Welcome To Our First Annual Wellness Retreat!

September 24-26, 2021

Due to insufficient enrollment, this retreat has been cancelled.  Thank you for your interest.  There will be more opportunities in our 2022 season.

​​Marinate in the beauty of Highland Lake while experiencing stillness, movement and music with seasoned practitioners in the healing arts.  

We invite you to join us for a weekend of gentle mind, body, and soul nourishment. This is a weekend to tenderly care for the parts of you that are weary from the challenges of life.

SCHEDULE ​
​Friday
6:30pm  Welcome, Centering  & Introductions
7:15-8:15pm  Ra Danza Movement
8:30pm Campfire Stories & Drumming  
(weather permitting)
Saturday
8:00-9:00am breakfast
9:30-10:30am Poetry & Presence
11:00-12:00pm Yoga
12:30-1:15pm Lunch                          
2:00- 3:00pm Qi -Gong
3:45-4:45pm Sound Healing
5:45-6:30pm Dinner
6:30-7:30pm Free Time
7:30pm Campfire Stories & Drumming
 (will be held inside if bad weather)
Sunday
9am Closing Messages & Sharing
10am Yoga

​ OCCUPANCY & COSTS
​A minimum of 15 participants must be registered by September 1st or the retreat will be rescheduled.  A maximum of 30 guests will be allowed. 
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The Retreat Fee Is $250 And Includes: access to all classes, use of amenities (boats, saunas, etc., see amenities webpage) and three meals on Saturday. A $50 non refundable deposit for registration .*  The balance is owed September 1st.  Call (207) 647-5301 to register

What Is Not Included: Friday night or Sunday morning meals & lodging. For those needing lodging there are hotel rooms available on site and other local lodging facilities in the area. 

Highland Lake Resort Lodging Rates for Participants: 
           ~ Two night minimum stay required ~
Room with 2 double beds:  $120 night (base rate $155) 
​Room with 2 queen beds: $130 night (base rate $165)
Efficiency w/2 queen beds: $135 night (base rate $170)
Call to book: (207) 647-5301

Cancellation Policy: 
​*A.) If the quota of 15 participants is not met by September 1st, guests will receive 100% refund ($50 deposit will be                         returned) and there will be no fee for cancelling booked hotel rooms.  
B.) After September 1st, the full balance, $250 is due for the retreat and is non-refundable.  
C.) Regarding lodging cancellations after September 1st, the same cancellation policies at Highland Lake Resort will apply.           Please visit our Policies Page

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What to expect…
The presenters are kindhearted, down to earth and loving humans who have found healing arts practices that have helped them & others.  They come to share their experience, strength, and hope with all of you as you forge your own path of wellness.  There will be times for reflection, stillness, movement, and yummy food!
No experience is necessary for this retreat.  Just an open mind, and heart.  And please set your judgements aside.
Let’s face it, life is challenging.  When we’re calmer, more peaceful & grounded we make better choices. We are then able to see things more clearly, with more hope & optimism & less fear & despair.  This transformation not only helps ourselves but our family, friends, colleagues & communities.  We invite you to cultivate a deeper sense of peace & wellbeing for yourself and the world.

2021 Healing Arts Presenters

POETRY, PRESENCE & PRAYER
MARGUERITE STAPLETON
Marguerite studied theology and ministry at Boston College and Villanova University. This former Vice-President of Mission Effectiveness at St. Mary’s Hospital in Lewiston, ME has decades of experience facilitating retreats, workshops, end of life ceremonies & weddings.  Marguerite brings depth, love and presence to those she encounters.  
FMI: WisdomWorksMaine.com

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​QI GONG
JEN DERASPE
As founder of Nurture Through Nature Retreat Center, this talented earth angel has a diverse background.  As a former college professor, Maine Guide, carpenter, Byron Katie Facilitator, Yoga instructor, Plumb Village trained: mindfulness instructor, and entrepreneur, her decades of wisdom enhance all her endeavors. Jen will guide participants in Qi Gong which is an ancient and gentle yet powerful grounding technique  
Just minutes away from Highland Lake Resort, Nurture Through Nature is a beautiful, earth~friendly retreat center in the heart of Western Maine lakes and mountains region. 
FMI:  NTNRetreats.com

​CAMPFIRE DRUMMING
TOM WILKINS
As a counselor at Colby-Sawyer College, Tom has incorporated the use of rituals to help students cultivate a deeper sense of wellbeing during their tumultuous college years.   Tom has immersed himself in the study and practice of aboriginal spiritual traditions for over three decades.  Join him in listening to stories & songs, making prayer flags while sitting around a community drum and learning how these sacred traditions have helped guide and sustain him & others. FMI: ​ [email protected] 

YOGA
​ROSE HEGGEMEN
Rose Heggeman is a Yoga teacher trained in Vinyasa and Kundalini.  She will guide you through a gentle to moderate vinyasa fusion yoga flow designed to clear the clutter from your mind and open your heart space to reveal your truest hearts desires. This practice will help you to tune deeper into you and clarify the vision of how you want your life to unfold. Through movement, breath practices and meditation we will peel back the layers of tension and conditioning to allow space and time for manifestation. Rose embodies her practice as she manages the challenges of operating a business, homeschooling her children, and teaching classes while caring for her own wellbeing.
Wholeness is the goal for these yoga classes. 
​FMI: TheNestAtNectar.com

​​SOUND BATHING
MARCI STARR 
Indulge your ears, minds & hearts in this deeply soothing crystal bowl sound bath.  Some have called her music “a massage for all the cells of the body”. Her vibration is as lovely as her music.  FMI & to listen: Visit “The Singing Bowl” (Cornish, ME) 
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​RA’DANZA DANCE
LISA HOLCOMB
Lisa Holcomb, M.Ed. is
the creator of Ra’Danza! workshop series, a
JourneyDance(tm) Facilitator at Omega Institute,
5Rhythms® set player for Portland Community
Dance, and has years of guiding outdoor
wilderness excursions in the White Mountains.
Lisa’s teaching is inspired by her work in nature,
and as a long time garden landscaper
and Advanced Reiki Master Teacher. Participants
will enjoy music and movement that will get them
out of their minds and into a deeper connection
with their bodies and Spiritual
essence. FMI: WanderTheWhites.com FMI: WanderTheWhites.com 

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