Unterkunft

Ausstattung

Sauna
Küche

For this retreat, there are two accommodations available.

Lindisfarne Guest House

The Lindisfarne Guest House is a distinctive octagonal building with twelve rooms on two floors surrounding a 30-foot skylit atrium. The atrium provides a relaxing skylit sitting area where guests often gather to read or sit with a cup of tea by the fire.

The building is constructed in a traditional Japanese style and heated with a central wood-burning stove and passive solar system. The guest rooms are simply yet comfortably furnished, with large windows opening onto landscaped grounds.

Each pair of rooms shares a bathroom and there is a centrally located shower. A sauna with an additional set of showers is available in a separate building. The guest house kitchen offers freshly baked breads and jams, as well as seasonal fruit, coffee, and tea.

Rooms set up:

4 large rooms: Set up as 1 king or 2 single beds
8 small rooms: Set up with 1 double bed
Restrooms: 6 total (one per every two bedrooms) plus a centrally-located shower and extra showers are available near the sauna.

The eight small rooms can accommodate double occupancy if needed however the large Lindisfarne rooms, Wheelwright rooms (with king or queen beds) and the Stillwater Hall rooms are better suited for double occupancy.

Programm

As you traverse the end of winter and approach Spring Equinox in the transformative Year of the Snake, join Hearts Alive for a unique and memorable opportunity to reflect on the past year, shed old layers, and set powerful intentions for what you wish to manifest in the new year. Imagine four days to yourself to reflect deeply on the previous year, discover, renew, and connect with other women.

This retreat offers the perfect chance to slow down, breathe deeply, and focus on your own needs amidst the serene beauty of the Green Gulch Farm and Zen Center nestled in Golden Gate Park Conservancy and a short walk to the Pacific Ocean. Immerse yourself in activities designed to help you let go of the past and welcome new beginnings, much like a snake shedding its skin.

Indulge in a variety of rejuvenating experiences to support you in getting embodied in a place to open up and receive insights and guidance from your higher self. Stop for a moment and picture yourself driving through Marin Headlands with the afternoon light casting a golden glow, and the invigorating smell of the Pacific Ocean filling your lungs. You begin to feel your shoulders drop away from your ears and your breath begins to deepen.

You will realize that this is your time to unwind. An inner peacefulness begins even before you arrive at the retreat. Upon reaching Green Gulch Farm and Zen Center, you will be shepherded into the retreat experience by a row of beautiful, fragrant, and mature eucalyptus trees and welcomed by a community of loving and supportive women eager to share in this transformative journey.

Throughout the weekend, you will enjoy balanced and nourishing vegetarian meals prepared by Green Gulch's chef, served three times daily, and made from fresh produce grown onsite. You'll engage in experiential and memorable activities curated by skilled and passionate facilitators, that inspire insights, forge deeper connection with yourself and other participants; ensuring an unforgettable and transformational experience. All you need to do is show up!

During this retreat, you will move your body, become aware of what needs to be released, and even let some of it go during your time together. You will open up to that which you wish to bring into your life and commitment to change. Laugh, cry, rediscover your relationship, and remember how to care for yourself while reconnecting to the healing power of nature. Join Hearts Alive to unwind, renew your spirit, and reclaim the precious connection with yourself. She misses you! You'll leave with a full heart, renewed energy, and an amplified capacity for compassion and love.

This retreat is for you if:

You are a woman*
You want to make 2025 your best year yet
You seek clarity on what you're ready to shed
You are eager to look inward during this reflective time of year and get real about what it is you wish to bring forth into the new year
You crave authentic connection with other women
You want to be heard, seen and to offer support to others
You SO BADLY need a break from the endless rigors of daily life
You LOVE how you feel after yoga asana, meditation and dance
You are eager to explore beautiful coastal Northern California hiking trails
A leisurely walk to the highly scenic Muir Beach (Pacific Ocean) sounds amazing
You love witnessing others' transformation and sharing in the experience
This retreat simply looks rad and want to be a part of it

Note

Women*: includes trans women and those who are nonbinary, gender non-conforming, and anyone who identifies as a woman in a way that is significant to them is welcome.

Daily schedule

The agenda details will continue to be refined leading up to the retreat date however this rough overview will offer a sense of what to expect. Important: while participating in all activities is highly encouraged, consider the scheduled activities more of an invitation than a requirement.

