Dreaming in the Mountains: Asklepian Healing Dreams Retreat

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Interested in learning how to use dreams for guidance and healing?

Join the Alchemical Dreamers’ Guild for a 4-day, 3-night restorative retreat in the lush, green mountains outside Asheville, NC.

In a small group, we will invite dreams of healing & spiritual insight through ritual, storytelling, and dream incubation. Our days will include dream sharing, relational meditation practices, and group hikes to bask in nature... surrounded by sunshine, giant trees, the mountain landscape, and other inspiring people.

Where:
In the beautiful Appalachian Mountains with breathtaking scenery. Above a stream and surrounded by green hills, we will be inside the Earthaven Ecovillage near Black Mountain, NC. Participants sensitive to energy and leyline can look forward to the incredible magic and power offered by the Blue Ridge mountain range.

Facilities:
Come camp with us! It gets us grounded, attuned with nature, and helps invite healing dreams (that's why people slept on the ground in the ancient Greek Dream Temples). A few beds are available on-site for those who are unable to sleep on the ground.

The facilities are off-grid and solar powered. Hot showers available. We will provide all on-site meals, cooking fresh, healthy food that will be GF/SF and mostly organic.

When:
July 27-30 (See our website, DreamCircling.Com for a detailed schedule). Plan to attend the entire retreat: **No late arrivals or early departures.** We will carpool from Durham early on July Thursday, July 27 and complete by 12pm on Sunday, July 30, and are considering an optional hike on the way there if there is interest.

We ask all participants to avoid alcohol and drugs in the week prior to the retreat. We will send a welcome email to all attendees with information on how to prepare for the retreat.

Who:
A small group of avid dreamers associated with the Alchemical Dreamers' Guild, with 2 facilitators (bios below). The retreat will be capped at 12 participants. Newcomers welcome!

Intention:
The intention of this retreat is to host a sacred space for dreams of healing, release & spiritual opening, in a community of dedicated dreamers. There is a secondary intent to celebrate the spectacular beauty of our surroundings and the joy of community through hikes, authentic relating, and shared meals.

Context:
In ancient Greece, those seeking healing would flock to temples of the underworld god Asklepius. They would sleep in special temple dormitories among dogs and snakes, with the hope that the god Asklepius or his messengers would appear to them in a dream, healing them. The intent of this retreat is to offer space for ritual dream incubation reminiscent of the ancient Greek dream practices, but leaving out the temple snakes! We will engage in nighttime dream incubation practices, dream groups, restorative movement practices, and relational meditation (authentic relating) practices to invite the dreams of healing & spiritual opening that may come.

Investment & How to Register:
$505

Registration includes on-site meals, a spot for your tent, and the 3-night, 4-day retreat!

If you are thinking about joining, please RSVP here on Meetup.

A limited number of on-site beds available for an additional $225 for those who are unable to sleep on the ground.

We prefer payment via Personal Check made out to Navigate Change, LLC. Please mail checks to:
Navigate Change, LLC
PO Box 21371
Durham, NC 27703

Online credit card payment is available By Clicking Here.

Questions:

Have questions? You can set up an information call with Benji by clicking here.

FAQ:
Someone in the community may be able to lend you a tent if you need it. Post a message to the discussion board for this and other needs.

Our dream sessions will take place either around the campfire, or outdoors in one of our two 8-person day tents (see picture). These tents keep the bugs away :)

Our venue has a gorgeous indoor yoga retreat space reserved for our sessions if it rains (see picture).

Questions? Please contact Benji at (303) 847-5263 or Link (619) 928-2572. You can also send us a message here for more details.

Image above: "Restorative Retreat" by B. Whitehurst. Figure in image collaged from Le Minh Phuong, Unsplash license.

Mailing List:

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