October 15-19, 2027 / Kissimmee, Florida

RETURN TO SELF: A Rest, Belong & Renew Retreat

RETURN TO SELF is a five-day, four-night deep reflective and restorative wellness retreat designed for Co-Ed professionals who need to step away from the demands of everyday life and reconnect with themselves.

This experience creates space to:

Detach from daily responsibilities
Examine your life honestly
Reconnect with your values
Strengthen boundaries
Rebuild self-respect
Experience authentic belonging
Release what no longer fits
Create an intentional plan for your next chapter

This retreat is not about escaping your life. It is about returning to it with greater clarity and breath.

At a glance

RETURN TO SELF: A Rest, Belong & Renew Retreat

Friday, October 15, 2027

Saturday, October 16, 2027

Sunday, October 17, 2027

Monday, October 18, 2027

Tuesday, October 19, 2027

Map

Arrival, Welcome Gathering, and Rest

Coordinated Group Shuttle Pickup

A designated group shuttle from Orlando International Airport (MCO) to the private retreat villa in Kissimmee is included.

Villa Arrival and Check-In

Check inFriday, Oct 15, 2027

Villa arrival, check-in, room assignments, welcome refreshments and personal gifts. Includes retreat workbook, journal materials, curated personal retreat gift, retreat schedule, and time to unpack and explore the villa.

Welcome Gathering: Putting It Down

We begin by establishing a retreat culture centered on confidentiality, choice, respect, emotional safety and personal boundaries. What did you have to carry to get here - and what would you like permission to put down while you're here?

Welcome Dinner

A nourishing welcome meal where we will come together and break bread and build relationship.

Open Evening

Open evening: journal, pool, tea, conversation, reading or rest.

Gentle Movement, Reflection, and Belonging Circle

Slow morning: coffee, tea, journaling, quiet reflection or extra sleep

Nourishing Breakfast

Signature Self-Reflection Conversation: Stop Throwing Yourself Away

This signature self-reflection conversation explores where we may disconnect from ourselves in order to maintain relationships, meet expectations, avoid conflict, survive or belong.

Lunch

Protected Rest + optional Reiki scheduling

Protected rest is part of the retreat - not an empty gap in the schedule. Guests may nap, swim, read, journal, sit outside, listen to music, talk, spend time alone, receive Reiki if scheduled, or simply do nothing.

Optional Reiki Experience

Guests will have an opportunity to participate in a Reiki group session used for a deeper relaxation experience to support stillness, grounding, mind-body awareness and intentional self-care.

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Boundaries & Self-Respect: What Am I No Longer Available For?

A session exploring boundaries and self-respect, including what deserves access, where stronger boundaries are needed, and what changes if you trust yourself.

Dinner

Personal time

Personal time for rest, reflection, or any activity of your choice.

Optional Belonging Circle: Connection Without Performance

An optional opportunity to connect with others, enjoy laughter, quiet moments, or whatever naturally fills the atmosphere. The goal is not to fix one another or perform; the goal is to witness and come authentically without expectation.

Group Shuttle to the Cocoa Beach Experience

Light Breakfast Before the Beach

Private Shuttle to Cocoa Beach

Round-trip group transportation between the Kissimmee villa and Cocoa Beach is included. Guests only need to bring what they want for the beach. (Weather Permitting)

Curated Cocoa Beach Experience

The day begins with a brief shoreline grounding practice. After that, there is no workshop agenda. Guests are invited to swim, walk the shoreline, read, journal, rest, take photographs, laugh, connect, spend time alone or simply listen to the water.

Beach Lunch Included

Grilled chicken wrap, veggie hummus wrap, vegan quinoa bowl, gluten-free salad bowl, fruit cup, chips, cookie or brownie, vegan/gluten-free dessert option.

Beach Snacks & Hydration Included

Granola bars, trail mix, fresh fruit, popcorn, hummus cups, veggie cups, tortilla chips and salsa, crackers, bottled water, electrolyte beverages or packets, vegan and gluten-free snack choices.

Return + Protected Rest

After the 3:00 PM departure from Cocoa Beach, the private shuttle returns the group to the villa. Nothing is scheduled before dinner so guests have time to shower, nap, sit by the pool, journal, change clothes or be alone.

Post-Beach Dinner

Open Time

Evening open time for rest, reflection, or any activity of your choice.

Reflection, Renewal, and Celebration Ceremony

Light Breakfast, Coffee, tea and quiet time.

Gentle Morning Practice

Light Gentle Morning Yoga Practice.

Rest as Liberation: What Are You Tired of Carrying?

A guided self-reflection conversation examining burnout, productivity, chronic responsibility, emotional labor, overfunctioning, being everyone's strong person, guilt around rest, difficulty receiving care and identity built around being needed.

Release & Reclaim

Guests begin naming what is ready to be released and what needs to be reclaimed, such as your time, voice, standards, boundaries, creativity, confidence, body, goals, joy, peace, right to say no, right to change your mind, and right to begin again.

Lunch

A fresh, flexible taco-bowl or Mediterranean-bowl lunch with customizable ingredients and dietary alternatives.

Protected Rest + optional Reiki/personal reflection

Protected Rest + optional Reiki/personal reflection.

Designing Your Next Chapter: Personal Life Journey Plan

Reflection becomes direction. Guests begin developing a realistic personal roadmap based on what they have discovered during the retreat.

Renewal Celebration Dinner

The final full evening is celebratory - beautiful food, music, laughter, connection and reflection without a heavy workshop during dinner.

Release & Renew Ceremony

The closing ceremony centers three declarations: WHAT I AM RELEASING, WHAT I AM RECLAIMING, WHAT I AM COMMITTED TO PROTECTING. The experience may include written reflection, intentional silence, a letter to your future self, personal affirmation and commitment setting.

Farewell Breakfast, Integration, and Departure

Travel Snacks Included

Grab-and-go granola bars, fresh fruit, bottled water.

Closing Circle + final goodbyes

Closing Circle + final goodbyes.

Villa Checkout

Check outTuesday, Oct 19, 2027

Villa checkout on the final morning of the retreat.

Group shuttle from Kissimmee villa to Orlando International Airport (MCO)

A designated group shuttle from the Kissimmee villa back to Orlando International Airport (MCO) is included Tuesday morning, October 19. Guests should select departing flights that align with the designated group transportation window.

RETURN TO SELF: A Rest, Belong & Renew Retreat

RETURN TO SELF: A Rest, Belong & Renew Retreat

October 15-19, 2027 / Kissimmee, Florida