SOU’WESTER EVENTS!
Discover what’s happening during your next stay or plan a visit around our free live music, workshops, wellness offerings and more!
Workshop Series at The Sou’wester
Poetry Through List Making with Heather Douglas
Have you ever been intimidated by the process of writing poetry? Famous author Ray Bradbury was known to use the technique of list making to create his stories because it allowed him to “turn off” the internal editor and unlock pure creativity. In this course, we will create 10 poems; you will also leave the class with a custom made workbook to continue your poetry journey at home.
Heather Douglas believes in the transformative power of poetry. She is an educator, illustrator and writer from Astoria, Oregon and a recent recipient of the Astoria Visual Arts Writer in Residence. She is a self-published author of 2 illustrated coloring books, a book of poetry and a frequent contributor to Coast Weekend.
COST: $30 plus $5 material fee for take home workbook (Please pay material fee directly to instructor)
BRING: writing utensil and please bring a sack lunch and/or snack (hot tea and coffee provided)
All workshops are open to the public.
All Skill Levels Welcome.
This workshop is geared for adults. 20 students max.
RSVP via souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542
The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644
This class is part of the Fall & Winter 2017/2018 Workshop Series at The Sou’wester. Visit www.souwesterlodge.com/calendar to see the entire schedule of more than 28 artist-led workshops.
WEEKLY EVENT
A unique ambient sound experience, blending tiny ambient concert and harmonic healing in which participants are enveloped in the vibrational drones of various traditional healing instruments.
COST: Suggested donation $5-10. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
RSVP: souwesterwellness@gmail.com
WHERE: Wellness Trailer
Space limited to 8 people
Espacio Flamenco Company is the professional performance group based out of Espacio Flamenco Studio. Dedicated to sharing Flamenco art in Portland, OR, the company produces regular performances throughout the year with a focus on musical integrity and artistic development.
This event is free and open to the public
www.espacioflamencopdx.com
Workshop Series at The Sou’wester
Type/Writing: Experiments in Creative Nonfiction & Zinecraft with Melissa Favara
Awaken your muse on a beautiful vintage manual typewriter! This workshop will consist of focused writing time working with short memoir and creative nonfiction prompts, producing small pieces that could be expanded on later. Participants will be provided with writing prompts and their own vintage manual typewriter to use for the writing process, feedback sessions, and materials and guidance for creating one-of-a-kind artifacts (zines) of their favorite creative writing pieces from the session.
Melissa Favara writes creative nonfiction, poetry, and nonfiction, teaches writing and literature at Clark College, collects typewriters, and curates the 1,000 Words reading series. She is a member of the board of directors of the Independent Publishing Resource Center, writes the zine teen sleuth, and seeks every opportunity to promote reading, writing, and the printed word. Her work has appeared in street roots, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, and elsewhere.
COST: $30 plus $5 material fee (Please pay material fee directly to the instructor.)
BRING: Pen, Notebook and please bring a sack lunch and/or snack. Hot tea and coffee provided.
All workshops are open to the public.
All Skill Levels Welcome. Open to tweens, teens & adults. 10 students max.
RSVP via souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542
This class is part of the Fall & Winter 2017/2018 Workshop Series at The Sou’wester. Visit www.souwesterlodge.com/calendar to see the entire schedule of more than 28 artist-led workshops.
- Full access to our Weekly Wellness Offerings (including a juice & smooth bar, herbal talk & tea, guided meditation, soundbath and yoga)
- Use of our Garden Spa and Finnish Sauna
- Scheduled studio time in our Wellness Trailer
- Discounted rates with Mamook Wellness for on-site therapeutic massage and bodywork
- Complimentary bikes for cruising the Discovery Trail
- Endless walks on the beach
COST: Retreat fee is $222. Lodging fee is $150 for three nights and rooms can be shared, so bring a friend or two!
