fall retreat :
A True Nature Healing Arts Showcase
Friday, October 13th - Sunday, October 15th
Our Fall Retreat is a thoughtfully curated showcase of the many aspects of True Nature Healing Arts - weaving together a journey of sound, yoga, ceremony, live music, delicious food and so much more - for a truly transformative weekend with the community and campus that bind us together.
Fall is an important time of year to gather all that has been experienced from past months and digest the lessons as we ready ourselves for the internal work of winter. Let us join together in relaxation and processing with this nurturing Fall Retreat at True Nature Healing Arts.
An enriching weekend of
inspiration, connection, and self-discovery.
ITINERARY
FRIDAY OCTOBER 13TH
-
With Your Fall Retreat Hosts - Nicole Lindstrom and Megan Miller
-
With Dr. Zach Cashin + Krista Cashin
Everything in the universe is light or sound. Through sound journeying, one can move stagnation and energy blockages. Dr. Zachary Cashin has been practicing chiropractic and holistic healing methodologies for over 30 years. The profound vibration of bells, chimes, flute, gongs and didgeridoo will wash over you to accelerate both subtle and deep levels of healing, integration and transformation. Let the waves of sound move over through fields and allow the pieces of yourself to become unified. Krista Cashin will assist through the art of Healing Touch - a therapy that induces a deep state of calm and relaxation. She will offer light touch of the shoulders, face and neck and may incorporate essential oils. You are welcome to bring comfortable layered clothing, an extra mat and blanket, or anything else that might make your body more comfortable through the journey.
Dr. Zachary Cashin has been practicing chiropractic and holistic healing methodologies for over 30 years. He weaves together Tibetan singing bowls, tuning forks and essential oils in his chiropractic practice to accelerate deeper and more subtle levels of healing integration and transformation.
SATURDAY // OCTOBER 14th
-
With Kerrie Schur
Join us Saturday morning October 14th for a full spectrum flow style class to find balance and ground in the midst of the autumn season. Kerrie's offering is guided by the Prana Flow methodology and the teachings of Ayurveda. Her classes unfold in a thoughtful, progressive and sustainable way making them accessible for all levels with some yoga experience. Kerrie’s classes offer an opportunity to explore nourishing movement, conscious breath and sacred reflection.
Kerrie Schur
Kerrie is an E-RYT 500 yoga teacher, Ayurveda Yoga Specialist, Holistic Health Coach and Perinatal Consultant. Her primary teachers include Shiva Rea (prana flow), Maria Garre (ayurveda), Marc David (mind body nutrition), Sunny Rose Healey and Rebeka Rose (ayurveda and perinatal health). Over the past 15 years she has supported women to align with their inner compass and fine tune how they nourish themselves in heart, body, mind and spirit.
-
With Nicole Lindstrom
After class - Nicole Lindstrom will guide us through introspection + reflection as we settle into the energy of fall. Reflecting on all we’ve experienced this year - and where we are going through the remainder of 2023. This will include time for journal processing + connecting as a group.
-
We invite you to enjoy personal time exploring our cafe, boutique, spa and Peace Garden. Lunch will be included in your retreat ticket and you will receive 10% off any spa service should you like to experience our spa during this time.
We will have a warm fire going in the Peace Garden Fire Circle where you can connect with yourself and one another through intention setting with herbs and paper, and prayers for the Wishing Tree.
During this personal time, we encourage you to indulge your senses and open your curiosity through exploration of the last seasonal moments of the Peace Garden.
ABOUT OUR CAFE:
The popular True Nature Organic Café reflects our commitment to wellness and connection through delicious organic fare sourced from the community, for the community.
The menu of soups, salads, and baked goods has been crafted with a focus on seasonal, locally sourced food, including vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options made without preservatives or GMO ingredients.
We also offer fair trade solar-roasted coffee and one of the largest organic tea selections in the Rockies.
-
With Lindsay Herlinger and Ella Yates
It's time to slow down and support the body and mind with this restorative yoga practice paired with melodic harp music to lull you into deep relaxation. A guided surrender into quiet, supported postures using bolsters and blankets. These gentle and long-held poses help facilitate deep relaxation. Through the magical accompaniment of the grand harp, this afternoon experience offers profound healing. Music has the power to change humans, animals and plants in dramatic ways, we welcome you to experience all the richness this has to offer.
Lindsay Herlinger
Lindsay believes that the practice of yoga is an opportunity to tune inward, connect and observe the delicate intricacies of who we are and why we are the way we are. Her classes emphasize the importance of quieting the body and mind and turning our gaze inward and by doing so, learning how to restore and nourish ourselves.
