Full Bloom Summer Solstice Retreat
June 21 - 23, 2024
Vernonia, OR
Your summer dreams are waiting to come true…
Imagine a weekend of expansive healing and joy in vibrant, like-minded community. You awaken to the sounds of summer’s heartsong: wind rustling through the evergreen branches, a cool creek flowing, and birds greeting the warm sun with sweet songs. From morning until night, you are invited to partake in potent nature & creativity-infused healing & magical ceremonies. In between you are nourished with organic, farm-to-table meals, have the chance to cultivate friendships in conscious community, and have plenty of time to do what you please - taking a walk through the woods, a swim in the creek, reading a book in a hammock, enjoying the sauna or steam room, or just being. Life is good, and you’ve earned this spaciousness to tend to your body & spirit.
This June, we will merrily meet to honor the beginning of Summer, and all of the abundant joy & blooming that comes along with it. Summer Solstice falls on June 20th, is the longest day of the year, and a highly celebrated day on the Pagan wheel of the year. During Summer Solstice time we honor the sun & the light we all carry, and we offer gratitude for all that is abundantly blooming and coming to fruition in the earth, and well as what is coming to full bloom within our own hearts and spirits.
Summer Solstice ushers in watery Cancer Season - a time to tend to our own inner tender places, connect with our own heart’s truth & needs, and allow ourselves to receive deep & nurturing love and care from ourselves and others.
At this time we are also blessed with the Full Strawberry Moon in Capricorn on June 21st, a lunation that helps to ground us during the ebbs & flows of Cancer season, and connect us to all of the sweetness and support that the earth has to offer.
At the peak of these auspicious cosmic blessings, we will gather together for Full Bloom: A Summer Solstice Healing, Magic, and Nature Retreat. The stars will guide us, the Sun will warm our spirits, Venus will grow our pleasure, and the Moon will help us to see & believe in our dreams. The earth will hold us in our growth, water will cleanse old ways of being, fire will activate our magic, and the wind will carry our songs to the cosmos & beyond.
This retreat will take place at Liminalia — a magical property in Vernonia, Oregon, about an hour Northwest of Portland.
The property includes plenty of space to wander through the woods, a beautiful creek, a big outdoor firepit, a magical giant cedar tree that you can climb into, a sauna, a steam room, a beautiful indoor yoga / movement studio, a creek for swimming, a communal kitchen, dining, and gathering area on the first floor of the house, and beautifully appointed cabins with both private and shared accommodation options. Plus goats, donkeys, and a farm dog and cats!
THIS RETREAT INCLUDES:
-2 nights of accommodations (shared or private cabins, or camping)
-5 high quality farm-to-table organic meals catered by Gather Around Nutrition
-All weekend programming & activities for healing + growth (see below)
-Custom herbal tea blend + nature crafting project that you’ll get to create and take home
-Free time to wander, swim, connect with the earth, read, write, or create
-Lots of love, magic, care, and insight from your experienced & trauma-informed guide
-Property access from 4pm on Friday until 1pm on Sunday
-A juicy take-home gift package including herbal magic products, crystals, and more!
-Steam room & sauna access, & more!
ITINERARY
Friday
-Arrivals, dinner, relaxation
-Opening Full Strawberry Moon in Capricorn & Summer Solstice Ceremony including: intention setting, lesson on summer solstice + full moon themes, sharing dreamy moon tea & introduction to some herbal & floral medicine allies, journaling
-Reiki Sound Bath for Revealing your Radiance including: live ambient sound bath, guided meditation, hands-on reiki healing, and energy clearing
-Outdoor Moon Attunement & Fire Ceremony w/ song
Saturday
-Breakfast + free time
-Morning healing ceremony including Body Temple Dance practice for somatic healing & releasing stuck emotions + energies, plus hands-on Reiki Healing
-Outdoor water blessing & rebirth ceremony at the creek
-Lunch + free time in the afternoon to enjoy the land, walk through the woods, sauna, steam room, or relax and read or write or create or take a nap
-Meditative & joyful flower & nature crafting to create something beautiful to take home
-Dinner
-Evening healing ceremony including a guided cosmic integration meditation, custom intentional herbal tea blending, an outdoor fire ceremony where we will sing for the goddess and the earth and the stars and ourselves under the full moon light
Sunday
-Self-serve snacks and light breakfast available
-Closing circle for integration & reflection including body temple dance practice, hands-on reiki healing, and a flower medicine blessing
-Goodbye Brunch!
