SOU’WESTER EVENTS!

Weaving, Felting & Crystallizing Workshops with Julia Barbee

Three One-Day Workshops: RSVP for 1 or all 3

Tues Aug 23 10am – 2pm

weaving with found material on a handmade loom when you’re broke

bring any found materials you collect on a morning walk on the beach, or down your own street, any string, twine, whatever you’d like to incorporate, and we may go for a walk collecting objects as well. plastic bags, old hair extensions, the sky’s the limit! we will construct a loom from recycled materials, warp it, and weave away!

Wed Aug 24 10am – 2pm

felting over found materials, armatures and reconstituting trash

armatures are models made of wood, metal, ceramic, plastic, anything that can withstand water and friction. found objects will be put together into any number of shapes, something small enough to be turned in your hands is preferable starting out. layers of wool roving are wrapped around, soapy water and friction is applied for hours of felting and fulling resulting in a felt-covered piece.

Bring $7 material fee paid directly to instructor.

Thurs Aug 25 10am – 2pm

crystallizing found materials, a way to bring wonder to the mundane

found objects transformed by wrapping, sewing, weaving, felting whatever treatment you chose, then submerged in a crystallizing solution to be further enchanted.

Bring $5 material fee paid directly to instructor.

Julia Barbee is a Portland-based artist who uses autobiographical experience as a catalyst for her ephemera, film, social media, performance and installation work. She has been included in exhibitions in New York, Tacoma, Los Angeles, and Portland.

Cost $75 for all three days or $30 each day paid to the Sou’wester. Felting class bring additional $7 material fee paid directly to instructor. Crystallizing class bring additional $5 material fee paid directly to the instructor. Workshop for students age12+ with parent. Beginners welcome. Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack. Hot tea and coffee provided. Max # of students:12

Please RSVP     souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com   or   360 – 642 – 254

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Weaving, Felting & Crystallizing Workshops with Julia Barbee

Three One-Day Workshops: RSVP for 1 or all 3

Tues Aug 23 10am – 2pm

weaving with found material on a handmade loom when you’re broke

bring any found materials you collect on a morning walk on the beach, or down your own street, any string, twine, whatever you’d like to incorporate, and we may go for a walk collecting objects as well. plastic bags, old hair extensions, the sky’s the limit! we will construct a loom from recycled materials, warp it, and weave away!

Wed Aug 24 10am – 2pm

felting over found materials, armatures and reconstituting trash

armatures are models made of wood, metal, ceramic, plastic, anything that can withstand water and friction. found objects will be put together into any number of shapes, something small enough to be turned in your hands is preferable starting out. layers of wool roving are wrapped around, soapy water and friction is applied for hours of felting and fulling resulting in a felt-covered piece.

Bring $7 material fee paid directly to instructor.

Thurs Aug 25 10am – 2pm

crystallizing found materials, a way to bring wonder to the mundane

found objects transformed by wrapping, sewing, weaving, felting whatever treatment you chose, then submerged in a crystallizing solution to be further enchanted.

Bring $5 material fee paid directly to instructor.

Julia Barbee is a Portland-based artist who uses autobiographical experience as a catalyst for her ephemera, film, social media, performance and installation work. She has been included in exhibitions in New York, Tacoma, Los Angeles, and Portland.

Cost $75 for all three days or $30 each day paid to the Sou’wester. Felting class bring additional $7 material fee paid directly to instructor. Crystallizing class bring additional $5 material fee paid directly to the instructor. Workshop for students age12+ with parent. Beginners welcome. Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack. Hot tea and coffee provided. Max # of students:12

Please RSVP     souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com   or   360 – 642 – 254

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Vision-Revision Writing Workshops with Meg Jeske and Sara Blackthorne

Three One-Day Workshops: RSVP for 1 or all 3

Tues Aug 30 9:30am – 12:30pm

Ground Your Writing in the Physical World

In this workshop, you will learn to create an image vocabulary. Through a series of prompts and exercises, we’ll practice drawing on that image vocabulary to write descriptive prose without flowery language. Writers of all genres are welcome and will benefit from this class.Taught by Sara Blackthorne.

