Ashram
October 20-23, 2024
Choose Guest Retreats 24-25 and then choose Ashram 2024.
Registration closes October 13, 2024.
Please note: Full payment is due at the time of registration. Refunds will be issued less a $50 non-refundable deposit for cancellations made more than one week out from the start of the retreat. No refund will be issued for cancellations made within one week of the start of the retreat.
Re: Rest
Our theme this year is Re: Rest
We hope that you will be reenergized and restored as we regard rest with a renewed vision.
Our desire is that this year’s Ashram will be a response to Jesus’ call to
“Come away with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.” Mark 6:31
This year’s retreat will include plenty of space for you to connect with God and connect with colleagues.
Re:Connect
Our speaker/facilitators will help us to connect more meaningfully with God and with each other
Our Main speaker/facilitator is Tamara Fore-Ravello
Tamara F. Ravelo’s roots are the Quechan Indigenous Nation (pronounced Kwuh-tsan), where she proudly represents her Indigenous culture. Tamara’s grandmother, whose English name was Denise Dugan, was an Indigenous boarding school survivor, and she bears great influence on Tamara’s life and ministry today. Denise, a praying woman and a gifted seer in the land, first introduced Tamara to the medicine wheel as a young girl when they sat together on the corner wall of Pipa Market located on their reservation. From this long-held curiosity around medicine with her grandmother, Tamara would go on to learn the medicine for the soul. The kind of medicine that would come through preaching, teaching, and Indigenous healing ceremonial practices that have the power to transform those who experience it. Like her grandmother, Tamara loves prayer and creating spaces for others to heal; however, that healing may come.
Making full proof of her ministry and professional life, Tamara earned a master’s in business (MBA), is a Yale University MDiv graduate, and acquired her accredited diploma for congregational ministry from Andover-Newton Theological Seminary. She is a doctoral candidate at NAIITS (North American Institute for Indigenous Theological Studies), where she is widening her scholarship on Indigenous Healing Practices within Modern Faith contexts.
In her other life, she is a business administration guru and communications strategenious, specializing in marketing, branding, graphic design, web, publications, and other forms of media. In the fall of 2024, you can catch her on an on-demand TV show called “Transform Your Life” wherever you stream. Tamara doesn’t do it alone; she is wonderfully loved and supported by her husband, the esquire Michael Ravelo, her daughter Stephanie, and two grand-dogs, Koa and Louie.
Our morning session facilitators are Kimberly Wright and James Dennis
Re:Vision
Spiritual direction appointments and Coaching appointments will be available and included in the cost of your registration
Re:Fresh
There will be plenty of space for you to be alone, be with friends, rest, pray, read, walk.
Additionally we are planning some times of fun and fellowship. Some of these activities may incur an additional charge
Please sign up to indicate your interest in the following options:
- Guided Nature Walk
- Modest Man Brewery tour
- Axe Throwing
- Pottery or Glass Blowing tour
-Massage therapist on site
Re:Lax
Late options to hangout and chat will be offered each night
-Monday Night Football Party
- Late night cocktails and conversation
We need each other! The challenges of ministry can be exhausting and there’s nothing like being able to share our hearts with those who share our calling. Let’s come together and get some rest for our souls.
Ashram Information
Cost:
Full Retreat: $375 per Adult | $187.50 Per Child (4-12)
Commuter: $265 Per Person | $132.50 Per child (4-12)
Day Guest: $75 Per Person | $37.5 Per child (4-12)
Interested in staying in Keene?
Book your room with the Best Western, and register for Ashram as a commuter.
Use this link to access the special rate:
https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/book/hotel-rooms.30017.html?groupId=1L7VB5Z1
Please note that Pilgrim Pines has no affiliation with The Best Western.
Retreat Rundown
Check-in begins at 3 pm on Sunday, and then enjoy Dinner and a session that evening. Monday and Tuesday will include three great meals, sessions, and time to slow down. The retreat will conclude with a session Wednesday morning.
Sunday, October 20, 2024
3:00 - 7:00 pm Check-In
5:30 pm Dinner
Introduce Theme and Vision for Ashram
Re:Rest
6:30 - 8:00 pm Opening Session
Reframing Rest - Tamara Fore-Ravello
Re:Lax
8:30 - Bonfire with s’mores
Monday, October 21, 2024
8:00 am – Breakfast
Re:Vision
9:00 - Morning Worship Session
Rest and Resilience - Kim Wright, James Dennis
Re:Fresh
10:30 -12:00 - Free Time
Spiritual Direction Times/Coaching Times (sign up for appointment)
12:00 pm - Lunch
1:00 - 5:00 pm - Free Time options
Spiritual Direction Times/Coaching Times (sign up for an appointment)
Chair massage
20 minute appointments offered from 1-5 pm in Fireside Room Sign up sheet in Lobby of Lodge
Guided Nature Walk
2 mi easy hike in Keene
Meet outside Mayflower Lodge at 1 pm to carpool to Goose Pond Contact: Jenna Frost (847)-770-3650
5:30 pm - Dinner
Re:Connect
6:30 – 8:00 pm - Session Two
Releasing for Rest - Tamara Fore-Ravello
Re:Lax
8:30 Late night options
Cigars, Drinks, and conversations - At Diplomat Cigar Lounge in Keene Monday night football watch party - available at Cigar Lounge or in Chapel Games in Dining Hall
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
8:00 am – Breakfast
Re:Vision
9:00 - Morning Worship Session Presentation from Milly Silencio
Guided Discussion Groups
Discussion groups: (optional)
Conference Conversations - conference staff Herb Frost from Headquarters
More on Immigration with Milly Silencio
Re:Fresh
10:30 -12:00 Free Time
Spiritual Direction Times/Coaching Times (sign up for appointment)
12:00 pm - Lunch
1:00 - 5:00 pm - Free Time Options
Spiritual Direction Times/Coaching Times (Sign up for apportionment)
Chair massage
20 minute appointments offered from 1-5 pm in Fireside Room Sign up sheet in Lobby of Lodge
Axe throwing
Meet in the parking lot at 1:15 pm
Cost is $20
Session is from 2-4 pm at The Keene Axe House located at 116 Main Street in Keene, NH | Contact: JT Shupe (781)799-5820
Modestman tour/happy hour
3:30 pm Meet at the Brewery located at 100 Main Street in Keene, NH
Contact: Brad Frost (303) 549-9259
5:30 pm - Dinner
Re:Connect
6:30 – 8:00 pm – Session Three
Creating rhythms for rest - Tamara Fore-Ravello Celebration of Communion led by conference staff
Re:Lax
8:30 Late night options TBD
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Re:Entry
9:00 - 11:00 am Brunch and Discussion
11:00 DISMISSAL