Comfort Zones Successfully Breached!! Growth Ahead!!
The Spring Retreat—It was a weekend of growth for all of us—participants, coaches and practitioners.
I imagine many of us feel like a rubber band—in a good way.
March 18th and 19th may have come and gone, but the glow is undoubtedly still there for those of us who came to the 2nd Annual “Spring into Wellness” Retreat (the third retreat for Wholistic Woman Retreats, including last fall’s event) who are working to “keep the flame alive”, as coach Jeanette Eleff urged us at the closing session.
We all stretched ourselves as we not only experienced self-exploration and relaxation as we usually do at our retreats, but had some new experiences that added a dimension of energy and excitement that came from the opportunities we had at our newest venue—Capital Retreat Center in Waynesboro, PA.
Consider:
- CULTURAL EXPOSURE: We learned about what, for many of us, was a new ethnic experience as we “kept kosher” at the facility, which in the summer becomes a large retreat center for Jewish young people from across the country.
- CONVIVIALITY AROUND THE CAMPFIRE: Our Friday night relaxation was taken around a huge campfire we were able to share near our lodges. It was a great way to “wind down” into the weekend make new friends and link back up with past retreat connections.
- CAREENING DOWN A ZIPLINE: Nearly all of us took a ride down the Xx-foot zipline that extends over the lake at CRC! What a rush…everyone agreed that first step off the platform was the scariest—but after that, the ride was awesome! (Is this a metaphor for life or what?)
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The stage for Saturday’s learning was set by coach Sandie Lynch, who kicked off our morning with a thoughtful and thought-provoking way of looking at our lives as we look at the seasons—and giving ourselves permission to fully experience each season, even winter, which people normally think must be “endured”, “survived” and left behind as quickly as possible. She taught us to cherish each season of our lives.
Tune in next week as we blog about what we experienced in our sessions!