The SWC Wisdom Weekend
A weekend of conversation, learning, and gaining practical tools for living with greater clarity and confidence.
October 23–25, 2026 | Boca Raton, Florida
Life moves quickly.
Between family, relationships, responsibilities, and the constant stream of information competing for our attention, many women find themselves moving from one obligation to the next with little time to pause and ask:
- How am I really doing?
- What matters most right now?
- Am I living in a way that feels aligned with who I am and what I value?
We created the SWC Wisdom Weekend as an opportunity to step away from the demands of everyday life and spend time exploring these questions in the company of thoughtful, curious women.
Through conversation, workshops, shared meals, and practical learning experiences, we will discover how to make more confident decisions, strengthen self-trust, build healthier relationships, navigate life's transitions, and create a life that feels more aligned with our values.
This is not about fixing yourself or being perfect.
It's a chance to slow down, gain perspective, learn new tools, and return home with more understanding about what matters most to you.
What Will You Leave With?
By the end of the weekend, you will:
- Gain an expanded understanding of the values that guide your decisions
- Learn strategies for navigating change and uncertainty
- Discover techniques for reducing stress and creating more balance
- Strengthen self-trust and confidence in your decision-making
- Find new approaches to creating a more supportive home environment
- Develop a personal values framework you can return to whenever you're facing an important decision
- Connect with a community of thoughtful, supportive women
- Gather practical ideas and tools you can continue using long after the weekend ends
Who Is This Weekend For?
The SWC Wisdom Weekend may be especially meaningful if you:
- Feel pulled in multiple directions and rarely make time to focus on yourself
- Are moving through changes in work, relationships, family life, or your sense of self
- Find yourself questioning old patterns, habits, or expectations that no longer fit who you're becoming
- Want deeper conversations than the ones you typically have in your day-to-day life
- Are interested in personal growth but skeptical of one-size-fits-all self-help advice
- Enjoy learning, meaningful conversation, and spending time with thoughtful women who are asking many of the same questions you are.
No prior experience with meditation, mindfulness, or personal development is required.
Simply come as you are.
Space is limited to create a more personal and engaging weekend.
The Weekend
Friday Evening — The Women’s Soulful Supper Club
October 23 | 7:00–9:00 PM
We will begin the weekend around the dinner table.
This special gathering invites participants to reflect on what they may be ready to release as they move into a new season of life.
The Friday Program
Women’s Soulful Supper Club with Denise Ganz, Heather Berg and Ellen Patrick
Saturday — Home • Heart • Health
October 24 | 9:30 AM-3:30 PM
The quality of our lives is shaped by the environments we create, the habits we practice, and the decisions we make every day.
Saturday focuses on practical ways to create a life that feels more supportive, balanced, and aligned with who you want to be.
Each program is approximately one hour.
Continental breakfast, refreshments, healthy food tastings, and a closing discussion are included.
The Saturday Program
Ritual & Grace with Ellen Patrick E-RYT, IAYT (Part I)
Heart, Home and Soul: Creating Sanctuary at Home with Shelly Preziosi
Trusting The Wisdom Within with Stephanie Banks
Nutritional Wisdom: A Holistic Approach for Women’s Healthy Eating with Rebecca Kastin
Sunday — Elevate • Empower • Exhale
October 25 | 9:30 AM-3:30 PM
Life is constantly changing.
Careers evolve. Relationships shift. Priorities change.
Sunday is designed to help participants reflect on where they are today, what matters most to them, and how they want to move forward.
Through a series of interactive workshops, we will explore values, personal growth, resilience, and practices for navigating life's transitions.
Each program is approximately one hour.
Continental breakfast, refreshments, light lunch bites, and a closing discussion are included.
The Sunday Program
Ritual & Grace with Ellen Patrick E-RYT, IAYT (Part II)
Know Your Values: The Wisdom of Being True to Yourself
The A.R.M.S. System for Living with Beth Eiglarsh
Practice to Pause with Heather Berg E-RYT
Unique Personalized Gift for Weekend Participants
As a special thank you, participants attending both Saturday and Sunday will receive a personalized birth chart reading by email, highlighting themes and insight to support the months ahead. This gift will be created by Tara Martello, MS, OTR/L, RYT-200, who incorporates evolutionary astrology into her work to help clients better understand their strengths, life patterns, and opportunities for personal growth.
Women’s Soulful Supper Club
Home • Heart • Health
Elevate • Empower • Exhale
Friday–Sunday
(save $50)
Friday–Sunday | Register by September 15
Registration ends October 16, 2026
Due to limited capacity, all payments are non-refundable after October 16, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is the Sattva Wisdom Center?
The event will be held at a serene private residence in central Boca Raton. No pets will be at the home. Location details will be provided upon registration.
Do I need prior experience with meditation, yoga, or mindfulness?
