Advanced Weekend of Recovery - Partners Welcome

2026 Advanced Weekend of Recovery

Partners welcome this year!

Building Compassionate Strength:

Pathways to Healthier Connections With Friends, Strangers, and the People You Love 

October 2, 3, 4, 2026

Hope Springs Institute, Peebles, Ohio

In a time when many feel pulled into conflict and strong emotional reactions, this Advanced Weekend offers a different path, one that brings together love and power. Through group discussions and  simple, practical mind and body practices, you’ll strengthen your relationship with yourself while becoming more grounded and confident with others.

Our goal is to help you build compassionate strength so you can move beyond aggression and passivity and create more inner peace and healthier connections with friends, strangers, and the people you love.

Because of the special nature of this weekend, we encourage partners or spouses to attend together, but you’re warmly welcome to come on your own.

The skills learned during the weekend can help anyone searching for ways to enhance and grow a caring power with an open, connected love they can share.

The goals for this Alumni Advanced Weekend include…

• Strengthening your relationship with yourself while becoming more grounded and confident while connecting with others.

• Building compassionate strength beyond aggression and passivity

• Finding more inner peace in times of conflict

• Applying these skills and approaches to achieve healthier connections with friends, strangers, and the people you love.

Reawakening to ourselves and to compassionate strength is a way to experience…

• Relaxed Joy

• Caring Connections

• Open Power Filled Community

A wonderful experience for me because I reconnected with community, made new friends, and learned how to ask for what I need. - MenHealing Alumni

If you have a partner, they are welcome and encouraged – but not required - to join you. To be eligible, only you need to be a Level 1 alumni  

However, if you are single and want to explore and develop your relationship building skills, this weekend is designed to help you as well. We encourage alumni to attend the weekend alone if you have difficulty establishing and/or maintaining an intimate relationship. 

To support continued safety, the number of participants will be limited to a maximum of 16. 

This experience was one of the most significant and memorable events of my life. It, by far, exceeded all of my expectations and hopes. I will never forget the feeling of complete connectedness. - MenHealing Alumni

Click here for information about the Weekend including goals and policies. Here’s a video from an alumnus and their partner talking about the power of the weekend.

Recognizing the current climate of economic distress, we are offering a EARLY BIRD discount of $165 during the first 30 days of registration. It will be automatically taken off your invoice through July 1st. 

Fees may be paid in full at the time of registration or you can request to make payments. If you would like to set up a no interest payment plan, simply click "pay later" on the final screen and you will be contacted by our bookkeeper.

Includes lodging, all meals (Friday lunch thru Sunday lunch), and all program fees. 

Triple Room Occupancy $1,150
Double Room Occupancy $1,350
Single Room Occupancy $1,765

We are committed to minimize cost as a barrier that prevents anyone from attending a Weekend of Recovery. Therefore, a limited amount of financial assistance is available ranging from 30 – 70% of your registration fee.  Please apply before registering if you feel that the tuition price is a barrier to attending.

This Weekend’s Facilitator Team:

The team for this Advanced Weekend is comprised of both male and female facilitators.  Lee Beckstead, Sandi Forti, Rich Sims, and Jim Struve.

The amount of transformation I experienced connecting with other male survivors was so amazing! So grateful to have found such a heartfelt and supportive organization. - MenHealing Alumnus

Information about Hope Springs

 
Hope Springs Retreat Center in Ohio’s Southern Appalachian foothills providing intentional space for mindful, creative, and healthy private group retreats. We have been conducting Weekend of Recovery retreats at Hope Springs since 2007.  Hope Springs is carefully integrated into farmland and the forest ecosystem. The weekend incorporates mindfulness skills as a tool for managing difficult emotions such as anxiety.

The beauty of the people who work here
The Spirit of the Land
The love all around is what makes Hope Springs very special
This was my first time here. I will return.
I felt so loved and cared for in all ways. ~ Weekend of Recovery Alumnus

Careful attention is given to nutritious food. The meals at Hope Springs are delicious cuisine, featuring vegetarian, and gluten free options. Special dietary requests are accommodated to ensure that each participant has ample, high quality, and enjoyable food throughout the weekend.

Large group sessions are conducted in a wonderfully-designed Studio Building and small groups are conducted in several comfortable physical spaces in the Farmhouse. Special attention is given to creating safe environments that allow participation at whatever level is authentic for each participant.

For further information about Hope Springs, click here . You can also visit their website for more information.

If you need help navigating the scholarship or registration process, please feel free to email our Executive Assistant Shar.

REGISTER BEFORE JULY 2 for $165 Early Bird Discount. 

Cancellation Policy: Due to the limited number of spaces, please let us know immediately if you will be unable to attend so that we can allow a waiting list registrant to attend. All cancellations made by September 2, 2026 will receive refund minus $150 non-refundable deposit; no refunds will be issued in final 30 days of registration.