The Christine Center

01/10/2026

A short practice inspired by Rumi:

Light a candle (or imagine doing so) and invite your inner wakefulness to be present.🕯️

Name one mindset or self-judgment that feels heavy or makes it hard to hear your deep inner wisdom.

Take a breath and thank the mindset or judgement for how it has tried to protect you.

Imagine laying it down, and quietly affirm:
“I release this mindset with love so I can hear the deeper truth within me.”

Sense the space that this releasing creates within you.

Breathe softly into that space without rushing to fill it. Spend a few moments here.

Quietly affirm:

“I choose to listen to the inner wakefulness that knows who I am.”

When you’re ready, gently blow out your candle.

If you feel called, share your experience with this practice below, so we can hold it with you.

From our snowy woods to wherever you are, we’re holding you in our hearts as we step further into this new year together. 🩵✨

01/09/2026

In the heart of winter, our programs offer nurturing spaces—both online and in the forest—to slow down, practice simple acts of self-love, and gently turn inward. These retreats are here to accompany your personal process and practice, reminding you that you are held, supported, and not alone.

Explore our February programs and see what’s calling to your heart:
https://conta.cc/4qNJPpt

Email from Christine Center Midwinter retreats to tend your heart and remember that you are worthy of warmth and care.   The Heart of Winter at the Christine Center This long stretch of winter invite

01/06/2026

A Lenten Offering for Heart and Soul

Sundays, February 22–April 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM CST

Details and registration:
https://conta.cc/49I9D0f

01/06/2026

Out beyond the rush of the season, the woods are quiet, the snow is soft, and the wood-burning sauna is warm.🔥✨

We invite you to take advantage of our special winter private retreat offer, which includes a 40% lodging discount.

This special offering also includes:

• Evening sound baths on Friday and Saturday
• Morning and evening weekday meditations
• Wood-burning sauna
• Art Studio
• Snowshoeing and trails
• Wayside chapels and shrines
• A living room space in The Pines with cozy seating, games, and puzzles
• Library, bookstore, visioning spiral, Remembrance Garden, and more
• Nourishing meals*

*Weekend retreats include all meals from Friday supper through Sunday lunch. Weekdays include lunch each day.

Weekend and week-long retreats available.

For available dates, inclusive pricing, and to register:
https://christinecenter.org/event/private-retreat-offer/

01/03/2026

The Full Moon Meditations for 2026 are up, and we start tonight!
Get the full list below to learn more about each moon, add the dates to your calendar, and access the live meditation for FREE.
6:30pm CST January 3 with Barb Woolley and the Wolf Moon🌕

In community, let us manifest in our “BEING” the world our hearts know is possible. The 2026 moon meditations invite a monthly sacred virtual sanctuary. Together we enter the Great Silence, offering one another quiet Presence, and letting Soul shine like the brightest moon.

More info:
https://christinecenter.org/event/full-moon-meditations-2026/

12/31/2025

We’re in the final hours of our year-end giving. ⏳
A generous friend is matching gifts up to $5,000, dollar-for-dollar, to support our staff as we step into the new year ready to serve. If you’re able, give by midnight tonight to help us reach our $50,000 goal.

Learn more and donate:
https://conta.cc/45ycgiJ

Email from Christine Center Give by Midnight to Keep the Christine Center Open for All Who Seek Rest and Renewal   Dear friend, We’re in the final hours of our year-end appeal. If the Christine Center

12/30/2025

At the Christine Center, we witness the healing that happens when people are welcomed into stillness, simplicity, and genuine hospitality. Again and again, guests tell us this sanctuary supports real transformation—rooted in the simple feeling of being home.

Our goal is to raise $50,000 by December 31 to keep our refuge open and welcoming for all. If you’re able, your gift helps hope and compassion take root here—and ripple outward into families, workplaces, and communities.

Every generous act helps keep this sanctuary steady—carrying forward the spirit of Sister Gabe, Sister Henrita, and so many others who have nurtured this place with their loving presence.💙

Learn more + donate here:
https://conta.cc/3Lf0T8r

Email from Christine Center Help Peace and Understanding Take Root as We Work Toward $50,000 by December 31   Dear friend, At the Christine Center, we witness the healing that happens when people are

12/30/2025

This is Mary, one of our amazing kitchen and trails volunteers, showing off our all-cotton volunteer shirt. ✨
With a clipboard in hand, you can tell she means business… the soulful, community-building kind.

Feeling called to serve? We’d love to welcome you (and give you a shirt)!
https://christinecenter.org/volunteer/

12/28/2025

Many hands make light work. 💛

When our kitchen needed a little help recently, admin staff and residents from the Center gathered at the table to help fold laundry—laughing, smiling, and turning a simple task into community time.
Coming together like this reminds us that being of service can be deeply joyful, especially when we do it side by side.

Interested in joining our community? View our current openings here:
https://christinecenter.org/employment-opportunities/

12/27/2025

Join our Winter in the Woods New Year’s Retreat meditations! All are welcome to join the daily online meditations.

Email from Christine Center A New Year, A New Breath     A New Year, A New Breath Dearest Community, As we welcome the New Year and return to the light, we invite you to pause, breathe, and meditate w

12/27/2025

We’re raising $50,000 by December 31 to keep the Christine Center open and welcoming for all who seek rest, renewal, and belonging.🩵

So far, we’ve raised $22,000. If you’re able, make a gift today to help close the gap and carry this sanctuary into the new year.

Your gift helps us plan wisely for the year ahead, so we can begin the new year standing strong and ready to serve.

Learn more + give here:
https://conta.cc/4pSNWjN

Email from Christine Center Help Us Reach Our $50,000 Goal by December 31   Dear friend, Deep gratitude for being part of our beloved community and for the care that keeps the Christine Center vibrant