Authentic Circle Appreciation Week
This week-long special event is dedicated to you, our most loyal guests. Join us as we honor your wellness journey with an itinerary filled with exclusive programming, special events, inspirational thought leader experiences, and more.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
- 25% off nightly package rate, per AC member
- $200 nightly resort credit, per AC member for spa services, private sessions, equine, and culinary experiences
- Luxurious, Casita-style accommodations
- Delicious and healthy gourmet meals are served daily – order as many appetizers or entrées as you like – it’s your choice.
- Unlimited fresh smoothies, tea, coffee, non-alcoholic beverages, and freshly prepared grab ‘n go snacks served throughout the day
- An array of daily complimentary activities, lectures, and wellbeing workshops
- Complimentary shared shuttle airport transfers from Tucson International Airpor
THOUGHT LEADERS
SOUL COLE
Brandon Coleman, or as he is more commonly referred to as SOUL COLE, is a retired NFL player for the New Orleans Saints. After suffering a career ending injury in 2018, he transitioned into the health and wellness space becoming a Certified Health & Wellness Coach. You will currently find Soul Cole as a Flow Facilitator, Mental Performance Coach, Certified Breath Coach and Sound Healing Practitioner. He is intense, driven and places high value on faith, family, and morality.
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MARCUS SMITH II
Marcus Smith II is a Columbus, GA native who has a unique background as a former NFL athlete, television correspondent, life coach, mental health advocate, husband, father, and author. As a college All-American and former NFL first round draft pick, Marcus understands the dedication and perseverance required to excel in a highly competitive and mentally rigorous environment. His battle with anxiety and depression led to a suicide attempt during his NFL career. This experience propelled him to his purpose of mental health advocacy, especially in the sports arena.
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BIJAL CHOKSI
Bijal Choksi, MA, PCC, ECC, CHPC believes that every human can live an extraordinary life and that every team can be high-performing if given the right support. With a background in organizational psychology and 30 years of experience in consulting and coaching, Bijal understands human and organizational behavior–and the challenges that often arise.
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THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
The nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
EXCLUSIVE PROGRAMMING
A celebration dedicated to your wellbeing journey.
Authentic Circle Members, enjoy an itinerary filled with exclusive wellness experiences, inspiring thought leader activities, and more.
To book your exclusive AC Week experiences, contact an Experience Planner by calling 855.403.0700
Trust the Journey Day 1: Awaken Self Connection
Create space for self-connection in a workshop that teaches you to receive, synthesize, and amplify non-verbal information. Our equine herd can help you learn and practice a six-point method for connecting with your body, gathering data in unfamiliar situations, developing fresh approaches to challenges, and sensing others’ unspoken feelings and concerns.
Monday, December 9 | 8:00 am – 11:00 am
Wednesday, December 11 | 8:00 am – 11:00 am
Friday, December 13 | 8:00 am – 11:00 am
Recipes for a Life in Balance
This hands-on cooking class invites you to prepare our favorite balanced recipes from our new cookbook. Leave feeling inspired and ready to take your home dining experience to a new level with new skills and a complimentary copy of our cookbook.
Monday, December 9 | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
MYTHIC REVELATIONS: Wisdom & Tarot
This explorative workshop blends mysticism and personal insight to guide you into a personal tarot experience that reveals aspects of your life and journey. Interactive exercises reveal archetypal messages and help you discover how the tarot’s timeless wisdom can create a path toward self-discovery and illumination.
Monday, December 9 | 3:15 pm – 4:30 pm
Floating Meditation
Experience the calming benefits of induced meditation while you are gently elevated above the floor in a silk hammock and rocked to the soothing vibrations of crystal bowls. Release your mind’s stress, tension, or worry while you “float” weightlessly in the air. Please wear Yoga attire.
Monday, December 9 | 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm
Wednesday, December 11 | 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
MIRAVAL OUTBACK HIKE
Start the day with a two-hour hike. Explore rolling hills with occasional brief, steeper sections and an overall elevation gain of 200 to 300 feet with distances of three to four miles. These hikes are a great introduction to the local Sonoran Desert environment.
Tuesday, December 10 | 8:00 am – 10:00 am
Sunday, December 15 | 8:00 am – 10:00 am
Dream Manifesting
Transform your dreams into inspiration for your life. Use this workshop to connect with your authentic calling or intention and find tools for aligning energy to manifest your best life. Learn how to gain access to higher levels of consciousness to empower yourself and release the limitations that hold you back.
Tuesday, December 10 | 11:30 am – 12:45 pm
Symbols & Signs: Your Intuitive Guides
Join Leah Bolen for interactive exercises and insights to unveil the hidden wisdom of symbols and signs that can enhance your intuition for self-discovery. Explore the transformative power of symbolic language in dreams, creative projects, and daily experiences to illuminate your life’s path and foster personal growth and renewal.
