Couples Connection retreat 2025
Thursday, June 19, 5 pm —
Sunday, June 22, 11 am, 2025
Haley Farm Inn & Retreat Center
16766 Garrett Highway
Oakland, MD 21550
Imagine escaping to the serene countryside of Maryland, where the quiet natural beauty offers a sanctuary for you and your partner to reconnect. This retreat isn’t just a getaway; it’s a chance to deepen your relationship through guided sessions focusing on communication, understanding, and connection. Couples—whether facing challenges or simply wanting to strengthen their bond—will gain new insights and practical skills to nurture a resilient, intimate partnership. Give yourselves the gift of quality time and guidance to help your relationship flourish.
$3200 per couple Retreat Fee Includes:
3 nights in a Beautiful Private Room with a Private Bathroom
3 Delicious Healthy Meals Each Day (dinner on the first day and breakfast on the last day)
All Program Classes and Activities
(NOT included in the cost: optional spa treatments, optional excursions into town, alcohol, or travel to and from the center.)
Program Activities:
Daily Gentle Movement and Mindfulness, a Nature Walk, Couples Connection Discussions and activities, a Communication Workshop, Sacred Yin/Yang Breakout Sessions, Tantric-inspired partner meditation, and more. All activities are designed to strengthen bonds, improve communication and intimacy, and cultivate a sense of fun and joy in your relationship.
You’ll finish the weekend with new tools, practices, and resources while having had a joyful experience reconnecting with mutual understanding and love.
LIMITED SPOTS ARE AVAILABLE!
RESERVE YOURS TODAY WITH A DEPOSIT OF $500.
About Your Hosts
With over 20 years of experience, Joni Staaf Stamford (formerly Sturgill) is a licensed professional counselor, speaker, and author with expertise in emotional intelligence, mindfulness, and positive psychology. As a long-time student and teacher of Eastern philosophy and Western psychology, Joni offers secular, integrative mental and emotional insights to participants of her programs so they can heal themselves through breathwork, movement, awareness, perspective-shifting acceptance, and skilled action toward a life they want. In all avenues of her work, she empowers individuals to live with purpose and perspective. Joni founded the professional development program Plugged into Mindfulness, which is tailored to various industries. She is also an Amazon best-selling author. Learn more at www.insightwithjoni.com.
Dr. Brian Stamford is a Program Director at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit (AIU), which provides professional development to school districts across Western Pennsylvania. Brian offers high-quality professional development on innovative teaching practices, including integrating AI tools into planning and instruction. Previously, he worked in public education as a science and computer teacher, instructional coach, and administrator. Brian has explored Eastern philosophy for many years, enjoys being in nature, and has assisted Joni on retreats, leading mindfulness and nature walks since 2024, and they’ve been presenting together since December, 2023.
