The time is now. 

  Why this retreat and why now?

Every woman I know has experienced being silenced. Usually, it happens early, and more than once. The silencing is both personal and cultural. These experiences lead you to conclude that your voice and your wisdom are crazy, not important, illogical, or unnecessary. You decide, both consciously and unconsciously, to conform to other’s views of who you are in order to make your way in the world. You learn to hedge, keep your voice private and to doubt its value altogether.

It’s not that you don’t speak. You do. It’s that the voice you speak is the voice society wants you to speak. It’s not the deepest, most true, most alive, most Light-filled voice of your feminine Soul. 

There’s unconscious fear around speaking that one.

Let’s step beyond this fear — together — as we begin our transition from 2023-2024.

The world needs your Voice, your Light, and your feminine Wisdom.

Does your voice hide behind symptoms in your body? 

Many times, the silenced voice tries to get your attention through your body. When you silence your Soul’s expression, the blocked energy eventually shows up in your physical body.

Retreat learning: How to tune into this ‘symptom’ as an expression not yet expressed, listening deeply within. 

Does your Voice suffocate from your busyness?

In our world, busyness has become a status symbol. The terms “I’m crazy busy” is used indicate success. However, without an awareness of your deeper Self, busyness can sweep you into a far away land where you feel disconnected from your authenticity.

Retreat learning:  How to tap into the reality of your deep Self, your Presence so that you always have this available to you even on your busiest days. 

Is your Voice buried beneath unconscious shame?  

Shame mutes the tongue. Culturally and collectively, the female body is shamed daily.  It doesn’t take long for little girls to sense that their bodies are objectified.  By adolescence, it’s quite real. If you don’t feel safe in your body, you don’t don’t feel safe to speak up.

In the retreat we will discuss this phenomenon in our sharing circle, heal the shame and transcend its hold on our authentic expression.  

Do you recognize your unexpressed genius in other people’s wisdom?

You may be quite conscious of your own wisdom, yet fear standing behind it.  When you stand behind it, you become visible. Being visible is scary in particular ways for women. You may be comfortable with being the ‘nice’ woman, the ‘loving’ woman, the ‘intellectual’ woman, or the ‘business’ woman—yet be quite scared to give voice to your anger, your opinion, your truth, your Soul’s deepest message.

In this retreat, we will talk about being visible and how to step through those fears as they arise.

Did your Voice go mute in order to conform to this world?

Everyone conforms. We stop at stop signs. But when we conform in a way that mutes our authentic self-expression, that hurts our soul. We must throw away the rulebook of how a woman is supposed to live because that rulebook was created to silence us. For instance, are you distracted from focusing on your creativity because you think you should be married by now? Do you avoid taking action on your heart’s desire because you are in the third act of your life and think you’re too old? What rules created by someone else are you still following?

In this retreat you will uncover all the ways you have conformed and celebrate a new found freedom of expression. Maybe it’s to start the book? Share more deeply with your loved ones, risking being misunderstood. Maybe it’s starting your own business?

Hi! I’m Nancy Swisher and my entire life has been devoted to this subject.  I understood the voice of my Essence when I was a young girl.  Some of you may know this story from my memoir, The Life That Woke Me Up Was My Own.  When I was five years old, the milkman at my father’s store stopped to ask me a question as he stacked the cartons of milk.  I was playing on the sidewalk that morning, listening to the sounds of the creek across the road.  He looked down at me and said, “What do you what to be when you grow up?”  Without hesitation, I replied, “I already am who I want to be.”  I spoke my Voice that morning—the voice of my Essence. The clear knowing I had then that who I am is consciousness, that who I am is a Being, got lost like it does for all of us: through conditioning, experiences, traumas and the choices made to ‘make it’ in the world.  

Through decades of study, training, and practice, I’ve oriented my life’s work around understanding how and why women’s voices are silenced and how to recover and express them. It doesn’t have to take decades for you because I’ve created the The Find Your Voice Upward Spiral Journey of Awakening, which gives you the tools and teachings to recover your voice and express it in the world. Together, we will dive deep into this journey beginning Nov. 29. 

