Cancelled — A Couples Retreat: Apologies, Forgiveness & Appreciation

It’s not easy to say we are sorry when we’ve hurt another. It’s not easy to forgive when we’ve been hurt.

Both sides of the equation ask us to risk vulnerability while holding a thread of connection, of good will that suggests we are all, at our core, still ‘good people’. Yet even in our closest relationships we forget. We struggle to adequately address our empathic failures and remember that imperfection is a hallmark of being human.

Without a way of communicating our hurt, of recognizing the painful truth that have hurt another, we cannot learn from our mistakes or effectively ‘begin again’ for a more sensitive, informed, and mature place.

This weekend we will practice the high art of apologizing and forgiving, of offering and receiving and appreciating each other for risking vulnerability in our endeavors to grow alone together.

This retreat is for you and your partnership. Privacy and confidentiality are respected. Each person works within their own partnership. No couple will be put on the spot and asked to share personal information in front of others. All couples welcome!

We will alternate between teaching segments, short mindfulness meditation practices, and dyadic couples exercises.

Retreat Schedule

Friday 7:15 – 9 pm: Welcome & overview
Saturday 9 am – 8 pm: Alternating teaching, meditation, and experiential exercises
Sunday 9 am – 12 pm: Experiential exercises, meditation, closing

“You can always say sorry, But the real apology is when you hear the sadness in their
voice and see the look in their eyes. And you realize that they have hurt themselves just
as much..”– Kid Cudi

“Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.”– Paul Boese

“For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness.”– Unknown

“An apology is a lovely perfume; it can transform the clumsiest moment into a gracious
gift.”– Margaret Lee Runbeck

Wonderwell Mountain Refuge strives to offer retreats in a manner that is non-cost prohibitive and inclusive to persons of all means. If the full retreat cost would create an undue financial burden, we encourage persons to apply for scholarship and work-study. Whether one needs to request aid to defer a large or small portion of the cost of a retreat so as not to incur a financial burden, we strive to accommodate you. This link will take you to information about our work-study and scholarship possibilities. This retreat is not eligible for Hemera Contemplative Fellowships.

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