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Yes, it really can. Come with an open mind and heart, and you are bound to come away with skills to better your relationship. The more effort you put in, the longer lasting the results.
These are high-end retreats in beautiful settings with excellent accommodations and gourmet food. We are not packing dozens of people in a crowded hotel conference room to lower our costs. Instead, we are intentional in providing an intimate retreat in a small-group setting for maximum impact. And that comes with a cost. Most of the cost is for lodging, food, meeting space, materials, etc.Â
No, don't worry. Our retreats will consist of couples learning interactively amongst themselves and no one else. The real work is done during exercises that will only be between you and your spouse.The real work is done during exercises that will only be between you and your spouse.
Who doesn't love Hawaii? The reality is, a romantic getaway alone is not going to teach you new skills that will help resolve old issues and foster a deeper connection. As a matter of fact, with just a trip alone, you will leave with your luggage and come back with the same "baggage". Then you'll be right back where you started.
We suggest that you go to the retreat that will make both you and your spouse feel comfortable. Is this the time to push someone out of their comfort zone? Not in our opinion. We want both parties to be happy and willing to attend the retreat. Consider this an exercise in the art of negotiation đ
Nope. This is not a seminar, but an interactive retreat with joint exercises to benefit you and your spouse. Can you try to convince them? It's defintely worth a shot. You can share with them how incredible this retreat is going to be, Insha' Allah đ
It depends on the trip and the venue. Some of our venues are accustomed to catering to guests with a variety of dietary needs and others don't have the bandwidth to do so. Please let us know if you have dietary restrictions/concerns and we will let you know what the particular venue can or cannot accommodate.
This depends on the venue. We are bound by their policies. Each venue has its own refund policies. See the specific refund policy for each trip on the page of the specific trip you are interested in (towards the bottom of the page).
In some cases, if you need to cancel after the refund deadline, we will do our best to have someone on the waiting list (if there is one) take your spot. In such cases, we will refund the full amount less a $200 administrative fee (as long as the venue allows us to transfer the reservation over to another namesake).
There may be other groups alongside sharing the facility with us. However, we will always have our own meeting spaces/rooms. The only time we will be sharing the same space is during meal times in the dining hall.
Our local retreats do not include accommodations and will typically only include lunch on both days. Local retreats are designed to provide an affordable and accessible alternative to our more high-end getaways. Local retreats are two-day long workshops that donât have any extra âfrillsâ attached to the educational portion of the program.
Our getaway retreats are a full package deal. They include all meals and accommodations. The learning aspect of the retreat is spread out over a longer period of time â especially for the week-long retreats - which allows time for couples to enjoy other aspects of their stay to a fuller extent.
 For our weekend-long retreats, we do participate in all of our meals and activities together. For our week-long trips, there is much more free-time for you to engage in your own meals and activities apart from the group. You will always have the option of getting together with other couples or participating in the group activities that will be arranged for all.
Participants will be responsible for arranging their own flights and any associated costs. We will provide recommendations for arrival and departure times.
It depends on the trip. For some trips we will have transportation to and from the airport provided and for other trips we will not. Please look at the detailed itinerary for the specific retreat you are interested in going to. You can find all the details in the trip retreat page.
All of the âclassroom timeâ in our retreats are strictly for couples. The goal is to provide an atmosphere where couples are fully tuned into each other without any âdistractionsâ for the duration of the retreat.
Some of our local retreats, however, will provide onsite babysitting/childcare. Please check the details on each individual retreat page.
Couples may bring their children with them on the MMRR Alaska Cruise Edition.
Why not attend an online marriage course from the comfort of your own home? Do you really need to arrange for child care, take time off from work, and travel when you can learn online?
Online courses can be very beneficial, yet nothing compares to an in-person setting that is much more conducive to learning. The reality is, when you're trying to follow the course while eating lunch, answering the door, and tending to your toddler and/or teenager, how focused are you?
If you can take time from your spouse for work, you can take time from work for your spouse.Â
You've gone to a work retreat, right? The focus of those settings is to spend more time getting deeper into issues that normally don't get the time or dedication found in a regular work setting. The intention is the same for this retreat. Sessions and activities are geared towards getting into the intricacies of your marriage, while fostering togetherness and understanding. The skills and depth of learning happens distraction free, in an immersive setting.
Wait, there's no dinner cruise or horseback ride into the sunset included in the package? This doesn't sound very romantic.
What is more romantic than feeling understood by your spouse after a day of thoughtful, productive and insightful sessions than taking a sunset walk with your beloved against the backdrop of majestic mountains, and spending the night together, alone, in a private, comfortable setting?
Our Testimonials
Our Attendees Reviews
The teachers: awesome in almost every way! The content: practical and effective. The service: excellent accommodations and food.
SEQUOIA - 2021
[The] location really helped clear the mind and allowed nature to inspire the soul. Awesome balance between group conversation and couples' time. Facilitators: your perfect balance of personalities were a great model to observe.
SEQUOIA - 2021
Very practical. Very real. Framework based on real-life scenarios to move us from A to B. We've done some of these things but didn't know how to complete them. We know we have challenges but not how to address them. This weekend gave structure to our internal times of chaos.
SEQUOIA - 2021
Attending this retreat gave us the skills, motivation, and confidence to lovingly address issues rather than sweeping them under the rug.
LAKE ARROWHEAD - 2021
Jazak Allahu Khairan for this amazing experience. I am grateful for this opportunity to learn how to improve my marriage through these principles, more importantly grounded in Islamic values which has been something we've been looking for. You normalized such important conversations which has helped normalize them for us as a couple. I've already started using these tools which has helped [in] my conversations with my spouse. Allah bless you both and your families.
LAKE ARROWHEAD - 2021
[The exercise Overcoming] Gridlock...was the meat of our issues and gave us exactly what we needed, which was practice working through our own issue. Having the facilitated format gave us structure to be productive with our gridlock.
LAKE ARROWHEAD - 2021
The quality - occasion exercise was powerful. It allowed my spouse to express how he feels [about] and sees me. Such feelings are never shared.
MMRR Attendee
SEQUOIA - 2021