Retreat Opportunity For Women

“Living From the Heart in a Frantic World” will combine the talents and wisdom of Dr. Schneider and Sister Sandi Deschambault to facilitate a day of quiet reflection on Saturday, December 12th, 2009.

Deadline is Wednesday Dec 9th

Details & Registration Form

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Peace Bye Peace Services

Retreats and spiritual direction for individuals and couples. Bed and blessing available

Art therapy for spiritual & personal growth, grief, loss and trauma

On site labyrinth and portable canvas labyrinth

Workshops promoting spiritual wellness

Community Peace garden

Our Philosophy

Our Philosophy is for faith... That our pilgrimage towards wholeness and peace be embraced by the light of wisdom. Let us be enlightened through the source of all mysteries which is you.

Our Mission is for Charity... That as servants of peace we offer our lives as instruments for the common good. By living as contemplatives in the world, our desire is to become witness to the Divine presence of peace and love.

Our Vision is for Hope... Give us peace in our lives and in the world. Through the incarnation of prayer, may we embrace the union of human and divine natures.

Our Prayer

"Bread of life, sustain our bodies.
Breath of spirit, sustain our life.
Love of peace endure our soul
Universal spirit grant us peace"

Amen

Services

Program fees for retreats and bed blessing are by donation and will be negotiated based on ability to pay. Art therapy services carry a rate of $75 per hour. However sliding scale is available for those on a fixed income.

Spiritual Direction

David Deschambault is a Certified Spiritual Director. Acting as a guide and companion, David can help you ask the personal questions of your life:

What is my relationship with the Divine?
What is the Divine trying to tell me?
How can I find my purpose?

Learn more about spiritual direction.

Art Therapy

Sandi Deschambault is a Registered Art Therapist. Therapy is an effective modality for the exploration of personal issues of any kind.

Learn more about art therapy.

Meditation Room

Find peace and tranquility in our meditation room. A place for quiet reflection and preparation.

Retreat Services at Peace Bye Peace – “Bed and Blessing”

Peace Bye Peace provides a quiet place to center yourself. We can create a guided retreat experience for you or you may simply want to come and spend time in silent reflection.

There are many quiet areas on our property to connect with what is essential. We provide a continental breakfast for you as part of your stay. The hermitage is equipped with a full bath and some kitchen amenities for preparing simple meals should this be required.

Cost for retreat experiences is by donation.

Pets are welcome but must be leashed at all times.

Guided Labyrinth

Receive the metaphor of the labyrinth as your calling to live each day more mindfully. Walk our stone labyrinth and begin the ancient path of body prayer and walking meditation. A portable, indoor labyrinth is also available.

Chapel

We have created an outdoor chapel in a beautiful woodland setting. Our “Chapel of St. Francis” can be used for small weddings or other services such as memorials, celebrations of life, naming ceremonies and other sacred occasions.

Programmes

Individuals & Couples Retreats

Spiritual retreats for individuals or couples include accommodations and the services of both Sandi and David. “Bed & Blessing”

Men's Awareness Programme

Mentoring and peer support for men of all ages. Join David as he takes you through a process of discovering how to live with integrity within ourselves and our families.

Spiritual Wellness and Self-Care

A special day for renewal and reflection for care providers. This is your day to rejuvenate and re-energize through an experiential workshop:

Self-care and compassion fatigue
The four noble truths of care-giving
Insight meditation
Walking meditation

This workshop is suitable for both individuals and groups.

Work place Wellness and Agency Retreat Opportunities

In a world where we are bombarded daily with images and stories of pain and suffering it is important to develop an inner core of peace and well being. This is vitally important if we work or volunteer in an environment in which we are challenged to maintain a sense of balance between our outer and inner worlds.

Peace Bye Peace offers a relaxing and beautiful setting for small group retreats. David and Sandi are skilled facilitators who can create a meaningful experience for those who work both professionally and para-professionally in the field of helping others.

This may be of special interest to those who support individuals who are suffering from serious illness, those who are grieving or who work in crisis situations on a daily basis. It could also be of support to those caring for family members in a variety of situations who may be looking for a place to “recharge”.

David and Sandi can assist you or your workplace to develop a retreat to meet your needs. It can be held here at our centre or at the location of your choice.

The Wayfarers Bardo

Bardo means gap. It refers to the interval or intermediate space between two things.

This retreat will assist an individual to become more mindful and contemplative in the moment we call here and now!

Donne Retreat

The Donne were members of the laity who settled in Huronia and offered their lives in service to God. Donne comes from the root word donate. So quite literally a Donne would donate their life to God.

Therefore a Donne would live by a set of notions or conditions that would govern and shape a way of life.

A Donne Cote is a place of retreat for anyone who is truly looking for a return to a more simple and rustic experience of life. A cote is translated to mean a small shed or shelter. Therefore a Donne Cote is a place where one goes to pray and fast alone in the presence of God.

Space to Breathe — An Artist’s Retreat

Artists are invited to share in the quiet, contemplative grounds of Peace Bye Peace and enter into a process of joining their intuition with the imagination through the use of meditation, writing, prayer and art making.

Women’s Retreat

Explore your creative life force and engage the relationship between your male and female energies, using mask making, movement and voice.

Team Building

We can develop customized team-building sessions for your organization. Each team's needs are unique — and we can help build a workshop that helps your team. Please call us at 705-527-0493 for details.