When: April 1-4, 2027
Where: New Harmony, Indiana
Facilitator: Heather Maritano, LCSW, RPT-S™
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A weekend retreat that invites you to calm, replenish, and reconnect.
Step out of your daily life, slip into the simplicity and quiet of New Harmony. We will use creative expression, inner reflection & gentle movement to engage with self and other.
Our mindful practices will include art, meditation, movement, natural inquiry, reflection, discussion, portions of silence, and a labyrinth journey. The schedule provides ample time to relax without a facilitated activity.
In tending to the full wellness experience, we’ll eat an abundant array of beautifully prepared vegetarian foods – feast for eyes, pleasure for the senses, and nurture for the body. It is encouraged to disconnect from technology in order to fully immerse in the experience.
Guided Expressive Arts Activities
Our art practices, like the movement pieces, will guide us into the interior self to find soothing expression of our creative selves. Engaging with our creativity can unblock old patterns or habits of thinking. Expressive arts allow users to laugh, let go, and relax. All of which helps decrease depression, anxiety, and stress.
All materials will be provided to engage with activities that have been selected for their accessibility and impact. Materials will also be available for use on your own outside of the activities selected.
No art background necessary.
Movement, Meditation, and Dance
Daily movement practices will include morning stretching and seated silence, meditative dance, and an upbeat dance party.
Silence
A portion of this retreat will be conducted in silence from a sunset walking meditation on Saturday through the labyrinth walk on Sunday morning.
Labyrinth Meditation Walk
On Sunday morning, we’ll end our retreat in a walking labyrinth meditation. The pattern of this labyrinth duplicates the original at Chartres Cathedral, built in the 12th century near Paris, France. Labyrinth designs have been used by humankind for over 4000 years in many cultural traditions, including Southwest Native Americans.
The Where
The Abbey Barn
The Abbey Barn is nestled next to a wooded area overlooking the Wabash River. Imagine yourself being guided in stillness, movement and art with a full window view edged with trees, a large field and just beyond a bend in the river. Birds alighting on branches and vines, while you take inspiration for your own settling.
Looking at the map below, the Abbey Barn is located at the edge in the upper right side, just beyond the Swan Lake tributary. It’s the last white rectangle, encircled with dark paths.
The vaulted ceiling of the dining hall gives an airy sense of space, yet also feels cozy as it is surrounded by the individual sleeping rooms. Each person will have a private room with a bunk bed. There are 4 shared group bathrooms and showers, 2 upstairs and 2 downstairs.
The Who
Heather Maritano, LCSW, RPT-S
Retreat Facilitator
Heather is the founder of Inner Resources Counseling & Training and has been supporting the growth and healing of clients, colleagues, and community for over 25 years through therapy, education, mentoring, and advocacy. She creates soothing spaces, relationships, and experiences that invite exploration and discernment through steady presence.
Heather has clinical specialities in play, sandtray, & expressive arts therapies. She has traveled and trained throughout the world.
She maintains a sense of awe, regularly practices her belief in the healing powers of play, and is particularly fond of dancing.
Retreat Action Items
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Not available for Continuing Education
See you at The Abbey!
Cost includes all materials, meals, and lodging
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