Retreats, Classes & Workshops Calendar
The calendar below lists all events supporting spiritual development which are held at The Retreat. We believe the development of the human spirit is critical to a successful and fulfilling life. All overnight retreats are held at The McIver Center for Family and Spiritual Development, which provides a nourishing and reflective environment that is designed to supports one’s spiritual journey.
Retreats, Classes, and Workshops sponsored by The Retreat are all lead by Retreat staff and volunteers, who have extensive experience creating and facilitating programming that allows others to deepen their spirituality. All presenters are actively engaged in 12 Step recovery.
Events are lead by the following:
- Sherry Gaugler-Stewart, Director of Family and Spiritual Recovery
- Roger B., Volunteer for the Family Program, and the Men and Women’s Programs
- Sandy Swenson, Author and Volunteer for the Men and Women’s Programs
- Jake Klisivitch, Men’s Program Coordinator
- DeAnna Loux, 200RYT, Trauma-informed certified Yoga Teacher
- John MacDougall, Spiritual Care Coordinator
Upcoming Events
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Dec 26 - 28, 2025
What a Year it has Been!
A weekend retreat with Roger B.
Each year has its blessings, heartaches, and lessons. Although we definitely want to embrace what we have to celebrate, we often want to push mistakes aside, or blame someone or something else for the situation. When we do this, we also push away the “seed” of the answer or learning.
This weekend we will explore the year that was – preparing ourselves for the year that will be. We’ll create space to gain a deeper understanding of how shame and fear often paralyze us – and how our basic instincts can become reliant on fear and shame as a false reality. When this happens, we find ourselves doing the same things over and over again, hoping for a different response (rinse and repeat)!
If we can’t understand the source of our mistakes, we can’t learn. Freedom comes from discovering the answers that reside within our “mistakes”. Together we will embrace all that happened in this past year, and set the stage for freedom to flourish in the New Year.
Save the Date!
2026 Retreat Flyers
Coming Soon!
January 23rd – 25th
From Brokenness to Belonging – a weekend retreat with John Magnuson and Kristine Pappone
March 6th – 8th
Conscious Contact with God – a weekend retreat with John MacDougall
April 24th – 26th
Powerless, not Helpless: the Wisdom to know the Difference – a weekend retreat with Roger B.
May 29th – 31st
Dandelion Mama Camp: Breathe. Believe. Be. – a weekend retreat with Sandy Swenson
July 17th – 19th
Dandelion Mama Camp: Breathe. Believe. Be. – a weekend retreat with Sandy Swenson
July 24th – 26th
God, You Go First! – a weekend retreat with Roger B.
August 28th – 30th
Being Sober and Becoming Happy – a weekend retreat with John MacDougall
September 25th – 27th
Sought through Prayer and Meditation: an 11th Step Retreat – a weekend retreat with Sherry Gaugler-Stewart
October 23rd – 25th
Life is the Teacher: approaching recovery with a student’s mind – a weekend retreat with Roger B.
October 30th – November 1st
Healing Through Movement – a spiritual weekend retreat for Trauma and Recovery with DeAnna Loux
December 31st – January 2nd
Celebration and Loss: a New Year’s retreat – a weekend retreat with Roger B.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
Jen at jsamet@theretreat.org
Sherry at sgaugler-stewart@theretreat.org
or call us at 952.476.0566.
