Pat Boehm is a commissioned presenter of Centering Prayer through Contemplative Outreach International and currently facilitates one prayer group in Lethbridge.  Through Centering Prayer, Pat is passionate about bringing people closer to an intimate relationship with Christ. She is also a trained spiritual director having graduated from the Haden Institute, N.C., U.S.A.  Throughout the year Pat facilitates retreats and book studies. Music and Pastoral Care are her other areas of interest. Pat is a retired teacher and is married with three adult children and three grandchildren. 

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Programs:

• Centering Prayer

• Oasis Day

• Deepening Centering Prayer Retreat

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Bob Campbell holds a master’s degree in Adult Education and has led workshops and retreats focusing on healthy spiritual growth for many years. He has taken advanced meditation teacher training at the Bhavana Society Monastery in High View, W.VA under the guidance of Bhante Henapola Gunaratana, author of Mindfulness in Plain English. A former post- secondary and healthcare administrator, Bob is a past National President of the Canadian mental health Association and former Board Chair of the Alberta Public Health Association. Since retiring he remains actively involved in community affairs and enjoys spending time with his grandchildren.

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Programs:

• Mindfulness meditation

• Book Study: The Inner Work of Age: Shifting from Role to Soul By Connie Zweig, Ph.D. 

• Loving Kindness Meditation Retreat

I am a retired emergency physician who has had a lifelong interest in contemplative spirituality. I see various forms of meditation as gateways to exploring what it means to grow in Love, wisdom, and service and to engage with curiosity our own life experience. Since retirement I’ve enjoyed spending time in groups that engage with meditation from different traditions and facilitate sharing each others spiritual paths. When I teach I mostly draw from the Buddhist insight (mindfulness) tradition as that has been my predominant practice for over 35 years.

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Programs:

• Mindfulness meditation

• Introduction To Meditation

Barbara brings a passion for learning to all that she does. Prior to her retirement in 2002, she was a teacher, principal and consultant with Lethbridge School District No. 51. The excellence she displayed during her lengthy career was recognized when she received the Administrator of the Year Award from the Southwest Alberta Council on School Administration in 1999. In 2000, she was honored to be recognized as a YWCA Woman of Distinction for her work in founding the Parents as Teachers home visitation program which now operates in Lethbridge and communities in southwestern Alberta. Since her retirement, Barb has worked as an independent consultant, serving education and social service institutions as well as other government and non-profit agencies by providing guidance in strategic planning, leadership development, and project management and
evaluation. Her new passion is helping adults 50+ explore the many possibilities for their future - mind, body and soul.
 

Programs:

• Retire to the Life You Love 

• Designing Your Legacy: How do you want to be remembered?

• Decluttering Your Life and Your Home: What makes it hard and how to get through it

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Sharon Hagel is well known for her ability to help others clarify the many intricacies they meet in knitting. She has enjoyed knitting for the past thirty years. She believes the experience of knitting prayer shawls for those recently experiencing loss, as well as those celebrating life, has blessed her with many hours of peaceful reflection and relaxation.

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Programs:

• Knitting into the Mystery of Healing

Vickie is a writer, spiritual director, and yoga teacher passionate about integrating embodied awareness, breath, and spirituality into everyday life. Her debut book, A Lotus on Fire: How a Buddhist Monk Ignited My Heart (2023) is a spiritual memoir that reveals how one moment of awakening with Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh ignited her passion for sharing inter-spiritual practices, and creating new kinds of spiritual communities, beyond the confines of religion.

As an inter-faith minister and spiritual director, Vickie accompanies people of all faiths on their spiritual journey, and is connected to a broad network of spiritual directors and faith communities across North America.  Since 2001, Vickie has been intentionally building community through her yoga studio, Spirit in Motion Yoga, creating a safe and peaceful space to explore the deep inner work of yoga and meditation. Vickie teaches the “art of slowing down and listening deeply” to ourselves, to each other, to our planet, and to the Great Mystery that holds us all. With an inter-spiritual heart that embraces the oneness of all spiritual traditions, Vickie seeks to build bridges of shared practice and understanding through her writing, teaching, and retreats. 

