“Extract The Nectar”

The Theme for this 7-day retreat, "Extract The Nectar'' comes from the idea that there's something nourishing to extract from every single moment of our lives. Even though, or especially when, what’s unfolding tastes bitter and hard to swallow, there's always a lesson, something that we can convert, over time, into nutrition, growth, transformation, and wisdom.

The experiences of our lives can be seen as nectarous events. The nectar being the potent, nutrient-dense lessons, the takeaways, the deep insights that lead us to the next step on the ladder of our personal and collective growth.

Etymologically, the word Nectar is derived from Greek ‘nektar’, as a compound of ‘nek', meaning death, and ‘tar’ or ‘tere', meaning the ability to cross over, pass through, and overcome.  This passing through or overcoming symbolizes a transformation of some kind, from one state of being to another.

“It takes a bee 10,000,000 trips to collect enough nectar to make 1 pound of honey.”

-Sue Monk Kidd

Most flowers secrete relatively small amounts of nectar, but produce more as the flower is visited by pollinators.  As humans, converting nectar into honey can be a journey of a lifetime, and the more we seek out the nectar, being symbolic of growth, the more nectar is produced.

In this 7-day retreat, we'll focus on intentional, nourishing, and playful movement practices that will open up the channels of inner exploration. Taking time to go inward, to source the intelligence from within, connect with new friends, rest, play, reset and explore together.

Join me for a week of immersing in the journey rather than the destination while opening up to extract whatever the moment is giving you as a form of nectar, nourishment, and growth.

"May you find in the nectar of life, the sweetness of hope in your heart, feel the comfort of songbirds in your soul, the grace of new wind in your wings. Color your spirit with rainbows and shower gold dust in your hair. Time heals. Life renews. Dreams take flight again. Close your eyes and drink it all in.” -Laurel Burch