Wed Aug 31 9:30am – 12:30pm

Anything but Empty

Writers find inspiration anywhere. In this class, we’ll use song lyrics from singer-songwriters as prompts for writing. Fiction and nonfiction writers welcome. We will write, share, and walk away with several bits of fresh writing. The title of this workshop comes from the Sara Bareilles song, “Brave.” Open to all writers. Taught by Meg Weber

Thurs Sept 1 9:30am – 12:30pm

Re-Visioning Your Words

So you’ve got some writing, (maybe from the workshop on Tuesday or Wednesday?!) and you want to take it to the next level. Together we’ll explore tools for re-visioning your writing, and experiment with ways to enliven and communicate exactly what you intend. Taught by Meg Weber

Meg Weber writes to connect with herself and to understand the world around her. She believes in the power of words and in the synergy created by writing in community. Meg holds a master’s degree in counseling psychology and is a therapist in private practice. She is currently at work on two book-length memoir projects.

A writer, editor, creative coach, and intuitive ritualist, Sara Blackthorne brings her love of mystery and the journey to her writing and art. She can often be found wandering along the beach, in the forest, or a city street. Learn more at sarablackthorne.com. Together Meg and Sara operate Paper Lion Press. Pounce over to PaperLionPress.com

Cost $75 for all three days or $30 each day.

Please bring a notebook or journal and writing implements. Please bring a snack if needed. Hot tea and coffee provided. Workshop for students ages 15+. All skill levels welcome. Max # of students:12.

Please RSVP by Aug 26     souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com   or   360 – 642 – 2542

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Vision-Revision Writing Workshops with Meg Jeske and Sara Blackthorne

Three One-Day Workshops: RSVP for 1 or all 3

Tues Aug 30 9:30am – 12:30pm

Ground Your Writing in the Physical World

In this workshop, you will learn to create an image vocabulary. Through a series of prompts and exercises, we’ll practice drawing on that image vocabulary to write descriptive prose without flowery language. Writers of all genres are welcome and will benefit from this class.Taught by Sara Blackthorne.

Wed Aug 31 9:30am – 12:30pm

Anything but Empty

Writers find inspiration anywhere. In this class, we’ll use song lyrics from singer-songwriters as prompts for writing. Fiction and nonfiction writers welcome. We will write, share, and walk away with several bits of fresh writing. The title of this workshop comes from the Sara Bareilles song, “Brave.” Open to all writers. Taught by Meg Weber

Thurs Sept 1 9:30am – 12:30pm

Re-Visioning Your Words

So you’ve got some writing, (maybe from the workshop on Tuesday or Wednesday?!) and you want to take it to the next level. Together we’ll explore tools for re-visioning your writing, and experiment with ways to enliven and communicate exactly what you intend. Taught by Meg Weber

Meg Weber writes to connect with herself and to understand the world around her. She believes in the power of words and in the synergy created by writing in community. Meg holds a master’s degree in counseling psychology and is a therapist in private practice. She is currently at work on two book-length memoir projects.

A writer, editor, creative coach, and intuitive ritualist, Sara Blackthorne brings her love of mystery and the journey to her writing and art. She can often be found wandering along the beach, in the forest, or a city street. Learn more at sarablackthorne.com. Together Meg and Sara operate Paper Lion Press. Pounce over to PaperLionPress.com

Cost $75 for all three days or $30 each day.

Please bring a notebook or journal and writing implements. Please bring a snack if needed. Hot tea and coffee provided. Workshop for students ages 15+. All skill levels welcome. Max # of students:12.

Please RSVP by Aug 26     souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com   or   360 – 642 – 2542

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Vision-Revision Writing Workshops with Meg Jeske and Sara Blackthorne

Three One-Day Workshops: RSVP for 1 or all 3

Tues Aug 30 9:30am – 12:30pm

Ground Your Writing in the Physical World

In this workshop, you will learn to create an image vocabulary. Through a series of prompts and exercises, we’ll practice drawing on that image vocabulary to write descriptive prose without flowery language. Writers of all genres are welcome and will benefit from this class.Taught by Sara Blackthorne.

