You know when you are in a rut, right? A pattern of pessimism and stuckness had been growing in my life and I wasn’t sure what to do about it. I knew I needed a change and all the usual ways to change just weren’t working any longer. I needed a reset. I decided to attend a retreat knowing that it was a big risk that I may not get the reset that I needed. I set an intention to come without expectation (not easy for me!) and allow myself to be open to the retreat experience.   

From the very first moments of the retreat, I knew this weekend was a Gift to myself. There were plenty of opportunities to learn, to connect directly with Annie and Annmarie, to have experiences that were personal and with the whole group, and the freedom to connect or disconnect, engage or not, to feel what was just right for me. I was able to feel myself in a different way while connecting and learning. The expansiveness I found shifted my thinking and perception and I was able to see possibility and optimism again.  

I left feeling Lighter and with a sense of excitement for what is to come in my daily life and as I face the future. I carry with me the gift that is moving me forward. 

- William H.