Before we turn toward honoring our own mothers and motherhood, let’s pause to tend, nourish and restore our internal connection to Mothering in all its forms
On the Saturday before Mother’s Day, join us for a restorative day in the forest of the Sierra Nevada Foothills to rest and explore the many ways we mother: our children, our communities, our creative work, and ourselves.
Find resilience through rest and connection.
Our relationships to the experience of mothering can be multi-layered. Come explore your connection to the experience and archetype of Mother, while being deeply tended to through:
Our Body: Restorative yoga, optional hot tub soaks, 2 nourishing meals & snacks
Our Mind & Intuition: SoulCollage(R), an intuitive collage practice for self-knowledge and healing
Our Spirits: Sound bath with optional Reiki energy practice, story-sharing in trusted community*
Our Relationship to the Land: Morning Altars(R) (nature-based art expression), time spent in nature in the arms of the forest.
*Space is limited to six - ten attendees. Nourishing organic lunch & dinner provided
Root into Nature as the ultimate mother with practitioners of the healing arts who will guide you through rest toward resilience.
The Location:
Our day of restoration will take place on private land in the beauty of the Sierra foothills and the Yuba River. We’ll be just 2 miles from downtown Nevada City and 10 minutes from Grass Valley, with access to the Yuba River as close as 20 mins away.
The space
Come and relax! We have a fire pit, large deck to chill on, and an outdoor (and indoor) shower, a claw foot bath tub for those who choose to stay overnight (see below for details). Surrounded by Ferns, Madrones, Incense Cedars, and Doug Firs, you will never know you are only two miles from town. We have hours of hiking right outside the yurt. Our property connects to the Woodpecker Preserve and the Gracie Trail if you hike up the mountain.
Want to Stay Overnight?
While the retreat is a single day, you may wish to make a weekend of it! There is another yurt on the property that can be rented separately for $150 (first come first serve). And the region has many other AirBnB options.
Your Investment:
The Mothering Ourselves Retreat is offered at a sliding scale of $222 - $444. The actual cost of the class is $333. Select a discounted ticket if paying the full price would represent a hardship for you. Select a ticket above that to support our ability to offer discounted tickets to those who need them.
Register below.
Once you submit, you’ll be redirected to a link to pay your choice of a $50 deposit or full payment. Balance will be due before the retreat date. NOTE: Payments are refundable in full up to one week before the retreat (May 1st). After that date canceled tickets will be refunded minus the $50 deposit.
Meet Your Guides:
Debra Chapman: Death Doula/Grief Companion/Celebrant and Ritualist, Debra values what is important and sacred to the people and communities she is honored to serve. A certified CareDoula and Morning Altars Teacher, with expanded training in World Religions, Trauma-Informed Care, Trauma-Loss & Grief Companioning, DEIB, Sound Baths, and Non-violent Communication. A lover of Earth and a life lived in joyous wonder, she brings practical knowledge, innate wisdom, and honor to serving the dying and their loved ones. https://deathtransitions.org/
Rachel O’Neal: Rachel is a yoga teacher, massage therapist, herbalist, certified Reiki practitioner, space-holder and a forever student of the body and the natural world. Through somatic yoga practices, nature connection, and ritual, she supports those navigating nervous system dysregulation and the challenges of grief, anxiety, chronic pain, and disconnection. She helps us remember how to slow down, to come out of the mind and return to the body. To feel the ground beneath you, to be held by your breath, by the trees, by the quiet rhythm of the earth. This is where healing begins. https://dearlybelovedearth.carrd.co/
Michaela Daystar: Michaela founded HeartScapes at the intersection of self-reflection, spiritual practice. Wishing to support her clients and students to make their precious contribution to the world from the inside out, she teaches the systems of Reiki and SoulCollage as pathways to self-development, emotional resilience, and remembering our true self. She also teaches Reiki practitioners trauma-informed principles to increase safety, trust, choice and consent in our healing communities. Michaela continues her studies of Reiki and the Japanese Buddhist roots of the system, and holds a Master’s Degree in Social Justice Leadership. https://www.heartscapesinsight.com/