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A Place to Bring Life Into BalanceA Place to Bring Life Into Balance

Retreat & Conference Center

October 2016to March 2017

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Fall 2016 - Winter 2017Printed on recycled PaPer

The Breitenbush Newsletter is published twice a year by Breitenbush Hot Springs Retreat and Conference Center, P.O. Box 578, Detroit, Oregon, 97342editor: Tom Robinson: [email protected] editor: Gael Nagledesign & layout: Sage Waittscontributing Writers: Peter Moore, Davi’d RathcoPy editor: Gael Nagleinside Photos: Peter Paul Rubens, Tom Robinson, Melina Meza, John Ivanko, Sophie Oldencamp, Nathan Sullivan, Sophie Sullivan

Our Mission To provide a safe and potent environment where people can

renew and evolve in ways they never imagined.

ContentsMission & Credo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . �

Experiencing Breitenbush . . . . . . . . 4

Schedule of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Faculty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Grounds Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Recipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . �6

Breitenbush History . . . . . . . . . . . . �7

News from the Circle . . . . . . . . . . . �8

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

The Breitenbush Credo We of the Breitenbush Community dedicate ourselves to living mindfully

in the spirit of love, unity, honesty and service.

We see ourselves as guardians of Breitenbush Hot Springs,

safeguarding the Earth and healing waters, assuring their continued availability to

all beings who respect them. Our primary service is to provide a healing retreat and

conference center that promotes holistic health and spiritual growth and facilitates the

gathering of people in celebration of the experience of life.

Our community is supported by the services we provide.

We are committed to the health and well-being of ourselves and our families,

to live, work, play and grow together harmoniously. We mutually support and respect

each person’s dignity, and awaken to the Spirit within each of us that acknowledges we

are all One.

The community is committed to a lifestyle conducive to holistic

childrearing and personal growth.

Our precepts for self growth include personal accountability, honest communication,

awareness of our actions and the quality of their results, directing our energies to the

positive, expressing appreciation for what others do, correcting what is clearly not

working for the community or for us as individuals, assuming the responsibility for

creating and sharing abundance,

and choosing and re-choosing to be together.

We structure our lives such that we can experience daily the rewards of success,

peacefulness and joy. It is our hope that the thriving community we create will be an

inspiration to others in their exploration of lifestyle and community.

We also extend ourselves to the greater society in which we live, the world

community, and commit ourselves to being socially, spiritually, politically

and environmentally responsible.

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About the Credo: This credo was born of deliberations lasting weeks in which a small circle of Breitenbush founding members worked hard to articulate its collective vision for the international community it was dreaming into. The Credo has remained as written, unchanged, since voted and agreed upon by consensus in the late 1970s.

Cover: Spotted Owl by Gael Nagle. Gael lives and works here at Breitenbush Hot Springs and has been batiking for

over 40 years. Her pieces are fashioned in the traditional method of painting melted beeswax onto 100% cotton cloth with paint brushes and submerging the piece in successive cold-water dye baths, working from the lightest to the darkest dye and boiling the wax out after each primary color is finished. Subject matter is inspired by her love of the impressionists and an appreciation for the human experience within the natural world.

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Soaking in mineral hot springs

Enjoying Daily Well-being classes

Savoring organic vegetarian meals

Meditating in the Sanctuary

Walking the Labyrinth

Receiving a healing massage

Lounging in the Library

Exploring the ancient forest

Perusing the gift shop

Being off-the-grid, disconnected

Photo Credit: Sophie Oldencamp

Imagine…

Coming home to yourself!

Photo Credit: Peter Paul Rubens Photo Credit: Peter Paul Rubens

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The SettingBreitenbush is a remote forest retreat of timeless natural beauty, blessed with abundant hot springs, a glacier-fed river, ancient

forests and surrounding mountains, where you will find a deep connection with nature in any season.

Common FacilitiesThe historic Lodge with the dining room, library, decks and large event space is your center of activity. You’ll retreat to the

Sanctuary or the Buddha’s Playhouse to reflect, meditate, practice yoga or just relax. You may attend a workshop in the Forest

Shelter or River Yurt. You will find an inspiring selection of books and artisan-crafted gifts in the gift shop.

