Mark your calendars and get your passports ready
for another magical retreat-no-more experience in Tuscany!
MAY 24-29, 2020
Yes, it’s that time again . . . time for THE ARRIVAL #5 in Italy!
Let me take a few minutes today to tell you a little about the WHY behind my retreat . . .
THE DREAM.
First of all, it isn’t really a retreat. At least not in the true sense of the word. The word retreat connotes some type of withdrawal or act of seclusion, some type of retirement or going backwards. And that is definitely NOT how I would describe THE ARRIVAL at Villa Magnolia. In fact, it’s just the opposite.
It’s not a refuge I’m offering, but rather an opportunity to push and challenge yourself. To coax yourself out of that comfortable space you’ve stayed in far too long. It’s a chance to get real about what you really want in your life, to come face-to-face with your essence (the “true you” at your very core). It’s the chance you’ve secretly been hoping for.
To choose, clarify, chase, and catch your most cherished and long-held dreams.
Retreat no more.
Choose to arrive.
How many times have you done what’s expected (or accepted)? Sacrificed your own wants and needs in order to stay safe, to avoid standing out, to take care of everyone else? How many times have you surrendered your own authenticity?
When is it time to begin paying attention to your long-held dreams, your secret ambitions? To stop imagining your best life and begin living it instead?
Come with me on a journey of self-exploration and discovery to a place of incomparable joy . . .
THE ARRIVAL: the quintessential essence7 journey to making your dreams come true.
My all-encompassing goal as an adult has been to understand, to connect to, and to embody my essence. My company, essence7 wellness, arose from this endeavor. This retreat-no-more experience explores the 7 essential elements that form the core of my personal philosophy, my driving force. Distilled down. LIVE. In person. In Italy.
1. Awareness.
The awareness assignment: mindful steps.
Curiosity. Observation. Possibility. Patterns.
2. Movement.
The momentum of movement: in the right direction.
Energy. Challenge. Acceleration. Action.
3. Nourishment.
The nourishment ingredient: body-and-soul enlightenment.
Appetite. Creativity. Purpose. Pursuit.
4. Voice.
Your vibrant, valuable, vivacious voice: assertiveness and assurance.
Honesty. Expression. Navigation. Distinction.
5. Zest.
The zest quest: in search of wholeness.
Inspiration. Delight. Priority. Fascination.
6. Grit.
Chasing down grit: bravery and strength.
Flexibility. Courage. Determination. Commitment.
7. Untethered integration.
Your unique and final destination: a bold free new life.
Confident reliance on self. Wholeness.
Reinvention (very-best-self).
Originality (freedom).
Ingenuity (enlightenment).
Arrival (actualization).
Seemingly simple concepts. Amazingly effective when consistently and wholeheartedly applied.
Have I myself arrived? I don’t think a person is ever fully complete, ever fully arrives. But I am proof that dreams, desires, wishes, and goals can absolutely be realized. And throughout this process, I’ve become somewhat of an expert on my life.
You are the authority, the decision-maker, the dream-diver when it comes to your own life. Perhaps your vision – seeking, searching, exploring, experimenting – has been stalled. But the questioning and the stretching and the wondering continue to make you feel alive, to assure you that life has meaning.
What animates you? What elevates you? What invigorates you? What exhilarates you?
What is your soul whispering to you, perhaps even screaming at you? Are you listening? Are you doing these things?
I can help guide you. I can gently (or not so gently) nudge you in the direction you wish to go. Because I think your dreams matter. And I think it’s time to embrace them.
Rediscovering or reinventing yourself may seem a daunting task, fraught with discomfort and fear. Maybe you’ve kept the woman you truly are hidden away for a very long while. Maybe you’re not even sure you will recognize her when she does eventually emerge. And to be able to trust her on this excursion into the unknown probably seems very foreign indeed.
You’re right, of course. It will most likely be a bumpy flight at times. In fact, it’s a guarantee you will encounter turbulence along the way. There will be delays in your progress, perhaps even a cancellation of the goals and dreams that no longer align with your true self. You will find yourself laying over, waiting for the next revelation, perhaps longer than you’d previously felt comfortable with. (Of course, I’ll try to make the journey as smooth as possible in our 5 days together.)
Think of my 7 essential elements as a holistic invitation. The essence7 journey is a discovery, a celebration, a stepping stone along the way to becoming a fully integrated person. And the women who go through this unique process? Magnificent. They are the reason I am so committed to THE ARRIVAL revolution. To its powerful message.
