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Unleash your radiant nature and embody your essence
Join Connie Vigleitti this fall to unleash your radiance and embody your essence.
The fall season on the gorgeous grounds at Menla offers the perfect opportunity to slow down, tune in and let go. Nature cushions our release as the sisterhood holds our rising spirits and celebrates the return of our radiance. We reclaim our divine feminine nature and remember who we are and step into who we are becoming with courage and shine.
Return to Radiance is a women’s weekend retreat where we’ll participate in creative play, ceremony, and ritual to reignite our bond of sisterhood and reclaim our individual radiance. By the end of our retreat, you will feel rejuvenated with a strengthened sense of clarity and confidence in expressing your own authentic voice and truth, allowing your essence to shine.
And we get to walk this path together. When we listen and receive one another, we tune into deep connection and the sisterhood reawakens. And thru the power of sisterhood, we come home to ourselves.
Together we remember and reclaim our wholeness and sovereignty.
Together we reawaken our creative spirit!
The world needs our unique light. It’s time to unleash our power to shine!
This retreat is for any and every woman…
….Longing to take time away from her day-to-day to reconnect with her inner voice and joyful, creative spirit. No matter where you are on your path, you will be met with a loving, safe, nonjudgemental space to rediscover and enjoy yourself. Show up as the whole woman you are and walk away energized with new tools ready to take on life in fresh ways that speak to your soul!
When and where the magic will unfold
We will be gathering at Menla in Phoenicia, NY October 10-13th.
Menla Retreat Center is a hidden oasis set in a secluded valley beside an enchanting stream in the heart of the Catskill Mountains- a 330-acre private nature reserve. Sitting at the head of a breathtaking glacial valley, it’s one of the most beautiful parts of the Catskills. Menla is a modern resort and destination spa surrounded by thousands of acres of unspoiled wilderness native to the Esopus and Mahicans peoples who we honor. Inspired by the ancient Buddhist kingdom of Tibet.
Retreat Highlights Include
Shared or private lodging at Menla
Buffet-style dining featuring protein-balanced and plant-based dishes that are designed around fresh locally and seasonally sourced ingredients, including produce harvested from the on-site organic garden
All circles and special events (see the tentative schedule posted below)
Opening and closing ceremony circles
Morning yoga and meditation
Themed circles to explore unleashing our radiance, creativity, and magic within us, using the power of witnessing one another
Free time to connect with yourself and lovely women, and explore nature, spa treatments, gym time
Additional sound bath and Native American sweat lodge
Zoom Welcome Circle before the retreat and Zoom Integration Circle after the retreat
Transportation is not included. Carpools can be arranged upon request
There is a public transportation option from NYC to Phonecia. If you are taking public transportation, a shuttle can pick you up/drop you off for an additional fee of $8.50.
Our Schedule
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10th
3-5 pm: Arrival and Check-in
5-6 pm: Orientation Circle
6-7 pm: Dinner
7:30- 9 pm: Grounding Circle and Opening Ceremony
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11TH
7-8 am: Morning Ritual (Gentle Yoga/Meditation)
8-9 am: Breakfast
9:30 am-12:15 pm: Native American Sweatlodge
12:30-1:30 pm: Lunch
1:30-4 pm: Cultivating Connection: YOU TIME to hike trails or take in Menla’s heavenly grounds, play games with a new friend in the vintage country barn, time alone to meditate, create or journal, enjoy a spa treatment or move your body in the fitness facility.
4-6: Reclaming Radiance Circle
6-7 pm: Dinner
7:30-8:30 pm: Radiance Oracle
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12TH
7-8 am: Morning Ritual (Gentle Yoga/Meditation)
8-9 am: Breakfast
9:30 am-12:15 pm: Radiance in Nature
12:30-1:30 pm: Lunch
1:30-3:30 pm: Cultivating Connection: YOU TIME to hike trails or take in Menla’s heavenly grounds, play games with a new friend in the vintage country barn, time alone to meditate, create or journal, enjoy a spa treatment or move your body in the fitness facility.
3:30-5:30 pm: Sound Bath
6-7 pm: Dinner
7:30-8:30 pm: Fire Ceremony. We come together to lift our voices and release.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13TH
7-8 am: Morning Ritual (Gentle Yoga/Meditation)
8-9 am: Breakfast
7-11 am: Check-out of Rooms
10:30-12:00 pm: Closing Ritual Circle
12:30-1:30 pm: Lunch
1:30-2 pm: Departure
*Please note that the scheduled events and times are subject to change.
Registration & Cost
Thank you for filling out the application form below as the first step. On the form, you will see the breakdown of the rooms to choose from and the cost. This gives me a chance to organize what is available for you.
Once I receive the application, I will reach out to you and we’ll get you registered with a non-refundable deposit of $375 that goes towards your full tuition. You can choose to pay in full or in 2 or 3 installments (after the deposit) that must be paid by September 10th, 2024.
The retreat cost includes tuition for all workshops, meals, and accommodations for 3 nights and 4 days. Tuition ranges from $1,269-$1740. Choose from shared rooms with shared bathrooms, queen and single rooms with shared bathrooms, and private bedroom/bathroom options.
Meet Your Guide
Connie Viglietti uses her creativity and power of presence to hold sacred space from which transformation and growth inspire all who work with her. Connie is an intuitive healer (Scent Priestess, Reiki Master + Thai Yoga Massage) and sacred container creatrix with an extensive background in yoga and meditation, birth work, and wellness coaching. Her previous work with Emaya and the Back to HER™ online program creatively mentored hundreds of women worldwide, connecting women with their purpose and voice using community, yoga, meditation, and coaching. Guiding women to their inner wisdom and remembrance and watching them rise is what thrills her journey.
Connie holds monthly women's circles and workshops in person and virtually, runs retreats, and offers trainings. Her signature offering, Radiance Remembered: Your Journey to Healing and Wholeness is an 8-week private transformational package that is offered both in person and remotely. She offers private intuitive healing in person and remotely (anointing, reiki, and Intuitive Thai Yoga ).
Connie lives in Montclair NJ and loves the ocean, performing, and spending time with her big Italian family, especially her husband, 2 children, and dog.