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!

May
18
Sat
The Stargazer Lilies plus Lorka Scher @ Sou'wester Lodge
May 18 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
The Stargazer Lilies plus Lorka Scher @ Sou'wester Lodge

Kim Field and John Cep are – in studio – The Stargazer Lilies. A unit in marriage, long time – blissing as a song writing team with a rich and romantic, cutting edge presence in the musical ocean of the indie dream pop, shoegaze, ambient and psychedelic scene. They released three albums, aiding in the resurrection of shoegaze, as their former band, Soundpool. They then stripped down from the larger ensemble to create a more intimate, pulsating – primal project and released 3 full length albums as The Stargazer Lilies on Graveface Records. They have also collaborated with Part Time Punks LA for a full length live recorded album which was released exclusively on Casa del Puente Discos/South America. They toured South America, The U.S. and Europe extensively around these releases. They are currently working on their next album which is being produced by Tobacco and will be released on his label, Rad Cult. They are currently supporting indie psychedelic legends, Black Moth Super Rainbow. Live, the duo morph into a trio with the addition of a live drummer. Expect an intensely dynamic, ethereal – yet explosive, mind – altering, face – melting concert experience.


Discography –
We Are The Dreamers Graveface Records 2013
Door To The Sun Graveface Records 2016
Part Time Punks Live Sessions Casa del Puente Discos 2017
Lost Graveface Records & Anima Recordings 2017
FUTURE RELEASE COMING SOON ON RAD CULT

Photo by Crystal Joy Tuliszewki

https://www.thestargazerlilies.com/

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L O R K A S C H E R is a Russian-American, dream-folk songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and harpist based in Portland, Oregon. Her music weaves syncopated melodies, emotive imagery, ethereal vocals and delicate loops. The haunting and intimate melodies work with themes of ancestral longing, inherited memory, and the collective process of coming back to life. These are lullabies to wake us.

www.titlewillcome.com

This event is free, all ages, and open to the public!

Jun
17
Mon
Unleash Your Spiritual Super Powers @ Sou'wester Lodge and Vintage Travel Trailer Resort
Jun 17 @ 4:00 pm – Jun 20 @ 12:00 pm
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.

 

 

Jul
6
Sat
The Art of Wandering: A Walking and Writing Workshop with Erica Trabold
Jul 6 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

Spring/Summer 2019 Workshop Series

The Art of Wandering: A Walking and Writing Workshop with Erica Trabold

Where does the mind wander when you wander? This workshop encourages you to roam, embodying your writing practice and rooting your nonfiction in the physical world. Students will take a walk—on the beach, to town, or through the Sou’Wester property—to ground themselves in place and write about the experience. We’ll warm up the imagination with model essays and short prompts. Then, it’s feet to pavement and pen to the page.

Erica Trabold is the author of Five Plots (Seneca Review Books, 2018), selected by John D’Agata as the winner of the inaugural Deborah Tall Lyric Essay Book Prize. Her essays appear in The Rumpus, Passages North, The Collagist, South Dakota Review, Seneca Review, Essay Daily, and elsewhere. A graduate of Oregon State University’s MFA program and the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Erica writes and teaches in Portland, Oregon.

photo credit Kimberly Dovi Photography


COST: $30

BRING: notebook, pen or pencil, shoes & anything else to keep you comfortable while walking
Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack (coffee and hot tea provided).

20 students max.

RSVP: souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542 between 9am-9pm


 

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


 

 

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Jul
21
Sun
Nature/Nurture @ Sou'wester Lodge and Vintage Travel Trailer Resort
Jul 21 @ 4:00 pm – Jul 23 @ 12:00 pm
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.

 

 

 

Aug
4
Sun
Healer’s Respite: Return to Love @ Sou'wester Lodge and Vintage Travel Trailer Resort
Aug 4 @ 6:00 pm – Aug 7 @ 12:00 pm
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.

 

 

Aug
26
Mon
Let That Shift Go! Cultivating Compassion During Shifty Times @ Sou'wester Lodge and Vintage Travel Trailer Resort
Aug 26 @ 5:00 pm – Aug 29 @ 12:00 pm
Summer 2019 Wellness Retreat Series

Let That Shift Go!

Cultivating Compassion During Shifty Times

with Shanna Gillette

 

Gandhi said, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” But changing our old habits and patterns can be challenging. Just like your car or smartphone, the better you understand how to operate something, the more efficiently it will work. Your body and mind are no different. Ancient yogic science knows we are all connected and we need each other now more than ever. Happiness is not some destination to reach for outside of ourselves. True inner peace lies within. 

