Tending the Seed Within
a deeply restorative retreat for women
March 13 - March 15, 2020
@ Sevenoaks Retreat Center
Madison, VA
*To INQUIRE - fill out the form mid-way on page below
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There’s a place inside a woman.
A sacred place. An ordinary place. A place where heaven touches earth. And holy melts in to human. This is a place all women hold. And are carried by. Yet it is a place so little of this world has upheld. Honored. Nourished. Or retained. A place this world we have known together, has crushed. Denied. Distorted. Distrusted. As the wisdom and vitality of this place has grown smaller. Gone inward. Become invisible. And descended down. It has become distilled and embedded. So deep inside. Of woman. To restore and ignite this place. To bring it here. On to this sacred planet we live upon. In to this beautiful world we all share. A woman must become a Gardener. Of a different kind. She must tend her inner seed. Her deep soul center. Clear and cleanse it. Safeguard and stand for it. Believe in it. Soften and dissolve within it. As her roots break through. To touch the sustainable nourishment that deeply feeds her. So she can remember. What she comes from. And what keeps her alive. |
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During this weekend together.
We journey to THAT place. To touch lost treasures within ourselves. To feel the heat of what holds us at the core of creation. To unpack priceless parts of us from layers of dust and encrustation. To gently unwrap our clearest radiance. Our deepest essence. To breathe our sweetest dreams in to the center of our soul seed. To entwine our soft and capable hands around its contours. And whisper love songs in to its roots and sprout. Inviting it back. Inviting Us back. Breathing Her alive. Beckoning ALL OF HER here. To live with and within our bodies and days. When a woman discovers she’s the love she’s been searching for... Something SHIFTS. And what once lived within… begins to unfurl outward. And her sacred seed begins to steadily grow. And be protected in the dignity of her own precious worth. As a woman touches this. Deep within her soul. As she feels it. Deep within her heart. As she comes face to face with it. Peering directly in to her sacred place. Her ordinary place. Into the place where her heaven touches her earth. And her holy melts in to her human. A woman begins to clearly see who she is. And what she’s here for. And where it all began. And life becomes Life. As a woman looks out upon her world. Knowing, sensing and feeling. She is here to love as only she can. In the way that she can. As she grows more confident and available. To share the unique magic she’s more than capable of growing and tending. With her own heart and hands. Tending the seed within... |
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Why this retreat is SO IMPORTANT in these times...
We all come to life with our pure heart and vibrant soul intact. And as our tender insides meet the chaotic world outside, the reverse of what we’d expect begins to happen. As the inner greets what's around us, outside of us, and been passed down to us... what we thought would grow UPward, begins to encurl INward. And a woman, because of her inherent relationship with Feminine energy, begins to pull in. To protect and safeguard something she senses is so special and sacred about life. Drawing her magic internally, a woman can feel ashamed in a world that has emphasized outward power, growth and appearances. A woman can feel deeply criticized for what she carries deep inside. Becoming cloudy, lost, disempowered and confused in her outer experience. About who she is. And about how it all comes together... the inner and outer - in balance. Often a woman can become sick in body and spirit. As painful things occur. Disorienting events happen. And the very experience of love itself hurts so deeply from within.
Women often share that they don’t feel they were made for ‘this world.’ That they can’t fit in or master the game here. They can't grow what they feel most drawn to create. That they feel lost and aren’t certain how to be themselves. How to find and hold on to their vibrancy, when so much of the world is hurting and being hurt. And clambering up. They just don’t know how to trust their inner voice and wisdom. To feel at home in who they are. And to allow their own pleasure and joy forth... their own sacred seed to root in and vibrantly grow upward.
Women often share that they don’t feel they were made for ‘this world.’ That they can’t fit in or master the game here. They can't grow what they feel most drawn to create. That they feel lost and aren’t certain how to be themselves. How to find and hold on to their vibrancy, when so much of the world is hurting and being hurt. And clambering up. They just don’t know how to trust their inner voice and wisdom. To feel at home in who they are. And to allow their own pleasure and joy forth... their own sacred seed to root in and vibrantly grow upward.
There’s a reason for this. And it has to do with where the treasure, vitality and wisdom of the Feminine actually lives. And what it represents and provides to all of life.
And what’s holding and safeguarding it. Longing for and beckoning it HERE. To earth. Now. Through you... to grow!
