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October 2 - 4, 2026

The Art and Science of Happiness

In every life there are moments of upheaval or strain that make it difficult to be as happy as we'd like. We worry about our loved ones and our own health.  We press hard at work and in our communities.  We struggle to know how to have a sustaining positive impact and we don't rest - well some of us - as well as we'd like.  There is so much wisdom available to us now to enable us to understand how we can shape our days such that they are filled with better moments, and how we might handle difficult thoughts, emotions and relationships such that we have more peace, less stress, and more joy.  Dr. Maria Sirois is an expert in the fields of positive psychology and resilience and has brings more than 3 decades of experience to this work.

Reservations for this retreat are by email only.

Please email jolita.grigonyte@oceanedge.com to secure your space.

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Weekend Program Package Includes:

  • All Program Sessions with Maria

  • Luxury Accommodations (not included in commuter package)

  • Welcome Reception

  • Delicious, Healthy Meals (2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners)

  • One Yoga Class taught by an Ocean Edge Instructor

  • $125 Spa Credit to use during the weekend

  • Use of our private beach, indoor/outdoor pools, and fitness rooms

  • All taxes and resort fees

Mansion Room

Weekend Program Package Includes:

  • $1,758 - Single Mansion Accommodations – King

  • $2,667 - Double Mansion Accommodations – 2 Queens ($1,333.50 per person)

  • $925 Commuter Package (available approximately 15-30 days before the program date)

Maria Sirois, PhD

About Your Retreat Leader: Maria Sirois, PhD

Dr. Maria Sirois has spent more than three decades in the boardrooms of business, bedsides of the dying and everywhere in between to do one thing:  offer the data, stories, tools and perspectives that enable us to cultivate resilience, health, wisdom and a greater capacity to lead ourselves and others well, no matter the strain or suffering of the moment. As a resilience expert, positive psychologist and international consultant, she is known for her authenticity, wisdom and compassion.

She is the author of three books: the newly released, The Generous Exchange:  How Attention to Beauty, Goodness and Excellence Restores Us and Our World, A Short Course in Happiness After Loss (And Other Dark, Difficult Times) and Every Day Counts. 

Program Schedule:

Friday, 10/2
4:00pm Check-in (arrive early for Spa Time)
5:00 – 5:45pm Welcome reception 
5:45 – 6:45pm Dinner
7:00 – 8:30pm Program Session 1   

Saturday, 10/3
7:00 – 8:00am Optional Morning Yoga (Taught by an Ocean Edge Instructor)
8:00 – 9:00am Breakfast
9:00 – 11:30am Program Session 2
12:00 – 1:00pm Lunch
1:30 – 3:30pm Program Session 3
3:30 – 6:00 Free Time / Spa Time
6:00 – 7:30pm Dinner

Sunday, 10/4
8:00 – 9:00am Breakfast
9:00 – 11:30am Program Session 4
12:00 – 1:00pm Group Farewell Lunch
1:00 – 4:00pm Stay for Spa Time