Fall Retreat 2019
OCTOBER 11-13, 2019 at DeKoven Center, Racine, WI
Be prepared to chant and be enchanted with Kellianna!
An American pagan singer/songwriter, she is internationally renowned for her powerful performance of song and chant inspired by myth, magic, sacred places, and ancient times. With guitar and vocals, she brings to life stories and sagas of the Gods and Goddesses. With primal frame drumming and soaring vocal chants, she honors the Earth and the Ancestors. www.kellianna.com
The theme of the weekend is Connection and Healing. We will celebrate the direction North, and the element Earth. Plan on a fun weekend filled with music and activity. On Friday evening, join Jenny Ross to watch the documentary She's Beautiful when She's Angry about the American Women's Movement in the 1960s, 70s and 80s, reconnect with old friends and make new ones.
On Saturday start your morning with Gong Meditation with Heather Poyner. Enjoy the keynote and her early afternoon workshop. Choose an afternoon workshop: Sound Meditation with Dawn Frase, The Positive Power of Anger with Jenny Ross, and Medical Cannabis with Heather McMeekan. Enjoy the Lake Michigan shoreline and the beautiful grounds of the DeKoven Center. Participate in activities on Saturday evening that will including a Croning ceremony if there is enough interest. Sunday morning, enjoy Gentle Movement with Kathy Salzano, breakfast and our closing ritual.
The weekend at DeKoven ends at noon on Sunday, but if you would like to stay and see part of Racine you can join Sage Hagy and Jenny Ross in visiting the Frank Lloyd Wright buildings at SC Johnson and Wingspread. We will start at Wingspread at noon and then go to the 2pm tour at SC Johnson. Both tours are free but you need to sign up on-line at https://www.scjohnson.com/en/a-family-company/architecture-and-tours.
Rocky at Ronora
Summer retreat at Ronora was fun and magical, from the lake, to nature walks, to cool art workshops, to the campfire, and singing. The weather was perfect and the food was awesome. What a wonderful time we had sharing our adventure!
Nothing was rocky--It was all smooth sailing, singing, and socializing until…We noticed that a critter must have broken in to our chocolate supply. Then later that evening, when we had broken out the ukuleles, we heard a rustling up in the rafters. Suddenly our visitor popped out along a ceiling beam in the common room to observe the show, and we did not disappoint! Lisa and Gretchen started to serenade the creature, “you are so cute, but you don’t belong here…” As it gazed at us, and we lined up and gazed back, talking excitedly and taking pictures, it seemed to feel right at home. Even more wondrous than our new mascot, was the enchanted chatter and cries of all of us women. We ended up naming it Rocky after the famous Rocky the Flying Squirrel and welcomed it into the lodge. Rocky ran along the center beam and disappeared into a crevice in the wall.
I know all of us who were there will treasure our time on retreat, and share as well the common memories of Rocky, the Baby Hawk song modeled after Baby Shark, and burning regrets, anger, and disappointment in the colorful flames of the fire. I personally feel great gratitude and am rejuvenated with songs and stories, and the memories of my time in the company of women, which always lifts my spirits. See you at DeKoven! Kathy Salzano
