LOVE YOURSELF TO CHANGE - StayCation Retreat

Do you find that you have a negative voice in your head, that doesn’t allow you to fully enjoy yourself and the life you have? Are you constantly criticizing yourself?

Do you feel like you’ve never done enough and so wake up with the weight of the world on your shoulders?

Let me help you lighten the load. Let me teach you how to take a vacation from those negative voices.

This is not just about affirming the positive things in your life (thought that is part of it). Rather it is an opportunity to learn to balance satisfaction and love for yourself, while still moving forward on your journey of self-improvement.

This seems like an impossible task, doesn’t it?

How you do “self-help” (and so improve yourself and move forward) and at the same time experience loving-kindness to yourself exactly as you are right now?

Join me and Shelley Masar for a day (or two) designed to reflect, inspire, and create action with a gentle focus on learning to treat yourself with loving kindness while recognizing and moving toward your real passions and goals in life.

Sip organic tea, savor succulent fruit, and mingle with like-minded women in a tranquil suite in the heart of Champaign.

Spend time nurturing your spirit with modules on yoga, creative expression, journal writing, visualization and goal setting. You will leave with action steps and a vision board to help facilitate continued growth. If you have them, bring your yoga mat, journal, colored pens or pencils, markers, and magazines to cut up. Mostly bring an open heart.

Investment: $139 per day, includes oodles of tea and treats, yummy vegetarian lunch, tranquility-filled goody bag, and mindfully extravagant modules.

FAQ:

The code to use is
Discount36%

Your discount will be kept confidential and you will receive all the same goodies and special treatment as the rest of the participants.

Please use the discount code if you are experiencing financial hardship yourself. There is a different procedure (below) if you want to make a gift for another woman who is has financial challenges.

The retreat will take place on Thursday and Saturday. You can choose to come on one of the days or both of the days. Those who are coming to the two-day will alternate modules so there will not be repetition.

Suggestion: Come to both days AND treat yourself to a therapeutic massage on the Fri. in between.

All participant will have the option of including a luxurious professional massage on Friday for $90. The massage therapist is offering the same financial challenge discount. (You’ll use the same code “discount36%” and only be charged $60)

Thursday Aug. 6 9am – 5pm $139 (or $90 if you are using the discount) Lunch included

Friday Aug. 7 Schedule a massage. A therapist will contact you to make the appointment. $90 (or $60 if you are using the discount).

Saturday Aug 8 9am – 5pm $139 (or $90 if you are using the discount) Lunch included

Participating in Sandra's Reasonable Retreat was a life-changing experience for me. In an environment that nourishes your mind, body and spirit, Sandra assists you in discovering your intentions, passions and love for your remarkable self. And just as importantly, she sends you back into your daily life with tools you can use to stay focused on your discoveries. Deana Dodds Mahomet IL

On my drive to the retreat center, I tried very hard to clear my mind and prepare for the weekend that lay before me. It was hard to focus when there were so many thought running through my mind. We were supposed to arrive with an intention. “An intention!” How was I supposed to choose one, when I had so many bouncing around in my head?! You name it, I was thinking about it: the recent separation from my husband, my depression, work, just life in general. More specifically, my unhappy life. The weekend turned out to be a life line I desperately needed. Through meditation, yoga, group discussion, one-on-one and beautiful surroundings, I was able to sort things out. With Sandra’s guidance and participation in an the exercises, I was transformed from feeling lost to having a clear picture of who I am and what matters to me. And more importantly, how to obtain the things that will bring happiness back to my life. I’m happy to report that my drive home was much more enjoyable. I left feeling energized, empowered and just … happy! Karrie Doebel

