Fall Women Weekend Retreat

 

8-9 spots with lodging available, book early.

 

 

Herbal teas and healthy snacks are also provided.

 

 

If you have a place to stay/you are local, and you would still like to take part in our retreat, registration without lodging is also available.

 

Snacks if desired

Personal items

Yoga mat if you have one

 

Weekend Program includes nature walks, women’s circles and amazing list of fun practices and activities:

 

 

Darya Mal Stern will offer Morning Yoga and Breathing exercises. Bring a yoga mat if you have it. 

 

 

You will learn all traditional rules and meanings of the folk doll making. We will craft a personal talisman for yourself, your family and home with Yulia. The doll is filled with herbs, grains, and coins. She will be serving as charm f0r health, prosperity and well-being for the whole new year to come. We will use the energy of Fire, Water, Air and Earth to charge the doll so she can serve you the best possible way and assist in helping to achieve your goals. 

 

 

We will be cooking Costa Rican foods under Ariga’s supervision. Ariga has lived in Costa Rica for 3 years while working on her master’s degree in Community, Natural Resources and Economic Development. She enjoys international cooking and is amazing in the kitchen.

The vegetarian/vegan and gluten free options will be incorporated. 

 

One leech is included in the cost. 

Last year we had such a great, positive experience, and we are bringing Elena back.

Elena Somova – 25 years of dentistry career, certified hirudotherapist, she has 8 grandchildren. She will discuss her life saving path to this FDA recognised and approved complementary and integrative treatment method of applying medical grade leeches for therapeutic effects.

One or more leeches are attached to the skin of problematic area and the purpose is to gain potential utilities of leech saliva, which contains more then 150 biologically active components, that are secreted while the leeches are on. Elena will explain to us the mechanisms of leech therapy, its health and anti-aging properties, indications and contradications. You will be able to experience leech therapy in action if you desire (cost of one leech is included). Leeches are safe, sterile, and approved by FDA as medical device.

 

If you would also like to also experience a hirudoplastic session, please RSVP/reserve your spot.

20-30 leeches and required with this one time application (anti-aging, lifting, regenerating for the face), so Elena can plan to have enough leeches on hand for your individual session. 

 

Elena will also demonstrate the basics of abdominal self massage and will talk about the benefits and applications. 

 

 

Ariga  is fond of Latin dances such as bachata, salsa and merengue. She will instruct us on the dancing. Feel free to bring Latin inspired clothing/accessories  and prepare to enjoy the dance and the music. 

 

 

Ariga is a certified Real Colors facilitator since 2016. She will teach us this fun  session.

 

Real Colors is a temperament/personality test, which will help you understand your own strengths as well as others’. It helps to raise effectiveness in teams/groups.

 

Real Colors® is a dynamic workshop experience using a personality type test. The goal is to provide participants with the skills to:

 

• understand human behavior

• uncover motivators specific to each temperament

• improve communication with others

 

The basis of this workshop is the Real Colors Personality Test, which is a user friendly, intuitive tool that identifies four personality types common to all people – Gold, Green, Blue and Orange.

 

It all begins with the Real Colors workshop, in which participants:

• gain an understanding of the four colors (each corresponding to a personality type)
• discover where they fall as an individual on the Real Colors spectrum
• learn to recognize characteristics of each of the four colors
• discuss with fellow workshop participants what it’s like to be each color

From the very beginning, participants begin to see the world from a new perspective…and have fun doing it!

The Real Colors workshop is the foundation designed to address common organizational topics such as stress, workplace issues, teams, and leadership. It can be applied home or at work.

Each participant will receive a Real Colors kit to take home. 

A wo/man and the Legal World. 

Our guest speaker Oxana will offer an introductory lecture. We will have open discussion on legal world realities and possible solutions for our more independent lives.