Wed Aug 31 9:30am – 12:30pm

Anything but Empty

Writers find inspiration anywhere. In this class, we’ll use song lyrics from singer-songwriters as prompts for writing. Fiction and nonfiction writers welcome. We will write, share, and walk away with several bits of fresh writing. The title of this workshop comes from the Sara Bareilles song, “Brave.” Open to all writers. Taught by Meg Weber

Thurs Sept 1 9:30am – 12:30pm

Re-Visioning Your Words

So you’ve got some writing, (maybe from the workshop on Tuesday or Wednesday?!) and you want to take it to the next level. Together we’ll explore tools for re-visioning your writing, and experiment with ways to enliven and communicate exactly what you intend. Taught by Meg Weber

Meg Weber writes to connect with herself and to understand the world around her. She believes in the power of words and in the synergy created by writing in community. Meg holds a master’s degree in counseling psychology and is a therapist in private practice. She is currently at work on two book-length memoir projects.

A writer, editor, creative coach, and intuitive ritualist, Sara Blackthorne brings her love of mystery and the journey to her writing and art. She can often be found wandering along the beach, in the forest, or a city street. Learn more at sarablackthorne.com. Together Meg and Sara operate Paper Lion Press. Pounce over to PaperLionPress.com

Cost $75 for all three days or $30 each day.

Please bring a notebook or journal and writing implements. Please bring a snack if needed. Hot tea and coffee provided. Workshop for students ages 15+. All skill levels welcome. Max # of students:12.

Please RSVP by Aug 26     souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com   or   360 – 642 – 2542

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SUMMER ART CAMP For Adults (and kids) Program*

Fiber Arts Camp with Brooke Shepherd and Deirdre Spahr

Three One-Day Workshops: RSVP for 1 or all 3

Tues Sept 6 10am – 1pm   Workshop with Brooke Shepherd

Introduction to Tapestry Weaving

Come try tapestry weaving! This basic technique of weaving cloth starts with very simple

beginnings. In this class you will learn the basics of choosing yarns, warping the loom and

weaving basic shapes. The sample piece you create may be kept as a future reference, used as

a small mat or sewn into a pouch or pocket. Small looms and basic materials will be provided.

Materials Fee $45 includes small loom, yarn, and tapestry needle.

Please RSVP 2 weeks before class begins

Students may bring yarn and their own loom and save on materials fee

Max 12 Students Skill level – Total beginner through Intermediate

All ages – children 5 and up

Wed Sept 7 10am – 1pm Workshop with Brooke Shepherd

Dye Workshop: Indigo or Shibori

Learn about different dyes and how they relate to the weather and temperature. The appropriate technique will be determined by the instructor (and the weather) and then all will have hands-on instruction.

Thurs Sept 8 10am – 1pm Workshop with Dierdre Spahr

Felted “Paintings” with Naturally Dyed Wool

Natural dyes presentation and workshop – Wool painting design planning through drawing or painting, Begin felted pictures through laying down base layers using multi-needle felting tool, Finalizing felt paintings through using single needles to add fine detail

Materials: $55 each for natural dye materials, wool roving, wool backing, foam felting pads,             felting needle tools and felting needles – participants would take home a felting needle tool, felting foam and a handfelted “painting”

Brooke Shepherd

Growing up on the West Coast with the Pacific Ocean in my backyard has most definitely shaped my creative processes: salt air, the rhythm of waves crashing, the cycle of the tides and the moon…these are the memories that I invoke which inform most of my work. Seawater Studio is my textile arts studio based in Portland, Oregon. I create a seasonal collection of garments and accessories as well as collaborate with other artists in order to produce one-of-a-kind handwoven yardage for the fashion, interior design, and costuming industries. I aim to use only sustainable and organic yarns, dyes, and fabrics in my work and am especially inspired by the mission of the  Fibershed movement.

Deirdre Spahr, Deirdre’s love for the outdoors began as a child in Pennsylvania where, from a young age, she and her little sister had free range of the farm fields, woods and creeks surrounding their home. Her parents are both active environmentalists and outdoor enthusiasts who have long supported her interests in sustainable development. Before becoming a Waldorf school teacher and moving to Portland, Deirdre worked with non-profit groups in New York to develop educational programming for children and adults, on environmental and humanitarian issues. It is Deirdre’s hope to reawaken conscious connection with nature and community through fun . . . and a fair amount of goading people into putting away their cell phones to engage directly with mud, bugs, skipping stones, stinging nettle, the pouring rain, climbing trees and more, as much as possible.