Rebekah As a single mom, most of my energy is spent trying meet the everyday needs of my children.  I asked for the retreat as a Mother’s Day gift.   I went seeking some much needed quiet: to relax, to pamper myself, and to have some time to think about my personal priorities and whether my energy was being spent on the right tasks.  We had also been asked to bring an “intention” for the weekend. Mine was to discover why I was afraid to move forward with my home business and make it my career. What I found was so much more than the much needed quiet.  Over the course of the weekend, through the yoga and meditation exercises, I was able to breathe and release the tension and worry I constantly carry.  That freed up my mind to think clearly for the first time in ages. Using the Dream Life exercises, I was able to prioritize where my energy should go in order to be aligned with my life goals.  During the visual life-mapping exercise, I was able to create a visual reminder of what I was striving for and provide motivation to stick to it.  I was able to create vision for my home business that I was comfortable with, one that I will continue to shape into a three year plan of action, with defined markers to measure my progress.  I returned to my family on Sunday with an inner peace and direction I have not known for many years.  It was a life-changing experience.  Please give yourself the gift of renewed inner passion and direction.  It is money well spent. Rebekah Rauschenberger

I realized this was exactly what I needed, especially the ‘jump start’. I joined the Reasonable Diet group last fall, because I didn’t want to gain weight over the holidays. I came only with the willingness to come to group but I did reach my goal of not gaining. Now I was being offered a weekend away to focus on identifying my passions and what my life would be like when I’m living those passions. Next month I turn 50 and I want the 2nd half to be meaningful to me and helpful to others. The retreat was all it promised. I did yoga (for the 1st time), ate vegetarian (for the 1st time), and wrote a poem (for the 1st time). Plus I was able to identify, rank, classify, and realize what passions were inside of me. Now my daily life decisions are made by doing what draws me closer to manifesting my passions. I hope everyone gets a chance to do a personal retreat at least once a year. I hope everyone chooses one that will help you to find your hearts’ desires and focus on the pathway to fulfilling your own passions. I believe Sandra, Shelley, and your fellow participants are a wonderful way to reach the life of your dreams. Bette W.

If you are paying full price for yourself and would also like to sponsor a woman from the Center For Women in Transition, or any woman of your choice who could use the gift and not be able to afford it herself, please use this link.

You’ll be charged $90 for each “day” that you sponsor. (Do not use the discount code as this link is already discounted. By increasing the quantity you can purchase one-day retreats, for more than one woman.)

I’m looking forward to sharing my enthusiasm for teaching you the basics of learning to treat yourself with loving kindness. As you know I am a diet and wellness coach and I’ve seen too many women try to force themselves to an “appropriate” weight – only to have the weight creep back on, because they dieted through self-loathing instead of self-loving.

In addition, as you make peace with the aspects of yourself that you don’t like, you will feel more loving kindness toward aspects of the world that are displeasing to you. Ahhh peace of mind with yourself and with the world.

Sandra, I have one suggestion about your retreat. Next time you send retreat instructions to your participants, you might suggest that they have a responsible driver take them home. Just kidding, of course. But I was so relaxed and centered that I went off the road three times and almost ran into a gas station pump on the journey home because I was so "in tune" with nature outside the car. I swear it was like leaving Disney World! During one of my "off the road" incidents, the driver behind me honked and gave me the finger. I just smiled and waved and thought, "That wasn't very loving of him!" I'm still in a fog today. And loving every minute of it. Anastasia

Please join me on Thursday Aug. 6

And/or Saturday Aug. 8

If you have any questions or have any trouble with using the website call me. I can easily process your order over the phone. 217-367-6345 With loving kindness, Sandra

p.s.
Thanks so much. I’m so excited to be able to share this experience with you. I know it will bring peace of mind to your life.

But are you sure? That’s the question! Well, if you have been in my groups and gone to my retreats in the past – you know that they are amazing experiences that can be absolutely life changing. But in case you haven’t experienced it before, I want to nudge you to sign up TODAY – by offering a 100% satisfaction money back guarantee.

That’s right. There is absolutely no risk. I will gladly refund your money, if you attend and are unhappy for any reason what so ever.

(If you have to cancel up to a week before the date, you will be refunded 70% of your cost.)

Please sign up TODAY -- I’m trying to keep cost low by not having to advertise, so that I can offer the discounted rate to those in need. The sooner that I fill the group the better for. If I do have to advertise, I won’t be able to continue to offer the 36% discounted rate for those in need.

Thanks so much. And remember you can pick up the phone and call me right now if you have any questions.