Awakening Retreat* Available to Every Woman

9:00 am   Welcome & Introduction

• Clarification of our purpose.
• Providing a safe place where each of us can dare to open to who we truly are.
• Defining the Wellspring of life.

9:30 am    Teaching & Experience

• Each of us have attractions to particular things in nature. How can we harvest meaning about who we are and what we need from these metaphors?
• Becoming aware of our senses keeps us in the present moment and available to life.
• Experience nature with reflection through art, journal writing, haiku, collecting, movement, etc.
• Sharing of experience.

12:00 noon                    Sack Lunch

12:40 pm                   The Wellspring

• Consider the question, has my heart been guarded. . . taken care of. . . by me, by others?

12:45 pm           Activity: Awareness Designed to bring awareness to one’s personal needs while also defining self and spirit.

• Who am I and who do I want to become?
• Looking to the metaphors of nature to find meaning about self.
• Looking to the metaphors of nature to speak to me about who I want to become.
• Identify one step I could take towards my vision.

2 – 3:00 pm           Coming Together

Sharing the riches of the day as a group and exploring the possibilities for continuing the journey.

*Ask about the Wellspring Group which can follow this retreat experience.

Who Might Attend: Any woman seeking a more conscious awareness of her life. Whether you are currently experiencing difficulty in life or are in a season of abundance, the retreat will be beneficial to both. Many women today are so pressed and pulled with daily tasks and the needs of others at work, at home and so on . . . that they have little time for themselves. SPA Sisters offers us a place to remember who we are while providing useful tools for safeguarding a life of intention on the journey of becoming all we can be.

Registration: Complete the form online or print and mail the form. If you have any additional questions telephone SPA Sisters at 630-232-7770 x1. The form details current dates, locations and the cost. Scholarships are available upon request. It is the sincere desire of SPA Sisters that no one be turned away.

On The Day Of The Retreat: Please bring a sack lunch; beverages will be provided. Much of the day will be spent outdoors, so dress for the weather.