Couples: A Couple Retreat Might Be for You IF: Would you like your relationship to reach a new level of love, healing, intimacy, and commitment? In a small group of no more than 8 couples?
Winter Couples Retreat
Feb 13-18, 2024
A 5-day retreat just for couples that will transform your relationship. During this retreat, you will not only be open to more love and connection than you thought possible, but you will also have enough time to integrate these positive changes into your lives back home. We will focus on healing, renewal, deep communication practices, taking responsibility, deepening the sexual relationship, and rising, not falling, in love with our partner.
Winter Couples Retreat
What you will learn:
●Tools for deeper appreciation
●Communication building, including healthy communication of feelings
● Parenting Your Partner’s Inner Child
●Understanding and respecting each other’s differences
●Conflict resolution
●Healing past hurts
●Sexual Wellness
●Taking responsibility
●Developing a true inner connection
Ram Dass describes Joyce and Barry Vissell as a couple who live the yoga of love and devotion. They are two people growing in love since 1964, who have raised three children and “walk their talk.” Their model of relationship and deeply heart-oriented approach have uniquely impacted many thousands of people’s lives. As a result of the worldwide interest in their books, The Shared Heart, Models of Love, Risk To Be Healed, The Heart’s Wisdom, Meant To Be, and A Mother’s Final Gift, speak and teach about relationships, parenting, and personal growth.
“Joyce and Barry are the genuine masters when it comes to couples counseling and couples retreats. Although I had read their books over the years and found them helpful in marriage counseling, it was in the weekend retreat group setting that my marriage shifted with great results. Joyce is wonderfully sensitive, and Barry is gently confronting our core issues. Both are very perceptive and got to the heart of our relationship. We did exercises in communication, heart-opening, deep sharing, and empathy. Listening to other couples in the group setting helped our relationship grow exponentially.” –Diana Cunningham, Santa Cruz, CA.
“From the perspectives of romance, marriage, making love, parenting, careers, spiritual initiation, and loss of a loved one, this remarkable couple exhibits insight, acceptance, and transcendence, at the same time offering specific tools for the transformational process of love.” —Yoga Journal
“I can’t think of anything more important to the healing of our society than a connection between spirituality, relationship, and parenthood. Bravo to the Vissells for helping us find the way.” —Marianne Williamson
“The Vissell’s work will bless your whole life.” —John Bradshaw
Registration:
We are limited to 8 couples at our HomeCenter in Aptos, CA. There are limited indoor accommodations, so please call early. Cost (includes 15 vegetarian meals from Tuesday dinner to Sunday lunch and either camping or day use): $1490/couple if paid in full by Jan 30. $1590 after Jan 30. $200 non-refundable deposit per couple. $400 non-refundable after Jan 30. Limited private rooms ($500/couple for the 5 nights), so please call early to reserve space.
Typical Retreat Schedule:
Tuesday 6:30 Dinner
7:30-9:30 Workshop
Wednesday 8:30 Breakfast
9:30-1 Workshop
1-4 Lunch and break
4-6:30 Workshop
6:30 Dinner
7:30-9:30 Workshop
Thursday 8:30 Breakfast
9:30-1 Workshop
1-4 Lunch and break
4-6:30 Workshop
6:30 Dinner
7:30-9:30 Workshop
Friday 8:30 Breakfast
9:30-1 Workshop
1-4 Lunch and break
4-6:30 Workshop
6:30 Dinner
7:30-9:30 Workshop
Saturday 8:30 Breakfast
9:30-1 Workshop
1-4 Lunch and break
4-6:30 Workshop
6:30 Dinner
7:30-9:30 Workshop
Sunday 8:30 Breakfast
9:30-1 Workshop
1-2:30 Lunch and Goodbyes