An Oasis on the Journey

Relax your body, quiet your mind, and feel the stillness wash the noise of the world away. Come learn basic clothes-on massage and laying-on-of-hands energy work. Engage in a simple charting exercise that will bring you into touch with your own goodness. Take a rest from the journey, and sort out where you’ve been and prepare for what comes next.

Leader(s)

John Calvi is a certified massage therapist specializing in trauma and a Quaker healer with a spiritual gift for the release of physical and emotional pain. John has worked with inmates, sexual abuse survivors, people with AIDS, and tortured refugees from all continents in his 33-year career. He is also a gifted teacher and workshop and retreat leader and will be celebrating his 24th year of teaching at Pendle Hill. John brings a gentle presence, a capacity for deep listening, and a touch of humor to his work that create an environment for healing and restoration. His book, The Dance Between Hope & Fear, will be available. See www.johncalvi.com to learn more about John and his work including his video, Quaker Healing: Undoing the Damage of Violence.

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