Tuesday, December 10 | 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm
Mindful Relationships
Join Michelle Fraley for this in-depth discussion and interactive workshop on the importance of mindfulness practices for creating healthy and long-lasting relationships. Explore attachment styles, love language, and various strategies for healthy communication, boundary-setting, and building deeper emotional connections. This workshop is for couples or anyone who wants to connect deeply and authentically with others.
Tuesday, December, 10 | 2:30 pm – 3:45 pm
Friday, December 13 | 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm
QUANTUM LEAP II
Take a giant step high above the ground and discover new levity as you leap from the top of a 35-foot pole with a partner.
Wednesday, December 11 | 8:30 am – 10:30 am
THE BEAUTY OF IMPERFECTION
Reassemble shards of pottery by highlighting the repairs with gold paint in this unique Kintsugi-inspired workshop. Examine your ideas about vulnerability, flaws, and wholeness through compassionate reflection. Instead of disguising or discarding cracks in art or life, we can trace imperfections with beauty and strength.
Wednesday, December 11 | 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Soulful Sips: A Tea Ritual
Learn how a tea ritual can redefine your relationship with nature and help you become more present with yourself. In this workshop, you will participate in a tea ritual to connect with an herbal ally and learn how you can bring this practice back home to deepen your sense of support and connection. You can expect guided meditation, a soothing cup of tea, and prompted journaling.
Thursday, December 12 | 10:00 am – 11:30 am
MORNING MEDITATION
Profoundly impact the rest of your day by starting your morning in the serenity of sitting meditation. This classic insight mediation teaches the basic principles needed to focus and learn compassionate ways of observing the mind’s fluctuations.
Thursday, December 12 | 8:00 am – 8:50 am
Understanding Happiness
Elevate your wellbeing with a balanced blend of bio-statistical insights and spiritual perspectives from visiting Thought Leader Bijal Choksi. This immersive two-part workshop is your gateway to understanding and cultivating resilience, the cornerstone of sustained happiness.
Thursday, December 12 | 1:00 pm – 1:50 pm
TOPICS & TAKEAWAYS
Understanding Happiness: Open discussion exploring concepts and beliefs surrounding happiness and what lifestyle choices can impact how we experience happiness.
Understanding the social constructs of “Toxic Positivity”: Explore the freedom in authenticity and being true to one’s feelings. Embrace the understanding that all emotions are valid and part of the human experience.
The Power of Connection: Explore the meaning and power behind social connections.
Cosmic Synergy
Join Ashley Celeste to explore the powerful connection between Astrology and the Tarot, two ancient systems of wisdom that intertwine to provide greater insights into your life, personality, and destiny. Whether you’re a Tarot enthusiast or an astrology lover, expand your understanding of both and integrate them for more profound, accurate, and intuitive interpretations.
Thursday, December 12 | 2:00 PM – 2:45 pm
Trust the Journey Day 2: Accessing Inner Wisdom
Learn to access your inner wisdom through the heart. As an organ of perception, the heart speaks in a quiet, wordless voice, akin to a horse’s sentient communications. Our equine partners can help us open to this familiar but forgotten language. This activity models how to trust yourself in moments of uncertainty, release control, quiet the mind, and open a doorway to untapped potential and unbridled possibility. *Includes WORKSHOP: Equine Oracle Cards
Thursday, December 12 | 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Saturday, December 14 | 2:oo pm – 5:00 pm
EXCLUSIVE AC RECEPTION
Join us for a special evening of gratitude where we will honor your commitment to wellbeing and express our heartfelt appreciation for your loyalty. Engage in meaningful conversations with our leadership team, forge new friendships, and deepen existing bonds within our vibrant Authentic Circle Member Community. We will raise a glass to good health with handcrafted cocktails and invigorating mocktails, and delight in a curated selection of nourishing small bites. We look forward to celebrating you soon.
Thursday, December 12 | 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Astrology of the Moment: Sagittarius Season
Discover the cosmic pulse of the present moment as Ashley Celeste takes you on a fascinating journey through the astrological forces shaping our world today. Learn about the sign of the season, planetary alignments, changes, and their impact on current events and individual experiences.
Friday, December 13 | 10:00 am – 10:45 am
Cultivating Resilience
Elevate your wellbeing with a balanced blend of bio-statistical insights and spiritual perspectives from visiting Thought Leader Bijal Choksi. This immersive two-part workshop is your gateway to understanding and cultivating resilience, the cornerstone of sustained happiness.
Friday, December 13 | 10:50 am – 11:50 am
TOPICS & TAKEAWAYS
Resilience: A Foundation for Happiness: Explore and discuss the concept of resilience and discover its relationship to happiness.
Resilience Building: Share strategies for building resilience, such as changing behavior patterns, emotional regulation, and developing a growth mindset. Discover how resilience helps in coping with life’s challenges and contributes to overall happiness.
