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Tuscany

A retreat for Gay Men facilitated by
John Ballew & Don Shewey

June 7-14, 2008

We invite you to the vacation of your dreams – a week of sensual delight in beautiful Italy. This retreat offers more than simply the opportunity to get away from ordinary life. During the week we will spend an entire day exploring each one of the senses: sight, sound, taste, smell, and touch.

We believe that in today's fast-paced world, where hard-working people spend their days harnessed to computers and cell phones, it is spiritually rewarding to take time to refine simple pleasures.

This retreat offers more than simply the opportunity to get away from ordinary life. We are inspired by the ancient philosophy of Epicureanism. Dating from the 4th century B.C., Epicureanism taught that the pleasures of the senses offer an immediately verifiable standard of truth and therefore can serve to cultivate wisdom, justice, and happiness.

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