EOL Women's Spring Equinox Retreat
At Spirit House - A Magical Hilltop Retreat (w/ a hot tub!)
For EOL Alumni and Current Participant Women* Only!
For years, we have longed to have a space where the women* of EOL could gather for a whole weekend, and we are so happy that it is finally happening!!!!
The vision is to come together in a nurturing, feminine-supportive space. We have found a perfect location for this purpose - a very unique property called "Spirit House" - a beautiful home on the top of the rolling hills of Woodacre, just up the road from Spirit Rock. With comfy accommodations, our own private hot tub, a yurt, exquisite gardens, a nearby labyrinth, our own kitchen, dining & common areas, and an amazing view of the whole region, we will be supported and held by this sacred space to do our "wombyn's" work.
Katia Sol, Salina Espinosa-Setchko, and Maren Gauldin will co-design and hold the space for the weekend - with plenty of room for each woman's inspiration, creativity, and leadership to come forward. We will reconnect, share our stories, and rejuvenate our hearts, bodies and souls. We will get creative, we will play, we will dance, we will sing, we will move our bodies in yoga and authentic movement, and we will spend time exploring the local trails and hills. We will reflect on the winter and prepare together to launch into SPRING as we approach the Spring Equinox - a time of budding fertility, growth, and the flourishing of our visions!!!
And we will make LOTS of space for informal hanging out and connection, soaking in the hot tub, going on wanders, personal reflection and rejuvenation, and just plain having fun and BEING together =).
*Please note that while we are calling this a "women's" retreat - this is inclusive of anyone who is woman-identified and/or female bodied. Our intention is to be fully inclusive of the spectrum of gender identification while honoring the sacred space that becomes possible when we gather with others who identify as women and/or female-bodied.
Logistics & Registration
We will gather before dinner on Friday at 5 pm, and close officially at 3 pm on Sunday. Women are welcome to arrive as early as 3 pm on Friday to settle in and soak/wander.
Scheduled time will be planned together Friday evening, Saturday morning, afternoon, and evening, and Sunday morning and afternoon. Saturday evening will include a creative, celebratory, and/or ritual gathering. A more detailed schedule will be shared closer to the date of the retreat.
Accommodations are included in the price of registration. The first 20 women to register will be assigned to a bed in the house - the rooms generally accommodate 2-4 people per room. After the first 20, a limited number of spaces will be available for camping or sleeping in the yurt.
Food will be a collectively-inspired and sourced collaboration - each woman will join a team of 3-4 women to plan, shop for, and then cook a meal for the group on the weekend. This way we will get to enjoy the blessing of both nourishing and being nourished by one another!
Cost: $495.
Please note that there are no refunds available after March 3rd (2 weeks before the program commences, as per Ecology of Leadership and Commonweal policy).
There are a limited number of partial-scholarship/work-trade positions available - we want this gathering to be fully inclusive, so if finances are a barrier for you, please reach out to discuss this possibility.
To register, send Katia an email saying you're IN and send your payment via PayPal to katia@soltransform.com (please choose the "friends and family" option).
If you are a YES - we suggest you contact Katia NOW -
there are limited spaces (25-30 max) and this will definitely fill up FAST!!
“We're all under the same sky and walk the same earth;
we're alive together during the same moment.”
― Maxine Hong Kingston
Spirit House - A Magical Northern California Retreat
"In my uttermost bones I know something, as do you. It is that there can be no despair when you remember why you came to Earth, who you serve, and who sent you here."
― Clarissa Pinkola Estes