Cost $75 for all three days or $30 each day paid to the Sou’wester. This workshop is open to the public.

Please bring additional material fees noted in class description paid directly to the instructor. All skill levels welcome, no art experience needed. Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack. Hot tea and coffee provided.­

Please RSVP     souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com   or   360 – 642 – 2542

Creative Writing Retreat   with Nick Jaina 

Nick’s first Summer Art Camp workshops went so well that we are adding another workshop. This time in Artist-In-Residence style in which the entire lodge is set aside for students in this workshop and all students may book a room in the lodge for $50 a night.

Mon Sept 12 ^th – Thurs Sept 15^th 10am – 1pm   or   2pm – 5pm

This set of workshops focuses on all the good things that writing can do for your mental and emotional state, how it can bring you closer to people, and how it can help you understand the world. Rather than just trying to make something marketable, we will work on discovering the interesting, funny, and wonderful ideas that are sitting inside of us.

Students sign up for the workshop and then pick the time slot they prefer.

Sign up for 1 day or all 4. Pick one time slot for each day.

We are offering Writer Retreat prices for any suite in the lodge: $150 for the week or $50 a night (potentially shared accommodations). Students do not have to stay at the Sou’wester to take any of these classes.

Nick Jaina is a musician and author from Portland, Oregon. His book Get It While You Can is a finalist for the Oregon Book Award in Creative Non-Fiction. He has taught writing workshops for ten years at Pendleton Rock Camp.

Cost $100 for all four days or $30 each day.

Please bring a laptop or pen and paper. Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack. Hot tea and coffee provided. Workshop for students ages 15+. All skill levels welcome. Max # of students:10 (5 in each session, morning or afternoon.)

Please RSVP souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com   or   360 – 642 – 2542.

Call the Sou’wester to book your stay – all lodge rooms have been set aside for this retreat.

We are located at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644

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Summer 2019 Wellness Retreat Series

Unleash Your Spiritual Super Powers

with Aimee Ward and Garnet Griebel 

This retreat will provide you with an array of practical spiritual tools that will dramatically support your ability to live your highest and purest expression as an Infinite Being. You will tap into the Source of Creation to tune into your Higher Self and illuminate the path towards your greatest manifestations. Come prepared to have breakthroughs and epiphanies, understand your divine worth, meet your Spirit Guides and see everyday life from a heightened perspective.

• Create personal awareness with how your body, brain, emotions, words, and Spirit can be activated to manifest the highest version of our reality
• Use crystal energetics, spirit guide activation, psychic awareness, and energy field dynamics
• Meditation and journaling will assist you to connect deeper

Aimee Ward is an intuitive and clairvoyant energy healer who works directly with Spirit to create personalized and effective healing protocols. Her tools range from working with guides and angels to using oracle cards, Pranic healing techniques, crystal programming and more.

She began her study of the esoteric arts at the age of 15 after experiencing a deep connection to the spirit realm during her childhood years attending church. It was there that she first met her spirit guides. In 2016, after taking an immersive Lightworker Training Course with Portland based lightworker Tatiana Sakurai, she began practicing and sharing energy healing, using aspects of Pranic Healing and Light Work. Working with clients, as well as a continued self-practice, has led her to creating the intuitive system she now uses. She is continually building her spiritual tool box to help herself and others peel back the layers, unfolding onto higher planes together with grace and joy. 

Garnet Griebel is a Reiki certified crystal energy healer and jewelry designer.  She has been working with stones through making jewelry for over 20 years and has been immersing herself in the energy healing properties of gemstones for the past 6 years.  Garnet is passionate about awakening, empowering and uplifting people to heal themselves by giving them the metaphysical knowledge, tools of ascension and confidence they need to go forth on their individual healing journey.

