with  Nancy Mortifee

I am excited to invite you to join me March 2nd – 4th, for a “Healing the Feminine Heart Weekend” at Cascadia Retreat Centre in Robert’s Creek.

In a sacred circle of women, explore tools for cultivating deeper intimacy in your relationships, beginning with yourself. Through body based meditation, artistic and emotional expression, connect with your deeper knowing, awaken to unconscious patterning, and learn to let go of behaviours that no longer serve you.

Together we will explore the issues that many women share:

• Learning to uncover and express feelings in the safety of a confidential and sacred circle.
• Sharing the challenges and joys of re-inventing ourselves in relationships, families and worklife.
• Deepening our spiritual life though meditation, stretching, music and movement.
• Discovering new avenues for creative expression using a variety of materials such as clay, collage, masks and textiles. (All of our work is experiential and every activity and process is voluntary.)
• Relaxing into beautiful natural surroundings and enjoying delicious healthy mealsOnce again I will be joined by workshop co-host Carol Sill. Creative and expressive practices will beautifully complement our personal “open seat” sessions. It’s a time to go deeply into ourselves, share with others and move more inwardly mindful through the busyness of this new year.

There are a number of women already committed to the weekend, so Nancy will need to hear from you promptly if you plan to participate.

HEALING THE FEMININE HEART -
Friday, March 2nd- Sunday, March 4th, 2012

Residential Weekend at Cascadia Retreat Centre in Robert’s Creek, Sunshine Coast.

We gather at 7pm Friday evening and finish at 2:30pm on Sunday.

Retreat Cost: $150 * (includes all meals, materials and accommodation)

* In keeping with Nancy’s desire to make her work as accessible as possible, she is only asking that the costs associated with the workshop be covered. She will not be taking a fee. Payment can be made in a variety of ways, so please contact her directly.

For info on past Mindfulness and Intimacy Retreats at Cascadia:

• Fall 2011: Healing the Feminine Heart Retreat
• Spring 2011: Healing the Feminine Heart
• A Message from Ann Mortifee
• Fall 2010 Retreat
• Spring 2010 Weekend

“This work is about transformation – from the person we think we are to the person we really are.” Marion Rosen (Founder)

Rosen Method Bodywork is unique in its use of sensitive, non-manipulative touch and words to encourage physical and emotional awareness. In moments of deep relaxation, long-held feelings and memories may surface and be spoken. We can become aware of choices we made early in life around which we have shaped our lives. With this awareness, we may discover new possibilities for regaining freedom of movement and more authentic self-expression.

Rosen Method is an effective complement to psychotherapy, medical treatment, and alternative treatment modalities. It is simple and direct. Rosen Method can be a powerful tool for reestablishing our mind, body and spirit connections.

Workshops provide an opportunity for self-discovery, by giving participants opportunity to explore this work through demonstrations, movement, hands-on experience, discussion and personal sharing. The support of the group enriches and deepens the process.

Mariette Berinstein, Director of Rosen Method Cascadia Centre is a Certified Bodywork Senior Teacher and Practitioner.  She has trained and worked with a number of teachers, including Marion Rosen (founder) and Elaine Mayland, author of “Rosen Method: An Approach to Wholeness and Wellbeing Through the Body”.  Mariette discovered Rosen Method in 1989 while on her own healing journey.   In honouring the sacredness of this work, she creates an allowing, safe place for the individual to connect with their authentic, whole Self. As an artist, Mariette brings creativity and passion to her teaching and her practice.

For more on upcoming Rosen Method workshops and intensives go to Rosen Method Canada

Bring your workshops to beautiful Roberts Creek!

Enjoy a fully furnished, well-appointed, three-floor home of 4,300 sq.ft on 3/4 of an acre.

It’s within 10 minutes of either the old growth forest or the Pacific Ocean and Roberts Creek beach.

Currently hosting fibre arts, writing, creative, therapeutic and healing events and workshops, the home is immaculately maintained and cared for.

It features:

• Fully appointed, spacious kitchen area complete with spices, tea, coffee, urns, table settings, cooking utensils, water jugs and more!
• Chef available to cater all meals: organic, healthy, fresh, delicious! made with love and very affordable
• Separate large dining room with sliding doors to large, new wooden, secluded deck
• Two living areas, lightly furnished to accommodate workshop space: one on main floor with fireplace alcove; one at garden level with environmental log fireplace and sliding doors to garden
• 15 luxurious single beds, divided among 6 bedrooms; each bed with crisply ironed, white cotton linens and duvets 
• 4 modern bathrooms: 2 with showers, 2 with tub and shower
• Telephone and wireless internet access; excellent power source–we’ve accommodated 15 humming sewing machines with no problems!
• Plenty of parking
• Folding tables and chairs to support your crafts, arts and study; lighting can be adapted to suit both working light and therapeutic purposes.

As Canada’s first registered school for Rosen Method Bodywork training programs and personal growth workshops, it is one of the many independent centres around the world affiliated with the Rosen Institute in Berkeley California.

Designated as a Registered School with the PCTIA the Private Career Training Institutions of BC.

In addition, Rosen Method Cascadia Centre is recognized by Rosen Institute, California, and National Health Practitioners Association.

The training offered through Rosen Method Cascadia Centre can lead to Professional Certification and be a journey of deep personal transformation.

Training is Tax Deductible.

Rosen Method Bodywork Practitioner Training is experiential, an exploration of mind-body-spirit using touch and words to connect with the unconscious, releasing longheld patterns & beliefs that keep us from being who we truly are.

Rosen Method Movement Teacher Training teaches an approach to movement from the inside out, supported by music. One experiences aliveness, moving freely and easily.

Cascadia Centre is in the heart of Roberts Creek, walking distance to ocean and old growth forest.

Mariette Berinstein, Director of the School, Certified Practitioner, Teacher

Private Practice: West Vancouver, Roberts Creek. 604-885-0179, 1-877-885-0179

To find out more about Rosen Method and upcoming training programs, please see the Rosen Method Canada Website.

Local gourmet meals for all events and retreats are prepared by Jonnita Janot, our amazing creative chef.

Whenever possible, Jonnita’s fine ingredients come fresh from her own garden and other local sources.

Take time for reflection, recreation, and renewal, either in the company of like-minded people or on your own.

Come to Cascadia for a personal retreat, a gathering of family and friends or for a workshop or training session, on the beautiful Sunshine Coast.

Our creativity retreats, workshops and getaways are restorative, fun and nurturing.

We are your  home away from home, a sanctuary to nurture your creative spirit, in a comfy old house, in a wonderful and conscious rural community.

Relax, and enjoy your stay!