The Art of Being Joyful Retreat

May 7 - May 10 Seminole, Florida

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Find your JOY

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Embrace your JOY

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Live your JOY

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Reclaim your JOY

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Find your JOY 🔆 Embrace your JOY 🔆 Live your JOY 🔆 Reclaim your JOY 🔆

You have mastered being strong.
Now it’s time to master being soft.

To relax into your feminine rhythm.
To rediscover your playful essence.
To remember that joy is not something you earn — it is something you embody.

The Art of Being Joyful Retreat

is a sanctuary for the woman who is ready to soften without losing her power…
to be nourished without having to give…
to be surrounded in community, supported, and gently reminded of who she truly is.

Come and exhale.
Come and uncover what makes you smile.
Let yourself be pampered.
Let yourself receive without guilt, without earning, without rushing.

You don’t have to do more here.
You simply get to be…
and from that place, joy rises naturally.

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This exclusive retreat is designed for YOU!

👑The Woman Ready to Come Home to Herself 👑

  • You are a woman who has spent years showing up for everyone else and putting your own needs at the bottom of the list.

  • You are ready to come home to yourself, let yourself recieve and finally choose you.

👑The High-Achieving, High-Feeling Woman 👑

  • You are a woman who leads, creates and carries a lot with strength and grace.

  • You are ready to reconnect with the joy of simply being.

👑The Woman in Transition👑

  • You are a woman stepping out of the familiar, carrying both fear and hope. A new chapter is emerging.

  • You need a place to exhale, be held, and uncover the joy waiting on the other side.

👑The Sensitive, Soul-Led Woman👑

  • You are a woman who leads with heart, intuition, and purpose, craving connection beyond the surface.

  • You need a space to gather, be seen, and flourish within a sisterhood where your soul and rising joy are celebrated.

💛 Shhh… listen closely.

There’s a voice inside you gently whispering,

“It’s my time.”

Time to step away from the fast pace, the pressure, the doing-it-all.

Time to release the overwhelm… and exhale.

Come step into a space designed for you to slow down, be cared for, and reconnect with what truly lights you up.

Through nurturing experiences, soulful guidance, and the tools that helped me rediscover my own passion, joy, and purpose, you’ll remember the vibrant woman within you — the one who is ready to live with more joy, ease, and intention.

This is My Time!

    • Joy that isn’t performative

    • Pleasure without approval

    • A return to who you were before the world told you to be serious

    • Aliveness in your body

    • feeling deeply replenished, not just in spirit but in

    • a sense of sisterhood, a renewed mindfulness, and a heart full of the natural beauty and creative inspiration.

    • a toolkit of gentle mindfulness practices, deeper sense of sisterhood, and a sharpened eye for life’s beauty. So when you head back to daily life, you’re not just refreshed, but you’ve got these empowering new perspectives to carry forward.

  • The key outcomes for this retreat are a profound sense of sisterhood, a toolkit of mindfulness practices to bring joy into everyday life, and a rekindled appreciation for nature, playfulness and creativity.

    A renewed sense of energy and a desire to continue creating joy in their everyday life.

Retreat Details

Dates:

Thursday, May 7@ 6pm Retreat Opens

Sunday, May @ 11 am Retreat Ends

Guests are also welcome to stay a fourth night on Sunday for deeper integration and a relaxed departure on Monday

****Price $100 for extra night stay.

 

THE SANCTUARY:

A stunning, spacious retreat home with a just minutes from the beach.

  • Sleeps only 8 participants for intimacy

  • Beautiful Indoor + outdoor gathering spaces

  • Nourishing chef-prepared meals

    📍 Seminole, Florida

  • TPA and PIE airports are within a 30-minute ride

The Retreat Flow

The retreat schedule is intentionally curated with thoughtful experiences designed to gently guide a woman back home to joy. A detailed schedule is not provided in advance allowing the flexibility to honor the natural flow of each experience and make time adjustments based on the needs of the group.

***Commuter participants will be provided with daily arrival times and are expected to participate in all scheduled activities to help maintain the retreats sense of community and shared experience.

  • Welcome circle and connection building

  • Joy meditation & reflection

  • Make your own pizza, wine and mocktail tasting

  • Nostalgic PJ Party

Day 1: Thursday — Arrival & Opening

  • Soulful local excursion

  • Mindful shell collection ritual

  • Intentional creativity on the sand

  • Kaleidoscope couture formal dinner

  • Joyful noise session

Day 2: Friday — Deepening

  • Movement and Embodiment Practice 

  • Brunch by Chef Shannon

  • St. Petersburg Saturday Market adventure

  • Creative expression art activities 

  • Best Day Ever Visioning workshop 

  • Create your Perfect Plate Dinner 

  • Fireside Gathering

Day 3: Saturday — Expansion

  • Closing circle

  • Future joy embodiment ritual

  • Sacred goodbyes

    Optional extra night available for deeper rest.

Day 4: Sunday — Closing

Meet Your Guide

Maureen “MoJoy” Moloney

Joy Creatrix/ Women's Empowerment Guide / Soul Led Photographer/ Professional Educator

MoJoy creates experiences where women feel:

  • Seen.

  • Safe.

  • Celebrated.

