Retreat
The revival retreat has four core foci to improve change agents’ well-being:
Celebration
Communing with People & Nature
Exposure to cultural healing modalities-resources
Liberation NOW
Intentional in the design of this retreat, we facilitated and curated these foci at the highest quality. From headlining sound exhibitions to organic food offerings, every detail was curated to bring to life our guiding intentions.
Our annual retreat is an innovative and embodied practice lab of care & nourishment with opportunities for deep communion with self, others, nature & Spirit. Providing access to culturally-responsive healing practitioners – the result is not only healing, it’s a really good time!
Revival Retreat - Four Core Foci
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Celebration
Acknowledging our strengths and wins improves our mental, emotional & spiritual well-being. Joyful celebrations bond community and remind us that we have what we need to address our challenges.
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Communing with People & Nature
Spending time with supportive people & in nature are both lauded by mental health research as top ways to alleviate stress. This year’s retreat offered both to frontline advocates.
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Exposure to Cultural, Healing & Spiritual Resources
The revival exposes social change agents to high-quality, culturally-rooted healing modalities & practitioners, creating new pathways for long-term care.
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Liberation NOW!
The revival allows activists to see & feel liberation NOW. Experiencing what is possible offers embodied hope, critical for mental & emotional wellness.
Venues & Timing:
Our annual retreat takes place over 2 - 3 days in a temperate location suitable for an outdoor event. Miami has been our home our first two years!
Our venues are gorgeous, outdoor oases with botanical beauty, fresh water and natural wonder like Patch of Heaven Sanctuary (insert link).
They may also have historical and spiritual relevance like Hampton House (insert link). Our 2025 is scheduled for late spring 2025.
Who we serve:
Attendance: 250+ social justice leaders & practitioners
Groups and individuals from 20 states within the U.S.
Mixed genders ranging from ages 4 to 71 who identify primarily as BIPOC & as healers, artists, organizers, strategists, social workers and more joined our 2023 revival retreat.
Results:
100% of survey respondents expressed that they are highly likely to continue practicing the healing techniques they learned in their activations, and recommend these activations to others.
93.1% of survey respondents report the retreat met or exceeded Givers’ expectations.
75% of survey respondents report the retreat helped them connect to their spirituality “a lot” or to “a great extent”.
92.8% of givers learned tools, activities and/or resources to help them manage stress in their lives.