Retreats with Alice

“It’s hard to put into words what I do because I take the cues from the client. I see myself as a mid-wife, knowing that this person has the answers within. I listen to what they are saying and to what my guidance is also saying. Clients often arrive at a place of connection with their deepest self — a place of peace and insight to their life challenges. I facilitate this by having them be present to their bodily sensations, images, or emotions to access this deeper reality. I see what blocks they have and may give energetic exercises to help soften them. It all depends on what is surfacing within that person.”

                                                                                    -Alice McDowell

Retreats

The reasons for a retreat vary from person to person. Some seek rest and renewal, stress reduction, or core-level healing. Others come to attune with Nature, to center and deepen their spiritual life, or to handle life transitions. Here individuals can search for answers or just spend time with Spirit.

For all retreats, Alice accepts payment by cash, check or Venmo, paid at the time of the session. Note that these costs don’t include accommodations at Light on the Hill Retreat Center. It’s also possible, but often not as effective, to do a retreat from your home.

All sessions are on a sliding sale from $70-$90 per day no matter what type you choose.

Individual sessions with Alice can be in person, by phone, or on zoom.

Guided Individual Retreats are for those wanting some structure and insight for their retreat with additional time to spend on their own. They meet with the guide for one or more days depending on their need and desire. As a result of the first or subsequent meetings, the guide suggests certain practices, short relevant writings and CD guided meditations. Guided retreats are similar to healing retreats but usually with a different focus and the retreatant can choose the number of sessions they want to have.

Healing Retreats are for those seeking healing on a physical, psychological, or spiritual level. Each day the person meets with the guide for a counseling/healing session. The session may consist of straightforward counseling, dream work, guided imagery, or movement exercises, depending on what modality best serves the person. The retreatant then has time for resting, walking, listening to relevant recordings, or doing some simple practices that help integrate the benefits of the healing work. We encourage the person to take time following the last session before going  home. This way, old patterns are not reinforced and the new energetic shifts have time to gel. The buildup of consecutive daily sessions is very powerful. Healing retreats focus on healing of life issues and psychological work, while guided retreats focus more on spiritual development.

Deep Dive Individual Retreats are more structured and intensive. The guide meets with the retreatant once a day and suggests practices, prayers and recordings which bring the retreatant through a six-stage process of detachment, union and return. This deeply transformative process can be geared to a person of any faith or to one who does not feel a part of any tradition but wishes to deepen their spiritual life. There is a 3-day minimum stay for this retreat.

Alice also works with couples and small groups.