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July 16 - July 21, 2021
Our natural state is joy and beauty, but so much distracts us from living in this way, including unexplained moods that seem to creep up on us from nowhere. Many of us long for an explanation of our seemingly perpetual, inexplicable state of anxiety.
What if there was a simple, energetic explanation for this? What if there were concrete life practices that allow you to spontaneously get together with friends without giving a thought to being anxious? What if you no longer needed to pretend everything was okay because everything IS okay?
Your team from A Place of Light has been both practicing this way of life and teaching others to do the same since 2009. During your six days with us you will be gently led through transformative experiences that will leave you able to experience the beauty and richness of life from a point of calm for all your days.
You will also be pampered with a massage, treated to a Sound Bath Meditation, and experience the profound insights that can only be gained from participating in a traditional sweat lodge. Plus, you will be able to practice all your new skills of being anxiety free while being coached during a trip to Woodstock on the final day and more!
We start working with you as soon as you register! A personal phone call from a team member will help you create your unique goals, and everyone will have the opportunity to meet and greet online before July 16, 2021 so that you will be seeing familiar faces when you arrive!
Saturday, July 17
*Sessions on Energy on Friday and Saturday
Sunday, July 18
Monday, July 19
Tuesday, July 20
Wednesday, July 21
Darren, worked and studied at A Place of Light since 2009: Academically, I am a science guy, but connecting with that inner voice, knowing things on a deeper level has always fascinated me. Now that I make that part of my daily life, I am eager to assist others in doing the s...
Sherry, worked and studied at A Place of Light since 2015: I have personal experience with how the knowledge you will be receiving can help you achieve a life of joy and beauty from a point of calm, having seen it happen for myself and others over the years. I find using the...
Susan, worked and studied at A Place of Light since 2003. All my life I have created spaces where people can learn and grow. In the work I do now at A Place of Light, I hold a space where people can discover who they are by listening to their inner voice and learn to hold o...
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Aimee S.
“Beautiful place, amazing people! I had one of the best massages of my life. What stood out unambiguously at Menla, was that I felt peaceful there.”
Ana M.
“Please thank all the staff for the kindness and care of service to us. It was felt by ALL. It allowed us to provide a nourishing container to the women who came to our retreat, all of whom are doing some form of service work out in the world be it in the arts, in social justice, in climate change,in philanthropy, in healing trauma, and in caring for people’s physical and emotional well being. We all need time to replenish!”
Jean Esther