Joy and Healing in Nature Retreat

184 Simpson Road,Saco ME 04072

14 May, 2022

Description

It is time for a new chapter in our lives. We must create space for joy, healing, and stillness and allow ourselves to align with nature. Join us in community to break from the doing and focus on being. We each need space for healing and nuturing, and for reconnecting with ourselves. Being in nature is truly the best way to unplug and refuel.In this gently guided weekend retreat, we will create space to reconnect with your breath, gentle body motion, and self-care practices that will nurture you well beyond the retreat. There will be time for gathering as we enjoy delicious farm-to-table meals, and time for stillness and silence. We arrive on Saturday, May 14, at 10:00 am for a welcome ceremony and then a delicious lunch in the kitchen and community room. You will be nestled in the most sustainable building in the Northeast.In the early afternoon we will offer movement and flow sessions, and a group conversation on healing and self-care practices.Later there will be time for a short afternoon nap or solitude practice and then we gather for dinner. Moving into the evening, we will bring instruments and music to raise our voices and vibration together. There will be joyful noise and sound healing.We will leave plenty of time for quiet as we move into smaller group conversations and on to sleep amongst the trees and rolling farm land. On Sunday, May 15, we awake with yoga flow and light stretching, along with a guided meditation and calming music.After breakfast we will walk with an Ecology School Guide to learn about the history and sustainable agriculture happening at the farm, and then we will create a solo experience for each of you along the Saco River.We will have a final gathering for lunch and a closing ceremony together before we check out and depart around 2:00pm. This lightly guided retreat will be compassionately and expertly led with Elizabeth Ross Holmstrom, nature connector, spiritual guide, and meditation practitioner. She will be joined by other spiritual and meditation guides as well."Elizabeth brings a calm and joy to the room and has a gift of making everyone feel seen and cared for." ...Maria Z. Retreat ParticipantElizabeth is the founder of Mindful Employer and uses meditation and spiritual practices as a foundation to support an economic transformation using business as a force for good. She has lead wellbeing conferences, retreats, and workshops for over a decade. Growing up in Yosemite, she is deeply connected to the forest and nature. For the past 7 years she has researched the neuroscience and data that supports what we innately know, nature is nurture. We must create space on a daily basis for our emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual wellbeing. The greatest journey begins with a single moment."In the woods and and in nature, we can feel our highest vibration and our connectedness as one with the Mother Earth and with all beings" ...Elizabeth The energy is shifting now so that we can vibrate with our highest possibility. It is time to disconnect from technology to gather, nurture, and support your journey. We will participate in conversations of self-discovery and awakening to deeper levels of what is possible each day in your life. Our intimate group will be less than 40 people (including guides and teachers). River Bend Farm is a magical 105-acres alond the Saco River, just 35 minutes south of Portland, Maine. RETREAT PRICING AND ACCOMODATIONS The retreat is all-inclusive with farm-to-table healthy meals, and bunk room accomodations in the brand new LEED and energy efficient building.You can share a bunk room with 2 people or book an entire room as an individual. The baths and showers are shared along each floor. Retreat and Shared 2-Person Bunk Room $475 EachRetreat and Single Occupancy Bunk Room $600 EachYou can bring your own bedding or order linen service for $35 (billed separately). Please bring your own towels and toiletries.Your room will have fresh flowers and a healthy snack basket.