A retreat presents the chance for relaxation and restoration, deep inside therapeutic, self-discovery, reference to ourselves and others, studying new issues, strengthening our religious connection, and extra… with out the distractions and calls for of our every day lives.
Dawn Hopkins, one half of The Retreat Ladies founding duo, is on the weblog right this moment telling us about her upcoming retreat!
Our retreats are designed that can assist you decompress, de-stress and get better from the calls for of on a regular basis life.
There is a lot you are able to do on one in all our retreats:
* Take a category or workshop
* Spend time in nature
* Spend time in quiet reflection
*Log
*Meet new individuals
* Enjoy scrumptious and nutritious meals
* Make use of your creativity
A typical day may embrace yoga, meditation, therapeutic massage/self-care, mountain climbing or nature walks, a workshop or two, scrumptious wholesome meals, a aware eating expertise, and time for group bonding round a campfire.
Our retreat areas differ. We have held retreats in Arizona, California, and Mexico.
Arizona
COD Ranch, Oracle
El Rancho Robles, Oracle
Redemptorist Renewal Center, Tucson
Franciscan Renewal Center, Scottsdale
Private residence, Prescott
Living Water Retreat Center, Cornville
Private residence, Payson
Ghost within the Desert, Cave Creek
Outside Arizona
Carlsbad Inn, Carlsbad, California
Shambala Petit Hotel, Tulum, Mexico
Private beachfront dwelling, Puerto Peñasco / Rocky Point, Mexico
CYM: Tell us why the retreat at El Rancho Robles in Oracle, AZ is so particular.
Dawn: Given the stress of the previous three years and the affect it has had on individuals’s psychological and bodily well being, we needed to supply a protected, therapeutic area for ladies to return collectively to nourish their our bodies, minds, hearts and spirits. The Women’s Spring Renewal Retreat presents girls the possibility to expertise therapeutic, restoration, development and renewal by means of a wide range of therapeutic practices similar to yoga, meditation, sound therapeutic, Reiki, journaling, nature walks, artistic expression and extra. Immersed in the great thing about the grounds of El Rancho Robles, girls will be capable to go away behind the calls for and stresses of their every day lives and join extra deeply with themselves, others and God. This is unquestionably greater than only a retreat. It is a pastoral care expertise designed to steer individuals on a journey of curiosity and self-discovery to deliver out the perfect model of themselves and supply them with new expertise, methods and instruments that they will use lengthy after the retreat is over.
CYM: What are you most wanting ahead to throughout this retreat?
Dawn: One of the issues we most sit up for is the sacred neighborhood that comes when girls come collectively. A gaggle expertise like this provides girls a long-lasting reminder that they really feel complete collectively. As we expertise the acceptance of a welcoming neighborhood, we notice we aren’t alone. Together we are able to create the circumstances for self-discovery as we assist and encourage one another in our particular person and collective journeys.
CYM: What would you inform somebody who’s on the fence to return?
Dawn: If you’re about to hitch us, bear in mind that you’re well worth the funding in your self-care and well-being. As girls, we frequently really feel responsible about taking good care of ourselves. But we can not look after others if we don’t first look after our personal sacred temples. That’s why they are saying that after we’re on a aircraft, we have now to placed on our personal oxygen masks first. In addition, such a retreat helps us to faucet into and convey out the perfect model of ourselves. This is likely one of the biggest presents we may give ourselves and our family members!
CYM: Do you will have some other retreats in 2023? Tell us the place and when!
Dawn: After the Women’s Spring Renewal Retreat, we can be doing a little pop-up occasions, half day or full day retreats within the Tempe/Chandler space. We are additionally planning an extended girls’s retreat for the late summer season/early fall within the north and hope to do a world retreat in 2024. As we’re continuously including new occasions, please bookmark our web page. You also can join our newsletter to obtain details about our upcoming occasions!
