SOU’WESTER EVENTS!

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.

Spring/Summer 2019 Workshop Series

Radiant Fearlessness: Embracing Your Best YOU with the Tools of Kundalini Yoga and Meditation

with instructor Laurel Clohessy

This 4 hour workshop is an opportunity to immerse yourself in the joy, transformation, and rejuvenation of Kundalini Yoga, sacred chant, and creativity as you re-discover and return to your true self. Whether you are an experienced yogi, or this is your first time practicing Kundalini Yoga, you can benefit from this practice. Kundalini Yoga and meditation, as taught by Yogi Bhajan is for anyone and everyone. Just breathe, and lean in the right direction and you too will benefit! The best way to know it, is by doing it-so we will experience basic pranayam or breathwork, kriyas or yogic sets, meditations, and mantras that can become a part of your own daily toolbox. Tools to release stress, to unlock creativity, and be your best YOU. Kundalini yoga is often called “the yoga of awareness,” as it is a journey of self-mastery and one that activates all the systems of the body. We will enjoy the blessings of community-in a few group meditations and excercises, as well as the natural world-taking time by the ocean to practice a walking meditation. There will be a couple of brief writing and art meduims explored post-yoga sets. Kundalini Yoga is a tool to experience your birthright to happiness and greatness as the human being that you are. “Great challenges come to Great people.” -YB
I hope to see you there! Sat Nam

Laurel Clohessy (Deshpal Kaur) grew up with Kundalini Yoga sprinkled throughout her early childhood. She returned to the arms of this practice following the birth of her oldest son. In 2005 Laurel studied with Gurmukh to become a certified Khalsa Way Prenatal teacher. In 2007, she completed the Radiant Child teacher training with Shakta Kaur, and in 2014 Laurel completed her Level 1 KYTT with Sevak Singh Khalsa. Laurel often incorporates poetry and dance movement into her all-levels classes. It is her joy to share these teachings with others, and she sees the powerful practice of Kundalini Yoga as a compass that can always point us forward, as well as return us to the happiest, truest Self. Laurel teaches currently in Portland, Oregon and is a transplant from Flagstaff, AZ.

COST: $45-$25 sliding scale, please pay what you can within this range

BRING: Dress comfortably to move, bring a water bottle, a cushion or blanket, and yoga mat if you have one. Please bring a sack lunch (hot tea and coffee provided). Sitting together blessing our food, and sharing a mealtime is a great thing for any community. Bring a sunhat, light jacket, and shoes to walk to the shore (a very short walk). We will experience some meditation and breathwork by the ocean.

This workshop is best for students age 14 and up. 12 students max.

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

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

This class is part of the Spring/Summer 2019 Workshop Series. All classes are open to the public and all skill levels welcome. Visit www.souwesterlodge.com/art/workshops to see the full schedule of artist-led workshops.

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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Spring/Summer 2019 Workshop Series

Channeling the Creative Self  Through Tarot and Magic with Coleman Stevenson

This workshop will introduce a range of spontaneous and magical methods for accessing creative impulses. We will find “the muse” in unexpected places and practice allowing it to come through without restriction. Prompts will use methods such as divination, magical writing, spontaneous mark-making, and severe constraints. We will also examine the work of artists and writers who have employed such methods in their own creations. This class is designed for artists and writers who want to broaden or recharge their practices, or for anyone seeking a greater connection with their creative self. Materials for all exercises will be provided as part of the registration fee.

photo credit Sierra Bittinger

Coleman Stevenson is an artist, writer and tarot practitioner based in Portland, OR. She is the creator of the Dark Exact Tarot Deck, the Vitriolic Tarot, the Personal Oracle, and the East O’ the Sun Oracle. Books by Stevenson include Breakfast: 43 Poems (Reprobate/GobQ Books, 2015) and The Accidental Rarefication of Pattern #5609 (bedouin books, 2012) and The Dark Exact Tarot Guide. Her poems have appeared in a variety of publications such as Paper Darts, Seattle Review, Gramma, E-ratio, Louisiana Literature, Mid-American Review, and the anthology Motionless from the Iron Bridge. She has has been a guest curator at various gallery spaces in Portland and has taught a variety of subjects at institutions in the area including creative writing, literature, folklore, culture & design, and image & text interaction. Her visual work has been shown at galleries around the Pacific Northwest.

photo credit Zoe Cope

COST: $30 plus a $10 material fee (Please pay material fee directly to the instructor.) There will be a variety of tarot decks (new and vintage) available for purchase at the workshop as well.

