Basic Joy Retreats
You can’t teach anybody anything, only make them realise the answers are already inside them. Galileo
Residential Retreats in Scottsville, Virginia
Retrieving your essential Self
Especially for women, Basic Joy will nurture and encourage your divine, enchanted spirit to emerge playfully and energetically. Liberate your natural joy in being alive! Mind, body and soul will thank you for it!
Movement * Meditation * Music * Laughter * Delicious Food * Camaraderie
Ideal for individuals * Friends * Book club gatherings
Min 4, Max 8
Your Guide: Jan Glennie-Smith
Jan is a Reiki Master and Teacher with practices in London, Los Angeles, and Scottsville Virginia. With a background in the creative arts, Jan is a facilitator of change, of possibility, of happiness, through light hearted yet profound encounters with self.
Retreat Schedule (Provisional):
Friday
16:30 Arrive
17:00 Welcome and Introductions
18:30 Walking Sunset Meditation / intention setting/totems
19:30 Supper on the porch
20:30 Excerpts from real life
Later: Moonlit swim
Saturday
8:00 Breakfast on the porch
9:30 Meditation in the treehouse/Discussion & time….
10:30 Break
11:00 Workshop: Bending over backwards
(You’ve done it for everyone else, now it’s your turn. Backbends and heart-opening postures. Lovely Kundalini meditations to practice with a partner that offer a chance to really connect with another soul and glimpse what yoga (“union”) is all about.)
1:00 Lunch on the porch
2:30 Laughter is the best Medicine
3:30 Workshop: Awakening the Genie
4:30 Break
6:00 Whooping and Hollering
19:30 Supper on the porch
20:30 Fire Ceremony
Later: Moonlit swim
Sunday
08:00 Breakfast on the porch
09:30 Meditation in the treehouse/Discussion…
Fire in the belly (techniques to ground and energize Ki)
10:30 Break
11:00 Introduction to Gothic Moves/Breaking the Rules/ Archetypes
(Define and discard that which no longer serves, & celebrate the essential)
1:00 Lunch on the porch
2:30 Harvesting the Bounty
4:30 Gathering in
5:00 Close
Basic Joy: $350 per person includes Retreat Activities and all meals
To book Accommodation:
Room Rates: $125 per room per night
Rooms are suitable for one or more persons sharing, so chose either privacy or have a slumber party (extra beds provided) and pile in!
1. East View with King or 2 Twins
2. West View with 2 Twin beds, Handwash basin
3. North View with 1 Twin (with trundle) and Queen sleep sofa, Hand wash basin
4. South View with Double bed
A non refundable deposit of $200.00 is required when booking, with the balance due prior to the start of the Retreat weekend. For payment details: contact Jan.
There is a maximum of eight places (2 people per room), given on a “first come, first serve” basis. Minimum of four.
Basic Joy Retreats are scheduled from April – November, but can also be booked by arrangement at other times for groups.
To book a place on the Basic Joy Retreat
contact me at:
Location: BELLE HAVEN ON THE JAMES