Not at all. All programs are designed to be welcoming and accessible regardless of experience level.
What should I wear?
Friday evening is casual chic. Saturday and Sunday are relaxed and comfortable.
What should I bring?
We provide seating, cushions, yoga blankets, refreshments, and meals as outlined in the program. Saturday and Sunday participants may wish to bring a journal. Ellen's session also invites participants to bring a meaningful object such as
a candle, crystal, or personal keepsake if desired.
What time should I arrive?
All events will begin promptly at the noted start time. Please plan to arrive 15 minutes before the start of Friday evening’s dinner and between 15 and 30 minutes before the start of the morning programs on Saturday and Sunday.
What if I am visiting from out of town?
Nearby accommodations include:
- Hampton Inn Boca Raton
- Marriott Boca Center
- Wyndham Boca Raton
How do we stay connected to ourselves in a world that often leaves us feeling distracted, overwhelmed, or pulled in too many directions?
Drawing on decades of experience teaching yoga, meditation, mindfulness, and yoga therapy, Ellen will guide participants through practices designed to help quiet mental noise, create space for reflection, and reconnect with what matters most.
Together, we will explore meditation, guided inquiry, and simple reflection practices that can help cultivate more peacefulness. Participants will leave with useful ideas they can incorporate into everyday life when they need to feel more grounded, centered, and connected.
Please bring a candle, crystal, journal, or another meaningful object if you would like to enhance the experience.
About Ellen:
Ellen has been on a personal yoga and meditation journey for over 4 decades, with almost 25 of those years spent teaching and inspiring her students. She is among a minority of teachers who have earned advanced certifications in Yoga Therapy and Mindfulness Meditation. Ellen provides meditation classes and trainings in a variety of settings, using techniques drawing on ancient wisdom practices.
Our homes affect how we feel, think, focus, and function.
Drawing on more than 20 years of residential design experience, Shelly will explore how our surroundings influence our emotional well-being, daily routines, and sense of peace.
Participants will learn practical design principles and simple changes that can help create spaces that feel calmer, more functional, and more supportive of the life they want to live.
Each participant will receive a take-home toolkit they can immediately use in their own home.
About Shelly:
For more than 20 years, Shelly has guided clients in creating beautiful, intentional living spaces. Her residential design projects span a wide range of styles — from timeless traditional elegance to modern, sophisticated simplicity — all rooted in the belief that our surroundings deeply influence our well-being. With a thoughtful approach that blends balance, harmony, refinement, and functionality, Shelly creates spaces that feel grounded, restorative, and uniquely personal. Her work reflects a deep respect for the earth and a passion for designs that support connection, peace, and everyday beauty.
Why do so many of us second-guess ourselves, even when we already know the answer?
Stephanie Banks believes that many people have been conditioned to distrust their own intuition and rely on outside validation when making decisions. In this session, she will explore intuition, inner knowing, and the many ways people experience
guidance in their lives.
Through conversation, intuitive insights, and personal readings, participants will learn to recognize the difference between fear, overthinking, and intuition and explore how greater self-trust can support clearer decisions, stronger boundaries, and a deeper connection to themselves.
Whether you're facing a difficult decision or simply want to feel more confident in your own judgment, this session offers a fresh perspective on learning to trust your own intuition with more confidence.
About Stephanie:
Stephanie is a highly sought-after intuitive channel, mentor, and guide who helps people connect more deeply with themselves and the wisdom of the soul. Stephanie’s work explores intuition, inner guidance, energetic awareness, and the deeper dimensions of human connection and consciousness. Her unique gifts are woven together with a rich and diverse professional background that includes work as an author, speech-language pathologist, birth doula, lactation consultant, infant massage instructor, and intuitive channel. Through individual and group channeling sessions, workshops, and courses, Stephanie supports others in awakening and strengthening their own intuitive abilities and inner knowing.
We are constantly exposed to conflicting messages about nutrition, hormones, weight, aging, and health.
Rebecca will share a practical and compassionate approach to well-being that focuses on nourishing the body rather than striving for perfection.
Topics will include:
- Building a healthier relationship with food
- Nutrition and hormonal health
- Sustainable wellness habits
- Lifestyle practices that support long-term vitality and well-being
Participants will also enjoy a tasting of recipes from Rebecca's cookbook and leave with practical ideas they can incorporate into everyday life.
About Rebecca:
Rebecca’s approach to wellness is rooted in compassion, self-discovery, and the transformative power of nourishment. Her work has been shaped by decades of personal experience and her own journey toward healing an unhealthy relationship with food.
Rebecca is a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach. She is also a Hormone Health Specialist, a graduate of The Institute for the Psychology of Eating as a Mind-Body Eating Coach, and the author of the cookbook For the Love of Real Food.