Western medicine teaches us that mind, body & spirit are all separate entities. Our individualistic culture disconnects us from nature, from each other, and from ourselves. We’ve been taught to devalue community and cooperation and to favor competition. But the times they are a changing – quickly. 

Are you ready to begin the journey back home to yourself?  

During this retreat, learn ancient yogic techniques mixed with mindfulness and proven methods to connect to our divine essence through the art of embodied movement. We will create a caring, non-judgmental space for somatic exploration; a safe container to explore grounding energies, heart-centered movement, and our own natural rhythms through gentle guided instruction. One part physical, one part mental, and one part open-hearted exploration, this retreat will reconnect your mind, body & spirit to help to awaken you to your true potential without limitations. Find your breath. Express your truth. Learn to become the master of your own mind. Transform the weight you’ve been carrying into something new. Join us for three amazing days designed to help you emerge from the ashes and let that shift go. 

Offerings will include:

Daily yoga and guided meditation, movement methods for somatic release, neuroscience & mindfulness education, individual therapeutic sessions, stress reduction techniques, restorative yoga in the evenings by candlelight, nature walks and beach time during the day & healthy meals cooked together (optional). 

 

Shanna Gillette is a certified yoga instructor, empowerment coach, intuitive guide and motivational speaker. She holds a degree in consciousness studies and has an extensive background in neuroscience, meditative techniques, theology, and more recently, conscious dance. She has been facilitating classes and workshops for the last two years throughout Washington and Oregon guiding people through the process of becoming aware of their own destructive, repetitive thinking patterns/habits along with tangible, practical methods to reprogram for more happiness and success. “Basically,” she says, “I teach people how to be nicer to themselves.”  She is available for private sessions, group & corporate workshops, retreats and on-line at justbevibration.com.

 

Schedule (subject to change):

 

MONDAY

3p Check in, settle in, explore, eat

7-8p Introductions, Intention setting

8-9p Restorative Yoga + Yoga Nidra

9-10p Sauna (optional)

 

TUESDAY

8-9a – Light Breakfast + Coffee/Tea

9-10a – Connecting to Nature – Barefoot Beach Bliss 

10-11a – Snack + Mindfulness Exercises

11a-12p – Yoga Inspired Creative Movement (on the beach, weather permitting)

12-4p – Free time to explore, have lunch & rest.

4-6p – Exploring the Shift Discussion (location TBD) + Individual Wellness Sessions (optional massage, sauna)

6p – Preparation + Dinner (Vegetarian)

7:30-9p – Bhakti Yoga + Guided Meditation

9-10p Sauna (optional)

 

WEDNESDAY

9a – Light Breakfast

10a-12p – Creating Affirmations & Practices for Mind/Body/Spirit + Closing + Checkout

 


BEGINS: Monday at 5pm

ENDS: Wednesday at 12pm

COST: $115, plus lodging

BRING: A yoga mat, notebook & pen, pillow, a sense of curiosity, and an open heart and mind. (Chairs available to those who cannot sit on the floor for long periods.)

BOOK ONLINE by clicking BOOK NOW (at top of page), enter the date range and the access code SHIFT

 

*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.

 

 

Aug
30
Fri
Clay Wheels and Striped Shirts: Skateboarding Films from the 1960s
Aug 30 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Clay Wheels & Striped Shirts: Skateboarding Films from the 1960s

A special screening of rare skateboarding films from the 1960s gathered from the Dead Media Hour Archive by head researcher Stephen Slappe. Two early classics, Skaterdater (1965) and Rouli Roulant, a.k.a. The Devil’s Toy (1966) will be presented in glorious 16mm film. A never-before-seen collection of beautiful skateboarding home movies filmed in Oakland and Berkeley in 1965 will also be shown.
 

Stephen Slappe is an artist and professor based in Portland, Oregon. Slappe’s work has exhibited and screened internationally in venues such as Centre Pompidou-Metz (France), Portland Institute for Contemporary Art’s TBA Festival, The Horse Hospital (London), The Sarai Media Lab (New Delhi), Centre for Contemporary Art (Glasgow), and The Karachi Biennial (Pakistan). Slappe is an Associate Professor at Pacific Northwest College of Art where he created a Video & Sound department that focuses on experimental media production. He also operates an ongoing archival media project called Dead Media Hour, connecting neglected recordings of the past to present times.

