11AM Arrival & Orientation; Small Group Sharing (45 minutes)
11:45AM Silent Exploration/Practicing Personal Peace in the Outdoors (75-minutes)
1PM Small Group Sharing (30 minutes)
1:30PM – 2:30PM Picnic Lunch at the Pear Tree Patio (1 hour)
After the program, I received grateful words from many in the group, which affirmed we made a difference in their lives.
Your work is touching and will continue to touch so many folks with heavy hearts. Each member of our group came home feeling renewed. Thank you again.
This program is replicable by other spiritual-care or community-care providers. Previously formed and bonded small groups of caregivers coming for a 3.5 hour respite retreat are most likely to experience:
1. Higher levels of feeling comfortable and safe in the group.
2. Higher levels of trusted interpersonal sharing in the group.
3. Stronger interpersonal connections as a result of the retreat.
There are hundreds of caregiver support groups across the U.S.A. I’m wondering how many of these groups would be able and willing to take 3 hours together at an off-site retreat house? If you are interested in continuing this conversation with me, please be in touch.
Moving forward with a listening heart,
vision, inquiry, and action,
~ Mary