H. Holley Humphrey
- St Augustine, Florida
- Tours, France
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"Sacred Empathy™,
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A Personal-Transformation NVC Intensive Retreat for Women.
A life-changing seven day intensive retreat in the customized style that Marshall used to offer us in the mid 1980's, when we would have 12 people for 5 days, twice a year. Holley Humphrey will be coming out of “semi-retirement” to offer a mixture of NVC training, practice and deep personal work. All will be designed to enhance, awaken and enrich your Life Energy, Self-Connection and Inner Awareness…
“The greatest revolution in our generation is that of human beings,
who by changing the inner attitudes of their minds,
can change the outer aspects of their lives”.
Marilyn Ferguson
Let’s discover what is so powerful that it holds us discouraged and immobile or angry and reactive. Let’s use our resilience and tenacity to clean out, restore and reframe. Together let's connect with the inner guardian who hides a piece of our “Essential-Self,” believing she is serving our needs for safety.
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly,
but rarely admit the changes she has gone through to achieve that beauty”.
Maya Angelou
This retreat is for women who believe steadfastly in the power within the caterpillar; the power of YES. It is for women who believe in the power of Presence and the Universe, who are ready to dive in and discover… to heal and recover. Where better to do this than in the arms of Mother Nature and the supportive body of loving NVC kindred spirits?
“Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual,
you have an obligation to be one”.
Eleanor Roosevelt
We are good at caring and contributing, so let’s be even more powerful, more compassionate and more radiantly shining in our LIGHT. And let’s do it in the joy and nurturing warmth of the Mexican Pacific Ocean, allowing her to cleanse and rejuvenate our most vulnerable parts as we emerge newly full of de-Light-ness of Being. YES?
“My willingness to be intimate with my own deep feelings
creates the space for intimacy with another”.
Shakti Gawain
The calm of the evening at the beach...
Sharing, listening, learning, caring, growing, bonding, healing… We need each other. We need connection, compassion and caring support in order to spread our emerging wings and take flight…
Relaxing in the hotel pool...
Time out for shopping… (of course)
Sharing Bananas Flambé with new-found friends...
Will you join us dear friend? You can count on exciting moments of inner awareness and precious sharing moments of kindred souls growing closer… We would love to have you join us. Sign up here or if you have a question, write Holley under “Contacts"… I look forward to hearing from you and better yet, welcoming you to my beloved home-away-from home in the gated community of Club Santiago, Manzanillo, Mexico. This will be an adventure you will remember all your life.
This is an NVC immersion retreat to seriously listen to our own needs. To create a Rumi field of acceptance, compassion and Soul-based healing. Using NVC, the power of our Life-Force and life-serving strategies, we will be inviting our deepest, highest, widest, all-encompassing, most vibrant, loving energy to dissolve out-dated inner barriers, give water to thirsty hearts and sing us back into aliveness with solid, positive strategies for our next forward step. Would you like to join us? We would LOVE to welcome you...
Dates: Sunday February 12 to Saturday February 18, 2017
Beginning Sunday evening at 6:00pm: On site welcome dinner: 7:00; First evening session: 8:30-10:00
Ending Tuesday at approximately 14:00. (plan to be flexible if possible.)
Maximum # Participants: 12 women (for lots of individual attention) The last retreat had such precious reviews, we imagine this one will fill quickly.
Languages:
"Sacred Empathy™ Retreat - MEXICO" will be held primarily in English. Holley does speak Spanish, however the retreat is not intended to be bilingual. NOTE: If your native language is NOT English, you do not need to speak English fluently. Our need is that you have a comfort level in expressing yourself and understanding others in English. For example, Holley says she speaks Spanish “fluidly but not fluently.” People understand her and for the most part, she understands them. If you can say this about your English, then please come!! If you are a native Spanish speaker and if you wish to do some deeper NVC empathy work with Holley, we are hopeful to be able to provide a Spanish/English speaking translator for that process time. We value and encourage you to use your native language during deeper work, in order to access the most relevant needs.
