Experiencing Joy Retreat

Close-up of red flowering plant with green leaves, with a blurred background of blue sky and water.

September 19 - 21, 2025

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 even water-based recreation. Whether you're stretching into stillness or paddling into play, 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 walks, 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 Retreat Schedule

Friday, Sept. 19th - Experiencing Joy through Mindful Connections

3pm - 5pm | Check In and Exploration

5pm - 7pm | Reception and Dinner

7pm - 9pm | Experiencing the Power and Impact of Joy Presentation by Rachel Zentner

Saturday, Sept. 20th - Experiencing Joy through Body Movement

6am - 8am | Personal Reflection and Activities

8am - 9am | Breakfast

9am - 11am | Experiencing the Joy of Nature

** Add-in option, 30 minute 1-on-1 time with Rachel Zentner - gain insight on personal growth through behavioral changes and how to love and embrace yourself fully ($100 fee to be paid on site)

11am - 1pm | Practice Joy through Laughter and Improv skills - by Jill Bernard

1pm - 2pm | Lunch

2pm - 4pm | Free time activities - explore, relax and play with Retreat amenities

4pm - 5pm | Nourishing the Mind, Body & Soul through the Joy of Food - by Ross Meacham

5pm - 6pm | Appetizers and Socializing

6pm - 8pm | Dinner

8pm | Free time activities - explore, relax and play with Retreat amenities

Sunday, Sept. 21st - Experiencing Joy and Connecting with your Soul

6am - 8am | Personal Reflection and Activities

8am - 9:30am | Breakfast

9:30am - 11am | Group Reflection and Activities

11:15am - 12:30pm | Yoga and Sound Bath - by Caty Brown and Richard “Chi” Johnson

12:30pm - 2:30pm | Lunch and Goodbyes

3pm | Check Out

What’s included:

This is an all-inclusive retreat, 3 days/2 nights, upscale accommodations with queen beds in every room, all meals and snacks provided, complimentary welcome drinks and wine/beer service with dinners, 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 Minnesota. The retreat will take place at Fuller Life Retreat in Grey Eagle MN https://fullerliferetreat.com/. The beauty of being on Fuller Lake and walking distance to nature trails will make this a weekend 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

3. Each individual room has a queen size bed. Participants have the option to book double occupancy with a known attendee. Please email us directly at erggroupmn@gmail.com for double occupancy pricing.

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 at the center.

Meet Your Guides

  • A smiling woman with shoulder-length red hair, wearing a white sleeveless top, sitting on a park bench with blurred green grass and pavement in the background.

    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."

  • Smiling woman with glasses and gray hair, wearing a purple shirt blue and earrings, standing outdoors near a wall, with a white stucco background.

    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."

  • Close-up of a smiling woman with blonde hair, wearing a white top and a colorful beaded necklace, outdoors near a body of water and green trees.

    Rachel Zentner

    Guide

    “Through my writings and mindfulness practices, I hope to expand the reach of new thoughts and behaviors for anyone looking to increase their joy.”

  • A man with a black beard wearing a black hoodie and blue jeans, sitting, holding a drum, with his eyes closed in a room with drapes hanging in the background.

    Richard "Chi" Johnson

    Guide

    Richard has been teaching TaiChi and Yoga for more than 15 years and is passionate about helping his clients experience the magic within and around themselves.

  • Woman with dark hair in a brown shirt, sitting cross-legged on the floor with her eyes closed, surrounded by candles, chimes, plants and crystal singing bowls.

    Caty Brown

    Guide

    As a Sound Healer, Caty specializes in therapeutic experiences that awaken the soul and senses by curating unique healing environments and experiences for her clients.

  • A laughing woman with braids, wearing pink eyeglasses and a knit hat and scarf.

    Jill Bernard

    Guide

    “Improvisation has shown me that if we can laugh together and play together, we can do anything together.”