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September 16, 2015

Retreat, Workshop & Training Schedule - in English, Cantonese & Mandarin

Individually Guided Retreats
You may choose any number of days within these dates:
Dec 12-17 (Tue-Sun) – Penang Mar 1-10 (Thu-Sat) – Kuala Lumpur[SG$110 / HK$650 per day (all inclusive - room, food, sessions)]
Mar 31-Apr 2 (Sat-Mon) – London (non-residential)May 4-7 (Sat -Mon) – London (non-residential)May 25-28 (Sat -Mon) – London (non-residential)[£58 per day (sessions only. Bring your own lunch)]
June 16-19 (Fri-Mon) – Belgium (see details below)Aug 3-5 (Fri-Sun) – London [£300 all inclusive stay-in weekend]Sept & Oct – HK [TBA]
Online Retreats Available via Skype, WhatsApp, WeChat or Gmail Hangout:Dec 12-17 (Tue-Sun),   Mar 1-10 (Thu-Sat) Mar 31-Apr 2 (Sat-Mon),    May 4-7 (Sat -Mon) May 25-28 (Sat -Mon)Please email RunWaters@gmail.com to register / inquire.  Thank you
Contemplation Retreat - June 16-19, 2018 at Orval Monastery, BelgiumNIta Ng & Elizabeth Rutten-Ng are offering individual and group Contemplation Retreat in the ORVAL ABBEY in Belgium.

Why a contemplation retreat?
In our contemplation retreat, we encourage natural organic flow with self and with nature where we listen in silence by being; and flow with dance, movement, photography and/or art to which we are drawn to.  We embrace the art to be, to listen and rest in the presence, in the here and now, by being, loving, being gentle, kind and compassionate towards self in contemplation.

Why in the Abbey?
The Abbey is a sacred space surrounded by Nature and run by the Trappist monks.  The way the monks live gives us an insight to what it is to live in simplicity and how we can be our individual self and yet with each other such as during meals and in the office. Witnessing their way of being and life as a monk in the offices (prayers), opens our way of being in our own daily routine even when we swing ourselves back to our normal routine life. Given the society today, we are drown with information and hectic life-pace,  it is essential to go away to reconnect with self, nature annually - a commitment to self-care and unconditional loving act for ourselves.

The Contemplation retreat is on 16 - 19 June, 2018, Saturday and Sunday.
We meet at the Abbey for lunch at 1pm om 16 June and leave after dinner, 6.30pm on 19 June.  You can leave early or stay longer in the Abbey as you desire after.

We offer 2 days of an hour group retreats in the nature on 17 and 19 June after lunch.  And also offering individual retreat, one to one with either Nita or Elizabeth.
Nita is taking 4 retreatants per day and Elizabeth, only 2 per day.

To check the availability of the rooms, please contact the Abbey personally to make your booking. The link is ORVAL ABBEY STAY. They are quite popular so please book early with them to secure the room. For more details, refer to the link.  There is a bus stop near the abbey where you can alight and walk to the abbey.  Do check with them how to get there if you are coming by plane, train or other means of transport.

If you are joining us in the group retreat ( please inform Elizabeth) or like to have personal retreat, contact either of us for arrangements.  The suggested love offering is SG$200 or 125 euro per session.

We look forward to connecting with you in the contemplation retreat in the Abbey.

Empowering Graceful Women Leadership workshop Hong Kong, Oct 2018
Spa for the Soul - 
Personally-guided silent retreats  (residential): 
We are each invited into a deeper relationship with the Divine. With one-on-one spiritual guidance, let us make time to listen more deeply to our Higher & Unconditionally Love Self, discerning how we are called to a unique, personal journey. 
When you transform the soul, you transform thoughts, actions & behaviour.

And for those who are physically unable to travel to the retreat centre, you may do this retreat ONLINE through Skype or Gmail Hangout.  All retreats are available in English, Cantonese, Mandarin & Bahasa.  

