Friday Evening:
6:30-9:30 pm, arrival time 6:00 pm
Introduction, Meditation/Chanting around the fire.

Saturday:
10:00 am-5:30 pm, arrival time 9:30 am
Ayurvedic approach to Spring, lunch, movement, outdoors on the prairie.

The Seasonal Juncture is a two week time period marking the transition from one season to the next. According to Ayurveda, the juncture between seasons is a time when we become more open and vulnerable while we are responding to the fluctuation of our natural environment. This is a powerful time of opportunity to release and clear that which is no longer beneficial and to allow what is healthful and creative to emerge as we open to the qualities that the next season brings.

It is almost time for us to emerge from the retreat of winter. Spring is the appropriate time to clear the excess that has accumulated. The liver is getting ready to release some of this excess as we make space for balanced and renewed energy to emerge. When we move with the cycle of the seasons, respecting what each season asks of us, we are able to access what we need to stay in healthy relationship with life.

RETREAT DETAILS

Cost/Payments:

The retreat includes both Friday evening and all day Saturday. If you would like to attend, please commit to the full retreat (both days) and plan to stay until we are finished rather than leaving early. When we enter into the vessel of retreat, this container needs to be respected by not coming and going but committing to the purpose of the material and contributing to the clean up at the finish of the retreat. The full cost of the two-day retreat is $120.

A credit card payment through PayPal is available with the PayPal button at the top. Checks may be written to Haymarket Pilates and Yoga Center and sent to:

Haymarket Studio
311 N. 8th St. #210
Lincoln, NE 68508

Last day to register is March 13th - you are registered when you have paid. A non-refundable fee of $25 will be kept if you cancel your registration after March 13th. If you would like to attend but have difficulty with the cost, please see Cary.

Location:

Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center is an 808-acre tall grass prairie nature preserve located 20 minutes southwest of Lincoln, Nebraska. Visitors can enjoy miles of walking trails, nearly 650 acres of native (never plowed) tall grass prairie, ponds and wetlands, wildflowers and grasses, a diverse assortment of birds and other wildlife, historic nineteenth-century wagon ruts, peaceful surroundings, and beautiful scenic vistas. Volunteer opportunities are available and education programs for all ages are offered year-round. It is one of a growing number of Audubon Centers of the National Audubon Society.

Retreat Material:

• The elemental characteristics of spring; the challenges and opportunities spring presents to our maintaining health and balance.
• How to nourish ourselves with foods that will best support balanced health in the spring; including recipes and preparation techniques.
• Specific guidance on how to care for our bodies through conscious movement and self-care during the spring season.
• Engaging our inner life and psychological material as we move with the cycles of the season.
• Connecting to the natural environment; recognizing the elemental qualities in relationship with our deeper vital energies.

What to Wear/Bring:

As part of our retreat, lunch will be provided and prepared with seasonal foods. Dress to be either indoors or outdoors. Our classroom sessions will be indoors in the seasonal building where we have a beautiful view on three sides to look out onto the prairie. We will be outside for a fire and possibly some movement, weather permitting, so please dress comfortably and wear outdoor shoes that you can walk and move in.

• Bring a blanket to sit on inside or outside by the fire and extras to cover with.
• Flashlight
• Notebook and pen
• Yoga mat or cushion

Volunteer Help:

Those of you that would like to offer your help and service by bringing something for our lunch meal or assisting in any way this is much appreciated and needed in order to make everything come together. Please let Cary know as soon as possible if you are interested in helping.

If you are unable to attend the retreat, but would like to engage in the seasonal practices, you may book a private session with Cary to receive personal guidance. She is also available by phone or Skype to students who are out of state or living abroad.