Sunday, June 9, 2019 at 10:30 AM – 5 PM
Earthrise Retreat Center
101 San Antonio Road,
Petaluma, California
Wisdom and Wonder: a retreat day of dance outdoors out on
200 acres of stunning private land in North Marin.
We will explore the theme of wisdom and wonder throughout
the day. Will listen in to the wisdom
within our bodies by using the dance to drop down out of the brain, coming in
close to our somatic sensations, seeing what is happening within us, in each
unfolding moment.
We will come into wonder by getting present to the great
grace of the living world around us. We will let nature nurture us: recharging,
refreshing, renewing ourselves with shared time outdoors.
We will begin with
a morning 5 Rhythms dance session out on the land. There are no dance steps to learn and nothing
to "get right”, just a willingness to dive deeply into the dance and to be
with our own experience. Dance sessions will take place using "silent
disco" headsets so that there is no noise pollution to the surrounding
environment -with music and gentle guidance delivered through the headsets. We
will then walk the large land-labyrinth there- listening in deeply to own
wisdom.
For lunch we will
have a delicious farm-to-table shared feast together in the EarthRise
restaurant.
In the afternoon
we will start with a simple-sharing circle in the shady oak grove; finishing up
with another deep-dive dance session out under the cover of the trees, coming
back in to close contact with what is wise and wonder-filled, within us and
around us.
The day is facilitated by accredited 5 Rhythms teacher,
moving meditation guide and accomplished dance producer Tess Howell, whom has
been running these highly popular events in the UK and world-wide since
2012. Tess leads these events with
warmth, vitality, humor and depth; skillfully using the dance to guide us back
towards what matters most in life.
Cost: $125
