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2014 MHNA Annual Retreat
Healing Circles
September 26-28, 2014
MHNA has an Annual Retreat every year and this year it occurred at the Knoll Lodge,and Lakeview Lodge at Howell Nature Center, 1005 Triangle Lake Rd., Howell, Michigan 48843. Phone: (517) 546-0249 in Howell, Michigan. It is a beautiful and relaxing place as you can see from the pictures.
2014_MHNA_Annual_Retreat_Brochure 2014_Retreat_Schedule
Beginning Retreat 2014 Healing Circles
Friday Night Activities:
Strolling Dinner and Healthy Cooking Contest:
The coveted Scarecrows, some of the fun prizes for the Healthy Cooking Contest
We had a special bonus presentation, an Owl from the Nature Reserve
MHNA Holistic Shopping Fair:
The Fair featured holistic products and services.
Saturday Activities:
Labyrinth, A Journey to the Heart
Secluded at Howell Conference & Center
We had our own labyrinth experience
Nancy Rhodes RN, Certified Labyrinth Facilitator and her husband
Simply Home Cooking
Simply Health Coach Liza Baker, Chef
We learned ways to cook easier and quicker
We ate our delicious lunch on the deck, beautiful day!!
Click here for Liza (Leeza) Baker’s biosketch
Click for Simply: Health Coaching.com
Free time enjoyed ad lib
Some toured -Wildlife Park
Sandhill Cranes too injured to be wild are cared for with tender loving attention.
Some people went for a walk and found healthy wildlife in the woods.
These are the geese Pam saw on her walk.
Basic Combination Belly Dancing Circle
Instructions on how to belly dance
We practiced “shutting the car door” with our hip skirts
We enjoyed a riveting fire dance
One Spirit Dance Company click to see One Spirit Dance & Fitness.com
Sacred Drum Circle Workshop
Ryan Paul Gates
We learned “dun” “ta”
We drummed together
Click for Ryan Paul Gates Biography
Sunday Activities:
Medicine Wheel: Being Present in the Circle
With Joan Hutchinson we explored the seasons of our life and how we personally fit and adapt to the changes that occur constantly.
We made our own Medicine Wheel to remember the flow of life and our place in it.
Click here for Medicine Wheel Info and Joan’s Bio
Save the Date. Join us September 25-27, 2015 for our next retreat to be held here.
Pictures from the Retreat site taken 2013:
Do you like the pictures? Come join us at the Howell Conference and Nature Center, September 25-27, 2015. Save the Date
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2013 Retreat Information:
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Looking forward to having a great Retreat!!!!