March 12, 2016

Camp Unplugged–Back to Basics Retreat!

Take A Tech-Free Getaway April 1-3rd weekend!

Being a passionate professional, a busy parent or entrepreneur is different these days. It’s harder on all parts of you. Today, it takes way more human attention “bandwidth” to function and while most of us are exposed to technology overload and noise pollution, many of us don’t, or feel we cannot, disconnect.

Three times a year integrative life and business coach Annelies Gentile and drum circle facilitator Greg Whitt co-lead a back-to-basics immersion for adults who need a break from their busy lives. Each event invites you to unplug in order to look within, get still, refresh and connect with others through creativity, mindfulness and the natural world. Are you ready to unplug?

It’s important for your well-being, your relationships, and your work life to slow down. Through this incredible back-to basics experience you will…

time to rest, have fun, learn about you
gain practical de-stress tools to use at home and at work
kindle a little creativity and lots of awareness
network through real-time, real-world face-to-face conversations

Intimidated by the thought of slowing down a bit? It may feel risky to pull away from the activities that are associated with practically every moment of our busy modern lives. It’s normal to feel this way but don’t fret- you’ll be in good company! We’re all just like you! A bit overwhelmed, looking for the ‘how to deal’ tool. Unplugging is an excellent tool. Come, try it out with us. You’ll be so glad you took the time to recharge and reboot your human-side.

You’re invited to get grounded and get away from the busy-ness of work and over-whelm of life! Reboot your system and recharge your own batteries with this back-to-basics retreat. Gain community and creativity, and learn easy tools on how to unplug at home and de-stress at work. Join us for a bit of peace of mind!

You may be surprised at how valuable disconnecting will be to you personally and professionally. LET GO of your electronic tether and come play with us!

Discover your inner nature IN nature on the beautiful coast of North Carolina at Trinity Center in Pine Knoll Shores, about 2 hours 45 min from Raleigh. Trinity Center has over 60 acres stretching from Sound to Sea, with private beach access; dune, maritime forest and salt marsh walking trails; contemplative gardens, island and ocean front Pavilion; campfires and unique community-style facilities.

Retreat Activities

Special Pricing Through March 14th

FRIDAY

Welcome activity from 7:00-8:30pm
Campfire Connection (weather permitting)
Elements of Rhythm: Music in the WILD

SATURDAY

BREAKFAST
Mindfulness & Movement with guest yoga teacher
Fox Walk & Owl Eyes: Getting Grounded
LUNCH
Nature’s Muse: Collaborative Creating
Guided Trail Walk: known as shrin-yoku in Japanese, translates as “forest bathing“
DINNER
Campfire Connection (weather permitting)

SUNDAY

BREAKFAST
Mindfulness & Movement with guest yoga teacher
Morning Gathering with special guest Randy Senzig of C.H.E.R.
Retreat ends at 12pm

Lots of FREE-TIME will be available for you to chill.
Schedule activities and times may vary. Participation is optional.
Need more info? Send email to conduitforchange@gmail.com or Register Online.

March 21, 2015

What if You Don’t Want to Wait?

Did you know Trinity Center frequently hosts Groups Retreats that are open to the public?

Phrases we often hear from departing guests are “I love it here; I can’t wait until our retreat next year!” or “It was great but we didn’t have enough time to enjoy the property!” But you really don’t have to wait until your particular group returns on an annual retreat or pine for missed free time. Trinity Center hosts several new and recurring events that have open registration and welcome new participants.

Anytime you visit our blog, check the right side bar for advertisements of upcoming retreats open to the public, or visit our (ahem) “Upcoming Retreats Open to the Public” page. These notices are our way of spreading the word that there may be new and unusual ways to visit one of your favorite places, or to make new friends while participating in a beloved activity.

Sometimes you have an opportunity to get in on something missed. Occasionally a guest will catch a glimpse of an interesting activity and will tell us they “always wanted to attend a [fill in the blank] but didn’t know in time.” Once in a while, Groups ask us to post vacancy notices after a registration window closes because one or more attendees have an unexpected change of plans.