Sept & Oct 2018 in Hong Kong!
Pls email us RunWaters@gmail.com for inquiries OR for Skype retreats. Thank you

For other dates, pls email us to check availability.  Thanks
Suggested donation per session is $200 (SG/AU), give what you can


 





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2017 Retreats & Training - in English, Cantonese, Mandarin & Malay

What is a Spiritual Life-Coach or Spiritual Director?
Simply put, a spiritual life-coach helps you find direction / purpose / meaning, by helping you listen to your own inner voice, through intuition and Divine guidance.  It is wholistic (involves mind, body & soul), rooting in your daily life (balancing your work and personal life) and helps you find peace, love, joy and contentment.  Only by helping yourself can you then help others do the same.
A spiritual director, or more popular term "life-coach" is a professionally trained companion and friend who listens to your deepest desires, or just a listener to all that is going on in your life at the present moment, and helps you heal, grow and achieve your deepest desires.  A friend who walk with you, supporting you, encourages you and help you stay-on the journey to become to best YOU that you can be.
This journey begins with getting to know yourself, becoming aware of your habits, or patterns, and helping you to become more aware and awake. Life-coaching and spiritual direction is totally non-judgemental and you can come from any walk of life, any faith or cultural background.  It is about the Real You.
Spiritual direction or coaching with Nita is currently available through Skype.  For further information and to book your first Introductory session, please contact RunWaters@gmail.com
Empowering Graceful Women Leadership workshop Hong Kong 5 Oct, 10-3pm


Spa for the Soul
Personally-guided silent retreats  (residential): 
We are each invited into a deeper relationship with the Divine. With one-on-one spiritual guidance, let us make time to listen more deeply to our Higher & Unconditionally Love Self, discerning how we are called to a unique, personal journey. 
When you transform the soul, you transform thoughts, actions & behaviour.

And for those who are physically unable to travel to the retreat centre, you may do this retreat ONLINE through Skype or Gmail Hangout.  All retreats are available in English, Cantonese, Mandarin & Bahasa.  


Sept 24-Oct 1 & Oct 4-13 in Hong Kong!
(The Hong Kong retreats are all FULL! But pls do email us [RunWaters@gmail.com] if you want to join for day-camp OR Skype retreat, OR in 2018 HK retreats. Thank you)

June 16-19, 2018 at Orval Monastery, Belgium
NIta Ng & Elizabeth Rutten-Ng are offering individual and group Contemplation Retreat in the ORVAL ABBEY in Belgium.

Why a contemplation retreat?
In our contemplation retreat, we encourage natural organic flow with self and with nature where we listen in silence by being; and flow with dance, movement, photography and/or art to which we are drawn to.  We embrace the art to be, to listen and rest in the presence, in the here and now, by being, loving, being gentle, kind and compassionate towards self in contemplation.

Why in the Abbey?
The Abbey is a sacred space surrounded by Nature and run by the Trappist monks.  The way the monks live gives us an insight to what it is to live in simplicity and how we can be our individual self and yet with each other such as during meals and in the office. Witnessing their way of being and life as a monk in the offices (prayers), opens our way of being in our own daily routine even when we swing ourselves back to our normal routine life. Given the society today, we are drown with information and hectic life-pace,  it is essential to go away to reconnect with self, nature annually - a commitment to self-care and unconditional loving act for ourselves.

The Contemplation retreat is on 16 - 19 June, 2018, Saturday and Sunday.
We meet at the Abbey for lunch at 1pm om 16 June and leave after dinner, 6.30pm on 19 June.  You can leave early or stay longer in the Abbey as you desire after.

We offer 2 days of an hour group retreats in the nature on 17 and 19 June after lunch.  And also offering individual retreat, one to one with either Nita or Elizabeth.
Nita is taking 4 retreatants per day and Elizabeth, only 2 per day.

To check the availability of the rooms, please contact the Abbey personally to make your booking. The link is ORVAL ABBEY STAY. They are quite popular so please book early with them to secure the room. For more details, refer to the link.  There is a bus stop near the abbey where you can alight and walk to the abbey.  Do check with them how to get there if you are coming by plane, train or other means of transport.

If you are joining us in the group retreat ( please inform Elizabeth) or like to have personal retreat, contact either of us for arrangements.  The suggested love offering is SG$200 or 125 euro per session.

We look forward to connecting with you in the contemplation retreat in the Abbey.


For other dates, pls email us to check availability.  ThanksSuggested donation per session is $200 (SG/AU), give what you can


Online retreats  are also available via Skype:
pls email SCStAnne@gmail.com to inquire.  Thank you
Art Retreat (NEW)
TBA.  This is a free-style artistic expression retreat. You will meet with retreat presenter only once a day, the rest of the time you are free to do whatever you want - paint, draw, sing or dance!


