Transitions Day Retreats
Transitions Day Retreats This page is for Transitions events lasting one day or less.
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Brushstrokes of Becoming: -- Who? Women who are changing jobs or are contemplating a -- When? August 2, 2025 / 9 am to 4 pm -- Where? a private home near Stillwater, Minnesota -- How much? $247 |
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You’ve built a life, a career, and a sense of self. And, you’ve likely navigated your share of challenges with both courage and grace. You want to always show up with strength and purpose. But now something is shifting. A role ends or begins at work. Or something’s happening at home that requires you to change your career. Or maybe you simply feel the quiet pull toward something that no longer fits into your old (or current) story. Photo credit: Teona Swift from Pexels |
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The question – what’s next for me now? – may make this moment feel unsteady, unfamiliar, even disorienting. You may be grieving what’s gone, questioning what still fits, or wondering who you’re becoming, professionally and personally. And, the trouble is, trying to figure it out on your own isn't getting you very far. And how do you find time for deeper reflection when you get 170 emails a day and countless texts, not to mention what needs to be done at work and at home? Photo credit: Darren Baker on CanvaPro |
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Brushstrokes of Becoming is a one-day in-person retreat that offers you a restorative space to explore the next version of you – without pressure, performance, a five-step plan or the distractions of everyday life. Using journaling, conversation, creativity, and gentle movement, we will examine where we have been, where we are, and where we might be going.
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We'll meet in the spacious backyard* of a private home, nestled in the woods overlooking a quiet lake, where you can... -- Claim a calming space to think and write -- Listen to birds and the quiet footsteps of deer |
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* If weather or air quality isn't great, we'll move inside the air-conditioned home. Allergy alert: the homeowner has a cat. | ||
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"I was contemplating leaving my career as an "The art exercises that you had us do really had an impact "I can confidently say that the retreat helped me settle "Your retreat, for me, was eye opening and did make |
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Life isn't a finished portrait Reconnect with your inner artist, |
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You'll be supported by... Sheila Hines Edmondson is a leadership coach and organization development consultant. She’s a dot-connector and meaning-maker who helps her clients make sense of life’s complexities. Sheila creates spaces to listen more deeply, speak more courageously, and act with greater clarity and purpose, whether navigating transitions or supporting personal and professional growth. Her clients describe her as calm, insightful, and someone who shortens the path between awareness and meaningful behavior change.
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Barb Bickford is a meeting planner, facilitator, and educator in the east metro area of Minnesota. Her experiences of profound loss led to major life transitions that included retiring, starting a business and moving. Barb found meaning in her losses through meditation, journalling, conversations and art. |
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NOTE: This retreat is limited to 8 people. Register before July 26, 2025. |

Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Who is this retreat for?
A. Any woman, aged roughly 30-60, who is going through a career transition or contemplating a career or job change, and who is open to reflecting about it, sharing her journey with others, and listening to the intuition that is arising from within herself.
Q. Are there scholarships available?
Q. Is the retreat site accessible?
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The biggest thing I get out of these retreats is individuals sharing who they are. -- Vicki, after attending for the third time |
Photos from previous Transitions Retreats

