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Soul Friends
A Weekend Retreat
with Dawna Markova and MJ Ryan
March 9 - 11, 2007
Hosted at L'Auberge de Sedona
   
Dawna Markova, bestselling author of I Will Not Die an Unlived Life, and her close friend, Mary Jane Ryan, one of the creators of the Random Acts of Kindness series, are delighted to offer their special brand of wisdom for an extraordinary retreat weekend - from one set of best friends for you and your best friend.

We all have social friends. But a soul friend, what John O'Donahue calls anam cara, is a person who understands you as you truly are - heart, head and soul. Your soul feels like it can come home to itself with this person. She's your handhold in the darkness, the person who gently and firmly confronts you with your blindness, to see for you when you cannot. A soul friend awakens your life and helps you free the possibilities within yourself.

The person you bring to this retreat may not yet be a soul friend, but have the potential to be one. Or maybe the two of you have already identified yourselves this way.

Friendship of this kind is always an act of recognition. In this weekend retreat, we will:

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 Explore what we as individuals believe we're on earth to do
~ Uncover what we're in one another's life for at the soul level
~ Look at our own unique gifts and talents
~ Learn how our differences can be resources to one another
~ Trace the jewels in our history - moments together, ways we've supported one another that really mattered
~ Identify ways of supporting one another through challenges in the present and future
We will explore these issues through journaling, walking and talking; through one-on-one creative processes; and through a variety of auditory, visual and kinesthetic activities. Join Dawna and MJ, soul friends for the past 15 years, for a friendship and soul enriching experience.
 
About the Retreat Facilitator
Dawna Markova

DAWNA MARKOVA, PhD, is the CEO of Professional Thinking Partners, Inc., President of SmartWired.org, cofounder of the World Women's Web, a former senior affiliate of the Organizational Learning Center at MIT, and has established learning communities around the world. Her most recent books are The Smart Parenting Revolution: A Powerful New Approach to Unleashing Your Child's Potential, and I Will Not Die an Unlived Life. Other books she has authored include The Art of the Possible, The Open Mind, No Enemies Within, An Unused Intelligence, How Your Child is Smart, and Learning Unlimited, coauthored with Ann Powell. She is one the coeditors of Random Acts of Kindness and Kids' Random Acts of Kindness.

Dawna Markova - A women's workshop facilitator for A Woman's Way [Sedona Arizona]
 
In the past forty years, Markova's work has expanded into the boardrooms and corporate headquarters of companies in America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. She now reaches hundreds of thousands of people around the globe through seminars, keynote speeches, and her eight books, which have been translated into seven languages. Dr. Markova was recently honored with the Visions to Action Award,“ for people who have made a profound contribution to the world. For further information on Dawna visit www.ptpinc.org.
MJ Ryan - A women's retreat facilitator for A Woman's Way [Sedona Arizona]
About the Retreat Facilitator
MJ Ryan
A bestselling author and inspiring workshop leader, MJ Ryan wows participants at workshops throughout the country, including at the Marble Collegiate Church in New York, Thanksgiving Square in Dallas, the Crossroads Center in Chicago, the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Massachusetts, Esalen Institute at Big Sur, Robert Redford's Sundance resort in Utah, I Will Not Die An Unlived Life women's retreats across the country, The Alliance for the New Humanity - Nobel Peace Prize winner Oscar Arias' Foundation in Puerto Rico, and as the East Bay Woman of the Year at the Diablo Magazine 2003 Women's conference.
 
MJ is one of the creators of the Random Acts of Kindness series, and the author of Attitudes of Gratitude, The Power of Patience, Trusting Yourself, The Giving Heart, and 365 Health and Happiness Boosters. She has appeared on CNN, the Today show, and hundreds of radio programs. A contributing editor to Good Housekeeping, articles on her work have appeared in The New York Times, USA Today, Family Circle, Ladies Home Journal, Shape, For Me, Self, Town and Country, Cosmopolitan, and Yoga Journal. For further information visit www.mj-ryan.com.
Women's Retreat Costs and Fees
The fee for this retreat is $985.
Fee includes facilitated retreat, lodging and all meals from 5:00 p.m. on Friday evening through 3:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. This weekend retreat will be held at L'Auberge de Sedona, a luxurious French country inn hidden next to Oak Creek in the heart of Sedona. Named “one of the best places to stay in the whole world" by Conde Nast Traveler Magazine, it's the perfect place to step back from your life and immerse yourself in the natural beauty of Sedona.
 
Retreats are designed to incorporate times for quiet reflection, personal growth, laughter and the camaraderie of other extraordinary women. Participants will leave the retreat with resources to assist them on their journey to living an authentic life filled with passion and joy.
 
 
 

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