Hot SpringsSoak in the Meadow Pools lined in smooth river rocks and the four Spiral Hot Tubs of varying temperatures, or enjoy the Sauna,

heated with steaming water. A spirit of respect and sanctuary pervades the clothing-optional soaking pools.

LodgingCozy, rustic cabins (some with bathrooms) and camping in Summer give you many options for your stay. Men’s and women’s

bathhouses serve the needs of campers and those in cabins without bathrooms.

Organic Vegetarian CuisineSavor sumptuous organic vegetarian meals served buffet style. Wheat, egg, dairy and gluten free options are available.

Daily Well-Being ProgramsMove, celebrate, reflect and connect in daily programs available at no cost. Offerings include yoga, meditation, EDGU, concerts,

dances and more!

Healing Arts and MassageExperience deep relaxation and healing with one of our caring massage therapists. A variety of massage modalities are offered.

Sessions are 90 minutes and can be reserved up to four weeks in advance.

Hiking Hike through ancient forests, along a pristine river, or to mountain vistas on the miles of trails that radiate from Breitenbush.

Workshops and MeetingsAttend one of the 150 workshops, gatherings and conferences hosted annually in our supportive environment. To schedule an

event contact [email protected].

Off-the-Grid SustainabilityHydro-electric power from the Breitenbush River and heat from underground waters keep you cozy and completely off-the-grid

using renewable energy.

We welcome you … for a workshop, personal retreat, or just the day!


Photo Credit: Peter Paul Rubens

Photo Credit: John Ivanko


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Oct 2 - 4 Kathy Kacena & Jackie Reeves

Asana, Pranayama, Meditation

Oct 6 - 9 Paula Byrne

DanceQuest™: A Women’s Retreat*

Oct 6 - 9 Sweethome

The Gift of Witness

Oct 10 - 12 Kathleen Paterno

An Enneagram Retreat

Oct 13 - 16

The Mushroom Gathering

October 16 - 19 Betsy Toll

Loving, Living, & Dying

Oct 16 - 19 Oregon Holistic Nurses Assoc.

Conference

Oct 20 - 23 Dan Hines & Jeff Creswell

A Men’s Courage & Renewal® Retreat*

Oct 21 - 24

The Shamanic Convergence 2016

October 23 - 26 Larry Rogers

Mind Body Spirit Healing

Oct 26 - 30 Jacob Handwerker & Amy

Impellizzeri • AcroYoga Acrobatics

Oct 27 - 30 Noah Levine

The Heart of the Buddha

Oct 30 - Nov 4 Jacob Handwerker & Casey

Palmer • Ashtanga Yoga Immersion

Oct 30 - Nov 4 Robert Beatty

Mindfulness Meditation Retreat

Nov 1 - 4 Carrie Kenner & Erin Quies

Advancing the Sacred Feminine

Nov 4 - 6 Frank Coppieters

Reiki 2nd Degree Training

Nov 6 - 9 Suniti Dernovsek

Yoga, Dance and Meditation

Nov 6 - 11 Hank Wesselman

Visionseeker III: Shamanic Cosmology

Nov 10 - 13 Ronly Blau

Yoga and Ayurveda

Nov 11 - 13 Mika Smith & Cassidy Geppert

Tantric Massage (for Couples)