Positive Mindset Principles: Examine key principles of a positive mindset, such as gratitude, optimism, and finding flow in activities.
Abundance through Affirmations
Join Michelle Fraley to create joy and personal growth with the power of affirmations. This hands-on class teaches you to use affirmations for more positive self-talk, confidence, and happiness. Learn 10 top strategies for creating and integrating affirmations into your everyday life. Make a take-home set of unique affirmations in a keepsake jar.
Friday, December 13 | 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm
Accessing the Infinite with the Akashic Records
Join Rae Jessie for an immersive exploration of the Akashic Records, a boundless source of wisdom that spans all souls, past and present. Guided by the Akashic Council’s 12 Masters, you’ll uncover deep insights into your personal growth, life’s purpose, and untapped potential. Whether you’re seeking clarity, transformation, or a deeper connection to your inner wisdom, this journey offers powerful tools to illuminate your path forward. As part of the experience, you will receive your own set of Akashic Council cards to continue your personal exploration and spiritual growth.
Friday, December 13 | 2:15 pm – 3:30 pm
Honor Your Highest Self
Join NAMI Mental Wellbeing Ambassadors SOUL COLE and Marcus Smith II to explore the roots of imposter syndrome and strategies for conquering it. Through candid discussions and insightful anecdotes, learn to break free from self-doubt and step into authenticity. A concluding ceremony invites you to embrace your potential with renewed confidence and clarity.
Friday, December 13 | 6:30 pm – 7:45 pm
BEN'S BELLS OPEN ART STUDIO
Explore your creative expression by painting handmade ceramic Ben’s Bells pieces with fellow AC Members. Since 2003, Ben’s Bells has been operating as a nonprofit, growing kindness education programs and distributing thousands of Bells and Kindness Coins annually.
Monday December 9 |12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Tuesday, December 10 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Thursday, December 12 | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Friday, December 13 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
AC ONLY BRUNCH
Start your day with us inside the Life in Balance Culinary Kitchen for a healthful and flavorful brunch. Enjoy the sunrise over the majestic Catalina Mountains and make connections with fellow Authentic Circle members.
Saturday, December 14 | 8:00 am – 10:00 am
*No advanced sign-up is required.
WINGS OF THE SOUTHWEST
Grab our binoculars and follow your experienced birdwatching guides to observe and identify the birds of the Southwest. Develop your observational skills, practice stillness, and connect with the earth as you encounter the avian species that flutter on and off the Miraval Arizona grounds.
Saturday, December 14 | 8:00 AM – 10:00 am
Heart Bliss Cacao Ceremony
Immerse yourself in a blissful heart-opening ritual centered around ceremonial-grade cacao, derived from the same bean that brings us chocolate. This ancient ritual, with roots in Mayan and Aztec traditions, encourages you to connect with your heart’s wisdom and the natural world. Emerge with greater connection, compassion, and love toward yourself and others.
Saturday, December 14 | 11:00 am – 12:15 am
Live in Your Authentic Power
Discover your true self with NAMI Mental Wellbeing Ambassadors and former NFL players SOUL COLE and Marcus Smith II. Through personal storytelling, journaling prompts, and expert guidance, uncover keys for embracing your authentic power while staying true to yourself. Learn how to harness integrity and inner strength for a more fulfilling life.
Saturday, December 14 | 1:00 pm – 1:50 pm
Pickleball: Beginner’s Introduction
Let us teach you about the fastest-growing sport in the nation. Join us on the court and learn pickleball basics, including dinking, serving, volleying, and scoring: a fun and energizing workout for all levels.
Saturday, December 14 | 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm
Menopause, Mocktails & Mimosas
Join Lyndi Rivers to talk, laugh, and cry about the menopause transition and its misconceptions to normalize this stage of life with clarity, curiosity, and compassion while you enjoy a mimosa or mocktail. Explore current research in hormone therapy and strategizes for navigating the common symptoms, such as hot flashes, night sweats, vagina dryness, and pain during sex.
Saturday, December 14 | 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
QIgong
Qigong is a moving meditation that improves one’s mental and physical health by integrating posture, movement, breathing technique, self-massage, sound, and focused intent.
Sunday, December 15 | 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm
Roll Into Relaxation
Reset and ease areas of discomfort and tension using therapy balls. This class will help detect troublesome areas in your body and offer techniques to create lasting relief.
Sunday, December 15 | 11:00 am – 11:45 am
Save 30% on Retail Purchases
Join us for an all-day retail event at Raindance Pass to enjoy extra savings and experience the calming aromas of Body Bliss. Plus, enter a raffle drawing to twin amazing prizes.
Wednesday, December 11 | 8:00 am – 5:oo pm
Saturday, December 15 | 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
BOOK YOUR STAY
Excited about what awaits you for Authentic Circle Appreciation Week? Book your stay with us using this AC member-only booking link below to enjoy special rates and extra nightly resort credits.
