“If You’ve Studied Self Help Books, Taken
Enlightenment Courses, Followed the Masters
and Still Don’t Lead the Life You Desire …

GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK!

Come Celebrate and Explore
Your True Magnificence in
Stunning Costa Rica!”

Relax, Refocus and Rejuvenate as You Commit to Your Incredible Life Path at the
Awaken to Life Empowerment Retreat in Costa Rica
February 6th to 13th of 2009

As a powerful woman, your days and nights are packed with responsibilities. At work, at home, with your family … everywhere you turn there’s another role to play.

It’s amazing you get any time to explore what’s truly meaningful to you. Many women spend their free time escaping the pressures of life rather than relishing their journey.

But that’s not for you …

Lead the Life You Desire

It’s no surprise that self-help programs often lead to frustration. After all, they’re just guides to make your own discoveries.

The real answers are inside you… and they change with every situation.

To achieve your full potential you must embrace your real magnificence and …

Awaken to Life Empowerment

What if there was a place you could go to celebrate your life and gently reclaim your inner power?

What if there were no other obligations and you could release yourself into a full week of self-exploration?

Celebrate your life. Gently return to inner power. Stretch and reach your potential; come home to yourself, energized, clear and eager to live the life you desire.

And what if you could create the life you choose from your deepest wisdom?

Imagine yourself in Costa Rica. Sunlight yellow and a warm breeze lulling you back to your true self.

Long, peaceful moments of reflection as you …

• Clarify what matters most to you

• Design your blueprint for change

• Consciously create the life you want

• Release old patterns and beliefs

• Renew your body, mind and spirit

Read on to discover how to create a remarkable life at the Awaken to Life Empowerment Retreat.

Create the Life You Choose

The Awaken to Life Empowerment Retreat

Take seven days to create the life you long for in lush and serene Costa Rica.

Your personal journey is guided by an open, responsive expert and encouraged by an intimate group of participants.

Relax in the comforts of a tranquil inn, gently awaken to your inner power and explore the wonders of Costa Rica.

“The best part for me was becoming part of a group of women that accepted, listened and supported me to live my authentic life.” —Pam Cook

Retreat Itinerary

Your days begin with guided self-discovery and then open into afternoons of adventure and exploration.

Day One, Friday: Arrive in Costa Rica (February 6th) Check in at the El Cafetal Inn, Atenas, Costa Rica.  Introductions and information about the week. Dinner at the El Cafetal Inn. Day Two, Saturday: Clarify What Matters Morning Program  Morning Meditation Clarify what you want for your life Prepare for the changes you desire Share your meaningful life stories with others Gently awaken your inner awareness through meditation Afternoon Program Leave for Zoo Ave, a wildlife park, to see a variety of native and exotic species of animals. Learn about the tropical ecosystems and the vital role they play in the global environment. Typical Tico lunch, and visits to Grecia and Sarchee. Dinner at La Casa de Miquel in Grecia. Day Three, Sunday: Design Your Blueprint for Change Morning Morning Meditation Identifying your deepest desires Define the steps to reach your goals Discover the guidance of your wise-woman elder Create your blueprint for change Afternoon Leave for Hotel Villablanca and the Cloud Forest Preserve north of San Ramon. Enjoy a two-hour walking tour led by a naturalist through the Cloud Forest. Lunch at the hotel. Day Four, Monday: Consciously Create Your Best Life Morning Morning Meditation Discover the agreements and patterns that hold you back Learn how to intentionally instruct your unconscious mind Release limiting patterns and create your life by design Envision your empowering life Afternoon Visit Heredia for a walking tour of the La Paz Waterfall Gardens and the largest butterfly observatory in the world. The Observatory is the length of a football field and reaches heights of 50 feet. You’ll also visit hummingbird and orchid gardens and walk through the Waterfall Gardens—an outstanding experience in itself! Lunch at La Paz Waterfall. Day Five, Tuesday: Relax, Refresh, Rejuvenate A day to relax. Swim, journal, read or take your own private tour. Day Six, Wednesday: Release Old Patterns and Beliefs Morning Morning Meditation How to hear your body’s message Connect your choices to a unified field of energy Use the laws of the universe to manifest your desires The principle of doing and being Afternoon A drive to San Jose for a tour of the Gold Museum and National Theater. Lunch at Ambrosia Restaurant. You Costa Rica adventure would be incomplete without a two-and-a-half canopy zip-line tour on high-tech NASA cables in a biological reserve. Day Seven, Thursday: Renew Your Body, Mind and Spirit Morning Morning Meditation How to stay balanced and energetic Free yourself from stress and tension Revitalize with detoxification Reconnect to yourself, your support circles, and nature Using sacred ritual to release your limitations Afternoon Leave for the Doka State Coffee Farm owned by the Vargus family for three generations. Voted the Best Coffee in the country. The farm is three-time winner of the “Golden Grain Award” for the best coffee in the world. Lunch on the estate.  Catered dinner at the hotel. Day Eight, Friday: Closing Day Opening Life (February 13th) Review and discussion of the week. Leave for the airport.