Nov 13 - 15 Stephanie Adams & Lora Munn

Restorative Yoga & Nidra

Nov 13 - 15 Hilary Kinavey & Dana

Sturtevant • The Embodied Practitioner

Nov 18 - 20 Elizabeth Rainey • Living

Presence Yoga & Embodiment Practices

Nov 23 - 25

A Family Thanksgiving

Nov 27 - Dec 1 CLOSED

Dec 1 - 4

Women Only Weekend*

Dec 1 - 4 Cindy Brodner & Melissa Yeary

SoulCollage® *

Dec 1 - 4 Jeannie Songer

Beginning Yoga *

Dec 1 - 4 Samantha Zipporah • Embodied

Cycles & Conscious Contraception*

Dec 8 - 11 Grace Bell & Jon Elizondo

The Work of Byron Katie: Relationships

Dec 11 - 18 Matt Shinkai Kane

Zenways Yoga Teacher Training I

Dec 15 - 18 Sarahjoy Marsh

Yoga & Meditation

Dec 20 - 22

Winter Solstice Celebration

December 22 - 30

Winter Holidays at Breitenbush

Dec 30 - Jan 1New Year’s Celebration for Adults

Jan 1 - 6 Closed

Jan 6 - 8Quiet Weekend

Jan 6 - 8 Rick Levine

Conscious Creation with Astrology

Jan 6 - 8 or 11 Robert Beatty

Mindfulness: Meditation

Jan 13 - 16 Paula Byrne

Wild Grace™ : Body-Song

Jan 15 - 20 Mali Jarvis

The Art of Abdominal Massage

Jan 16 - 20 Carolyn Stuart & Patrick

Gracewood • The WOW of Contact

Jan 20 - 22 Lisa Mae Osborn & Monicka

Koneski • Bhakti and Yoga

Jan 22 - 24 Emily Light

A Brahma Viharas Yoga Retreat

Jan 22 - 27

Winter Service Week

Jan 26 - 29 Laura Prudhomme & Erin

Beattie • A Full Spectrum Yoga Weekend

Jan 27 - 29 Lea Bayles, Johanna Beekman,

George Beekman • RhythmAsana: Moving

Into Deep Joy

Schedule of Events


Stephanie Adams 13, �3

Luke Adler ................ �5

Alito Alessi ............... �5

Miguel Angel ............ 10

Lea Bayles ................. �0

Erin Beattie ............... �0

Robert Beatty ....... 11,19

Dawn Beck ................ 10

George Beekman ....... �0

Johanna Beekman ..... �0

Grace Bell.................. 15

Daryl Berlie ............... 10

Ronly Blau ................. 1�

Cindy Brodner ........... 14

Paula Byrne ........... 8, 19

Frank Coppieters ....... 1�

Jeff Creswell ................ 9

Raphael Cushnir ....... �0

Suniti Dernovsek ...... 1�

Jan 29 - 31 Ruth Williamson • Daring

Way™/Rising Strong™ Co-Ed Retreat

Jan 29 - Feb 1 Matt Nelson

Bhakti and Hatha Yoga

Jan 31 - Feb 5 Claire Johnson & Jerigtu

True Change through Energy - Qigong

Feb 2 - 5 Shanti Schenker-Skye & Subhan

Schenker • The Awareness Intensive

Feb 3 - 5 Raphael Cushnir

The One Thing Holding You Back

Feb 6 - 10 Closed

Feb 10 - 12 Sobonfu Somé

Grief Ritual

Feb 20 - 21 Closed

Feb 22 - 24 Julie Westlin-Naigus

Yoga for Bigger Bodies

Feb 23 - 26 Larry Rogers

Walking An Awakened Path

Feb 26 - Mar 5 Matt Shinkai Kane

Zenways Yoga Teacher Training II

Mar 3 - 5

BREEMA®: The Art of Being Present

Mar 5 - 7 Stephanie Adams & Steve Gold

Yoga, Magnificence & Music

Women Only*Dec 1 - 4

Quiet WeekendJan 6 - 8

Winter Service WeekJan �� - �7

Closed/Reserved These are times when our entire facility

is closed or reserved exclusively for the

participants in an event. There is no Day

Use during these times. Our reservations

office is open. These periods begin at 3pm

on the first day and end at 3pm on the last

day.

