Are you seeking a deeper level of recovery and healing from the experience of trauma, losses, grief, addictions, depression, anxiety and other manifestations of loss? Come September 15 from 8:30am to 4pm to a healing retreat at The Mercy Center in Madison. Jean Daniello, Michelle Dubreuil Macek, Rosa Fiore, Jen Ripa-Edson and Liz Driscoll Jorgensen have created this mini-retreat to share their lifetime wisdom in a warm and accessible environment.

  Participants will be immersed in sound healing, gong bathing, yoga, Biodanza (therapeutic movement), walking meditation and tong lon meditation on the beach as well as visualization by creating vision boards. All activities are appropriate for all levels of fitness; most special needs will be accommodated.

  Essential oils will also be available for participants to experience this powerful tool of prevention and healing. All participants will have time to interact and connect with each of the workshop leaders individually as well as enjoy the tranquil beach setting of Mercy Center.

Dubreuil Macek is a master Reiki practitioner, qigong teacher and Martha Beck-trained life coach. Daniello is a certified yoga teacher (200 RYT), Reiki master and advanced integrated energy therapy practitioner. She is a certified essential oil coach and wellness advocate. Jorgensen is the director of Insight Counseling in Ridgefield and a consultant in the field of adolescent and adult psychotherapy, with an emphasis on recovery and program development. Fiore is a spiritual director, minister, yoga instructor and Reiki master. Ripa-Edson is a certified kundalini and vinyasa yoga teacher, Reiki practitioner, life coach, sound healer, essential oil educator and artist.

The cost is $160, or $140 each for two or more signing up at once. No one will be refused who needs financial assistance.

Register at HOHBS.eventbrite.com. For more information, or to receive help registering, call Insight Counseling at 203-943-6786. Location: The Mercy Center, Madison. See ad, page 5.