Book of the month ~

Phil Cousineau, The Art of Pilgrimage, the Seeker’s Guide to Making Travel Sacred -  a lovely and poetic book about what to “pack in our satchel” as you travel and what to leave behind as you undertake a journey of the soul.

Click the cover for more information.

THANK YOU!!!!

To everyone who participated in the Iona 2007 programs!! 

A message regarding the 2008 Women's Retreat...

For 2008, the anual Women's Retreat to Iona will have a well deserved rest. The Retreat will return though for 2009, information will be posted soon, and we hope that you will stay in touch. ~ Thank you! Vivienne Hull & Sheila Kelly

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Healing and the Soul

A Special Retreat for Health and Helping Professionals

Isle of Iona, Scotland -- May 26 to June 4, 2008

Directed by Gretchen Schoddle, Kathlene Tellgren, Patty Mulhern, and Vivienne Hull.

You are invited to join an extraordinary group of women for the third unforgettable pilgrimage to the sacred Scottish Isle of Iona.  The Iona of spring is a verdant lush landscape of rolling green hills, fragrant wild flowers, heather bogs, white beaches caressed by amazing blue-green waters; and always the gambolling of lambs and the emergence of new life in glorious splendor. 

Full information HERE (PDF)

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A call for photographs!

Have you been to Iona on one of the Iona Retreat programs? If so, did you take any digital pictures? This is a call for photos that we might use on this web site as we continue to help people get a feel for what the Iona experience is like. Plus it will be a great way to bring back fond memories!

Feel free to EMAIL photos as attachments ~ and Thank You!

Here is a small gallery of photos from last years Women's Retreat sent in by Christie Hammond. Thank you!

There are several new updates on our web site! There now are print friendly PDF's for all the program discriptions, as well as the travel information and lists of accommodations in both Glasgow and Oban. The links to these PDF's can be found on the corisponding page. Also, there is a beautiful new photo album of past Women's Retreats. And notice also a new "book of the month" on this main page. We hope you enjoy this site and find it helpful. Feel free to let us know how we may continue to improve it!

See you on Iona!

We have a wonderful 30-minute video on Iona and Celtic spirituality called A Thin Place, Iona and the Celtic Way click here for more information.

LEADERSHIP FOR THE IONA RETREATS

FRITZ HULL & VIVIENNE HULL have been leading retreats and conferences on Iona for over twenty years. Fritz is the founder and former executive director of the Chinook Learning Center and the Whidbey Institute. He is a well-known speaker and consultant on ecology and spirituality and is an ordained Presbyterian minister. Vivienne is a former co-director of the Chinook Learning Center and Associate Director of the Whidbey Institute. Irish-born she is a scholar and teacher of Celtic culture and spirituality and of the history of Iona. Fritz and Vivienne are available to plan and lead Iona retreats for church, university, and environmental groups. Fritz and Vivienne are curently developing and directing the Integral Spirit and Spirit of Legacy programs.

SHEILA KELLY is a founding member of the Whidbey Institute and program staff for the Iona retreats and pilgrimages. A Seattle-based writer and consultant, she has over 30 years experience in the environmental field, as educator, organizer, government employee, and consultant, from global (the Earth Summit in Rio) to local (protecting the Pipers Creek watershed in her backyard). Her special interest is exploring our connection to our chosen habitat and discovering, or developing, a “sense of place.” She is also a Trustee of the Charlotte Martin Foundation that funds programs in two areas: youth and environment. Married for 42years, she has three children and three grandchildren.

The Iona Programs are a part of the Spirit of Legacy Project, directed by Fritz and Vivienne Hull, a project of the Whidbey Institute.