Becoming the Wise Woman: Embracing the Sacred Path of the Elder

With Janice Olson

February 13 - 15, 2026

Date and Time Details: Begins Friday February 13, 2026 at 3:00pm - Ends Sunday February 15, 2026 at 10:00am

Location: Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center

Address: 53 Mill Street, Westfield, MA, USA

Contact: Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center
genesis@genesisspiritualcenter.org
(413) 562-3627

  • $395.00 – Program Price - Single Occupancy
  • $320.00 – Program Price - Double Occupancy (Requires Two People)

Aging is not an ending—it’s an awakening. When the world expects you to shrink, what if you rose up wiser, bolder, and radiant with hidden power? This retreat is a call to every woman standing at the threshold of elderhood: lay down old stories of loss and invisibility, and embrace the sacred adventure of becoming wholly, fiercely, gloriously yourself.

  • Have you been shocked by the reflection of your own body in the mirror?
  • Do you wonder where your vitality went?
  • Are you having difficulty accepting the physical, mental, and societal aspects of aging?
  • Are you afraid of becoming invisible?

YOU ARE NOT ALONE AND YOU ARE NOT MEANT TO FADE AWAY!

This retreat is a sacred invitation to honor your transition into elderhood not as loss but as a spiritual initiation. Together we will examine and release our own negative thoughts and beliefs about aging and focus, instead, on the gifts of wisdom, power, and freedom that come with this profound stage of life.  Through guided inquiry, journal writing, ritual, and song you will be supported in:

  • REFLECTING on the roles, narratives, and attachments that no longer serve you.
  • RELEASING the burdens of expectations.
  • RECLAIMING your inner wisdom and your sacred connection with the Divine.
  • RISING into your true identity as Wise Woman with courage, clarity, and joy.

If we are fortunate, we age. But how we age is a choice. This is your chance to step boldly into the fullness of this season of life, surrounded by women walking the same sacred path.

About the Leader

Janice Olson

Janice Olson has been leading women’s retreats and workshops since 2016, blending her training as a retreat facilitator, yoga instructor, Certified Zentangle Teacher, a Spiritual Director, and a member of Spiritual Directors International., Janice designs retreats that offer women a safe, supportive, and spiritually grounded space to do the inner work they feel called to […]

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