Encountering Balance: A Continuum Equinox Retreat
Come, pause, and have an encounter with balance in a 24-hour Continuum Equinox retreat Saturday, September 21- Sunday, September 22, 2024.
Suggested Tuition for this retreat: $150* @ Community Yoga & Wellness, 16 Federal Street Greenfield, MA
There are two moments in the year when the sun is directly above the Equator and the number of hours of day equals the number of hours of night. These are called the Vernal and Autumnal Equinoxes. In the northern hemisphere, the Autumnal Equinox will occur on September 22 at 8:44 am ET. It can be a challenge in our busy lives to stop and notice these quiet moments of perfect balance between the two Solstices.
autumnal equinox
the moment when day
matches night
~ Mary Kendall
What is Continuum?
Continuum is an embodied awareness practice that first engages the body with simple breaths that become vocalized sounds that stimulates subtle, spontaneous biological movement responses in the interconnected web of our body, the fascia. These movements spark creative sensory imagery and hone our reflective, meditative awareness. This increases the fluidity of our bodies and the adaptability of our minds. In moments we can begin to recover and restore sensation and awareness that gets flattened and lost in the speed of modern life. As our tissues become less dense (more spacious), we begin to relocate ourselves in the interconnected web of life on this planet. This immediately makes us more resilient by increasing our vitality, adaptability, and immunity as earthlings.
Longer class times promote increased awareness
The longer format classes of Continuum are specifically designed to create a time and space for participants to deeply explore what it means to inhabit and embody a human body-mind. To do this, we must slow down enough to loosen the skins of our cultural anatomy and look beyond fear, and without shame holding us back from embracing our truest Selves. We must return to Source – to our most fluid selves and cells – to tap into the incredible universal intelligence that lies within and vividly reconnects us to all of Life on this planet. Humans are extensions of a planetary process. Continuum is a path to an awakened consciousness that develops from exploring that process.
As the cultural body moves faster and faster, it becomes more urgent that we pause and attune ourselves with any moment of quiet and balance that life offers us.
Retreat Schedule – fluid and likely to change!
Arrivals: 8:44 am Saturday, September 21
Morning Session: 9:00 am -12:30 pm.
Lunch: Bring your own or explore options in downtown Greenfield.
Afternoon Session: 2:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Dinner: Bring your own or explore options in downtown Greenfield.
Evening Session: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Overnight: Stay in the studio for an all-night dive experience or go home to sleep and return in the morning.
Morning Session: sunrise – 8:44 am
Departures: 9:00 am Sunday, September 22
ADVANCE REGISTRATION is required.
EMAIL megan@somanautiko.com
CALL/TEXT 413.772.0078
*For this 24-hour retreat, there is a suggested tuition of $150. Please do not let your own personal circumstances prevent you from coming to classes. Please pay what your heart allows. Those who can offer more will cover those who can offer less.
If you have any questions or need more information, please call Megan Bathory-Peeler directly at: 413.772.0078
Payments can be made via:
1) Cash or check – brought to class!
2) Venmo – @meganbathory-peeler
daylight
and nighttime
in a slow dance ~
tomorrow one
will lead
~ Mary Kendall
