Welcome to your retreat info page!
I am looking forward to our time of connecting, relaxing and growing together. Below you will find some guidelines from Westerbeke Ranch a packing list, and other info to help you make the best of the weekend. Please note, arrival and registration on Friday is 5:00-6:00pm and departure on Sunday is 2:30pm.
Love,
Vanessa
Location
Items to Bring:
Clothing
Layers for chilly evenings
Comfortable clothing
Sturdy shoes (uneven rustic paths)
Rain jacket or umbrella
Swimsuit and flip-flops for swimming pool and hot tub
Extra pool towel
Outdoors
Small flashlight
Insect Repellent
Sunscreen/Sunglasses/Hat
Activities
Pen and small notebook
Calendars and Planners
Floor mat/blanket/bolsters/pillows for Saturday's sound bath concert
Personal
Water bottle
Ear plugs
Small tote bag
Light blanket if you get cold easily
Unscented personal products
Program Topics
Once we unwind and settle in, we'll start you on the next steps toward EMOTIONAL MASTERY. In your sessions you will learn how to...
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Cultivate more calm... so that you have strategies in place that help you keep your cool during challenging moments and stay connected with the adults and kids in your life with more energy and hope.
Soothe tough emotions... so that you can deescalate situations to a calmer level where you can work toward higher learning and developmental goals.
Foster your child's self-awareness and self-regulation... so that you can experience more success coaching your child with kid-tested, research-tested tools for self-regulation and co-regulation, and empower them with strategies they can use for the years to come.
Navigate big emotions... including meltdowns, tantrums, and power struggles... so that you can have the kind of relationship where, as teenagers, your kids come to you with their big feelings and harder problems because you share mutual respect and trust.
Repair after a heated conflict... so that you can maintain a positive relationship and find the learning opportunities in disagreements and power struggles.