Day 1: Thursday

Arrival to the property starts at 4 p.m.
Dinner is at 6 p.m. (first 10-15 minutes are in silence)
Welcome/introductions/group agreements start around 7 p.m.
Meditation or gentle movement
Circle discussion
Sound bath
Bedtime

Day 2: Friday

Daily meditation offered in Zendo
Breakfast / coffee / tea is at 7:20 a.m. (an entirely silent meal)
Circle discussions/activity
Yoga
Lunch - 12:30 p.m. (first 10-15 minutes of the meal are in silence)
Guided nature Immersion/free time
Dinner is at 6 p.m. (first 10-15 minutes are in silence)
Bedtime

Day 3: Saturday

Daily meditation offered in Zendo
Breakfast / coffee / tea is at 7:20 a.m. (an entirely silent meal)
Circle discussions/activity/yoga/free time
Lunch - 12:30 p.m. (first 10-15 minutes of the meal are in silence)
Part I Experiential dance
Dinner is at 6 p.m. (first 10-15 minutes are in silence)
Part II Evening Letting-Go Fire Ceremony

Day 4: Sunday

Daily meditation offered in Zendo
Breakfast / coffee / tea is at 7:20 a.m. (an entirely silent meal)
Circle discussions/activity
Lunch - 12:30 p.m. (first 10-15 minutes of the meal are in silence)
Closing circle + farewells

Where will you gather?

At mealtimes, you will gather in the dining hall at Green Gulch. For the nature immersion experience, you will gather outdoors unless the weather is abysmal. For circle discussions, yoga, retreat-group meditation (outside Green Gulch's daily meditation offerings), the fire-letting-go ceremony, and the dance experience, you will gather inside a 30' diameter yurt heated by a wood-burning stove.

Is participation in all activities required?

You are highly encouraged to participate in all the activities however if other activities better align with your needs at the time, you will be celebrated for heeding your inner wisdom and doing what is right for you.

How experienced of a yoga practitioner do I need to be?

Zero experience is required. Any yoga asana (poses) classes that are led will be all-levels and include modifications and variations to meet most people's needs.

What is Embodied Expression and Joyful Release?

This movement session led by Sylvie Minot of Syzygy Dance Project will use dance and music to support you in reconnecting to your body in a safe way and expressing yourself while releasing what you no longer need.

You will find ways to embody what you want to create in your lives and express in the world, reconnecting to the things that bring you joy and make you smile. The dance will integrate mind, body, and spirit to support your health and well-being while having fun! No dancing experience is required and simply observing is okay too!

What is a Fire Letting Go Ceremony?

Using movement, ceremony, and drumming, you will integrate what you worked with in the afternoon embodied release movement portion in manifesting your desire (intention/goal). You will then have a fire ritual to release the things you no longer need. Ritual and ceremony is a very important aspect of healing in these times. They allow you to witness and be witnessed and support each other in community and spirit. Manifesting your vision together strengthens each other and the world around you.

Special offer after the retreat

Invitation to enroll in six group coaching sessions at a savings (valid through Jan. 15)** *Coaching call offered via phone or video to support post-retreat integration or pre-retreat intentions. Session must be redeemed January - April 2025 at a mutually agreeable time.

The post-retreat group is to support integration, community-building and accountability. Committing early on the registration form locks-in 175 USD pricing although payment isn't due until Jan. 15. ***Interest in a Reiki session is noted on the retreat registration form and will be coordinated directly through Nicole a week prior to the retreat on a first-come basis.

What is the six month post-retreat integration group all about?

Are you interested in more fully integrating learnings from this transformative retreat experience via participation in a six online group monthly meetups starting late March-August to support you with achieving new year's goals for the first half of 2025? The invitation to join this group is exclusive to this retreat's attendees and intended to support:

Ongoing integration (or, how you process your experience from the retreat and fold the insights gained from the retreat into your daily life)
Community-building / continued connection with retreat participants
Accountability / support as you work towards your goals

What to expect:

All retreat participants are invited to attend the first session which will serve as an opportunity for you to see each other again and debrief your post-retreat experience. All sessions will start with a short grounding ritual and candle lighting (from wherever we are "calling" in from).

