retreat

Aldermarsh woods & sauna

Come away with me to the waters and the wild . . .

where we will gather with like-minded women to replenish and refresh ourselves, drinking deeply from the sacred well of Nature, Spirit, Creativity & Community

When: September 20-23, 2012
Where: Aldermarsh Retreat Center, Whidbey Island, WA
Registration opens: Mid-January 2012
Led by: Joanna Powell Colbertcreatrix of the Gaian Tarot

There will be:
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  • Practices for connecting deeply with Mama Gaia, the natural world
  • Walks through the woods, marsh, and meadows
  • Time alone and time together
  • Sacred art play (for artists and non-artists alike!)
  • Wisdom sharing in council circle
  • A ceremony to mark the Autumn Equinox and glean its wisdom for our lives
  • Tarot play
  • Scrumptious, locally-sourced, hand-crafted meals by Elaine Nichols of the Radical Rolling Pin
  • Lodging at Aldermarsh Retreat Center in a contemplative setting of gardens, marsh, meadow and woods
  • Time to relax in the hot tub and in the grass-roofed, wood-fired sauna
  • Movement and dancing
  • Giggles and great big belly laughs
  • Sweet dreams

>>>Limited to 25 fabulous women!<<<

Sign up below for the Early Bird List — you’ll be the first to know when registration opens in mid-January!

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Deep Retreat at Taos

by Joanna Powell Colbert on August 2, 2011 · 18 comments

in Art, Books, Community, Creativity, Gratitude, Place, Travel

Taos Mountain from Mabel Dodge Luhan House

Taos Mountain from Mabel Dodge Luhan House. Photo by Christa Gallopoulos, www.carryitforward.com

Before Taos, chop wood, carry water.
After Taos, chop wood, carry water.

There was the land, the Place. A cerulean sky filled with billowing white clouds. The scent of sagebrush and a whiff of rain. Shades of terra cotta, burnt ochre and pale jade. Thunderclouds sculpted by unseen hands. Ever-shifting light on hills, now golden-orange, now blood-red, now pale lemon. Dry, dusty, rocky. Surprisingly green.

Mabel Dodge Luhan House

Mabel Dodge Luhan House

Thunder Clouds in the East

Thunder Clouds in the East

Magpies and pigeons roosting in cottonwoods. Coos and hoots and caws. Dogs and coyotes yipping at night. Curved adobe walls, wooden posts and beams, lace curtains lifted by the breeze. The ghosts of Mabel, Georgia, Ansel and so many more walked among us, peering over our shoulders, nodding in approval.

Magpie at Mabel's

Magpie at Mabel's. Photo by Christa Gallopoulos, www.carryitforward.com

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