Upcoming Retreats at Trinity Center:

March 27-30, 2015: Painting by the Sea – Spring Artists’ Workshop with Jane Filer. Work in the Studio or outside in the sunshine. Experience Individual Instruction and Painting Demonstration. Have time for work and Fun! Jane’s work has been included in numerous prestigious collections in international, corporate and private sectors. She has been hosting workshops at Trinity Center since 2007. Limited post registration vacancies available!

April 10-13, 2015: Yoga at the Beach with Lisa Amani to be held at the Trinity Center. This year’s retreat will include sessions in the beautiful oceanfront Morgan Beach House where one practices gentle yoga postures, breathing & meditation techniques in rhythm with the oceans waves and transform your body, mind, spirit, and your life.

May 1-4, 2015: Cathy Holt Yoga Spring Yoga Retreat. Spending concentrated time in retreat, we cultivate consciousness and nonjudgmental awareness. It is a gift to Self, a chance for mental, physical, and spiritual rejuvenation. We will spend several hours a day in a morning and afternoon practice of yoga, pranyama and meditation and some evening activities a couple of the nights. There will always be a long break in the afternoon for you to explore the beautiful beach, the sound side, and pretty little trails.

May 3-10, 2015: Resource Center for Woman & Ministry in the South – Writers’ Retreat. Two or three times a year, we reserve a house at the beach and sponsor a week of silence and writing for a group of about nine women. Our writing retreats at the beach have been an enormous success, providing time for small groups of women to gather and includes days of quiet and writing, and evenings of readings and conversation. These are not workshops but provide unstructured time for women to write.

May 15-17, 2015: Loving Inward – A Retreat for Women with Coach Elizabeth Love. Experience a weekend of discovery, nurture &rejuvenation because You are worth loving well…boundaries… self-care… coming back home to You. Reconnect with who you really are and begin living from your deepest truth. Limited spaces available!

May 31-June 4, 2015: Yoma Yoga 4th Annual Ocean Retreat at Trinity Center Pelican House. Join Sharon Cournoyer, Certified Yoga Instructor, for an opportunity to remember, surrender and open to what comes from exploring yoga, meditation, journaling & nature. Only two spaces left!

June 25-28 and July 23-26, 2015: Summer Interplay Untensive with Ginny Going and Tom Henderson. Want an extended time of creative play in a community of people who will affirm and applaud you? Then come down to the ocean for one of these multi-day experiences of InterPlay that includes time to relax, hang out and play in nature. Play, dance, tell stories, rest, walk on the beach, swim in the ocean and enjoy being part of a playful community. Life doesn’t have to be so hard!

July 17-19, 2015: Dr. Z Yoga Retreat. Join us for our 6th annual weekend of yoga and the beach! All Inclusive price includes lodging, three meals per day, Happy Hours, twice daily Yoga instruction, and Saturday night Zumba® party! All levels of experience and both men and women are welcome!

October 11, 2014

Falling for Trinity

Fall is well and truly upon us, here at Trinity. Although the only real evidence so far is humidity, or lack there of. The days are still in the pleasant 80s but the nights are dipping into the low 60s which only makes an evening campfire all the more delicious–particularly those involving s’mores.

Camp Trinity is over for the year so weekends are again seeing groups down in the Dorms. These are a great Bargain for new groups and youth groups.

We’ve had a lot of Campus Ministries and other youth groups as well as a couple of new adult groups trying Trinity for the first time.

We’ve had Artists’ workshops and Yoga Retreats.

And, we’ve had several Women and Men Ministries, and a few much needed Pastoral Retreats. A sprinkling of Individual Retreats, especially clergy, are always tucked in among everybody else because Fall is also a good time to find a few days to run away from home before the full swing of the holiday season takes place.

Our Sanders Point restoration is complete and once again our favorite outdoor Chapel is welcoming visitors.

