โจThis is something that most participants will want to be aware of in the very beginningโจ โฃ
Remember that ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ. One mistake that retreat leaders make is packing ๐๐ผ๐ผ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต stuff into the schedule, which can leave participants feeling exhausted and overwhelmed. โฃ
A good rule of thumb is to have a retreat consisting of: ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ (usually of ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ styles and energy levels) with 1 or 2 scheduled excursions (included in the price of the retreat), while having ๐ญ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, and giving ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ for rest, relaxation, and exploration.โฃ
Make sure that you are ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ on the offerings on and around the retreat venue so that you can give your students options on how to spend their time. Part of leading a retreat is being a chaperone and the more information you have to take care of your students, the better. โฃ
If possible, plan to ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ everyone else does so that you can sit down with the owner or manager of the venue to get all of the information you need and get clear on the schedule for the week.โฃ
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