Decluttering - Spring Cleaning as Spiritual Healing TBA


30 Day Retreat / Personally Guided Sabbatical  (2018 now open for enquiry)(Pre-requisite: must do a 6-8 day retreat with Nita to discern if you are called to this)


Compassionate and Contemplative Listener course  - spiritual [wholistic] life coaching
This course can be done through Skype for most individual sessions, but face-to-face for groups.
• 8-day personally guided retreat – to discern if they are called to begin this course.
• 22 sessions of Spiritual Life-Coaching (with a stay-in retreat for the final 10 days).
• Learn and practice the gifts of presence, and compassion and contemplative listening – include listening in pairs and in trios.
• Share the gifts of silent contemplation, visualization/imagination, journaling (in words or visually) and Gratitude, with individuals as well as in groups.
• Practice listening for two weekend retreats and as well as individual sessions under the trainer’s supervision.

Please contact us at RunWaters@ gmail.com to find out more.Please register latest 4 weeks before the above programmes. Minimum 10 pax, otherwise the retreat will be cancelled.
 




Running Waters Retreat and Spirituality Ministry is now based at our newly set-up retreat centre on the mainland side of Penang state, Malaysia & close to the border with Thailand.  It's a beautiful, wonderful place, full of grace, miracles and healing.  We are so very blessed and super grateful to have been led here.

The airport is 45mins drive away and the train station only 15mins away.  All you need to do is book your retreat with us via RunWaters@gmail.com, then book your flight or train tickets and the rest will be taken care of.  We will send a taxi to pick up and drop-off.
A week's stay/retreat here is only $230 (AUD, SGD & USD) and HK$1,350 - for room, food and taxi.  Suggested Love Offering or the spiritual direction is $150 per session (although each person is strongly encouraged to give what you are able to give).
 
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2017 Retreats - in English, Cantonese, Mandarin & Malay

Spa for the Soul
Personally-guided silent retreats  (residential): 
We are each invited into a deeper relationship with the Divine. With one-on-one spiritual guidance, let us make time to listen more deeply to our Higher & Unconditionally Love Self, discerning how we are called to a unique, personal journey. 

When you transform the soul, you transform thoughts, actions & behaviour.

And for those who are physically unable to travel to the retreat centre, you may do this retreat ONLINE through Skype or Gmail Hangout.  All retreats are available in English, Cantonese, Mandarin & Bahasa.  

All retreats start 5/6pm of 1st day & end 12pm last day


Apr 7-9, Fri-Sun (2 nights)
May 1-5, Mon-Fri (4 nights);
May 4-7, Thur-Sun (3 nights);
May 13-18, Sat-Thur (5 nights);
May 29-June 2, Mon-Fri in Singapore!
June 17-23, Sat-Fri (6 nights);
June 27-July 2, Tues-Sun (5 nights)
July - Full House, 
Aug 25 - Sept 2, Fri-Sat (8 nights) in London!
Sept 24-Oct 1, Sun-Sat (7 nights) in Hong Kong!
Oct 4-13 in Hong Kong!
(The Hong Kong retreats are both FULL! But pls do email us [RunWaters@gmail.com] if you want to join for day-camp OR Skype retreat, OR in 2018 HK retreats. Thank you)

Dec 23-31, Sat-Sun (8 nights);

Weekend retreats (Fri evening until Sun lunchtime):
Dec 10-12, Sat-Mon (FULL)
Dec 16-18, Fri-Sun (FULL)
Mar 3 - 5, Fri-Sun
Mar 24 - 26, Fri-Sun (Art Retreat)
Apr 7 - 9, Fri-Sun

Online retreats  are also available via Skype:
Dec 31 - Jan 2, Sat - Mon (1 place left)
Art Retreat (NEW)
Mar 25-26, (Sat 10am - Sun 3pm) 
June 16-18, (Fri evening-Sun lunchtime)
This is a free-style artistic expression retreat. You will meet with retreat presenter only once a day, the rest of the time you are free to do whatever you want - paint, draw, sing or dance!

30 Day Retreat (Spiritual Exercises)   (2017 now open for enquiry)

(Pre-requisite: must do a 6-8 day retreat with Nita to discern if you are called to this)


Please contact us at RunWaters@ gmail.com to find out more.Please register latest 2 weeks before the above programmes. Minimum 10 pax, otherwise the retreat will be cancelled.



