Dear Sisters ~ Greetings! (Keep this link/page—it has many recommended/curated resources.) I have returned to my home in the Blue Ridge mountains and have been holding you in my heart. I hope you received the email on transitioning on Sunday with the contact list (check the tabs at the bottom for A-L and M-Z). Thanks for your authenticity, open-hearts, beautiful engagement and exquisite support of one another. We loved being with you. Connection = medicine. I encourage you to reach out to your pod/women you connected with; perhaps a hike/dinner date or attending a dance class together? Please respect everyone’s privacy and do not send any group emails; the contact list is for you to connect with your pod or 1-1.
Enjoy all the support handouts from your packet plus all the resources below. You can view all my 2024-25 retreats as of today; I’ll be back at the gorgeous Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health (Berkshire Mountains of Western MA—stunning foliage!) Oct. 25-27 for Soul Tending: Cultivating Grace, Power & Intuition, A Women’s Self-Renewal Retreat for more singing/dancing and sisterhood! Every retreat I do is different. For a limited time, you can also access Still, Dark & Quiet (a deep rest mini virtual retreat); download today, it includes a long Yoga Nidra session and singing; details.
Want to extend and enliven your retreat experience? Download an online retreat (video/audio download). Women love these inexpensive mini retreats—enjoy them from your bathtub, the jogging trail or your favorite cozy nook! Download/learn more here.
Feeling called to facilitate or co-facilitate a group or retreat for friends or women in your area? I just created this beautiful training/mentoring course you can download and access 24/7—it includes a long video and Q/A and a resource guide/tips and tons of resources and templates. It’s based on our very popular (now retired) Facilitator Training Program. For a limited time we’re offering Secrets to Facilitating Life-Changing Groups/Retreats in Uncertain Times for $195; access it here.
With joy and gratitude—Renee and the RTA Team info@reneetrudeau.com P.S. I love to receive testimonials about your retreat experience—feel free to send any my way! It really helps retreat “newbies” understand why they should invest in themselves! You can read testimonials from past retreats here.
MOVING FORWARD: RECOMMENDED SUPPORT RESOURCES:
YES! I’D LOVE TO SUPPORT YOUR COMPANY, TEAM, ORGANIZATION OR WOMEN’S GROUP. I’m booking speaking events now through 2025. My primary work is speaking at companies, organizations and at conferences around finding balance/resiliency through practicing the art & science of self-care. Whether it’s a 50-minute keynote, an interactive workshop or a half or full-day custom retreat, I’d love to support your team, employees, women’s network or speak at your next regional/national conference. Recent clients include: Advent Health, Merrill Lynch, The Hewlett Foundation, Council on Family Violence, Bank of America, The Center for Women in Law, The National Association of OB-GYNS, hospitals, law firms, universities, nonprofit organizations and national women’s leadership forums. I’ve been speaking professionally for 30 years. Learn more here.
RETREATS AND SUPPORT: I recommend taking a personal planning retreat every 90 days. From stillness comes discernment. Much more on my blog on tips for taking retreats. Read here to learn more about the dance of the feminine/masculine (also more on this theme in my book Nurturing the Soul of Your Family).
Receive daily inspiration on our global Live Inside Out Facebook page or Instagram page where I share real-world ideas for slowing down and living more intentionally. You are subscribed to my weekly Live Inside Out blog that comes out Tuesdays; if you didn’t get my blog Tuesday on 3 Ways to Begin Your Self-Care Practice let us know!
ADDITIONAL RETREAT RESOURCES I PROMISED:
- Playlist! Go to my Spotify Profile; the titles of the three playlists that I created/drew from this weekend: Kripaprildance (Saturday) and Krip2aprildance (Sunday) & Music for Groups & Retreats I played Fri. night and throughout.
- Banyan Botanicals –love their Beauty Balm and “Women’s Transition” formula https://www.banyanbotanicals.com/
- Tattoos on Amazon.
- I use Aura Cacia organic essential oils; the Awakening blend we created for you was Eucalyptus, Lavender, Tangerine and Rose in Organic Sweet Almond Oil.
- Kalyani designs/mandalas artwork here.
- Menopause support: www.thegirlfrienddoctor.com. Dr. Anna Cabecca and Dr. Claudia Welch.
- Community Song Circles! Check out Lisa Littlebird www.thebirdsings.com, www.HeatherHoustonmusic.com and www.maggiewheeler.net –all in California. Lisa and Heather offer training and group song circles online and in-person—tell them we’re friends! I trained with Lisa, and am dear friends with Maggie. You can also google for a “community song circle” in your area and on Facebook. Here are our songs.
- Yoga Nidra from Friday evening www.irest.us – with my mentor Dr. Richard Miller, founder of iRest. You can also find Yoga Nidra on the Insight Timer app.
- DANCE! Google/look on their sites for local classes: (send your NC friends to Wild Souls Authentic Movement!) 5 Rhythms Dance (Gabrielle Roth), Quoya, www.nianow.com, www.pathofazul.com, www.drdebkern.com, www.JurianHughes.com, www.dancingyourbliss.com.
- Poems: I read poetry from Emory Hall, Mark Nepo, Karen Andes.
Connection, dance, singing and nature = deep reset for the nervous system! Please let your friends in the Southeast know about my Wild Souls Adventures NC-based offerings www.ReneeTrudeau.com/WildSouls. I love to design/lead custom retreats/experiences for your friends/teams in my area or yours.
Reminder: all of the materials and exercises from the retreat are Copyrighted/Renee Trudeau & Associates; please do not copy, distribute or use any of the materials or exercises from the retreat with others unless you have secured express permission at info@reneetrudeau.com. Additionally, please respect your sisters privacy and do not email the group list. This is considered spam. Thank you!
