<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:40:28 GMT--><rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:rss="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:cc="http://web.resource.org/cc/"><rss:channel rdf:about="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/home/"><rss:title>Retreat Resources – Home</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.awakeningjournal.org/home/</rss:link><rss:description></rss:description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><dc:date>2012-02-23T17:40:28Z</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.squarespace.com/">Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</admin:generatorAgent><rss:items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/home/quick-tips.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/home/book-review.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/home/retreat-practices.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/home/take-an-inside-journey-into-a-three-year-retreat-part-iii.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/home/defining-retreat-for-ourselves-awakening-journal-editor.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/home/features.html"/></rdf:Seq></rss:items></rss:channel><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/home/quick-tips.html"><rss:title>Quick Tips</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.awakeningjournal.org/home/quick-tips.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-06-16T22:46:45Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/silence-in-group-retreat"><img src="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/storage/100px-images/silence100px.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1319338860187" alt="" /></a></span></span><a href="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/silence-in-group-retreat">Quick Tips with Irma Gom&eacute;s</a></strong><strong>&nbsp;</strong><span style="font-size: 90%;"><br />Staff writer Irma Gom&eacute;s provides ten tips on how to maintain silence in group retreat settings to capitalize on the opportunity to calm the mind and quiet the inner dialogue. &nbsp;<a href="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/silence-in-group-retreat">Read more&nbsp;&gt;&gt;</a> </span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/q-and-a"></a></p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/home/book-review.html"><rss:title>Book Review</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.awakeningjournal.org/home/book-review.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-06-16T21:41:48Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/book-review"></a></strong><strong><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/book-review-white-lama"><img src="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/storage/100px-images/WhiteLama.png?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1319337506344" alt="" /></a></span></span><a href="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/book-review-white-lama">Douglas Veenhof's "White Lama: In Search of Theos Bernard, Tibet's Lost Missionary to the New World"<br /></a></strong><span style="font-size: 90%;">"Douglas Veenhof's biography of the first great American yogi is a rare combination of impeccable research, refreshing literacy and deep spiritual insight." - Geshe Michael Roach, author of <em>The Diamond Cutter</em>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/book-review-white-lama">Read more&nbsp;</a><a href="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/books-review">&gt;&gt;</a><a href="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/books-review"> </a><a href="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/books-review"> </a></span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/books-review"></a></p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/home/retreat-practices.html"><rss:title>Retreat Practices</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.awakeningjournal.org/home/retreat-practices.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-06-16T21:25:56Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/recipe-for-retreat"></a><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/nourishing-the-body"><img src="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/storage/portraits/Shadi100px.png?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1319338234876" alt="" /></a></span></span><a href="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/nourishing-the-body">Nourishing the Body to Support Your Retreat<br /></a></strong><span style="font-size: 90%;">Awakening Journal Publisher, Shadi Mogadime,&nbsp;shares her experiences of diet in relation to spiritual practice. She suggests that a spiritual practice can benefit from a well-nourished body that produces greater strength, mental focus and emotional balance. &nbsp;<a href="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/nourishing-the-body">Read more&nbsp;&gt;&gt; </a></span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/retreat-pracs"></a></p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/home/take-an-inside-journey-into-a-three-year-retreat-part-iii.html"><rss:title>-</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.awakeningjournal.org/home/take-an-inside-journey-into-a-three-year-retreat-part-iii.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-06-16T17:35:38Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/still-cooking"></a><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><a href="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/inside-journey-3year-retreat"><img src="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/storage/100px-images/Lama Pelma II.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1304053882300" alt="" /></a></span><a href="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/inside-journey-3year-retreat">Take an Inside Journey into a Three-Year Retreat - Part III<br /></a></strong><span style="font-size: 90%;">In December 2010, Lama Pelma entered her second three-year retreat near Bowie, Arizona. We&rsquo;re happy to present the conclusion of this three-part series that she composed about preparing for her second brave journey into silence.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/inside-journey-3year-retreat">Read more&nbsp;</a><a href="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/lama-christie-interview">&gt;&gt;</a><a href="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/lama-christie-interview"> </a><a href="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/lama-christie-interview"> </a></span><a href="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/lama-christie-interview"></a></p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/home/defining-retreat-for-ourselves-awakening-journal-editor.html"><rss:title>-</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.awakeningjournal.org/home/defining-retreat-for-ourselves-awakening-journal-editor.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-06-16T17:02:33Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/defining-retreat-for-ourselves"><img src="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/storage/brian100px.png?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1319337956991" alt="" /></a></span></span><a href="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/defining-retreat-for-ourselves">Defining Retreat for Ourselves<br /></a></strong><span style="font-size: 90%;">Awakening Journal Editor Brian Reid explores the question of "What is retreat?" He discovers some meaningful insights within the universal resource of wisdom, the dictionary. &nbsp;<a href="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/defining-retreat-for-ourselves">Read more &gt;&gt;</a></span></p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/home/features.html"><rss:title>Features</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.awakeningjournal.org/home/features.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-02-12T04:02:24Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/the-practice-of-contentment"><img src="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/storage/100px-images/LamaMarut100px.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1309243169457" alt="" /></a></span></span><a href="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/the-practice-of-contentment">The Practice of Contentment<br /></a></strong><span style="font-size: 90%;">Lama Marut explains how one of the benefits of going on a solitary retreat is the opportunity to practice contenment. Retreat is an exercise in contenment and tranquility to make peace with ourselves. &nbsp;<a href="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/the-practice-of-contentment">Read more&nbsp;</a><a href="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/lama-marut-getting-unbusy">&gt;&gt;</a><a href="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/lama-marut-getting-unbusy">&nbsp;</a></span><a href="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/lama-marut-getting-unbusy"></a><a href="http://www.awakeningjournal.org/lama-marut-getting-unbusy"></a></p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item></rdf:RDF>