For those of us whose thoughts always turn to new pens and clean notebooks (and calendars!), Fall is a time of classes and schoolchildren. Our new Sound to Sea staff are making themselves at home and our Schools’ programming is in full swing.

Trinity is still lush and green although the maritime forest is starting to look a little tired around the edges.

But after the hustle and bustle of summer, the sleepiness is welcoming and relaxing. Even the mosquitoes are relaxing their vigilance and are blessedly absent–for the most part–this time of year.

Over at Pelican House we are busy filling the last few vacancies for this year’s Advent Retreat and for the last Silent Retreat in December. New Year Resolutions aside, autumn has ever been a time of reckoning-up the year’s harvest and turning thoughts to plans and ambitions for the coming year.

There’s no better place to take stock and make plans than Trinity. Fall is lovely at Trinity. If your business staff or group needs to take stock and plan the next year, or your spiritual batteries need recharging, we hope you think of us.

You won’t find a better place.

April 16, 2014

Inner Body Yoga By The Sea During May 1-4, 2014

This retreat is open to Everyone!

Whether new to yoga, or an experienced practitioner, feel free to come just as you are!

Vibrant and fun yet peaceful, serene and deeply restorative…Enjoy a relaxing weekend free of demands, schedules, and unfinished emails!

Inner Body Yoga embraces an experiential, creative, easy effort, approach. Inner Body Yoga is a gentle yet powerful practice to help us feel more alive, healthy, peaceful and free in our bodies and our lives. Each class is designed to offer a fresh exploration of the poses, breath, & movement… full of imagery, playfulness, and a spirit of adventure.

Sessions will be held in the Trinity Center Morgan Beach Meeting House,

which sits on a naturally elevated setting overlooking the beach. Perhaps our greatest teacher of the weekend will be the ocean, from whom we will have the opportunity to glean fresh insight into ways we can naturally access our own inner fluidity, as a means to help previously blocked energy, flow more freely for self renewal, vitalization, health, and freedom.

The Trinity Center is a conference and retreat center, comprised of 62 acres of pristine maritime forest, extending from Bogue Sound to the Atlantic Ocean. Nestled within the serene grounds are guest rooms, dining facilities, conference & meeting spaces, swimming pools, and numerous walking trails. A mild climate and landscape, designed with sensitivity to the island environment, provide peaceful and restful surroundings.

The three night workshop stay includes room, yoga sessions and all meals.

The hotel style lodging is temperature controlled and each has a private bath. Bedrooms are clustered around a large common deck with plenty of rocking chairs for journal writing, drawing, reading, daydreaming or napping. There will be plenty of free time in between sessions for your choice of leisure activities on the beach, walking the dune and salt marsh trails, or dangling legs from the sound-side docks. Double and single occupancy rooms are available.

To register please contact Molly Drake at Blue Saturation Yoga

phone: 919-619-8148 email: bluesaturation@gmail.com

707 Bolin Creek Dr., Carrboro, NC 27510

March 1, 2013

Sound Healing Concert tonight!

You are invited to experience a Sound Healing Concert with the Metal Himalayan & Quartz Crystal Singing Bowls and the powerful Gongs. Friday, March 1, 2013.

Rest, Recharge and Raise your Vibrations with the relaxing tones of the Bowls and Gongs.

As the soothing tones flow thru all the senses, reconnect with a deep state of peace and calm as the spirit attunes to it’s natural frequencies.

FRIDAY night
March 1, 2013
6:30 pm
Yoga for You studio in the Lowes Food Shopping Center in Morehead City, NC (252-247-9642)

$15.00 payable at the door.

I encourage you to bring a blanket, yoga mat or any item to make yourself comfortable while sitting or lying on the floor with the Bowls.
Chairs available for those who need them.

Please share this information and pass this on to anyone who may be interested in attending.

I look forward to seeing you and riding the waves of sound together.
with appreciation and love,
Bright Walker

http://www.brightsingingbowls.com