Mill Lake Retreat

18/02/2026

Day 18 Costa Rica … mother and teenager howler monkeys pass by while having breakfast

13/02/2026

13/02/2026

Day 12 Look who’s come now to visit our Costa Rican garden .. a tree frog! It was one of the creatures on my list I wanted to see also in the rainforest and there he/she is doing a few lapse in our swimming pool 😊

18/01/2026

As the weekend comes to an end, many children find it hardest to slow their thoughts and settle their bodies for bedtime.

Here is the promised Sunday Joyful Journey blog, helping children wind down and drift off to sleep.

A fun riddle for the children…
I wear no clothes, yet I change sometimes
I have no voice, yet I speak to you in colours
I am watched by all, but touched by none
What am I?

Read the full article here…

https://micheleclaiborne.com/blog/rainbow-journey

08/01/2026

Dear busy parents and caregivers,
Happy New Year! And to ensure that it is, I am going to help you by giving you ideas of practicing mindfulness each week with the children, explain why this is so helpful for the children, while benefiting yourself. Each Sunday I will post a mindful activity and snippet of a song from one of my books. This week is about how visualisation builds emotional regulation, featuring the page from Joyful Journeys, ‘Journey into Stillness.’

Read the full article here…

https://micheleclaiborne.com/blog/journey-into-stillness

07/12/2025