Ella Yates
A dedicated artist and lifelong musician, Ella Yates has spent countless hours creating and performing music for parties, singalongs, and eldercare. Since 2020, she has focused her attention on performing and playing music full time. Ella's sweet melodious harp progressions will lull you into a deeply restorative state.
-
With Nicole Lindstrom
After class - Nicole Lindstrom will guide us through a thoughtful meditation, weaving the threads of our retreat experience with the threads of our lives. This will include time for journal processing + connecting as a group.
SUNDAY // OCTOBER 15th
-
With Nicole Lindstrom and Madelyn Soldner Sullivan
Cha Dao--the way of tea-- is an ancient path to mind, body, and soul awakening that is deeply embodying.
To prepare us for this experience, Nicole Lindstrom will guide us through a morning practice, expanding our minds and bodies with fluid and gentle movement, tapping us into our hearts for receiving the wisdom and grace of tea.
The Tea Ceremony begins with a gentle guided meditation to bring all of the senses alive and arrive in full presence. From here we share 3 rounds of tea in silence. You are invited to dedicate each bowl to something in your life or beyond yourself. We finish with an integrative and cleansing round of hot water. This Tea Ceremony invokes the element of fall, inviting connection to the natural world beyond ourselves.
Madelyn Soldner Sullivan
With her passion for myth and ceremony combined with an embodied understanding of the nervous system, Madelyn safely lights the way into the mythic realm where transformation and healing are possible.
She combines prayer, ritual, symbolism and myth with embodiment practices and bio-dynamic craniosacral to guide you deeper into yourself in grounded and real ways. She brings nuance to her offerings gained from her studies and her own path of healing and self discovery. She is honored to serve tea for the fall retreat.
-
Join us as we celebrate the flavors of fall through a culinary journey filled with warmth, comfort, and autumnal delights. From the first sip to the last bite, let your taste buds be transported to a world of autumnal bliss. Chef Isaías Coroleu will craft a selection of dishes that honor the flavors and ingredients of the season with this delectable brunch menu.
Isaías Coroleu
Founder of "ALMA" experiences, Isaías Coroleu is an Argentinian chef based in Aspen, Colorado, specializing in soulful experiential Argentine, Spanish and Italian cuisine.
-
with Laura Kirk + Megan Miller
Fall is the time of year to offer gratitude and harvest our seeds - as the days shorten and the temperatures cool, we prepare to move inward. We seek the sacred harvest to offer gratitude and process all the lessons offered through the previous season.
We will begin the afternoon with a gift of gratitude through a community Biodynamic Stir and blessing of the Peace Garden. Then we will spiral down to the sacred Kiva to join in ceremony. During this ceremony, Laura will guide participants on a group journey through the labyrinth. This experience will offer a time of quiet to reflect on the season’s passed moments and envision the seasons yet to come.
This is a potent process, and the healing offered through the walking of the labyrinth can shed light on many different layers of our selves.
Laura Kirk
Laura Kirk has been walking and studying, designing and building temporary and permanent labyrinths for twenty years. Her path weaves together her work as a trained labyrinth facilitator, landscape architect for the Peace Garden at True Nature Healing Arts, past President and Managing Partner for DHM Design, community volunteer, mother and wife, mentor, and spiritual seeker. She looks forward to sharing her story of the labyrinth as a healing modality and invites you to meet her on the path, to walk together, one step at a time.
Megan Miller
Megan Miller is a gardener of plants and passion, and her greatest hopes are that we might all find a deeper connection to the land and to ourselves. As former Peace Garden Manager, she is honored to continue offering these gifts of gratitude to the land and our community. She integrates her deep understanding of the science and spirituality of biodynamic gardening with her artistic eye in a harmonious manner. She is a Master Gardener with a degree in Horticulture and Landscape Design, as well as a Permaculture Design Certificate and multiple trainings in Biodynamic Agriculture.
MEET YOUR HOSTS
Nicole Lindstrom
Nicole Lindstrom is a yoga and meditation teacher who teaches all over the world. She is the co-author of “WANDERLUST: A Modern Yogi's Guide To Becoming Your Best Self" and founder of GLDMND, guiding individuals and groups to the gold that lies within.
From guiding hikes and meditations with Wanderlust to leading global retreats with Yogascapes and Lead with Love, Nicole has an incredible depth of expertise and knowledge in holding space and curating group experiences.
Megan Miller
Megan Miller is a gardener of plants and passion, and her greatest hopes are that we might all find a deeper connection to the land and to ourselves. As former Peace Garden Manager, she is honored to continue offering these gifts of gratitude to the land and our community. She integrates her deep understanding of the science and spirituality of biodynamic gardening with her artistic eye in a harmonious manner. She is a Master Gardener with a degree in Horticulture and Landscape Design, as well as a Permaculture Design Certificate and multiple trainings in Biodynamic Agriculture.