-Group photoshoot for anyone who’d like to join in
-Hugs & goodbyes!
THIS RETREAT IS FOR YOU IF YOU…
-DESIRE TO HONOR SUMMER SOLSTICE & CANCER SEASON IN MAGICAL COMMUNITY
-WANT TO BE IMMERSED IN HEALING, MAGIC, AND NATURE FOR A WEEKEND
-ARE CURIOUS ABOUT HERBAL MEDICINE
-DESIRE SPACE & TIME TO BE EXPANSIVE, WILD, AND FREE
-WANT TO CONNECT DEEPLY WITH THE ENERGY & MAGIC OF THE EARTH, PLANTS, AND FLOWERS
-WOULD LIKE TO RELEASE HEAVINESS & BE CEREMONIALLY REBORN
-DESIRE TO FILL YOUR CUP AND REMEMBER YOUR MAGIC
-ARE FEELING BURNT OUT FROM YOUR DAY TO DAY LIFE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
-AREN’T FEELING FULLY PRESENT WITH OR CONNECTED TO YOUR BODY
-FEEL THE CALL AND THE SACRED “YES”!
WHERE & WHEN & WHO
-Friday, June 21st, 4pm-6pm arrival window until Sunday, June 23rd, 1pm departure
-Private retreat property in Vernonia, Oregon
-This retreat is open to all kind-hearted humans who identify as or are allies of women, queer, and trans folks
EXCHANGE
-SHARED CABIN: $777
-PRIVATE CABIN: $888
-CAMPING: $750
-PRIVATE CABIN FOR 2: $1,666
EARLY BIRD OFFER: The first 8 people to sign up by 2/29 will receive a free 30 min 1:1 reiki healing or tarot reading session with Sarah, to be redeemed between February - June 2024, plus an herbal magic gift selected intuitively for you!
Full Details: https://firebirdhealingarts.com/fullbloom
SCHOLARSHIPS & PAYMENT OPTIONS
Work Exchange: We have one work-exchange spot available for discounted admission. This person would receive a $333 discount off of any of the ticket prices, in exchange for 10 hours of work assisting Sarah throughout the weekend. If you are interested in this position, please email us at firebirdhealingarts@gmail.com.
BIPOC Discount: An additional $25 off for BIPOC folks with the code “SUMMERLOVE”
Payment Plans: 4-Part payment plans are available until March 15th. Each payment will be taken 1 month apart. Final payment must be made no later than June 1st.
Payment Terms: Please note that all payments and deposits are final, and we are not able to offer refunds or credits for any reason. If for some reason you cannot make the retreat, you are welcome to try to find someone to take your spot.
***$10 discount if you pay directly on venmo or paypal! Email us at firebirdhealingarts@gmail.com for more info***
ABOUT SARAH: Sarah Rayne is a queer witch, a healing artist, a creator, and a holder of sacred space. She alchemizes group magic & expands awareness through her ceremony + workshop offerings, and supports clients on their healing journeys through nourishing 1:1 sessions that include tarot readings, reiki energy healing, intuitive guidance, and/or sound healing. She is a Reiki Master, Body Temple Dance facilitator, trained tarot reader, musician, and creator.
She is also the founder and magician-in-chief of Firebird Healing Arts, a resource for healing events & community. She shares her magic locally in Portland, Oregon, as well as online, with the whole world.
www.sarahrayne.com | @sarahraynebow