Fall Serenity Wellness Retreat 2024

Share in a day of health and wellness at our Fall Wellness Retreat Day!

Designed to introduce women and men to unique coping strategies they might not have previously used, we have brought together credible and compassionate professionals to lead each of the workshops. Following a healthy lunch, sit quietly or stroll around and enjoy the beauty of Our Lady of Grace.

​This program is offered FREE OF CHARGE but PRE- REGISTRATION is required. Space is limited and attendees will be accepted on first come, first serve basis.  

This program is made possible by the funds received by MWCABC and Plumbing Contractors Association of Long Island. 

Please select your workshop preferences when prompted.

• Arrival begins promptly at 9:00AM  
• 9:30AM - 9:45AM Welcoming Remarks
• 9:50AM - 10:50AM Session A
• 10:55AM - 11:55AM Session B
• LUNCH begins at 12:00PM - 1:00PM - Dining Room
• 1:00PM to 1:30PM  Yoga Nidra: The Sleepless Meditation Available to ALL
• 1:30PM - 2:30PM Session C
• 2:35PM - 3PM Closing Remarks

Workshop Descriptions

You have questions, MaryAnn has answers. MaryAnn Jones, NBC-HWC

Habit Change Health Coach, Cancer Care Health Coach - Founder of Thrive Naturally.

What does science tell us are the best practices to prevent recurrence? What foods help you heal? What choices might be sabotaging your health? How does movement help? What is the right choice for you now? How do you find the best supplements? How do you become a label detective and select better quality food and personal care items?

Essential Oils for Supportive Care Karen Kaelin, MS, MA, CHC 

High quality plant oils are nature's pharmacy for supporting health and healing. We will learn to use oils safely where to store them, ways to use them, ways to create blends for specific issues such as ability to focus concentration and memory, lessening of anxiety/depression, care of skin, reducing nausea, infections, and inflammation.

Amy Elias, MS OnTheSpotConsulting.com

Emotional Freedom Technique:

Your future self will thank you for stepping in to this current. This is a gentle and conscious rewire technique for our brain.  Emotional Freedom Technique is just that-to unburden your immune system and feel free emotionally. This technique blends the wisdoms of the ancients and the latest research of modern neuroscience. This may help ease thoughts of worry, anxiety or despair. Emotional Freedom Techniques is a technique that stimulates acupressure points by pressuring, tapping or rubbing while focusing on situations that represent personal fear or trauma. Amy will gently lead you through the mains concerns we each have.

AVAILABLE TO ALL AFTER LUNCH. 1:00PM to 1:30PM

Yoga Nidra-The Sleepless Sleep Meditation Amy Elias, MS OnTheSpotConsulting.com 

Heart-Centered Wisdom-Based Psycho-Educational Personal and Professional Life

Growth.  Learning & The Brain | Special

Education Through the LifeCycle

Deep sleep often becomes a difficulty-especially in the evening and nighttime.  Yoga Nidra offers the opportunity for great healings that allow your vessel to rest, repair, and replenish. Yoga Nidra is a practice of deep relaxation and is a dynamic sleep in which physical, mental and emotional activity come to rest.  Tap into your inner sacred temple that is You.

Grounding and Self-Soothing Through Art Andrea Losito, Art Therapist ATR-BC, LCAT

Worry stones can be used as a grounding tool to help you refocus your attentions on the here and now and improve your ability to self-soothe.  Grounding yourself when feeling anxious or distressed is a great way to help you regulate your emotions and clear your mind.  In this activity, you will paint and decorate a smooth stone, creating a pocket-sized tool for relaxation on the go!

Tai Chi Chih - Karen Kaelin MS, MA, CHC Accredited.

A meditation in motion that leads us into the quiet center of ourselves through gentle movements that can be done standing or seated.  This is a peaceful, relaxing and energy awakening experience that can be done at your own pace.

Music & Rhythm- Pamela Carlton, MS, MT, BC 

Come join us for interactive therapeutic group drumming experience, as we connect with other women in music and rhythm.  Explore your feelings in a supportive environment, on a drum, tambourine, and other interesting instruments! Returning and new participants welcome-no musical experience necessary.

Yoga & Breathwork for body, mind, and heart:

Karyn Van Name: Certified Yoga & Meditation

Instructor & Reiki Master

Through this practice, we combine yoga postures and breathwork to awaken a remarkable source of healing power. We align with the live force within and receive therapeutic healing and experience body, mind, heart connection, which is our birthright.  Bring yoga mat if you have one.  All are welcome.

Meditations for Peace of Mind & An Awakened Heart: Karyn Van Name: Certified Yoga & Meditation Instructor and Reiki Master

Meditation is for everyone who wishes to have a place to retreat to in the mind and body that releases stress and restores peace. These practices make the peaceful present moment accessible and open us to the wisdom and compassion of your heart. No experience necessary, only curiosity and willingness to give it a go.