Women's Workshop with Karen Ely May 6 – 8, 2011 Galilee Center ~ Arnprior, Ontario
Join author, entrepreneur and late-in-life adventurer, Karen Ely, and other extraordinary women for two days of fun and life-changing opportunities. Karen believes that in today’s hectic time-starved world it becomes even more important to find time for quiet renewal, time to step back and assess who you are and where you’re going, and time to celebrate where you’ve come from and what you’ve learned.
Through large and small group exercises, quiet, music, joyful playing, and journaling, Karen will guide participants through an exploration back to themselves, revealing how each step along life’s journey can be a miraculous opportunity to learn and grow. Throughout the two days women will spend time in silence and joy, eat chocolate mindfully, connect deeply with themselves, make new friends and leave with a passion and plan for their future.
Karen Ely is the founder and director of A Woman’s Way, the country’s premier women’s retreat and workshop program located in Sedona, Arizona. Karen is the author of the well-received memoir, Daring to Dream: Reflections on the Year I Found Myself published in 2006, which chronicles the end of her 32-year marriage, and A Retreat of My Own, a women’s personal retreat guide published in 2008. Karen is an experienced facilitator with a commitment to assisting women in creating and living authentic lives of passion and joy. For information on Karen and A Woman’s Way, please visit www.awomansway.com.
The retreat will be held at the beautiful Galilee Centre located on the banks of the Ottawa River in Arnprior, Ontario (just 40 minutes from downtown Ottawa). The grounds include a main complex with a magnificent view of the Ottawa River, walking paths, a private beach, gardens and plenty of space for sitting and walking and being. For details, visit www.galileecentre.com.
Retreat Cost - $495 (American dollars) The fee includes the retreat, two nights lodging, and all meals from dinner on Friday evening, May 6, through lunch on Sunday afternoon, May 8. Most rooms are double occupancy but there are a limited number of private rooms available for an extra charge of $100.
This retreat requires the following fee payment schedule:
Deposit $ 150 At time of registration (this deposit is nonrefundable) Final fee $ 345 Mar 10, 2011 (after this date, no fees are refundable)
In order to register online, you’ll be required to pay the entire retreat fee. If you’d like to register and only pay the deposit, please call us at 928-254-1897.
A Retreat in France with Karen Ely Held on July 3 - 9, 2011
Joie de Vivre . . . the expression itself summons up visions of joy, adventure, and opportunities yet to be realized. Join experienced facilitator, Karen Ely, and nine other amazing women from all over the world for six days of serenity, personal growth, community, creativity and a quiet step into simpler times . . . all in the picturesque French countryside of Burgundy.
Experience the unique opportunity of stepping back from your day-to-day busyness and returning to the simplicity of country life, French style. We will be lodged in a recently renovated 300-year old farmhouse, set amidst the rolling farmland and vineyards of France's Burgundy region, in many ways unchanged from 300 years ago. Acres of fertile land, clear and starry nights, fresh air, the scent of freshly baking bread, organic gardens, time to wander and reflect, and a community of women quietly working together and supporting each other.
A Rafting Retreat in spectacular Southern Utah September 20 - 25, 2011
Experience this once-in-a-lifetime float trip down the spectacular San Juan River in the company of 14 phenomenal women on an extraordinary journey of personal exploration.
An all female crew will lead the raft trip, provided by Wild Rivers Expeditions ( www.riversandruins.com ). Wild Rivers has set the standard for the highest quality whitewater rafting and float expeditions in Utah and the American Southwest. As you journey down the San Juan, you will enter a world of dramatic red rock, textured by time into alcove, cliff and canyon.
While there will be ample time for the exploration of side canyons and the exhilaration of whitewater rapids, the focus of the trip will be on using this outward journey to access your inner self. From the moment you arrive at your hotel on Thursday evening, until you pack to leave on Monday morning, experienced facilitator, Karen Ely, will lead you on a quiet exploration of yourself. Using journaling, meditation, drumming, singing and special exercises, your three days on the river will provide you with serenity, focus and some tools for allowing you to move back into your old life in a new way.
