Fall into Grief Tending Retreat
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**The sale price shown is a deposit price (near 50%). The greyed out price with a strikethrough shows you the total cost, which is due the day of the retreat.You have to select the lodging option first as each type is priced differently. See investment section below for more information.**
**Check back Feb 1 for accurate dates and lodging. This retreat is still in the planning stages.**
Join a collective of nature-led, soul-seeking healers for four days and three nights of grief tending, December 4 - 7. This is a weekend to be held, nourished and inspired. Find alignment in your being’s natural rhythms through ceremony, mindful play, universe consciousness & nature connection.
No matter who you are, or where you are at on your grief journey, this opportunity is here to hold you where you're at. This retreat is for anyone grieving - whether that's a loss of life, relationship, land, species, trauma or otherwise.
Only a few left!
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Offerings
Your expert guides will play on the wants & needs of the group.
What to Expect
It will be a weekend to connect with others to storytell, find commoradorie and be supported. Everything on the agenda is optional, and you'll be able to move into spaces that feel right to you as time evolves. Our team of skilled practitioners will be there for you to lean on for grounding, therapeutic moments (with Jenny), hugs, Reiki (from Krista) or a listening ear. It is time to live in a world where western society normalizes extended periods of time to process grief. These 4 days will create shifts and nudges to honor your grief so that you can move with more effortless flow in your life. This experience will feel like you're in a liminal space - a space between time and reality. A space of transition. Due to this, we highly recommend taking a day or two off of work after the retreat to reconnect with the usual pace of your everyday life. Doing so will allow you to continue to process it all, while increasing its impact. 
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Retreat Description
Grief often feels... tender. It needs nurturing, nurishment, support and space to just be. Grief lives in our entire being - mind, body, spirit. It can cross lifetimes. It has a visceral effect on our nervous systems. Grief tugs differently for each experience and each human. Grieving is a spectrum. The process of moving past grief is uniquely defined. Because it can be painful and uncomfortable, it is common to avoid dealing with it. And then all of a sudden, it seeps into pieces of our lives and can cause moments of overwhelm. The feeling of being "stuck" is common after a greif-evoking trauma. No matter who you are, or where you are at in your grieving journey, this opportunity is here to meet & hold you where you're at. This retreat is designed for anyone grieving - whether that's a loss of life, relationship, land, species, trauma or otherwise. This is a weekend to be held, nourished and inspired. Join a collective of nature-led, soul-seeking healers for four days and three nights of grief tending. Slow down to nourish your mind, body and spirit all the while experiencing the feeling of being "held in a container" of support. Create space for little shifts during the retreat that will ripple into waves of personal growth. Give your whole body a nervous system reset with deep nature connection, yoga, sound healing, somatic grounding exercises, professionally curated farm to table meals, and time spent with people who understand. Let the land help you heal while the facilitation team opens little doors of entry to processing & grief tending. Registration Information
Prior to the event, you will need to fill out health & waiver forms. 1-2 weeks prior to the retreat, you will receive an welcome email with an items to bring list, FAQs, driving directions and more logistical information to help with travel arrangements. A few days out, you'll receive a final reminders update with expected weather and any rain plans. Questions? Email Moira and she'll be happy to help you. | ||
On-Site Lodging & Room Descriptions
@ Living Kindness Retreat, LLC
Located in Evansville, WI, just 30 mins outside of Madison
Amenities: 6 beds, 2 full baths on two levels, indoor and outdoor gathering spaces, beautiful kitchen built for group cooking, laundry, screened in porch and large deck with awesome woodland views, art studio, walking labyrinth/medicine wheel and nature paths.
Sleeping Accommodations
@ Living Kindness Retreat, LLC
Located in Evansville, WI, just 30 mins outside of Madison
Amenities: 6 beds, 2 full baths on two levels, indoor and outdoor gathering spaces, beautiful kitchen built for group cooking, laundry, screened in porch and large deck with awesome woodland views, art studio, walking labyrinth/medicine wheel and nature paths.
Sleeping Accommodations
Lower level with full bed, twin bed & nearby full bathroom.
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Lower level with full bed, twin bed & nearby full bathroom.
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Lower level queen bed with nearby full bathroom.
