22862 Dover Bridge Road, Preston, Maryland
"The Journey Toward Connection"
Blue Ridge Mountain Retreats
October 4-6, 2024 and November 8-10, 2024
Come for deep rest and refuge from everyday living to reconnect
to yourself through the reflection of horses, nature, and expressive arts.
The Blue Ridge Mountains in Northeastern Tennessee are the backdrop
of this transformative weekend. Our host Gentry Creek Farm is home to
"Wellsprings", a retreat venue and horse rescue.
We invite horse and nature lovers with all levels of experience. This
exploration will be unmounted.
WHAT TO EXPECT
This two day retreat will include...
- Space to follow your breath, curiosity, and longings.
- Sharing and caring with a group of like- hearted women.
- Transformational interactions with horses, nature, and each other.
- Identify and practice energetic sensing and perceiving skills.
- Exploring unconscious thoughts and patterns through expressive art.
You will...
- Enjoy quality time in nature to help you to slow down and find your natural rhythm.
- Explore a more purposeful relationship with yourself to enhance your relationships with family, friends, and colleagues.
- Partner with the wisdom and creativity of your higher-self, the herd of horses and the sacred land of Gentry Creek Farm to bring insight to a difficult situation or pattern in your life.
Energy awareness shines a light on unconscious beliefs for you to decide if the beliefs are useful.
WELLSPRINGs retreat & event venue
YOU ARE GOING TO WANT TO READ THIS!
The mission of Wellsprings Venue is to offer affordable retreats that can serve a broad group of women. So what does this mean for you? The lodging is being gifted! The retreat cost is $750. That includes two nights of lodging, meals (Friday- lite dinner; Saturday - breakfast, lunch, dinner; Sunday- breakfast, lunch) and two full days of program. Everyone will also have access to a full kitchen.
Lodging options are Airbnb's and rooms in the main house; from private cabins to private rooms with shared bath. Once I have received your registration form and payment I will contact you so you can reserve lodging, it will be on a first come first serve basis.
If you have very specific longings for lodging and/or what is available at Gentry Creek Farm does not feel like a fit for you, there are many Airbnb's in the area. We can offer suggestions to help you find the perfect place.
There is also the option to come early and stay late for those traveling longer distances (may be additional cost). Lots of great hiking, waterfalls to see, Virginia Creeper Trail, Doe Mountain Recreation Area, Watauga Lake are just a few of the local activities.
One of the missions of Wellsprings Venue is to offer affordable retreats, we believe others also may want to support this mission. You will have and opportunity to give a "gratitude" donation at the end of the retreat to support future scholarships for lodging and programs. No obligations.
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." ~Margaret Mead
Dates and DAily Schedules
WE ARE HOSTING 2 OPPORTUNITIES TO JOIN A RETREAT
October 4-6, 2024
November 8-10, 2024.
Daily Schedule:
Friday: 2pm-4pm check in if your are staying on property
4pm-6pm opening gathering with light Hors d'oeuvres
Saturday: 9am-11:30am morning session
11:30am- 1:30pm lunch
1:30pm-4:30pm afternoon session
evening campfire
Sunday: 9am- 11:30am morning session
11:30am-1:30pm lunch
1:30pm- 4pm afternoon session with closing
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Payment options
Paypal: campbellslanefarm@yahoo.com
Venmo: @Anne-Altvater
Check: make payable to Campbell's Lane Farm
Google Pay: click button
FACILITATORS
Stephanie Wray is an artist and expressive arts facilitator of 30 years. A graduate with an MA in Art Therapy she holds an LPC, LMHC, EXAT, Equine Expressive Arts Certification and is a Registered Yoga Teacher. Stephanie is trauma trained and uses EMDR to help clients. She has worked in community art therapy after disasters for 7 years in addition to providing thousands of hours of 1:1 and group work. Her passion is helping people grow, connect, and heal through people's inherent creativity and connection to nature, animals, and source.
www.stephaniewrayarts.com
The Land and Horses that make up Wellsprings Venue at Gentry Creek Farm offer a remembrance of our connection to wholeness. It has been observed that there is an energetic portal of energy that has attracted many beings from near and far to come rest, reconnect, and re-member at this magical place.
The Group of Us will come together through aligning with our individual intentions and opening our hearts to a unitive awareness to support, metabolize, and deepen our sense of self and connection to other. The heart-felt connections and lasting friendships that come from this kind of intentional gathering has the potential to change lives forever.
Anne Altvater, owner of Campbell's Lane Farm, has had a 30+ year career as a horse trainer and riding coach with a unique passion for exploring connection between horse and human. A graduate of the Barbara Brennan School of Healing, a four year intensive holistic training program that integrates cutting-edge healing techniques, high sense perception skills with the emotional, psychological and spiritual development for the benefit of self and other. She is the founder of Insight Equine Therapy, a fresh perspective approach that supports individuals and groups to reframe beliefs that then give way to higher, more coherent frequencies. From this broader lens, new insights and possibilities become available. For more info about Anne check out www.Insightequinetherapy.com or www.Newwaveofgroups.com
