Mindful Photography Retreat

Saturday, May 12th, 2018
9am - 5pm

The Retreat House Alliston

125 Wellington St. W.

Cost $65

(includes lunch & snacks)

In this seminar you will learn about using the camera as a meditative tool.

To see the camera as a means of spiritual reflection.

Facilitated by:

The Reverend Donald Sheilds

BRE., MTS., M. Th., CSCP., RP

Don holds the designations of Certified Spiritual Care Provider and Registered psychotherapist.

His passions are guitars, photography, and grandchildren.

Don has focused on Mental Health Chaplaincy and uses imagery and symbolism as an important part of helping others gain meaning for their lives.

For Don, photography has become a means of spiritual reflection and insight into the world around us.

The viewfinder has taught him how to see what is often overlooked, the miracles and many nuances of life that are often unseen.

Don was ordained an Anglican Deacon in 2008 and Priested in 2009. He has been married to Lise for 38 years and lives in Whitby Ontario.

Photography

The lens of a camera is able to gift us with amazing moments.
The smile of a child, the awesome beauty of a hawk or an owl, the subtlety of light as it dances across the landscape. Eye connects with a visual image and the image connects with our inner being. The camera is an opportunity to slow down. To look for wonder. To exercise our creativity.

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Outline

Welcome

The Camera as an extension of the self

Seeing in the moment

Intuition:The Gift Of Sacred Presence

Practicum: Spending some time taking images

Debrief: Debriefing our images

Got your camera ready?

What to bring?

Bring a digital camera or cellphone, with the ability to transfer to a Personal Computer . Dress according to the weather and wear comfortable walking shoes as we will spend some time outside walking and taking pictures.

Bring a note book to write down your feelings and inner thoughts about the photos you have taken.