Sedona Retreat
Discover the Path to Happiness in Sedona, Arizona
A REJUVENATING RETREAT FOR WOMEN OF ALL AGES
March 19 - 23, 2012
Hosted by the Sedona Counselling Centre of Montreal
Give Yourself the Gift of Inner Harmony and Relaxation
In March 2012, family therapist Vikki Stark, M.S.W., therapist, teacher, author and Director of the Sedona Counselling Centre of Montreal, led a retreat for women in amazing Sedona, Arizona. Through daily workshops, Vikki guided the group in discovering how to let go of limiting thoughts and beliefs, and freeing themselves of the negative feelings that hold you back from a true enjoyment of life.
Women are so often overwhelmed with all they have to do to meet the needs of the people around them - both in the family and at work. In the hectic drive to make everything right for everyone else, women may lose sight of what they need to feel good. Vikki Stark's blog on this topic is posted on Psychology Today and discusses the benefits for women of taking a step back from their lives so they can re-tool and refresh and come back in a much better frame of mind.
This five-day retreat helped the participants learn how to experience the beauty in life and center their minds, feeding their souls and giving them a sense of meaning and purpose. De-stressed, refreshed and rejuvenated in a nurturing, empowering and supportive environment, everyone returned home after the Retreat with tools to deal better with life's problems and the energy to do so!
Workshops and Activities
Sedona, Arizona, is known worldwide as a center of natural beauty and healing energy. Surrounded by desert and red rocks, the plans included:
- Daily workshops with Vikki Stark, M.S.W. in techniques to reduce anxiety and learn to manage emotions and feel good
- An in-depth workshop with Theresa Scott in the Sedona Method - a technique that helps people uncover their natural ability to let go of painful or unwanted thoughts or feelings
- Yoga practice in a traditional yurt
- A visit to the Vortex meditation sites where you can feel the energy of the earth
- A Healing Circle with Shaman Joseph White Wolf
- Hiking in the magnificent rugged terrain of Red Rock country
- Lunch at Enchantment, a fabulous luxury resort
- Pink Jeep tour that climbs 2,000 ft. up to the top of the Mongolion Rim
- Visits to art galleries and shops that showcase native American jewellery and crafts
- Option of massage or body work (at an additional fee)
Reservations
The cost of the trip included:
- Activities and Workshops
- Four nights at the Sedona Real Inn - shared accommodations
- All breakfasts
- Transfer from airport (Phoenix) and all local transportation
- Airfare not included
