Embodying SOULFUL RITUAL

A Weekend at River Root

with Jenny Macke (Journeys Executive Director) & Anayza Stewart

Ages 18+ | June 22-23,2024 | Return to Community Workshops & Events

When we enact ceremony - embodying what is ready to be honored or transformed…..

We are changed in the most profound ways.

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Come join Jenny and Anayza for two days of meaningful connection to self and the world - in the conversation and the practice of soulful ceremony. If you have been feeling some disconnect lately or are longing for more tools for sacred soulful connection, than this workshop is for you.

There is a generous & generative field of knowing that is inside us and in relationship to the world. This field invites us to tune in - open our senses - and listen to all that is seen and unseen. When we participate in a strong container of ritual we are reminded of our innate capacity to be in relationship to “what is”, in a sacred way. At the heart of what we are offering is a container to inquire within you about what creates a strong container of ritual.

Many of us have memories of a lack of ceremony or participating in ceremonies that didn’t quite land “home” inside our psyche and soul. Maybe they were awkward or forced or did not have meaning. It’s time to be curious about what does land and can work for you personally and in community.

Ceremony helps us slow down and get curious about the flow of life (or sometimes to what is inhibiting this flow of life). It can allow us to step into deeper contact with our inner self and the wild and wide world around us.

As we dive into ritual and make contact with our inner and outer ecosystems we will deepen our connection to the soulful wisdom that lies within us and in the natural heart and breath of all things.

During this weekend we will be with the movements of the mundane and mystical, the form and formless to facilitate rituals that bridge the soul with our body - to spark and ignite movement.

This 2-day workshop is meant to deepen your capacity to be in the depths and the play of facilitating inward and outward-facing rituals. Meeting the landscape of our inner ecosystem - navigating what is fixed and fluid within ourselves and bringing ritual to those spaces. To connect with the incredible possible of the natural world. And coming together as a group we will also cultivate a ritual that faces outward to our collective heart and body.

This workshop is practical as we will also dive into gaining new tools for ritual that might answer some of these questions:

How do I create rituals that are present-moment oriented and non-appropriative of other cultures?
What are some of the elements that support self-created ceremony for transformation, marks an event in life, or just helps make the everyday more meaningful?
What supports a group in gathering together, dropping in, and raising energy that feels authentic and meaningful?
How do I incorporate more embodiment into my ceremony practice?
How do I bring deep connection to my inner world and the more than human world?

Ultimately we are asking, what is calling from within you to be remembered?

PROGRAM DETAILS

Ages 18 +
All Genders

June 22 & 23rd 2024

Saturday (Pacific Standard Time):

10am - 6:30pm (estimated end time)
7pm Saturday evening potluck
Evening dream incubation ritual after potluck
Strongly recommended to camp at River Root (see below)

Sunday (Pacific Standard Time):

9am - 5pm (estimated end time)

River Root
Whatcom County - Mt Baker Foothills on the middlefork of the Nooksack River - See below for more info on River Root

$175 - $325 Sliding Scale
Due at Registration
Financial Aid is currently available

Please note there is a $40 minimum payment for anyone applying for financial aid and applications must be received at least 48 hours prior to the start date of the program

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