Hosted by Dr. Cheryl Priest & Alex Henry

Original Event was Friday, January 26, 2024
Now available as a video recording with kit (goodies & supplies mailed US Priority)

Join us for a cozy time nurturing inner contentment and practices for joyful being! Purchase the video, receive the kit, participate and savor this time of reflection and growth. Includes 1 month membership in The Cottage Club@Cozy & Flourish

Register today to receive a Retreat Kit mailed directly to you with everything you need to set the tone for a time of calm, vision and intention (physical packages full of goodies mailed to US addresses only). You will also receive a digital copy of the retreat workbook in case you can’t wait for the full kit!

Every person has a unique potential to flourish when the conditions are right. Reflections of Wonder & Joy continues a journey towards multiplying those opportunities! Opportunities to observe beauty and excellence, to notice and appreciate effort, and to purposefully seek contentment. Time to understand the power of embracing the rest and renewal offered in winter and choosing to invite your strengths and interests into each day. To identify practices, conditions and contexts that will bring joy and illuminate your path forward.

We’re going to offer the tools and then walk alongside you as we…

Share special moments and practices that brought Wonder and Joy in 2023

Slow down, experience the power of togetherness, and focus on well-being

Create, savor, and surround ourselves with love

Reflect on our best times and call forward those strengths that can help us restore and replenish

AND…you will have the opportunity to capture every thought and moment of inspiration in your Reflections of Wonder & Joy Workbook that arrives with your Retreat Kit.

Gift yourself this retreat to enjoy at a time and location that works best for you. The retreat includes a 30 day FREE membership in The Cottage Club @Cozy & Flourish. A community of early childhood professionals and friends.

Today (yes – right now), is a very important day! You have a unique opportunity to look beyond the resolutions of the new year to make this winter season more beautiful and more memorable then you have yet to imagine – beyond your wildest dreams! Go ahead, give yourself (or another of your favorite people) this gift that will honor all that winter has to offer and all that is growing within you. Don’t wait!

Register NOW for Reflections of Wonder & Joy!

While we’re together, there’s something special we want to share…

Here at Cozy & Flourish, one of the highlights of our year was a visit to A. Gallizi Preschool in Fano, Italy. It continues to remain difficult to put into words the magic and wonder that we felt within the walls of this old nunnery that now echo with the laughter and sounds of young children and teachers who are pursuing their passions and interests through play (both the children AND the teachers). We share more about that inspiring experience during Reflections of Wonder & Joy, which will be sure to spark and ignite the embers of your ideas that are waiting for just this moment.

I am deep down to my bones grateful to have had the privilege of sharing time and space with Cheryl, Alex, and Roberta.
Learning from and alongside this trio will leave you feeling more connected with yourself, your values and beliefs, as well as with others, more whole as a person, more inspired, and truly better off than when you walked in the door.

sarah martin

And remember, after engaging in the retreat, we invite you into The Cottage Club @Cozy & Flourish (1 free month membership included with your registration). Together we will embrace the longer darker nights and look for the sparkle that exists within each day.
~3 early childhood training hours for those enrolled in MiRegistry through March 31, 2024~

Purposeful Gatherings – Early Childhood
Reflections of Wonder & Joy – A Cozy Time to Restore & Replenish Video Retreat
$49

Purposeful Gatherings provides an experience to cultivate meaningful connections, expand your network, and foster collaborations with fellow early childhood professionals and experts that will build and grow well beyond your 1st gathering.

Words cannot describe the amazing learning experience I had with Cheryl, Alex, and Roberta. It changed me personally and professionally. Working with them and learning from them has made a significant impact on my career.

melissa marinelli

Purposeful Gatherings EC hosts a minimum of 3 gatherings each year, including a virtual retreat to kick off the year and at least two in-person gatherings located in intimate and creative venues around Michigan. Gatherings beyond Michigan will launch in the near future – Contact us if you’re interested in a collaboration. Participation in a Purposeful Gatherings event includes:

Welcome kit mailed directly to you (with early bird registration only)
Admission to the gathering and all that happens inside
Joy filled time with your hosts Dr. Cheryl Priest and Alex Henry, along with their special guests
MiRegistry training credit (professionals working in Michigan) or pd certificate (all others)
All day beverages & snacks (we love to graze!) and light lunch (in-person only)
A cozy and flourishing atmosphere
Collaboration and opportunities for lifelong friendships with like minded humans
Special surprises and personal touches throughout the event
One free month access inside The Cottage Club @Cozy & Flourish with your 1st gathering

Growing out of these gatherings is a community that engages in an ongoing way as YOU seek the kinds of inspiration that can change the landscape of early childhood and the daily work of the early childhood professional. The activities of the community and future events will grow out of YOUR ideas.

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Now Available on Demand (Video Recording)

Reflections of Wonder & Joy – A Cozy Time to Restore & Replenish

Hosted by Dr. Cheryl Priest and Alex Henry

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Contact us today to become a sponsor of this gathering or the full series