The Spirit of Wisdom will be a 6-7 bedroom, bed and breakfast retreat center, located in Northern Michigan. Alpena is not far from the Mackinaw Bridge which connects the Lower Peninsula to the Upper Peninsula in Michigan. The bed and breakfast will provide you with comfortable bedrooms and delicious morning meals for individual or group reservations. Alpena has an active community of spiritual teachers offering courses in healing touch, Reiki, therapeutic massage, meditation, and the teachings of Orin and DaBen. When people travel “up north” they intend to get away from the noise and the speed of the cities and connect to the pure clean energies of rural America. This “retreat” center will also be a teaching and healing center that promotes the integration of body, mind, and spirit. It will be designed for healing and spiritual transformation. The Spirit of Wisdom will be a perfect environment in which to schedule special healing retreats, such as recovering from a physical illness, or letting go of an emotional loss or divorce, or learning new ways to cope with stress and anxiety.
When you travel “up north” you can get away from your normal patterns and thoughts about your life. Our center will provide a spiritually healing environment where you can gain a new perspective and allow the energies of love, kindness, and wisdom to sooth your soul.

My Vision for The Spirit of Wisdom - Alpena, Michigan

By Glenda Smith

I have always been a teacher and a healer but I didn't know how "to do what I love" on a larger scale. Then, when Mary Norris told me about her dream to create a teaching and healing center, it resonated with me immediately! Working with spiritual energy is my love and it is a very real part of my inner and outer life. My dream is to create a safe environment for people to lean, to grow, to expand, and to heal by making their connections to the body, mind, and spirit. I want people to know they can do this with clarity and certainty and with Divine Love and Divine Grace. We are all masters and multi-dimensional beings who have come to earth with "a job to do".

The Spirit of Wisdom in Alpena will offer weekly meditations, Reiki sessions, Light Body classes, Tai Chi, and massage therapy. We will offer different levels of spiritual growth teachings and healing techniques to meet individual needs. I envision having a store with books, CD's, and spiritual supplies to support people with their personal growth. It is important to empower ourselves and others to live a life of joy. I have used many of my light and energy skills in different ways and I know it works! If we can learn how to love unconditionally and teach others the power of their thoughts to create their reality we can change lives and change life here on the planet. Our Center will become a beacon of love and light to all.

Glenda Smith PTA - Physical Therapist Assistant, Reiki Master, Meditation Teacher.

Contact for The Spirit of Wisdom - Glenda Smith – gsmith4@earthlink.net


My Vision for The Spirit of Wisdom - Alpena, Michigan

By Marva Smith

For many years I have had a vision of creating a welcoming healing center and a beautiful bed and breakfast that supports others with their physical healing and their spiritual growth. I know that this is one of the ways we can teach and learn from each other. I can see The Spirit of Wisdom center, teaching classes in spiritual growth, meditation, yoga, Reiki, drumming, and energy healing. It is important to me that people feel safe and loved when they come to our center. We will also support other teachers, healers, and facilitators in joining us at The Spirit of Wisdom. Our center will create a safe and loving environment in which others can learn new skills, release pain and suffering, and grow spiritually.

It is important to me that we empower others to learn more about the power of our thoughts to create our reality. I use affirmations to create positive thoughts for myself and for others. A Course in Miracles states, “Miracles replace all grievances and correct right thinking of unlimited healing through unconditional love.” We will teach other how to trust that healing can happen by working on the energy level. When you relax and are open, miracles do happen. Believe and Receive.

Marva Smith CMT - Certified Massage Therapist, Healing Touch Practitioner, Course in Miracles


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