These are the KINDRED SPIRITS RETREATS scheduled for 2010:

18th Annual Circle in Hot Springs, NC
August 19 - 22, 2010

If you have yet to attend this Circle, you should know that the setting is very special. It is hosted wonderfully at the very place where the Kindred Spirits community began. Hot Springs is a quaint mountain town on the Appalachian Trail, an hour northwest of trans-friendly Asheville, NC. The historic Sunnybank Inn is 163 years old and oozes funky Victorian charm, with an extensive library, and it even has a ghost. If you are a veteran attendee, you may elect to bunk at the Octagon House, though all waking activities will still be shared. The vegetarian food is fabulous, and we also get to soak in the naturally hot mineral springs pumped into jacuzi tubs a couple of blocks away, which are the town's namesake.

Each of our four days together, we share in daily sacred circles. Our Laurel River hike culminates in a ritual swim-frolic. Special teaching sessions will be offered by some of our veteran attendees, often including various intuitive and shamanic sorts of work. Our ceremonies climax on an ancient Cherokee bald mountaintop with a 360-degree vista. This retreat can be a life-changing experience for you, connecting with your trans-spiritual family, as well as launching you further along your own spiritual path. You are encouraged to bring your own unique visions and expertise to share within this powerful gathering of your own kindred spirits.

Based on last year's success, we will be able to accomodate up to 21 people on a first-come-first-served basis. This circle is the best opportunity for new people to be welcomed into the greater transgender spiritual community, as well as a homecoming for former attendees. Let us all continue to come together, reclaim, and reactivate the rich heritage of our gender-variant ancestry, with new and wondrous visions.

This retreat is scheduled from Thurs. 5pm to Sunday noon. The registration fee covers meals, lodging and all programs. A deposit of $125 will reserve your space, and is refundable up until six weeks before the retreat. The balance of $100 will be due upon arrival. Those wishing to stay one or more nights at the Kindred Spirits Tree House in Black Mountain after the retreat may do so at a reduced rate of $40/night.

If you are interested, or even just curious, please contact us [see "Contact" below] to ask quetions, and to let us know something about your intentions and expectations.

You'll need to REGISTER ASAP. Make your check payable to "Kindred Spirits", and mailed to: Holly Boswell, 190 Tessie Lane, Black Mountain, NC 28711.

The KS Tree House is also available for you to host your own retreat any time, either solo, with a partner, or bringing in your own group with your own agenda. Come meet your e-friends or others in person, and break new ground. Vision Quests and wilderness camping can also be arranged, by appointment, any time. Kindred Spirits is a 501 c)3 educational non-profit organization.

We hope you'll be able to join with your own kindred spirits sometime in the coming year.

Questions?
See: www.Trans-Spirits.org also www.kindredspiritstreehouse.com
Contact: HollyFairy@juno.com OR call 828-669-3889