THIS is where the REAL experience of love will be found.
Tending the Seed Within
This year we're excited to announce we have a 2 day/1 night option AND a 3 day/2 night option!
This retreat will nourish your soul and affirm your sacred individuality.
Guided by the care and intuition of Transformational Facilitator, Sharon Ann Rose, and encircled in a safe container of women’s wisdom, you will feel a renewed experience of grace flowing in, and discover your feminine capacity to receive love through every fiber of your being.
Held in the beauty and simplicity of Sevenoaks healing environment, you’ll be renewed and enlivened by your own personalized remembrance for how to sustain your deepest nourishment through your everyday life.
This weekend includes
This retreat will nourish your soul and affirm your sacred individuality.
Guided by the care and intuition of Transformational Facilitator, Sharon Ann Rose, and encircled in a safe container of women’s wisdom, you will feel a renewed experience of grace flowing in, and discover your feminine capacity to receive love through every fiber of your being.
Held in the beauty and simplicity of Sevenoaks healing environment, you’ll be renewed and enlivened by your own personalized remembrance for how to sustain your deepest nourishment through your everyday life.
This weekend includes
- Deep Soul Medicine (for/from self, body, guides and soul sisters)
- Introspection (reflection and exercises to take you in to the sacred place within and savor it)
- Release and Clearing of what no longer serves – feminine-based ceremony and ritual
- Movement and Embodiment practices
- Personal Time on the beautiful land of Sevenoaks Retreat Center
- Softening to your hardest lessons - it feels SO GOOD to naturally see what’s been helping you all along
- Group Activities and Creative Expression to go to the places you feared traveling alone
- Nourishment of body and soul – wholesome meals of food as medicine
- Clarity, peace, freedom, healing… the sky’s the limit. The stars light our way!
- Time to sit and gaze at the beauty around you… and the magnificence within
Past Participants' Experiences...
"I feel a subtle but profound shift since our time together . . . just a little more ease in general, a deepened reverence for the power of the Feminine, a softening to my own self and those around me. Thank you so much for seeing me and allowing me to see you. Thank you for your beautiful offering, facilitation, space holding, unconditional love, lightness of being AND DEPTH of being. I hoped for a deeper connection and trust in my feminine essence and the strength in that, as well as a strengthened connection with other women. And I walked away having received exactly that. I knew, but didn't know the depth with which I longed to be truly seen by other women. I'm also surprised at how natural and beautiful the ceremonial aspects of the weekend felt. You hold such integrity and authenticity in your presentation of ceremony. I want to maintain a connection to that part of myself that deeply understands my connectedness to the whole world - humanity and all living beings on this planet. I want to honor the sacredness of my feminine essense and of my body. I want to walk in the world with integrity, an open heart and strength."
~ Madeline, Musician & Music Educator, 2019 Retreat
~ Madeline, Musician & Music Educator, 2019 Retreat
"I’ve taken a couple of days to just breathe in what I got be a part of this last weekend, and watch myself/feel myself change... it really feels monumental inside of me. I appreciate your words of “not giving away your gift, but to speak from it. Honor it.” Like a lightbulb switched on, that just truly turned something on that I couldn’t understand, or had trouble with... I love sharing and giving my love, but would find myself over and over again just drained. Do I hide away and keep to myself, or give all of myself away? And I just wasn’t happy with either option. I love the floating candle, because I thought of myself holding this candle in the dark... and I wouldn’t just give it away and stand alone in the darkness, nor would I take my light and keep my loved ones stranded in their darkness. I hope to illuminate and shine it for all of us, to share this warmth, to come from it, and work with it. Your pictures, your presence, made me feel like “why not just float, just be... that’s an option too!” I’m just loving this, and processing in it, just simply soaking it all in! Thank you for your gift of words, thank you for your love... I truly felt seen and heard and cared for. And I got to give that too, and it all was just magical and lovely. And I’m so thankful that you ladies want to do THIS again!!!" ~ Jennifer, Mom, Wife, Soul Sister, 2019 Retreat
"I am aware of feeling challenged to find the words to articulate the depth that our circle and my own receptivity landed within me. I am sensing a s l o w i n g and re-prioritizing. I have more perspective on my own pain and struggle and messiness. I have a place inside me that feels reliable and unshakable. I have been walking closer and closer to this place but it feels more accessible now. It's such a different perspective to experience and claim the strength of my soft place. My smile feels easier and from a deeper place and I could hear and feel the resonance in my voice when I laughed this morning. My heart melted pretty quickly. I could feel the permission immediately and felt really safe going within and allowing myself to be touched by others. It surprises me that the deep, dark, grief places are SO good... that I have KNOWN all along that this is my path but it is surprising to have it validated and shared 'publicly'... with a group, with such confidence. I also did not realize that I could feel so confident and strong about something so tender and vulnerable. I discovered that I am wanting more of this beauty with other women. I hope for more connection with the earth, the soil, even if it is just touching her more. I intend to practice more quiet time, more space and permission to be quiet. I feel my soft power in your presence. I trust you deeply. I like that you go slowly. I learned so much from you, when you referenced examples of how the feminine works... as you allowed your plans for our retreat to unfold. Please keep doing this." ~ Christine, 2019 Retreat
Listen here to the original conversation (from our 2019 retreat) between Lanz and Sharon
about the deeper purpose and immense value of this experience for women in these times.