Nov �3 - �5 Thanksgiving

Nov �7 - Dec 1 Closed

Dec �0 - �� Winter Solstice

Dec 30 - Jan 1 New Year’s Celebration

Jan 1 - 6 Closed

Feb 6 - 10 Closed

Feb 13 - 15 Private Group

Feb 16 - �0 Private Group

Feb �0 - �1 Closed

Mar 31 - Apr � Tribal Reunion

October �016thru March �017

Our FacultyJon Elizondo .............. 15

David Garrigues ........ �4

Gerard Gatz ............... 10

Cassidy Geppert ........ 13

Steve Gold ................ �3

Patrick Gracewood .... 19

Jacob Handwerker 10,11

Dan Hines ................... 9

Amy Impellizzeri ....... 10

Mali Jarvis ................. 19

Jerigtu ........................ �1

Claire Johnson ............�1

Kathy Kacena ................8

Matt Shinkai Kane 15, ��

Carrie Kenner........11, �4

Hilary Kinavey ......13, �4

Monicka Koneski ........�0

Noah Levine ...............10

Rick Levine .................19

Emily Light ................ �0

Sarahjoy Marsh ... 15, �5

Heather Meyer .......... �4

Lora Munn ................ 13

Matt Nelson .............. �1

Lisa Mae Osborn ....... �0

Casey Palmer ............. 11

Kathleen Paterno ........ 8

Laura Prudhomme .... �0

Erin Quies ................. 11

Elizabeth Rainey........ 13

Jackie Reeves .............. 8

Gary Reiss ................. 10

Larry Rogers ......... 10,��

Shanti Schenker-Skye �1

Subhan Schenker ...... �1

Mika Smith ............... 13

Sobonfu Somé ........... ��

Jeannie Songer .......... 14

Carolyn Stuart ........... 19

Dana Sturtevant . 13, �4

Sweethome .................. 8

Luisah Teish .............. 10

Betsy Toll ..................... 9

Hank Wesselman . 1�,�3

Julie Westlin-Naigus .. ��

Ruth Williamson ....... �1

Melissa Yeary ............. 14

Marilyn Youngbird .... 10

Samantha Zipporah ... 14

Mar 5 - 10 Hank Wesselman • Shamanism

& the Modern Mystical Movement

March 6 - 12 Carrie Kenner & Heather

Meyer • Sacred Doula Training

Mar 10 - 15 David Garrigues

Ashtanga Yoga

Mar 12 - 14 Dana Sturtevant & Hilary

Kinavey • Reclaiming Body Trust

Mar 16 - 24 Joint Forces Dance Company

Spring Contact Improv Jam, 36th Year

Mar 23 - 26 Luke Adler

The Roaring Silence of the Heart

Mar 24 - 26 Sarahjoy Marsh

Yoga & Meditation

Mar 31 - Apr 2 Reserved • 40 Year Tribal

Reunion For Breitenbush Alumni

*Some events and times are designated

for specific genders. For these gender-

specific events and times we recognize a

person’s self-stated gender regardless of

birth assignment.

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Oct 2 - 4 Kathy Kacena & Jackie Reeves

From the Mat to Meditation: Asana, Pranayama, Meditation

Join Kathy and Jackie for an opportunity to step away from the demands

and distractions of life and make space to practice yoga and meditation surrounded by the beautiful old-growth forest and healing waters. The classes will include asana, primarily yin yoga (long-held passive poses that promote deep releasing), restorative poses and dynamic vinyasa, and will incorporate pranayama and meditation. There will also be time to enjoy Breitenbush. All levels welcome.

Kathy Kacena has been teaching retreats for the past 17 years. Her training includes Viniyoga (TKV Desikachar lineage), Yoga Alliance certification, Yin Yoga training and Vipassana meditation with Phillip Moffitt. She is owner/director of Yoga Samadhi Columbia Gorge.

Jackie Reeves has been teaching for over 30 years. Her studies have deepened through a wide range of movement, meditation, body and energy work, and psychology. This work has included Yoga, Vipassana meditation, massage, Polarity therapy, Reiki and Process Work psychotherapy. Her teaching style is open, light-hearted and sincere.REG & INFO: Kathy 509.637.4293 or kacena@

gorge.net or www.columbiagorgeyoga.com

BEGINS: Sun dinner ENDS: Tue lunch COST: $165 plus

lodging DEPOSIT: full amount

Oct 6 - 9 Paula Byrne

DanceQuest™: A Women’s Retreat*

“If I could say with words what my dances are telling, there would be no need to dance them.”

Enter the temple of your body. Drop into art-time and

soul-space. Embrace your authentic movement. Listen to the whispers of your heart.

DanceQuest offers 4 days of movement, stillness, music, silence, journaling, ritual and soul-crafting. We come together to remember our vision, reclaim our wisdom and rejoice in community. Using movement as fuel and breath as fire, we burn away what no longer serves. Engaging intuition and instinct, we

connect to a larger self, breaking open a life that has grown too small. If your body is tired of being ignored ... If your heart desires a nurturing circle of women... If your soul needs reflection and rejuvenation... If you want to get away, and back to yourself...the dance awaits you.

Paula Byrne, since 1996, has facilitated conscious movement: Wild Grace™, DanceQuest™, Soul Motion™, contact improv, authentic movement and trance dance. She teaches internationally and is Founder of SomaSpace in Portland, Oregon.REG & INFO: Paula 503.804.7660 or Living@

WildGrace.us or www.WildGrace.us BEGINS: Thu

dinner ENDS: Sun lunch COST: $300 to $350 sliding

scale ($275 if registered by 9/8) plus lodging

DEPOSIT: cost of lodging

*See gender-specific event policy p. 31.

