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  • GilChrist Retreat Center
  • Retreat
  • Southwest Michigan
  • Spiritual Formation
  • Wellness and Healthcare

This retreat is for women who are tired—not because they’re weak, but because they’ve been carrying too much for too long. If you’re exhausted from the demands of family, work, and the weight of the world, this space is for you.

Over two days, you will be guided through writing, embodiment practices, and deep conversations designed to help you release what drains you, reconnect with what truly nourishes you, and reclaim your energy for yourself—not just for others.

This is not about resilience or pushing through—it’s about allowing yourself to rest, to receive, and to rediscover joy without guilt.

About the Facilitator

Jennifer Joy Jackson is an Integrated Wellness and Transformation Coach, therapist, and empowerment expert dedicated to helping women reclaim their power and create lives grounded in joy, clarity, and self-trust. With master’s degrees in Educational Psychology, Counseling Psychology, and Communication, Jennifer blends her deep academic knowledge with intuitive insight to guide individuals through profound personal transformation.

As the CEO of Metamorphosis Inc., she has spent years empowering clients to break free from limiting beliefs, reconnect with their desires, and embody their fullest, most unapologetic selves. Her approach combines mind-body practices, writing as a tool for liberation, and embodiment techniques to help participants move beyond exhaustion and external demands toward a life of their own creation.

Jennifer’s work is rooted in the belief that you are already whole—and that true transformation happens when you choose yourself, claim your desires, and trust your innate power. With a no-BS attitude and a heart-centered approach, she creates spaces where women can exhale, realign, and rise into the greatness they’ve always had within.

Registration and Lodging Details

First, e-mail Jennifer (click here) or call her at (734) 306-9151 to register for the retreat. Registration cost for the retreat program is $525. Space is limited. Please inquire about options for financial accessibility. 

Once you have registered and paid for the program with the facilitator, Jennifer will direct you to contact GilChrist to reserve your cabin using the online registration form (or by calling the main office at (269) 244-1130 with any questions). Lodging is $60/night per person in addition to the program fee. Participants will check into their cabins between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 8 at a time you communicate via your cabin reservation. Cabin check-out is at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 9. 

Meals and snacks will be provided, so please let Jennifer know if you have any food restrictions.

See the complete GilChrist FAQ for more information about the facility.

Partners

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GilChrist is the public retreat center of the Fetzer Institute. We support the Institute’s mission of helping build the spiritual foundation for a loving world by preserving a contemplative environment for healing self, society, and the natural world. We warmly welcome both groups and individuals and people of all faiths and affiliations.

Location


GilChrist Retreat Center

Three Rivers , MI 52625 Day Road