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Inner Peace: Fall Yoga Retreat

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53 Mill Street, Westfield, MA 01085
Date
October 30 - November 1, 2026

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Peace—your inner peace—is the heart of this fall yoga retreat. Yoga is the perfect practice, and now is the perfect season, to nurture and strengthen your inner peace.
Through mindful yoga practices that move the body and calm the mind, you will release tension, overcome negative thoughts, and reduce anxiety, leaving you feeling healthier, calmer, and lighter.
With a focus on emotional well-being, these sessions also support healing of old wounds and help ease sadness or depression, allowing your heart’s light to grow stronger and brighter.
This welcoming retreat is open to all levels of experience. While prior yoga practice may be helpful, it is not required. Sally Barber of the Westfield Yoga Center offers compassionate guidance with skillful modifications tailored to each participant’s needs, ensuring a safe and enjoyable experience for everyone.
The retreat balances time for connection with others and opportunities for quiet reflection and solitude. Set in the peaceful and nurturing surroundings of the Genesis Center, your inner light will be gently supported and expanded.
Join us this fall to renew your spirit, deepen your practice, and expand your light in community and calm.

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Location icon Genesis Spiritual Center, 53 Mill Street, Westfield, MA 01085

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4.86 out of 5.0 average rating

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Nourishing, Beautiful Retreat
The Divine Feminine Retreat with Shannon K. Evans was truly wonderful. It was a nourishing blend of quiet, contemplative time to reflect, and intimate, interactive time within the small, supportive community of our group. Our group is hoping that Shannon will return to lead us in another retreat; I would sign up right away for that and eagerly look forward to attending. Additionally, I had never been to Genesis before, and absolutely have it on my radar now for other programs and as a healing sanctuary.

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A Prayerful Evening with the Psalms
I enjoyed the presentation and the sharing. However, I would have preferred to have at least three evenings on this topic for the Lenten Season.

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Be With an Open Heart
I spent time with JoAnn Bourquard a few years ago when I was on a day-long retreat at Genesis Spiritual Center. We meditated together and I opened my heart to her for spiritual guidance. She deeply listened, attentive and present with me, as I shared some difficult challenges I was having in my life. I clearly remember her gently and kindly responding with a phrase, "you have your work cut out for you". I have accepted that gift from her, without even being entirely certain what she meant, as part of my daily spiritual practice since then.
This most recent Zoom experience with her, dedicated to reflecting on this season of Lent and what it means for each of us who were there on the screen, was also a gift. Guided by JoAnn, we had opportunities to pray, meditate, and share aloud about our daily spiritual practice, whatever it is. All experiences validated and accepted. No judgement if we weren't Catholic or even Christian. I am a Buddhist practitioner and I felt completely welcomed. I offered to share with the group a poem I had written for Lent and read it tearfully. God and the Universe are indeed good to me when I open my heart to them. Blessings, Jennifer D.

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Lenten Conversation with the Psalms
Due to the blizzard, I was unable to attend

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The Wisdom of St. Francis
Simon and David led us on a beautiful experience of St. Francis and St. Clare. The music, sharing, dialogue and discussion all helped to create a strong bond between participants. Genesis is a place of peace, hope and healing, and I could feel it the moment I arrived. Thank you to the staff for their hospitality and kindness.

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