Sign Up HERE to register for the Epiphany Retreat Sunday January 12th from 2-6pm
It is a new year, and we need time to breath and reflect before the flurry begins again. Come for an afternoon of body and spirit renewal. This retreat will include dwelling in the story of the Magi, learning the art of Haiku writing led by local poet, Lori Hetteen, Yoga Nidra, a practice to renew your body and spirit led by Ann Arens, health/wellness coach and yoga instructor. You will receive a star word that is uniquely yours, and a limited edition print of an Epiphany haiku written by Lori Hetteen just for this event. There will be refreshments and time to connect with others curious about what this new year will hold.
This event is funded in part by a contemplative prayer grant from St. Catherine’s University.
Sunday, January 12th 2:00-6:00pm
Location: Mount Olivet Lutheran Church of Plymouth
12235 Old Rockford Road, Plymouth 55441
Register here
$20/per person and a sweet deal if you invite a friend $30/two people
Dress is casual and comfortable. Please bring a yoga mat, pillow, and blanket
Agenda:
1:30-2:00: Welcome and registration
2:00-2:45: Dwelling in the Magi story (Matthew 2: 1-12)
3:00-4:00: Haiku teaching, writing, and sharing
4:00-4:45: Snacks, conversation, and star gazing
5:00-6:00: Yoga Nidra
Meet retreat leaders:
Lori Hetteen:
Lori Hetteen writes poems and then, because she cannot leave well enough alone, often creates accompanying artwork. She has three collections of poetry: Seventeen Syllables (2018), The Moon Says Hello (2020), and Stacks of Kindnesses (2022). She and her historian husband have four mostly grown children and live in Minneapolis with two perfect dogs and a tiny tarantula. You can find her work at and on Instagram @lorihetteen
Ann Arens:
Ann is a certified yoga teacher and nationally board-certified health and wellbeing coach. The connection of mind and body wellness has been a passion of Ann’s for many years. One of her favorite yoga classes to teach is Yoga Nidra. This 2,000-year-old practice is also known as yogic sleep and NSDR (non-sleep deep rest). Research on Yoga Nidra has shown it provides deep relaxing mind and body benefits by reducing stress and anxiety, rebalancing the nervous system, and deepening unconscious awareness.
I hope you can join us!
Please contact Pastor Beth Horsch @ bhorsch@moply.org with questions.