Lesbian couples! Are you ready to transform your relationship in 5 days, while creating memories that will last a lifetime?
We've got your back!
ST. GEORGE, UTAH
MARCH 19-24, 2024
Lesbian couples! Are you ready to transform your relationship in 5 days, while creating memories that will last a lifetime?
We've got your back!
Our lesbian retreat is designed just for you and your wife or partner. We are not folding you into a heterosexual group or curriculum. We have created this for your lesbian relationship - and we will join you in this journey as a couple with all of our strengths and challenges. Together, us lesbian couples will experience a unique adventure in love that you are sure to remember for a long time to come.
This is for you if...
You will be introduced to the 6 Lesbian Love Codes, as developed by Michele O'Mara, PhD. (Give, Receive, Understand, Prioritize, Protect and Enjoy) Join us and discover how to have fun and experience new adventures together.
We'll draw on several experts’ work to create a comprehensive program to help you transform your relationship.
Drawing from the work of Harville Hendrix and the Imago Theory, John Gottman's Sound Relationship House, and Emotionally Focused Therapy developed by Sue Johnson - we will explore your relationship using research-informed theories and skills. Emerging research on the neuroanatomy of love and relationships and the way our nervous systems impact our relationships will also be explored during the retreat.
You will learn the Art of Wholehearted Communication as created by Michele O'Mara, specifically for intimate communication between women. This is a failproof form of communication that synthesizes important concepts from the Imago Theory, Gottman research, Nonviolent Communication, Sue Johnson's dance of conflict and mindfulness/self awareness,
Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to transform your relationship with research-informed guidance and the very real and sometimes rowdy support of Michele and Kristen O'Mara. Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime experience that will make you feel welcome and at home while offering you exciting and novel experiences. By the end of our retreat, you will have the tools you need to create a strong and thriving relationship, and memories to last a lifetime.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
LOGISTICS
Specifically, you can expect to leave this retreat with:
We prefer that retreat participants are vaccinated and ideally boosted, though we no longer require this.
The nearest airport to St. George is St. George Regional (SGU) Airport which is 6.6 miles away. Other nearby airports include Cedar City (CDC) (49.1 miles) and Las Vegas (LAS) (112.4 miles).
Cancellation Policy
A full refund (minus a $150 cancellation fee) up to 90 days prior to the retreat
85% refund up to 60 days prior to the retreat start date
Cancellations that occur less than 60 days prior to the retreat start date are non-refundable. In the event of an unavoidable crisis, such as illness or death of a loved one, you will be provided credit for a future retreat. If we are not able to find a replacement for your room, the lodging expense we incur will be subtracted from any credit due.
Breakups
A breakup does not qualify as a crisis or unavoidable event. Couples who break up prior to the workshop are encouraged to attend anyway and do not qualify for a refund or a credit if you are outside of the refund window.
If Adventures in Love Cancel a Retreat
In the unlikely event a retreat is canceled by Adventures in Love, a full refund for the workshop or credit for a future workshop (whichever you prefer) will be issued. There will be no reimbursement for the travel expenses you incur.
Transportation
All of your transportation to and from the retreat as well as during the retreat is your responsibility. No reimbursement will be provided for transportation expenses you incur in the event the retreat is canceled for any reason.
RETREAT CONTENT & DETAILS
The lesbian retreat for couples will address the 6 fundamentals (love codes) of a strong relationship, which include:
Each retreat schedule is similar, with some variations and adjustments to accommodate group adventures (and, in some cases, the weather).
A typical schedule looks like this:
Day One:
5:00pm-6:00pm | Check in and get settled
6:00-9:30pm | Session #1 (3.5 hr)
* Dinner Together (*included)
Day Two:
8:30am-9:30am | Breakfast (included)
9:30am-12:30pm | Session #2 (3hr)
12:30pm – 6:00pm Free/Adventure Time
Lunch on Own
Dinner Together (*included)
6:00pm-9:00pm Session #3 (3 hr)
Day Three:
8:30am-9:30am | Breakfast (included)
9:30am-11:00am | Session #4 (2hr)
11:00am – 6:00pm Free/Adventure Time
*Lunch + Dinner on Own (may gather as group if desired)
7:00pm-8:30pm Session #5 (1.5 hr)
Day Four (and Five for 5-Night Retreats):
8:30am-9:30am | Breakfast (included)
9:30am-11:00am | Session #6 (1.5hr)
11:00am – 6:00pm Free/Adventure Time
*Lunch + Dinner on Own (may gather as group if desired)
6:00pm-9:00pm Session #7 (3 hr)
Day Five:
8:30am-9:30am | Breakfast (included)
9:30am-11:00am | Session #6 (1.5hr)
11:00am – 6:00pm Free/Adventure Time
*Lunch + Dinner on Own (may gather as group if desired)
6:00pm-9:00pm Session #7 (3 hr)
Day Five (or Six for 5-Night Retreats) :
8:30am-9:30am | Breakfast (included)
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Our 4 and 5-day immersive lesbian retreats for couples are equivalent to 3-12 months of couples counseling depending on your willingness to bring your whole self to the experience.
Many couples share frustrations about their counseling experiences, which include:
having to educate the counselor about their lesbian relationship
lack of understanding about issues unique to same-sex relationships
difficulty clicking with or relating to the therapist
feeling like the entire session is spent reliving your interactions from the week before
leaving the session feeling worse
intensified conflict and tension after sessions
feeling like the therapist favors one partner over the other
Trusting your relationship with someone is difficult – as it should be! There is no greater investment you make in your life than the investment you make in your primary relationship. We take your relationship very seriously.
When you invest in an Adventures in Love Retreat for Lesbian Couples, you are choosing an experience that was built specifically for your relationship by a trained couples coach with over 20 years of lesbian relationship counseling experience and significant education, training and credentials in couples counseling.
For 4 to 5 consecutive days, you will be offered a strong, safe container to unpack your relationship dynamics, spend time looking at them, understanding them, and developing new skills and strategies to help you create more effective ways of relating.
You are not opened up and left feeling uncomfortable and unravelled only to be told, “Times up, I’ll see you next week.”
Instead, we are with you at each step of the process. We will gently, yet directly, challenge you when necessary and support you and encourage you along the way. We know that what you feel and experience is real, even if it differs from what your partner feels and experiences. There’s enough room to hold both of your experiences, to allow them to unfold and safely co-exist.
We are always on the side of your relationship – not one partner or the other. Our goal is to create the safest, most accepting environment for each couple so you can do the work that awaits you.
Breakfast is provided each morning, and two dinners are provided on the first and second nights to allow us to maximize our working sessions.
HOW STRONG IS YOUR RELATIONSHIP?
With this 18-question assessment, you will discover the strength of your Lesbian Love Codes.
These codes, as described above, are the fundamentals of a healthy, satisfying in relationship.
Get a free report that describes what you are doing well as well as where you need to up your game.
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