January 11-13, 2013
5pm Friday Evening to 2pm Sunday
Cost: $495/ Couple
Room, Board and Supplies Included
Hope Springs is delighted to offer a retreat for Lesbian Couples. Those who attend this special weekend can expect a safe and protected space to deepen their commitment to each other and gently loosen the constraints that daily life, stress and responsibilities impose upon intimacy.
Make $100 Non-Refundable |
Make $495 Full Payment |
Make $345 Balance Payment |
Over three days we will develop a community of respect, support, sharing, and play. We will discover how our stumbling blocks in relationship are not unique to us! We will reconnect with that special resilience that a relationship between two women can hold.
We will experience the wisdom of women’s community.
Our time together will include:
structured group sessions
private exercises for couples
free time for relaxation alone or in community
a Saturday night dance
morning Tai Chi option
delicious food, and optional hot tub repose
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Retreat Leader
Caroline Marvin is a lesbian psychologist and family
therapist. She taught at the Family Institute of Cambridge for thirtyfive
years as a Director and Senior Faculty Member. Caroline coauthored
a self-help book for Lesbian couples, "The Alchemy of Lesbian
Love," and wrote a book chapter on Lesbian Couples for the book"Couples on the Fault Line," edited by Peggy Papp. She has taught
courses and presented at national conferences on the topic of lesbian
couples and families. Caroline is in private practice in the Boston area
and enjoys working with families, couples and individuals. Passionate
about Hope Springs Institute, she hopes to work with others to develop a
certificate program of studies in activism, leadership, systemic thought,
and global consciousness.
Co-Facilitator
Cynthia M. Brown, Executive Director, Hope Springs
Institute. Writer, educator, and chef, Cynthia brings 27 years of teaching
both in and out of the kitchen to Hope Springs. Cynthia has been a
published poet for over 35 years and writes a column on conscious living
for Infinity Magazine. She has also been in tai chi training for five years
and invites anyone interested in learning a gentle way of being in the body
to work with her during this retreat. Cynthia is a movie, music and dance
enthusiast who believes that women need to remember to simply be in the
moment and to play together. It is that spirit that has led her to bring a
Saturday evening dance to this weekend.
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