THRESHOLD retreat - dance . song . connection
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This is an invitation to uncover the invisible, to dance with the intangible, to sing into the void, to love the mystery, to honour the wisdom of our ancestors and to bring death to life - to reclaim the power and beauty of this most major of life transitions, as we learn to embrace death as a reminder of how to live and love fully.
I invite you to join me for our next delicious deep dive into the medicine of dance, song, story & silence - weaving together the practices of Dancing Freedom & Open Floor together in a full body, mind, heart & soul immersion in community.
I am delighted to be joined again by the amazing team that came together to create our first COURAGE retreat in August 2022, and our 4 retreats since: the wonderful & wise Sara-Jane Cleland & Sue Tsigaros offering Yoga, Sacred Altars, Emotional Support & Space-holding.
We are so thrilled to be returning to the gorgeous Heartspace Retreat Centre in Yass. All organic food lovingly prepared by chef Angie Cowen - including local seasonal produce straight from the garden!
Our retreat lands halfway between Autumn Equinox and Winter Solstice - the time when we begin to turn towards the dark - traditionally known as the Celtic festival of Samhain - a time when the veil between the worlds is said to be thinnest, similar to festivals such as the Day of the Dead in Mexico or Halloween, when we come together to honour our ancestors and all those and that which we have loved and lost.
This is an invitation to uncover the invisible, to dance with the intangible, to sing into the void, to love the mystery, to honour the wisdom of our ancestors and to bring death to life - to reclaim the power and beauty of this most major of life transitions, as we learn to embrace death as a reminder of how to live and love fully.
A time to cross the THRESHOLD into your one wild and precious life.
4 DAY 3 NIGHT RETREAT
MAY 3-6 2024
Includes all sessions, organic meals by Angie Cowen & shared luxe accomodation.
Super Early Bird $1030 ends Feb 28
Early Bird $1180 ends March 31
Full price $1330 until sold out
Arrival between 4-5pm Friday
Departure between 2-3pm Monday
Includes all sessions, organic meals by Angie Cowen & shared luxe accomodation.
With love,
Caitlin
Please note - Generous payment plans and some partial scholarship places are available for those in financial hardship.
Please contact Caitlin by email at blackcockatoostudio@gmail.com
About Caitlin Wood
Caitlin Wood is a threshold crossing artist, dancer, singer, creative therapist and ceremony leader.
Over the past 10 years, she has inspired and supported many people to live more soulful, connected lives through the practices of Dancing Freedom & Open Floor. Caitlin is a well known, loved and respected leader within the Sydney Conscious Dance community and lead teacher trainer with Dancing Freedom.
She offers classes, workshops and events both around Australia & internationally.
About Food & Accomodation
Angie Cowen has been a gluten free organic chef for the past 12 years catering at retreats all round Australia and now runs Heartspace Retreat with her husband Jeremy. The meals are gluten free, organic and carefully created to nourish each and every guest.
Heartspace Retreat is nestled amongst the rolling hills of the beautiful Yass Valley in a gorgeous mud brick homestead on 14 country acres.
At Heartspace we grow our own veggies, have chickens and alpacas and are committed to sharing our love of living in harmony with nature with our guests.
All bedrooms are spacious twin or triple share accommodation, and are complete with luxe, organic bedding. Bathrooms are set up with beautiful organic towelling and high quality organic toiletries.
About Sara-Jane Cleland Sara-Jane Cleland is a Yoga Teacher, Dancing Freedom Facilitator, Naturopath and Massage Therapist who lives on Gundungurra land in the Southern Highlands, NSW.
Her journey as a holistic practitioner began 30 years ago as a Yoga teacher, she trained in Sydney with International Yoga Teacher's Association (IYTA) and then Iyengar Yoga with Nicky Knoff and Simon Borg-Olivier. Over the years, her practice organically evolved to include Bodywork and then Naturopathy. In 2018, she trained to be a Dancing Freedom facilitator and worked on the support team for the Dancing Freedom Facilitator training in both 2019 and 2022.
Since 2019, she has also supported many 5Rhythms retreats offering her skills as organiser, space-holder, altar creator and support role for both the facilitators and the participants.
About Sue Tsigaros:
Known as the elder, wise-woman, space-holder, my background includes Psychology and Business as well as a lifetime of spiritual and personal development, strongly influenced by my time with Osho.
I have worked as a Psychology and Group Work Teacher, Spiritual Disciple, Meditation Centre Leader, Corporate Sales Executive, Executive Coach, Consultant, Business Mentor, Board Member and Transformational Facilitator over a career spanning more than 40 years.
This next decade is about Embracing Eldership and I love to serve in this way. To be the go-to person for people of any age – who are up to something - as leaders, pioneers, facilitators and light bearers, who are looking for the deep listening, anchoring and space-holding they need - to empower their voice, understand and speak the truths we all need for healing, growth, nourishment and creative problem solving – to help transition this beautiful planet and its communities of all species – towards a more balanced and harmonious future.
It is my passion to support and guide emerging and established leaders to come home to themselves, feel fully embodied and alive in their being, through collaboration in groups as well as tailored, individual Coaching Programs to empower strong heart-centred leadership presence, in key decision-making roles.
For more information, please visit https://irisgroupcoaching.com and my LinkedIn page https://www.linkedin.com/in/suetsigaros/