The Dreaming Otter
craft your own personal retreat
hybrid online/offline workshop • $150
sunday january 11 @ 10am-3pm
why personal retreat?
a strong statement: in 23 years holding space for people to live in a magical way, personal retreat is the single most powerful practice I know. I'm fiercely passionate about this - what a delight to welcome you!
you already know 'why personal retreat.' in our evolutionary times - we're asked to accelerate, perform, hold, and do more than body and spirit were designed to carry. that pressure is noisy, coercive, and a big bunch of harmful nonsense - retreat is the radical opposite that teaches us how to slow, return, and meet growing edges with tenderness and strength.
you can do this with any budget and any available amount of time. I've taught women from every walk of life how to do this - you can learn this. warm welcome.
in a world that praises speed, slowing is not a luxury. it is true medicine.
workshop format: something special
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workbook
a beautiful 12-page guide you fill out before we gather, covering different kinds of retreat, intention, preparation, boundaries, sacred space, opening and closing ritual.
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preparation
before the half-day workshop, complete the workbook. set your space or plan your outing for the 3 hour, offline personal retreat experience
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circle @ 9amPT (online)
we gather in the morning (exciting!) to welcome the sacred and share about our lives as women have done for millennia. we name what we're bringing, and welcoming.
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retreat @ 10amPT (offline)
step away for a three-hour retreat, while women in circle do the same. living proof that deep reclamation can happen in a small, deliberate container.
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integration @ 1pmPT (online) - we come back together to decompress, celebrate, and witness what happened, closing with practices to root the work in your life.
come play
this is the best medicine I know, this slowing down in a world that demands you speed up. the workshop holds magic, tenderness, and the pragmatic wisdom that real life requires. welcome!
who this is for
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women who feel the accelerated tempo of our times isn't a fit for your true self
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brilliant, tender, creative women who long to live in a restful, magical way
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magical women who need a reliable, portable practice to come home to themselves
details
length: half-day (morning circle + 3-hour retreat + integration circle)
includes: workbook, two live circles, community of women learning the practice together
a note for you
hi radiant goddesses! I've lived an unusual life, filled with intensity (and wild beauty). longer story short, I fell into the trance of our times, and moved at a pace that didn't fit me until my life force was nearly spent. woof!
my own retreat practice began 20+ years ago with the 'sacred day of nothing,' which evolved into 3 days, and finally a long sabbatical that rewove my bones. I can say with full honesty: this practice saved my life, and brought me home to myself. it's an honor to hold space where you can find your own version, that fits you. warm welcome.
'this practice saved my life, and brought me home to myself'
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all you need are the sacred mechanics, to create a retreat that makes your world sing.
lived experience
'anna is a master of articulating magic in a way that makes sense to my 3D life. she shared the importance of personal retreat with me, and I still think about it a lot.
she very skillfully helped me weave a strong container that allowed miracles to happen, and did it so playfully I just felt like I was having fun.
I created the next chapter of my life’s work. it was a real gift.”
- sabrina
“anna deeply inspired me, and creatively guided me to explore a new way to savor time alone - my very own personal retreat!
I was blessed by a life-changing sunrise, a profound labyrinth walk, and a powerful message that brought me the clarity I was seeking.
it was truly magical. I will hold it in my heart forever.'
- amy