The Heroine's Journey Residential Retreat: An Innovative Journey Of Womanliness and Self Discovery
April 20 - 24, 2026
4 nights, 5 days
12 person retreat
Highlights
This retreat is an innovative adaptation of The Hero's Journey especially created for women.
It is a unique opportunity for women to come together on a journey of self-discovery, in ways which are creative, ennervating, and restorative.
Retreat Leader Dr Janice Russell is a double certified trainer in NLP, and author of the Crone series of audio programmes on Insight Timer.
Uniquely, one of the sessions will be hosted by Keziah Gibbons, a beloved teacher of Tarot, Reiki and NLP, and a gifted story teller.
The Retreat is enhanced by a restorative practice session led by a guest yoga teacher Laura Tilley.
This Retreat offers meditative practice, movement for shift, story telling, reflexive practice, integrated through a purposeful framework to hold
Details
Sometimes, retreating may just allow you to breathe, pause, and acknowledge, accept, and honour who you are. Sometimes you may be carrying the seed of a creative process or project which you want to attend to at multiple levels. Or maybe you feel out of balance and need time to find your feet, to make a shift of a nature that is not yet clear to you. Perhaps you just need a break and a quiet weekend of meditation, meaningful workshops and time outside of your normal life.. If this is you, you are very welcome to come along ready to embody the voyage of discovery that is the Heroine’s Journey, with movement, reflection, powerful tools of change and resolution, meditation, daily yoga. During this Retreat you will be supported and energised through a focused guided journey, to assimilate, clear space, and revitalised with direction for your next chapters. It is uniquely structured around The Hero's Journey, adapted to recognised the experience of women. Within the structure, we will integrate the concept of the five rhythms, after Gabrielle Roth, to create an holistic experience. This complementary integration is directly inspired through the Leaders's learning with Robert Dilts and Debra Bacon Dilts, first adapted by the Retreat leader in her course Dancing to the Rhythm of Your Crone. The pattern of the Retreat is one which Jan Russell is well known for, offering a grounded structure with flexibility, creativity and support. You will experience practices which provide both practical tools, and spiritual freedoms. A unique highlight will be the opportunity on the second day to work with Guest Tutor Keziah Gibbons in her 'Comfortable in Her Skin' experiential workshop, based around story of the Selkie Woman, she who comes from the sea as a seal, and dances on the shoreline to the light of the shimmering moon. At the beginning of her adventures, as night ends and the first sun's rays strike the beach, she finds her skin is gone, and she cannot return to her seal self. Thus begins the Selkie Woman's adventures as she searches for her skin. You can expect deep exploration, perhaps some discomfort, a necessary release and a magical, powerful Becoming as you realise your own true nature and the meaning that weaves through your whole life. There is nothing like an opportunity to be in a woman only environment in support and spirit, to take time out of the everyday to share, discover and celebrate, collectively and individually. The Heroine's Journey is very much your life's path in a way which brings release, celebration, and future pacing. You will love this Retreat if you are drawn to being in a women only environment to discover and rediscover meaning from your life path, to enfold you in your now and co-create your own future.
Accommodation
Carlton Manor - Private Room
2 Rooms Left
Private room for 2
$1,875 USD / person
Carlton Manor - Private Room
2 Rooms Left
Private room for 1
$2,100 USD total
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The high quality accommodation provides the option for all participants to have their own extremely comfortable bedrooms, or to share with a friend if this is your wish. Carlton Manor is set within stunning gardens on the outskirts of the village of Aldbrough in the East Riding of Yorkshirr. This gorgeous manor home is in a luxurious setting. Used as a base for all kinds of occasions, including weddings, this manor home has eleven beautifully appointed bedrooms with en-suites, adding much-needed privacy to a shared home. A contemporary kitchen/diner has a wealth of home comforts for cooking up delicious home-cooked meals, to gather at the dining table or breakfast bar for communal eating. From here, the inviting sitting room welcomes you to cosy up in front of the woodburning stove, while two smaller snug rooms offer a space to break away to when you just want to curl up with a good book. Outside are superb gardens and countryside views, and it is ideally located in the picturesque countryside of Aldbrough, East Riding of Yorkshire. There are several beaches in easy distance, and for those who want to extend their visit, it is near to the beautiful city of York, England's first capital city, and steeped in history and beauty. The popular seaside towns of Bridlington, Flamborough and Filey are all just a scenic drive away with a plethora of walks, pubs, restaurants and shops to explore.
Meals
Meals provided
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Diets catered
Vegetarian · Vegan
Meals are included in the package and are vegetarian. Please communicate any allergies, intolerances, dietary restrictions or preferences at the time of booking so that you can be catered to appropriately. Please help yourself to breakfast at any time and lunch which will be laid out after the morning workshops. We will prepare and eat dinner communally. You are invited to wash up after yourself. Breakfast Self-serve and available in the kitchen when you wake up Lunch Buffet-style salads, breads, and dips with soup and rolls Dinner Dinner will be a cooked meal that we prepare and eat communally. In practice, this means that you will be invited to be in the cooking group on some nights and in the washing-up group on other nights. In the teachers' experience, this allows people to enjoy meeting in different contexts.
Testimonials
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Hosts
What's Included
Accommodation
Meals
Workshop booklet/journal
Guest workshop from Keziah Gibbons
Not Included
Travel/transportation. Your teacher is very happy to support you in making your travel arrangements.
Travel insurance
Other personal expenses
FAQs
Guest requirements
The only prerequisites from you are you willingness to participate and an open mind.
The Retreat is for Women only.
Cancellation policy
The remaining balance for the retreat is due 60 days prior to the start date. If this balance is paid earlier than these 60 days, you are eligible to cancel and receive a full refund of this remaining balance, provided you do so at least 60 days before the retreat begins.
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