El Cafetal Inn, Costa Rica

The Retreat is held in a peaceful haven overlooking Costa Rica’s serene central valley. El Cafetel Inn invites you to enjoy the tranquil sounds of nature as you observe native birds and butterflies, explore trails to the river and thrill to a spectacular waterfall.

Rooms at the Inn are sanctuaries for relaxation and reflection. Surrounded by comfort at the Inn, you’ll enjoy a full service restaurant, secluded swimming pool, and balconies with restful mountain views.

“It was truly an adventure. It pushed me both emotionally and physically to think bigger about my life and what was possible!” —Jill Batman

Your Guide to An Awakened Life

Join empowerment and personal development coach, Joyce Dillon, for the Awaken to Life Empowerment Retreat. Her expert care and generous spirit inspires an atmosphere of gentle and lasting self-growth and change.

Joyce Dillon

Joyce Dillon, RN, MN, inspires individuals and groups to awaken to a healthier, more balanced, fulfilling, and spiritually-connected life.

Joyce combines a Masters Degree of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Consultation and Education with twenty-five years of clinical experience and extensive training in mind-body medicine, meditation, energy medicine and transformational work.

She is a certified health and wellness coach and mind-body practitioner specializing in work-life balance, health and life transformation and CEO of Healthy Living and Balance, a coaching and personal development company based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Joyce’s Personal Story

While studying with shamans in a Peruvian rain forest, one of the sages revealed that Joyce’s lifework is “helping women to birth in a new way of being.”

Those words touched Joyce deeply. She began to devote herself to guiding others as they discover their own life pathways. As it happens, Costa Rica is an ideal country for this and Joyce plans to build a wellness center there.

Janet Taylor

Janet Taylor, our program coordinator is a part-time resident of Costa Rica, and is active in community involvement in Atlanta as a health care advocate. As a past register nurse and massage therapist, she has developed programs that support living “long and well”.

“The most powerful growth experience I have ever had!” —Melinda Jones

Master the Life You Design

Relax, renew and rejuvenate as you commit to creating the life you desire at the Awaken to Life Empowerment Retreat in Costa Rica. In just seven days, you’ll …

• Identify what matters to you most
• Draw up your design for change
• Intentionally create the life you choose
• Break through your limiting beliefs
• Relax, rejuvenate and refocus

And return energized, clear and raring to pursue your life journey.

Launch Your True Life Now

If you’re ready to break free from the self-help cycle and embrace your true power in beautiful Costa Rica …

You’ll enjoy eight days and seven nights at the serene El Caftetal Inn as you celebrate and commit to the life you desire.

Early Bird Special! Sign up for theAwaken to Life Empowerment Retreat by December 1, 2007 and receive $200 OFF the normal $2,397 registration fee! Early Bird Registration $2,197 or a $500 Deposit Commit to your life desire now and sign up for less!

Only nine participants will be accepted into the Awaken to Life Empowerment Retreat. Commit to a life you love and save your place by registering today!

Cost per person for the Retreat is $2,197* through December 1st and includes:

• Accommodations for eight days and seven nights at El Cafetal Inn

• Admission fees for all afternoon activities

• All breakfasts and three dinners at El Cafetal Inn

• Driver to and from the airport and for all Retreat activities

• The Awaken to Life Empowerment Retreat

And when you register today, you save $200 OFF!

That’s right. When you sign up for the Awaken to Life Empowerment Retreat by December 1, 2008 and pay your one-time deposit of $500, you save $200 OFF the entire Retreat!

Remember, only nine places are available in the Awaken to Life Empowerment Retreat. To save your place and commit to a life you love …

**Your deposit of $500 today
will reserve your space on this life changing trip.
A final payment of $1697 will be due on January 15, 2009

Reserve Your Space Today!
with a $500 Deposit or
make your full payment of $2,197 now!
This price is good through December 1st, you save $200!!

^*Price excludes $26 exit fee, alcoholic beverages and spa services

We respect your email privacy: We do not sell or rent our electronic mailing list to anyone at anytime for any reason. You may remove yourself from the list anytime you choose with the unsubscribe link at the bottom of every email. ** The $500 non-refundable deposit will appear on your credit card today. A final payment of $1697 is due on April 15, 2008; when your deposit is received by April 1, 2008. Once received or charged, payments are final and non-refundable unless we need to cancel the program, in which case your full payment will be refunded.