To register, email souwesterwellness@gmail.com or call (360) 642-2542
SCHEDULE:
Sunday, February 18
3pm: Check-in
5-7pm: Opening Practice
Monday, February 19
8-10am: Morning Practice
10am: Juice & Smoothie Bar
3-5pm: Afternoon Practice
Tuesday, February 20
8-10am: Morning Practice
10am: Juice & Smoothie Bar
2-5pm: Afternoon Practice
Evening Gathering
Wednesday, February 21
9-11am: Closing Practice
Kelly Sunrose, ERYT-500, YACEP, is a teacher and artist known for her depth of curiosity and ability to inspire students to live their fullest potential by distilling the wisdom of yoga through words, images and practices ranging from mystical to ultra-practical. She draws on two decades of daily practice, deep self-study and absolute wonder to create transformative spaces for students in-person and online. Kelly is thankful every single day for each teacher who has inspired her on this path and offers deepest pranams to Erich Schiffmann, Kira Ryder, Ravi Ravindra and Patricia Sullivan. Teaching since 2006, Kelly is on the faculty of the Yoga Refuge Teacher Training programs in Portland, Oregon and a featured teacher on www.YogaAnytime.com. Kelly offers yoga education to students all over the world on her website www.sunroseyoga.com and her online practice community www.wildcatyogaclub.com.
WEEKLY EVENT
Mindfulness Talk with Shanna Gillette
Shanna is a certified yoga teacher, ordained metaphysical counselor and empath. Her journey began as a small child inadvertently discovering deep meditation as an escape from abuse. Having always had an interest in the unseen and unexplained, she began having out of body experiences before learning to speak. Eventually she received a regents scholarship to ASU for religious studies. A series of intense life changing experiences including a serious car accident brought her to the first of several “awakenings,” beginning most notably in 2005. She now helps people through the shift in consciousness we are currently experiencing, assisting them along the path toward self-forgiveness and self-love – the greatest journey of all.
Truly exemplifying her favorite quote from Kahlil Gibran, “The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain,’ she adds, “The journey to wellness is a constantly evolving process where we learn to nurture body and mind beginning with the heart; To truly understand that the most important step to long-lasting good health and harmony isn’t necessarily about sweating our way to perfect abs or contorting our bodies into painful positions. It starts within. It’s about self-acceptance, self-forgiveness, and self-love. It’s about learning to accept and respect ourselves wherever we may be. Through the physicality of yoga, we tune into a deeper more expansive space beyond the trivial day to day. We learn that it’s ok to nurture ourselves and to ALLOW our spirits to be happy.”
Shanna received her yoga teacher’s certification at Bryan Kest’s world renowned studio in Santa Monica, CA. She attended Arizona State University for Religious Studies, and is currently studying at the University of Metaphysics Sedona. She is available for private yoga and counseling sessions and can be found at:
https://www.facebook.com/shanna.gillette
http://www.facebook.com/justbevibration
COST: Suggested $5-10 donation. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
RSVP: souwesterwellness@gmail.com or call (360) 642-2452
WEEKLY EVENT: YOGA
Candlelit Vinyasa Flow with Shanna Gillette
Drop in to this intermediate evening flow tuning into the breath and out of the chattering mind. Our focus is on balance, relaxation, flexibility, and acceptance of where we are. Fluid movement and creative transitions promote deep and even breathing to strengthen the nervous system and increase circulation to the organs. Binaural soundscapes open the mind to the vibration of universal consciousness. Guided meditation begin and end each class.
Shanna is a certified yoga teacher, ordained metaphysical counselor and empath. Her journey began as a small child inadvertently discovering deep meditation as an escape from abuse. Having always had an interest in the unseen and unexplained, she began having out of body experiences before learning to speak. Eventually she received a regents scholarship to ASU for religious studies. A series of intense life changing experiences including a serious car accident brought her to the first of several “awakenings,” beginning most notably in 2005. She now helps people through the shift in consciousness we are currently experiencing, assisting them along the path toward self-forgiveness and self-love – the greatest journey of all.
Truly exemplifying her favorite quote from Kahlil Gibran, “The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain,’ she adds, “The journey to wellness is a constantly evolving process where we learn to nurture body and mind beginning with the heart; To truly understand that the most important step to long-lasting good health and harmony isn’t necessarily about sweating our way to perfect abs or contorting our bodies into painful positions. It starts within. It’s about self-acceptance, self-forgiveness, and self-love. It’s about learning to accept and respect ourselves wherever we may be. Through the physicality of yoga, we tune into a deeper more expansive space beyond the trivial day to day. We learn that it’s ok to nurture ourselves and to ALLOW our spirits to be happy.”
