What to Expect

A Day Designed for You

This isn't a lecture. It's not a conference. It's a guided, hands-on experience where you slow down, dig deep, and walk away with something real.

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Yoga & Breathwork

Gentle, accessible movement and breathing exercises to ground you in your body. No experience needed — just a willingness to be present.

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Art & Creative Expression

A guided art experience that gives your emotions another language. You don't need to be an artist — you just need to be honest.

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Guided Journaling

Thoughtful prompts that take you from surface-level to something deeper. You'll leave with a personal retreat workbook filled with your own insights.

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Meaningful Connection

Partner shares and small group moments that remind you — you're not alone on this journey. No forced sharing. Just real, human connection.

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The True Grit Manifesto

A powerful closing declaration you'll sign together — witnessed by the people who walked through the day with you. This one gives you chills.

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Take-Home Tools

Your personal retreat workbook, practice cards, a 30-day progress promise, and keepsakes from the day. This isn't just an event — it's equipment for the journey ahead.

Your Journey Through the Day

The 6 P's of Personal Growth

You'll choose one thing in the morning and thread it through all six steps. By the end of the day, you won't just understand it differently — you'll have practiced a new way forward. Learn more about the 6 P's framework →

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Pause

Slow down before you respond

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Pinpoint

Look beneath the surface

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Process

Make meaning with compassion

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Plan

Choose the next best step

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Practice

Repeat the new response

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Progress

Honor movement, not perfection

"On the day when the lotus bloomed, alas, my mind was straying, and I knew it not… I knew not then that it was so near, that it was mine, and that this perfect sweetness had blossomed in the depth of my own heart."

— Rabindranath Tagore, Gitanjali (1913)

A Note from Jan

The EMBRACE Model was born from my own journey through grief after losing my mother to dementia in 2018. As a grief specialist, I thought I'd have all the answers. I didn't. What I needed was something simpler — a way to slow down, be honest with myself, and take one step at a time.

That became the 6 P's. And this retreat is where they come alive.

From Pause to Progress isn't about fixing everything in one day. It's about giving yourself permission to stop long enough to listen — and then choosing your next best step. Not the perfect step. Just the next one.

I'd love for you to join us. Come as you are.

🪷 Beside You On The Journey 🪷
Jan

This Retreat Is for You If...

🪷 You've been carrying something heavy and need a safe space to set it down

🪷 You keep saying "I'm fine" when you know there's more underneath

🪷 You want practical tools — not just inspiration, but real skills you can use

🪷 You're ready to stop reacting and start responding with intention

🪷 You want to connect with others who understand the journey

🪷 You're not looking for perfection — just progress

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