Living with a Grateful Heart
January 18 (Saturday)

Living with a Grateful Heart


In person in Bow

Half-day retreat


“Thank you is the best prayer that anyone could say.” – Alice Walker

A white bridge over a small pond at Bow Sanctuary, where this event takes place.

Begin your new year with this rich mini retreat focusing on gratitude. What if each morning we could put on a set of glasses to help us view the details of our day through a lens of wonder, appreciation, and joy?

Science is now revealing that practicing gratitude is a skill that can be cultivated, and one that can have positive effects on our health, moods, and relationships. Studies have shown that gratitude can reduce anxiety and depression, offering the opportunity to approach life with new eyes.

Gratitude turns what we have into enough.

Please join us for this exploration of mindfulness practices, discussion, poetry, and teachings around gratitude. We’ll invite the door of gratefulness in our hearts and minds to open wide.

Five people sitting on yoga mats with their eyes closed in a brightly lit room with a tropical plant in the corner and light wood floors.

LOCATION

Bow Sanctuary is a peaceful wellness refuge in beautiful Bow, WA, which is in the Skagit Valley, 25 minutes South of Bellingham or 80 minutes North from Seattle. The sanctuary offers many on-site amenities to enhance your program experience. Before the workshop, you could schedule a massage or other hands-on healing treatment, relax in the sauna, or you might consider relaxing with a hot beverage in the gardens or dining at the Persimmon Bistro (closes at 3pm).

SCHEDULE

Saturday, January 18, 2025
12:00pm – 4:00pm

TEACHER

Teresa & Richard Johnson

LOCATION

Bow Sanctuary (Skagit Valley)

COST

$85 – $125 (or $21 – $31/month)

  • Sliding scale: Choose what’s right for you.
  • Payment plan option: 4-months, no-interest.
  • Limited scholarships available: No need to apply; just choose a scholarship tuition during registration.

I enjoyed this event with Teresa and Richard so much! They created a wonderful experience with the perfect mixture of meditation, mindful movement, visualization, and reflection. I stepped away feeling refreshed with tangible skills to cultivate gratitude in the moment and in my life as a whole! Not only that, but the sense of warmth and community created over even a short period of time was remarkable.

Hilary O'Dougherty

Seattle, WA

A white bridge over a small pond at Bow Sanctuary, where this event takes place.
Three photos; the inside of the meditation hall; pink lotus blossoms among lily pads; the outside of the meditation hall at bow sanctuary.
Lily pads with pink lotus flowers
Interior of the meditation hall at Bow Sanctuary
Exterior of the meditation hall at Bow Sanctuary.

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                                       4-month payment plan available.

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