Schedule subject to change.

Presented by Deborah J Jenkins

Hosted by Karen Branden and Dennis Jacobs

Dates - Times: Friday, September 18th, 2015 at 4:30 pm - Sunday, September 20st, 2015 at 2:00 PM
Location: The retreat is nestled north of Detroit Lakes, MN. This is a rustic setting. We ask that you bring tents, campers, sleeping bags, blow-up beds, or whatever you may need to be comfortable. There will be a swimming pool, sauna and hot tub.
Cost: $110 (deadline of August 25th, 2015)
Payment: Check (payable to Deb Jenkins) - Credit Card (Visa and MasterCard only) non refundable

Limit: 25 guests
Contact: Deb Jenkins, 701-866-0518, [email protected]
Please note that if you prefer not to stay on site and would preferto be in Detroit lakes or somewhere else to sleep that is OK with us.


 

This retreat for women will offer classes, seminars and relaxation opportunities from amazing women:

Tracy Walvatne ~ Yoga

Vinyasa Yoga

tha Yoga Classes will be offered Saturday morning, mid-afternoon & Sunday Morning

Brenda J Haugstad ~ Massage Therapy

30-minute massage appointments will be available Saturday morning, mid-afternoon, evening and  Sunday Morning - We will have a sign up sheet there.

Brenda J. Haugstad, Owner of YogiCare
Massage Therapist, Reflexologist & Thai Yoga Therapist

Brenda owns YogiCare and has been in business since 2004. After completing the 6 level program in Thai yoga therapy from Thai Yoga Bodywork of Minneapolis, Brenda became a Registered Thai Therapist (RTT) through THAI (Thai Healing Alliance International). In 2010, she traveled to Thailand for training with some of the masters in Thai massage. She also has training in Thai Foot Reflexology and is a Certified Nutrition Coach through Venice Nutrition. A Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT500) through Yoga Alliance, she attended the 500 hour yoga teacher training program at Yoga North in Duluth, MN. She is ND state licensed and Nationally Certified in both Massage therapy and Reflexology. She has been practicing massage andreflexology since 2003. She also earned a B.S. degree in Industrial Illustration from MSU.

Her belief is that a “yogi” resides in every individual. By caring for the “yogi” within, a person can achieve a state of peace and harmony within themselves. She finds giving bodywork such as massage similar to a dance in that it cleanses muscle tissue by increasing circulation and removing metabolic wastes from the body. Though the various modalities of bodywork Brenda provides, not only the physical body benefits but the mental and spiritual body as well resulting in an overall sense of balance. Once an individual can relax, the body has the ability to heal itself.
Her intention is to provide her clients with the best care possible for their well being.

Call 701-866-9677 or email [email protected] for more info.


 

Deborah J Jenkins ~ Inspired Cook

Meals will be served Friday evening, Saturday breakfast, lunch and dinner, Sunday Breakfast

Meals will be vegan, gluten free and vegetarian. Beverages will include rotated hot tea, coffee, iced tea, hot chocolate and hot apple cider.

Jennifer Pedalty ~ Certified Spiritual Director and Healing Touch Spiritual Ministry practitioner—Listening -

Seminar will be given Friday evening

As a Spiritual Director, what I practice is listening, listening to people's stories for the connections to their inner resources, the places where their hope and joy and strength come from. It's surprising how powerful it is when someone listen's deeply to another with no agenda or judgement. It is very vitalizing for people to be heard by another person. And no surprise, that's a two-way street. I am changed by listening to others too. In my own recovery from fibromyalgia, I have learned to listen to myself—my body, my emotions, my longings, my sadnesses…Especially listening to my body through a girl's and woman's experience has been important, because our culture does not teach that a girl/woman can cherish her body, respect her body, care for her body. The body holds all our memories—emotional, physical, the whole shooting match—and when we tend to our body a little at a time, we can actually heal the memories it holds.

Working with energy and the energy body is fascinating. We all have the capacity to tune it to the flow of energy in the energy dimension. And as the energy body holds an imprint of illness before the physical body ever even knows it, energetic self care can be a wonderful practice.

I would love that each participant and the leaders bring a sacred object that represents your journey over the last year? This can be anything at all that’s personally meaningful, symbolic, or even a talisman that has been a support, inspiration or reminder to keep us going in the direction we each need to go in life. It

Ann Dolence ~ Empowerment Speaker

Saturday evening seminar, Learn both  "Spring Forest Qigong Healing Movements followed by the Tiny Habit Meditation leading to Tiny Habits Method; simple and sustainable  behavior change"

Ann Dolence has felt blessed to work in the area of wellness and motivational speaking for the past 30 years. She believes that laughter, love, meditation and celebrations of life are a way of reenergizing and revitalizing us to always do our good work . Ann is co-owner and co-developer of Wellday at Work an online wellbeing website available to help everyone take care of themselves at work. She loves doing Qi~ssage and Spring Forest Qigong always praying for healing in the Light and Oneness for anyone that needs it.







 

Karen Branden ~ Host

Saturday afternoon, “Yes, I can use a chainsaw!”

Karen Branden is a professor of Sociology at Minnesota State University, Moorhead. She received her Ph.D. in sociology from South Dakota State University in 2002. She teaches People and the Environment and has co-chaired the sustainable campus initiative at MSUM.

 

A note from the hosts of the event, Karen and Dennis Branden:
“Dennis and I are really trying to be sustainable and carbon neutral. We are asking that people not bring plastic bags and bottles to our house. If you do we are asking that you take them home with you.


 

Dennis Jacobs is a physicist/aeronautical engineer who teaches the natural sciences at Minnesota State University, Moorhead. He joined the Peace Corps and traveled the world in the sixties and has been working in the sustainable energy area for the past thirty-five years.In 1997 both Dennis and Karen taught in Malaysia for eight months and repeated Dr. Jacobs world travels during the sixties. They were able to observe the environmental degradation that has occurred over the past thirty-five years. In 2009 Dr. Branden lived and travelled throughout Uganda and East Africa. She spent three months team teaching a course on Development at Kjambogo University in Kampala, Uganda.They live in a super-insulated home and that uses the sun to heat a pool that cools and heats the house.  Dr. Jacobs developed an electric VW Bus that will someday plug into the home to supply part of their home energy. He is currently building an electric airplane and will take his test flight during the summer of 2014.  They love travelling with their dogs, reading, canoeing, and enjoying the outdoors.  They are dedicated to living and teaching a sustainable lifestyle.


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