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Two Retreats Offered in New Milford
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eturn To The Fire is holding the Men’s Retreat: Accessing the Masculine Archetypes on August 13-15 to help inspire and guide attendees to lead a more authentic life. Come to re-awaken your long-forgotten dreams. The cost is $325 per person. In addition, Return to The Fire is offering its Father & Daughter Retreat Weekend on August 21 and 22. The event is for fathers with daughters ages 7-16 Jody Grose to expand and deepen their relationships. The cost is $295. Both retreats will take place on a private island retreat center on the Housatonic River in New Milford, Connecticut. Jody Grose is the founder of Return to the Fire. His organization provides healing and growth opportunities for men and women, including weekend workshops, one-to-one sessions, and wilderness canoe trips for men and father-and-son teams. Men’s work has been a central focus for Grose since 1984. For more information and to enroll, call 203-731-7755, email healingbear11@gmail.com or visit ReturntotheFire.com.
businesses, professionals and industry presenters. STGF created this platform to showcase its neighboring small businesses and sponsors to help them recover financially and socially from the pandemic’s devastating effects. The Divinely Fit Fest’s mission is to amplify its commitment to reaching the community-at-large and finding what moves them individually, collectively and culturally. The Divinely Fit Fest is an evolution of the annual Divinely Fit Summit. The Fest will be outdoors in consideration of the COVID pandemic. The day will consist of interactive spiritual, mental and physical fitness with special guest presenters, panel discussions, demonstrations, interactive workouts, food and vendor stations, resources, raffles, and giveaways with music all day. For more information, visit SudorTaino.com/Divinely-Fit/DivinelyFit-Fest. Find out more about the vendor/sponsor package at Dropbox.com/s/jj2qeexl9zgz0cs/FESTPack.docx?dl=0. Location: Berlin Fair Grounds, 430 Beckley Rd., Berlin, CT.
Swim Across America Fairfield County Open Water Swim Scheduled
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wim Across America Fairfield County is making waves to fight cancer. Celebrating its 15th year in Fairfield County, this year’s swim will be held August 8. It takes place on the Greenwich/Stamford border in the waters of Long Island Sound at the headquarters of the Swim’s local beneficiary, Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy. There are three different swim lengths
Divinely Fit Summit Returns
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or the fourth year, Sudor Taino Group Fitness (STGF) is bringing its Divinely Fit Summit to the Berlin Fair Grounds in Berlin, Connecticut on August 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This year’s event will feature an indoor and outdoor festival venue. In 2018, STGF produced its first Divinely Fit Summit. Since that time, they have continued in 2019 and 2020 to bring together hundreds of wellness enthusiasts from Connecticut and beyond. With their faith- and fitness-centered ideology, STGF has provided them with health and wellness resources,
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