More about our Retreat.  ⬇️

As women we have hidden our Voice for fear of ridicule or worse—and yes, we were burned for expressing this Light of intuitive knowing. This fear is in our collective psyche. We’ve accumulated silent things within us both personally and collectively. Now is the time to move beyond these silences and to reconnect to our Voice and stand behind it.

You may think what you have to say doesn’t matter. This is a conditioned thought. You matter as much as any person on the planet. 

Stillness

You are never more fully yourself than when you are still inside. Each day we will enter into Stillness several times.  You will connect to the Presence within you, the flow of Spirit that you are. Silence is not easy, but eventually an uncommon peace ensues.  You connect to Divine ideas and to a sense of security that is real. We will utilize breathwork, walking meditation, and other avenues for going deeply within. 

Writing

Your Essence must be expressed in order to be realized. The word gives form to the unformed. The greater the consciousness behind the word, the more power it has. You will discover your Voice anew each time we write together. Your writing will express your Voice and lead you into your heart. Authentic lives require authentic voices and authentic linguistic choices. This is not the kind of writing you learned in school. It is the kind where your Spirit meets your words.

Healing

The root of the word ‘heal’ is the same as the root of the word ‘whole’. Believing untrue things about oneself causes all of the emotional pain we typically seek to remedy. Healing is the process of becoming conscious of these unconscious beliefs. You will be safe in this retreat to heal what needs to be healed at this point in time. Each person will have the opportunity for one to one facilitation with Nancy. “We must do away with all that hinders true growth, all the little thoughts that hinder us from becoming.”

Women’s Circle

Feeling lonely can be triggering and disempowering for women who walk a transformational journey. In this retreat, you will experience the power of being seen for who you are on a Soul level. Through talking, laughing, eating together, sharing deeply, and revealing truths, we will create a connection of Love that resides in your heart long after the retreat ends. “We cannot be ourselves without each other.” 

Your Retreat Manual! 

A comprehensive teaching workbook about the Find Your Voice Upward Spiral Journey.

The 2023 edition is revised and expanded! The teachings, practices, and processes are all ready for you to use at the retreat and take home.

Starting with teachings about Consciousness and moving into a history of women being silenced, your manual will support you as a reference to return to over and over.

We will cover every point on the upward spiral.

Sample Teaching Sessions

• Healing past silences and wounds
• Deepening Awareness of Spiritual Essence
• Writing from the Heart
• Identifying Growth Edges and Heart’s Desires
• Understanding the source of feeling Invisible
• Universal Laws
• The Power of Language & Your Soul Words
• The Natural Joy of Self-Expression

Note: All sessions are experiential, not just informational! Sessions take into consideration the needs and intentions of all participants.

Includes private room, all meals, and program teachings. 

                                                                 Contact Nancy for a payment plan option. 

The Abbey Sutton Courtney

The Abbey is a unique medieval building, set in extensive grounds, tucked away in the small village of Sutton Courtenay, just 10 miles south of Oxford. People have been visiting the Abbey for over 600 years for the purpose of transformation. 

The Abbey is surrounded by 4 acres of beautiful grounds that include mature trees, a woodland path, a labyrinth and tranquil sitting areas, which all guests are welcome to explore and enjoy. There are also fine walks through the old village and along the nearby Thames.

All meals are vegetarian and prepared from fresh ingredients, including produce from the Abbey’s kitchen garden. During our morning and afternoon breaks you will have homemade treats and fresh fruit available, along with tea and coffee.

The meeting room for our retreat is comfortable, quiet, and has a fireplace! 

Upon registration, you will receive details of directions and what to bring.

There’s a £290 non-refundable cancellation fee for all registrations. If you cancel prior to Oct. 1, 2023 you will be refunded the full fee minus the £290. Any cancellations after October 1, 2023 will not receive a refund.

Includes private room, all meals, and program teachings.

                                                               Contact Nancy for a payment plan option.