Soul Tending: Cultivating Grace, Power & Intuition at the Art of Living Retreat Center

Dear Retreat Sisters ~ Here are the resources I promised. (Keep this link/page—it has many recommended/curated resources.)

Support sister dates: I encourage you to reach out TODAY to your support sister and set up a hiking date/dinner/Zoom tea or a call. Meet as many times as you are able and keep checking in on your self-care promise.  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 2025-26 retreats as of today. I’ll be leading a spiritual pilgrimage on Iona Scotland in 2027–more to come. Every retreat I do is different.

Online retreats: View/download any online retreat (video/audio download) at your convenience; women love these mini retreats—enjoy them from your bathtub, the jogging trail or your favorite cozy nook! Download/learn more here. My life balance books are also available in digital form on my site and on Amazon. Both are for women at all life stages.

Want to facilitate or co-facilitate a group or retreat for friends or women in your community? Are you passionate about empowering women through leading women’s circles and retreats? Drawing from my 30+ years of experience—training over 450 facilitators and teaching at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health—I’ve created a beautiful self-paced training and mentoring course. Available for download 24/7, this video course gives you everything you need to start facilitating women’s groups with confidence. It features an in-depth video with Q&A, a comprehensive resource guide, and plenty of templates and tips. This course is based on our highly regarded RTA Facilitator Training Program. For a limited time, you can access Secrets to Facilitating Life-Changing Groups/Retreats in Uncertain Times for just $195 here. (One registration per facilitator, please.)

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!  You can read testimonials from past retreats here.

YES-CUSTOM WORKSHOPS!  I’m booking speaking events now through 2025-26 and would love to support your team/company/women’s conference or nonprofit.  My primary work is speaking to 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 more than 20 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). 

DAILY/WEEKLY INSPIRATION: Receive daily inspiration on our global Live Inside Out Facebook page or Instagram page where I share real-world tips/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 this week on 3 Ways to Prioritize Self-Care, let us know!

ADDITIONAL RETREAT RESOURCES I PROMISED: 

• Playlist! Go to my Spotify Profile; pull up the list Sept. 19 artofliving and Sept 19 dance for our songs!
• Banyan Botanicals –love their Beauty Balm, Healthy Hair and Women’s Transition formula for hormonal balancing.
• I use Aura Cacia organic essential oils; the blend we created for you was Cardamom, Rose, Frankincense and a drop of Tangerine 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 –I am an IRest teacher www.irest.us – which I love. You can also find Yoga Nidra on the Insight Timer app. Related–learn more about adult attachment styles through my mentor Patti Elledge www.SomaticMentoring.com
• 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, in Austin: www.drdebkern.com, www.JurianHughes.com, www.dancingyourbliss.com. Path of Azul has a NC dance workshop Oct. 3-5–more on their site; tell them I sent you.
• Poems: I read poetry from Chelan Harkin (The Seed), John O’Donohue (For Those Who Are Exhausted: A Blessing), When She Dances (Karen Andes), Mark Nepo (The Friend) and Hiro Boga. Also “Iona Dreaming” sauntering passage. I’m sorry, I don’t share my sovereignty manifesto, it’s just for me.

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!