BRING:

• a copy of a tarot deck if you have one you’d like to use, though decks will be available to borrow or purchase at the workshop
• a printed copy of one of your poems, short prose pieces, or images that you feel is stuck, “unsuccessful,” or otherwise incomplete
• a notebook and preferred writing instrument for notes
• a sack lunch and/or snack (hot tea and coffee provided)

12 students max.

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

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

This class is part of the Spring/Summer 2019 Workshop Series. All classes are open to the public and all skill levels welcome. Visit www.souwesterlodge.com/art/workshops to see the full schedule of artist-led workshops.

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.

Spring/Summer 2019 Workshop Series

How the Light Gets In with instructor Suzie Kassouf

It can feel unbearable to carry the pain of our world in this unprecedented era of social upheaval and ecological destruction. Luckily, the task of tending to our broken world can infuse us with life-affirming purpose, connection and joy. Through vinyasa, meditation, group activities and time spent in nature, we will learn to honor our pain as a precious signifier of our compassion and care for our world. Most importantly, we will develop in ourselves a robust and muscular hope, rooted in the very unpredictability of these times. Leonard Cohen implores us, “ring the bells that still can ring/ forget your perfect offering/ there is a crack in everything/ that’s how the light gets in.” I look forward to sharing this with you.

Suzie Kassouf is an educator, yoga instructor and climate justice activist. After 10 years of personal practice, she completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training at The People’s Yoga with Suniti Dernovsek in 2018. She has worked extensively on multiple campaigns including Bernie Sanders’ 2016 Presidential Run and the 2018 Portland Clean Energy Fund. Suzie believes strongly that our world is desperate for healing on multiple levels, and that true liberation can be found in community and service to others. She is passionate about marrying activism and spirituality and strives to courageously live the path of nonviolence in her life and work.

COST: sliding scale $40, $30, or $20

BRING:Pen, paper, yoga mat and a reusable bag. Please wear clothes comfortable for practicing yoga, walking on the beach and in the woods, and sitting for meditation. *optional: meditation cushion, blanket, yoga props. Sharing food is a powerful tool for deepening connection and building community. Please bring a dish to share as you are willing and able as well as an individual plate/bowl and utensils. Hot tea and coffee provided.

12 students max.

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

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

This class is part of the Spring/Summer 2019 Workshop Series. All classes are open to the public and all skill levels welcome. Visit www.souwesterlodge.com/art/workshops to see the full schedule of artist-led workshops.

Spring/Summer 2019 Workshop Series

Carve a Wooden Spoon: A Carving and Green Woodworking Workshop with Emilie Rigby

canceled – Learn to safely use a myriad of hand tools in order to carve your own wooden spoon! In this class we will be splitting logs of freshly cut wood and using hatchets and knives to carve them into beautiful and useful objects. You will leave this class with a spoon and enough knowledge to continue the craft. Tools available for purchase at the end of class.

Emilie Rigby is a self-proclaimed “crazy spoon lady.” She carved her first spoon 8 years ago, while sitting around a campfire with some friends. After 4 hours she had a very ugly spoon and some blisters to show for her effort. She realized that she had spent those four hours living completely in the moment. 8 years and thousands of spoons later, she is teaching others how to carve so that they too can live in the moment. These days, you can find her in Portland, OR driving around in her camper van and picking up logs from development sites to turn into spoons. 

COST: $30 plus a $10 materials fee (Please pay material fee directly to the instructor.)

BRING:water and a journal, please bring a sack lunch and/or snack (Hot tea and coffee provided.)

This workshop is for students age 13 and up. Minors need to be accompanied by an adult. 15 students max.

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

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

This class is part of the Spring/Summer 2019 Workshop Series. All classes are open to the public and all skill levels welcome. Visit www.souwesterlodge.com/art/workshops to see the full schedule of artist-led workshops.

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.

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.