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!

Jul
20
Wed
Hydrotherapy Folk Remedies @ Wellness Camper
Jul 20 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

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Come learn the art of healing with water and temperature applications! The uses of water in its various forms have been utilized as medicine in various cultures across the world, from the Chinese to the Greeks and Indigenous North Americans. This workshop includes a scientific overview of how water (as liquid, ice, and vapor) acts as a medicinal carrier of temperature, a group sauna and cold plunge, and discussion/practice of traditional folk remedies for home use. We will cover methods of reducing muscle pain, treating stress and insomnia, headaches, immune system enhancement and more.

$30 per person. Handouts included. Bring a bathing suit!

RSVP souwesterwellness@gmail.com OR call our front desk @ 360.642.2542

Space is limited to 8 folks

Let’s meet @ the wellness camper!

Jul
27
Wed
MYCO-MEDICINALS @ Wellness Camper
Jul 27 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

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Join us for an exploration into the worlds of two renowned medicinal mushrooms coexisting in the forests of Cascadia. This workshop includes: an introduction to the classification of fungi, identification techniques for Reishi and Turkey Tail (including distinctions from common look-a likes), an overview of the medicinal constituents of each species and their histories in healing, conscious and sustainable wild harvesting skills, as well as medicine making techniques for tinctures, balms, and teas.

$30. Includes handouts and a balm sample.

RSVP souwesterwellness@gmail.com OR call our front desk @ 360.642.2542

Space is limited to 10 folks

Let’s meet @ the wellness camper!

Aug
10
Wed
FOREST AID @ Wellness Camper
Aug 10 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

The forests of the Cascadian bioregion are rich with medicine, and there is never been a better time to discover and re-connect with these gifts of life and the grandeur of the natural world. In this workshop we will learn to identify specific trees, lichen, plants, and fungi that contain therapeutics beneficial for human health, learn how to responsibly harvest them, and make first aid products for home use. Participants will walk away with an overview of the ecology of healing with plant medicines, ID skills, and techniques for making wound sprays, liniments, and muscle balms.

$30 per person. Handouts and a take-home sample included.

RSVP souwesterwellness@gmail.com OR call our front desk @ 360.642.2542

Space is limited to 10 folks

Let’s meet @ the wellness camper!

Aug
24
Wed
DIY Care For Stress, Anxiety, and General Mood Health @ Wellness Camper
Aug 24 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

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In this special event we will come together in a cooperative effort to educate ourselves and make healthy plans for minimizing stress, living fuller and healthier, with endurance and spacious awareness. As a group we will come together and learn how to create personal refuges based in stress prevention and relaxation techniques. A general overview of stress and anxiety in human health will be met with yoga techniques, breathing methods, recommendations for natural therapeutics, creative outlets, mindfulness meditation, a discussion on diet, grounding techniques, and more. Participants will walk away with a toolbox of resources of personal empowerment, allowing them to improve mood health with understanding and confidence.

$30 per person. Handouts included. Space limited to 10 people.

RSVP souwesterwellness@gmail.com OR call our front desk @ 360.642.2542

Space is limited to 10 folks

Let’s meet @ the wellness camper!

Aug
31
Wed
Hydrotherapy Folk Remedies @ Wellness Camper
Aug 31 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

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Come learn the art of healing with water and temperature applications! The uses of water in its various forms have been utilized as medicine in various cultures across the world, from the Chinese to the Greeks and Indigenous North Americans. This workshop includes a scientific overview of how water (as liquid, ice, and vapor) acts as a medicinal carrier of temperature, a group sauna and cold plunge, and discussion/practice of traditional folk remedies for home use. We will cover methods of reducing muscle pain, treating stress and insomnia, headaches, immune system enhancement and more.

$30 per person. Handouts included. Bring a bathing suit!

RSVP souwesterwellness@gmail.com OR call our front desk @ 360.642.2542

Space is limited to 8 folks

Let’s meet @ the wellness camper!

Sep
14
Wed
MYCO-MEDICINALS @ Wellness Camper
Sep 14 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

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Join us for an exploration into the worlds of two renowned medicinal mushrooms coexisting in the forests of Cascadia. This workshop includes: an introduction to the classification of fungi, identification techniques for Reishi and Turkey Tail (including distinctions from common look-a likes), an overview of the medicinal constituents of each species and their histories in healing, conscious and sustainable wild harvesting skills, as well as medicine making techniques for tinctures, balms, and teas.

$30. Includes handouts and a balm sample.

RSVP souwesterwellness@gmail.com OR call our front desk @ 360.642.2542

Space is limited to 10 folks

Let’s meet @ the wellness camper!

Sep
28
Wed
DIY Care For Stress, Anxiety, and General Mood Health @ Wellness Camper
Sep 28 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

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In this special event we will come together in a cooperative effort to educate ourselves and make healthy plans for minimizing stress, living fuller and healthier, with endurance and spacious awareness. As a group we will come together and learn how to create personal refuges based in stress prevention and relaxation techniques. A general overview of stress and anxiety in human health will be met with yoga techniques, breathing methods, recommendations for natural therapeutics, creative outlets, mindfulness meditation, a discussion on diet, grounding techniques, and more. Participants will walk away with a toolbox of resources of personal empowerment, allowing them to improve mood health with understanding and confidence.

$30 per person. Handouts included. Space limited to 10 people.

RSVP souwesterwellness@gmail.com OR call our front desk @ 360.642.2542

Space is limited to 10 folks

Let’s meet @ the wellness camper!

Jan
20
Sat
Workshop: Sculpted Hats – (Full) @ The Sou'wester Lodge
Jan 20 @ 2:00 pm – Jan 21 @ 4:00 pm

Jan 20 & 21

Sculpted Hats: Wet Felted Millinery Workshop (FULL)

w/Mikal Robinson $100

Working with Pacific Northwest grown wool roving and olive oil soap, each student will shape and create a custom felted hat. Learn how to make a hood pattern and felt in 3D using a wet resist. Blocking and shaping will be done with the assistance of a variety of unique hat molds to choose from. As well as your head. Make sure to bring dry extra clothes. This class will clean everything but potentially leave your sleeves and collar a little water logged. Olive oil soap makes this felting class a good choice for sensitive skin or allergies. 

  • Saturday 2-6p
  • Sunday 12-4p

Location: Sou’wester Lodge Pavilion

Mikal Robinson is a queer alterly abled inspired felter, fiber artist, and educator. The lead instructor for Feral Felt and Wild Child Arts Education for over 17 years. Creating containers for shared learning and enthusiasm wherever they roam.

They have been sharing their love of hand crafts and honoring them as a fine art since childhood. Always encouraging people to remember the vital importance of supporting and maintaining our fibersheds. 

Reminding us that clothing is the shelter we wear. A long known way to communicate visually and embody one’s culture and identity. Always an opportunity for adornment.

To learn more about their classes, workshops, camps, afterschool programs, hand hammered jewelry and fiber art check out www. feralfinearts.com