Retreat: The Blessing Way of the Aramaic Jesus
a retreat with Neil Douglas-Klotz
When: Friday-Sunday, April 25-27, 2025
Where: Shalom Spirituality Center
1001 Davis St., Dubuque, Iowa 52001 (map)
Description
An introduction to the spiritual practice and contemplative prayer of Jesus viewed through the lens of his native Aramaic language. Including meditation, chanting, body prayer, walking meditation, contemplative prayer, and Dances of Universal Peace.This retreat will focus on selected short sayings and words of Jesus from throughout the Gospels that reveal the depth of teaching hidden in his ancient native language, cosmology and way of viewing the world. We will center on what he has to say during his own challenging, turbulent times about blessing, happiness, joy, limitation, present moment awareness, and guidance.
Individual key words will be chosen as seeds for contemplative prayer and meditation. Longer phrases will be used in more active practice, including walking meditation and circle dance with chanting in the form of Dances of Universal Peace. The aim is for retreatants to be able to take with them a deeper experience of Yeshua’s way of blessing and healing, which can develop into an ongoing personal practice.
Schedule
The retreat begins Friday evening at 7 p.m. and concludes at noon on Sunday.
Location
This residential retreat is held at Shalom Spirituality Center, a place of interfaith spiritual ministry with deep roots in the Catholic Franciscan tradition.
These lands are indigenous to the Sauk, Fox, Myaamia, Ho-chunk, Kickapoo, and Ochethi Sakowin (Dakota) peoples.
Registration
Opens in November 2024.
More support is available for those who ask. Contact organizers for scholarship registration codes: morgan@healingpartners.biz
Retreat Rates
- Residential: $350 – Includes 2 nights stay at the Shalom Center and 4 meals (from Saturday breakfast to Sunday Breakfast)
- Commuter: $275 – Includes 2 meals (Saturday lunch + dinner)
Scholarship Rates
- Residential: $300 – Includes 2 nights stay at the Shalom Center and 4 meals (from Saturday breakfast to Sunday Breakfast)
- Commuter: $225 – Includes 2 meals (Saturday lunch + dinner)
Logistics
Meals
- Breakfasts will be prepared by Shalom staff
- Lunch and Dinner
- Diets without restrictions (includes meat) will be prepared by Shalom staff.
- Vegan, Gluten-Free meals will be provided by local caterer, Convivium Urban Farmstead
Lodging
Single rooms and a limited number of double rooms are available at the Shalom Spirituality Center.A list of local hotels will be listed here in 2025.
Travel
By Air
- Closest Airport: Dubuque has a Regional Airport (DBQ) with daily service to/from Chicago's O'Hare (ORD) via Denver Air Connection with interline ticketing and baggage transfer agreements with American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta Air Lines. Service starts November 4, 2024.
- Major Airports and distance from Dubuque, IA. Note Rideshare matching is available below.
- Minneapolis/St Paul (MSP) is 246 miles, approx. 4-5 hours
- Chicago O’Hare (ORD) is 162 miles, approx. 2.5-3 hours
- Des Moines Intl (DSM) is 206 miles, approx. 3-4 hours
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Eastern Iowa Airport - Regional, CID) is 82 miles, approx. 1.5-2 hours
- Moline, Illinois (Quad Cities Intl Airport, MLI) is 81 miles, approx. 1.25-2 hours
By Bus
Greyhound does provide service to Dubuque, Iowa. More details at https://www.greyhound.com/bus/dubuque-ia.
By Rideshare
Tammy has graciously offered to match riders with available drivers from the airport or bus station to Shalom Center. Whether you need a ride or are willing to offer one, please contact: guildtammy@gmail.com.
Moving Around Dubuque
- Cab Services:
- Bell Cab: (563) 542-7900
- Go Cab: (563) 400-6444
- Green Cab: (563) 495-4444
- Uber and Lyft also available
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