Retreat at Agape Community and the Quabbin Woods and Reservoir

Every day during my 8 day retreat in February 2024, I walked into the Quabbin Woods to forest bathe (absorb healing benefits from the forest and give back to it), and periodically reached the vast sacred waters of the reservoir. I usually photographed. In St Francis house, I prayed, meditated, journaled, worked on my Dual Loyalty blog about Gaza and its Israeli neighbors and participated with the family of Suzanne and Brayton Shanley, co-founders and co-directors of this Christian-based, nonviolent, activist community.

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Quabbin Reservoir

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Photos by Skip Schiel & Teeksa Photography