Embracing Change women's retreats | Personal coach Karin Marcus

Join Life Coach Karin Marcus and
Asian Body Therapist Linda Marrical
for five days of renewal, reflection, and adventure at the
Maho Bay Camps Eco-Resort.

The Program	Getting There
About Your Presenters	Rates, Discounts and Registration
About Maho and Other Accommodations

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"A woman’s retreat springs from and is guided by her inner knowing. The intention of a retreat is not to change anything about you, it is to re-remember and burnish your divine connection to yourself, creating support and space to listen to and follow your own inner promptings. It is time to catch up with yourself, to ponder the state of your life, to ask important questions, and to rest."
Jennifer Louden, The Woman’s Retreat Book.

Sunday, March 15th: Arrive, settle into Island life.
              5:30 Meet Karin and Linda for dinner

Monday & Tuesday & Thursday:
              9:30-12:30 Workshop
              Afternoon:    Retreat and process time: enjoy the beach, snorkel, kayak, sail, journal, and
                    complete fieldwork
              4:30 Popcorn sharing: Meet Karin and Linda at the Pavilion to process the day (optional)
              5:30 Dinner followed by optional Maho Bay Resort activity.
              Evening:   Time to journal and review material for the next day.

Wednesday: Recess! Free day to fully retreat or to enjoy one of the many excursions offered by Maho
             Bay Camps. You can also schedule a private session with Karin and/or Linda.

Friday:    9:30-12:30   Workshop
              Afternoon: Rretreat and process time
              4:30 Meet Karin and Linda at the Pavilion for closing meeting
              5:30 Dinner followed by optional Maho Bay Resort activity.

Saturday, March 21st: fly away home

Warm, gentle breezes; calming clear waters;
powder-white sand beaches;
and symphonic, melodic night sounds

2 lively, bold, energetic, adventuresome,
friendly, stimulating, and caring coaches

Karin Marcus is a Certified Season of Change Coach, a Certified Retreat Coach, a Certified Coach U Graduate, the oldest coach training institute in the United States, and a member of the International Coaching Federation. She also has a M.S. in Movement Therapy and for 20 years was the managing editor of The Fellowship Press, publishing the works of the Sufi Master M.R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen. She has been successfully married for 31 years and has two daughters in college. As a Life Coach she enjoys working with women in transition and women seeking growth, fulfillment, and balance. She helps people overcome their inertia and create the life they want to have. Her practice includes phone sessions, ‘walk and talk’ sessions, self-care workshops, and a variety of retreats.

Linda Marrical is the founder of A.R.T, Assisted Release Therapy. She is a certified Acupressure and Shiatsu Therapy Practitioner. She studied Tibetan massage and basic principles of Tibetan medicine under Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo, an internationally renowned Tibetan physician. She also studied Martial Arts, Chi Kung and meditation for 8 years under World Champion martial artist, Taoist/Buddhist Master Phuoc Gia Phan. She was a Director and Instructor of Shiatsu and Acupressure at the Meridian Institute and Wellness Center where she co-founded and taught WellSea Chi Kung Body Therapy. Linda also developed the Women’s Holistic Health & Fitness program and worked as a health and fitness trainer for 20 years. Linda currently applies Asian body work to relieve the pain of terminally ill patients at the Wissahickhon Hospice program of the University of Pennsylvania Health System and also treats the elderly at various senior centers in the Philadelphia area. She maintains a private practice at her center, The Healing Touch, where she also teaches A.R.T. and Chi Kung classes.

Maho's rustic, yet comfortable, tent-cottage are built on wooden 16 foot square platforms and easily accommodate two people. Bring a friend! Every cottage has a separate sleeping area with comfortable twin beds. Bed linens, blankets, towels, cooking and eating utensils are all provided, including a Coleman-style propane stove and cooler. Every tent-cottage has its own private deck, electric outlets, a mirror, lights and fans. Barbecue areas and fresh water are available along the walkways. You will share a bathhouse with other "campers" in your tent-cottage area. Each bathhouse has pull-chain, cool-water showers, sinks, and modern low-flush toilets and is within close walking distance from your cottage. While the accommodations are rustic, it is camping in style. Think upscale summer camp.

Maho is nestled on a lush hillside overlooking the water, surrounded by 3 beautiful white sand beaches. This very informal, environmental, award-winning resort is located in a beautiful and wilderness-like setting where your neighbors are tree frogs, hummingbirds, geckos, iguanas and a variety of insects. This close-to-nature setting is hidden among the lush trees and is connected by elevated, wooden walkways with lots of steps. Expect a great Stairmaster-like workout as you walk to your meals, the workshop activities in the Upper Pavilion, your cottage, and the beach each day. There is no room/maid service and you are on your own to transport your luggage when you check in. Pack Light! Really!!

The closest town (Cruz Bay) is 20 minutes by car, perhaps a little longer if you are taking one of the island taxis. If you are planning to spend quite a bit of time in Cruz Bay or exploring the island, you may want to consider renting a vehicle (usually a small jeep type) upon your arrival at Cruz Bay. However there is daily taxi service to and from Maho. In addition, there are a large number of day and half-day trips offered at Maho and you are taxied by a wonderful gentleman, Hamilton, who knows all the best places to go.

Maho has an open-air pavilion restaurant on site. Breakfast and dinner is served daily. Meals will cost you between $10 and $20. For breakfast, you'll be given a choice of 2 or 3 breakfast specials or you can make your own breakfast off the a la carte menu. Dinners are always a choice of 2 or 3 entrees, usually one fish, one meat, and one vegetarian offering, plus a full salad bar. Dessert, beer and wine are extra. Check out the sample menu at Maho at http://www.maho.org/mealsmenu.cfm

The code for the St. Thomas airport is STT. Once in St. Thomas, you'll get a van that will carry you the Red Hook Ferry (about 30-45 minutes; about $10 per person). The ferry (about $3 per person) leaves Red Hook at 6:30 a.m., 7:30 a.m. and then every hour on the hour until 12 midnight and arrives on St. John in Cruz Bay 20 minutes later. You can pick up your rental car in Cruz Bay or take a "taxi" to Maho Bay Camps. If you are arriving at Maho late (after the registration desk is closed) you can find your name and your tent-cottage assignment on the bulletin board in the registration area. Make sure your flashlight is handy! On your way home, leaving Cruz Bay to get back to St. Thomas, the ferry leaves at 6 a.m. and then every hour on the hour.

Your Investment: $1,380 includes 6 days of lodging and all retreat materials and activities. (Travel and food not included.)

Easy Payment Plans: Save $50 with single payment by cash or check: $1,330. Or pay by installments $100 non-refundable deposit to reserve your spot followed by four $320 payments.

.Price includes: Tent cabin and all workshops, retreat activities, and materials. In addition you will receive a complimentary coaching session by phone to keep you motivated once you get home!
Additional costs: Meals, incidentals, transportation, and yoga ($10).

Make this a special Holiday gift to yourself or a loved one, and create a EXCITING NEW VISION for 2009 instead of just another resolution.