be present retreats

new home...

2009-09-25T13:12:00.000-07:00

just a quick note to let you know that the be present retreats has outgrown this space and has moved to:

www.bepresentretreats.com

please come and visit the new digs! all announcements about future retreats and registration will be made in this new spot.

blessings and gratitude,
liz

a few notes (updated june 24)

2009-06-24T13:26:00.001-07:00

Thank you for visiting the site of the Be Present Retreats!

The post below gives you a few more details about Light & Shadow, the February 2010 retreat on the Oregon coast. Registration just opened this week and I am so excited that spots are already filling! Please head over to the right sidebar to see all the information about this retreat and to read about other upcoming adventures.

A few people have sent me emails asking about the video component of Light & Shadow. A longer post full of juicy details is coming soon (including information about my first adventure int what I am calling the "moving pictures poem"), but for now, head over to this page for some more details.

Also, I am thrilled to announce that be present retreats dot com is coming soon! The site will be much easier to navigate, have a gallery of retreat participant work, include a blog with weekly news and creative prompts, posts, and interviews, and some other fun things!

Until the new site is up and running, I am going to be updating this spot with a few announcements here and there, so check back every now and then. And as always, don't hesitate to contact me if you have questions or just want to get in touch.

Blessings,
Liz

fall 2009 retreat: about/workshops

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Unearth
October 14-18, 2009

Spend three days exploring the theme of unearth through workshops that will include painting and creating with mixed media, photography, writing, and yoga. We will gather in the delightful small town of Manzanita, Oregon to experience community, dive into play with paint and words and cameras, and give ourselves permission to be present while in a nurturing, meditative environment.

Workshops

Unearthing Your Most Precious Hidden Layers
with Andrea Scher

Unearthing Your Messy, Creative, Painterly Self

with Kelly Rae Roberts

Unearthing This Moment: Body, Mind, Heart
with Liz Lamoreux

(Click on each workshop title to find out more information)

Additional Details

Please note: This workshop is currently full and the waiting list is closed.

Visit the Location, Details, Teachers, and Registration pages to find out more information about the Unearth Retreat.

about the be present retreats

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It is only when we silent the blaring sounds of our daily existence that we can finally hear the whispers of truth that life reveals to us, as it stands knocking on the doorsteps of our hearts.
K.T. Jong

The Be Present Retreats were born from the belief that creating is a meditation of the soul.

Picture yourself waking up each morning and embarking on a creative journey full of play, laughter, and possibility. You will explore, create, discover, and soak up the world around you. You will move beyond fears and seek and nurture the creative dreams that live within you. Each Be Present Retreat will encourage a balance of time spent in community with time to reconnect with yourself.

Liz Lamoreux is the organizer for each retreat. She is an artist, yoga teacher, editor, and writer living in the Puget Sound area with her husband and golden retriever. She believes in the importance of time spent recharging and refilling the soul's well so that we can be present in our daily lives in a more open and truthful way. Her experiences of community with other artists has encouraged her to see creativity as a form of yoga, and she now honors creating and writing as part of her personal yoga practice. Find out more about Liz by visiting the February 2010 Retreat Teachers page and by visiting her blog: be present, be here.

get in touch

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If you have questions, need more information, or just want to get in touch, email Liz at:
bepresentretreats (at) gmail (dot) com