RCC Evolution Update
On this call, the RCC Stewardship Circle gathered with community members to share updates on the leadership transition and to hear feedback from the collaborative community that is the RCC.
Racial Healing Workshop: Energetic Hygiene and Sovereignty Practices
Tuning into and managing the energy we bring into racial healing spaces is a vital part of healing work. On this call, RHI Program Director Brenda Salgado shared Toltec perspectives and practices on energetic sovereignty and responsibility and invited participants to share their own wisdom.
Open Space
This open space Community Call provided an opportunity for participants to explore resilience and successful program stories, among other topics.
RCC Transition Check-in
On this call, the RCC Stewardship Circle gathered with community members to share updates on the leadership transition and to hear feedback from the collaborative community that is the RCC.
Racial Healing Workshop: Welcoming Spring with Ritual, Reflection and Creativity
Community members gathered in the spirit of renewal for this Racial Healing Workshop led by RHI Program Director Brenda Salgado.
A Celebration of Ben Scott-Brandt and RCC
On this Community Call, RCC peers gathered celebrate Ben Scott-Brandt and all the RCC has accomplished under his leadership.
Effective Marketing with Limited Resources
On this Community Call, RCC peers gathered for an interactive discussion to exchange notes on effective marketing tools and strategies that work for retreat centers.
Racial Healing Workshop: Opening Up Our Money Stories
On this call led by Brenda Salgado, program director of the Racial Healing Initiative, community members gathered to explore money stories. Opening up our money stories is a way to observe and transform our relationship to the flow of abundance.
Recruitment and Retention Strategies for Vibrant Staff
On this Community Call, participants gathered to discuss staffing at retreat centers.
Living into the Questions Together
While gathering for the final Community Call of 2023, RCC community members reflected on the year and our shared story as a community.
Sharing Poems of Gratitude and Resilience
On this Community Call, participants shared poems and stories that have given them strength and inspired them in the important work of retreat centers.
Retreat Programming
On this community call, participants dove into a peer-support discussion about the latest trends in retreat programming.
Your Center’s Sustainability Journey
On this recent call, community members Cathy Stackpole and Mohan Aguirre co-facilitated a conversation about RCC’s recent Sustainability Study.
New Learning and Trends in Our Community
On this community call, RCC Program Director Ben Scott-Brandt presented data from the 2023 RCC Community Survey and facilitated a discussion on how centers plan to utilize the information in their unique contexts.
Racial Healing Workshop: On the Path to Decentering Whiteness
During a Racial Healing Workshop in September, participants had the opportunity to explore their own internalized patterns of suppression, release, and transformation—and how those patterns affect the work of decentering whiteness at retreat centers.
Models for Balancing Hospitality, Work, and Life
On this Community Call, a panel of speakers shared from their experiences on the difficulties of living where you work, establishing personal space, and what they’re learning along the way.
Retreat Center Operations: Hardware, Software, and Equipment
On this Community Call in early August, the RCC community gathered to swap recommendations for tools that make retreat center operations more efficient and effective.
Crafting Your Center’s Online Presence
The RCC Community Call on June 27th featured a discussion with Editorial Director John Ferro and Chief Digital Content Officer Racquel “Rockie” Joseph of the Omega Institute, where we explored ideas, best practices, and the benefits of crafting your center's online presence.
Racial Healing Workshop: Dreaming Our Way Forward
Special guest Michelle Cassandra Johnson led an RCC racial healing workshop where participants found out how collective dreaming disrupts systems of oppression and acts as a catalyst for our shared healing and liberation.
Key Factors for Sustainability in Retreat Center Business Models: Cal Poly Study Update
In partnership with a team of industrial engineering students at Cal Poly University, the Retreat Center Collaboration is studying models for financial and programmatic sustainability at retreat centers. Find out what the team has learned from their eight-month study.