Spiritual Retreats

and Reflections

Step away from the stress of daily demands and hectic schedules.

Gift your soul spaciousness, sacred silence and spiritual nourishment.

Ground yourself in God’s unconditional love as you reflect on this current season of your life.

Reconnect to the wellspring of your inner wisdom and listen to the whispers of your heart.

Through contemplative and creative practices, experience a retreat that will refresh your spirit.

    • Challenges and Gifts of Letting Go

    • Holy Listening to the Divine Within

    • Intentional Community Living

    • Navigating Transitions – A Spiritual Journey

    • Prayerful Discernment

    • Sacred Imagination and Visio Divina

    • The Sacred Work of Heart Holding

  • I like to offer a mix of contemplative, creative and embodied practices, invitations to listen to the Spirit’s promptings, personal prayer and reflection time, small group sharing time and meaningful opening and closing rituals.

    I have attended retreats where the retreat leader speaks so much or there’s so much group time, that there is never a moment to oneself to really move into one’s heart and connect with God. I think it’s very important to balance loosely structured time with unstructured time during my retreats and I try to offer a spaciousness that offers spiritual renewal.

    Throughout a retreat I also try to listen to the Spirit’s nudges since sometimes, what I have prepared, is not what Spirit has planned so I try to listen to those promptings.

    I encourage you to read about my facilitation style here as well as read the testimonials below from individuals who have attended my retreats.

  • I am happy to facilitate half-day, full-day and multi-day retreats as well as reflections ranging from 1.5-3.5hours

  • Yes! I find it very energizing to craft retreats catering to a specific group. Please email me by using this contact form to tell me more.

  • Cost varies significantly based on the length of the retreat, number of participants and amount of preparation work. Please email me by completing this contact form to discuss a quote.

  • Please email me your questions by completing this contact form.

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What People Are Saying

  • "A friend and I, a few years after serving together as lay missioners, sought out Emily to design and facilitate what became a beautiful 3-part Lenten series. We were each struggling with loneliness and anxiety. Emily helped us name and acknowledge our feelings and guided us with prayers, reflections, art, and resources. I loved how we delved into the Divine Feminine spiritually; it helped lift the flatness we had both been feeling by appreciating the roles we play and the resilience women have had in walking a path of faith, hope and love."

    — Mari S., Franciscan lay volunteer and social justice advocate

  • Emily facilitated several two-day retreats for a small group of us international volunteers that she very intentionally customized to our individual needs. She brought her own out-of-the-box ideas and joyful, peace-filled presence that I still remember four years later. Emily’s nonjudgmental attention and genuine curiosity about the retreatants invited authentic and vulnerable sharing and an exceptional sense of safety and belonging. Emily seems to effortlessly create sacred spaces for others to reflect deeply and draw closer to God through her comfort with silence and attunement to her own spirituality and that of others. (She makes it look so easy, and it’s not!).

    — Julia Pinto, nonprofit professional