Shanna received her yoga teacher’s certification at Bryan Kest’s world renowned studio in Santa Monica, CA. She attended Arizona State University for Religious Studies, and is currently studying at the University of Metaphysics Sedona. She is available for private yoga and counseling sessions and can be found at:
https://www.facebook.com/shanna.gillette
http://www.facebook.com/justbevibration
COST: Suggested $10-20 donation. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
BRING: yoga mat (we will have some available for community use) and a blanket or something warm if needed
RSVP: souwesterwellness@gmail.com or call (360) 642-2452
This is a level 2 class.
WEEKLY EVENT
A unique ambient sound experience, blending tiny ambient concert and harmonic healing in which participants are enveloped in the vibrational drones of various traditional healing instruments.
COST: Suggested donation $5-10. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
RSVP: souwesterwellness@gmail.com
WHERE: Wellness Trailer
Space limited to 8 people
Workshop Series at The Sou’wester
Creative Songwriting, Arranging and Rhythm: Tell Your Story through Song with Katie Sawicki & Zanny Geffel
Portland based, orchestral-rock band, The Cabin Project – Katie Sawicki and Zanny Geffel combine freewrite, lyric exploration, and song arrangement into a workshop offering. Learn how to compose your own musical story in collaboration or independently. Over the course of 7 years, this duo has built a methodology for songwriting, which will be discussed. Specifically, the interplay of rhythm and lyric cadence, to compose melodies that are moving and dynamic. Explore communicating timeless themes such as love, justice, loss, and other life journeys. In addition, Zanny will introduce hand drumming and rhythm circle techniques, as a way to transcend one’s conscious practice, through contemplative improvisation.
Katie Sawicki provides individualized, strategic, support to organizations, coalitions, and community groups seeking to advance racial justice work. This includes policy, research and advocacy; and organizational development that centers on communities most impacted by economic and health inequities. She currently provides support to Oregon Health Equity Alliance (OHEA), MRG Foundation, The Rebuilding Center, Unite Oregon, NAACP – Past clients also include ACLU of Oregon, Women’s Foundation of Oregon. She moonlights as The Cabin Project’s lead-singer, a project that was formed in 2009, after touring the country for 10 years as a solo artist. thecabinproject.com
Zanny Geffel has a B.A. in classical percussion from Biola University. She plays drum set, classical percussion, marimba, cajon and various Latin and African percussion instruments; specializing in classical, rock, jazz, and musical theater. She performs regularly with The Cabin Project, Skull Diver and various bands and theater companies throughout Portland, OR. Zanny is a sensitive and thoughtful performer, recording artist and instructor, utilizing the many different classical techniques and rhythms from around the world. Merging many styles and influences, her lessons emphasize rhythm theory, articulation, musical feels and contemplation through drumming. zannydrums.weebly.com
COST: $40
BRING: Pen/Notebook, guitar and/or hand drum/percussion instrument (if you have one or would like to bring). No instruments are required, we will provide instruments to those who don’t have one. Any lyrics/poem drafts you’d like to share. Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack (hot tea and coffee provided).
All workshops are open to the public.
All Skill Levels Welcome.
This workshop is for students age 14 and up.
RSVP via souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542
(All are invited to an evening of music with these instructors later in the day from 8pm-10pm in the Sou’wester Lodge. Free and open to the public. Visit www.souwesterlodge.com/calendar for TBA details.)
The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644
This class is part of the Fall & Winter 2017/2018 Workshop Series at The Sou’wester. Visit www.souwesterlodge.com/calendar to see the entire schedule of more than 28 artist-led workshops.
Vradiazei, plays dark, metal influenced folk music on acoustic instruments. “The realization that the darkest days are yet to come inspired us to abandon the use of electricity in our music. We express the anguish of the past, the desperation of the present, and the uncertainty of the future without it. When the world is left in ruin our sound will echo in the empty streets.”
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Born in an attic “cabin” studio lined with Douglas Fir, The Cabin Project began as a solo act project started by Katie Sawicki, a former-folksinger from Brooklyn who became inspired by electric guitars, keys, synthesizers, and balancing all three onstage. After moving to the Pacific Northwest in 2008, Sawicki sought out sound rooted in the intimacy of folk, and the arrangements of orchestral rock. While she typically collaborates with her full-time band of percussion, strings, and bass, the solo Cabin Project builds this community of influences and collaborations and cultivates a sound that chimes earnest, reverent, and full of warmth. Her most recent record, released with the Cabin Project, Unfolded, is self-described as, “an album about despair, loss, hope, freedom, heartache, justice and love.”