Wiser Women Retreat
An empowering and transformational retreat for women 55+
Are you in transition? Need help finding your direction, your passion? Are you retired or facing retirement? Have you had a change in your health or living situation or changing family relationships?
Are you grieving or experiencing a major loss? Coping with multiple stressors on a daily basis? Looking to recreate yourself?
Are you 55+?
You’ve come to the right place.
At this Wiser Women Retreat, together with women in similar situations, you will learn to set a personal intention and develop your plan to move forward. The retreat location provides the space to center yourself and take the time to heal and renew.
What to expect
Price is all inclusive for lodging, meals, and retreat. Retreat runs from noon on Sunday, February 26th to 1:30 on Tuesday, 28th. Meals include afternoon snack and dinner on Sunday. Breakfast, lunch and dinner on Monday, and breakfast and lunch on Tuesday. Please be on time for the noon start on Sunday in the Upper Estrem room.
Check-in is not available until 3:00 pm, so we suggest you leave your luggage in your car or in the Spirit in the Desert office. At 3:00 we will break for you to check-in. Refrigerator is available for small items.
After you have registered, you will receive an email from either Dana or Dawn with questions to answer before the retreat and and bring with you. We will also send you a link to take an Enneagram survey.
Schedule
Sunday, Day 1 (February 26, 2023)
- Noon Welcome, building connections, exploration of desires and intentions, Enneagrams, and mind-body connections
- 3:00 Check in
- 4:00 Dream analysis part one
- 6:00 Dinner
- 7:30 Meet at Labyrinth to walk and reflect
- 8:30 Silent time
Monday, Day 2 (February 27, 2023)
- 7-8:30 If you wish, greet the day in the Ravenscroft Room with Silent Meditation or self-practicing yoga
- 8:30 Breakfast
- 9:30 Share experience of silent time/dreams
- 10:30 Dream Analysis part two
- 11:30 Like minds meet (Enneagram groupings)
- 12:30 Lunch
- 1:30 What stops us from living our best life?
- 3:00 Enneagram small group
- 4:00 Trusting your intuition
- 5:30 Feedback and setting up follow-up meetings with Dawn and Dana
- 6:00 Dinner
- 7:30 Free time-camaraderie, laughter, pool time
Tuesday, Day 3 (February 28, 2023)
- 7-8:30 If you wish, greet the day in the Ravenscroft Room with Silent Meditation or self-practicing yoga
- 8:30 Breakfast
- 9:30 Gather journal and reflect
- 10:00 Check out
- 10:30 Future plans and farewells
- 12:30 Lunch
COST
Price per person:
- One person, private room : $485 per person
- Two people, two in a room : $410 per person
- Three people, three in a room : $365 per person
- Commuter, program and meals w/o room : $251 per person
Registration Includes
- Private room, double or triple room and bath for two nights, queen beds
- All meals (dietary requests can be accommodated)
- Guided and Silent meditations
- Journal
- Quiet room for open, silent meditation
- Heated pool
- Reflective walking paths and labyrinth
- Lounge and kitchen use in guest lodge
- Door prizes
- Wifi
REGISTRATION DOES NOT INCLUDE
- Travel costs
- Transportation from the airport to Spirit in the Desert
We’re looking forward to seeing you here!
About the organizers
Dana and Dawn met at a retreat called THE GIFT OF YEARS. Dawn’s goal was to find her passion and Dana’s wish was to find connection. Dawn and Dana decided to combine their goals to develop a retreat to help guide women their age to also find their direction to know their intentions and then find the path to make dreams into reality.
Dana Garberg is a retired psychotherapist from Duluth, Minnesota. Before that, Dana previously owned and operated a strawberry farm. Her first career as a young woman was working for the telephone company in the era it was still called Northwestern Bell. Dana has two adult children and is lucky enough to have one dear granddaughter. Dana’s goal is not only to become a wiser woman, but also to help other women her age live their life to the fullest.
Dawn Spiak is a retired educator from Phoenix, Arizona where she worked with high school students and teachers. Prior to her years in education, she worked at a fortune 500 company and owned and operated an apiary in Michigan. After moving to Arizona she married and is the mom to one amazing daughter. Dawn retired early to travel and volunteers to bring lifelong learning in her local community. Dawn’s goal is to continue her journey as a wiser woman, and explore her passion.
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