Wild Wonderful Women in the Woods Weekend Retreat
It's time to unplug, reconnect, and recharge. This weekend is about finding inspiration and restoration in nature. Continuum, yoga, arts & crafts, delicious healthy meals, and music…choose to do it all, or take this time to breathe, rest, meander at your own pace.
We keep our programs small so we can be flexible to address the needs of individuals and the group. Let us know how we can make this weekend work for you!
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Tentative Schedule (subject to minor changes)
Friday (9/16): 4 Welcome/Arrival Circle 5 Appetizers & Flower Crowns 6 Dinner & Drinks Saturday (9/17): 8 Yoga 9 Breakfast 9:30 Macrame Morning 12 Lunch 2 Supporting our Tender Hearts: A Continuum Workshop w/Lauren Wadsworth 5 Happy Hour 6 Dinner 8 Community campfire Sunday (9/18): 8 Yoga 10-11 Nature Hike w/Erica Supporting Our Tender Hearts - A Continuum Workshop
Continuum is a Somatic Movement modality pioneered and developed by Emilie Conrad and Susan Harper. All Somatic Movement forms emphasize attending to our inner experience of moving more than the external shapes or forms we are practicing. Continuum recognizes that as humans we are an expression of the creative intelligence that is so plentiful in the natural world. In particular we are, like the planet, about 2/3 water. When we invite our systems in to more fluidity, through movement, breath, sound and our generous attention, we have the opportunity to increase interoceptive awareness, create new neural pathways, and notice our habits around how we live in our bodies and minds. We can have more choice around how we are in relationship to ourselves and our lives. In this workshop, we will be exploring ways to support and ground the powerful electromagnetic field of our very perceptive hearts. Lauren will offer information, images, embodied anatomy practices, as well as movement, breath, and sounds for participants to explore. Continuum classes tend to be relaxing as well creative and enlivening- please wear clothes that are easy to move in, and layers to stay comfortable no matter the temperature. Lauren Wadsworth has been a Somatic Movement Educator since 1985, and has been in private practice as a massage and bodywork practitioner since 1980. She started offering the practice of Continuum in 2003. Lauren’s back ground teaching the Alexander Technique, her many trainings in bodywork, energy work and anatomy, her long time practices in meditation and Authentic Movement, and her dance and improvisational theater background, as well as her deep connection to the natural world all inform her teaching of Continuum. |
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COSTS
Reserve your spot for $50 here or call 304-653-4079. This deposit is refundable up to one week before course. Full payment is due at time of arrival--cash or checks preferred. We do not have online booking for rooms at this time. For local residents: special rates and policies.
Program Tuition:
Tuition costs are per person.
Meals: Must be purchased with a program (unless you are a local resident.) Includes 6 meals and snacks. We can accommodate special diets. Please provide these details on web form when paying your deposit online. Food is fresh, local, and organic when possible.
Materials Fee: There are no materials fees for the Wild Wonderful Women in the Woods weekend.
Lodging: 2 nights lodging must be purchased with a program (unless you are a local resident.) Send us a note at check out when you reserve your spot, call 304-653-4079, or email us to arrange lodging. We cannot book lodging online at this time.
GOOD THINGS TO BRING:
binoculars (we have some you can check-out,) insect repellent (we sell effective, locally made all-natural repellent,) sunscreen (we sell a locally made natural sunscreen too!), closed-toe shoes, long pants and sleeves, hat, jacket, a swimsuit (for our pond or river excursions), favorite field guides (we have some you can check-out,) journal.
GOOD THINGS TO KNOW:
Reserve your spot for $50 here or call 304-653-4079. This deposit is refundable up to one week before course. Full payment is due at time of arrival--cash or checks preferred. We do not have online booking for rooms at this time. For local residents: special rates and policies.
Program Tuition:
Tuition costs are per person.
Meals: Must be purchased with a program (unless you are a local resident.) Includes 6 meals and snacks. We can accommodate special diets. Please provide these details on web form when paying your deposit online. Food is fresh, local, and organic when possible.
Materials Fee: There are no materials fees for the Wild Wonderful Women in the Woods weekend.
Lodging: 2 nights lodging must be purchased with a program (unless you are a local resident.) Send us a note at check out when you reserve your spot, call 304-653-4079, or email us to arrange lodging. We cannot book lodging online at this time.
GOOD THINGS TO BRING:
binoculars (we have some you can check-out,) insect repellent (we sell effective, locally made all-natural repellent,) sunscreen (we sell a locally made natural sunscreen too!), closed-toe shoes, long pants and sleeves, hat, jacket, a swimsuit (for our pond or river excursions), favorite field guides (we have some you can check-out,) journal.
GOOD THINGS TO KNOW:
- AT&T cellular service works pretty well. Others do not.
- We have a land line you may us e: 304-653-4079.
- We have WIFI, but it is quite limited. Enjoy unplugging, if you can.
- The closest grocery stores are in Lewisburg (50 min.) or Marlinton (35 min.)
- We have limited refrigerator space if you would like to bring special food. We ask that you don’t store food in your rooms. We have storage bins for this purpose.
- BYO-Adult beverages to enjoy responsibly if you are old enough.
- Our rooms and buildings are non-smoking and we use unscented, natural cleaning products.
- To protect the ecology of our pond, we ask that swimmers use non-toxic natural sunscreen and/or bug repellant if they use any.
- We have one guest room where pets are allowed for an additional charge of $50. Pets must remain on a leash and are not allowed in common rooms (service animals excepted.)
- All participants must sign a standard Waiver and Release form.
- We are a small, community run non-profit and highly motivated to make this center the best resource it can be. The YMC is a constant work in progress. We welcome your ideas and feedback.
- Your participation in our weekend programs supports local experiential education and stewardship. Thank you!
