An assortment of retreats, skill building and creative workshops are on the horizon in 2012 among the varied venues of Moab. The natural environment is peaceful and perfect settings for spiritual, meditative and creative retreats. The natural environment is also challenging and exquisite for honing athletic skills. Find one that suits you.
Workshops
Writing Promotion Workshop with Ann Gordon
January 29 2012
Brought to you by the Moab Poets and Writers organization.
March 2-4 2012
Triathletes in action
March 2-4 2012
Winter Retreat. Bring your Sewing Machine and project
March 28-30 2012-01-09
Free training for teachers K-8 to implement media-based professional development into curriculum to improve students engagement with 21st Century Skills.
April 7 2012
Celebrates Passover Seder
Spring Desert Retreat Southern Utah
April 9-14 2012
Silent Retreat Backpacking 2-6 miles, dharma talks.
April 19-22 2012
Brings yoga and meditation toMoabin the spring to kick start an active summer season.
April 21 – 27 2012
October 27 – November 2 2012
Better Ride Skills Coaching will be inMoab three times for 2012.
April 20-22 2012CoreSkillsMountainBike Camp
April 27-29, 2012MoabMountainBike Camp
May 18-20 2012MoabMountainBike Camp
April 25-29 2012
A Wilderness Advanced First Aid course inMoab.
Wilderness Advanced Life Support
May 16-19 2012
Both Doctoral and non Doctoral Registrations available for this Wilderness Medicine course
Alison Dunlap taught Mountain Bike skills inMoab in 2011 and has dates ready for 2012.
May 1-5 2012Novice/Intermediate
May 29 –June 2 2012Intermediate/Advanced
October 2-6 2012Intermediate/Advanced
May 22-24 2012
Only 85 spots for dancers, registration in February, the actual Jam is on May 24-28.
June 14-17 2012
A retreat of Mind and Body Examination in the La Sal Mountains ofMoabby ETLyoga
Writing on the River with Page Lambert
August 7-11 2012
Unleash creative energy and receive free flowing facilitation with fiction, nonfiction, memoir and poetry.
October 2012 (Dates to be determined)
Moab Sangha lead this retreat in Professor Valley Field Camp in yurts, teepees and camping.
October 11-14 2012
Silvia Mordini leads four days of mountain bike, hike, and yoga surrounded by sandstone landscapes.
Photo by Leland Davis
Conferences
Moab welcomes the following conferences to our town.
Red Cliffs:
- Utah Mosquito Abatement Association Manager’s Meeting October 28-30 2012
- Summer Meeting for Sierra Veterinary Medical Association October 24-28 2012
Moab Valley Inn:
- Utah Animal Control Officers and Shelter Workers Feb 22-24 2012
- Utah Ground Water Association June 8 2012
- Utah Urban Rural Specialized Transportation Association May 10-11 2012
- International Plant Nutrition Institute June 8-9 2012
Hampton Inn:
- International Union of Veterinary Cyclists April 20-23 2012
USU Moab Campus:
- Moab Topology Conference May 30 – June 1
The Blu Pig for Meetings during the Day
Spring Break
Here are some of the Spring Break ideas already implemented by universities for 2012. Many are leisure oriented by leaders involved with the university outdoor programs, others are Alternative Spring Break options involving volunteer services toward communities and/or public lands.
The Office of Student Activities at Regis University come to Moab March 3-11th to backpack in the Needles District of Canyonlands. A second trip is planned for March 3-10th mountain biking.
Indiana University Mountain Bikes March 9-17 2012
University of Northern Colorado combines camping in Moab and Grand Canyon during a March 10 – 15 2012 sightseeing road trip.
University of Wyoming Climbing and Canyoneering March 10 – 16 2012
University of Iowa Hikes, Bikes, Climbs and Rafts March 10 – 18 2012
The University of Texas at San Antonio will Bike and Climb March 10 – 14 2012 with instruction by campus Outdoor Pursuit staff.
Clemson Mountain Bikes March 16 – 25 2012
Colorado State University - Service – Learning with Moab’s Plateau Restoration on March 10-17 2012. Your University can potentially earn credits with advance planning too.
DePaul University are Wilderness Volunteers on Moab trails with BLM March 18-24 2012
University of Utah Climbs March 23 – 24 2012
The College of Idaho plans to camp, hike and bike March 19-23 2012 in Moab.
Rice University includes Moab in a trip of the southwest during May 13 – 20 2012.
Northern Illinois University has a trip scheduled for May 14-25 2012 to include mountain biking.
University of Idaho Department of Geological Sciences May 15 – 20 2012
Wild Rockies Field Institute Colorado Plateau Course with 12 credits Natural History, Geography, land issues March 22 – May 22 201
Truman State University includes Arches and Canyonlands National Parks during a June 9-16 2012 stemming from Denver Colorado encompassing Anasazi Heritage Center, the Lowry Pueblo Ruins, the Howenweep National Monument and Ute Tribal Park. Designed for undergraduates, now to appeal to adult travelers over 21.
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