 

 

Films will be shown in the Lodge Living Room. This screening is free & open to the public.

Sep
1
Sun
Lunar Being @ Sou'wester Lodge and Vintage Travel Trailer Resort
Sep 1 @ 4:00 pm – Sep 4 @ 12:00 pm
Summer 2019 Wellness Retreat Series

Lunar Being

with Suzy Olsen

CANCELLED

 

Under the waxing crescent moon, we will gather for a multiple day retreat focused on accessing the depths of our lunar selves. This retreat is designed to teach us how to better live in sync with the lunar cycles as well as with our own ‘lunar being’.

Each attendee will be given a copy of their natal astrological chart. The natal chart will be used to decipher the role of the moon in your life, as well as the complexities and uniqueness of your moon self. Through various teachings and activities, we will uncover how each of us can better utilize the powers of our moon beings in our daily lives to achieve greater fulfillment and wellness.

In astrology, the moon represents our inner realm and what we value most. Our innermost desires are reflected in the moon, as well as the secrets to unlocking those desires. La luna is the sacred hunter of the zodiac, feeding our soul what it needs most. Ever changing, the moon is elusive and mysterious. By better understanding the moon, we bring ourselves closer to harmonizing body, mind and spirit.

“ When you don’t follow your nature there is a hole in the universe where you were supposed to be.”  – Dane Rudhyar

Expect to learn about and experience the following:

  • Your personal natal astrological chart. You must know your exact birth time.
  • Moon technology: How to work with lunar cycles and ritual to positively influence your life and well being.
  • How the moon guides your life purpose and personal fulfillment.
  • Sacred lunar traditions and rituals.
  • Create your own unique magical moon ‘talisman’.

WHO SHOULD JOIN?

This retreat is open to people with all levels of experience and curiosity. If you have an interest in astrology and developing a deeper understanding of your ‘inner workings’, this experience is sure to be both inspiring and enriching.

 

Suzy Olsen is the creator and owner of Chariot, a spiritually focused housewares boutique and design studio located in Astoria, Oregon. In 2011, she officially began her career as a professional tarot reader and astrologer. These days, she performs private readings and several spiritual workshops from her store location. Her intuitive readings give insights on personal growth and healing, and her specialty is uncovering ‘hidden’ truths that may empower and inspire her clients.

In early childhood, she first noticed a strong connection to unseen forces, and began researching various occult subjects. Studying astrology has been a lifelong passion, beginning in the early teenage years.  After training with numerous astrologers over the years, Suzy has combined both traditional and modern astrological methods in her practice. Many of her astrological techniques come from the ancient Hellenistic period, stemming back thousands of years.

Perhaps because she is ruled by the moon, she feels especially drawn to working with the lunar energies for personal development and ritual. She has hosted several astrology moon workshops at Chariot, writes a monthly ‘new moon newsletter’ and regularly hosts magical seasonal retreats in Nehalem, OR.

 

SCHEDULE

 

SUNDAY

3-7pm

Arrival + Check-in + Settle in

7-9pm

Meet and Greet ‘Waxing Moon Mixer’

MONDAY

9:30am-12pm

Traditions and the Role of the Moon + the Signs

*Free Time*

3pm-6pm

The Divine Triad and the Houses of the Moon

TUESDAY

9:30am-12pm

Lunar Phases and Magical Workings

 *Free Time*

4pm-6pm

Moon Talisman Making + Self Care

8pm-9:30pm

Ritual + Optional Sauna  

WEDNESDAY

10-10:45am

Goodbyes and Head Home!


BEGINS: Sunday at 7pm

ENDS: Wednesday at 11am

COST: $225, plus lodging ($200 deposit reserves your space and is credited towards your total)

BRING: Journal and pen/pencil, comfy cushion and/or blanket for sitting and a water bottle. Wear comfortable clothing

Please sign up for the Lunar Being retreat by August 18th

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

*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.

 

 

Sep
9
Mon
The Art of Bright Leadership @ Sou'wester Lodge and Vintage Travel Trailer Resort
Sep 9 @ 5:00 pm – Sep 12 @ 11:00 am
Summer 2019 Wellness Retreat Series

The Art of Bright Leadership

with Gracie Koester

CANCELLED

 

Whether leading your own micro-biz, a crew, an organization, or just participating fully as an engaged team member–your work is to contribute your unique, powerful gifts and co-create conditions for others to do the same. The impact ripples across not only work, but life. You become both strong and fluid in leadership; adapting to change and enacting your vision. The results of Bright Leadership are thriving, joy, satisfaction, growth, and creativity.

