Resilient Retreat

Support Group- Body Intelligence for Healing
2022-04-28 18:00 - 19:15 (America/New_York)
Non Linear Movement guides participants in gentle movements designed to release tension, regulate the nervous system, and unite the mind and body.

Mindfulness Meditation (Online)
2022-04-28 13:30 - 14:30
A special offering to set you on course for higher well-being in the new year. Join us for a free 60 minute class on April 28th, 2022 from 1:30 – 2:30 Eastern time, and add tools to your well-being toolbox.
Mindfulness meditation is a guided technique you can use to develop focus, clarity, and balance as well as increase inner peace, resilience and happiness.
This experiential session will be facilitated by Julie Burch trained Unified Mindfulness coach, L2.

Support Group Body Intelligence for Healing (Online)
2022-04-26 12:00 - 13:15
This Support Group will guide us in learning how to befriend our bodies as a means of healing. There is an incredible genius held within our bodies. Your body has been with you from the very beginning of time and knows your greatest joys and deepest sorrows
This group will teach skills to validate yourself, use your body as your ally, learn to love yourself through partnership with your body, and come home to your body to increase energy, joy, expression, and safety. There will be short, gentle movement exercises, writing, and discussion.

Trauma-Informed Chair Yoga (Online)
2022-04-19 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-03-29 17:30 - 18:30
Why practice chair yoga?

We practice chair yoga because we want to reap the many benefits of a yoga practice but getting on the floor is either inconvenient or not possible. We want to relieve our stress, learn to breathe effectively, improve our circulation, increase our mobility and flexibility, strengthen our bodies, and seek an overall sense of calm.
The only thing needed is a chair without wheels, comfortable nonrestrictive clothing and an open mind to try something new.
We begin each practice focusing on our breath with clues to deepen our breath to get the most out of this life-giving force.
This is followed by a brief meditation where we simply focus on our breathing.
We then move into series of poses that activate our feet, legs, arms and hands, torso, back neck region and eyes. We learn to coordinate each pose with our breath. Some of the poses are done while seated and some poses will be done standing while using your chair for added stability.
We end each class with a brief meditation.

Yoga is noncompetitive. Not even with yourself. Some weeks you may move into the different poses easily and some weeks not so easily. That is fine. We learn to listen to our bodies and if we need to back off, we do so.
When we focus on our breath with each movement, it leaves no room for our minds to wonder into past situations nor projecting our minds into the future.
We stay present and a wonderful sense of calm, inner strength and courage take over our whole being both during and after class.

Becoming Picasso (In Person)
2022-04-18 11:00 - 12:30 | Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 777 N Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL, 34236, United States
Through a series of exercises, inspired by theater directors Boal and Stanislavski, and ancient knowledge from the Yoga Sutras, explore the thoughts that think they are facts and that have the most influence in our behaviors. Take an inventory of your consciousness, examine your intelligence, outer mind, senses, and ego. Be in the present moment, break the habitual cycle of thinking and step into the space of infinite possibilities.

Breaking Patterns (Online)
2022-04-14 17:30 - 19:00
How do we identify the patterns we need to break and create new ones? This workshop consists of creating a pattern, be it with actual items like small stones or with line drawings, or drawn shapes and colors, etc. After some discussion, we then explore creating new patterns out of the old, using all of what is already there and creating something totally different.

Becoming Picasso (Online)
2022-04-13 17:30 - 19:00

Sound Bath (In Person)
2022-04-12 10:00 - 11:00 | Resilient Retreat, 13010 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
Unwind your body, mind and spirit with a sound bath! As you relax on your mat, a meditative acoustic sound concert will “wash away ” stress, bring you to a state of deep relaxation and an expansion of consciousness that can activate your body’s own natural system of self-healing. As you melt into a guided meditation, Crystal Singing Bowls, Tuning Forks, drums and chimes will be played.

Foam Rolling (In Person)
2022-04-07 18:00 - 19:00 | Prana Yoga, 3840 S. Osprey Ave, Sarasota, FL, 34293, United States
Addressing the impact of trauma on the body, Foam Rolling is a form of self massage that can loosen the muscle and fascia that can be impacted by chronic stress. The information you learn from this workshop can also be applied from the comfort of your home to promote stress reduction and well-being.