Running Waters Retreat and Spirituality Ministry is now based at our newly set-up retreat centre on the mainland side of Penang state, Malaysia & close to the border with Thailand.  It's a beautiful, wonderful place, full of grace, miracles and healing.  We are so very blessed and super grateful to have been led here.

The airport is 45mins drive away and the train station only 15mins away.  All you need to do is book your retreat with us via RunWaters@gmail.com, then book your flight or train tickets and the rest will be taken care of.  We will send a taxi to pick up and drop-off.
A week's stay/retreat here is only $230 (AUD, SGD & USD) and HK$1,350 - for room, food and taxi.  Suggested Love Offering or the spiritual direction is $150 per session (although each person is strongly encouraged to give what you are able to give).
 
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2016 Retreats - in English, Cantonese, Mandarin & Malay

Spa for the Soul
Mindfulness Retreat in Daily Life in Singapore!
For those who are not able to come for a stay-in retreat, you may do a retreat within the context of your personal daily life.
For 3 evenings - June 10-12, you can meet with a spiritual director/coach in Singapore. 
Venue: TBC, likely near Bedok mrt
Each session is by love offering. 
Please email RunWaters@gmail.com to book & register

Personally-guided silent retreats (residential) are now available: 
July 11 - 17, Mon-Sun (week before St Anne's Feast) (5 places left)
Oct 12-19, Wed-Wed 
Oct - Dec - All 3 months devoted to silent retreats due to popular demand, including 2 tentative requests for 30-day retreats

Online retreats  are also available via Skype:
July 11 - 17, Mon-Sun (5 places left)
Aug 8-12, Mon-Fri
Sept 26-30, Mon-Fri 
Oct 14-16, Fri-SunOct - Dec - All 3 months devoted to silent retreats online & on-site

30 Day Retreat (Spiritual Exercises)

(Pre-requisite: must do a 6-8 day retreat with Nita to discern if you are called to this)

Please contact us at RunWaters@ gmail.com to find out more.Please register latest 2 weeks before the above programmes. Minimum 10 pax, otherwise the retreat will be cancelled.



Running Waters Retreat and Spirituality Ministry is now based at our newly set-up retreat centre on the mainland side of Penang state, Malaysia & close to the border with Thailand.  It's a beautiful, wonderful place, full of grace, miracles and healing.  We are so very blessed and super grateful to have been led here.

The airport is 45mins drive away and the train station only 15mins away.  All you need to do is book your retreat with us via RunWaters@gmail.com, then book your flight or train tickets and the rest will be taken care of.  We will send a taxi to pick up and drop-off.
A week's stay/retreat here is only $230 (AUD, SGD & USD) and HK$1,350 - for room, food and taxi.  Suggested Love Offering or the spiritual direction is $150 per session (although each person is strongly encouraged to give what you are able to give).
 
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We have a new home! In Penang, close to the Malaysia-Thailand border - Retreats conducted in English, Cantonese, Mandarin & Malay


RunWaters Retreat and Spirituality Ministry is now based at our newly set-up retreat centre on the mainland side of Penang state, Malaysia & close to the border with Thailand.  It's a beautiful, wonderful place, full of grace, miracles and healing.  We are so very blessed and super grateful to have been led here.

The airport is 45mins drive away and the train station only 15mins away.  All you need to do is book your retreat with us via RunWaters@gmail.com, then book your flight or train tickets and the rest will be taken care of.  We will send a taxi to pick up and drop-off.
A week's stay/retreat here is only $190 (AUD, SGD & USD) and HK$1,050 - for room, food and taxi.  As for the teacher/ spiritual guide's fee, give what your heart is called to give as Love Offering.
 
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We have a new home! In Penang, close to the Malaysia-Thailand border

RunWaters Retreat and Spirituality Ministry is now based at our newly set-up retreat centre on the mainland side of Penang state, Malaysia & close to the border with Thailand.  It's a beautiful, wonderful place, full of grace, miracles and healing.  We are so very blessed and super grateful to have been led here.

