If you’re a caregiver, healer, healthcare or mental health professional – then it’s time to push the pause button and take care of YOU – fully, deeply, and unabashedly! Change your life from “ho-hum” to “fierce and fiery”.
How? By joining Michelle Post for 3 drool-worthy, magnetic, delicious days in heavenly Sedona, Arizona to soothe your soul and #IgniteYourLife!
Imagine the feeling of freedom and inspiration surging through your body as the magnetic, iron-filled Red Rocks of Sedona, AZ invigorate you. Take a light group hike to the mystical Cathedral Rock and sit creek-side while bathing in the sounds of the Red River rushing by. Relish in the sweet silent sound of your own heart beat as you lay beneath the moon or star-filled sky, clear enough to see the glitter of the milky way above you.
Michelle A. Post, MA, LMFT will taking you on a 3-day journey through play, self-care, personal growth, stress-management all while helping you to disconnect from life’s hustle and reconnect to yourself and to like-minded others.
You’ll leave renewed, replenished and re-ignited.
What is your well-being worth to you?
What if you could learn how to combat compassion fatigue, help yourself and others manage stress, improve health & well-being knowing how to apply tools to keep you in balance and sustain peak performance for years to come?
All this is possible in this ONE Sedona #IgniteYourLife2019 Retreat Weekend. You’ll leave being able to lifeguard and sustain yourself long into the future.
Can you imagine your life energized and full of zest once you shed the fears, disappointments, losses or traumas that have kept you immobilized from taking even safe risks?
Surrounded by our close-knit group of healers and helpers, you’ll find your self molting concerns, doubts & hurdles, and metamorphosing into a lighter, more magnetic YOU!
Re-Ignite Your Life Over 3 Starry Nights & 2.5 Gorgeous Days!
Supported by Heart-Centered, Like-Minded, Purpose-Driven People…
Bathe in the Moonlight
Get the Most Out of Life! How would if feel to stop doing “the right thing” JUST for everybody else, and make time for YOU to enjoy the simple pleasures of life, without feeling guilty saying no?
Amazing, right?
We’ll teach you how to re-frame, rediscover, and enjoy present gifts and simple pleasures and how to easily find those sparks of joy accessible in your daily life.
Discover Guidance & Inspiration
Find Peace at the Peace Park. Wouldn’t it be exciting to find out who you are now and what’s possible for your future after all these years dedicated to helping others even when it meant playing it safe?
Just feel the desert mountain air as you walk around the Stupa & Peace Park while you find the inner peace and freedom to explore YOU — your wants, your desires, discover your hidden dreams, awaken your personal magic, and gain clarity, wisdom and strength for your next steps on your life path… walking out beaming, revitalized with purpose.
Imagine arriving home to friends, family, colleagues, clients and patients as they say, “You look so ALIVE and REFRESHED!”
Hike Crescent Moon Park
Laughter, Magic, Adventure at Red River Crossing. Can you imagine enjoying inner and outer adventures in exciting, new places with other healers and healthcare professionals like you along to double the pleasure and fun?
Well, get ready for different, because during your retreat, you’ll be staying among Heaven on Earth Red Rocks of Sedona, exploring and discovering with a close-knit group of healers and helpers. From visioning and journaling to hiking, you’ll be sharing everything from laughter to tears and feeling more magical and electric than you’ve felt in years!
Activate Invaluable Peer-Mentors
What would it be like to walk around the world knowing you are supported by a whole group of like-minded, heart-centered, purpose-driven people?
Through small-group activities with our friendly group, you’ll learn how to evoke the support of an advisory council, accessible to guide you in decisions and life matters anytime you need encouragement.
Awaken Courage & Freedom!
Wouldn’t it be exciting to step away from the bogged-down, over-regulated life, and instead arouse courage, and know you are on your course to achieve all your greatest dreams in in relationships, at work, and in life, acting with fearless spunk and on your own terms?
On retreat with your kick-ass cohorts, you’ll set and ground intentions into reminder objects, employ rituals that you can also share with others, maximizing potential to achieving goals for yourself and those you love and those you serve.
Release Blocks for Magnificent Motivation
What would your life look like if you could discard past anxieties, sadness and troubles that have blocked you or sabotaged you from fulfilling your dreams?
Hold on for GOOD CHANGE to come! During the retreat, we’ll teach you how to access to the healing energy of magical Sedona Red Rocks, adopt guided writing, labyrinth walks, and invoke earth elements – iron/earth, fire, wind, and water – you’ll cast off worries and release obstacles that will leave you feeling RE-IGNITED, FIERY, and FIERCE long into on your FUTURE journey of BECOMING!
