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Art Journaling
What a lovely weekend spent meeting new people and sharing an intimate moment of creating art journals and discovering about myself along the way.
Becoming the Wise Woman: Embracing the Sacred Path of the Elder
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Becoming the Wise Woman: Embracing the Sacred Path of the Elder
4.8990 reviews
53 Mill St, Westfield, MA 01085, USA
May 7 - 9, 2027
About this Retreat
Your Guides
Janice Olson has been leading women’s retreats and workshops since 2016, blending her training as a retreat facilitator, yoga instructor, Certified Zentangle Teacher, a Spiritual Director, and a member of Spiritual Directors International.
Janice designs retreats that offer women a safe, supportive, and spiritually grounded space to do the inner work they feel called to pursue. Her past offerings have included Creating Balance and Boundaries, Self-Care as a Spiritual Practice, and Rethinking Step 4: What’s Right with Me!
A graduate of Southern New Hampshire University, Janice is a lifelong learner and a compassionate listener—an Anam Cara (“soul friend”) to women seeking a deeper connection with the God, Spirit, or Creator of their own understanding.
She lives in Middletown, Connecticut, with her husband Pete and their black lab, Asher. To learn more about her work and upcoming retreats, visit consciouscontact.us.
Details of this retreat
Aging is not an ending—it’s an awakening. When the world expects you to shrink, what if you rose up wiser, bolder, and radiant with hidden power? This retreat is a call to every woman standing at the threshold of elderhood: lay down old stories of loss and invisibility, and embrace the sacred adventure of becoming wholly, fiercely, gloriously yourself.
Have you been shocked by the reflection of your own body in the mirror?
Do you wonder where your vitality went?
Are you having difficulty accepting the physical, mental, and societal aspects of aging?
Are you afraid of becoming invisible?
YOU ARE NOT ALONE AND YOU ARE NOT MEANT TO FADE AWAY!
This retreat is a sacred invitation to honor your transition into elderhood not as loss but as a spiritual initiation. Together we will examine and release our own negative thoughts and beliefs about aging and focus, instead, on the gifts of wisdom, power, and freedom that come with this profound stage of life. Through guided inquiry, journal writing, ritual, and song you will be supported in:
REFLECTING on the roles, narratives, and attachments that no longer serve you.
RELEASING the burdens of expectations.
RECLAIMING your inner wisdom and your sacred connection with the Divine.
RISING into your true identity as Wise Woman with courage, clarity, and joy.
If we are fortunate, we age. But how we age is a choice. This is your chance to step boldly into the fullness of this season of life, surrounded by women walking the same sacred path.
Have you been shocked by the reflection of your own body in the mirror?
Do you wonder where your vitality went?
Are you having difficulty accepting the physical, mental, and societal aspects of aging?
Are you afraid of becoming invisible?
YOU ARE NOT ALONE AND YOU ARE NOT MEANT TO FADE AWAY!
This retreat is a sacred invitation to honor your transition into elderhood not as loss but as a spiritual initiation. Together we will examine and release our own negative thoughts and beliefs about aging and focus, instead, on the gifts of wisdom, power, and freedom that come with this profound stage of life. Through guided inquiry, journal writing, ritual, and song you will be supported in:
REFLECTING on the roles, narratives, and attachments that no longer serve you.
RELEASING the burdens of expectations.
RECLAIMING your inner wisdom and your sacred connection with the Divine.
RISING into your true identity as Wise Woman with courage, clarity, and joy.
If we are fortunate, we age. But how we age is a choice. This is your chance to step boldly into the fullness of this season of life, surrounded by women walking the same sacred path.
Getting Here
Genesis Spiritual Center, 53 Mill St, Westfield, MA 01085, USA
Accommodation
Program Price - Single Occupancy
Program Price - Double Occupancy (Requires Two People)
Customer Reviews
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Taste of Italy
Truly an amazing evening with delicious food, creative ambiance, and delightful entertainment. Congratulations, Genesis, on launching this new experience of bringing people together for friendship and sheer delight. Looking forward to the next Table of Grace.
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Biospiritual Focusing retreat at Genesis
I recently attended a five day Biospiritual Focusing retreat at Genesis. The program was excellent. The coordinators experience and wisdom were extremely helpful. I also appreciated their caring and responsiveness to anything I needed.
The staff at the retreat house created a caring, welcoming environment in every way. The food was excellent, and much appreciated. The grounds are beautiful and peaceful. It was a very positive experience, and am looking forward to my next retreat there.
The staff at the retreat house created a caring, welcoming environment in every way. The food was excellent, and much appreciated. The grounds are beautiful and peaceful. It was a very positive experience, and am looking forward to my next retreat there.
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BioSpiritual Focusing Retreat 8/26
I received so many gifts of new knowledge and experiences from all 4 instructors and many participants. As always I enjoyed all of the outdoor spaces, especially the labyrinth. I truly appreciate the space that was freely available in the chapel, carriage house and friendship hall for myself and others to offer optional groups.
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Italy at Genesis
It was a wonderful evening. Not only was the food delicious, but the teamwork of the staff was admirable and the camaraderie of the guests made for an enjoyable evening. The ambiance was elegant!
