Spiritual Life Retreat: “Spirit Emerges in Play”

Winter 2026 — Friday, February 6 – Sunday, February 8
At the Maryknoll Sisters Retreat Center

Through play, the Holy Spirit opens up space in our lives for sacred connection, healing, and joy. You are invited to explore the liberating energy of play in your spiritual life through movement, art, and story sharing—all by invitation and with gentle support.

How is Spirit inviting you further into divine connection and courage through play—whether quiet or loud, subtle or active?

Join us for a weekend of reflection, creativity, and community as we rediscover the sacred joy of play—defined as “pleasurable and apparently purposeless activity.”

Our Spiritual Care Associate, Laura Sasaki Norton, will lead this retreat, guiding us through embodied, artistic, and contemplative practices that awaken our spiritual imagination.

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Retreat Details

Cost: $250
Includes round-trip transportation from Riverside, two nights of lodging, and six meals.

Tentative Schedule

Friday Evening (7:00–8:30 PM)

• Welcome and Opening Circle

• Conversation: Play Research by Dr. Stuart Brown (as featured on On Being with Krista Tippett)

• Gentle movement and music activity

Saturday Morning (9:00–11:00 AM)

• Art for All: Calligraphy and Scribbling as Spiritual Practice

Saturday Afternoon (3:00–5:00 PM)

• Story Sharing and Movement: Playful ways of listening and being heard

Sunday Morning

• Communion Service with Elements of Play

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Come, rest, and rediscover the Spirit who delights in play.
Space is limited—register early to reserve your spot.