Hope. Freedom. Openness. Light. All contained within. Are you ready to allow the essence7 journey to guide you back to yourself?
THE ARRIVAL: the quintessential essence7 journey
to making your dreams come true
Imagine yourself, the intrepid passenger . . .
- traveling through the myriad of emotional challenges to the very heart of your essence
- searching deeply for personal wholeness, with no more thoughts of retreating further into an unfulfilling existence
- transforming inertia and immobility into the ultimate creative discovery
- choosing to arrive at a final destination of incomparable joy: your bold, free, new life
Are you ready to check your remaining emotional baggage at the gate
and board a flight back to a fully-lived life?
Is it time to break free from the automatic-but-unhelpful
thought patterns and habits that keep weighing you down?
Are you ready to redirect your energies to exploring and embracing
your uniquely wonderful inner self?
Is it time to witness the rebirth of your vitality and strength,
time to rediscover and reinvigorate your essence?
My 7 revolutionary essential elements (introduced, explored, and distilled during our five days together):
- will address any lingering emotional issues that make it difficult to move past setbacks
- will assist you as you begin paying attention to your deepest desires
- will generate hope and excitement for the life adventures that lie ahead
- will help you find your way back to your precious self
This holistic itinerary is far-reaching, and has brought both freedom and strength to many women through my 1:1 sessions, in-person workshops, and online courses. Together, in Italy, I will be inviting you to apply my 7 essential elements to your life as a whole, so that you can:
- embrace hope, while firmly and finally ignoring the false voice of fear that has been masquerading as your genuine self
- reunite with your emotions, recognizing them as the true messengers of your soul
- firmly accept and wholeheartedly trust yourself
- remember what it’s like to enjoy life and to revel in the warmth that it brings, while always seeking exciting new horizons
- learn to love yourself, perhaps for the very first time
- once again discover and delight in your true essence
THE ATMOSPHERE.
I will be inviting only four women into my home. Four unique dream-seekers. Four courageous women. Serious about choosing, clarifying, chasing, and catching their dreams.
This retreat-no-more experience might be perfect for you if you:
- want to move beyond the limiting thoughts that have become second-nature to you
- wish to let go of the final edge of your comfort zone and trust yourself on a truly transformational journey
- are ready to fight for your individuality, for your authentic voice
- realize that perseverance and stamina can be learned and practiced
- are ready to rediscover your identity, reconnect with your essence, and recreate your life
This retreat-no-more experience is probably NOT for you if you:
- believe total freedom to be who you are is NOT possible
- fear learning more about yourself, diving deep, and discovering what makes you come alive
- have no desire to take responsibility for your life and the direction it is going
- refuse to confront and defy what’s been holding you back
- have no interest in recapturing your extraordinary, unparalleled, distinctively unique, and magical essence
This retreat speaks to women in many different situations. My clients have experienced empty nests and new relationships. Some are retired, some are working, some are stay-at-home moms. Some are divorced, some are widowed, some have never been married. Most have gone through extremely difficult or disheartening times, several enduring unbearable losses. Some are just beginning their lives, some are starting over in life.
But they all have one thing in common . . . they are trying to maintain their individuality, trying to be their own person, trying to reach their most cherished dreams.
The women who come to my home, Villa Magnolia, choose to trust me. They choose to ARRIVE. I have made it my mission to walk alongside their bravery as they journey into new emotional awareness and rediscover their deep-down essence. I am not only captivated by this process, I am immensely grateful and honored to witness it as well.
THE ARRIVAL: the quintessential essence7 journey
to making your dreams come true
So, what will THE ARRIVAL really be like? It will be MAGICAL. Real and honest. Full of smiles and tears, laughter and love, raw emotion and breakthroughs, grief and light. Supporting each other. Digging deep. Discovering your own essence in the process. Genuine deliciousness.
And please don’t say no to the entire experience if you are fearful of this process. It’s okay to be afraid. We’re all afraid at times, especially when we are in unfamiliar settings. But removing yourself from that very familiarity, traveling far beyond what you ever imagined possible (both geographically and emotionally), allows you to see things in a new light. And THAT is precisely when the magic happens.
Don’t surrender to the angst you may be feeling. Say “YES” to THE ARRIVAL at Villa Magnolia, and I’ll be here to take your hand and walk you through those fears.
“And you, when will you begin that long journey into yourself?”
~Rumi
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