Experiencing Joy Retreat
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February 27 - 28, 2026 - Saint Paul, MN
Join us for a unique wellness retreat designed to awaken joy, restore balance, and reconnect you to what matters most - yourself, your body, and your community.
Feel the Power of Joy
Learn from expert physicians, educators, and mind-body practitioners about how joy impacts your physical and emotional well-being, and why it’s essential to your health.
Move, Laugh, and Heal
Experience joy through your body with activities that range from healing yoga and meditation to walking labyrinths, laughter-filled improv, and exploring the beauty of nature. Whether you're stretching into stillness or finding your inner child, you'll find space to breathe, laugh, and let go.
Feed Your Soul
Explore personalized strategies for spiritual and emotional renewal. Through mindful movement, nature exploration, and conversations with holistic and mental health professionals, you’ll uncover new ways to feel centered and whole.
Connect and Grow
You’ll leave not only with new skills and tools to support your wellness journey - but with meaningful connections to others who value healing, joy, and community as much as you do.
Preliminary Two Day Retreat Schedule
Friday, February 27th - Experiencing Joy through Mindful Connections
5pm - 5:30pm | Check In
5:30pm - 7pm | Welcome Reception and Introductions
7pm - 9pm | Experiencing the Power and Impact of Joy
Saturday, February 28th - Experiencing Joy: Mind, Body & Soul
9am - 9:30am | Breakfast and Welcome
9:30am - 11am | Practice Joy through Laughter
11:30am - 1pm | Experiencing the Joy of Nature
2pm - 3:30pm | Yoga and Sound Bath
3:30pm - 5pm | Experiencing the Joy of Food
5pm | Single Day Retreat Ends
5pm - 6pm | Appetizers and Socializing
6pm - 7pm | Dinner
7pm - 8pm | Group Reflection and Goodbyes
What’s included:
This retreat includes all meals and snacks along with complimentary welcome drinks and wine/beer service with dinner, personal and group reflection and activity time and daily themed activities. See additional information for what to bring for optimal comfort and Retreat participation.
What to know before booking:
We are excited to host you for an amazing weekend exploring joy right here in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. The retreat will take place at Minnesota Humanities Center in Saint Paul MN https://www.mnhum.org/. The beauty of being inside the Minnesota Humanities Center and walking distance to nature trails and Lake Phalen will make this a retreat to cherish.
1. Please review, complete and sign the ERG Group, LLC Experience & Retreat online waiver prior to booking your experience. Participants will be asked to sign a paper copy of the waiver upon arrival.
Click here to access the online waiver: ERG Retreat Waiver
2. Review and complete the contact and health information form for ERG Group, LLC Experience & Retreat participation.
Click here to access the online form: Contact & Health Information Form
The retreat schedule is thoughtfully designed to create a meaningful and restorative experience—but is also subject to change. We remain flexible to adapt to weather, availability, or the energy of the group, all while keeping your wellness and joy our top priority.
Meet Your Guides
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Laura LaCroix-Dalluhn
Guide + Partner
"There’s something sacred about watching someone finally exhale - like, really exhale - for the first time in a long time. That moment of release is why I do this."
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Teri Inderieden
Guide + Partner
“Supporting someone through a retreat isn’t about fixing them… it’s about walking beside them as they reconnect with what matters most."