Holistic living and wellness retreat back after pandemic hiatus
I Am That Woman Movement, founded by Twyler Jenkins, will host a Retreat Wednesday-Sunday, Oct. 26-30, in Marco Island, Fla. PHOTO PROVIDED BY BROWN FARMER MEDIA.
Twyler Jenkins founded I Am That Woman Movement in 2018 because she wanted to help women who wanted to find their ‘next,’ who need an extra push of encouragement or wisdom.
Jenkins life was good, she was just wondering what her ‘next’ was. Jenkins was a corporate meeting planner. When she was set to turn 43, she started to think about where her life was. She was looking for something different.
“I was in a season of quandary on where my life was and its purpose and its mission and what I was doing,” Jenkins said.
Prior to I Am That Woman, Jenkins hosted a 43rd Birthday Celebration and she invited 43 women who inspired and influenced her life. The purpose of the dinner was for mentors and relatives to pour into Jenkins as well as other girlfriends in attendance. Jenkins wanted the conversations to be about life and she would be able to glean insight from what the women said.
That dinner propelled Jenkins to start I Am That Woman Movement. During the dinner, she witnessed the power that happens when women are in a room, and they start talking to each other. Jenkins wanted to take that experience, learning about health, wellness and about herself and do it on a larger scale.
The first I Am That Woman Retreat took place in 2018 in Rivera Maya, in Mexico. And, in 2019 it was at the same location. When the pandemic hit in 2020, I Am That Woman hosted a virtual retreat. This year is the first year since 2019 an in-person retreat will take place. It will happen person from Wednesday-Sunday, Oct. 26th-30th, at Hilton Marco Island Beach Resort and Spa in Marco Island, Fla.
The retreat is meant for high achieving African-American women. Jenkins described that as women who are doing high-achieving things in their own right -- not by title, not by how much money a woman makes, where they live or anything else that is materialistic.
“We just want you to own that you are that woman that’s achieving the things you want to achieve in life. Our goal is to pour into you, for your total wellness,” Jenkins said. “We don’t leave anything out. We talk about both the personal and professional you. We address your mental, emotional, physical, financial, and spiritual well-being.”
Jenkins believes all those pieces -- mental, emotional, physical, financial and spiritual -- have to be aligned in order for people to be in harmony. The retreat is meant to have the attendees do a deep dive into who they are, personally, so they can be their best professional self.
Jenkins didn’t want women to leave the retreat and forget the feelings they had during the event. The movement is to keep the women connected, through creating a sisterhood that women can access for resources, information and ongoing events.
I Am That Woman has grown since 2018 and includes a conference call line in the morning. Women can get their spiritual, emotional and mental well being fed through meditation and prayer requests. This creates a further sense of sisterhood and community. There also is a weekly conversation series each Friday.
“Our goal is to really create this strong sisterhood and network of women, who are willing to be receptive and pour into each other,” Jenkins said.
For more information about I Am That Woman Movement, visit iamthatwomanmovement.org.
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