Run to the water’s edge
and remember what it feels like to howl with laughter under the stars and moon.
Ultimate Renewal
Upcoming Retreats
Francie’s Annual Wild Heart Retreat
With Francie S. Richards
February 26 – March 1, 2026
South Shore Resort & Retreats, Twin Lake, MI
If you were truly brave and free, what would your wild heart do? This is the power-house question that led me away from corporate America to the land of entrepreneurship and “everything is figureoutable”; to the revival of the historic South Shore Resort as a retreat center; and to the establishment of Wild Heart Retreats and our nonprofit partner, Dharma Collaborative. Yep. That question was a doozy. What burns at the end of that question for you? Come retreat with me where we will listen for the answer. At a signature Wild Heart Retreat, we do what our wild hearts…
Dharma Collab: Winter Nonprofit Leaders’ Retreat – Women Only
With Francie S. Richards and Ilana Zafran Walden
March 9 – 12, 2026
South Shore Resort & Retreats
Are you a leader in a nonprofit or community organization that’s feeling burnt out? We’ve been there. Since 2020, we have become increasingly concerned about our people: the social impact, nonprofit and community leaders who are the vanguard of care in our communities. We’ve wondered, ‘what happens when they can’t carry the weight of caring for us anymore? When the physical, emotional, and mental toll of the work is too much to bare?’ Dharma Collaborative was founded to to address this concern. Join us for a retreat program built just for you, and yet, where everything is optional. Sleep in,…
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