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August 21, 2026, Adrian, Michigan – Would you like to learn about spiritual habits that can slow the aging in your cells, keep your brain healthy, reduce stress, and bring more happiness and compassion into your life? 

Popular speaker Anne Kertz Kernion offers these tips and perspectives in her workshop, Spirituality and Neuroscience: Nourishing our Well-Being at Weber Retreat and Conference Center. The weekend program begins at 6:30 p.m. Friday, September 18, 2026, and concludes at 10:00 a.m. Sunday, September 20, 2026. In addition to talks, the weekend includes contemplative time and optional creative art projects. No art skills are required.

Anne combines insights from neuroscience, positive psychology, and theology to cultivate and encourage our daily spiritual practices that nourish our well-being. A former adjunct professor at Carlow University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she is the award-winning author of three books, including The Four Connections: How to Flourish by Aligning our Beliefs, Body, Brain, and Bonds. 

The cost, including meals, is $130 for commuters, $250 per person double occupancy, and $350 single occupancy. Registration is required. Visit www.webercenter.org and click on “programs,” call 517-266-4000, or email [email protected]. Limited scholarships are available.

Weber Center is on the campus of the Adrian Dominican Sisters Motherhouse, Adrian, Michigan. On East Siena Heights Drive, turn into the driveway between Adrian Rea Literacy Center and the solar panel-covered carport. Follow the signs to Weber Center. For information, call the Weber Center at 517-266-4000.

August 14, 2026, Adrian, Michigan – All are invited to join Weber Center’s mindfulness community as we deepen our understanding of and commitment to daily meditation practice. Monthly mindfulness sessions are planned for Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with lunch included.
 
The dates and focuses of the mindfulness sessions are as follows:

• September 12, The Wandering Mind. Our task is to notice how easily the mind takes us for a ride into the past or the future, with its memories, judgments, emotions, and desires. 
• October 10, Becoming a Zone of Peace. We are beginning to hear the call to participate in the evolution of humanity. Let us seed the blessings of interdependence, community, and loving awareness with compassion, kindness, and mutual respect. 
• November 7, Steadiness in Challenging Times. Breath and conscious breathing are a portal into the ease of body, mind, and heart.
• December 5, Open to One’s Vulnerabilities. Intimacy deepens when we are willing to share from the heart those scary feelings of insecurity, shame, loneliness, and even love.

 The mindfulness sessions are facilitated by Sister Esther Kennedy, OP, a Dominican Sister of Adrian, retreat leader, and spiritual director. 
 
The cost of $35 per session includes lunch. Each session is limited to 30 participants.
 
Registration is required. Visit www.webercenter.org and click on “programs,” call 517-266-4000, or email [email protected]. Limited scholarships are available.
 
Weber Center is on the campus of the Adrian Dominican Sisters Motherhouse, Adrian, Michigan. On East Siena Heights Drive, turn into the driveway between Adrian Rea Literacy Center and the solar panel-covered carport. Follow the signs to Weber Center. For information, call the Weber Center at 517-266-4000.