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Lodging:
The Mission Embudo Retreat Center is a wonderful location off the beaten tourist path, and the accommodations are adequate and cozy. You may view them online. If you elect to stay either at the mission Embudo or at a nearby B&B, please email Sarah Oblinger, and she will make the reservation.

Meals
For those who wish to eat at the Mission Embudo, lunches and dinners will be prepared by a resident chef, and breakfasts foods will be provided. The meal cost is $35 per day. You may also bring your own food, as a refrigerator will be available. Please inform us at registration if you choose to have meals there, and if you will be wanting all three per day.


Schedule:

Tuesday August 26th
Check in time after 3 PM. Supper at 6 PM, which will
be followed by the introductory session. The workshop
concludes with lunch on Monday September 3rd at 12:30pm.



Wednesday August 27th - Sunday August 31st
Breakfast 8:00-8:45
Painting Session 9:30 - 12:00
Lunch 12:30
Free Time
Painting Session 3:30 - 5:30
Supper 6:00
Evening Session (painting or video) 7:30-9:00

Monday September 1st
Breakfast 8:00-8:45
Painting Session 9:30 - 12:00
Lunch 12:30
Depart after lunch. Please be moved out of your rooms
before the morning seesion.

To Bring:
You may bring a bathing suit for swimming and
appropriate clothes for hiking. A flashlight is also
handy and a raincoat or umbrella. You will also want a
water bottle. Everything for painting
is included.

To Wear:
Comforatble shoes and casual clothes. This is not a
messy process, and we provide smocks, but don't wear
something that would be ruined by a little paint.


Arrival/Departure
August 26th is a travel day. Our first meal will be dinner. Please arrive sometime in the afternoon.
Our last meal is lunch September 1st. You may depart sometime in the morning.
Dixon is about 2 hrs from Albuquerque, one hour from Santa Fe. See maps below.
A shuttle schedule to Dixon from the Albuquerque airport is below. Please give us your arrival/departure times for pickup.

Twin Hearts Shuttle
505-751-1201
Round trip fare is $85.00
Reservation is required.

Leaves Albuquerque:
11:30 am
1:30 pm
3:30 pm
5:30 pm

Arrives Dixon turn-off approximately 2.5 hours after leaving airport.

Return from Dixon to Albuquerque:
7:30 am
9:30 am
11:30 am
1:30 pm

Once again, allow 2.5 hours to get to airport. There are usually a few Santa Fe stops.




To Bring
Here's a list of gear you will want to bring with you:

Please be aware of the altitude and dry heat you'll be encountering. New Mexico is experiencing a major drought, and you'll want to stay to hydrated, so bring lots of body lotion and a good water bottle. The dry atmosphere can be a surprise.

Casual comfortable clothing *
Pants (2 pr. lightweight, loose fitting)
Shorts (2-3 pr.)
T Shirts
Long sleeve cotton shirt (1-2)
Comfortable sun dress, pareo (sarong), or skirt if desired
Sweater or sweatshirt & light jacket for cooler evening temperatures
Windbreaker/Lightweight rain jacket
Good walking shoes (lightweight hiking boots or tennis shoes with good tread)
Shoes that slip off and on easily (sandals, clogs or flip-flops) You can wear shoes in the painting studio.
Swimsuit (we may get to a swimming hole)
Extra towel
Sunglasses
Sun hat or baseball cap
Bandanna

Journal or notebook and pens
Flashlight!!! (w/extra batteries)
Toiletries and personal items
Sunscreen and lip balm (vaseline for dry nose)
Insect repellent
Small back pack or beach bag
Quart size plastic water bottle
Camera, batteries, film
Earplugs (handy for airplane as well as potential snoring roommates)
Don’t forget your prescription medications! (If applicable)


FOR SLEEPING BAGGERS:
Sleeping bag
Sleeping bag liner or cotton sheet
Pillow and pillow case
Sleeping pad
Towels

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B & B List:
Please consider staying at the Mission as a first choice in order to facilitate the community aspect of this retreat. Choices for B & B's are below, and you might have the best luck contacting Sarah Oblinger personally, as she will have up to date information not available here.

La Casita, Dixon.................... (505) 579-4297
Posada San Martin B&B........ (505) 852-2521
Heart of Dixon B&B............... (505) 579-4681
Rock Pool Gardens B&B....... (505) 579-4602
Carolyn Thomas’ B&B,.......... (505) 579-4363
JoAnne De La Fuente……… (505) 579-4466
Gary & Debbie Smith…………(505) 579-4636
Kahsia Hartwell………………..(505) 579-4286

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Sarah Oblinger
"It is all very simple, so simple, you see -- the only difficulty is that you must become what you already are." Meher Baba

Sarah Oblinger discovered painting and sensory awareness while looking for relief from the intense discomfort of being herself. She was searching for something promising health and guaranteeing enlightenment. Finally she realized her focus on finding something was keeping her from finding anything. Humbled, she began the simple practice of being with what was arising inside of her in the moment. As the discomfort she felt defined by dropped away, she discovered a way to live sincerely from the heart. The strong blend of painting and sensing offered her a place to cultivate this heartfelt presence.

Sarah’s curiosity about deeply doing nothing, sense of humor, life adventures and Kansas sensibilities inform her teaching and root it in the here and now. Her explorations in the studio offer a way to approach life with a mighty kindness. She still feels resistance about going beyond her knowing, but also finds herself feeling excitement about the potency of creating, without effort, solid ground wherever she is standing.

Her workshops offer a deep dive into your interior world. In the stillness you discover a way to cultivate heartfelt presence by attending to whatever arises from inside. In front of your painting, with fierceness and tenderness, you explore making the invisible visible. This contemplative experiment encourages a wild, sweet ride into the sincerity of your own heart. You open more fully to life as it is.