Book Group (Online, Part 2 of 2)
2022-04-06 17:30 - 19:00
Please join us for a two-part virtual Book Group for Brene Brown’s Daring Greatly. We ask you only sign up if you can make a commitment to attend both sessions. A limited number of books are available on a first come first serve basis for pick-up at our office (1207 Sarasota Center Blvd, Sarasota, FL 34240). We look forward to discussing this book about vulnerability and courage with you!
”One of the tragic ironies of modern life is that so many people feel isolated from each other by the very feelings they have in common: including a fear of failure and a sense of not being enough. Brene Brown shines a bright light into these dark recesses of human emotion and reveals how these feelings can gnaw at fulfillment in education, at work, and in the home. She shows too how they can be transformed to help us live more wholehearted lives of courage, engagement, and purpose. Brene Brown writes as she speaks, with wisdom, wit, candor, and a deep sense of humanity. If you’re a student, teacher, parent, employer, employee, or just alive and wanting to live more fully, you should read this book. I double dare you.’‘ –Sir Ken Robinson, New York Times bestselling author

Remarkably Resilient (Online)
2022-03-31 17:00 - 18:30, 2022-03-31 12:00 - 13:30
This interactive online webinar, informed by the neuroscience of trauma and resilience, will have three sisters share their story as survivors and their path to resiliency. This webinar will include personal stories and sensitive topics that may be triggering.

Mindfulness Nature Walk (In Person)
2022-03-26 10:00 - 11:00 | Resilient Retreat, 13010 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
Come join Resilient Retreat for a nature walk on our 84 acres of conservation land! Enjoy the wildlife, nature, and conversations in a non-judgemental and supportive environment. Nature has been shown to decrease stress and increase cognitive skills, happiness, and a sense of meaning and purpose.

Survivor Strong Support Group (Online)
2022-03-24 12:00 - 13:15, 2022-03-17 17:00 - 18:15
This is a peer support group focused on how your trauma is currently affecting your life. We will also be discussing and sharing resiliency strategies and how our lived experience has given us the opportunity for growth.

Book Group (Online; 1 of 2)
2022-03-23 17:30 - 19:00
Please join us for a two-part virtual Book Group for Brene Brown’s Daring Greatly. We ask you only sign up if you can make a commitment to attend both sessions. A limited number of books are available on a first come first serve basis for pick-up at our office (1207 Sarasota Center Blvd, Sarasota, FL 34240). We look forward to discussing this book about vulnerability and courage with you!
“One of the tragic ironies of modern life is that so many people feel isolated from each other by the very feelings they have in common: including a fear of failure and a sense of not being enough. Brene Brown shines a bright light into these dark recesses of human emotion and reveals how these feelings can gnaw at fulfillment in education, at work, and in the home. She shows too how they can be transformed to help us live more wholehearted lives of courage, engagement, and purpose. Brene Brown writes as she speaks, with wisdom, wit, candor, and a deep sense of humanity. If you’re a student, teacher, parent, employer, employee, or just alive and wanting to live more fully, you should read this book. I double dare you.” –Sir Ken Robinson, New York Times bestselling author

Humming for Happiness (Online)
2022-03-15 17:00 - 18:30, 2022-02-08 12:00 - 13:30
Humming is an internal sound bath and the vibrations you create can be intentionally directed to parts of your body, offering pain relief and healing. In addition, humming is a way to bring your mind into a deeply calming and meditative state.
Join Sound Healer Stacy Tarter and learn:

Why we hum?
The physiological and psychological benefits of humming
How to hum in a variety of ways in order to activate your own personal prescription for wellness

Dr. Goldman writes, “People hum when they are happy, could the opposite be true… can humming lead to happiness?”

Sound Bath Meditation (In Person)
2022-03-08 12:00 - 13:30 | Resilient Retreat, 13010 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States

Creating a Meaningful Well-Being Journey (In Person)
2022-03-04 12:00 - 13:30 | Resilient Retreat, 13010 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
Trauma, adversity, and significant challenges in our lives can lead to potential negative impacts. Create your Comeback Story by identifying your best-self, values, and necessary areas of well-being.

Sound Bath Meditation (Online)
2022-02-28 18:00 - 19:00

Learning to Love Ourselves Support Group (Online)
2022-02-24 17:00 - 18:15, 2022-02-17 12:00 - 13:15
This is a peer support group, facilitated by the Director of Wellness, Joyce Carter. The focus will be on how your trauma is currently affecting your life. We will also be discussing and sharing resiliency strategies and how our lived experience has given us the opportunity for growth.

Trauma-Informed Yoga (Online)
2022-02-22 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-01-24 12:00 - 13:00
Led by a yoga instructor trained in trauma-informed care, this gentle yoga class will include stretches and meditation. The goal of this group is to address the body-based impacts of trauma by providing participants with a safe space for relaxation and peace. While this class does not include a discussion, members of the Resilient Retreat team will be available after the class to support participants that wish to discuss their experience.

Hope and Healing in the New Year (Online)
2022-01-27 12:00 - 13:30, 2022-01-20 17:30 - 18:30

The Healing Power of Music (In-Person)
2022-01-26 17:30 - 18:30
An evening of live music with violinist (Adrian Anantawan) presented in collaboration with the Van Wezel Foundation. An opportunity to enjoy live music, discuss your favorite music and the healing power of music.

Breaking Patterns Workshop (Online)
2022-01-24 17:30 - 18:30
