The Joy Retreat
Karen Arthur.
If you know Karen, if you follow her, if have spoken with her, if you have been in her presence for as little as five minutes, or if she has merely walked past you in the supermarket, you will understand what I am talking about.
This picture was taken at Karen’s first Joy Retreat in May this year. I was honoured to be able to provide workshops during the retreat however, as one of my teachers recently shared, "when one person gives a healing, two people receive healing". I came away from the sessions feeling elated, energised and feeling I was standing firmly in my purpose.
Words fail me when I try to describe what it is like to sit in a circle of Black women sharing their stories of happiness, embracing the journeys that brought them to this beautiful island, and holding space for each other.
The only question is, when is the next retreat Ms Karen??