2008 CoDA Annual Weekend
"Return 2 Yourself"
June 6,7 & 8th, 2008 |
|
Activities
| Coffeehouse: Bring your voice,
instruments, poetry, stories, jokes, dancing shoes or unusual talent
and jump right in! This is a raw talent show filled with fun,
laughter, music and tears. We provide microphones and amplification,
if you need it. You can sign up at registration or at the
Coffeehouse.
Lucky Chance Drawing: We are
collecting donations of gently used or new items or services which
will be raffled off throughout the weekend. You can purchase a group
of lucky chance tickets for a minimal fee and try your luck on
several different prizes.
Other Activities: Campfire meeting, bonfire and free time for sunning, swimming,
canoeing, hiking, volleyball, or just relaxing. |
|
|
Speaker
|
On Saturday evening
there is a speaker meeting featuring a member of our CoDA
fellowship. He or she will share the story of his or her
recovery from codependency in a setting similar to our regular
weekly meetings. This is followed by a period of open sharing
during which anyone is free to participate should they wish to do
so. This meeting has always been an important and memorable
highlight of the weekend and is open to all members of CoDA even if
they are not attending the weekend. |
|
 |
Workshops*
| *Current workshops are
still being determined, but here is a sampling from past
retreats: |
|
 |
| # |
Workshop
Topic |
Description |
| 1 |
Meditation |
Come enjoy and experience yoga and
meditation using the Serenity Prayer. |
| 2 |
Morning
Affirmations |
Gather for a group sharing of positive
affirmations to the morning sounds of the camp and light meditation
music. Come share your favorite affirmations, readings, poems or
anything else and experience the offerings of others. |
| 3 |
How To Speak Up, Set Limits
and Say "No" |
Are you always stretched too thin or get
sidetracked by other people's demands? Do you waste time stewing
over personal problems? Are you afraid to take action, fearing
you'll only make matters worse? Then this seminar is for you! Learn
how you can speak up, set limits and say "No" while maintaining
respect for yourself and others. |
| 4 |
Forgiveness |
A guided meditation. Forgiveness frees
us of resentments carried from our past to our present, from our
present to our future. Resentments hurt us, not the people we hold
them against. |
| 5 |
Steps 4 & 5 |
A workshop with exercises geared around
the 4th and 5th steps - an effective session for both the newcomer
and the experienced 12 stepper. |
| 6 |
Inner Child |
Experience the spontaneity, lightness,
humor and free spirit of the child within. |
| 7 |
Finding Your Self
Worth |
What does it mean to love yourself? What
are the things blocking you from giving yourself the nurturing and
support that you need? Join us in this interactive exploration into
great self discovery. |
| 8 |
Perception |
Is the way we see things the way they
really are or just our truth? Have you ever thought about the way
you perceive things, people or situations? What affects the way that
we see things? Participants of this workshop will experience an
introduction, group exercise and group discussion processing the
exercise. |
| 9 |
Higher Power |
Open Forum Discussion: Participants will
be encouraged to share their own experience, strength, and hope in
regards to their journey and relationship with the God of their
understanding. |
| 10 |
How Do You Feel
Today? |
Codependents have trouble identifying
their feelings. In this workshop we will focus on our feelings,
knowing what they are and what to do with them. We will learn about
our needs and how to get them met without manipulating or wanting
someone else to guess what we need and then being resentful if they
don't fulfill it. |
| 11 |
Relationship Vision |
Develop a Relationship Vision: Clarify
what you require in a relationship in order for it to be successful.
Begin separating requirements from needs and wants - asking
ourselves, "What do I absolutely need to make a relationship with
another person work?" If time permits, we will create a list of
wishes for our lives with the theory that we can dream big and ask
our higher power to bring great things into our lives. |
| 12 |
Women's Workshop |
Take a leap of faith and join us for
this retreat tradition - a gathering of women. |
| 13 |
Men's Workshop |
Don't think about it - just attend and
experience whatever it is you are meant to -- as we take time to
share with other men and chant. This session is always
powerful. |
| 14 |
Ritual and Recovery |
For the purposes of this workshop, we
are defining "ritual" as a symbolic act that represents a reality we
would like to celebrate or overcome in our journey of recovery. The
participants will create a healing community to support one another
as each of us is encouraged to make our own ritual in the midst of a
safe place. |
For more information or to volunteer,
contact us at: weekend@CodaPhilaArea.org
|
Back
to Weekend Information Page Home Page