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!
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
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 15th 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
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.
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.
Clay Wheels & Striped Shirts: Skateboarding Films from the 1960s
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.
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.
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.