Following the initial gathering, those who commit to the remainder of the meetups will continue meeting online once monthly. During each session you will set goals, report on your progress, discuss obstacles you might be bumping up against, share reflections gained from each other and celebrate one another's wins! There will also be "homework" (or fun-work? Like answering journal prompts or activities that take us out in nature to name a couple.

Where:

Google Meet (like Zoom)

Details:

Early Bird Cost: 175 USD when paid by January 15, 2025
Regular Cost: 200 USD when commiting after January 15, 2025
Minimum six women must commit by March 7
Payment due by March 15

Timing:

TBD and will be confirmed by the retreat dates. Sessions will most likely be 60-90 minutes on a Sunday afternoon or weekday evening once-monthly.

Lehrer

Suzanna Mannion

Suzanna has practiced yoga asana on and off since a teenager, however, she really leaned into it during the pandemic when she discovered a more regular practice equated to greater peace of mind and a sense of resilience to life's up and downs. She enrolled in a 200-hour Hatha yoga teacher training to hold herself accountable for deepening her practice, satiating a growing hunger for more yogic knowledge, and learning how to share this deeply supportive practice with others safely. Her first-level training was transformative, to say the least and ignited a deeper and more fulfilling connection.

Sylvie Minot

Sylvie Minot is the co-founder and executive director of Syzygy Dance Project, working with underserved communities and individuals to transform lives through movement and dance. Sylvie believes in the power of movement within the community as a way to connect, transcend self-imposed limitations, increase body awareness, and create space for new possibilities. She feels energies and vibrations in the world are connected to body and spirit and can help people move beyond the mind, the ego, and the need to control.

Nicole Reyes

Nicole is first and foremost a mother of three beautiful children, a wife, a sister and a friend. Outside of full-time work, she loves all things that support one another In showing up as our best selves. She is a certified breathwork facilitator, professional coach, Reiki Master and Sound Practitioner. With a belief in inner transformation, Nicole creates a supportive environment for individuals to explore their depths, uncover blocks and foster healing and growth. Follow Nicole / Planted Energy at @Planted_Energy.

Lage

Retreat venue

Green Dragon Temple/Green Gulch Farm (Soryu-ji) is a Buddhist practice center in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition, offering training in Zen meditation, philosophy, and work. The mission of Green Gulch is to awaken the bodhisattva spirit - the spirit of kindness and realistic helpfulness as a living enactment of Buddha's Way. Green Gulch offers sittings, practice periods, other Zen practice events, Sunday Dharma talks (in-person and through the Online Zendo) and workshops.

Green Gulch Farm is located on 115 acres seventeen miles north of San Francisco. It was purchased in the spring of 1972 from rancher George Wheelwright, with an agreement that it would always remain open to the public and engage in agricultural awareness. The land is an inholding of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and has much wildlife within its borders.

Green Gulch has become recognized as a place where organic farmers can come to learn the tools of their trade. One of the original architects of the gardens at Green Gulch was the renowned late horticulturist Alan Chadwick, who introduced biodynamic farming techniques; Chadwick's grave is marked by a stupa on site.

Green Gulch operates a 7 to 8-acre organic vegetable farm and a 1 to 1.5-acre fruit, herb and flower garden. The vegetable farm sustains the community living at Green Gulch and also sells its produce at various local farmers markets, whole foods stores, and to Greens Restaurant in San Francisco. Partnering with the National Park Service and other local groups, residents and staff at Green Gulch work to restore nearby Muir Beach and the surrounding wetlands to their original habitat.

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Verpflegung

During this retreat, you will be served daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Mealtimes are:

Breakfast - 7:20 a.m. and is an entirely silent meal
Lunch - 12:30 p.m. and the first 10-15 minutes of the meal are in silence
Dinner - 6 p.m. and the first 10-15 minutes of the meal are in silence

Meals are vegetarian, served buffet style, and may include dairy and eggs. Vegan and gluten-free options are generally available. If there are participants in the retreat with food allergies, alternatives may be arranged with advance notice and Green Gulch will try to accommodate requests as best they can. The kitchen is not available for private cooking. Please remember that Green Gulch is a small monastic community and has limited capacity to accommodate strict dietary requests.

