Retreat (September 2025)

Daily Schedule

Day One

  • Before the Start: You might want to arrive earlier in the day. Perhaps join your peers for lunch or a walk in Glen Helen Nature Preserve or John Bryan State Park.
  • Start: We will convene at 4 p.m. at Alisa’s and my home at 1441 Meadow Lane, Yellow Springs. (You can drive or here is a lovely half-hour walk from the Mills Park Hotel past Antioch College and through our neighborhood.) 
  • At about 6 p.m., we will walk (or drive) to a “Scatter Dinner.” Folks will wander in small groups into town for the variety of restaurants.
  • After dinner, we will likely gather at the Mills Park Hotel, 321 Xenia Avenue, Yellow Springs. Their front porch and balcony are enjoyable places to smile into the evening. 

Day Two

  • Check out of hotel.
  • Find breakfast at Ellie’s (at the Mills Park Hotel, opens at 8 a.m.) or at Sunrise Cafe on Xenia Avenue (opens at 7:30 a.m.).
  • We will gather at 9 a.m. for start of agenda at 9:08 a.m. Our daytime session will meet at Vernet Ecological Center at The Glen Helen Ecological Institute, 405 Corry Street, Yellow Springs, a flat 1,000-foot walk from the Mills Park Hotel.
  • We will adjourn no later than 3 p.m.
  • You might want to linger in Yellow Springs, perhaps for a hike in Glen Helen or John Bryan State Park. Stay for dinner and an evening hike?