Through her coaching and programs, Rebecca helps clients create sustainable, lasting change using a holistic blend of eating psychology, mind-body nutrition, whole foods, and supportive lifestyle practices.
Ellen returns to continue the second part of her Ritual & Grace program, exploring practices that help cultivate greater clarity, confidence, and connection in everyday life.
Participants attending only on Sunday will still benefit fully from this session.
Drawing on decades of experience teaching yoga, meditation, mindfulness, and yoga therapy, Ellen will guide participants through practices designed to help quiet mental noise, create space for reflection, and reconnect with what matters most.
Together, we will explore meditation, guided inquiry, and simple reflection practices that can help cultivate more peacefulness. Participants will leave with useful ideas they can incorporate into everyday life when they need to feel more grounded, centered, and connected.
Please bring a candle, crystal, journal, or another meaningful object if you would like to enhance the experience.
About Ellen:
Ellen has been on a personal yoga and meditation journey for over 4 decades, with almost 25 of those years spent teaching and inspiring her students. She is among a minority of teachers who have earned advanced certifications in Yoga Therapy and Mindfulness Meditation. Ellen provides meditation classes and trainings in a variety of settings, using techniques drawing on ancient wisdom practices.
Inspired by the work of Brené Brown, this workshop will help participants identify the values that matter most to them and explore what it means to live in more alignment with those values.
Together, we will examine how our values influence our decisions, relationships, priorities, and everyday choices—and how returning to those values can help during times of uncertainty.
Each participant will leave with a better understanding of what guides them and practical ways to bring those values into everyday life.
About Denise
Denise Ganz is the founder of the Sattva Wisdom Center, a community devoted to learning, reflection, connection, and personal growth.
Her lifelong interest in understanding what helps people live with more insight, purpose, and fulfillment has inspired extensive study in mindfulness, meditation, yoga philosophy, astrology, Sanskrit, aromatherapy, and other wisdom traditions.
She holds certifications in yoga, meditation, mindfulness-based stress reduction, and Reiki.
In addition to her work through SWC, Denise has practiced law in the field of public finance for more than four decades and is a proud mother and grandmother. Her unique perspective combines practical life experience with a deep commitment to personal growth, inquiry, and lifelong learning.
Life rarely unfolds according to plan.
In this session, Beth introduces the A.R.M.S. System for Living, a framework she developed through her own healing journey and years of coaching clients through periods of change and transformation.
A.R.M.S. stands for:
- Awareness — recognizing where you are and what is calling for attention
- Remember — reconnecting with your authentic self and healing from the past
- Manifest — consciously creating a life aligned with your vision
- Service — living with purpose through service to yourself and others
Participants will learn how to apply the system to life's challenges, transitions, and opportunities for growth.
About Beth:
For more than 15 years, Beth has guided clients toward greater inner peace, emotional freedom, and personal fulfillment. Her holistic approach blends coaching and healing modalities to support powerful shifts in perspective and deeper self-connection. Drawing from her extensive background in Life Coaching, Energy Healing, Intuitive and Empathic Spiritual Guidance, and Trauma-Informed Therapy, Beth helps clients navigate life with compassion, clarity, and purpose. Beth is also the author of Beth’s Case Scenario: Journey from Chaos to Emotional Freedom, which introduces her A.R.M.S. System — a practical and transformational method for optimal living.
In a world that constantly encourages us to do more and move faster, creating moments of pause has become increasingly important.
Heather will share simple breathwork, mindfulness, and reflection practices that help reduce stress, improve focus, and create a feeling of calm throughout the day.
Participants will learn how small moments of intentional pause can create more insight, and connection in everyday life, allowing them to make more thoughtful decisions and create meaningful change.
No prior experience with meditation or mindfulness is required.
About Heather:
Heather is a former Montessori teacher who has been devoted to the practice of yoga since 1990 and is a certified International Buteyko Breathing Method (BBM) Practitioner and a certified Yoga Alliance teacher. Through her teaching, Heather helps others cultivate greater presence, resilience, and connection through mindful movement, breathwork, and meditation. In addition to leading local workshops and private yoga sessions for individuals and groups, Heather has taught at larger wellness events including Campowerment and Rancho La Puerta. She also offers corporate yoga and meditation programs, BBM training, and leads yoga retreats at beautiful destinations around the world.
Together, we will explore questions such as:
- What habits, expectations, or beliefs may no longer be serving me?
- What am I holding onto that may be keeping me stuck?
- What would create more space, energy, or possibility in my life?
The evening will feature guided conversation, shared stories, and the opportunity to connect with other women in a relaxed and welcoming setting.
This is a potluck dinner. Please bring a vegetarian or vegan dish to share. Beverages and table settings will be provided.
If you're attending Saturday or Sunday, this is a wonderful opportunity to meet fellow participants and ease into the weekend.