Peace Hill at Avila

Morning Silence
2024-01-17 08:00 - 09:00, 2024-01-03 08:00 - 09:00, 2023-12-20 08:00 - 09:00, 2023-12-06 08:00 - 09:00, 2023-11-15 08:00 - 09:00, 2023-11-01 08:00 - 09:00, 2023-10-18 08:00 - 09:00, 2023-10-04 08:00 - 09:00 (America/New_York) and 4 more dates | North Carolina
Morning Silence is an ongoing event that occurs on zoom on the first and third Wednesdays of each month from 8-9 am. Rotating facilitators provide a few words about the theme(s) for the day to introduce each session. 2 sessions of silence (20 minutes) follow with a brief time of stretching in between. The time concludes with 10 minutes of sharing from the participants. To be added to the notification list, please go to contact us page.

Be Still And…
2023-11-16 09:00 - 16:00 | Avila, 711 Mason Road, Durham, NC, 27712, United States
A quiet, contemplative autumn day for clergy facilitated by Rev. Susan Mazzara. The day will include guided practices, times of quiet, colleague conversations, a nourishing lunch & snacks. $45.00 per person

Susan Mazzara is a bivocational minister at large in New Hope Presbytery who has over 30 years’ experience leading retreats and spiritual practices. She received her MDiv from Duke Divinity School, is trained as a Stephen Minister and Stephen Leader, and is a meditation teacher certified by Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield’s Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program. As a pastor, her greatest joy is to create space in which people can deepen their relationships with God. She sees her ministry as an offering of hospitality in which people can grow in friendship with themselves, others, and God.

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Blessed & Beautifully Broken: A Spa for the Soul Experience
2023-09-29 17:00 - 2023-09-30 17:00 | Avila, 711 Mason Road, Durham, NC, 27712, United States
Participants will experience specially curated opportunities to relax, restore and explore their intrinsic beauty, as they are led through a variety of holistic mediums and techniques such as: meditation, guided imagery exercises, breathwork, journaling, large and small group community sharing, as well as individual time and space, in which to encounter one’s sacred center of the soul.

Facilitation will be by Shirli Hughes, a noted motivational speaker, workshop facilitator, Certified Reiki Master and spiritual director. She is also a published author, songwriter, composer and sought after pianist, arranger, choral conductor and solo vocalist.

Shirli regularly leads Peace Hill morning silence meditations. Peace Hill is delighted to welcome her to Avila for this spa weekend for the soul experience.

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