Come join us to explore and develop your embodied spiritual practice with other open-minded, open-hearted UUs and interfaith friends - featuring the dances of universal peace We will share delicious, vegetarian meals and also enjoy the healing breath and walking practices, along with fellowship conversations to deepen your connection, sense of purpose, and inner joy and peace.
About the retreat leader:
Sally Mabelle is an inspirational leader who creates an uplfting, joyful atmosphere. She first discovering UUism in the early 80’s while studying at The University of Virginia and led her first service at First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia in the mid-80’s. She sang with the Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder, Colorado and Unity Church of Boulder in the mid-90’s, while starting her mentoring practice in life design and authentic voice. She taught authentic voice workshops on Maui, Kauai, Fiji, the UK, Baltimore, and Philadelphia in and sang in concert halls in India, learning Indian raga singing, opera, jazz, and the hula, being called to New Zealand where she served as a lay worship leader and dances of universal peace leader for 12 years before being called to found Taupo UU Fellowship in 2021, after her ordination as a Sufi interfaith minister (cherag) in the lineage of Sufi Ruhaniat International. Sally draws on inspiration from many sources, including her universalist sufi ‘God is Breath’ training, her dreamwork with Shanja Kirstann, former tutor at Matthew Fox’s original Institute of Creation Spirituality in California , two years of Spiritual Psychology training at The University of Santa Monica , The University of California - Berkeley’s ‘Science of Happiness’ positive psychology program, and Marshall Rosenberg’s Nonviolent communication principles. For more info on Sally’s authentic voice work and studetn testimonials see nzmusicteachers.co.nz/sally-mabelle
Venue: Temenos Retreat and Nature Sanctuary, 1564 Telegraph Rd., West Chester PA
includes delicious and healthy vegetarian meals
Cost: $195 US + accommodation options if needed- contact us below for more details
To Register: Email name, mobile number, and preference of residential or non-residential option to TaupoUU@gmail.com, and we will send you an invoice to pay via paypal. Registration is confirmed upon payment.
To get an idea of what these 'chants and dances of universal peace' are like, see a few short video clips below of Sally leading these practices below: (inspired by multi-cultural sacred wisdom traditions of the world)
Baha'i invocation with teenagers
Sally's professional 'voice of leadership' website is www.sallymabelle.com.