She has developed her own unique style of energy work, which combines gemstone chakra alignment followed by gemstone therapy, Reiki and talk therapy. Garnet has treated numerous clients using crystal energy healing while continually growing her healing and teaching services. “The great healer lies within us all, so as a teacher, I aim to empower and uplift people to heal themselves by giving them the metaphysical knowledge, tools of ascension and confidence they need to go forth on their individual healing journey.” 

Monday: 4-7pm :: Accessing Your Super Powers

• Meditation and Intention
• Introductions and check-ins
• Understanding how our bodies, brain, emotions, words, and Spirit can be activated to manifest the highest version of our reality.
• Guided journaling homework

Tuesday: 10am-1pm :: Meeting Your Celestial Team.

• Deep guided meditation for bringing forward guides, meeting them and your team and receiving gifts
• Who are your guides? What are the different types of spiritual entities on your team? How can they help you in life? How can you communicate with them? How they communicate with you
• Q and A and open discussion

LUNCH BREAK

3-6pm :: Using Oracles

• Intention
• Overview of many types of oracles and the art of seeing signs in everyday life, listening to your intuition and honing your psychic abilities
• Brief Tarot reading and creation of your own personal intuited oracle card
• Journaling homework

Wednesday: 10am-1pm :: Crystal Energy Healing and Crystal Pendulum Use with  guest instructor Garnet Griebel Booth

• Introduction to crystals and pendulum work, uses, history of dousing
• Gemstones and chakra healing, crystals and their properties, chakra 101
• Hands on crystal chakra alignment, example and one on one practice
• Journaling and Q and A
• Crystal clearing and programming – a quick lesson with Aimee

LUNCH BREAK

3-6pm :: Basic Energy Hygiene

• Meditation and intention
• Learn the basics of energy hygiene, chakra cleansing, scanning, cord cutting, toroidal fields, grounding, and shielding
• One on one practice and Q and A
• Guided journaling homework

Thursday: 9-11am :: You Are Your Perfect Healer

• Meditation and intention
• Check-in, Q and A, One on one practice time
• Gratitude and Farewells

BEGINS: Monday at 5pm

ENDS: Thursday at 12pm

COST: $215, plus lodging ($200 deposit reserves your space, and is credited towards your total)

BRING: A journal, pen, yoga mat or small blanket, meditation pillow if desired, and a shawl for warmth

This workshop is best for students age 14 and up. 4 student minimum, 10 students max.

BOOK ONLINE by clicking BOOK NOW, enter the date range and the access code SURRENDER

*For SHARED LODGING OPTIONS please contact souwesterwellness@gmail.com

The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644

This class is part of the Summer 2019 Wellness Retreat Series. All classes are open to the public and all skill levels welcome.

Visit www.souwesterlodge.com/wellness/retreats to see the full schedule of retreats.

Summer 2019 Wellness Retreat Series

Nature/Nurture:

A Playful Summer Movement Retreat and Campout

with Monicka Koneski and Britt Rhoden

Join Monicka and Britt for this sweet little summer gem of a retreat, where you’ll have an opportunity to move in a variety of ways while enjoying the beauty of the Pacific NW Coast! Both of these yoga and movement teachers share a dedication to smart and functional movement while offering you a chance to reconnect with yourself through yoga asana, somatic movement, meditation, playfulness and time in nature.

• Four classes are offered that are full of fluid, mindful, intuitive movement
• Lots of time to dive deep into your inner body space
• Explore fun and creative ways to increase range of motion and cultivate strength in your practice

Monicka has been teaching movement since 1999. She has had the honor of being a part of The Bhaktishop Yoga Center since its inception, and under the gentle and encouraging guidance of Lisa Mae Osborn and Hari-bhakti dasi, as well as a number of other inspired and influential teachers, she has completed more than 500+ hours of yoga education and training. When not teaching or studying yoga, Monicka is either engaged in her work as a licensed massage therapist where she is able to spend valuable one-on-one time with those who are looking to find ease, presence, and balance in their bodies, or wrapped in love and life lessons with her dear little son, Kavi. It is Monicka’s goal as a bodywork practitioner, anatomy and kinesiology geek, yoga teacher, Mama, and student of bhakti yoga to serve and honor each individual that she encounters, whether on the mat or off, in the best and truest way that she knows how. “Movement is still endlessly fascinating to me, but it is truly the connection to Self and Source that we may encounter while engaged in yoga practices that has me hooked.”

