Just dropping a note to thank you for the gracious hospitality of the weekend...i had a wonderful interconnectedness experience i have not felt for a very long time and finally feel healing of my soul is possible.... also just had a great time...lol ...good food ...good friends ...and "just" spring water had a wonderful effect on me ....have finished up school year and will be writing and drawing and painting again .... have a head full of ideas to work with ....thank you again ...see you on line

Love, Valynn
ValynnR@aol.com
San Antonio, Texas
May 28, '99

 Thank you so very much for the wonderful spring retreat which you created for all of us! I know that many years of work have gone into creating the Sanctuary and the result is truly a magical, wondrous place of serenity and love and nature's presence. It was such a delight to be there, sitting around campfires, swinging in the hammock, exploring the forests, listening to the river, drinking in the he sight of the beautiful cascades, seeing the moon rise over the treetops, gazing up at impossibly tall trees, smiling at butterflies, smelling wild roses... The energy there is such a blend of serenity, joy, love and elvin magic... its hard for me to find the way to put it into words but I know that I learned and absorbed so much... After the past year I've experienced; with turmoil and transition, divorce and leaving the islands and massage licensing and governmental red tape, etc. etc. I was feeling burned out and somewhat disillusioned with humanity. I found the whole retreat to be very nurturing and healing, and the wonderful hugs were a very special part of this.... it rekindled the flame of joy in my heart.

Mahalo, Aloha nui,
Kapua, Hawaii
kapua_g@yahoo.com
June 5th, '99

 Uncontrollably giggling with the wee folk in the enchanted forest somehow seemed poles apart from the deep introspection I had gone through while snowflakes had fluttered all around only a few months before at the winter retreat. The land at Mountain Light Sanctuary is undoubtedly magical and the spiritual essence there is wise, compassionate and nurturing of soul needs. At both of my retreats there, the sanctuary has allowed me the right conditions for new understandings of the essence of what my purpose really is, new understandings that have been discovered experientially through laughter and tears -- with the help of the creek, the rocks and the trees, the elves and the gnomes, and Michael Lightweaver too. Thank you all.

Moya
Charlotte, NC
Moyaburns@aol.com
June 30 '99

 Well, we all arrived home yesterday evening, mentally and physically wore out, but spiritually recharged! The weekend was something that we all needed, and it feels so like home there due to your open style of hospitality. You have a manner and a heart that would soothe many a weary soul. The Sanctuary is indeed a haven, and your vision is a dream come true for those of us who live in the crowded world. Each has it's opportunities for growth, but your environment seems the better of the two!! :) We look forward to seeing you again next year. It is as harder to leave you and those we meet than it is the niceness of your area. A true sense of emptiness descends into my heart each time we leave.

 Just as the girls of my group are now my sisters, you are now my brother in my spirit family. It is nice to feel that way about people.

Love and Smiles to you,
Rose
campwest6@fuse.net
Cincinnati, OH.
Sept. 20, '99

 I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your home, and sharing it with us. The experiences I have had there both this year and last are unforgettable. I feel so natural there like it's totally familiar. Like home. I know the spirits have connected with me, this year more within than last. It amazed me that I walked the paths and creek without shoes as well as I did. I do believe in one of my past lives I was a native american, otherwise I don't think I would be able to walk and climb like I do and it's so totally natural to me. I really miss it. I'm am so gratefull for knowing that I can close my eyes and hear,feel and smell the mountains.times I don't have to close my eyes, that's great! Thank you for sharing your place and most important thank you for being.

Love, Peach
Mambynun@cs.com
Cincinnati, OH.

 Had to know if it really was a bear or if I was exsisting in the twilight zone admidst the magic. I also thank you for a wonderful experience. I realized as I talked with Bill later that evening that my voice was much lower,calm and soft. It has remained that way and Jeannine spoke of it the next morning when we talked. I truly am in a different space. I also want you to know how much I appreciated our conversations and your magical imput, thank you. I did not want to leave and I do want to return. I awoke this morning, closed my eyes and "saw" every inch of the sanctuary and hermitage and felt joy. Thank you for everything.

Julianna
juliannapalmer@hotmail.com
October 1999

 "It was only two days that I spent at the Sanctuary but those two days .. made a really big difference in my life. It's so nice to be around people with a really big heart!! I see you soon!!" Karen M
minutti@ioa.com
Mexico/Asheville, NC