Miles Christi

The Spiritual Exercises are a silent retreat with spiritual talks and time for personal meditation in silence according to the method and the principles of St. Ignatius of Loyola. http://www.mileschristi.org

Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies

Seminar retreats in the Buddhist tradition facilitated by B. Alan Wallace. http://www.sbinstitute.com

Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators

January 16-18, 2009. "Picture Books - Words and Pictures in the Balance."  Shape your picture book work-in-progress in small, editor-led groups. Also includes poetry workshop, "Voices & Choices," and a dummy-making roundtable.
www.scbwisocal.org.