Britt’s yoga journey started at age 17. As her body and soul changed and shifted with the ebbs and flows of life’s tides, yoga was the compass that gently guided her into new territory. Now, more than ever before, yoga is the way she shows respect for the beauty of life and the energy of the earth. Yoga is where Britt plays and explores; it’s where she finds a sense of being grounded and a sense of stillness. Britt seeks to meet all students with authenticity, giving them space to explore their own practice. She is a class of 2015 graduate of The Bhaktishop’s 200 Hour Program.

BEGINS: Sunday at 5:30pm

ENDS: Tuesday at 11am

COST: please refer to the Bhaktishop’s retreat page here

BRING: A yoga mat (if you have one)

12 student minimum, 18 students max

Please sign up directly with the Bhaktishop Yoga Center directly at weloveyou@thebhaktishop.com 

The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644

This class is part of the Summer 2019 Wellness Retreat Series. All classes are open to the public and all skill levels welcome.

Visit www.souwesterlodge.com/wellness/retreats to see the full schedule of retreats.

Summer 2019 Wellness Retreat Series

Healer’s Respite: Return to Love

with Fawn Williams 

CANCELLED

For those whose life calling is to help others, it is vital to find solace. Delight in the vessel of your own body beside the ocean waves. Commune with other empaths and healers, stoke the fires of your passion to help, and heal yourself by slowing down. Learn about self-care through Ayurvedic wisdom and Yoga Therapy, unlock creativity and inner bliss through somatic play, tap into yoga philosophy as Social Justice, practice therapeutic yoga.

Open to therapists, teachers, activists, caregivers, and other non-professional helpers. Optional to practice silence to rest your voice. Registered Yoga Teachers receive Continuing Education.

Each day begins with movement games, warm ups, and prompts to orient and stimulate your highest self, including a complete Hatha yoga exploration to root you in presence. Afternoons are yours to enjoy the Garden Spa and Finnish Sauna, comb the beach, get a tarot reading, and explore the Peninsula. Evenings are devoted to conversations around applied Yoga and Ayurvedic philosophy, and writing. We close every day with a body-based meditation, and yoga practice to soothe the nervous system, and prepare your body for deep rest.

Catering provided by Seed to Health’s Chef Cally Fruscello

Fawn Williams is a sought after Yoga Therapist and Yoga Educator. She works within a feminist, inclusive, collaborative, weight neutral lens. As a lifelong practitioner, Fawn most enjoys creating community through joyful movement. She is a Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT), Yoga Alliance Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-YRT 500), and Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP).

All images by  Chelsea Petrakis

Daily Rhythm (Subject to Change)

SUNDAY

3pm Check In, Sauna, beachcomb, nap

5:30pm Ayurvedic Communal Feast

6:30 Dharma Talk, Introductions, Intention Setting

7:30-9pm Yoga Nidra + Restorative Yoga

9-10pm Sauna

MONDAY & TUESDAY

8am Breakfast Snacks

9am-12pm Embody the Day

12-4pm Ayurvedic Midday Feast + Free Time to explore the Peninsula or simply rest
Optional: Individual Tarot Readings, Massage, Sauna

6:30 Dharma Talk, Journaling

7:30-9pm Yoga Nidra + Restorative Yoga

9-10pm Sauna

WEDNESDAY

8am Breakfast Snacks

9am-12pm Embody the Day, Closing Ritual + Checkout

BEGINS: Sunday at 6pm

ENDS: Wednesday at 12pm

COST: $300, plus lodging ($300 non-refundable security deposit)

BRING: A yoga mat, block and strap; a journal; layers for beach walks; any favorite creature comforts.

This event is for adults and is meant for care providers. 5 student minimum, 16 students maximum.

BOOK ONLINE by clicking BOOK NOW, enter the date range and the access code FAWN

*For SHARED LODGING OPTIONS please contact souwesterwellness@gmail.com

The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644

This class is part of the Summer 2019 Wellness Retreat Series. All classes are open to the public and all skill levels welcome.

Visit www.souwesterlodge.com/wellness/retreats to see the full schedule of retreats.