20 Retreat Coaches Gather in Colorado For Training and Retreating At the Foot of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains

Retreat Coaches from the United States, Canada and as far as Southern Spain gathered
at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Westcliffe Colorado to dance and grow their skills to lead their own retreats. Coach Helene Van Manen leads this retreat training each spring and it empowers women to develop their leadership skills so they can go back to their communities and combine their coaching with the retreat process

Retreat Coaches Grow Their Skills

We danced
soaked in the hot springs at the desert reef
learned new skills
retreated alone and
together as a group

We laughed hard
journaled
had massages and warm stones
float over our bodies

We hiked mountain trails and
walked in mud and snow
We grew ourselves as Retreat Coach Leaders
so that we can go home and lead others
on their paths to wholeness