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SUMMARY:Homing in Winter - Solstice Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Restorying\, nature\, and soul for the Solstice\nDecember 13-15\, 2019\nRolling Ridge Study Retreat (near Harpers Ferry\, WV)\nWith Lindsay McLaughlin\, Julie Gabrielli\, Lisa Bardack\, and Katy Gaughan*\n  \n“Even amidst such devastating loss of culture\, languages\, wild lands\, and species—magic and mystery still occupy the borderlands of civilization\, waiting patiently for us to remember that we don’t know everything about the nature of so-called reality\, or even about our imaginative capacity to create other possibilities\, other ways of being human.” \nfrom Deep Winter by Geneen Marie Haugen \n“Since he means to come to a door he will come to a door” \nfrom Willful Homing by Robert Frost \n  \nSolstice\, meaning “sun stands still\,” in winter marks the moment when deepest night lingers over the Earth’s northern hemisphere as the sun seems to pause at its lowest point in the timeless cycle of light and dark.  Our ancestors knew in their bones the sacredness of this time.  They entreated the sun to move again\, heralding the light and warmth of spring\, even as they relished the revelatory dark. \nThis sense has slipped away from us in our modern hustle and bustle and has been profoundly lost to us amid the collapse of both nature and culture. \nYet the solstice can be a holy opportunity to stand still for a moment and recapture our connection to the slowly wheeling heavens\, and to the blessed dreaming Earth; it can be an invitation to come home to ourselves and our belonging\, a homing so necessary in these troubled times. \nOnce we lived by the cycles and seasons\, and they lived in us.  They comforted us\, shook us\, reassured us\, taught us.  On this retreat we reweave our connection to cycles and seasons\, to Earth and Heavens and Mystery.  Through restorying (the practice of listening to inner whispers and ancient tales and to the stories we hear in the wild around us) we may find our way home again. \nWe wander in solitude in the mystical\, enchanted forest\, seeking to be met by bare-branched oak\, hawk and owl\, frozen stream.  We attend to dreams that sing to us in the long nights.  We gather for ceremony and story\, for sacred dance\, drumming and song\, and for circles of shared wisdom. \nCost (includes six meals\, lodging\, and program):\n• $299 – single room\n• $249 – shared room (come with a friend or partner) \nThe retreat is for men and women and for people of all faiths and for those who might call themselves spiritual but not religious. \nThe retreat begins at 5 pm Friday (includes dinner) and concludes with lunch on Sunday (departure by 3 pm).  Early arrival on Friday (beginning at 2 pm) is encouraged. \n*Retreat Leaders for Homing in Winter: \nLindsay McLaughlin lives\, writes\, and tells stories at Rolling Ridge\, where for more than a decade she has led retreats that reconnect to nature and soul. \nJulie Gabrielli practices and teaches sustainable architecture and has long been an advocate of reconsidering the stories we live by. Her writing\, storytelling and retreats all explore the effects of immersion in sensory and imaginative kinship with the wild\, animate earth. \nLisa Bardack is a Sacred Circle Dance Facilitator and has cultivated a seasoned understanding of body movement as an instrument for joy\, healing and wisdom. \nKaty Gaughan is a gifted drummer and Drum Circle Facilitator whose mission is to bring people together to experience the restorative power of drumming and rhythm. \nTogether we bring a fascination with the power of story to renew our world. \nFor more information\, please email lindsay.rollingridge@gmail.com
URL:http://www.katygaughan.com/event/homing-in-winter-solstice-retreat/
LOCATION:Rolling Ridge Study Retreat Center\, Harper's Ferry\, WV\, United States
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