The airport is 45mins drive away and the train station only 15mins away.  All you need to do is book your retreat with us via RunWaters@gmail.com, then book your flight or train tickets and the rest will be taken care of.  We will send a taxi to pick up and drop-off.
A week's stay/retreat here is only $190 (AUD, SGD & USD) and HK$1,050 - inclusive of room, food and taxi
 
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For a second year, I shall be presenting a workshop at SDI 2016 Conference - feeling blessed and grateful


For a second consecutive year, I have been invited to present a workshop at the Spiritual Directors International (SDI) Emerging Conference in April 2016.  I feel so blessed and very grateful for this honour.
Nita’s Workshop info: http://www.sdiworld.org/educational-event/2016-emerging-wisdom-educational-events/friday-workshops#F7
Nita’s SDI presenter bio: http://www.sdiworld.org/educational-event/2016-emerging-wisdom-educational-events/workshop-presenters#Nita-Ng
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February 9, 2015

30 Day Retreat - Inter-Spiritual Exercises & Personally Guided Sabbatical

30 Day Retreat  - Inter-Spiritual Exercises & 
Personally Guided Sabbatical  (2018 now open for enquiry)(Pre-requisite: must do a 6-8 day retreat with Nita to discern if you are called to this)


Compassionate and Contemplative Listener course  - spiritual [wholistic] life coaching
This course can be done through Skype for most individual sessions, but face-to-face for groups.
• 8-day personally guided retreat – to discern if they are called to begin this course.
• 22 sessions of Spiritual Life-Coaching (with a stay-in retreat for the final 10 days).
• Learn and practice the gifts of presence, and compassion and contemplative listening – include listening in pairs and in trios.
• Share the gifts of silent contemplation, visualization/imagination, journaling (in words or visually) and Gratitude, with individuals as well as in groups.
• Practice listening for two weekend retreats and as well as individual sessions under the trainer’s supervision.
Please contact us at RunWaters@ gmail.com to find out more.Please register latest 4 weeks before the above programmes. Minimum 10 pax, otherwise the retreat will be cancelled.

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30 Day Retreat / Personally Guided Sabbatical

30 Day Retreat / Personally Guided Sabbatical  (2018 now open for enquiry)(Pre-requisite: must do a 6-8 day retreat with Nita to discern if you are called to this)


Compassionate and Contemplative Listener course  - spiritual [wholistic] life coaching
This course can be done through Skype for most individual sessions, but face-to-face for groups.
• 8-day personally guided retreat – to discern if they are called to begin this course.
• 22 sessions of Spiritual Life-Coaching (with a stay-in retreat for the final 10 days).
• Learn and practice the gifts of presence, and compassion and contemplative listening – include listening in pairs and in trios.
• Share the gifts of silent contemplation, visualization/imagination, journaling (in words or visually) and Gratitude, with individuals as well as in groups.
• Practice listening for two weekend retreats and as well as individual sessions under the trainer’s supervision.
Please contact us at RunWaters@ gmail.com to find out more.Please register latest 4 weeks before the above programmes. Minimum 10 pax, otherwise the retreat will be cancelled.

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2015 - I Have A Dream...#BringMyLittleMeditationBook2schools

Dear friends,I wish you all a Happy & Peace-Filled New Year as we approach the Chinese New Year here in Asia.
For 2015, I have a dream.  I would like to introduce My Little Meditation Book to schools and colleges.  I need your help to make it come true please? That each of us brings it to at least one school near us.(#BringMyLittleMeditationBook2schools)
The benefits of meditation are vast and backed by numerous researches. In recent years, many schools around the world have already started meditation for children and teenagers.    From Oprah Winfrey’s Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa, to some of the roughest schools in San Francisco.
I have included in “My Little Meditation Book” 20 different ways to meditate, from different faith and traditions.  Respecting the diversity within our society.
On my part, I shall approach as many schools as I peacefully can, and I am willing to train teachers and students on how to meditate. 
From person-to-person, my little book has already been passed on to university students throughout the United Kingdom (including Oxford University), retreat centres, hospitals and even a Hong Kong prison.
There’s no expectation in how you can help.  If you can offer a prayer/blessing for us, that gift is precious.  Thank you.  And if you would like to help more actively in bringing my meditation book to schools, please contact me personally for more information.
Thank you again for the gift of you in my life.BlessingsNita#BringMyLittleMeditationBook2schools

San Francisco Schools Transformed by the Power of Meditation - NBCnews
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