Restorative Justice Training & Retreat
May 25 - June 01, 2024
Shailly Agnihotri
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About the Retreat
Come train as a Circle Keeper and learn how to hold sacred space for others to unravel conflict, rebuild community, and develop resilience. The Restorative Center’s training provides an experience-based understanding of TRC’s community based model of Restorative Justice. Our trainings are engaging, lively and ever-evolving. We utilize theory-based lectures, the interactive circle experience, skill development, mock circles, as well as small and large group discussions.
- Rejuvenate your spirit with daily guided meditations and yoga classes.
- Train as a Circle Keeper at beautiful Mar de Jade.
- Learn about talking pieces, the phases of a circle, the use of prompts & how to use storytelling to develop empathy and share vulnerability
- Develop skills in communication and circle keeping
- Watch the sunset.
This course is open to newcomers to TRC, as well as to trained Circle Keepers who would like to deepen their foundations in the work. Advanced topics and workshops will be integrated into the week-long training.
Schedule
Day One
2pm: Check-in
5pm: Restorative Yoga
6:30pm: Dinner
Day Two
7:30am: Meditation & Breathing
8:30am: Breakfast
10am: Restorative Justice Workshop: The Circle Experience
1pm: Lunch
2pm: Free Time
5pm: Self-Care Workshop
6:30pm: Dinner
Day Three
7:30am: Meditation & Breathing
8:30am: Breakfast
10am: Restorative Justice Workshop: The Sun/Moon Chart; Practicing prompts
1pm: Lunch
2pm: Free Time
5pm: Self-Care Workshop: Shadow Work for Circle Keepers
6:30pm: Dinner
Day Four
7:30am: Meditation & Breathing
8:30am: Breakfast
10am: Local Farm Visit (optional)
1pm: Lunch
2pm: Restorative Justice Workshop: The Elements
5pm: Self Care Workshop: De-escalation
6:30pm: Dinner
Day Five
7:30am: Meditation & Breathing
8:30am: Breakfast
10am: Free Time for Excursions (optional)
1pm: Lunch
2pm: Restorative Justice Workshop: Circle Systems (XS-XL)
5pm: Restorative Yoga
6:30pm: Dinner
Day Six
7:30am: Meditation & Breathing
8:30am: Breakfast
10am: Local Market Visit (optional)
1pm: Lunch
2pm: Restorative Justice Workshop: Mock Circles
5pm: Restorative Justice Workshop: Mock Circles (continued)
6:30pm: Dinner
Day Seven
7:30am: Meditation & Breathing
8:30am: Breakfast
10am: Free Time/ one-on-one sessions with Shailly (optional)
1pm: Lunch
2pm: Restorative Justice Workshop: Closing Circle & Circle Keeper Code
5pm: Restorative Yoga
6:30pm: Dinner
Day Eight
7:30am: Meditation & Breathing
8:30am: Breakfast
10am: Check-out
*Daily schedule is subject to the discretion of the trainer and could be changed based on the needs of the group. Some optional excursions have an added fee payable to the resort.
Payment & Cancellation Policy
The Retreat Tuition is $1290 PLUS Accomodations at Mar De Jade.
About the Teachers
Shailly Agnihotri
Shailly Agnihotri founded The Restorative Center in response to the heartbreak she experienced as a public defender trying to attain justice for her clients. TRC program development is a direct answer to the consequences of the privatization of prisons, the institutionalism of racism, and the criminalization of poverty. Shailly has presented at conferences around the world on TRC’s vision for an independent free-standing model for Restorative Justice, codified as the Newburgh Model. She has led trainings in TRC’s distinct model of RJ for community members, teens, social workers and attorneys. She has facilitated restorative justice circles for schools, community centers, organizations and the workplace. Shailly spent more than 20 years as an attorney, with expertise in criminal justice through working as a prosecutor (Orleans Parish), teaching (Georgetown Law School, Southern University Law Center), and as a public defender (New York City). She has a J.D. (cum laude) from Tulane Law School and an LL.M. (Prettyman Fellowship) from Georgetown Law.