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A Winter Retreat on Whidbey Island with Caverly Morgan and guest Ashley Dahl

“Writing, for me, is one way that I get to be alone with spirit.”

– Caverly Morgan

I am excited to be joining spiritual teacher, author and non-profit founder Caverly Morgan this February for a special writing retreat. I’ll be offering a series of restorative, nature-based Yoga Nidra (guided relaxation) practices throughout the weekend designed to support tapping into our innate, compassionate and boundless creativity.

Winter is a rich time for introspection, extended periods of silence and stillness, and an exploration of the richness to be found in the darkness. We’ll do all this within a container of relational dharma. This writing retreat won’t be about hammering away at a particular body of work. You may be a professional writer and you may be new to the craft. Either way, this retreat will be an evocative invitation into the mysterious open landscape beyond the conditioned mind with a focus on deep listening, free of end-gaining. In this listening, in this openness, what voice emerges? What creative form does the emptiness take? Join us in this emergent space of finding out.

This retreat will include:

• Meditation

• Writing exercises

• Silent time to explore what’s beyond the “rules” of conditioned writing structure

• Support in channeling what’s beyond the ego, inviting it onto the page

• Relational Dharma practice that supports us in recognizing what veils truth

• Time for solitude

• Nature-based Yoga Nidra (guided relaxation)

The backdrop of this retreat will be a hybrid of silence and relational time, at the beautiful Whidbey Institute (WA). Further details, along with registration, are expected early to mid-December.

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The practice of Yoga Nidra offers an effective and sweet way to bring kindness to our nervous system while tapping into our body’s innate capacity to self-heal and restore. Through a process of supported and guided relaxation we’ll release accumulated tension (physical, emotional and spiritual.) In doing so, we’ll cultivate the state of Yoga Nidra, a state of consciousness that allows us to rest in beneficial theta brain waves. This both activates our body’s natural healing capacities and allows us direct access to our creative and compassion-filled inner wisdom. All warmly welcome, no prior experience needed. (Click here for suggestions on props and set-up.) 

Tuesdays, 5:30 – 6:30pm PST, online. Drop-In ($15) or sliding scale Membership ($15-$36-$60/month.) Note: Yoga Nidra Memberships include access to all livestream Yoga Nidra classes + the Community Library featuring guided meditations and other resources. If you need to pay a different rate, or simply could benefit from a free class, please email me.

** Scheduling Note: No class December 26. **

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