Workshops and Retreats

Join us for this magical, mountain retreat, where we'll explore the possibilities that may exist for your life. Align with the energy of Spring and give yourself or someone you love the gift of rejuvenation.

About Wisdom Woman Weekend Retreats

Wisdom Woman Weekends aim to serve the needs of the whole woman. To that end, we attract workshop instructors and content that will assist you to explore the many facets of your inner and outer life - planting seeds and providing tools for your overall well-being and wholeness.

Wisdom Woman Weekends provide a unique opportunity to "build your own retreat," filled with just what you think you need to replenish your body, mind and soul. The venue, Stillheart Institute, is located in the mountains of Woodside, CA, and is an elegant and magical retreat destination.

Wisdom Woman Weekend retreats allow women to treat themselves to a variety of choices, including an ever-changing agenda of mini-workshops presented by gifted instructors, extra services (massage, energy work, etc.), nourishing food, and activities and entertainment that have been designed with total wellness in mind. Additionally, there are a number of amenities that make Stillheart the perfect location, including an indoor saline swimming pool, indoor hot tub, sauna, hiking trails and on-site labyrinth. View the Stillheart Institute slide show by clicking here.

Meet the Wisdom Woman Weekend Team

(see agenda and workshop descriptions below)

Cassie Schindler, Founder of The Alternate Path and MBSR (Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction) Instructor, is the creator and Facilitator of Wisdom Woman Weekend retreats. Since a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis thirteen years ago, Cassie has taken her healing into her own hands and is dedicated to sharing her blueprint for wellness and life balance. "My mission is to invite women to the well, to have them experience a variety of modalities for finding peace and wellness in their lives and to celebrate their essential feminine nature."

Dr. Marjorie Barlow, is the author of The Possible Woman and her recently published sequel The Possible Woman Steps Up. For more than 40 years, Marj has been a teacher, mentor, counselor, therapist, and relationship coach. At this stage of her life, Marj enjoys being a change agent who provides a sounding board, bringing you as a unique individual to your own potential-realizing your unexplored and unexpressed possibilities. She is a good role model for women and has served as a developmental advisor to corporate management teams. For more information about Marj, click here.

April Franklin, built a career managing front-line operations teams in multinational Fortune 100 companies. Along with success in the corporate world, April welcomed physical challenges such as skydiving, running marathons and climbing mountains. At the age of fifty, April realized she needed more than high pressure work and physical achievement - she needed deeper fulfillment and more meaning in her life. She paused her career to study and obtain her masters degree in Spiritual Psychology. April's business background, ability to manifest professional and personal goals and her spiritual practices and journey make her uniquely qualified to help you discover your deepest values, overcome obstacles, and reach your goals.

Mary Kay Mitchell, is a certified water instructor through the YMCA and Aquatic Exercise Association of America. Mary Kay also studied Tarot with Dr. Gladys MacGarey at the Edgar Cayce Institute in Phoenix, Physic Terry Molloy in Sedona, Arizona, internationally-known astrologer Jessica Murray in San Francisco and metaphysical artist and mentor Don Berry at the Linden Center of Creativity in Tuscon, Arizona. For more info about Mary Kay, click here.

Tripti Mahendra, has been practicing yoga since the age of 10, while taking classes with her mother. Her formal teaching began at the White Lotus Foundation in Santa Barbara and Tripti continues to expand her knowledge at the Insight Yoga Institute. Tripti is a mindfulness-based yoga instructor who incorporates personal support and adjustments as well as alternatives to make the yoga poses accessible. "I believe that having compassion for one's body should play an integral role in your practice. It is important to me that each of you discovers your own level of comfort and challenge when practicing yoga." For more information about Tripti, click here.

Providers of Extra Services

View complete agenda below, then contact these individuals directly prior to the retreat, to book massage, tarot and energy work appointments. First come, first served. Sessions are limited.

Jackie Simmons & Jan Marsella, offer a unique blending of energy work and spiritual support that they have named Bio-Spiritual Journeys. Their synergistic approach supports wellness and self-healing at all levels by helping the individual release limiting energy patterns of the past and empowering and balancing life in the present, in a manner that is both gentle and safe. A Bio-Spiritual session is 60 minutes in length at a cost of $85 and is paid directly to Jan and Jackie at time of appointment. To schedule your session, please contact jackie@simmonsmarsella.com or call 408-813-0673. For more information about this process and Jackie & Jan, please click here.

Mary Kay Mitchell - What's in the cards for you? Mary Kay brings 30 years of experience as a Tarot reader, empath and instructor with a client base all over the world. Mary Kay's individual tarot sessions will give you an insightful look at your personal relationships and work situations, while suggesting ways to overcome obstacles and create positive change. Readings are personal, unique and confidential. Questions are encouraged. Sessions are 15-20 minutes in length at a cost of $40, which is paid directly to Mary Kay at the time of appointment. Please contact Mary Kay directly to schedule an appointment by calling 415-298-0460 or email: mk@marykaymitchell.com.

Massage Appointments must be arranged PRIOR to the retreat.

60-minute session - $85 (payment due at time of session)

Terry Bell has been giving friends and family massages since she ws a little girl, and became a professional massage therapist in 1993. She continually attends classes to learn new modalitites to add to her repertoire, which includes Sweedish, Cranial-Sacral, Myofascial Release and Shiatsu. Terry's passion is helping others with pain relief, expecially using the Trigger Point Therapy Technique. Call/email DIRECTLY to schedule your session: 650-515-6751 or rejuvenation_terry@yahoo.com

Agenda

Friday 3/30	Saturday 3/31	Sunday 4/1
3:00pm - Check-In (Lobby) Snacks will be available in the Dining Rm from 3:30-4:55pm	7:00-8:30am - Breakfast (Dining Rm) California Porridge, fresh fruit, yogurt, granola, coffee/tea.	7:00-8:00am (Dining Room) Light breakfast food, coffee/tea.
4:30-4:55pm Stillheart Orientation (Dining Room)	7:30-8:40am - Sunrise Yoga - Tripti Mehendra (Yoga Room)	7:30-8:15am - HART Meditation - Jackie Simmons and Jan Marsella (Great Rm)
5:00-6:30pm Welcome & Introductions (Great Rm)	8:45-9:45am - Aqua Fun - Mary Kay Mitchell - (Pool)	8:30-9:30am - Sunday Breakfast (Dining Rm)
6:30-8:00pm Appetizers, Quantum Soup Dinner (Dining Rm)	10:15am-11:45pm - The Possible Woman Steps Up - Dr. Marjorie Barlow (Great Rm)	10:00-11:15am - Closing Session (Great Rm) Closing Session - The closing session is about bringing everything we've learned and experienced back into view and packing this energy into our bags to take home with us.
8:15-9:30pm - Pajama Story Telling Party (Great Rm)	12:00-1:00pm - Lunch (Dining Rm)	11:30am - Check Out or Stay to attend the Wellness Fair.
	1:15-2:45pm - Take a Walk on The Alternate Path - Cassie Schindler (Great Rm)	1:00-5:00pm - Wellness Matters Health & Wellness Fair (Creative Expressions Rm/Dining Rm/Great Rm) - Visit the tables of SF Bay Area vendors and providers of wellness services who will share their expertise; includes demonstrations, free samples, fair specials, etc.
	2:30-3:30pm - Snack (Dining Rm)
	3:00-4:15pm - Rising to Your Highest Self - April Franklin (Great Rm)
	6:30-7:30 pm - Dinner (Dining Rm)
	7:45-9:00pm- Music Concert (Great Rm)