Retreat

Sacred Arts Immersion

August 24-28, 2022

Flower of Life: Sacred Geometry in Art & Nature

Immerse yourself in nature, arts play, delicious food and holistic living for four days!

EARLY MORNING YOGA, MOVEMENT & MEDITATION

DAILY WORKSHOPS from an array of artists will include colorful string art, sculpture, mandala rocks, sacred symbols, creating our own personal glyph, flow arts such as poi, and more.

ENLIVENING MEALS include early morning fare, a delicious brunch, nourishing supper, and a hearty afternoon snack. Meals are primarily local, organic, plant-based, multi-ethnic and gluten-free, with dairy and egg options.

OPEN AFTERNOON TIME allows for project work with one of our artists, studio explorations, pop up offerings, individual wellness sessions, nature adventures such as swimming, hiking, or kayaking on the river, and restful stillness.

LATE AFTERNOON REFLECTION CIRCLES invite sharings from the heart, inspirational insights, journalling opportunities.

EVENING EVENTS include a Welcoming Ceremony, Ecstatic Dance, Sacred Sound & Song, Drumming & Fire Ceremony with Fire Spinning Performance

CAMPING, INDOOR PRIVATE ROOM OR SHARED ROOMS See our registration form!

SACRED ARTS CAMP 2022 DAILY SCHEDULE

WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE

2:00-4:00pm arrival

5:00pm Welcoming & Orientation Circle

6:00pm Dinner

7:30 Opening Ceremony

THURSDAY SCHEDULE

8:00-9:30am Awakening the Body Temple: Yoga, Qi Gong, Breathwork, Sacred Geometry with Kathryn Ashera Rose

9:45-10:45am BRUNCH

11:00am -12:00pm NATURE ATTUNEMENT & EARTH UNITY MANDALA with Chandra McGuire

12:30 – 2:00 MANDALA CREATION PLAYSHOP: Aaron Staengl will introduce us to the world of mandalas and guide us in mandala creation experiences! Working with compasses, protractors and rulers; mandala templates, and a variety of materials – we can create our own, or get colorful with a template of our choosing!

2:00-2:30pm HEARTY SNACK

2:30-4:00pm OPEN TIME: Project Immersion, Open Studio, Spa/Wellness Sessions, Rest, Play, Nature Adventures, Pop Up Workshops

4:00-6:00pm SACRED SYMBOLS: introduction to the power of sacred symbols/glyphs/sigils, and either choosing or creating our own very special sacred symbol; adding that to the creation of a multi-dimensional table altar/visionary dream board — building our inner/outer world of sacred geometry!

6:00-7:00pm DINNER

7:30-9:00pm INTERWEAVE CONSCIOUS DANCE – A Movement Journey with Katie Wells through Shape, Flow, Energy, Sound & Light~!

FRIDAY SCHEDULE

8:00-9:30am YOGA with Leia Jones – Hatha flow yoga with mandala, mudra, breathwork, and restorative savasana

9:45-10:45am BRUNCH

11:00-11:45am CREATIVITY CIRCLE: Creative warm ups, icebreakers, fun! Focus on the Flower of Life; Astrological Embodiment; or Team Geometry!

12:00–2:00 Weaving the Sacred Web: Geometric String Art with Jen Ferry

2:00-2:30pm HEARTY SNACK

2:30-4:00pm OPEN TIME: Project Immersion, Open Studio, Spa/Wellness Sessions, Rest, Play, Nature Adventures

4:00-6:00pm Exploring Our Sacred Interconnections with Lizzie Thompson: This exploration merges outer and inner journeys of the heart with a visit to the honeybee hive, and a guided shamanic journey, sharing and journalling.

6:00-7:00pm DINNER

7:30-9:30pm SACRED SOUND & SONG with Kelly Darrell & Friends, Bamboo Moonbeams & Jo Tinhat, & Others

SATURDAY SCHEDULE

8:00-9:30am YOGA with Leia Jones – Hatha flow yoga with mandala, mudra, breathwork, and restorative savasana

9:45-10:45am BRUNCH

11:00-11:45am CREATIVITY CIRCLE: CREATIVITY CIRCLE: Creative warm ups, icebreakers, fun! Focus on the Flower of Life; Astrological Embodiment; or Team Geometry!

12:00-2:00pm SACRED ARTS WORKSHOP: Mandala Rocks Using dotting tools and templates, or free-hand painting, creating sacred rocks. . . for later creation of earth mandalas, pathways, cairns, altars. Also time for finishing up our other projects!

