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What some of our past participants have to say about their retreat experience:

Meditation for Musicians:
with Madeline Bruser

"This program was particularly helpful in supporting my already existing meditation practice, deepening it, and in some ways giving it new life.  My practice as a musician has deepened and grown through the heart opening experiences and exercises."

"Madeline is brilliant!"

"I appreciated everything about this program, even (or perhaps especially) the moments that felt raw and lost.  The teachers were a great team and the coordinator created a seamless environment for us, very cheerfully.  Madeline created an environment in which we could all really be who we are and have that be OK, and she did that by so generously being herself."

"I love Madeline's approach, the other participants, the beautiful setting, and the gentle people at the center.  I had an amazing transformative experience and was glad I came."

Meditation and Creativity: Writers' Retreat
with Susan Piver

"Susan is a skillful and inspiring ally, a generous presence, and a phenomenal teacher."

"I had not written anything in a long time. the Writer's Retreat gave me the space, time, and inward focus to let creativity happen naturally. I hadn't realized how much I had to say. The meditation aspect of the retreat provided a peaceful structure where writing could be a pleasure once again instead of work."
~ Anne, Boston, Office Manager & Memoiris

"Susan Piver is very wise, intuitive, and insightful and has had great impact, with a very light touch."
~ Gil, St. Johnsbury, VT, Corporate Consultant & Business Writer

"This course helped me integrate meditation skills such as serenity, focus, compassion, and insight into the areas of poetry and fiction. I am extremely grateful!"
~ Brian, Ithaca, College Student & Poet

"I cannot recommend this writing and meditation retreat enough! Susan's carefully considered practice schedule offers precisely the right balance of meditation and space in which to write. Her teaching style allows for full creative expression to unfold because she neither interferes with the writing process, nor does she abandon the writer to his or her own devices. The result is a profound deepening of the work of writing and the practice of meditation. I left with a much more sophisticated understanding of how these two practices are not only complimentary, but how meditation is crucial to the life of the writer. This is a very rare opportunity for anyone, indeed."
~ Crystal, NYC, Novelist & Writing Teacher

I can't imagine any way to improve this program because it was more than I could have asked for.
~ Kathy, Cleveland, Librarian & Memoirist

The growth I experienced in five days was life changing.
~ Britta, NYC, Graphic Designer & Memoirist

Susan is a caring, compassionate person whose presence, insights, and instructions made for a valuable week exploring meditation practice and writing.
~ Heather R, Albany, Travel Writer

Emotionally moving, spiritually a gift, cathartic beyond my wildest imagination.
~ Miriam, Cambridge, Waitress & Essayist

Meditation, Improvisation and the Creative Process
with Vicki Tansey

"...Vicki's joy and guidance gave me the confidence to trust being in my body, to leap into the open space without fear."

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