  • Alive.

MoJoy is a woman shaped by life’s experiences, its challenges, transitions, and moments of deep transformation. Through it all, she has learned the art of returning to joy, and she now creates spaces where other women can rediscover that joy for themselves.

Her retreats are known for blending practical care with sacred magic, allowing each woman to move at her own perfect pace while being deeply supported.

I Want This Experience!

Words From Women Who Have Experienced the Magic

  • “Divine feminine infused into every juicy drop.”

    If you want to be immersed in a divinely feminine weekend, consider a MoJoy retreat. No detail is missed. There is enough structure to squeeze the juice out of the weekend and enough down time to feel revitalized. Being cared for and loved on by a group of extraordinary women helped with a grand reset. I felt empowered and energized. The energy synergized lasted longer than the weekend and you're able to carry the magic back with you when you acclimate back to "real life'   

    I absolutely LOVED the retreat created by MoJoy! I LOVED IT!  Everything flowed and was so divine and beautiful.  From the beautiful women, to the beautiful space, to the beautiful heart-centered activities, to the magic and divine feminine infused into every minute and juicy drop of the retreat - I had an AMAZING time!  The beauty that I experienced  and felt will be held in my heart and soul forever.  Thank you for creating this epic retreat at Lake Canandaigua, NY!

    ~ Risa

  • “Pure magic. I felt held, honored, encouraged, and empowered.”

    This reconnection retreat was pure magic. Honestly it was the best weekend I can remember ever having. The space that was created for us was perfect from the start. The home was welcoming with fresh flowers and candles and tapestries. It was organized in a way that we all knew what was expected when we showed up (logistically) but Mo created so many magical moments from group activities to individual reflective time. Nothing felt hurried- it felt like everything was orchestrated in a way that you felt held, honored, encouraged and empowered. I’ve already requested time off from work to do it again next year.

    ~ Kate

  • ““MoJoy balances structure and soul in a way that makes everyone feel seen and valued.””

    A MoJoy retreat offers a safe, thoughtfully organized, and inspiring experience. Every detail is carefully considered, allowing participants to fully engage in meaningful connection with themselves and others. MoJoy's intuitive, compassionate, and observant nature enables her to skillfully balance the diverse needs of the group, ensuring that everyone feels heard, supported, and valued. She brings a unique blend of practicality and magic to every aspect of the retreat.

    ~ Anonymous

  • “The most natural and confidence-awakening photoshoot I’ve ever experienced.”

    MoJoy creates an absolutely epic experience. I felt safe and comfortable immediately with her direction and expertise. I got to choose numerous outfits to pose in, the location was iconic, and the props were tasteful and fun. I cannot recommend this Boudoire experience enough. It felt so natural, so primal and extremely liberating. I got to choose music to vibe to, she welcomed my thoughts with open arms and let me both drive and she helped me steer in the gentlest way. MoJoy has an eye for this work and I can honestly say that anyone would be lucky to have this experience with her. She is an absolute gem and she was born to capture women in all their glory.

    ~ Photography Review

Retreat Support Experts

Creating a truly nourishing retreat takes a village. I’m honored to be supported by incredible women who each bring their own gifts, presence, and expertise to help make this experience deeply supportive, creative, and joyful for every woman who joins us.

Risa loves all things art! She is an Intentional Creativity teacher and brings her energy and passion for arts & crafts to the retreat.

Her beautiful and meaningful craft projects connect women to their unique self-expression, inner peace, and joy.

Shannon, our Executive Retreat Chef, brings heart and creativity to every meal she prepares.

Her nourishing and thoughtfully crafted dishes invite us to slow down, savor the moment, and explore the joy of food as part of our shared retreat experience.

Risa Borsykowsky

Shannon Moloney

Artist and Intentional Creativity Teacher

Executive Chef and Culinary Experience Curator

Retreat Support Experts

Creating a truly nourishing retreat takes a village. I’m honored to be supported by incredible women who each bring their own gifts, presence, and expertise to help make this experience deeply supportive, creative, and joyful for every woman who joins us.

Shannon Moloney

Executive Chef and Culinary Experience Curator

Shannon, our Executive Retreat Chef, brings heart and creativity to every meal she prepares. Her nourishing and thoughtfully crafted dishes invite us to slow down, savor the moment, and explore the joy of food as part of our shared retreat experience.

Risa Borsykowsky

Artist and Intentional Creativity Teacher, Artist and Intentional Creativity Teacher

Risa brings a playful and expressive energy to the retreat guiding women through intentional art activities. Her work invites women to reconnect with their sense of fun, beauty, and self-expression, offering a space to explore creativity in a lighthearted and joyful way.

One weekend in a powerful circle of women can change the way you show up in life. 

Investment

Shared Room Experience $1,250 per person

Commuter Experience $750 per person

Optional extra integration night on Sunday : $100

*payment plans are available

To preserve the intimate nature of this experience, spaces are limited to 8 residential and 3 commuter spots.

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🌹 The Core Intention

Joy is not a reward you earn.

It is a frequency you remember.

This retreat is a living, breathing container where:

  • your authenticity is celebrated

  • your softness is safe

  • your radiance is welcomed

  • your pleasure is sacred

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