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Ferry Beach Schedule
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A Women's Healing Retreat
Sunday, August 9 - Thursday, August 13, 2026

REGISTER FOR 2026 TODAY!

Lodgers - Register here
Commuters - Register HERE

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Welcome to Ferry Beach! Throughout our time together we will interlace meditation, yoga, lots of hands on healing (Reiki), aromatherapy, intuitive work and sharing along with ritual to honor our ancestors and the earth itself. There will be beach time in the afternoons and a chance to sign up for foot reflexology. 


This retreat is perfect for individuals looking to relax, renew, reconnect, rebalance. For practitioners, it is a chance to relax and receive.


This year we honor and remember the earth, our home and place in this world.
We come from the earth, the mother of all living creatures,  and return to lie this great lap​ that always holds us. Come with us to journey into ourselves and deep into the earth itself. Travel the shamans path and the path of the spiritual warrior.


What to Expect:
-Meditation 
-Yoga
-Reiki
-Beach Time
-Aromatherapy
-Reflexology
-AND MORE!

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General Daily Retreat Schedule:

6:30am - Yoga
7:30am - Breakfast
9:00am-12:00pm - Healing Workshops- reiki, meditation... 
12:00pm - Lunch
1:00pm - Free Time- enjoy the beach, nap etc or Participate in a Healing Activity                   Offering
5:00pm - Social Hour
6:00pm - Dinner
7:00pm - Varies on the day- sound and healing, healing in pairs, healing rituals, 
                  aromatherapy...


Recommended readings:
~The Sacred Path of the Warrior: Chogyam Trungpa
~The Healing Wisdom of Africa:Malidoma Some'
~Of Water and the Spirit: Malidoma Some'
~Esoterism and Symbol: R.A. Schwaller Delubicz
~The Original Reiki Handbook of Dr. Mikao Usui
~The Therapeutic Touch: How to Use Your Hands to Help or to Heal: Delores       Krieger
    
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Ferry Beach is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year (2026). Join us for an incredible year of celebration! 
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Meals:
Daily meals are provided by our onsite chef in our dining hall!

Lodging: 
A wide array of opportunities. 
-Cottages/Cabins
-Hotel-style rooms
-Dorms
-Campsites
Explore lodging selections here.

Retreat Leader
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​Jeannette Duffau 

Jeannette Duffau is a teacher and healer who facilitates women's retreats, trainings,  has led holistic healing programs for hospital staff  has an active healing practice working with individuals with intuitive counseling and hands on healing.

Her background training as been in healing arts and indigenous practices, psychology, intuitive development, positional therapy and nursing with the intention of healing the whole person.

She has facilitated workshops and trainings for the last 12 years at Ferry Beach, teaching Reiki and offering the women's healing retreat program. Learning from indigenous traditions, her joy is to bring together groups or "tribes"  for healing, magic and transformation.
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"It is my intention to hold all work with compassion, caring and safety. Within this framework, deep healing and joy can take place."
Pricing
Pricing per Person
Conference Package for Lodgers:
(Includes conference fee/access to all programming, plus all daily meals: breakfast, lunch & dinner for the entirety the retreat.)

Adult: $464

Conference Package for Commuters:
(Includes conference fee/access to all programming, plus all daily meals: breakfast, lunch & dinner for the entirety of the retreat.)

Adult Commuter: $464

Meals are included, there is no way to separate meals from the package price. 
​Note: Lodging is not included in the conference package price, it's added on, the price varies depending on your desired lodging accommodation, see below. 
Lodging
View our Lodging Page HERE for more information/photos of lodging options.

Cottages/Cabins
Morris Cottage: $550  per night
Kelley Cottage: $515  per night
Claflin Cottage: $515  per night
Metz Cabins: $250  per night
Cross Rooms: $205  per night

Dorms:
Quillen Family: $170  per night
 Ocean Queen: $165  per night
Ocean Twin: $155  per night
Queen Dorms: $145  per night
Standard Dorms: $130  per night

Camping: 
$45-55 depending on site

*NEW*  - LINENS are now INCLUDED in your stay, for ALL lodging spaces in 2026! 
Membership
​Membership must be paid to attend any Ferry Beach program and is due annually. 
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Individual Membership: $40
​Family Membership: $65

See our Membership Page to learn more and to purchase or renew a membership or add on to your reservation.
Register
To register online click here, by phone, call the office at 207-282-4489.
You can also email [email protected]. 

 Our Location

Ferry Beach is a beachfront retreat center in Southern Maine (Saco, ME). A respite away from the everyday world, with 32 acres including porches, a wonderful dining center, volleyball court, playgrounds, art studio, meeting spaces, an outdoor chapel and of course the beach! ​
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 Lodging

Choose the desired lodging accommodation that works best for you/your loved ones. We have a wide variety of cabins & cottages, dorm rooms (single/double/family size) and campsites to choose from. ​
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What to Expect

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Looking for suggestions on what to pack, wondering what your experience will entail and all other details regarding your stay? Click "read more" below to help you prepare. Standard arrival check-in for retreats is 4:00pm and room check-out is at 10:00am.
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Our mission at Ferry Beach is to awaken hearts to explore, grow and renew the spirit of universal love. 
We work by creating programing and events in the areas of Arts & Culture, Education, Spirituality, Sustainability, Personal Growth and Justice & Action.  
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Ferry Beach Retreat & Conference Center is a 501(c)3 membership organization. 
Our mission is to awaken hearts to explore, grow and renew the spirit of universal love.  We accomplish our mission through work in the areas of
​arts & culture, education, spirituality, sustainability, personal growth and justice & action.
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Ferry Beach Retreat & Conference Center
5 Boardwalk Drive, Saco, ME 04072 - Our Address has Changed.  Click here to learn more.
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  • Home
  • Organization
    • Governance
    • Board of Directors
    • Board Interest
    • Staff
    • Work at Ferry Beach
  • Membership
    • For Members >
      • Strategic Plan
  • Giving
    • One-Time Giving
    • Sustaining Gifts
    • Donation Pot
    • The Beachkeeper Program
    • Quillen Shinn Society
    • Memorial Garden
    • Endowment Fund
    • Scholarship Program
    • Capital Campaigns
  • About
    • Our Mission & Values
    • History
    • Contact Us
    • Directions
    • CELEBRATING 125 YEARS
  • Schedule
    • Open Jam
    • Community Dinner
    • Sourdough Bread Class
    • Line Dancing
    • Crafting Workshops
    • Crafter's Retreat
    • Awakening Spirits Fair
    • Cupcake Decorating Class
    • Contemplative Practice
    • Quilting Retreats
    • Dancing Jaguar's Spirit of Family Retreat
    • Soul Speak: Psychic Reading & Workshop
    • American Society of Dowsers Conference
    • Work Week
    • Profound Treasury
    • Personal Retreaters Week
    • Sand and Stars
    • The Great Campout
    • Independence Getaway
    • RE Week
    • Choral Fest
    • GAYLA
    • Women's Healing
    • Family & Friends
    • Circles of Life
    • Company of Women
    • Circle of Music
    • Sacred Circle Dance
    • Motivational Interviewing
    • Quilting by the Bay
    • The Beach Getaway
    • Labor Day Weekend
    • AFG
    • SOS Saco Bay Conference
    • NAAS Gathering
  • What to Expect
    • Our Facility
    • Our Dining Center
    • Our Accessibility
    • Our Policies
  • Lodging
  • News
    • Discovery
    • Maine Storm & Climate News
    • Blog
  • Plan a Gathering
    • Gathering Spaces
    • Planning Resources
  • Store