I especially benefited from the community of participants. I felt such warmth and kindness and humor and engagement from all of them. I also especially benefited from the schedule. It was a perfect balance and order of activities. The meals were delicious and generous. I hope we have a retreat every year. 

I was amazed by and loved the variety of practices offered. I found it incredibly helpful that each activity offered reminders and support from all of the different teachers for me to prioritize my response to what my system needs right now over anything else.

I cannot think of a more perfect retreat for what I needed right now… it wasn’t until the retreat that I felt the space and support to even be able to get close enough to my internal experience.  I’m so grateful to MAM… and each participant that helped create this environment.

I felt so safe and free to be myself in the space that was held and created on retreat, even if we were in silence. I enjoyed the different options provided and the personal time to integrate or choose what you most needed. I left with so much clarity on what patterns and conditioning leads me to feel drained, and hope to continue integrating this new level of seeing and awareness after the retreat.

…morning yoga/silent meditation was a really important part of my experience and gave me some powerful insights about what I want and need in my home practice.

A wonderful way for me to “get out” again. What a lovely group of people.

I learned that it truly is okay and necessary to pause and take care of myself. It was nice to be in a space where that was viewed not as selfish or navel-gazing, but instead as a way to stay resilient and able to continue to care for and support others. It was also good to have the pause in normal life to reflect on the ways in which my day to day does not reflect my core values, and to use that feedback to consider some changes. I also realized there are some changes in the ways I want to practice at home (more movement, more in the morning, more with others, using self-inquiry after practice). I have dreaded mornings for the majority of my life, mostly out of anxiety, but starting with yoga/meditation makes such a difference in my entire day, physically and emotionally. Truly lovely!

The meals were delicious and generous. I truly appreciated having meals provided, it was great to not think about how to feed myself for the week!

I think that might have been some of the best catered/delivered food I have ever had. Incredible.