Experience the transformative power of autumn with Tending the Harvest, a retreat inviting 20 participants to explore the season's profound symbolism. Amidst nature's symphony of plenty and decline, we delve into grief and gratitude, mirroring life's intricate cycle. Framed by Francis Weller’s gates of grief, we unravel the healing in being heard and received, discovering grief's role in soul expression and connection. Through movement, writing, and ritual, we deepen trust in body wisdom, open to stories of loss, and honor our grief. This work cultivates a spiritual gratitude muscle, strengthening our ability to face fear and scarcity with courage and compassion. Join us in this journey of personal and communal transformation, embodying soul activism for a critical time.
About the facilitators:
Samantha DiRosa, MFA, RYT, is a university professor, yoga instructor, ritualist, and expressive arts facilitator based in Greensboro, North Carolina. She brings 20 years of facilitation and teaching experience in the realm of higher-education, alongside an artist’s sensitivity and depth of insight, to her work with groups. Having mentored with Francis Weller, author of The Wild Edge of Sorrow, and Joanna Macy, author of Active Hope, she believes in the power of ritual and ceremony to transmute sorrow and loss into the healing of individuals, communities, and the Earth.
Summer Estes MA, LCMHC, is a lifelong student passionate about creating transformative spaces. She is a wife, mother, licensed psychotherapist, breath facilitator, Enneagram teacher, mystic, inquisitive seeker, intuitive healer, soul activist, and founder of Embodied-Intelligence. Summer integrates perennial wisdom teachings with contemplative, somatic, and mindfulness practices, engaging in the practice of inquiry as a student of A.H. Almaas Diamond Approach. With over 18 years of experience in leading workshops, groups, and retreats in the healing arts, Summer has served on the faculty of The Second Breath Center, a wisdom school in Greensboro, NC.
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