Number of Participants:
For the "Sacred Empathy™ Retreat - MEXICO" we are inviting up to 10 women. Many trainers invite up to 100 or more participants. Holley prefers the profound and intimate; the impactful and precise. She values the customized learning and radical changes one can accomplish in small numbers. It meets her need for meaningful contribution. We hope you sense a golden opportunity in this decision and (smile) want to take advantage of it...
Requested Retreat Fee: $800 for seven day retreat. Add $100 for Fishbowl Reservation Early-bird discount of $100 up to 15 days before the event. Negotiable Fee: One week before the retreat date, if there are still openings, there’s an option for people, “to offer to pay whatever you can for the retreat, taking your Self-Care and our sustainability into consideration.” The housing and meals are not available for negotiation.
Refunds: All registration deposits are non-refundable. Deposit amount may be transferred to another of Holley’s offerings if one is available. This would include NVC materials and private sessions via Skype.
Requested Fee for Lodging: Six nights and seven days: $230 US Dollars. Double occupancy which includes taxes and tip. The cost of the hotel has been translated into dollars updated as of November 2016. Please pay in cash or cashiers check at the time of registration before the first evening. If there is a significant change in the exchange rate, we will adjust accordingly. I have already held two women’s retreats at this hotel and I am very happy to report that the staff and owner will do their very best to offer us a wonderful stay.
Payment Plan: In this time of very large NVC events, the beauty of these Sacred Empathy™ Retreats is that they are purposefully held to a small group of dedicated NVC participants. Therefore with care for you we have kept costs down where possible. If requested, we will gladly arrange an advance 2-3 month payment plan. With care for us, we ask for understanding that we put our love and energy into this 150% and have limited space for fee reductions except as people offer extra toward scholarships.
Retreat Dates: Sunday, February 12 through Saturday, February 18, 2017 (six nights and seven days) This is planned so you may come a day early** and have the possible ease of a travel day on either side of our week together. **The sooner you let me know if you want one or two more days at the hotel, the greater possibility that I can get another day reserved for you. It’s high season…
| Location: Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico Airports: The closest is ZLO… Manzanillo Airport. Just about 20-25 minutes from the hotel. You can also fly into Puerto Vallarta, Guadalajara or Mexico City (DF) and take a long bus ride if you want more of an adventure. Transportation to Hotel: You can rent a car or take a taxi-shuttle to get to Hotel Tenisol (inside the gates of Club Santiago). We can help people arrange to share rides if the timing works out well. We will also help to arrange a pick up if you can give us two weeks or more notice. The fee will be cheaper than a taxi, but I cannot tell you the exact price until I get down there and check things out. |
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Lodging: We have arranged with Hotel Tenisol for double rooms to create an intimate sisterhood community, with special pricing to keep the costs down. We will hold some sessions at the beach, most of our meetings will be in the penthouse on the third floor. Unfortunately, there is no elevator so people need to be mobile regarding stairs.
Meals: The hotel has a lovely outside restaurant under a palm-thatched canopy which is run by a separate company, so the meals will not be included but are very reasonable. We also know that some people skip breakfast etc or would want to go to the beach club (my favorite) or local restaurants along the beach for lunch so we did not want to restrict you to the hotel meals. Healthy snacks, coffee and tea will be offered during the retreat. Dinners will be on your own. There are many restaurants along the beach which can be very fun n’ funky or more upscale. You will receive a list and a map. Since chefs can change each season, my local friends will let me know which restaurants have the best current reputation re food, better service etc. So once again, I will know more once I get there.
Food Preferences Questionnaire: We will provide a questionnaire about food preferences once you register. The local supermarket has adapted to include foreign food items, so many American and British choices will be available for purchase. For unusual food needs, we suggest you bring whatever you might not find in a regular store. If it’s really important, then send me some pictures ahead of time and I will double-check availability.
How are the fees determined for a Sacred Empathy™ Retreat? The fees are based on when you sent in your deposit and what you have signed up for. If you’d like to have an early-bird discount and the early-bird date is still in effect, send in your contact information and we will send you the discount information.
