Open Our Hearts To You

A Silent Women’s Mindfulness Retreat

June 26-29, 2008
Co-sponsored by the Institute for Jewish Spirituality (IJS)

This retreat is almost full and we can no longer accept registrations online. Please call (800) 398-2630 to register

You are invited to a silent gathering of Jewish women using the tools of deep silence, the cultivation of attention through mindfulness, teachings from the Torah, and the practices of chanting and yoga.

Participants will form a community-of-support as we journey into the truth of the present moment, allowing us to open our hearts more deeply toward ourselves, toward spirit in our lives and toward our unique path of service and healing.

Discover what connects us to each other as well as to the profound stories of our people. All women are welcome regardless of experience with meditation.

Teachers

Sheila Peltz Weinberg is a Reconstructionist-trained rabbi who has served as an educator, activist and congregational rabbi. Rabbi Weinberg has studied mindfulness for the past 17 years and has introduced meditation into the Jewish world in multiple settings. She is a founder and the Outreach Director of The Institute for Jewish Spirituality (www.ijs-online.org), a training program for rabbis, cantors, Jewish educators and lay people.

Rabbi Rachel Cowan is the Executive Director of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality. Shereceived her ordination from Hebrew Union College — Jewish Institute of Religion in 1989. Rabbi Cowan served as the Program Director for Jewish Life at the Nathan Cummings Foundation. Her work has been included in Moment, Sh'ma and anthologies including Illness and Health in the Jewish Tradition: Writings from the Bible to Today.

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Registration Information

The program fee for this class is $300. Fees are per person, and do not include the cost of Room and Board (below). We strive to make our programs affordable to everyone. For information about Financial Assistance, please see below.

Room and Board

Room and board includes housing, meals, evening activities, hot tub, yoga, meditation, and full use of our facility. All rooms are air-conditioned in the summer and heated in the winter. Adults fees apply to ages 18 and higher. Rates are per person, and include all meals. For double or triple occupancy, you may either request a roommate, or be matched with one by our staff.

Summer 2009 Discount! Bring someone with you to a weeklong or weekend retreat between July 13 - August 16, and both you and your friend, partner, parent, child or guest can receive up to 50% off the cost of your room and board.

Deluxe rooms

Deluxe rooms have private bathrooms. Single and double occupancy are provided with queen-sized beds, triple occupancy has twin beds. Handicap accessibility available, please call (800) 398-2630 x4.

Deluxe Rooms	Three Nights
Single Occupancy	750
Double Occupancy	450
Triple Occupancy	315

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Plus rooms

Plus rooms have private bathrooms.

Plus Rooms	Three Nights
Single Occupancy	615
Double Occupancy	375
Triple Occupancy	255

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Standard rooms

Standard rooms share a bathroom with one other room.

Standard Rooms	Three Nights
Single Occupancy	510
Double Occupancy	315

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Economy rooms

Economy rooms have twin beds with the bathroom in the hall.

Economy Rooms	Three Nights
Single Occupancy	390
Double Occupancy	240

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Dormitory rooms

Dormitory rooms are either triple or quadruple occupancy with bunk beds and bathrooms on the hall.

	Three Nights
Dormitory	210

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Camping

Campers supply their own tents and equipment and have access to bathrooms and showers. Camping fee includes all meals and snacks, use of the facility and its amenities, and participation in any open programming provided, such as prayer, meditation, or yoga.

	Three Nights
Campers	195

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Commuter

The commuter fee includes all meals and snacks, use of the facility and its amenities, and participation in any open programming provided, such as prayer, meditation, or yoga.

	Three Nights
Commuter	165

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Children's Rates

There is no charge for infants and children ages 3 and under. Children ages 4 – 17 must share a room with at least one parent or guardian. Young adults ages 18 and above must pay the regular rates.

Children's Rates	Three Nights
Children	120

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Financial Assistance

Financial Aid for Room and Board

We strive to make our programs affordable to everyone. We provide limited scholarship funding of up to 30% of room and board fees for those in extreme financial need. Financial aid is only available for dormitory rooms with hall baths and economy rooms for couples and families. If you would like to request financial aid, please complete the financial aid form. In requesting aid, please consider that we have a limited pool of resources. We are committed to helping you in any we can, and we ask you to help us help others by limiting your request to your genuine need. Financial aid requests must be received at least three weeks prior to the retreat.

Cancellation Policy

Payments made will be refunded in full (less a $50 processing fee) if you cancel more than 14 days prior to your arrival. If you cancel between 13 days and 72 hours prior to a retreat for which you have registered, a non-refundable credit (less a $50 processing fee) will be held for one year from the date of issue. This credit is non-transferable. No credit or refund is available if you cancel within 72 hours of a retreat or on the retreat arrival day, if you do not show up, or if you leave a retreat early for any reason.

If you are participating in a two-year training institute and you miss or cancel one of the weeklong retreat sessions, your room and board fee will be refunded according to the policy above, but the program fee for a missed or cancelled retreat session is still due. Withdrawal is permitted only after the first retreat session. If you withdraw from a training institute after the first retreat session, or if you are asked by faculty to leave the institute, you will receive a full refund on your program fee for any remaining pre-paid retreats.

Isabella Freedman reserves the right to cancel any program at any time. In the event of such cancellation, you will be given a complete refund. A full transportation refund is available if you cancel a transportation reservation at least 3 days (72 hours) in advance. No refund is available if less than 3 days notice is given.