The greatest reward my personal quest for sobriety has brought me in the last five years is freedom. Freedom from fears, freedom from self-consciousness, freedom from the need to control, freedom from self absorption and the freedom that comes from accepting that I'm just one of the human race, that I can accept life on life's terms.
Addiction is full of paradoxes. Perhaps the most significant is that within each of us lies the both the seed of personal destruction and the seed of self-transformation.
In our "quest" for sustained recovery, it is up to us which seed grows. In recovery lies HOPE. There is the promise not so much of giving something up as of gaining a great deal, and most important, the potential to move forward.
We hope the "Soberquest" series of retreats this fall will support you on your journey of self-transformation and support the sustained recovery you seek.
"I'm Sober, It's Time to Start Living"
If I'm not a father, a husband, an employee or any other role I play, WHO AM I?"
November 11 - 13 for men
Presenter - Steve Hanna, LPC, LCAS - Clinical Director and Primary Therapist for Eastover Psychiatric Group, Charlotte, NC
Steve is the Clinical Director and Primary Therapist for Eastover Psychiatric Group. He is both a licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist and a Licensed Professional Counselor with 17 years of clinical experience. He is also the current VP for the Western Region for Addiction Professionals of North Carolina. Steve continues to support Pavillon in his professional capacity.
Find out that much of what you were taught about being a man no longer makes sense
Learn how to stop following the same old scripts
Stop acting and start being
Explore "Common Man Myths" and how they prevent us from developing satisfying realtionships
Learn how to connect with your innate power of Masculine Spirituality
Create a personal vision of sanity
Learn how to believe in the process of restoration
"Understanding Your Spiritual Mask in Recovery"
September 23 - 25 for women
October 14 - 16 for men
Presenter - Jim "Wolf" Yoxall, MA/BA, Spiritual Director, Minister
Wolf is the Spiritual Coordinator of the Spiritual/Wellness Department at Pavillon. Before joining Pavillon, Wolf served as the Spiritual Coordinator/Adjunct Professor at Mary Baldwin College in Virginia. Wolf is an educator in the fields of religion and Asian and Native American religion. He has traveled extensively throughout Canada, China, and the US. Wolf is also a Certified Outdoor Leader and a Martial Arts Instructor (2nd degree black belt).
Introduction to our "masks"
Discovering what our masks mean to our daily life
Removing the "old Self"
Breaking free of the old stereotypes
Empowering our new spirit
Dancing our new power through the labyrinth
"Nurturing the Sacred Feminine"
October 7 - 9 for women
Presenter - Julie Rochelle-Stevens, M.M.
Julie Rochelle-Stevens has a Masters in Ministry from Seattle University. She is a Recovery Life Coach, Spiritual Director, teacher and presenter. Julie was the Family Program Coordinator at Pavillon for two years. She is now in private practice in Asheville. Julie's focus in private practice is on conflict management, spirituality and healing family relationships in recovery.
Learn how to "mother" yourself
Learn how to move into stillness through restorative recovery yoga
Learn how to use your body, breath and meditation to improve your conscious contact with your Higher Power
Find and recognize your authentic self
Recognize and heal dysfunctional family patterns
"Learning to Dance Again"
October 21 - 23 for Couples
Presenter - Ginny Mills, MAed, LPC, LCAS
Ginny Mills joined the field of behavioral health over 20 years ago and now owns and operates Full Life Counseling in Winston-Salem, NC. A graduate of Wake Forest University, Ginny's experience includes directing an older adult residential treatment program through WFU Baptist Behavioral Health. She is the Chief Clinical Officer for Partnership for a Drug Free NC, and serves on the NC Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board. She has a strong understanding of the complexities of addiction and recovery, helping individuals and families address a variety of self-destructive patterns of behavior.
Deciphering the small stuff
Learning to have fun with each other again
Learning to communicate
Balancing family & recovery
Cost is $150 per person and includes retreat materials, meals and accommodations at the Alumni House.
Cost for Couples Retreat is $300 per couple (Limited to 6 couples)
Family members welcome
Attendees arrive on Friday evening at 4 pm and depart on Sunday at 11 am
Please call Melanie for more information
828-694-2300 Ext 135
Walk the brick pathway to recovery and find yourself at Alumni House!
Purchase a brick engraved with your name, or that of someone you love, and add it to the path
Celebrate your own recovery or that of others whose lives have been touched by the disease of addiction
Your $100 tax deductible gift will be donated to Pavillon’s Scholarship Fund
How to Order:
Call Melanie Zapf at Alumni Services at 828.694.2300 ext. 135
"Learning to Dance Again"