Conscious Lesbian - Queer Dating and Love Vancouver

Ruth Schwartz, the founder of the Conscious Girlfriend Academy, and the author of the Amazon bestseller Conscious Lesbian Dating & Love, is leading this class.

A Meetup RSVP alone will not get you in, so please use this link to register (cost for attending is $5): https://www.consciousgirlfriendacademy.com/lesbian-love-over-50

This class is cross listed, across many meetups, with dozens of attendees already registered, so don’t be discouraged if you see low RSVPs in your local group. Our classes typically have anywhere from 60-140 attendees.

You may be asking… "But Is She Even Out There? Is It Too Late?"
I get it. I felt the same way.
Maybe you've had other beautiful loves in your life, or maybe you're still waiting and hoping.

You may be a widow. Or you've loved and lost in other ways.
Losing love to death is incredibly hard. But having your ex still be alive, and just not choosing you -- or, getting to the point where you need to walk away -- is incredibly hard, too. At 50+, we all know that kind of pain.

Maybe you've been a lesbian for years or decades, or maybe you're just getting started on your lesbian love journey.

Regardless, it can be easy to wonder, "Am I too set in my ways? Will anyone really want me as I am now? How about sex -- what will that be like for me now? Am I really capable of falling in love again, and do I even want that? And, is the right person for me even out there?"

One thing I often say is, "She is out there -- but only if you're in here." What I mean by that is, I've seen over and over again that this universe is magical, and that it only takes one truly amazing person to change your entire life. But you're not likely to find that person until you're truly ready for her.
(And that's a good thing -- because if you find her before you're ready for her, you'll just end up messing it up anyway, and what a loss that would be!)

Here's the thing: at this age, you know yourself so much better. But that also means that you can quickly rule out many women whom you would once have dated. It can be depressing to feel like now the pool is even smaller than it used to be.

And that's true. It is.

But you know what? That doesn't matter, because if you're dating to find that one special person, you don't need a big pool. You just need a way to find and recognize her.

And the clearer and more ready you are, the faster you can find her.
A Meetup RSVP alone will not get you in. Please use this link to register (cost for attending is $5): https://www.consciousgirlfriendacademy.com/lesbian-love-over-50

If you have questions or would like to learn more about Academy membership, classes, courses, groups or retreats, send an email to outreach@consciousgirlfriend.com.
Conscious Girlfriend Academy, the leading global resource supporting lesbians and queer women with healthy dating, love and community.

If you're looking for life-changing classes on lesbian/queer dating and love, and weekly coach-led skill-building groups, you can find all that in the Conscious Girlfriend Academy.
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>Check out our current and upcoming calendar of all Conscious Girlfriend Academy events here -- including weekly Coming Out Empowerment, Skill-Building Labs, live classes on Lesbian Dating, and even live in-person retreats :)

Get the full Conscious Lesbian/Queer retreat details right here on our website :)

August 26-30, 2026
Lesbian/Queer Dating Essentials
Learning & Connection Retreat
Honors Haven Retreat Center:
Mountain paradise with lakes, trails & saunas
Ellenville, NY (two hours from NYC)

Note: This event is cross-posted to over 26 Meetup groups, so there will be many more attendees than you see here.

The August retreat is an intimate gathering (25-30 people) which will immerse you
in a 3-day program on the fundamentals of smart-for-your-heart lesbian/queer dating.

Details for August 26-30 Lesbian Dating Essentials Retreat in the Catskills, NY
ABOUT CONSCIOUS GIRLFRIEND ACADEMY LEARNING RETREATS:
Conscious Girlfriend Academy has been providing transformational lesbian retreats since 2015, and we literally wrote the book on conscious lesbian dating and love. Most of our retreats are for Academy members only. However, we also offer occasional "learning retreats," where non-members can attend to have an in-person four-day immersion in the same curriculum our online courses cover.
TIMES AND DATES FOR THE LESBIAN DATING ESSENTIALS LEARNING RETREAT:
We'll be gathering on Wednesday, August 26 at 4:00 p.m., and will be together until Sunday, August 30 at 12 noon. All of your meals from Wednesday dinner through Sunday breakfast will be included.
PROGRAM:

• The retreat will include four hours daily of classroom time and experiential learning on Lesbian Dating Essentials -- including how to prepare yourself for dating, gain clarity about your needs and vision, build confidence, find women to date, and date in smart-for-your-heart ways.
• Each day will also include structured connection time to help you build friendships and community with other participants. Many attendees make lifelong friendships.
• Plus, we'll have fun! Walking, swimming, boating, jacuzzi and sauna time, campfires with s'mores, music-making and singing -- it's like lesbian summer camp.

Whether you've been out for decades but "never really dated" (as so many lesbians say), are recovering after a big loss, or are new to dating women, this retreat will be life changing!
EXTENDING YOUR LEARNING POST-RETREAT:
If you choose, you can extend your retreat experience by becoming a member of the Conscious Girlfriend Academy, and participating in our online programs for a full year. We've got unbelievable support, including many live classes throughout the year, weekly coach-led skill-building labs, a weekly group for lesbians 60+, and a weekly group for those coming out later in life. Or, you can opt to just take the online Lesbian Dating Essentials 12-week Intensive, held September 19 - December 12, a la carte. Either way, extending your Academy time past the retreat experience will help you deepen your learning and Academy friendships, and give you time to actually put the course material into practice.
WHO THIS RETREAT IS FOR:
Conscious Girlfriend retreat attendees are usually between the ages of 45 and 85. Some are longtime lesbians, while others are newly coming out. We welcome bisexual and queer women and adjacent non-binary people, too. We anticipate approximately 25-30 participants.
VENUE:
We will be staying at Honors Haven resort, a large, beautiful retreat center in the Catskill Mountains in Ellenville, NY, about two hours from NYC. The retreat center has beautiful mountain views, lakes, walking trails, a pool, jacuzzi, saunas, comfortable lodging and great food.
>See the facilities at the Honor's Haven website here
Retreat attendance can only be booked through us, not through the facility.
RETREAT INCLUDES:

• Four nights of accommodation in a premium room, single (king) or double (full beds) with private bath and lake, mountain or garden views.
• Delicious buffet-style meals and snacks beginning Wednesday, August 26 at 4:00 p.m., through Sunday, August 30, 12:00 noon. Special dietary needs can be accommodated.

HOW THIS RETREAT CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE
There's really nowhere else you can find this kind of conscious, emotionally intelligent, welcoming lesbian/queer learning environment.
Amazing things happen both at, and after our retreats. For instance, "Ann," who attended last January, arrived knowing no one, and had only met one other lesbian in her life. Now, four months later, she's immersed in supportive lesbian community and is happily in her first lesbian relationship, too. "Jill" came following a fresh heartbreak ("I ignored so many red flags," she admitted ruefully.) Now she's got the confidence to know she won't do that again, plus a whole posse of queer friends supporting her healing process.
FEES:
Early-Bird Rates through June 26, 2026: $2099 single, $1799 double
Rates June 27-August 20 (if available: $2299 single, $1999 double
Not sure if this retreat is right for you? We're glad to have a 1:1 chat to help you figure it out. >Book your phone chat with our warm, wise Outreach Director, Jen, here.

This event is cross-posted to over 26 Meetup groups, so there will be many more attendees than you see here.