AND it is definitely OUR TIME to roar! The photo above comes from one of the 60 & Beyond retreats I offered several years ago. They attracted so many women who were searching for meaning and vitality as they moved into their 60s and beyond and I know that many of you are searching for…… Continue >>>
All of us have special ones who have loved us into being. Would you just take ten seconds to think of the people who have helped you become who you are . . . ten seconds of silence. ~ Fred Rogers Last night four friends and I had the life-enhancing privilege of spending two hours…… Continue >>>
Virtual Retreats in the Comfort of Your Own Home Imagine creating a life you don’t need a vacation from Imagine letting go of who you think you’re supposed to be in order to become the woman you were BORN to be WELCOME to a unique opportunity . . . a retreat experiences…… Continue >>>
A Retreat of Reflection, Insights and Inspiration Briar Patch Inn ~ Sedona, Arizona March 20 – 24, 2020 Everything that’s created comes out of silence. Your thoughts emerge from the nothingness of silence. Your words come out of this void. Your very essence emerged from emptiness. ~ Wayne Dyer Please join us for…… Continue >>>
Camino de Santiago Women’s Retreat Santiago, Spain – Finesterre/Muxia, Spain May 16 -24, 2020 People walk the Camino for a variety of reasons . . . to be part of an ancient tradition . . . to feel close to nature . . . to search for meaning, authenticity, a rekindled sense of wonder .…… Continue >>>
by Karen Carlisle Ely What seemed like a normal dinner invitation from a new acquaintance and colleague would prove to be anything but normal. That evening, A Friday in October of 1991, turned out to be a cataclysmic event that changed my life forever. Having spent my adult life following the path of my…… Continue >>>
by Karen Carlisle Ely Writing A Safe Place to Stand has been a labor of love. First, because at its core, it holds the teachings of my spiritual mentor and dear friend, Bobby Brooks. Second, because it has taken me eight years to complete it, often requiring more commitment and patience than I knew…… Continue >>>
How I Became the Woman I Was Born to Be and How You Can Too! by Karen Carlisle Ely Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. ~ Søren Kierkegaard In the past fourteen years I have written six books and self-published five of them: Daring to Dream: Reflections on…… Continue >>>
Jackson, Wyoming September 6 – 11, 2020 Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away like autumn leaves. ~ John Muir Grand Teton National…… Continue >>>
60 & Beyond and Living Life to the Fullest January 1 ~ March 31, 2020 Contrary to the cultural scripts that say women are old and useless and in the way – diminished versions of their former selves – in reality older women are the happiest demographic in the country. ~ Mary Pipher You…… Continue >>>
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