s book on creating circles of trust. At the end of this retreat, participants will be invited to reflect on the integration of these practices in their own work or community settings.

For a complete description of the retreat, please click here.

To apply on-line, click here.

Upon acceptance, you can either pay on-line, or send a check into the Center for Courage & Renewal.

K-12 Educator/Clergy Rate: $800

Other Professions: $950