Turning Pain and Loss into Joy and Abundance

- Jacquie Schwoerer

 

 

The ability to see the gift in life’s challenges doesn’t always come easy.  Some of us never get it.  Some of us do.  And more often than not, the journey to “getting it” is full of painful experiences.   Like a child who will never truly understand our warnings of, “Hot!” until they burn themselves, the pain becomes the gift of protection and growth.  And so it goes through life.  We experience pain, it hurts, we cry out, and if we’re paying attention we find the gift in it.

 

The gift of Sister Wolf Healing Retreats was born in much the same way.  Before our paths crossed, cofounder Lisa Lentz and I were two mothers with a combined total of 7 children, 4 aging parents, and 5 jobs, living with some of life’s most intense challenges (a.k.a. opportunities for growth).  Death, divorce, illness, financial strain, and more.  Little did either of us know at the time, but the pain we were experiencing in our own separate lives was the catalyst which led to the creation of Sister Wolf Healing Retreats.

 

Lisa, a Certified Reiki Master, Shaman, and Licensed Massage Therapist, and I met when the emotional pain I was enduring had manifested in my body.  Once again, the pain contained the gift of healing. It shouted loudly, and motivated me to eventually meet the woman who facilitated my own healing, and shared the desire to pass it on to others.  Through my weekly Reiki sessions, Lisa and I learned very quickly that our respective talents blended beautifully toward our hopes, and the Universe responded almost as quickly as we could envision it.

 

With more than 50 years of combined experience in event coordination and healing arts, respectively, our first opportunity to share healing with others came together seamlessly.  "Pamper Your Soul - The Universe is Calling You!", a women’s healing retreat, located at Alta Crystal Resort, just 90 minutes from Seattle and Tacoma is the flagship retreat for Sister Wolf Healing Retreats.  Scheduled for June 10-12, 2008 with "Beauty From the Inside Out" meals and cooking classes, "Pamper Your Soul" workshops, Reiki Facials, River Walk Tours, nightly bonfire dessert parties, and more, we are thrilled and grateful for the individuals, healers, and businesses in our communities who have stepped forward to join us in support of our philosophy and intention:

 

Healing the world starts with healing you, and healing yourself can come in many shapes and sizes.  Laughter, tears, or even something as simple as a sunset or a smile can literally alter your DNA, boost your immune system, increase seratonin levels, and more.  As cofounders of Sister Wolf Healing retreats, Lisa and I carry the intention of bringing the opportunity for healing to as many as  possible, and in as many ways as possible.  Healing for men requires a completely different environment and set of tools than that of women, for example.  It is for this reason in part, that we are continually creating a wide variety of diverse healing retreats.

 

We are only just beginning, but we are thrilled to incorporate everything from western ho-downs in the mountains to beach side beauty workshops in our customized and pre-packaged retreats. The opportunities for healing retreat formats and themes are endless, as each one takes on a life of it’s own to bring hope, peace, and joy to each of our guests.