Upcoming Events

In addition to this event, you can enjoy all of the daily activities that Tucson offers. Explore our sample ranch schedule.

In your closest relationships—including the relationship with yourself—there are endless opportunities to connect and create deeper meaning in your own life and the lives of those in your world.

Join us at Canyon Ranch Tucson in the lush Sonoran Desert for this four-day wellness retreat with Jeannie DuBose, M.S. She's the author and illustrator of the award-winning Tending the Fire: The Story of a Marriage and The Mother Daughter Dance, and she will share meaningful conversations about how authentically you are engaging with the people in your circles—and with yourself!

In addition to this event, you can enjoy all of the daily activities that Tucson, AZ offers. Explore our sample schedule.

Jeannie DuBose, M.S., is the author and illustrator of the award-winning Tending the Fire: The Story of a Marriage and The Mother Daughter Dance. An experienced facilitator and retreat leader, Jeannie works with a variety of clients, including the Young President’s Organization (YPO), Canyon Ranch, The Haden Institute, The United Way, and a host of women’s groups and faith communities. A graduate of Vanderbilt University, she received a master’s degree in counseling psychology from Georgia State University and a certificate in spiritual formation from Columbia Theological Seminary. Jeannie and her husband raised their three children in Atlanta; they live in Montreat, NC.

Wednesday, May 3

7 pm: The Interior Journey: Listening to Your Life
How can you live from the center of who you have been born to be, not who you have been told to be? We'll explore this question to discover how to engage your life with expanded authenticity, joy, and meaning.

Thursday, May 4

7 pm: Exploring the Mother Daughter Relationship
Explore both the tender and difficult aspects of this profound relationship as we examine the yearning to be close and the need to be separate. Gain insight as we reflect, listen, learn, and laugh!

Friday, May 5

5 pm: Intimacy: Love’s Journey
Jeannie shares hard-won insights from her marriage and invites you to enter into your own story with love. We will examine the fruits of intimacy and the inevitable challenges accompanying any long-term relationship.

Saturday, May 6

5 pm: Modern Elderhood: Exploring Losses and Opportunities
The second half of life brings inevitable losses while offering the ripest opportunities to live our most satisfying days yet. We will explore strategies and practices which make for a generative, vibrant elderhood.