Robert Micha'el Esformes

"A Daylong Retreat for the Thankful Heart"

November 22, 2009
Miriam's Well: Saugerties, NY
Details on price, food and lodging

A Daylong Retreat for the Thankful Heart:

A Miriam's Well Sunday gathering for meditation and conversation

Sunday November 22, 2009
9:30 am - 4:30 pm
at Miriam's Well, Saugerties, NY

Please join us this day
to pause and breathe deeply,
to consider what it is we are grateful for,
to engage in personal prayer and meditation,
to share with fellow travelers what's in our hearts,
to sit together in conversation and stillness.

There will be quiet time for both individual and group meditation practices,
and conversation time to share with fellow travelers what's currently happening in our lives.
We are all invited to bring brief passages of heart-based spiritual lit for the whole group to partake of.

We will listen for the "inflections and the innuendos."

The gathering will take place in the well-appointed yurt on Miriam's Well
beautiful grounds, complete with labyrinth, pond and woods... and a
lovely bookstore as well.

Please bring a brown bag lunch to enjoy on premises (12:30-1:30).

It is preferred that people do not go into town in the middle of this retreat time.
Tea and cookies will be provided throughout the day.

For more information, contact Robert Michael Esformes at rmesformes@gmail.com or (845) 657-9873.

To register, contact Susan Rosen, director, at susan@miriamswell.org or (845) 246-3664.

About Robert Micha'el Esformes:

Susan Rosen writes: "I've known Robert Micha'el Esformes for over ten years. In fact, he was the very first presenter at Miriam's Well in 2000. He is a holy man who has walked the Mysical path most of his life. He is knowledgable about many spiritual practices and subjects, but what is especially wonderful about him is how he truly walks his talk. His quiet speaking voice and his beautiful singing voice inspire and induct people into a "Divine walk" that can be taken each day. I hope you will join us at Miriam's Well for this sacred day."

Esformes is a student of the interior life with nearly forty years of investigation of meditative and contemplative practices. He is particularly interested in how inner practices can be part of a full life that includes worthy work in the world, caring community, creativity and the love of beauty, and critical consideration of both the inner and outer worlds. Some might call this the philosopher's work, fulfilling the mystical path through deep reflection on the truths hidden in the everyday realities of each generation.

Micha'el is an ordained cantor, a certified spiritual director, and a masters level teacher of philosophy for children. He travels widely, offering programs in mysticism, music, voice, and philosophy, performing in concert, leading worship services and meditation retreats, engaging in interfaith dialogue and serving as spiritual director.

He lives, mostly peaceably, in Ashokan, NY.