SOU’WESTER EVENTS!
See what’s happening during your next stay or plan a visit around our free live music, workshops, wellness offerings and more!
Summer 2018 Workshop Series
Writing Through the Cracks: self-forgiveness and compassion in memoir writing with instructors Cooper Lee Bombardier & Gina Senarighi
“Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That’s how the light gets in.”
– Leonard Cohen
To write about pivotal events from our own lives requires a reckoning with our pasts. How do we interrogate ourselves to get at the truth of our stories when the details do not always shine a glamorous light upon us? Writing Through the Cracks will give you tools to get vulnerable in your writing, scrutinize the past from a place of compassion, and help you to discover the story beneath your stories. Join educator, coach, consultant, and professional shame slayer Gina Senarighi and nonfiction writer and educator Cooper Lee Bombardier for an engaging, accessible, and intensive writing workshop at the beautiful and historic Sou’wester Lodge. Writers of all levels are welcome!
Cooper Lee Bombardier is a writer and visual artist based in Portland, OR. His work appears in many publications and award-winning anthologies, most recently in The Kenyon Review, CutBank, Nailed Magazine, Original Plumbing, and The Rumpus, as well as the anthology The Remedy–Essays on Queer Health Issues. Cooper’s visual art was recently curated in an exhibition called “Intersectionality” at the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami. He’s taught writing at the University of Portland, Clark College, PSU, PNCA and at various Portland-area high schools as a writer-in-residence through Literary Art’s program Writers in The Schools. www.cooperleebombardier.com
Gina Senarighi, MS, MA, CPC is a communication consultant, sexuality counselor and certified relationship coach specializing in queer love polyamory, open relationships, jealousy, and infidelity. She’s been leading retreats to build courage and slay shame in LGBTQ community across Washington and Oregon since 2003. www.ginasenarighi.com
COST: $50
BRING: an open mind, a couple of pens and a notebook or paper to write in/on. A legal pad with a cardboard back is ideal! If people like to write on laptops, great, but we cannot guarantee access to outlets for everyone in the workshop space. Please bring a sack lunch and/or snacks. Hot tea and coffee provided. 1/2 hr lunchbreak and optional beach walk afterward This workshop is for students age 14 years and up, 20 students max.
RSVP: souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542
The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644
This class is part of the Summer 2018 Workshop Series. All classes are open to the public and all skill levels welcome. Visit www.souwesterlodge.com/calendar to see the full schedule of artist-led workshops.
Summer 2018 Workshop Series
Hand Papermaking with Ivy & Joel Ricci
Saturday 10am-3pm, Sunday 11-12 (meet to collect and share paper)
Spend an enlightening, enlivening, and creative afternoon making your own homemade paper with Port Angeles/Portland-based papermakers Joel & Ivy Ross Ricci of Ricci Handmade Paper!
In this two day workshop, you will learn about sheet forming, sizing, adding inclusions such as flower petals or coffee chaff, watermarks, papermaking history, and traditional and modern “western” techniques, and be able to take home your very own stack of hand-formed stationery for personal notes, wishlists, magic spells, and superb letter writing stationery equally elegant and appropriate for missives to heads of state or loved ones.
In the first day, you will be granted access to the very same papermaking fibers, tools, equipment, and techniques that Joel & Ivy employ in their North Olympic mountain home-based stationery and book-paper making enterprise.
Day two will be spent trading paper with fellow attendees and a cursory discussion of folding, tearing, and basic binding of your own paper into a book!
Ricci Handmade Paper is a tree-free handmade paper mill and studio nestled in the northern foothills of the Olympic mountains. With rainwater caught from the cedar shake roof of our cabin, we quietly hand-form a variety of paper products including stationery, blank cards, book paper, artist paper, labels, containers and custom small batches of paper for weddings, celebrations, and artist collaborations. Our premium handmade historic ream wrapped “half quire” gift packages that we offered at last year’s handmade bazaar last year were a big hit! These gift packages include 12 sheets of fine stationery perfect for letter-writers, scrapbookers, artists, bookmakers, letterpress printers, and invitation and greeting card designers.
COST: $50
BRING: Wear clothes that can get a little bit wet. Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack (coffee and hot tea provided).
8 students max.
RSVP: souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542
The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644
This class is part of the Summer 2018 Workshop Series. All classes are open to the public and all skill levels welcome. Visit www.souwesterlodge.com/calendar to see the full schedule of artist-led workshops.
Summer 2018 Workshop Series
The Art of Wandering: A Writing and Walking 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 (HWS Colleges Press, 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).
RSVP: souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542
The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644
This class is part of the Summer 2018 Workshop Series. All classes are open to the public and all skill levels welcome. Visit www.souwesterlodge.com/calendar to see the full schedule of artist-led workshops.
