Service Description

​​Join for this Local, Day-Long Gathering at Blueberry Gardens in Sandy Spring, Maryland ​Dive into Heart, Mind, Body, and Soul strategies for self-care to support and anchor your busy life as a mom. We will start with a focus on strengthening our life intentions, including parenting well (Soul Strategies). Followed by a dive into nourishing and caring for our body through a yoga practice taught by a local yoga teacher and then a talk on good nutrition practices for Moms by a local nutritionist (Body Practices). After lunch,* we will spend the afternoon exploring the ways in which our mind is taxed by parenting demands and strategies we can use to counteract the stress and to regain balance (Mind Strategies). Lastly, we will end with a dive into cultivating and strengthening the love in our lives for ourselves, our children, and our family (Heart Practices). We will be using mindfulness based practices, journaling, self-reflection, and more to help you strengthen and build your self-care practices through the tough work of being a parent. Saturday, August 16th 9:00-4:30 p.m. Blueberry Gardens in Sandy Spring, MD $55* *Please bring your own brown bag lunch and drink (including water). You will enjoy: - a morning yoga practice - a discussion on key nutritional strategies for Moms - a deeper dive into cultivating self-care strategies using mindfulness practices, meditation, and journaling to provide you with deeply nourishing practices for the long haul of parenting Octagonal Room at Blueberry Gardens in Sandy Spring Yoga equipment is available at the site, but please feel free to bring your own. This retreat is being facilitated and taught by Lisa Krausz, M.S. Ed, a parent and couple educator and coach and owner of MAPWisdom. Ms. Krausz has had experience teaching mindfulness based practices in therapeutic settings, in addition to teaching parenting classes, coaching individuals & parents, and has raised a family of her own along with her partner, all while cultivating heart, mind, body, and soul practices to rise to the challenges inherent in parenting. This retreat is designed to strengthen your own practices and cultivate self-love and self-care as you do the deep work of parenting your children. Please email contact.mapwisdom@gmail.com with any questions. Thank you!