Silent Retreat

2013 Silent Retreat

2013 Touching the Stillness
Silent Retreat

Presented by Touching the Stillness Ministries with Rev. Paulette Pipe and music by Kelley Hunt

Thurs Oct 10 – Sun Oct 13, 2013

at Unity Village Hotel and Conference Center, Unity Village, MO

Early Bird Registration Fee


If you’re someone who balks at the idea of spending extended time in silence and the very thought of it makes you say, “I could never do that,” then this retreat will make a convert of you!

It’s easier than you think, and more rewarding than you can imagine.
Beginners and advanced meditators alike will be enriched as, together with Rev. Paulette, you co-create a safe, sacred environment that incorporates just the right amount of soul-nourishing prayer and meditation practices and ushers you deeper and deeper into the silence. Not only will you likely achieve a transformative experience of the Divine but, once you’ve touched the stillness, you may wish for even more time to hush and listen!

This retreat is designed to:

  • Safely immerse participants into a dedicated time of silence, reflection and renewal;
  • Provide meditation tools and tips to help you move past the chattering, roving mind to the tranquility of healing, holy silence;
  • Provide time for group and individual practice while engaging in the language of silence;
  • Create space for silent inter-connectedness with like-minded people on a profound level;
  • Include gentle heart-inspiring music that touches the soul;
  • Invite an experience of centered calmness that comes from stepping away from the tugging,
    peace-pecking, hubbub of our daily activities.
Dates: Thursday, October 10 to Sunday, October 13, 2013

Early Bird Registration Price: $249
(Early Bird Price valid until 31 August 2013 and excludes cost of accommodation and meals, which must be booked separately through Unity Village)

Early Bird Registration Fee

To pay by check or money order email info@touchingthestillness.org for a Registration Form

Up to six months from the date of the event: Refund less 25% or $62
Six to three months from the date of the event: Refund less 30% or $75
Three weeks to one week from the date of the event: Refund less 40% or $120
One week from the date of the event: No refund available although registration will be valid for 12 months and can be carried forward to the next year’s retreat.

  • An Altar item—a small sacred object that symbolizes a quality you are bringing to this experience. All items will be kept on the altar for the duration of the retreat and returned to you on Sunday morning during the morning program.
  • A journal
  • Sweater—room temperatures can fluctuate
  • Comfortable shoes—for walking the beautiful grounds or nature trails
  • Rain gear—just in case

Typical Silent Retreat Schedule

Thursday

  • 3:00-5:00 pm    Arrival, Check-in, optional Walking Tours
  • 5:00-5:30 pm      Orientation
  • 5:30-6:30 pm    Dinner
  • 7:00-9:00 pm    Opening Program & Setting Sacred Intention
  • 9:00    Free time

Friday

  • 7:00-7:30 am    Rise ‘n Shine Morning Meditation
  • 7:30-8:30 am    Breakfast
  • 9:00 am-Noon    Morning Program
  • Noon-1:30 pm    Lunch
  • 1:30 -2:30 pm    Afternoon Program
  • 2:30- 5:30 pm    Afternoon Personal Rest and Reflection time – optional activities available including massage and afternoon meditation
  • 5:30-6:30 pm    Dinner
  • 7:00-8:30 pm    Evening Program
  • 8:30 pm    Free time

Saturday

  • 7:00-7:30 am   Rise ‘n Shine Morning Meditation
  • 7:30-8:30 am    Breakfast
  • 9:00 am-Noon    Morning Program
  • Noon-1:30 pm    Lunch
  • 1:30 -2:30 pm    Afternoon Program
  • 2:30- 5:30 pm    Afternoon Personal Rest and Reflection time – optional activities available including massage and afternoon meditation
  • 5:30-6:30 pm    Dinner
  • 7:00-8:30 pm   Evening Program – Out of Silence Ceremony
  • 8:30 pm    Free time

Sunday

  • 7:00-7:30 am Rise ‘n Shine Morning Meditation
  • 7:30-8:30 am Breakfast
  • 8:45-10:15 am Morning Program – Reflections on Silence
  • 10:30-11:30 am Sunday Morning Worship at Unity Village Chapel (optional)
  • Noon-1:30 am Celebration Luncheon Banquet
  • 1:30 pm Depart


PAULETTE PIPE is best known as the host of “Touching the Stillness”, a lively prayer and meditation radio program on Unity Online Radio.
Using her distinctive gift of affirmative healing prayer and meditation that stirs the soul, she masterfully creates rich, sacred prayer experiences that help others deepen their connection in God.
Formerly Spiritual Director of the UK Unity headquarters, and then manager of the Retreats department at Unity Village, today Rev. Paulette heads Touching the Stillness Ministries, a vibrant, tithing, thriving prayer and meditation ministry, whose mission is to demonstrate and inspire in others, audacious, bold, and courageous prayer-powered living.
Rev. Paulette is also a writer, and a sought-after speaker who leads prayer-based retreats, workshops, and Sunday worship services in the United States and abroad; and is an online adjunct faculty instructor for Unity Institute’s Spiritual Education and Enrichment (SEE) department.

Kelley HuntKELLEY HUNT is a Kansas-based singer/songwriter with a rich, full-bodied voice that always strikes the perfect medium of expression for whatever genre she chooses to sing, whether it’s Blues, R&B or Jazz. Kelley is also her own authoritative rhythm section on keyboards and an exploratory improviser with a commanding stage presence that has earned her the respect of critics and fans across North America and Europe.
Her albums include: Gravity Loves You, Mercy, New Shades of Blue, and Inspiration, all of which showcase her superior vocals, exemplary keyboard skills, and incredible songwriting talents. Kelley also wrote and produced the beloved song, Touch the Stillness, which became the theme music for Touching the Stillness on Unity Online Radio and for Touching the Stillness Ministries. Click to hear a sampling of her music.


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For information about this event, e-mail info@touchingthestillness.org

Early Bird Registration Fee

PRAISE FOR TOUCHING THE STILLNESS SILENT RETREAT:

“As someone who designs seminars for a living, I usually have low expectations when I go to these things, and you just blew me away – completely! Blocks were cleared and I am present to things in a way I've never been before.”

“Your silent retreat was absolutely awesome! It was a period in my life I will never forget and one I hope to experience again.”
“Rev. Paulette is so talented at leading meditations and processes that send you deeper into your own center. The retreat was awesome.”
“The retreat with Paulette was a phenomenal experience for me! I cannot say enough about how well it was organized, the wide variety of activities, and the mixture of down time. A very positive, loving environment; I didn't want to leave! Thank you, thank you, thank you!”
“I came to your silent retreat tired and worn out. After basking in the stillness – in the lovely setting you created and with the variety of quieting activities that were offered – I truly sprang back to energy and life. And the retreat team worked so well together and thought of every detail to make this retreat ‘ZENsational!’ Thank you.”