Summer 2018 Workshop Series
Reconnecting Mind, Body & Spirit (Let That Shift Go!) with Shanna Gillette
Join us for this us for this unique three hour transformational
workshop where we will learn to:
• REDUCE STRESS, not just during class but FOR GOOD,
• RELEASE TENSION and trauma from the body FOR GOOD,
• DISCOVER our perceived limitations and TRANSCEND them,
• CREATE a safe and respectful space to EXPLORE the HEART,
• DESIGN simple practices to FEEL GOOD EVERY DAY.
Much more than just a physical yoga class, in this workshop we will learn to use ancient yogic techniques mixed with the latest in neuroscience and proven mind/body methods to reconnect mind, body & spirit and tap into the the highest and best version of YOU!
Awaken to your true potential.
Move past your fears.
Make your brain work for you instead of against you!
Become the master of your mind.
Shanna Gillette is a certified yoga instructor, mindfulness coach, and metaphysical counselor with an extensive background in neuroscience, meditative techniques and theology. She is available for private sessions, group & corporate workshops, retreats and on-line.
COST: $30
BRING: yoga mat, notebook & pen (coffee and hot tea provided)
This workshop is for students age 12 years and up, 10 students max.
RSVP: souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542
The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644
This class is part of the Summer 2018 Workshop Series. All classes are open to the public and all skill levels welcome. Visit www.souwesterlodge.com/calendar to see the full schedule of artist-led workshops.
Summer 2018 Workshop Series
Paint Your Pet: Painting Workshop with Cindy Geffel
Paint a 16″x20″ canvas of your pet (or favorite animal) with acrylic paint. No experience needed! Instructor will guide you step by step to create a beautiful and original portrait of your “best friend.” All materials, including paint, canvas, and easels are provided.
Instructor Cindy Geffel has over 20 years experience of painting instruction, including paint parties and events. In 2003 she completed a BS in Drawing/Painting/Printmaking from Portland State University, with a minor in graphic design and art history, a course of study that has influenced her interest in both the ancient art culture and the contemporary artists of the 20th century. “There has always been a clear direction in my art – create and explore the endless possibilities of form and the essential elements of what art is and can be.”
COST: $30 plus a $8 material fee (Please pay material fee directly to the instructor.)
BRING: 8″ x 11″ photo of your pet (or favorite animal); shoulders and head shot will get the best results. Wear clothes that are ok to get paint on. Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack (coffee & hot tea provided).
This workshop is for students age 11 years and up, 12 students max.
RSVP: souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542
The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644
This class is part of the Summer 2018 Workshop Series. All classes are open to the public and all skill levels welcome. Visit www.souwesterlodge.com/calendar to see the full schedule of artist-led workshops.
Clear Mind Coastal Retreat
Summer 2018 Workshop Series
The Art of Seasonal Nourishment: An Ayurvedic “Cook, Learn & Eat” Dinner Party with Elyssia Maya Schaeffer
Come cook, learn and dine with Elyssia Maya Schaeffer, Ayurvedic Nutritionist, after a fun day at the coast! We will explore summer seasonal foods, herbs and spices while preparing Ayurvedic Kitchari – a delicious traditional Ancient Indian one-pot cleansing dish – and an herbal refrigerant tea.
Filled with fresh, nourishing ingredients to balance the energies of any season, Kitchari is an indispensable addition to your repertoire of home recipes. Apply your new Ayurvedic cooking skills to make quick, healthy and filling school or work lunches, a hearty meal to share with loved ones or a supportive dish for your next cleanse.
Through this interactive workshop, you will learn which foods are your best allies in summertime and gain a deeper understanding of why eating seasonally is so critical to our health through the wisdom of Ayurvedic principles.
Elyssia Maya Schaeffer is a Certified Ayurveda and Yoga Teacher, Holistic Nutritionist and Certified Wellness Coach living in Portland, Oregon with her fun loving husband and two cheeky chihuahuas. Elyssia found Ayurveda – the medical system of Ancient India, which translated from Sanskrit means “the knowledge of life” – through Yoga. After years of asana practice, she was drawn to the philosophical side of the Yoga tradition and from here was introduced to the sister science of Yoga – Ayurveda. In addition to teaching workshops in Portland, Elyssia co-runs the monthly Center for Ayurveda and Yoga Study Clinic with her mentor and a colleague. (To learn more about the CAYS clinic, email anandamayaayurveda@gmail.com or Instagram at anandamayaayurvedapdx.)
COST: $20
BRING:An appetite!
Children welcome, 8 students max.
RSVP: souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542
The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644
This class is part of the Summer 2018 Workshop Series. All classes are open to the public and all skill levels welcome. Visit www.souwesterlodge.com/calendar to see the full schedule of artist-led workshops.
Summer 2018 Workshop Series
Ecstatic Dance with Scott Schaeffer
Find the joy in moving your body, regardless of how it looks to others!