And read more about the backbone of this retreat and how it all started...
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The Lost Treasures of Sisterhood: https://mailchi.mp/94dc94fc3678/the-lost-treasures-of-sisterhood Virginia is for LOVERS: https://mailchi.mp/0f7f5e85241d/virginia-is-for-lovers |
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This time is for you.
To deeply care for yourself.
Tenderly held in a circle of women.
Our love and connection to ourselves
ripples out to touch the hearts of all people.
Tending the Seed Within
Friday March 13th - Sunday March 15th, 2020
@ Sevenoaks Retreat Center
Madison, VA
Space held for 15 women
This weekend is open to people assigned female at birth as well as those who identify as female
Learn more about Sevenoaks @ https://www.sevenoaksretreat.org
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1 and 2-night options available this year!
*includes wholesome meals and overnight accommodations 1-Night Option: $444.00 includes 1-night shared accommodation and 4 meals 2-Night Option: $600.00 includes 2-night shared accommodation and 6 meals |
INTERESTED IN JOINING US?
* fill out the form below to get started
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SPEND THIS WEEKEND
RESTORING YOUR SPIRIT
TENDING YOUR INNER SEED
RENEWING YOUR CAPACITY FOR LOVE
TAKING CARE OF YOUR WHOLE SELF AND BODY
BEING THE ENLIVENED WOMAN YOU'RE HERE TO BE
SHARING YOUR VULNERABLE GRACE AND WISDOM WITH ALL
HEALING AT THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL LEVEL OF CREATION
SCHEDULE
* below you'll find an overview of possible activities and gentle rhythm for our weekend, with the understanding that we follow and honor feminine creation which listens to the hearts of those present and what will most serve with deep care
Friday March 13, 2020 |
5:00p - 5:45p Registration & Settling In (2-night participants)
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Saturday March 14, 2020Sunday March 15, 2020 |
8:00a - 8:30a Breakfast (2-night participants)
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Download Our Schedule |
2020 Downloadable Schedule - click below
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Your Facilitators
Sharon Ann RoseSHARON ANN ROSE is an Author, Mother, Wise Woman and Transformational Facilitator. Through the hypnotic and shamanic arts, and her connection to the earth and Sacred Feminine Mysteries, Sharon provides a safe space for others to find their inner wisdom, self-healing and love. Clients experience a deep return to a state of ease, grace, innocence and inherent creativity. Sharon appreciates growing closer to her humanity everyday. Her private practice is based in Portland, OR, where she lives with her husband and 3 boys.
Sharon looks forward to being in Virginia again and tenderly holding space for this beautiful work in Sisterhood. |
Lanz Travers HubbardLANZ TRAVERS HUBBARD is a heart-centered Teacher, Mother, and Artist. Her deepest joy is supporting and honoring the natural unfolding of individuals — children and adults alike. With tender care, Lanz reflects to each person their infinite worth. She enjoys living close to the earth with her family in Earlysville, VA
Lanz will be assisting in the Facilitation of this retreat. She has worked closely with Sharon for over 14 years, and is the creative designer of Faces of the Mother and Sharon's other workbooks. |
Questions?!
Want to chat more about the experience?
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sharonannrose3@gmail.com
lanz@paperscape.net |
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503.789.2466
503.713.8443 |
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