2017 Healing Hearts Retreat Schedule
Friday, September 8
1-2pm Early Registration and Check-In (Volunteer Needed)
1:30-2:45 Learn about Zen Archery or Japanese – Kyudo- The Way of the Bow (Susan Rausch)
3:00-3:45 Create your own Vision Board (Sherron Brown)
4-5:30 Walking Guided Tour of Camp Earth Connection & Hammond Hill: Past, Present and Future (Susan)
4:30-5:30 Registration Open (Volunteer Needed)
3:00-5:30 Dinner Prep (Volunteers Needed)
5:30-6:30 Dinner & Clean-Up
6:30- 730 Welcome and Orientation from Camp Earth Connection (Susan) and Working and Living in Peace Agreement (Sherron)
7:30-10:00 Hot Tub Open
7:30-8:30 An Introduction to the Sit Spot – A Nature-Based Meditation (Susan)
8:30-10:00 Opening Campfire & Sharing – With an opening performance by Elbonee La’Trece Stevenson followed by an opportunity for all women to share a song, instrumental music, a poem, writings, or anything else they would like to share!
10pm Quiet Hours begin
Saturday, September 9
6:30-7:30am Breakfast Prep (Volunteers Needed)
7-8:30am Hot Tub Open
7-7:30am Sit Spot Meditation (Susan)
7:30-8:30am Breakfast and Registration Open
8:30-9am Morning Welcome Circle and Recap of Orientation and Working and Living in Peace (Susan & Sherron)
9am – 10pm – Hot Tub Opens for the Day
9-10am Yoga (Sareanda)
10:45-12:00 Workshop Period 1
- Women Writing (Sherron)
- Learn about Shin Rin Yoku -Forest Bathing -Take a Meditative Walk in the Woods (Susan)
- Lunch Prep (Volunteers Needed)
12- 12:30 “Tracker, Naturalist, Author: Linda Spielman sharies her passion for tracking.”
12:30-1:30 Lunch & Clean-up
1:30-2:30 pm A voluntary sharing of our personal stories of trauma, healing and recovery. (Facilitated by Susan)
2:45 – 4:15pm Workshop Period 2
- Communicating Peacefully and Effectively when in Conflict (Gladys Brangman)
- Animal Tracking (Linda Spielman)
- Dinner Prep-Volunteers Needed
4:30-6pm Workshop Period 3
- Aromatherapy: An Overview (Cha Roberts)
- Dinner Prep – Volunteers Needed.
5:30-6:30pm Dinner & Clean-up
7-8:15pm Women In Business Panel: Women Entrepreneur’s briefly share about their successes, challenges and why they love what they do in their businesses. Followed by Q &A and open discussion (Susie Gutierrez, Cha Roberts, Susan Rausch) – Sherron – Moderator
8:30-9:30pm
- Learn to Hip Hop Dance with Gladys
8:30-10pm Campfire Talk (& Hot Tub Talk)
10pm Quiet Hours begin
Sunday, September 11, 2016
7:30-8am Sit Spot Meditation (Susan)
7am- Noon Hot Tub Open
8-9am Breakfast with Presenters and Performers
9:15-10am Yoga (Sareanda)
9:30-10:00am Yoga
10:15-11:45am An Introduction to Zen Archery – Kyudo – “The Way of the Bow” (Susan)
10:15-11:45am Women Writing (Sherron)
10:15-Noon Lunch Prep (Volunteers Needed)
Noon-12:30 Closing Circle and Complete Retreat Evaluation
12:30-1pm Leftover Lunch and Camp Clean-Up (Volunteers Needed)