This looks amazing!!
The Venue
The Moondance Sedona Sanctuary is our private retreat haven. It’s an oasis of 6,700 square feet of living space nestled in the Red Rock Park valley with a majestic view of Cathedral Rock. Moondance is surrounded by exquisite, spacious 1.7 acres of fenced desert landscape adorned with a pond, refreshing swimming pool, jacuzzi, and private access to Oak Creek. It makes it perfect on retreat breaks to strike off on an adventure through dozens of trailheads surrounding Moondance or bring your swimwear for a warm soak or cool dip under the stars!
This magical Moondance Sedona Sanctuary will not only be the home of our meeting space and meals, but for a few attendees, it can offer VERY reasonably priced accommodations in this phenomenal setting surrounded by the healing Red Rocks. For your highest level of ease and retreat, we encourage you to stay with us at Moondance during and/or before/after the retreat (rooms available 4/25-4/29). With its eight bedrooms, six baths, a fully appointed kitchen, Wi-Fi, Direct TV, free onsite parking, and options for single, double and triple occupancy variations in room cost, it offers the ideal combination of privacy and easy access to the wonders of the Sedona area.
Meeting Space, Shared Meals, Dress, and Walking Info
This magnificent meeting space is full of indoor and outdoor nooks and crannies for maximum delight. Most sharing circles will be indoors (several outdoors depending on weather) and we’ll explore the luscious land for activities & outings.
Dress in comfort: Casual clothes encouraged for ease of floor seating with meditation cushions.
Meals included: Enjoy delicious, nutritious, family-style meals with our small-group, all included in the cost of registration.
Must be able to walk for 45-60 minutes at easy pace. Some lodging requires walking up stairs. We’re not able to accommodate mobility disabilities on this retreat.
Lodging: Various levels of Luxury
Cuisine
Meals are included in registration fees. Specifically, a light reception dinner and wine reception will be included on Friday evening. Breakfast and Lunch will be provided on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Small group dinners will be arranged on Saturday and Sunday night.
Further details of the mouthwatering cuisine will be shared with participants once all dietary restrictions have been submitted with registration.
Meals include:
- Light dinner/wine get-to-know you networking gathering Friday evening.
- Light breakfast & Lunch on Sat, Sun & Mon.
- Dinners on Sat & Sun.
- Submit dietary restrictions with registration. Food sample photos to come!
What’s Included
Meals are included in registration. Please indicate dietary restrictions in registration.
Outings are included in registration.
Registration fees vary based on lodging availability and lodging options selected to correspond with desired amenities of various rooms selected. Walk-in registrations without lodging can be arranged by contacting michelle@postinternationalinc.com.
Waivers and forms to follow registration. We reserve the right to refund registration should an issue arise with participant registration or sales, registration meeting minimums, location issues with leasing agency, or emergency. For full information, contact michelle@postinternationalinc.com.
Transportation to and from the retreat site is not included. See Transportation section for options and driving directions.
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My Story – Innovate. Integrate. #IgniteYourLife
Michelle Post
Consultant, Coach, Speaker, Retreats
That small, still voice inside has nagged me my whole life… Michelle… there is MORE… you have a purpose… you have work to do here. And that voice has motivated me to grow, learn, change, stretch, feel the fear and take action anyway. It caused me to seek my best possible self. And it has lead me here… today… and now connected me to you. Thank you for visiting!
Brief background: I’ve been a consultant, teacher, and event/retreat planner since 2000 when I graduated with my Master’s degree. But it wasn’t until GRIEF, LOSS, CHANGE and TRAUMA leveled me to my knees that I had to take myself around the country and the world to find further healing. Recently, I’ve innovated and integrated basic “desert-island”, effective techniques and tools into my practice to help you #IgniteYourLife.
I specialize in helping people identify and achieve their personal goals by coping with the issues that are causing them distress, stress, burnout or compassion fatigue. I take great pride in the progress and success of my clients, and look forward to helping you. Get in touch to learn more.
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A bit more of my history:
I knew since a young age that my calling was in counseling people. However, in high school, my focus was divided between art, leadership, sports, and psychology, and at UCLA I worked in the Intercollegiate Athletic Department while completing my Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with an emphasis in Health Psychology and Genocide, with Honors. My love for creativity and art as well as sports and performance psychology were excellent foundations for my graduate degree, a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy with an emphasis in school-age children, organizational behavior, career counseling, and cross-cultural relations.
