ADOPTION HEALING RETREAT
Adoptees, Birthparents and Adoptive Parents
Come join us in the French countryside for the Post Adoption Healing Retreat at the Chateau d’Alogny in France.
Enjoy this extraordinary opportunity for sharing and healing in an environment that supports and nurtures us through its ancient beauty and separateness from the rest of our busy lives.
This remarkable retreat will include six days of morning and afternoon workshops exploring issues of adoption, as well as daily narrative writing, and discussion groups. Early morning yoga, meditation, walking or biking is available for those who wish. A private Reiki session is included. There will be one day set aside to enjoy a guided tour of the Loire Valley castles and a winery with group members or to have a more private adventure. Evenings will be spent with dinner on the patio and by the pool with time for discussions. There will be additional evenings of planned activities such as films and music by local musicians.
Location: Chateau d’Algony is 20 minutes from the station at Chatellerault, which can be reached by high speed train from Paris in just over an hour. Date: September 17 – 24th, 2011 Price: $ 1195.00 per person includes accommodations, workshops, and all your food (with the exception of 4 meals on your own with a group at nearby French restaurants. Transportation: $30 Shuttle service – Poitiers railway station to Chateau d’Algony. You must pay for your own airfare to Paris, France from your location and for the high speed train from Paris to Poitiers. Car rental: available at railway station in Poitiers Deposit: $600.00 due upon registration and balance due by August 1, 2011.Alogny is a small, romantic castle that looks out across the valley of the river Creuse from a hilltop site that has been sacred site for at least ten thousand years. Comfortable, with all modern conveniences, including under-floor central heating, it fully maintains its medieval ambience, with massive fireplace, large rooms with beamed ceilings and a great spiral stone staircase.. The castle is surrounded by tranquil gardens with many hiden arbors, that include a large solar-heated swimming pool with panoramic views. Built originally in the Eleventh Century, the castle was home to the d’Alogny family for many centuries, who were among the most important nobility of the Poitou. Today, much reduced in size from its pre-revolutionary glory, parts of the building date from the Fourteenth Century, with the new wing completed in the Sixteenth Century.
Please see www.alogny.com for more details on the Chateau dAlogny.
The surrounding countryside is famous for both its Stone Age remains an its medieval and Renaissance castles. A stone age menir (standing stone) is present on the front lawn and marks it as a sacred site for thousands of years.The area is awash with fields of sunflowers, rolling hills and timeless villages, including Angles-sur-l’Anglin, named one of the most beautiful villages in all of France. Throughout the year there are endless cycles of festivals, concerts, local fairs and celebrations of all sorts.
Enjoy the charm of medieval villages while strolling along narrow winding cobbled lanes .Experience the beauty of the French countryside by hiking or cycling one of the many bridal paths and trails. Indulge yourself while visiting the nearby and picturesque spa town, La Roche Posay, which has been known since Roman times for the healing properties of its medicinal waters. For many visitors to this area, the wines and the castles of the Loire Valley are a major attraction.
- Concerts at village churches and La Distillerie, a center for the arts
- Private appointment at castle with beautician [facial, manicure etc]
- Horseback riding.
- Visits to museums and archaeological sites
- And Moredetails upon registration.
Your Retreat Leaders
All three group leaders have direct experience with adoption, loss, reunion and healing. Each of them is an experienced group leader and brings a unique set of skills and training to this retreat.
JOYCE SCOTT Birthmother, M.A., RN, CHT and one of the owners of the Chateau dAlgony. Joyce is author of the book, Entwined. In reunion with her daughter. Joyce resides in France 6 months of the year with her husband.
COLLEEN DUNCAN- Adoptee, American Adoption Congress Northern California Representative. Author of the book, A Love Childs Journey. Colleen is a Reiki healer with her own private practice and will be giving free Reiki sessions uon request. She is in reunion with her birth family.
SANDRA RUGGLES- Adoptee, CHT, Certified Life and Grief Recovery Coach, Author. Sandra is the author of, Unlocking The Grief Code Breakthrough the Barriers of Grief Now and specializes in the Grief of Adoption. In reunion with her birth family.
Evenings will be spent with dinner on the patio and by the pool with time for discussions and some evenings of planned activities such as movies in the courtyard and music by local artists.
Post Adoption Healing Connection Retreat Schedule
Chateau d’Alogny – France
September 17th – 24th 2011
Saturday – September 17, 2011
Arrivals: Unpack, relax, swim, meet your new friends
Buffet: Midday
Workshop: 2:00PM 4:00PM: ISSUES OF ADOPTION
Dinner/ Welcome and Orientation: 6:30PM
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Sunday – September 18, 2011
Morning activities: Yoga/walks/meditation/bicycling
Breakfast: 6:30AM – 9:30AM
Workshop: 10:00AM – 12:00AM:
HEALING THE PAST THROUGH WRITING
Lunch: By the pool – 12:30PM – 1:45PM
***Time on your own***
***Reiki treatments available
Dinner: Patio Dinning/Get acquainted – 7:00PM
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Monday – September 19, 2011
Morning activities: Yoga/walks/meditation/bicycling
Breakfast: 6:30AM – 9:30AM
Workshop: 10:00AM – 12:00AM: GRIEF and RECOVERY
Lunch: 12:30PM – 1:45PM
Workshop: 2:00PM – 4:00PM: ISSUES OF ADOPTION
Dinner: French Cuisine in local restaurant
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Tuesday – September 20, 2011
Morning activities: Yoga/walks/meditation/bicycling
Breakfast: 6:30AM – 9:30AM
Workshop: 10:00AM – 12:00AM: WRITING YOUR STORY
Lunch: 12:00PM – 1:45PM –French Café Country lunch – the best!
Workshop: 2:00PM – 4:00PM: GUIDED IMAGERY FOLLOWED BY A
SILENT MEDITATION WALK
Dinner: 7:00PM – 8:30PM
Dusk: MOVIE NIGHT
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Wednesday – September 21, 2011
Morning activities: Yoga/walks/meditation/bicycling
Breakfast: 6:30AM – 9:30AM
Workshop: 10:00AM – 12:00AM: AUTHENIC HAPPINESS
Lunch: 12:00PM – 1:45PM
Workshop: 2:00PM – 4:00PM: HEALING THROUGH COMPASSION
Dinner: 7:00PM – 8:30PM
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Thursday – September 22, 2011
Morning activities: Yoga/walks/meditation/bicycling
Breakfast: 6:30AM – 9:30AM
Loire Valley-shared day of exploration
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Friday – September 23, 2011
Morning activities: Yoga/walks/meditation/bicycling
Breakfast: 6:30AM – 9:30AM
Workshop: 10:00AM – 12:00AM: TRIAD SUPPORT GROUP
Lunch: 12:00PM – 1:45PM
Workshop: 2:00PM – 4:00PM: WELL BEING
Farewell dinner: 7:00PM – 9:00PM: Share stories/experiences
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