Deepening Relationships: Listening with Open Hearts

With Vicky Curtiss and Dr. Vince Racioppo

August 6 - 8, 2027

Date and Time Details:
Friday, August 6 through Sunday, August 8, 2027
This retreat begins at 6:30pm on Friday and ends at 1pm on Sunday

Location: Siena Retreat Center

Address: 5637 Erie Street, Racine, WI, USA

Meals Included:
Friday: None
Saturday: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Sunday: Breakfast and Lunch

Three Level Pricing: We offer a voluntary three-level registration fee structure for our sponsored retreats. This approach allows you to choose the level that best reflects your personal financial situation. Your choice will remain confidential and will not affect your retreat experience in any way. For more information, please visit our FAQ page

  • Partner Cost – $385.00
  • Advocate Cost – $515.00
  • Sustainer Cost – $645.00

Many of us long for relationships that are deep, authentic, and meaningful. We seek connections that offer a sense of belonging, purpose, and shared humanity.

This retreat will offer practical tools to help you strengthen trust and draw forth the inner wisdom in others, while also deepening your own. Whether you are a family member, staff colleague, friend, or spiritual guide, you will become better equipped to create fulfilling connections. During this retreat, you will learn how to be fully present, attentive, and empathetic in your interactions; reframe conversations to open new possibilities; elicit meaningful insights through thoughtful questions; navigate and reduce defensiveness in difficult moments; and discover shared values and common ground that unite people.

About the Facilitators

Vicky Curtiss

Vicky Curtiss is the Program Director for Siena Retreat Center, which involves leading retreats, arranging for programs, and offering spiritual guidance.  She has an M. Div. from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago and served the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) for forty years as an ordained clergy in the roles of pastor, spiritual director, and presbytery executive. […]

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Dr. Vince Racioppo

Dr. Vince Racioppo helps individuals and organizations build connections, strengthen trust, deepen understanding, and foster environments where people truly thrive. As President of the Center for Expert Performance, Inc., he has guided leaders and teams in focusing on what matters most: clear communication and the ability to draw out the best in others.

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