Rest, Resilience and the Power of Community: A Winter Circle of Trust Retreat for Women

The winter season invites us to slow down, to turn inward and embrace rest. Many of us are re-evaluating our relationship to doing, seeking to experience more being and to prioritize joy and wholeness. At the same time, we feel with greater urgency the need to contribute to the wellbeing of our communities, but not at the cost of our own.

This Circle of Trust® retreat for women, is an opportunity to tap into the support available within the resources of community and a more restful way of being.

Together, we will immerse ourselves in the wisdom and metaphors of the winter season, face the realities of our individual and collective shadows, and gather courage to continue to weather the challenges of our times and emerge with greater clarity, integrity and resilience.

Participants in this retreat will:

♦Access imagination, artistic expression, and other contemplative practices to envision and embody the wholeness of a future we long to call home.

♦We will build a trustworthy space for telling our truths and listening to the truths of others while exploring our inner sources of leadership.

♦Participate in a Clearness Committee designed after a problem-solving model from the 1600’s, and integrate old wisdom and new science.

This Circle of Trust retreat is based on the work of Parker J. Palmer and the Center for Courage & Renewal. The Courage & Renewal® approach, described in Palmer’s book A Hidden Wholeness, focuses on cultivating our inner capacity to live a more authentic, meaningful, and engaged life.