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In-person on South Whidbey Island, WA
Three-tier fee: $425 • $595 • $795
(includes tuition, venue fees, and all meals)
with Anne Hayden and Sheila Bélanger
Are you outraged by the wrecking ball of our collective polarization
and where it is taking us?
These extraordinary times of pervasive polarities (inner and outer) offer unprecedented opportunities to revitalize unknown (as of yet) aspects of ourselves and our collective: the hidden, vitality-laden and compelling parts of us that we deny because they challenge our established, known identities.
Like the energetic charges that create lightning strikes, individual and collective polarization holds an immense amount of energy. The charges build until they are released.
Instead of seeking compromise, our somatic techniques support you to lean into both sides of a polarity. Beneath the surface tensions of polarities lies the energy and vitality of the charge. When released, the charge becomes a resource, available for individuals and the collective body of humanity to use.
When you have the courage (and support) to embody the polarities, a possibility for a third way emerges. This third way cannot be discovered by thinking about it, nor by working toward compromise or adaptation.
We’ll offer practical, embodied ways to shift patterns of fear, constriction and polarization into courageous capacities. Somatic work with polarities benefits you individually and
becomes an embodied prayer for the world.
With compassion and self-love, we’ll explore the unknown parts of ones’ self through movement, Process Work and Soulcraft™ practices, solo time in nature, and conscious engagement with difficult personal and collective relationship dynamics.
This program is designed for people who are seasoned with personal growth work, have addressed the multi-layers of trauma with self-awareness and healing, and are ready to dive compassionately into the holy darkness of what lies beneath the surface level of polarization.
Process Work “…is awareness based. Its methods allow us to perceive the creative nature of processes, even within apparently very disturbing and complex situations. It is a dynamic orientation and method of working with the challenges of your inner life and outer life events. Its methods are also useful for facilitating organizations and communities dealing with conflict, recovery and social change.” (ProcessWork Institute)
PROGRAM DETAILS
LOCATION: This program takes place at a private home/retreat space on South Whidbey Island, with camping spaces available in the cedar forest nearby. You will need a tent and sleeping bag and minimal camping equipment. Contact us if you are not able to camp.
MEALS: Locally sourced, fresh meals provided. We can accommodate vegetarian, vegan, gluten free and dairy free diets. You may need to supplement for other specific food needs. Please specify any dietary restrictions or needs when you register.
SCHEDULE: Program begins on Wednesday evening at 7:00 pm. Check-in available starting at 5:00 pm, with a light dinner provided. Program ends at 1:00 pm on Sunday. Due to the erratic nature of the ferries to our island, please allow for ample travel time. We recommend that you do not make commitments on Sunday after the program.
FEES: For this program, we offer a 3-tier fee structure: $425 • $595 • $795. We acknowledge the challenges of economic inequity in our culture and purposely set a wide fee structure. We invite participants who have the financial means to pay on the upper end of the 3 tiers, in support of others who need to pay on the lower end. You may, of course, also pay an amount between the tiers. Reparation rates available for BIPOC and other people with marginalized identities. Please contact us.
REGISTRATION: To register, please fill out this form and send a non-refundable deposit of $200.
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- Send a check, payable to Anne Hayden, mail to:
NW Soul Quest • PO Box 181 • Clinton, WA 98236 - Pay via PayPal using our email address as the payee: nwsoulquest@gmail.com. Please add 3% fee for Pay Pal transactions.
- Pay via Zelle by using our email address as the payee. Access Zelle through your own bank. Payee: nwsoulquest@gmail.com (Direct bank transfer, no fees.)
- Send a check, payable to Anne Hayden, mail to:
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Contact us for more information:
(360) 320-5343 • nwsoulquest@gmail.com
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