Ecstatic Dance is a term used to describe free form dance and in general describes transcendental, sacred dance, and other practices of movement meditation. Ecstatic Dance events are differentiated by being inclusive to all ages in a talk-free space with little to no direction on how members are supposed to dance. While there is no single format or guidelines that all events called Ecstatic Dance adhere to, as a rule there is no talking, no cameras, and no judgement, thus creating a safe and open space where you can turn your mind off and be led by your heart and your rhythm. There is only the pulsing beat of the music under the bright light of day, best greeted stone cold sober and ready to groove. Plan on moving your body in a music filled space in a way that is freeform to the uniqueness of you!
While not quite a workshop, Scott Schaeffer will facilitate this event with a brief introduction, definition and history, of this form of free-form dance. Then join in as Schaeffer plays a mix of world and electronic rhythm and beats for this event.
Scott Schaeffer lives in Portland, Oregon and is moved by music, love, and laughter. “Through dance, we believe everyone can discover, explore, unleash, and enhance their individual potential to live a fulfilling and meaningful life. By engaging our senses and listening to our bodies, we connect to others and shape a consciousness that extends beyond our own.”
COST: $5
BRING: Wear comfortable clothes that allow your body to move without restriction and comfortable shoes that allow your feet to move on a smooth concrete floor.
All ages welcome. (Children must be accompanied by an adult if they are in attendance.)
RSVP: souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542
The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644
This class is part of the Summer 2018 Workshop Series. All classes are open to the public and all skill levels welcome. Visit www.souwesterlodge.com/calendar to see the full schedule of artist-led workshops.
Fall/Winter 2018 Workshop Series
Artful Correspondence with Melissa Favara
Create beautiful one of a kind artifacts to send in the mail during this session. Creative letter craft will involve writing, gathering ephemera, and collaging with a wealth of curious materials. Optional typewriters and all materials provided.
Melissa Favara writes creative nonfiction, teaches writing and literature at Clark College, collects typewriters, and curates the 1,000 Words reading series. She is a member of the board of directors of the Independent Publishing Resource Center, writes the zine teen sleuth, and seeks every opportunity to promote reading, writing, and the printed word. Her work has appeared in street roots, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, and elsewhere.
COST: $30 plus a $5 material fee (Please pay material fee directly to instructor)
BRING: All supplies provided. Please bring a sack lunch and/or a snack. Coffee and tea provided.
Max students 10.
RSVP: souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542
The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644
This class is part of the Fall/Winter 2018 Workshop Series. All classes are open to the public and all skill levels welcome. Visit www.souwesterlodge.com/calendar to see the full schedule of artist-led workshops.
Fall/Winter 2018 Workshop Series
Can You Learn To Be A Poet?: A Writing Workshop with Nick Jaina
Is the ability to write poetry something you are born with, or can you cultivate it?
Naomi Shihab Nye says, “Your life is a poem.”
What if we don’t see it in ourselves? What if our life feels mundane and unpoetic?
Most academic approaches to writing poetry stress an intellectual understanding of the mechanics, and discuss the great canon of poetry that already exists.
This approach is important but incomplete. Nick Jaina believes that poetry also comes from having a reverence for the world. The best way to do that is not intellectual, but actually physical.
Nick will lead a poetry writing workshop that entails a short guided meditation, some light movement, a meditation walk, and writing exercises. It will culminate with students reading poetry aloud while Nick provides a musical soundtrack.
Poetry was meant to be read lovingly to someone else, but it is rare that we get a chance to do this in an environment where we feel reverence for ourselves and the world.
When you read poetry over music, it gives you the reader more confidence to slow down, leave space, and wring the truth out of every word. The way those words feel vibrating in your body, the way they feel in the air, the way the people in the room react to them, all of those sensations are part of the poem. Poetry is a living thing that needs to be let loose. We can never know it just from its domesticated form, watching it pace around in a cage.
The world can use more poets, precisely because it is a job that pays nothing. It aims to bring a heightened focus on true things. Come join Nick in learning how to be a poet.
Nick Jaina is an author and musician. His first book, the memoir Get It While You Can, was a finalist for the 2016 Oregon Book Award. He has released several albums, co-founded a ballet company, recording soundtracks for feature films and documentaries. He teaches writing workshops around the world that involve Tarot, meditation, theatrical movement, and, of course, love.
COST: $40
BRING: Bring pen and paper. Please no laptops. Coffee, tea and water provided.
This workshop is for students age 13 years old and up. 15 students max.
RSVP: souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360-642-2542
The Sou’wester Lodge at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644
This class is part of the Fall/Winter 2018 Workshop Series. All classes are open to the public and all skill levels welcome. Visit www.souwesterlodge.com/calendar to see the full schedule of artist-led workshops.