This is the first annual Writing Down Your Soul retreat. For our inaugural tour, we've chosen Oaxaca Mexico. Gayle Lawrence created this delightful Smile Box for the retreat filled with pictures from Oaxaca.

 

 

    
Oaxaca City, a UNESCO world landmark is one of the most beautiful colonial cities in the Americas. The tour will introduce you to the traditional life of present day Zapotecs and Oaxacas rich cultural diversions, colorful outdoor markets, spirituality, native healing techniques, museums, and colonial architecture. Oaxaca is world famous for its cuisine and local healthy food. There will be plenty of shopping time in the nearby local villages renowned for their traditional wood carving, pottery, and textiles. Free time offers choices of local healing therapy's, hiking in the Sierra Madre, horse back riding, and other local Oaxacan activities. You will also experience the powerful energy at the impressive sacred sites of Monte Alban, Mitla and Yagul escorted by a local shaman. The weather is perfect, traveling to get there is easy, and there is little change in time zone so you are refreshed and ready to enjoy your retreat from day one.

 

"Deeper Doors to Your Soul" Writing Down Your Soul Retreat
Each day during your magical adventure you’ll spend time with Janet Conner as she guides you through a deep experience of Writing Down Your Soul. Whether you have been writing at the soul level for years, or just beginning, your writing will go deeper and deeper as you open 8 successive doors in your soul, each inspired by the day's sublime activities in Oaxaca. By the time you open the door #8, you will have a deeper experience of your whole, authentic, holy self. Your innate spiritual intelligence will blossom in this exquisite setting as you give yourself the gift of time. Time to write, to think, to pray, to learn, and time to just BE. Be in the presence of this sacred land. Be in the presence of the delightful people of Oaxaca. Be in the presence of other deep soul writers. Be in the presence of the author. And, most important, be in the presence of your own soul. In such sweet peace, you will hear what your soul has to say.

On the first morning, Janet will teach you how to write at the soul level. If you've taken one of her classes before, you will enjoy reviewing the seven steps to get into theta. You will learn to:

 

• Get out of your conscious, stress-filled mind and into the theta brain wave state
• Get in touch with your deep, authentic self--your soul
• Activate a limitless supply of intelligence, wisdom, and creativity

 

Your practice will go deeper and deeper as you open a new door to the wisdom of your soul. You will begin opening Door #1 asking your soul what it wants to discover in Oaxaca. Then, on successive days, as the group shares experiences from the sensuous delight of Mexico's most famous food (Oaxaca is the home of chocolate and mole!) to the profound exploration of ancient spiritual sites, Janet will help you capture the full meaning and potential of the experience by framing the day as a doorway into the deeper knowing in your soul.

As you put pen to paper, the energy and beauty of Oaxaca will provide inspiration to get in touch with your deepest self. In addition, you will share this rich experience with an intimate group of new like-minded friends and soul-explorers. What a divine week. You and your Soul will never be the same!

 

Click here for the full itinerary created by A Journey of Discovery, a spiritual travel organization that has developed unique travel experiences around the world for over twenty years. Here's a fun Smile Box Gayle Lawrence created for the "Deeper Doors to Your Soul" retreat.

 

Call Janet with questions at 727-772-1118

Or Gayle Lawrence, owner of Journeys of Discover at 727-785-5563

Gayle's email is info@ajourneyofdiscovery.com