2:00-2:30pm HEARTY SNACK

2:30-4:00pm OPEN TIME: Project Immersion, Open Studio, Spa/Wellness Sessions, Rest, Play, Nature Adventures, Pop Up Workshops

3:00-4:00 POI FLOW ARTS BASICS & BEYOND workshop for all ages! with Jo Tinhat

4:00-6:00pm INTERGENERATIONAL FUN TIME! Rainbow Dragon Group Sculpture, face painting, hair geometry/braiding, large group mandala, family earth mandala, dress up, and Mandala Rocks!

6:00-7:00pm FAMILY STYLE DINNER

7:30-9:00pm FIRE & DRUM CELEBRATION with fire spinning by Jen Ferry, Jo Tinhat, Arjuna Smith, drumming by Chris Angileri & Co, lighting of the torches empowerment ritual

SUNDAY SCHEDULE

7:00-8:00am Morning Beverages & Light Fare

8:00-9:30am YOGA with Leia Jones – Hatha flow yoga with mandala, mudra, breathwork, and restorative savasana

10:00-11:00am BRUNCH

11:30-12:45pm CIRCLE OF LIFE CLOSING RITUAL & APPRECIATION CIRCLE

MEET OUR ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE . . .

Here are some of our amazing contributing artists!

Aaron Ananta Staengl will guide us in the creation of many types of mandalas.
Katie Wells will guide us in an Interweave multi-faceted movement journey exploring dimension, shape, flow, color, line, and light!
Jen Ferry is a performance artist, crafts woman, and massage therapist. She has a passion for music and the healing arts. She will guide us in sacred geometry string art – both to take home and as installations on the land. She will also share her amazing fire dancing!
Chandra McGuire will share Earth art from the heart. Breathing life back into the heart of the earth one breath at a time. Healing the emotional bodies through art and nature. “We are all stars wrapped in different colors of earth, walking and dancing each other home.
Leia Jones will be leading morning yoga utilizing the sacred geometry of mudra,
mandalas, sacred symbols, chakra awareness, breathwork and meditation.
She is also offering Thai yoga massage sessions on Friday afternoon and possible at other times.
Kathryn Ashera Rose will be guide the integration of sacred geometry, nature connection, qi gong, movement, games, Dances of Universal Peace, and art.
Bamboo Moonbeams & Jo Tinhat will provide gourmet food, POI flow arts, and songs of the soul!
Sound healing duo Drew and Kelly Darrell will unlock the healing power of sound by fusing together instruments tuned to the 432 MHz frequency of the earth’s vibration.
Lizzie Marie Thompson will guide us in an experience of the honeybees, a guided shamanic journey, sharing and journalling.

MORNING YOGA

Experience the delight of yoga on the river pavilion as the sun rises over the trees and the birds sing!

DELICIOUS ORGANIC MEALS

Colorful, fresh and as organic and local as possible, including veggies from our own garden! Our taste-bud pleasing meals feature a variety of ethnic cuisines, and are always gluten-free friendly, mostly plant-based, with vegetarian, vegan and occasional omni options.

THE ANAHATA STAFF

. . . works tirelessly to create an integrated, flowing experience to free your spirit, your creativity, and your joy!

ADD WELLNESS & NURTURING . . .

Check out our wellness offerings and schedule your sessions!

https://anahataeducationcenter.com/wellness/

BRING YOUR OWN . . .

Projects, creative aspirations, gifts to share, poi set (or we have some), musical instruments, overflow of artistic materials. This is a co-creative sharing-in!

RATES

Immersion Camp – 4 Days/Nights

Begins Wednesday 8/24 2:00 pm arrival – Sunday 8/28 12:00 pm

  • $465 all-inclusive commuter
  • $585 all-inclusive with camping
  • $665 all-inclusive with shared room
  • $745 all-inclusive with private room

A LA CARTE RATES:

8am-9pm Thursday, Friday or Saturday $125/day; Sunday & Wednesday $45/day

Camping – $30/night ~ Shared Room – $45/night ~ Private Room – $70/night

Drop-In Art Studio Workshops : $25 includes materials ~ see detailed schedule below

Drop-In Meals: $15 brunch; $5 hearty snack or $15 dinner – with advance reservation

Drop-In Yoga, Creativity Circle, Reflection Circle, Pop Up Playshop, Evening Program, or Afternoon Immersion: $12 per person

Contact Kathryn Ashera Rose (kathrynashera@gmail.com) for more details and to register.

DESIGN YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE!

https://forms.gle/9oJuYy8Ze9inCd6G6