This retreat will connect you to your core commitments, illuminate new ways to lead with ease and impact, and equip you with tools to reach greater reward. We will uncover your Highest Purpose, and draw lessons from Aikido and the roots of our humanness. We will hone your skills in seeing your ecosystem and optimizing the exchanges within, and channel your vision into inspiring goals with actionable, measurable metrics. You will emerge shining more brightly, doing more of your best work, and extending value and joy in your ecosystem. 

  • Connecting to our roots as biological beings
  • Honing in on your Highest Purpose
  • Identifying dimming cycles
  • Setting inspiring & motivating objectives
  • Working with an agile mindset
  • Lessons from Aikido, yoga and meditation

 

Gracie Koester is a Business Geographer dedicated to helping individuals, organizations, and communities generate greater impact and reward. Trained to see in layers and interconnections, she has a knack for making the complex simple. She works individually and system-wide to connect dots–uncovering new insights and pathways to success. 

Ecosystem thinking and agile strategy are central components of Gracie’s work, integrating a people-centered approach with a strong focus on metrics. She combines big picture thinking and attention to detail to help leaders and organizations design and implement nimble, powerful strategy and generate thriving cultures. The results enhance that sweet spot of productivity & creativity: brighter ideas, brighter work, brighter people.

Gracie is an experienced facilitator, speaker, listener, and consultant. She brings a decade-plus of experience coaching and consulting in the realms of agility, strategy, leadership, and team performance. Gracie has worked across industries, including healthcare, design, advertising, tech, retail, construction, and social impact.

At her core, Gracie is a lifelong learner. She holds a BA from Macalester, and has trained in Ecosystem Intelligence, The Master Moves, Leadership Embodiment, and Generative Leadership. She resides in Portland, OR.

 

SCHEDULE :

MONDAY

4pm  arrive, settle in

5pm

Welcome; an invitation to Brighten

Agile warmups & new connections

Setting focus for the retreat

7pm  dinner

TUESDAY

10am-1pm

Connecting to our roots as biological beings

Honing in on your Highest Purpose

Embodiment practice; lessons from Aikido

1-4pm

Lunch & reflection & self-guided rejuvenation

4-5:30pm

Identifying dimming cycles

Seeing and flowing in ecosystems

Illuminating exchanges

6pm

Highest Purpose meditation with Adrian

7pm  dinner

WEDNESDAY

9-10am

Trio conversations & exchange

10-11am

Yoga w Adrian

11-12:30pm

Setting ‘Moonshots’ (inspiring & motivating Objectives)

Measuring with metrics that matter

12:30-3:30pm

Lunch & reflection & self-guided rejuvenation

3:30-5:30pm

Commitments as a listening act

Agile mindset & embodiment practices

5:30pm  spa time

7pm  dinner

THURSDAY

9-10am

Gratitude & Inventing the future

Commitments to Brighten

 


BEGINS: Monday at 5pm

ENDS: Thursday at 11am

COST: $300, plus lodging ($200 deposit reserves your space and is credited towards your total)

BRING: A notebook and pen, a comfy cushion and/or blanket for sitting, & a yoga mat, if you have one

BOOK ONLINE by clicking BOOK NOW (at top of page), enter the date range and the access code BRIGHT

*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.

 

 

 

Sep
29
Sun
Expansive Alignment: Committing to Your Vision @ Sou'wester Lodge and Vintage Travel Trailer Resort
Sep 29 @ 4:00 pm – Oct 2 @ 12:00 pm
Summer 2019 Wellness Retreat Series

Expansive Alignment: Committing to Your Vision

with Renee Sills

 

Just one week after the Autumn Equinox and supported by the auspicious beginning of a waxing crescent moon in Libra, we’ll gather together for an immersive exploration of Embodied Astrology and the personal and collective potentials of Jupiter’s upcoming transit through Capricorn.

Jupiter in Capricorn (December 2019 – December 2020) is an invitation to trust the future by actively shaping it. In astrology, Jupiter is a planet associated with optimism, good-fortune, vision, life purpose, broadening perspectives/horizons, philosophy, self-improvement and positive consciousness. Capricorn is a sign that helps us all to materialize on the earthly plane, confront and move through obstacles, grow stronger through challenges we face and manifest our ambitions. Jupiter’s transit through Capricorn happens once every twelve years, but in 2020 this transit will combine with several other long-term influences making it an important, and potentially pivotal time for personal and collective healing, transformation and development.

