Events

The Goodness Retreat with John Calvi

September 4, 2026 - September 6, 2026

Location

Pendle Hill Retreat Center
338 Plush Mill Rd
Wallingford, PA 19086
United States

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The Goodness Retreat brings together all John’s experience of deep rest and quiet, the body and mind as partners for calm, and the seeking, confirming, and rejoicing in ones’ goodness.  We will learn simple laying on of hands energy work and easy clothes-on massage.  Together we will practice meditation and explore the history of Quaker healing. Then we will draw a life map to discover our best while leaving the noise of the world behind. 

John Calvi, Quaker healer and Certified Massage Therapist, specialized in trauma for 40+ years.  He’s been a popular workshop leader at Pendle Hill since 1990. Both his books—The Dance Between Hope and Fear and How Far Have You Come?—have been well used by therapists, survivors, and meetings.  John is finishing his third book, which might even be done by this retreat!