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Shining Dawn Bed & Breakfast Retreat Programs

    E njoy an unforgettable small group retreat in our magnificent 1902 Queen Anne brownstone located just minutes from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Our bed and breakfast inn features stained glass windows, inlaid oak floors, carved mantles and five comfortable guest suites, each with a private bath.
    V ery special things happen when people participate in retreat groups.   In groups that work together well, the energy becomes magnified and intensified.   This synergy brings out the best in each participant.

Future Retreat Programs

  • Meditation for Everyone Retreat Program

    Whether you have been meditating for years or are simply ready to give it a try for the first time, this workshop is for you! We begin by practicing several different forms of individual meditation from walking meditation to simple chanting.   We continue with group meditation and experience working in group formation as channels of light and love in service to humanity.

  • Synchronicity and Symbols Retreat Program

    Everything in the Universe can be viewed as a symbol of archetypal energy.   Wisdom and meaning are imprinted everywhere.   Join us as we learn to read and interpret the synchronistic events and symbols in life all around us.   This workshop also introduces the tarot and I Ching as rich systems of symbolic wisdom.

  • The Transformative Power of Sacred Places Retreat Program

    What constitutes a sacred place? It is a place where the quality of the pervading energy encourages being completely "in the Now," encourages immersion in the Ocean of Being, encourages the flow of love through all beings and all things.   In this workshop we will explore the meaning and power of sacred places in the world, in our area, and in our own homes.

  • Meditations on the Buddha and the Christ Retreat Program

    The Buddha and the Christ are two of humanity's Great World Teachers.   Through meditation and discussion, we will explore the quality of their compassion, purity, and love as it lives in our own hearts today.

  • Opening the Heart: Exploring Pain and Love Retreat Program

    This is one of Shining Dawn's most powerful workshops.   The power of pain and love is immense, and the heart is the great center of absorption and transformation for both.   Through group discussion, Sufi poetry, and meditations developed by Stephen Levine, David Spangler, and Osho, we will try to arrive at a deeper understanding of the role both pain and love play in our journey toward union with the Great Heart of All.

  • Color Consciousness Retreat Program

    This color workshop includes an overview of color as it relates to life, matter, and the spiritual qualities of the Seven Rays.   The workshop will include slide presentations, color meditations, theory and use of color healing, and exercises in developing color sensitivity.  

  • Portals to the Present Retreat Program

    There are many portals or doorways in consciousness from the realm of the illusory world to the reality of the soul, timelessness, and the ever present "I am." In this workshop, we introduce awareness practices, simple meditations, techniques for opening the heart, and immersion in music as portals that help move us from fixation on the past or future into the eternal NOW.
    P lease contact us for more information about any of these retreat programs or workshops. To reserve our facility to host your own retreat group please see our Retreat Facilities page and call us for more details.