Reignite Your Marriage- 3 Day Retreat

Couples Retreat: Building Deeper Connections through Curiosity and Kindness
Inspired by the Gottman Method

Join us for a transformative weekend retreat designed to strengthen the emotional bonds between partners. This retreat will take place from Saturday morning through Sunday evening, offering an immersive experience to foster connection, vulnerability, and growth.

Guided by the principles of the Gottman Method, we’ll explore the foundational elements of successful relationships, with a focus on two key characteristics: curiosity and kindness. Through workshops, guided discussions, and experiential exercises, couples will learn practical tools to communicate more effectively, resolve conflict with empathy, and cultivate deeper intimacy.

Special Session: Enhanced Couples Connection

Whether you’re looking to strengthen your relationship, heal old wounds, or simply deepen your emotional connection, this retreat offers the tools, space, and guidance to help you thrive as a couple.

Saturday 10 AM – Sunday 6 PM

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Check-in and Welcome

• Registration and settle-in
• Light refreshments and introductions
• Overview of retreat goals and schedule

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM: Opening Session – Foundations of Emotional Connection

• Introduction to the Gottman Method and its relationship principles
• Focus on curiosity and kindness: The foundation of healthy communication
• Guided couples exercises on active listening and emotional attunement

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch Break

• Light, nutritious meals served
• Time to relax and informally connect

1:00 PM – 3:30 PM: Plant Medic*tion Enhanced Couples Session

• Guided session incorporating plant medicine to deepen vulnerability and emotional connection
• Facilitated emotional exploration and partner sharing
• Gentle grounding exercises to support the experience

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM: Break

• Quiet time for reflection or reconnecting with nature

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM: Integration Session with Sensate Focus

• Introduction to sensate focus as a tool for non-verbal emotional intimacy
• Guided sensate focus exercises focusing on mindful, non-demand touch to enhance emotional safety and trust
• Group discussion on how physical touch can reinforce emotional connection

5:30 PM – 6:00 PM: Evening Reflection and Wrap-up

• Group debrief on day one’s experience
• Guided meditation to wind down and prepare for the next day

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Morning Check-in and Reflection

• Light breakfast
• Recap of previous day’s experiences and setting intentions for day two

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM: Conflict Resolution and Communication Skills

• Exploring Gottman’s “Four Horsemen” and their antidotes
• Role-playing exercises for effective conflict resolution
• Breakout groups for shared reflection

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch Break

• Light, restorative meals served
• Time to relax and connect

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM: Deepening Emotional Intimacy with Sensate Focus

• Continuation of sensate focus exercises, building on Saturday’s experience
• Exploring the emotional and physical dimensions of touch in cultivating connection and curiosity
• Reflection on how partners can integrate sensate focus into their daily lives

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM: Break

• Mindfulness or movement exercises to re-center

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Cultivating Lifelong Curiosity and Kindness

• Practical tools for maintaining emotional intimacy post-retreat
• Gottman-based strategies for continuous relationship growth
• Closing partner activity: Expressing gratitude and setting shared intentions

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Final Reflection and Farewell

• Group debrief on the weekend experience
• Setting personal and couple’s intentions for the future
• Closing meditation and check-out

Info: Deepening Connection and Vulnerability
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Check-in and Welcome

Registration and settle-in
Light refreshments and introductions
Overview of retreat goals and schedule
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM: Opening Session – Foundations of Emotional Connection

Introduction to the Gottman Method and its relationship principles
Focus on curiosity and kindness: The foundation of healthy communication
Guided couples exercises on active listening and emotional attunement
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch Break

Light, nutritious meals served
Time to relax and informally connect
1:00 PM – 3:30 PM: Enhanced Couples Session

Guided session incorporating plants to deepen vulnerability and emotional connection
Facilitated emotional exploration and partner sharing
Gentle grounding exercises to support the experience
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM: Break

Quiet time for reflection or reconnecting with nature

Info: 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM: Integration Session – Processing the Enhanced Experience

Group discussion to process insights from the enhanced session
Exploring how to carry this newfound connection into everyday life
Partner exercises for reinforcing emotional safety and trust
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM: Evening Reflection and Wrap-up

Group debrief on day one’s experience
Guided meditation to wind down and prepare for the next day

Info: Sunday: Strengthening Emotional Intimacy
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Morning Check-in and Reflection

Light breakfast
Recap of previous day’s experiences and setting intentions for day two
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM: Conflict Resolution and Communication Skills

Exploring Gottman’s “Four Horsemen” and their antidotes
Role-playing exercises for effective conflict resolution
Breakout groups for shared reflection
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch Break

Light, restorative meals served
Time to relax and connect
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Deepening Emotional Intimacy

Exercises designed to foster ongoing curiosity about your partner’s inner world
Practicing empathy and compassion through partner-focused activities

Info: 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM: Break

Mindfulness or movement exercises to re-center
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM: Cultivating Lifelong Curiosity and Kindness

Practical tools for maintaining emotional intimacy post-retreat
Gottman-based strategies for continuous relationship growth
Closing partner activity: Expressing gratitude and setting shared intentions
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Final Reflection and Farewell

Group debrief on the weekend experience
Setting personal and couple’s intentions for the future
Closing meditation and check-out

Host or Publisher Angela Fisher