Meditation and Movement: Wellness and Healing in the Ozarks

Activity note: Hotel check-in from 3:30 p.m.

Afternoon: Program Registration: 3:30 p.m. After you have your room assignment, come to the Road Scholar table at the front desk to register with the program staff and get your welcome packet containing your name-tag, up-to-date schedule that reflects any changes, other important information, and to confirm when and where the Orientation session will take place. If you arrive late, please ask for your packet when you check in. Orientation. The Group Leader will greet everyone and lead introductions. We will review the up-to-date program schedule, discuss roles and responsibilities, logistics, safety guidelines, emergency procedures, and answer questions. This is a Road Scholar Retreats program. Our programming at Retreat locations includes opportunities for light morning exercise, interaction with members of the local community, a farm-to-table or locally sourced meal, and evening entertainment. Periods in the daily schedule designated as “Free time” and “At leisure” offer opportunities to do what you like and make your experience even more meaningful and memorable according to your personal preferences. The Group Leader will be happy to offer suggestions. Program activities, schedules, personnel, and indicated distances or times may change due to local circumstances/conditions. In the event of changes, we will alert you as quickly as possible. Thank you for your understanding.

Dinner: In the dining room, we will enjoy a hot meal from the lodge buffet, which includes a hot and cold line with both healthy and savory choices. Coffee, tea, water included.

Evening: We will explore the campus of Trout Lodge and Camp Lakewood, while learning a little about the history of the YMCA and how it got the name Trout Lodge.

Activity note: Please always wear active, comfortable clothing.

Breakfast: At the lodge, our breakfast buffet will include a hot line and salad bar, plus assorted desserts; coffee, tea, water included.

Morning: With our instructor, we will receive an introduction to meditation and mindfulness, an introduction to personal mastery, guided imagery, and guided Meditation on Twin Hearts.

Lunch: At the lodge, our buffet meal will include a hot line and salad bar, plus assorted desserts; coffee, tea, water included.

Afternoon: We’ll learn together about the power of going barefoot in our earthing class before taking the class outside and going barefoot on the sand as we learn about psychic self-defense.

Dinner: Lodge buffet.

Evening: We’ll learn the research behind music as medicine and experiment with different sounds and their corresponding states of mind.

Activity note: Please always wear active, comfortable clothing.

Breakfast: Lodge buffet.

Morning: We'll start the day with Twin Hearts Meditation, and enjoy a laughter yoga class that shows the power of laughter for wellness.

Lunch: Lodge buffet.

Afternoon: We will receive a relaxing massage from a professional therapist and begin creating a new personal wellness plan.

Dinner: Lodge buffet.

Evening: Enhancing Emotional Intelligence with a professional Executive Coach. Enjoy this experiential workshop to find new wellness tools for life's toolbox.

Activity note: Please always wear active, comfortable clothing.

Breakfast: Lodge buffet.

Morning: After our Twin Hearts Meditation, we will enjoy a field trip to Washington State Park, where we will explore petroglyphs from the Mississippian Era, learn about pioneer life, and see the historic structures built by the African American Civilian Conservation Corps.

Lunch: Lodge buffet.

Afternoon: We will begin Reiki Level I. Reiki is an honored Japanese system of healing. Training will include initiation rituals, history, and instruction on techniques.

Dinner: Lodge buffet.

Evening: Our Reiki Level I training continues. Reiki is an honored Japanese system of healing. Training will include initiation rituals, history, and instruction on techniques.

Activity note: Please always wear active, comfortable clothing.

Breakfast: Lodge buffet.

Morning: We’ll start the day with our daily Twin Hearts Meditation. Our Reiki Level I training continues. Reiki is an honored Japanese system of healing. Training will include initiation rituals, history, and instruction on techniques.

Lunch: Lodge buffet.

Afternoon: Our Reiki Level I training continues. Reiki is an honored Japanese system of healing. Training will include initiation rituals, history, and instruction on techniques.

Dinner: Lodge buffet.

Evening: Out on the lodge grounds, we will take part in a ritual campfire, where we will leave behind all unwanted thought forms and create new beginnings for ourselves and the world.

Activity note: Lodge check-out 11:30 a.m.

Breakfast: Lodge buffet.

Morning: We’ll enjoy one last Twin Hearts Meditation, followed by our closing ceremony and farewells.

Lunch: Lodge buffet. This concludes our program.

Afternoon: If you are returning home, safe travels. If you are staying on independently, have a wonderful time. If you are transferring to another Road Scholar program, detailed instructions are included in your Information Packet for that program. We hope you enjoy Road Scholar learning adventures and look forward to having you on rewarding programs in the future. Don’t forget to join our Facebook page and follow us on Instagram. Best wishes for all your journeys!