We want to make sure you all remember that this Retreat has been made with the awareness of certain people not being able to afford such services. We have planned to have 2 Retreats per year to accommodate such individuals. 2 distinct groups of people will be addressed here. Both groups need to be by referral through colleagues and/or current patients of the Menen Centre only as we do not want to work through figuring out who is/is not deserving of this offer and feel that we will get honest communication from those we know to guide us in this process. Which is really to help people who are unable to afford the Retreat experience but who could really benefit from such healing time.
So – if, as a patient or a friend of the Menen Centre, you know an individual who is unable to afford, but would benefit from a free retreat weekend with us, please contact us to let us know the name and brief description of circumstance of the individual you would like to refer. These weekends will be available twice a year and all names gathered will be put into a random draw for the 6 individuals per weekend that will be offered the free weekend (shared occupancy for each – 2 people per room).
The second group we would like to help are our own colleagues. Yes, Naturopathic Doctors and other health professionals also go through stress, illness and disease. In recent years we have lost a number of good practitioners that we know to various health conditions and we can’t help but wonder if they really had an opportunity to heal their own bodies, minds and souls through a quiet time to themselves. So once per year, we would like to extend an opportunity for practitioners to refer colleagues for a free Retreat weekend. We know that for many years we have quietly struggled with our own day-to-day worries, crises, and health concerns – and it’s just like doctors to take care of themselves last after looking after the needs of patients first. We also know that for many years, we did not even have the finances (or make the time) to take a break for our own health benefit. We do not feel alone in this process and we want to help our colleagues through such times. Here we will be looking for referrals from our own colleagues – if you know a practitioner that has been in practice for at least 5 years that is struggling with finances and health issues and who could benefit from a healing retreat with us, do contact us with their names and a few pertinent details. The names we gather will also be put into a random draw to choose the 6 practitioners per year that will be invited for a free healing Retreat weekend (also shared occupancy – 2 people per Retreat room). This will happen once per year.
Our first free Retreat weekend will be in September 2016. If you have read through the details above and qualify for referring someone to this free weekend, please do write to us at info@menencentre.com or call us at (905) 827-7696.
We hope we will be able to help at least a few people per year with this service.
Wishing you all good health and happiness for the summer ahead!
Dr. Hanifa Menen, BSc, ND
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