Equinox Retreat
Hike, Sing, and Welcome Spring
Spring is coming!
What comes to mind when you think of spring?
For me, spring evokes opening, expansion, the sense of new things coming to be. I feel it in nature, and I feel it in myself too.
Beautiful, epic Mother Nature - mirror and initiator, teacher and guide.
Join us to welcome spring in warm community, and learn powerful practices to help amplify the magic of this time.
We'll hike, we'll share, and we'll enjoy the sense of reverence and homecoming that comes with spending time in close relationship to the land.
Because here's the thing - we don't just need the land. The land needs us, too.
She needs our intentionality, our tending, our care and our song.
So join us! Bring your wise and caring heart, and let's make magic together!
Scroll down to learn the details.
With love,
Noe Venable
When: Sunday, March 20th, 1 - 5PM
Where: We meet in my garden, overlooking the ocean in Pacifica, California. (About a ten minute drive from SF's southern neighborhoods.) You'll get the address when you register.
Who: We gather in honor of Mother Earth, and welcome all persons nine and older who wish to deepen their connection with Earth (feminine) wisdom in this time.
COVID Protocol: All participants must be COVID vaccinated. We'll meet outdoors. Regarding masks, this gathering includes both sitting in circle and hiking. Masks will be required for the "in circle" portions, but will be optional for the hike.
Cost: If you're new to my grown up offerings, I welcome you to try it for free with code COMEONIN. Returning folks - your contribution of $30 helps sustain our circle. Thank you!
Rain Plan: In case of rain, we'll meet via Zoom for a shorter gathering from 3:30 - 5PM.
What We'll Do
- Share from the heart. In your life right now, what new things are awakening? What is coming to flower? Find support and hold space for others in this safe, nurturing space.
- Spiritual Practice. Connect to inner guidance using a supportive, non-denominational practice called journeying. (Don't know how? Don't worry - I'll teach you, drawing on my experience as a Spiritual Counselor in the therapeutic modality of Depth Hypnosis.)
- Singing. We'll sing beautiful, easy to learn songs to help us tap into the sense of warmth and opening that comes with spring. (All voices welcome, no prior singing experience required. If you're shy to sing, you can also just listen. No pressure!)
- Food and Drink. Please bring your own food or drink, for a magical cliffside picnic, overlooking the sea. (There will be ample room to socially distance, for all who feel safer that way.)
Hear the Music
We'll sing beautiful songs like this one.
If you're a shy singer, don't worry! I'll teach this song in a way that makes it accessible and fun, even for new singers. (And you can also just listen, if you prefer.)
How Our Circle will Support You
Community
Connect with wise, caring souls in a space that supports authentic connection.
Nature Connection
Enjoy the sense of renewed alignment that comes with tuning into nature's rhythms.
Connect to Wisdom
Our gathering includes a several non-denominational practices to help you call upon the wisdom of your own deep self.
You Time
Be supported in setting aside this special window of time for joy, connection, and self care.
What to Bring
- Water bottle and backpack
- Journal and writing implement
- Warm layers, since we'll be outdoors.
- Something to sit on, such as a small portable picnic blanket (ideally waterproof) or folding chair.
- Mask, ideally one comfortable for singing. (Or buy one when you arrive for $2.)
- Optional - Small treasure for the altar. A natural object or some other small object of significance to you. (You can take this back home with you at the close of our gathering.)
- Your preferred snack for a cliffside picnic, midway through our time together.
Kind Words
(Thank You!)
These testimonials refer to my singing circle, Sanctuary of Song.
Sanctuary of Song is a powerful experience. It is restorative and magic. I feel the wonder of becoming whole every time!
-Hilde
Every week I looked forward to being with women, diving into myth and song. Noe weaves a sea of song, reflecting myth as well as our current emotional landscape. She is a well spring of kindness, encouragement and gentle ease.
-Hilary
Beautiful heart warming experience I was looking for weekly! Noe’s leading is so gentle and thoughtful. The singing circle made me feel connected to community especially in this isolated times.
- Victoria
A masterfully and lovingly crafted soul journey to a deeper self-connection, self-acceptance, and connection. I have never experienced such a balanced, creative, and thoughtful weaving of one person's multiple gifts, singing, story-telling, community building, and meditative practices. It is a very rich one-life kind of experience that I highly recommend to anyone who is a seeker, adventurer, and creator.
-Svetlana
Noe leads a grounded, enlivening, spiritual practice of singing, walking, sharing, (at times) crying, and (more often) laughing. We are gifted with a leader who is deeply committed to holding space for people to come together and connect, express, and be at ease. Come and join us if you are ready for your heart to open and your voice to carry. This is an experience that is rare in our world today that is now so often challenged by busy-ness, upheaval, quarantine, and change. May it continue to strengthen us!
-Alice
About the Circle Keeper
Noe Venable is a songwriter, songleader, and spiritual counselor who lives and works on unceded Ohlone Ramaytush lands. (Pacifica, California.)
As a circle keeper, Noe leads Sanctuary of Song, a community singing circle, and a music class for young children called Noe's Garden.
Noe holds a bachelors degree from Hunter College, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude with studies in spirituality and psychology. She went on to earn her masters of theological studies in comparative religion from Harvard Divinity School.
In support of her one on one counseling work, Noe is trained in Depth Hypnosis, a modality integrating spiritual tools with transpersonal psychology to support deep healing.
Noe’s work is grounded in her own Earth based spiritual practice, which centers the healing power of the divine feminine.
In addition to music and spirituality, Noe is passionate about community building, especially though shared spiritual practice, community singing, and other forms of re-vitalizing co-creation.
Those Details, Again...
- When: Sunday, March 20th, 1 PM - 5
- Where: A private residence in Pacifica, California, just a ten minute drive from SF's southern neighborhoods.
- Cost: If you're new to my grown up offerings, I welcome you to try it for free with code COMEONIN. Returning folks - your contribution of $30 helps sustain our circle. Thank you!
- Rain Plan: In the event of rain, we'll meet via Zoom for a shorter gathering from 3:30 - 5PM.
Would you like to join us?
I hope to see you soon.... In circle!
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