Reserve a Fishbowl Opportunity: We will be offering one Sacred Empathy™ Fishbowl Process each morning. If you know in advance that you want to sign up to do a Sacred Empathy™ Fishbowl with Holley and wish to reserve a place for this opportunity, then choose the option, “Self-Catalyst” when you register and pay an extra $100. There is room for 5 people to do “Self-Catalyst” sacred work, so it is offered on a first come, first serve basis.. This is such a profoundly deep, life-changing, energetic process, Holley can only offer one a day and still maintain her own Self-Care. Whether you take the opportunity for yourself or choose to be part of the support team for others, this will be a rewarding, powerful and personally meaningful experience for you.
If there are open opportunities on the first evening when you arrive and you decide then that you wish to reserve a morning for your Sacred Empathy™ processing, you may still sign up and pay the $100. If you are not sure and want to wait and see, then there is no extra charge after the first evening as long as space is available. After the first evening, no more opportunities may be reserved. If you have paid $100 to reserve an opportunity, you may change your mind at any time and receive a refund of $50. Once we have given your Self-Catalyst opportunity to someone else, your reservation is no longer being held.
Waiting List: If there are extra people signing up as Self-Catalysts in the Sacred Empathy™ Fishbowl, we will maintain a waiting list of up to five people. If an opportunity opens up, people on the Wait-List will be moved to the Reserved List based on the date/time of their deposit. Any Self-Catalyst who pays the $100 and is on the wait-list will receive a full refund if no opportunity opens up.
Drawing Names: If there is an open Opportunity on a certain morning, then anyone who wishes to do a Sacred Empathy™ Fishbowl will put her name in a hat and we will draw one name that morning.
Scholarship Fund: If you wish to contribute to the scholarship fund for someone else, you may do so by telling us how much you are contributing beyond your own amount. Yes, you may also designate someone in particular if you wish. We hope to be able to offer at least one half-price scholarship or work exchange per event.
Smoking Policy: With respect for our health and well-being, self-care and consideration for others, we ask for nonsmoking participants during the whole week of the event. The areas around the retreat site are non-smoking spaces due to Holley’s extreme allergy to smoke (even from people’s clothes). Electronic cigarettes will be permitted outside, away from doors and conscious of wind direction please.
Retreat Time: Proposed time is ~9:00 a.m. to ~6:00 p.m. with about a two and a half to three hour afternoon break for rest, beach play, connection and integration. Each morning will be dedicated to the Sacred Empathy™ Fishbowl Process. This will be an elastically held time, ~120 minutes in order to give honor to the Life Energy and post-session sharing needs.
What exactly is the Sacred Empathy™ Fishbowl Process? The Fishbowl Process is something Marshall began to use, somewhere in the late 1990’s. I first saw him use it at a conference in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The idea was to provide a forum where a limited number of people from various sides of an issue could be heard, while the majority of people in the group would sit outside as silent witnesses. There was always an empty spot, so someone who wanted to join the discussion could come into the inner circle to participate. If this happened, then someone in the inner circle would self-select to move to the outer circle, leaving the all important empty chair for someone else.
I have kept the concept of a bowl surrounding fish and shifted it’s purpose and potential. For me, the bowl itself consists of everyone in a single embracing circle that becomes an energetic support for the person working in the middle with me. In this way, we’ve been using the Presence and energetic attention of our beloved Participants for increased potency. Adding to this precious embrace, we bring in the power of Sacred Life Energy and use the beauty of the Empathic Listening process of Marshall Rosenberg. Participants have the love and reinforcement to free up energy that got stuck and lost in childhood experiences and early protection strategies.
I have kept the concept of a bowl surrounding fish and shifted it’s purpose and potential. For me, the bowl itself consists of everyone in a single embracing circle that becomes an energetic support for the person working in the middle with me. In this way, we’ve been using the Presence and energetic attention of our beloved Participants for increased potency. Adding to this precious embrace, we bring in the power of Sacred Life Energy and use the beauty of the Empathic Listening process of Marshall Rosenberg. Participants have the love and reinforcement to free up energy that got stuck and lost in childhood experiences and early protection strategies.
Summary of Monetary Requests:
Requested Retreat Fee:
$800 for seven day retreat.
Add $100 for Fishbowl Reservation.
Early-bird discount of $100 up to 25 days before event.
Requested Fee for Lodging:
For six nights and seven days:
$230 US Dollars. Double occupancy which includes taxes and tip.