Events
The Power of Making Commitments - Retreats
Sixteen retreats have been held since 2012, and this coming August 22-24, 2025 will be the 17th! The magic was in the array of women, 144 of them so far – all ages, with socioeconomic and ethnic variety enriching the experience for everyone. To keep that diversity, acceptance to retreats was based on many factors, not just the desire to be there, although that was paramount! During a retreat ample time is devoted to personal reflection, with the chance to take the time to be alone with your own thinking.
You are invited to email me and learn more about this community of women. Or complete the application.
What exactly is a Principle Quest Retreat?
A series of interactive formats with a maximum of 10 women of all ages and backgrounds.
A facilitated journey based upon the principles and skills of loving.
A chance to:
- Renew
- Discover
- Confront
- Resolve
- Open up
- Create
- Strengthen
- Unravel
- Soar and alight -- where and how you wish in your own unique principle quest, not sooner or later than you are ready for, not bigger or smaller than you can dream, not easier or harder than you can handle, all happening in a safe place with other women drawn to this same endeavor.
What are the goals for a retreat?
- Build a safe and trusting community of ten women for our time together.
- Define more precisely your most deeply held principles/values and how closely aligned your principles are with your behavior and actions
- Receive clarity, feedback and/or support on a current issue
- Based on the self-discovery and better understanding gleaned during the weekend, make a number of commitments, both long term and short term
What is the cost to attend?
A small fee will cover the costs of food at Westover. In the past there was no fee to attend because the Principle Quest Foundation underwrote each woman's attendance. The retreat served the mission of the foundation, namely to mentor and inspire women to be courageous, offering them tools to change the world of work, their own life and society for the better. The foundation folded into a donor advised fund in December 2022.