In Defense of Animals invites you to join our 6th Annual Vegan Spirituality Retreat near Philadelphia, PA featuring “The Good Karma Diet” author Victoria Moran. Enjoy yoga, guided meditation, group discussions, a nature walk, a delicious vegan lunch prepared by The Nile Café, and an animal blessing ceremony with musicians Jim Harris and Lonnie Davis. Free childcare is provided at the event. Friendly companion animals are also welcome to attend the retreat and participate in the ceremony.

Honor your companion animals and animals around the world in our creative animal blessing ceremony! Everyone is invited to drum and dance in the ceremony, which offers opportunities to celebrate animal companions, honor those who have died, empathize with animals suffering around the world, and create a vision of harmony between humans and other animals.

What: 6th Annual Vegan Spirituality Retreat
When: Saturday, September 19, 10:00am to 4:00pm
Where: Saunders Woods, 1020 Waverly Road, Gladwyne, Pa. 19035

Bring: Yoga mat, water bottle, walking shoes, companion animals (or photos), vegan drums/instruments (if desired)

Cost (includes vegan lunch): $35 online registration, $5 per child; $40 at the door; $10 per child at the door; sliding scale & scholarships available upon request.

Online Registration: www.idausa.org/retreats

For more information, please contact Lisa Levinson at lisa@idausa.org or 215-620-2130.

The Vegan Spirituality Retreat is part of IDA’s Sustainable Activism Campaign, offering emotional and spiritual resources for animal activists via workshops, webinars, online gatherings, retreats, and mentor-lines: www.idausa.org/SustainableActivism.

Join our free, monthly Vegan Spirituality Online Gatherings with co-hosts Peace to All Beings author Judy Carman and Sustainable Activism Campaign Director Lisa Levinson. Register for our next Vegan Spirituality Online Gathering with a surprise guest on Thursday, September 10th from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 pm. PST here.

Listen to the replay from our last Vegan Spirituality Online Gathering with guest Ray Sikora here.