A Weekend Retreat With
Christine Breese, D.D., Ph.D.
founder of University Of Metaphysical Sciences, California

Gather with the UMS spiritual family, students, graduates, and like-minded people, for a magical weekend gathering. This is a weekend of making spiritual connections and deepening your experience of who you are. Included will be great food, good company, and a campfire ceremony on Saturday night. Christine Breese, beloved spiritual teacher and founder of UMS, will lead us on a weekend adventure into the heart of our deepest self. The focus of the weekend is being in the fire of awakening. Experience stillness in a way that you never have before. Look into your true nature and experience the essence of eternal consciousness itself. The meditations take you on a journey to open you to the awareness that you are, which has always been awake and enlightened.

Your experiences on this weekend will enhance your meditation skills, awaken your deeper centers, and bring positive and lasting changes into your life. The energy of the group generates far more depth than the sum of its parts, energizing the meditations and the intention to awaken. This will be a powerful weekend with a focus on integrating this awareness into daily living.

Mount Madonna

We come together in the heart of the Santa Cruz Mountains of California. Here, high atop this coastal mountain range overlooking Monterey Bay is the amazing intentional community of Mount Madonna. This community is gathered around the teachings of Baba Hari Das, a monk who took a vow of silence in 1952, and has become an inspiration to many who desire to offer themselves in service to others. Read more about Mount Madonna Retreat Center...click here.

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2007 UMS Mount Madonna Retreat Schedule

Friday Retreat Schedule

Arrival and Registration: 4 pm
Dinner: 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Orientation: 7 - 9:30 pm, setting intentions, meeting each other, and meditation. (Attendance at the Friday evening meditation is required. If you are not at the Friday meditation, you will not be admitted to the retreat. You must be present in order to preserve the continuity of the group.

Saturday Retreat Schedule

Morning Meditation: 9-9:45 am
Brunch: 10 -11 am
Group Discussion: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
15 Minute Break
Meditation: 12:45 pm - 1:30
Free Time In Silence: 1:30 - 2:30 pm
Snacks: 2:30 - 3 pm
Afternoon Discussion: 3 – 4 pm
15 Minute Break
Meditation: 4:15 – 4:45 pm
Dinner 5 - 6 pm
Free Time: 6 - 7 pm (change into outdoor clothing, layers suggested, cools down in evening)
Evening Campfire Ceremony: "Letting Go!" 7 - 9 pm, drumming, dancing, and celebration! (you are invited to bring your drum, percussion instruments, flutes or whistles if you would like to make music! We will also have plenty of percussion instruments if you would like to use ours.)

Sunday Retreat Schedule

Breakfast: 8:30 - 9:30 am
Morning Meditation: 9:30 - 10:15 am
15 Minute Break
Discussion and Meditation: 10:30 - 12 noon
Snacks: 12 - 1 pm
Departure: 1 pm

$150 (a $45 discount) for enrolled UMS students / graduates
$195 for non-students
(arrangements for housing and food range from an additional $84 to $255 for the weekend depending on what kind of accommodations you prefer, from camping to single rooms w/bath. Food is included in these prices.)

Download PDF Registration Form Here

To make your reservations, contact University Of Metaphysical Sciences at 707-822-2111 or email ums@umsonline.org. A $150 deposit is required to reserve your spot. Balance for housing arrangements are due 60 days before retreat date. Space is limited, so make your reservation early. To see your options for housing and fees at Mount Madonna, see below. You must make arrangements with UMS concerning payment for housing, not Mount Madonna, but we have shown you a breakdown of Mount Madonna’s fees below and added our retreat price to each total. To register, print and fill out the PDF registration form and mail to UMS, P.O. Box 4505, Arcata, CA 95518. If you would like to fax your registration form, fax to 707-822-2888. Please remember to send your deposit at the time of registration. Registrations are not valid until deposit payment is received. Please feel free to call our office if you have any questions.

Reserve Your Spot

The fees below include UMS retreat, accommodations of your preference, two delicious vegetarian meals per day (brunch and dinner), general facilities use (grounds, hot tub, recreational facilities, etc.) Indian chai (caffeinated black tea with milk and spices) is served with breakfast/brunch. Freshly brewed coffee is available at $1 per serving. Mount Madonna is unable to provide laundry facilities or towels, due to scarce water resources.

To Find out more about Mount Madonna Center, click below...
Mount Madonna Center
Watsonville, CA

Treat yourself to a spiritual retreat center experience, whether you are in Northern California or Southern California, Mount Madonna is right in the middle. Holistic therapies are available, including yoga, meditation, massage, and other modalities that can help you relax and rejuvenate. A meditation retreat center is a wonderful place to take a break from the world and experience your own inner worlds. We encourage you to book a personal retreat day or two in advance of the workshop so that you can enjoy yourself and get in the mode of meditation before our weekend actitivies start. Metaphysics, Metaphysical, Meditation, and New Age.

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