If you are a heart-centered leader who supports others, you know how tiring it can be over time. If you are noticing emotional or physical exhaustion, feelings of disconnection from your work or the people you support, being easily overwhelmed and less resilient, odds are you need to explore the art of rest.

 

Our dominant culture requires almost constant doing, leaving us chronically depleted and out of balance. As we learn the art of rest, including what really brings us rest and what rest can offer us, we can turn to what we do with more alignment and dynamic balance. 

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Dynamic balance is how all nature functions and we can learn to return to this natural state. Being in dynamic balance means being centered while moving,  being flexible, and making adjustments so that you feel stable and supported. Finding dynamic balance between being and doing is an art and a practice, a reflective way to live and respond to life's challenges.

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At this retreat you can join a small group to intentionally slow down and rest as a form of healing and active resistance to dominant systems that keep us feeling exhausted and out of dynamic balance. When we practice the art of rest and take time to honor and tend to our own needs, we can show up more whole-heartedly and in dynamic balance for those we serve and support.

 

Together we'll explore how we get caught in constant doing,  producing, and serving others and we'll uncover the messages we've internalized about rest and being enough.  We'll discover how to create patterns of dynamic balance in our lives so that we can feel worthy of being at rest, and so that we are more able to meet the doing of our lives with more ease and alignment.

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At this retreat we will explore together:

• What is rest to us and how do we access it?

• How can we feel worthy of rest?

• How do the demands of dominant culture impact our ability to rest?

• How can we practice dynamic balance?

• How does the art of rest support us to cultivate compassionate resilience in the face of life’s demands and stressors?

• How can aligning with the earth during the winter season support rest? 

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This retreat is held in a spacious and cozy beach-front house with beautiful private rooms, lovely group spaces, a hot tub and includes healthy plant-based meals and snacks. This is a great retreat for solo travelers---come on your own and leave feeling connected. Or, come with a friend, partner, or co-worker and share the magic. The retreat also offers an opportunity to turn off our phones and rest from digital distraction.

 

The schedule of this retreat is both supportive and spacious. With the beautiful Pacific Ocean as our companion, we will guide you into the art of rest by facilitating: 

• gentle movement and somatic practices

• self-reflection, authentic connection with one another, and vulnerable conversation 

• guided meditation

• earth connection/eco-spiritual invitations

• deep relaxation and reiki healing 

• delicious and healthy meals in community

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​And you will have ample open time to rest in the ways that feel good to you–soaks in the hot tub, walks on the beach, ocean gazing with tea, sleeping, creating art, reading a novel, sharing a good conversation.

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Be deeply supported as you take time for yourself to discover the art of rest. Re-discover your inherent connectedness to this beautiful world and to your own heart. 

 

You deserve to take time to remember what it feels like to slow down, be in your body, and to practice restful ways of being that you can carry with you long after the retreat.

 

Learn the art of resting in dynamic balance so you can continue to support others in your heart-centered work.​