For more info on Vickie’s yoga, meditation, and spiritual direction, go to
Check Vickie's website: https://www.spiritinmotionyoga.com/

Programs:

• Healing Path Yoga​
   

Reno Guimond greatly enjoys the process of sharing music.  
He values people’s connection to music and explores with them how it informs our life journey.

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Helen Raczuk: I can’t remember a time when music was not present in my life.In my family, we often sang around the table after a big family meal.  I sang in adult choirs and found some of my life long friends there. I played piano for church and directed school concerts.  For me, music can also be very personal and like a prayer. Music also informs me about my story, and gives me a way to express myself. Without music, who would I be?

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Programs:

• Our Life In Song

Liz Rees is a certified Deeptime Leader and is trained in Eco Ministry. She is a presenter of Centering Prayer, commissioned by Contemplative Outreach, and an experienced retreat and contemplative guide. Liz’s sojourn has included studying and teaching meditation and creating and leading transformational youth programs. Liz has a burning love of the mystic path and a call to guide others to their own deep and sacred hearts. She lives in Calgary, Alberta. https://www.lizrees.ca/

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Programs:

• Dream of the Earth: A Deeptime Silent Retreat

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Brad Wolcott holds a BA in Religious Studies from the University of Lethbridge and an MA in Religious Studies from Memorial University (St. John’s, NFLD).  His areas of interest include Eastern philosophy and Spanish Christian mysticism.  Brad currently teaches classes in Religious Studies, Ethics and Spanish at Lethbridge Polytechnic.

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Programs:
St. John of the Cross and the Stages of Christian Mysticism

Father Robert served at Christ the Redeemer Anglican Church in Lethbridge, Alberta, for fourteen years before becoming the Executive Director of the Martha Retreat Centre. He also currently serves as the interim Superior General of the Contemplative Order of the Sons of the Holy Cross. A Religious Order of prayer with members in Canada and the United States. He and his wife, Sarah, were married in 2003 and have three children. He holds a Master of Arts in Religion (with a focus on Church History and Theology) and is studying Spiritual Direction in the Selah Certificate Program at Leadership Transformations Inc. Spiritual Formation in community has always been at the heart of Fr Robert's ministry. For that reason, he began Ora House, which sought to build a community of people who would live in the spirit of the Patristic and Celtic Christian traditions, which participated in God through Beauty, Contemplation, and Formation. Through Ora House, he leads retreats and runs programs focused on silence, prayer, and helping people build a Rule of Life for the sake of spiritual nourishment and transformation.

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Programs:

• Rule of Life - Learning to Follow the Rhythm

• Weekend Silent Retreat

• Lenten Society

• Formed by Beauty

Margaret is a Lee Holden-certified Qi Gong instructor. With a background in dance and yoga, Margaret has long valued the benefits of steady, low-impact movement for both the body and the mind. After going to college for Multimedia Production, she noticed that long hours at a computer took a toll on her energy and overall well-being. Discovering Tai Chi and Qi Gong became a turning point, offering her the grounding, clarity, and calm she had been looking for. These practices quickly became an essential part of her daily life. Qi Gong holds a special place in Margaret’s life, and she is committed to sharing its physical, mental, spiritual, and energetic benefits with others. Her experience in wellness and holistic movement has deepened her understanding of how intentional practice can support balance and overall vitality. Margaret is grateful for the opportunity to guide students in cultivating awareness, ease, and a deeper sense of connection through Qi Gong, and she looks forward to supporting others on their wellness journey.

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Programs:

• Qi Gong

Jordan's life-long obsession has been finding ways to communicate the good news of Jesus clearly, creatively, and compellingly in everyday language and for this reason, C. S. Lewis is his hero. Jordan co-hosts the Lesser-Known Lewis podcast, a podcast dedicated to reading & reflecting on the spiritual depth of C. S. Lewis' shorter & lesser-known writings. He previously spent 8 years serving families in churches around southern Alberta, and now holds a Masters of Divinity from Trinity Anglican Seminary. 

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Programs:

• Learning to Pray with CS Lewis