Folgende Mahlzeiten sind inbegriffen:

Frühstück
Mittagessen
Abendessen

Die folgenden Getränke sind enthalten:

Kaffee
Tee

Die folgenden Ernährungsweisen stehen zur Verfügung und/oder berücksichtigt werden:

Vegetarisch
Vegan
Glutenfrei
Weitere ernährungsspezifische Anforderungen auf Anfrage

Wenn Sie besondere Ernährungsbedürfnisse haben, empfehlen wir Ihnen diese dem Veranstalter bei der Buchung mitzuteilen.

Was ist im Preis inbegriffen?

3 nights accommodation
3 nourishing vegetarian meals daily
Engaging activities curated led by heart-centered, passionate, and experienced facilitators
Daily yoga asana, daily meditation in the Zendo (meditation hall)
A healing and soothing sound bath by Planted Energy
A highly experiential fire "letting go" ceremony
Transformative dance exploration led by a certified 5Rhythms® facilitator
A thought-provoking and embodied nature immersion experience
Daily free time to reflect, integrate, engage, rest and explore
Immensely beautiful natural surroundings
Clean and well-appointed lodging options
Direct access to endless hiking trails within Golden Gate National Park Conservancy including a chill 20-minute walk to Muir Beach
Herbal tea selections and snacks
Use of an infrared sauna
A kind-hearted intentional community of supportive women
Easy and secure parking and an Uber-able destination
Clear pre-retreat communications
A gift for each participant

Was ist nicht im Preis inbegriffen?

Airfare
Airport transfers
6 post-retreat integration online sessions after the retreat

Anreise

Empfohlene Flughäfen

SFO

San Francisco International Airport

32 km

Transfer nicht inbegriffen

Driving directions

Please consider carpooling to Green Gulch. Driving directions are available online at maps.google.com. Cell phone service is spotty over the last few miles of Highway 1. Those who are unfamiliar with the area should print a map.

Take Highway 101 to the Highway 1/Stinson Beach exit.
Turn left at the FUEL 24:7 station onto Highway 1 (Shoreline Highway).
Follow the green signs for Highway 1/Stinson Beach.
After 2.5 miles the road forks - bear left and down towards Muir Beach.
Continue on for 2 miles.
Make a sharp left into the driveway at the large wooden "Zen Center/Green Gulch Farm/Wheelwright *Center" sign.
If you find yourself at Muir Beach and the Pelican Inn, you've gone too far.
Turn around and go back up the hill. *They are on the right, about 1/2 mile up.

Arrival by airplane

Please book your flight to arrive at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The Marin Airporter runs every half hour from 4 a.m. to 11 p.m. between SFO and Manzanita. The cost is 20 USD each way (cash and local checks only). Also, the Marin Airporter offers arrangement for taxi service from Manzanita; you can set this up when you board the bus.

Reservations for the Marin Airporter are not required. Marin Door-to-Door offers service between Green Gulch and SFO or OAK for 120 USD each way (12 USD for each additional person). Reservations must be made by noon of the day before travel. Cab fare to SFO is about 115 USD.

Arrival by bus

Golden Gate Transit offers bus service connecting San Francisco and Marin and Sonoma Counties. The transfer points nearest Green Gulch are the Manzanita Park and Ride Lot in Mill Valley (about 5 miles from Green Gulch) and the Marin City bus stop (about 6 miles away, more frequent and earlier and later service).

To plan transit:

First plan a ride from Manzanita or Marin City (see the next section).
Then go to transit.511.org or dial 511 and ask for "Golden Gate Transit" buses.
State your starting point and time.
During commute times give "Manzanita Park and Ride" in Mill Valley as your destination.
Otherwise ask for the Marin City bus transfer point; the address is "Donahue St. and Terners Dr." in Sausalito.
Allow 5 minutes between the scheduled bus arrival and your ride to Green Gulch.

From Manzanita/Marin City by bus

The Manzanita Park and Ride lot is under the freeway at the junction of Highways 1 and 101 in Mill Valley, just across from the Buckeye Roadhouse. Parking is limited to 24 hours. The Marin City bus stop is at the Gateway Shopping Center. Cab fare between Manzanita and Green Gulch is about 30 USD (add about 5 USD for Marin City).

Stornierungsbedingungen

Eine Reservierung erfordert eine Anzahlung von 14% des Gesamtpreises.
Die Anzahlung wird nicht erstattet, wenn die Buchung storniert wird.
Der Restbetrag ist 30 Tage vor der Ankunft zu zahlen.

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