Please join us for this deep Winter Solstice Immersion - A Special Perennial Community Event
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Movement - Ritual - Connection
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Marking time as we journey through the equinoxes and solstices brings rhythm and measure to the cyclical nature of a year and a lifetime. Simultaneously, an even longer arc with an even more enchanted return is also taking place. Standing at the doorstep of the Winter Solstice and somewhere inside Kali Yuga places us in the midst of the darkest of times. This solstice gathering is a time to feel into this darkness and metabolize its transforming medicine - challenge, outrage, sorrow and hope. For it is our willingness to co-create with the Universe that brings about the return of Light. I'm inviting you to join Shandra, Amanda, Carrie and me. Together, we'll pour our hearts and souls into two truths that can and do exist at the same time. Life is sorrowful AND joyful!
Creating The Mandala
We begin our journey nourishing ourselves with soup made from Mother Earth's bounty.
This contemplative time of arrival, settling, and truly seeing one another will be done in silence.
Navigating The Long Dark
"The long dark" is Francis Weller's way of acknowledging our Earth journey through fear, pain, suffering and transformation. Turning towards darkness allows us to emerge stronger, more conscious, and more connected.
Holy Fire - Sacred Activism
Igniting smoldering rage awakens our wild selves. We cannot be in service to the world if we move through it as a diminished version of ourselves under the weight of uniformity and mediocrity.
Drinking The Tears Of The World
Facing our sorrow is key to our freedom and to feeling intimately connected to the ongoing creation of the world.
Swept Up By Light
Gathering the wisdom and soul force we find on our walk through challenge, rage and sorrow illuminates what we came here to do in this lifetime, and we won't stop until all beings are swept up in the cosmic force of LOVE.
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Teacher: Carrie (Zaza) Branovan is in love with the unfolding miracle that is the dance of life. Drawing from a rich tapestry of experience in movement and transformational practices, she is a trained and licensed facilitator of Movement Medicine—a powerful practice founded by Ya'Acov and Susannah Darling Khan in England in 2007. Based in both Costa Rica and the USA, Carrie offers transformative experiences through her company, "The Illuminated Soul," including classes, workshops, retreats, and personalized one-to-one coaching. With warmth and wisdom, Carrie creates a welcoming space, guiding people—whom she sees as luminaries—on deep journeys of Movement Medicine. Her work empowers them to connect with the highest expression of themselves, trust their soul's compass, and move confidently in the direction of their dreams.