Along my career path, she developed an expertise in the fields of health psychology, business psychology (organizational behavior and change management), stress and pain management, sports psychology, communication skills and assertiveness training, cross-cultural relationships, family and couple’s counseling, grief and loss, career counseling, life transitions, and business changes and consulting.
Internationally, I have presented and trained parents and professionals on child, teens, and family grief, trauma, death notification, stress management, suicide assessment/prevention/postvention, self-care, group facilitation, executive leadership and team building.
Credentials
B.A., Psychology with a Health Psychology emphasis, Graduated with Cum Laude & Department Honors from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
M.A. with an emphasis in school-aged children, organizational behavior, career counseling, and cross-cultural counseling, graduated with honors from Phillips Graduate Institute.
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist MFC #40198, California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) Certified Trainer, October 2011
Survivors After Suicide Group Leader (since 2007), and Consultant to the Suicide Prevention Center, Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services, April 2018 to present.
Guest Lecturer/Speaker at: Children’s Hospital Orange County, Cedar’s Sanai Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente, ARMC, Providence Hospital Systems, Riverside University Hospital, Riverside Community Hospital, CSUN, Loma Linda Medical Center, CSULB, USC, Azusa Pacific University, Children’s Hospital Cincinnati, Speaks Funeral Home (Kansas City, MI), McAfee Funeral Home (Charleston, SC), Morris-Baker Funeral Home (Johnson City, TN), Green Hills Mortuary (San Pedro, CA), NAGC, ADEC, AOPO, AATB, NATCO, ETCO, and The Alliance. Former Faculty Trainer for American Academy of Bereavement and Global Leadership Symposium.
Member of J. William Worden’s Southern California Bereavement Specialist Group 2004 to Present.
National Board Member of Heal Grief and AMF- Actively Moving Forward; Oct 2017 to present
National Board Member and Chair of Donor Family Service Council, AATB – American Association of Tissue Banks; October 2018 to present.
National Alliance for Grieving Children (NAGC) Member since 2005, former Board Member 2007 to 2013 and Past Chair of Membership Committee.
Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) Donor Family Service Council (DFSC) Chair 2011-2012 and vice-chair 2010-2011.
Former Advisory Board Member: The Arnold C Yoder Foundation (TheACY) and Be The Miracle.
Transportation
Transportation to and from the retreat site is not included. For convenience, below is information about transportation options…
Phoenix International Airport (PHX) or Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (FLG) are the nearest airports to Sedona, AZ.
If you are flying into the area, typically flights are scheduled more often and less expensive to fly into Phoenix. Check for flight patterns from your local airport and airline of choice. For example, flights from LAX to PHX run multiple times a day, take 1.5 hours, and range in fee from $150-$200 using American Airlines, Delta, or United.
PHX is about 115 miles or 2.5 hours drive from the retreat in Sedona.
Transportation Options
Flying into PHX or FLG: You’ll need a shuttle, taxi/uber, or rental car. Sharing rides to/from PHX is most cost effective. Contact Michelle for ride sharing possibilities.
Rental Cars PHX: $147-$270 for whole trip (depends on car). Split with others will decrease cost to below shuttle cost. See Kayak.com for comparisons.
Shuttles: $99 to $110 Round Trip + Short Uber ride (~$10-$20 each way) from Courtyard by Marriott Sedona to Moondance Ranch. Reserve in advance via arizonashuttle or acexshuttle.
Taxi/Uber: Most expensive – $254-$422 round trip (or $127-$211 each way).
Driving Directions – PHX to Sedona Retreat
Address: Moondance Ranch, 110 Moondance Ln, Sedona, AZ 86336
Start: Depart Phoenix Airport, Arizona
Take I-17 North / Turn LEFT onto SR-179
Keep STRAIGHT onto SR-179 14.2 Miles
Turn LEFT onto SR-89A [N HWY-89A] continue about 4 miles (continue all the way through town). You will be heading toward Cottonwood going West.
Turn left at Upper Red Rock Loop Road (By Red Rock High School).
The Moondance home is located at the very end of Moondance Lane, just before the Cathedral Rock Lodge, and is exactly 2.5 miles down Upper Red Rock Loop Road from the Sedona Red Rock High School and directly across the street from Rocky Road.
Disney Lane is well marked and is just before Moondance Lane. If you get to the Los Lagos resort you have gone a little too far.
If you are driving into the retreat, here are step by step directions to the retreat location from Phoenix area.
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