Cover of Woman's Retreat Book: A Guide to Restoring, Rediscovering and Reawakening Your True Self --In a Moment, An Hour, Or a Weekend

Woman's Retreat Book: A Guide to Restoring, Rediscovering and Reawakening Your True Self --In a Moment, An Hour, Or a Weekend

A Do-It-Yourself Retreat Book from the Author of The Woman's Comfort Book

Do you yearn for time to rest, dream, listen, grieve, celebrate, stretch, or just be? Then you — like most women today — need to retreat: to make time to get away from it all and reconnect with yourself. With the wit, humor, and style that have made her Comfort Book series so popular, comfort queen and modern-day pioneer of women's well-being Jennifer Louden offers a practical and inspirational handbook — the first to focus on the needs and stresses of women — that walks you step-by-step through planning and savoring a self-led retreat. Easy-to-do practices and encouraging insights help you:

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Find the time to retreat whenever and wherever you are

Decide whether to retreat at home or away, solo or with others

Separate from daily concerns

Counter fear, guilt, and boredom

Reenter ordinary life renewed

A wise and useful sourcebook of ideas and inspiration, The Woman's Retreat Bookcan be turned to again and again, whenever you feel the need to retreat.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 336 pages

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