Marriage retreat opinions?

So I've been working on me for a couple of months now. I made my first post back in March about our "Extreme Incompatibility". I've been using a combination of MMSLP and 5 Love Languages, but going about it subtly. My wife is a very strong woman and an abrupt 180 wouldn't work. I've been making some progress (thanks largely in part to a member here who'se been helping me behind the scenes) and I think it might be time to take another step. My military unit's Chaplain has told us about a marriage retreat coming up. The resort is beautiful, we can get the kids cared for at the grandparent's place, I can get the time off, wife's college work is slowing down a little. Best of all, it's free - room, board and registration. The retreat is 3 days - arrive on Friday, leave on Sunday. The program follows the "Laugh Your Way" format. Lots of videos, and I'm assuming that there will be discussion. My wife has expressed concern. She states that she "Isn't in a good place" to work on us. She is worried that we will end up talking about us too much and get into fights, point fingers, etc. She says she's not ready to change herself. But she says a break away from the kids would be nice. I'm trying to approach this as a chance for us to get away from the kids, have some fun, and maybe learn about ourselves a little. My questions for you folks are these : - Is this retreat likely to be religious in nature? We're not religious, and don't want to be preached to. - Is now a good time to do this, given the state of things? - Has anybody attended a "Laugh Your Way" retreat? Was it worth it? - Are retreats in general a good thing for struggling couples? Thanks

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