Following Aliveness: SUMMER

As we navigate the busyness of our lives and the complexities of our world, many of us can sense a deep and growing need to reconnect with the natural world. This innate awareness calls us to align our bodies and beings with the earth’s energy and rhythms, drawing upon the profound support they offer. By embracing the wisdom and spiritual insights that each season illuminates, we can find greater harmony within ourselves and more balance in our lives.

The Following Aliveness retreat series invites you to experience the wisdom of the earth’s seasons, thoughtfully woven into all aspects of retreat practice.  Through meditation, inquiry, journeying, expressive arts, and time in nature, we’ll explore the transformational energies and themes of Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall, while deepening our connection to ourselves, others, and the natural world.

The retreats are designed both as stand-alone experiences, offering you the opportunity to immerse yourself in a seasonal theme, and as a powerful quartet, with each retreat experience building upon the one prior, as you’re guided through the full creative cycle throughout the year. Join us for one, several, or all four.

FOLLOWING ALIVENESS: SUMMER

Our summer themes – RECEIVE and CELEBRATE – invite us into a season of warmth, joy, and gratitude.

With the radiant energy of long days and bountiful harvests, we’ll open to recognizing and embracing the abundance that is ever-present and continually unfolding around us. We’ll also compassionately explore the ways we might block this abundance in our lives and relationships. Our summer practices will invite us to revel in the joy and playfulness that naturally emerge when we fully engage with the richness of life, expressing gratitude for its blessings, while also gaining tools to nurture a lasting appreciation for the abundance in our daily lives long after the retreat ends.

We welcome beginning and experienced practitioners 18 years and older. Daylong or multi-day retreat experience is helpful but not required.