Upcoming Retreats
TOUCHING OUR STRENGTH
A women's retreat to explore,celebrate,and embody the sacred. As we move into winter in the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina we will discover practices that will enrich and enliven our spirits, our activism, our communities, and our Earth. We will express our gratitude, longings, grief, joy and devotion through ritual and circle process.
Weds. November 9th-November 13th, 2011
cost: $580.00
faculty:
Eleanor Bregman Harrison: is an ordained minister serving as a protestant Chaplain at jewish home life care. She has led women's' retreats in Georgia and NY.
She currently leads a multi faith women's spirituality group bi weekly in NYC.
She worked as a community minister at Judson memorial church in NYC and as a chaplain at Union Mission in Savannah Georgia.
She received her Masters in divinity from Union Theological seminary and her BA cum laude in religion form Princeton University.
She is a mother of three and is married to Peter Bregman
Janice S Rous
Finding Center in the Midst of Chaos
Retreat in Donegal, Ireland
September 2012 dates to be announced
Contact bodydialogue@gmail.com or Kerry Cullen northstarthinking@gmail.com
Reclaiming Our Lives, Reclaiming Our Earth
Wednesday Evening
April 17th, 2012
Sunday Midday
April 22nd, 2012
Race Brook Lodge
Sheffield, Massachusetts
Today we as women are increasingly called to leadership. As we move into this role we run the risk of losing our relationship with the earth, both the earth we stand on and the earth of our own bodies. In this workshop we will follow the mythological trail of our ancient Greek ancestor Athena, ruler of cities and fields, who, in envy, transformed her beautiful Gorgon sister into the snake-haired Medusa. All who looked at Medusa were turned to stone. Athena arranged to have Medusa slain, but then chose to rule with a likeness of this shadow sister’s horrific head on her breastplate, proclaiming, for all to see, the necessity of balancing light and dark in our lives.
We invite you to join us in the majestic beauty of the Berkshire Mountains, where we will weave the themes of this myth into a tapestry that has personal meaning for each of us. Silent meditation, music and movement, art, dreams, and poetry, as well as time spent in the natural world, will reveal to us the threads of our stories that have brought us this far, and will enhance our growing awareness of our deep connection to our selves and our commitment to the earth we inhabit.
Come join us!
It is a vital time for women.
The world needs our voices.
We must find and hold fast to our center,
and enter into dialogue with our heart.
To dance in the present-day chaos we must have a center.
We invite you to join us in the dance!
This retreat was truly a transformational experience for me. Each morning I walked the Appalachian trail a short distance to the most amazing waterfall. The facilitators created a safe and loving space for us to move, explore and open to a greater depth within. The myth allowed me to connect ancient wisdom to my personal life. The support from the group was exceptional. If you are looking for relaxation, rejuvenation and a break from your daily grind then this retreat is for YOU. -Amber Melendy (Owner of Shine On Yoga)
Workshop Fees
Pricing, room, board and gourmet meals:
Tuition: $600.00
Accommodations at beautiful Race Brook Lodge, in Sheffield, Massachusetts, for 4 nights, 3 1/2 days:
Single room $627 ($156.75/night)
Double room $488 ($122.00/night)
Triple room $420 ($110.25/night)
Breakfast, lunch, dinner and all tax and service charges included!
To register, please download and print the Workshop Brochure, complete the form inside, and send it, with a $300.00 deposit check, to Polly H. Howells, at 15 Unpper Glenview Drive, Glenford, NY 12433. Deposits (minus $75 fee) are refundable until February 20, 2012. Scholarships are available.
For More Information:
Email Janice at bodydialogue@gmail.com, Polly at Phows@aol.com, or Jean at jeanesther@msn.com
Faculty
Jean Esther, MSW LICSW, has been a practicing psychotherapist for over 28 years with a specialty in early childhood trauma. She has practiced vipassana (insight) meditation since 1982 and currently teaches mediation at the Insight Meditation Center of Pioneer Valley in Western Massachusetts, and at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts. Jean has been training with Jungian analyst Marion Woodman since 1989. Integrated into her work is her prior training in physical theater.
Polly H. Howells, L.C.S.W., practiced psychotherapy in Brooklyn NY for 38 years. She graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in Russian history and literature. She now helps social and environmental activists navigate our increasingly crisis-ridden world as a facilitator of the Pachamama Alliance's Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream symposium and Joanna Macy's Work that Reconnects. Email address: Phows@aol.com
Janice Stieber Rous
Janice Stieber Rous is the creator of Body Dialogue, an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the body and the mind. She teaches yoga and breathing coordination, and has been a certified instructor in the Alexander Technique since 1979. She has a degree from Sarah Lawrence College. Email address: bodydialogue@gmail.com
Recently she has been a choreographer and dancer with the Center for Contemporary Dance. At present Janice lives in Orlando, FL and brings this body soul work to her students at Shine On Yoga.
All three teachers have completed the BodySoulRhythms™ Leadership Training Program with Jungian Analyst Marion Woodman, movement specialist Mary Hamilton, and voice coach Anne Skinner.