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Investment Options
A 50% deposit is required to secure your spot, then pay the rest by or on the retreat date. You may ask for a monthly plan to split payments more if it helps. Scholarships may be available - please email Moira to inquire.
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On-Site | Private Room: Queen Bed $1000 | $500 Deposit
On-Site | Private Room: Hideaway Bed $950 | $475 Deposit On-Site | Shared Room: Full or Twin Bed $900 | $455 Deposit Commute + Attend Programming $800 | $400 Deposit |
Meet Your Guides
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Jenny Hayes is a somatic psychotherapist, nature enthusiast, retreat leader, sacred circle facilitator, and student of spiritual wisdom practices. She owns her own private practice in Madison, WI called Wander Within Wellness. She believes in the authenticity of self that can be remembered and cultivated in community with fellow self explorers. In her work as a therapist over the past 15 years she has deepened her understanding of how we hold experiences in our body. She invites others to slow down, create space, and practice skills to come alongside ones' nervous system as the story of the body unfolds. In this space of digesting and metabolizing the joys and sorrows, triumphs and obstacles of this human experience we grow more deeply connected to our true nature and resilient heart. She considers herself a woodland wanderer, feeling into and trusting the natural wisdom keepers and guides in the more than human world. She enjoys facilitating group circles; honoring the importance of creating a sacred space for depthful exploration and powerful inspiration. She likes to laugh, dance, listen to 90's R&B or Dolly Parton when she cooks, play cards while wearing visors, and frolic with her husband and two sons. Play and Awe are two of her most current teachers.
Moira Farrell has been a certified educator in the field of Wellness for over 10 years. She teaches youth and adults the power of play through opportunities rooted in mindfulness and deep nature connection. She holds certifications in kayaking and yoga to name a few, guides forest bathing walks for youth and adults. She is the owner and operator of Hike and Heal Wellness where she curates educational adventures to inspire personal growth. She is highly intuitive and uses this skill to craft creative programming that allows people to actualize their full potential. Significant personal hurdles and losses provide a drive for the work that she does surrounding mental and emotional well-being, and will directly weave into this retreat. She thrives on connection, loves to be silly and plays often. When she isn't teaching, you will find her spending time with her spouse, daughters and dogs. Likely they're dancing, playing games, adventuring, giggling or relaxing with a good show. She grieves many layers of her life, most of which to be earth grief and losing two brothers to suicide. Moira speaks to her ongoing relationship to grief through personal experience and practice.
Krista Pfohl is a certified Reiki Master Practitioner Teacher and owner of The Awakened Center. In addition to Reiki healing, she also facilitates SEVA for Stress Release Acupressure, Access Bars with Theta Healing, and Sound Healing. She is a psychic-medium who offers insight and intuitive healing during her personal and group sessions. She loves to flex her intuitive abilities through new program offerings and collaborative efforts. She is passionate about lending her healing and intuitive abilities to her clients’ success. She meets each individual at their own level and supports their personal path to growth and healing. Krista will be offering energy work onsite or at her center before/after the retreat to aid in healing.
From All of Us
We know how important this work is, and do not take it lightly. All of us have experienced deep grief in various ways, and regularly lead wellness events on our own, or in collaboration with others. Our personalities effortlessly gel, and it shows when we work together. We bring fun, levity and joy to our work, so be ready to laugh and learn through a bit of play! A thread that connects us is the dependency the four of us experience through extended time in nature. We actively seek it out for optimal health and fulfillment in our personal lives. Additionally, we are all highly intuitive and will be guiding this retreat leaning into that, knowing the agenda may need to shift based on the needs of the group. We are excited to meet you, are honored to be part of your grieving journey, and will be here for you during and even after the retreat is over.
We know how important this work is, and do not take it lightly. All of us have experienced deep grief in various ways, and regularly lead wellness events on our own, or in collaboration with others. Our personalities effortlessly gel, and it shows when we work together. We bring fun, levity and joy to our work, so be ready to laugh and learn through a bit of play! A thread that connects us is the dependency the four of us experience through extended time in nature. We actively seek it out for optimal health and fulfillment in our personal lives. Additionally, we are all highly intuitive and will be guiding this retreat leaning into that, knowing the agenda may need to shift based on the needs of the group. We are excited to meet you, are honored to be part of your grieving journey, and will be here for you during and even after the retreat is over.
