Pastor / Spouse Retreat

Retreat for all minsters serving as pastor, chaplain or on the district board.

The 2012 Pastor / Spouse Retreat is being held at the Serra Retreat Center in Malibu, California (map). This Catholic retreat center is located just 45 minutes from the Los Angeles (LAX) & Burbank (BUR) airports. This retreat is open to all our Brethren ministers who are serving as employed pastors to our churches, chaplains, plus ministers serving on the policy board, and their spouses. The goal of this retreat is unity, relaxation, fun, prayer, worship and wellness. Clergy today are facing enormous pressures and many face increased health risks. In PSWD we have a responsibility to care for these women and men who have answered God's call to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ in our churches and our faith institutions. We want this time to be an opportunity where we can show our appreciation with a retreat that is filled with uplifting opportunities as we grow closer to God and to each other.

We are blessed to have a Christian Yoga Instructor and Occupational Therapist (Lorelei Woerner-Eisner) leading us during our Prayerful Morning Meditation and Movement. There will also be opportunities to sign up for individual/couple consultations to tailor a personal plan for wellness for you and/or your spouse.

By registering for this event you will agree to participate in the worship services and morning prayer times and be present for the entire retreat. However, this retreat also leaves ample opportunity to explore the beauty of state parks that surround the center or take in the fun atmosphere of nearby Santa Monica.

This event is subsidized by PSWD, so if you register for the retreat and do not show up – you waste district funds because we need to finalize our room count a month before the retreat. The only cost to the Pastors/Chaplains will be a minimal registration fee of $25 and the cost of transportation. Additional scholarship money may be available to help those in need of covering transportation costs until April 26. Please contact PSWD Ministry Chair – John Jackson at 818-636-8098 or PastorJJJ@Gmail.com for more information or transportation scholarships. Attendance is limited to 25 participants so register as soon as possible.

Leadership: Born and raised in the Los Angeles area, Lorelei Woerner-Eisner received a B.A. in Occupational Therapy from USC in 1993, a B.A. in Communications from Pepperdine University in 1986, and her 2-year Yoga Therapy certificate from Loyola Marymount University in 2007.
    Lorelei’s experience includes: wellness training, lifestyle redesign, yoga instruction, pediatrics, adult rehabilitation, psychiatrics, home health care, acute care, and skilled nursing. Her church affiliations include: lifelong membership in the ELCA synod of the Lutheran Church; Church Council Member (including vice president) at Bethel Lutheran Church in Los Angeles, 2005 to 2009; participating in chartering and initiating a Mother’s of Preschoolers group in 1998 (including steering committee member in charge of the children’s program); and “Mommy and Me” coordinator for Malibu Presbyterian Church 1998 to1999.
    Lorelei  has spoken at several venues on treating the whole person using a blend of yoga and occupational therapy, including a national circuit of lectures on fine motor skills, and a workshop at the national conference for the American Dance Therapy Association.  She works at Therapy In Action, a pediatric clinic in Tarzana, provides in-home therapeutic services, and teaches yoga privately.  She is the owner of Integrative Home Therapy. Lorelei is blessed to be the mother of two children, Anna Leah and Daniel.

Lorelei Woerner- Eisner OTR/L,CYT, RYT500   www.integrativehometherapy.com Registered and Licensed Occupational Therapist Certified Yoga Therapist Yoga Alliance, Registered Yoga Teacher with 500 hours SIPT Certified