Regardless of your sun sign, each person’s natal chart includes Jupiter and Capricorn as active and important influences. Working with your own natal placements allows you to understand how this upcoming transit will affect you specifically and will give you clues, tools and timing for working most effectively with its challenges and opportunities.

This unique retreat combines astrological method and how-to, movement, meditation, somatic healing practices, and creative, intuitive journeying. You will:

  • Learn practical skills for astrological chart analysis and gain a deep understanding of how Jupiter and Capricorn work in your natal chart.
  • Be guided through intuitive and accessible mind/body explorations that will help reveal, clarify and synthesize your personal vision and life purpose, creative offerings and soul-commitments.
  • Craft a personal manifestation design for the next year that works most effectively with the exciting and powerful astrology of 2020 and Jupiter’s transit through Capricorn.
  • Enjoy a healing and regenerative retreat with a fun group of vibrant individuals on the beautiful Washington coast at a one-of-a-kind, female/queer-owned and operated retreat center where you can walk/cycle on the beach, use the Finnish Sauna, peruse the art gallery and pause in the wellness space!

 

Renee Sills is a multidisciplinary artist, consulting astrologer and embodiment coach/guide. She has worked with hundreds of clients and students worldwide who appreciate her unique insight and effective guidance. She specializes in crafting strategies for counter-culture success with artists, activists, makers, movers and visionary entrepreneurs. She offers astrology, embodiment and creativity as tools for cultivating and maintaining liberatory relationships, (re)generative occupations/vocation, and living in alignment with purpose, passion and integrated authenticity.

Renee is the author and producer of the Embodied Astrology podcast. She comes from a lineage of astrologers and intuitives. She has studied astrology in-depth for over 20 years and continues to train under experienced mentors. She has taught yoga and other movement forms for 15 years and holds several certificates in bodywork and energy healing. She has a BFA in Intermedia and CyberArts and an MFA in Art & Social Practice. She resides in Portland, OR.

 

SCHEDULE (subject to slight changes):

 

SUNDAY

3pm: Arrival and check-in

5 – 5:30pm:  Welcome drinks and snacks

5:30 – 7pm:  Opening talk, introductions and intention-setting for our work together in the retreat

7:30pm: Dinner at the Pickled Fish (optional, cost not included in retreat package) + sauna and free time

MONDAY

9:30 – 10am: Juice Flight Wellness Offering 

10am-1pm: Embodying Your Vision – Exploring Jupiter’s astrological symbolism through meditation, movement, art and writing

1 – 4pm: Lunch and free time

4 – 7pm: Interpreting Jupiter in your chart: Understand how Jupiter works for you through its sign and house placements, disposter and planetary aspects

7pm onwards: Dinner on your own + sauna and free time

TUESDAY

9:30 – 10am: Complimentary coffee and tea

10am – 1pm: Clarifying Your Commitment – Exploring Capricorn’s astrological symbolism  through meditation, movement, art and writing

1 – 4pm: Lunch and free time

4 – 5:30pm: Interpreting Capricorn in your chart: Understand how Capricorn works in your chart through its house rulership, natal planets and angles in Capricorn and Saturn’s placement

5:30 – 7pm: Synthesis – Interpreting Jupiter’s transit through Capricorn for your chart

7:30pm:  Catered Dinner and evening lecture on important dates for Jupiter’s transit through Capricorn

9pm onwards: Sauna and free time

WEDNESDAY

9 – 9:30am: Complimentary coffee and tea

9:30 – 11am: Commitment to Vision – Embodiment practice and ritual

11am – 12pm: Prepare to depart (checkout at 12pm)

 


BEGINS: Sunday at 5pm

ENDS: Wednesday at 11am

RETREAT FEE: $250

**7 spaces are open to Sliding Scale, and are reserved for QTLGB+ and BIPOC only**

Sliding Scale suggestion: 

$50-100 (greatest need)

$100-200 (mid need)

$200-300 (low need)

*If interested in Sliding Scale, please contact souwesterwellness@gmail.com

LODGING costs are separate from retreat fee. This is a nightly rate, individual to each room. Please see below how to book direct online.

DEPOSIT: $200 deposit reserves your space and is credited towards your total

BRING: Journal and pen/pencil, comfy cushion and/or blanket for sitting and a water bottle. Wear comfortable clothing

BOOK ONLINE by clicking BOOK NOW (at top of page), enter the date range and the access code ALIGN

*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.