A Couples Retreat: Dealing with the Snags – Holding Connection amidst Disconnection in Intimate Relationships

With Bill Morgan and Susan Morgan

October 25 - 27, 2019

Date and Time Details: Check-in at Wonderwell is between 3-5pm on the day of arrival. The retreat ends at noon on the final day and a light lunch is offered.

Location: Wonderwell Mountain Refuge

Address: 253 Philbrick Hill Rd Springfield NH 03284

Contact: Program curriculum inquiries:
janine@tranquilflameyoga.com

Experience: This retreat is open to couples only. Beginner and experienced meditators are welcome.

Pricing: Prices listed are per person. Private rooms with ensuite baths and one private room with a hall bath have queen-size beds, and the price for two people sharing a private room is adjusted automatically to be the same as for two people occupying a shared room.

  • Private Room w/Queen Bed & Ensuite Bath – $378.00
  • Private Room w/Queen Bed & Hall Bath – $338.00
  • Private Room w/Twin Bed & Hall Bath – $338.00
  • Shared Room w/Ensuite Bath – $258.00
  • Shared Room w/Hall Bath – $218.00
  • Men's Dorm – $198.00
  • Women's Dorm – $198.00

In order to keep pricing as low as possible, teacher fees are not included and are encouraged as "Dana" (generous giving), as each participant is moved to do so at the end of retreat.

“When it’s good it’s very good, but when it’s bad its awful?” How true this is when it comes to communicating with our partners. What are those habit patterns of disconnection? What causes them? How might we, alone together, bring caring and careful attention to these reactive patterns? Developing the skills to navigate the rubs can greatly enhance the quality of our primary relationship.

In this weekend workshop, each of you, alone and together, will learn to identify these reactive patterns and develop strategies for avoiding them and getting out of them more quickly once they arise!

This weekend 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. The retreat is open to all couples.

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

Retreat Schedule

Friday 6:30-9 pm: Welcome & overview
Saturday 9-8 pm: Alternating teaching, meditation, and experiential exercises
Sunday 9-12 pm: Experiential exercises, meditation, closing

 

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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About the Teachers

Bill Morgan

Bill Morgan, PsyD is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Cambridge, MA. He has participated in intensive retreats in the Theravada, Zen, and Tibetan schools of Buddhism during meditation practice over the past 35 years, and recently completed a four-year meditation retreat at the Forest Refuge in Barre, MA. He is a board and faculty […]

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Susan Morgan

Susan Morgan, CNS is a long-standing meditation practitioner and psychotherapist in Cambridge, MA. She consults with therapists who are interested in deepening therapeutic presence. Susan has practiced in Theravada, Zen, and most recently, the Tibetan schools of Buddhism. She is a board and faculty member of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy and contributing author […]

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