Oct 6 - 9 Sweethome

The Gift of Witness Consider your life and all the support that exists in order for you to be here simply to witness and receive this world. When this witnessing

is cultivated with honesty, respect, and wonder, our offering to the world is authentic, respected, and clean. Through the practices of asana and breath work, chant and mantra, meditation and journaling, we shall investigate this incredible relationship we are graced with by having a body and mind. Four well-rounded practices, amazing meals and hot springs under the stars offer a powerful setting for this transformative work.

Sweethome has studied Yoga since 1993. She received her B.A. in creative writing and loves to tell stories and listen to them. She approaches the practice of yoga and life with devotion and awe. Her style is unique and dynamic, poetically blending vinyasa with yoga philosophy, chanting, pranayama and meditation. Her desire is to inspire all to experience life with compassion, patience and reverence.REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO:Sweethome

360.774.0887 or [email protected]

or www.teacupyoga.com BEGINS: Thu dinner

ENDS: Sun lunch COST: $270 ($230 if registered by

9/6) plus lodging DEPOSIT: cost of lodging

Oct 10 - 12 Kathleen Paterno

Practicing Presence: An Enneagram Retreat

The Enneagram of Personality is a transformational system that gives us tools for greater understanding of ourselves and others. This retreat is

designed to increase conscious awareness of the patterns and behaviors of our Personality (or ego). Living our life without presence simply reinforces the personality structure of our type and the habits that restrict and limit us. We will use experiences of the body, mind and heart to access the deeper truth of who we are meant to be. Being present and “catching ourselves in the act” are essential to discovering the essence of who we truly are. This retreat is enjoyed and valued by those who are new to the Enneagram as well as long-term practitioners.

Kathleen Paterno, founder of Enneagram Discovery, LLC, is a graduate of the Riso-Hudson Enneagram Institute in New York. She has been teaching, facilitating and guiding groups, individuals and couples in the Central Oregon area since 1997.REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO: Kathleen

541.420.7616 or Kathleen@enneagramdiscovery.

com BEGINS: Mon dinner ENDS: Wed lunch COST:

$190 ($175 if registered by 9/23) plus lodging


Oct 13 - 16

The Mushroom GatheringLearn about the Pacific Northwest wild mushrooms that fruit on the lands surrounding Breitenbush from an expert panel of speakers. In the mornings,

hunt the old-growth forests for all kinds of mushrooms, including choice edibles and their toxic look-alikes. In the afternoon workshops, create mushroom crafts and participate in a hands-on cooking class with an experienced cooking instructor. At night, our mycology experts present their specialized topics and answer your mushroom-related questions before we end the evenings with a soak in the hot tubs. All levels of mushroom enthusiasts are welcome. Afternoon workshops will have limited space and will require registration. Please visit www.mushroominc.org.


REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO: Teddy

Basladynski 206.579.6592 or info@mushroominc.

org BEGINS: Thu dinner ENDS: Sun lunch COST: $200

plus lodging DEPOST: cost of lodging

Oct 16 - 19 Betsy Toll

Loving, Living, & Dying:

Path of the HeartJoy, beauty, connection, and affection tumble together through our lives, deeply intertwined with change, loss, sorrow, and letting go. Together these experiences

form the tender, resilient heart of being human. Contemplative practices and skillful means for embracing each aspect can carry us through the gentle rains and pounding storms of our lives.

Using dharma reflection, dialogue, meditation, and contemplative tools, this retreat will explore and celebrate the spacious field of our own nature. As we approach the wild terrain of loving, living, and dying, we’ll touch the earth and the generous heart that sustains our lives and transforms everything we love.

If you are living with terminal illness, or hold old or recent grief for yourself or another, or simply want to look deeply in a supportive space, come share this exploration of human wholeness.

Betsy Toll offers dharma programs in Portland, and provides support to ill and dying individuals and their loved ones. She bows to Ram Dass, Roshi Joan Halifax, Frank Ostaseski, and Joanna Macy, whose wisdom and kindness illuminate the dharma trail.REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO: betsy@

livingearthoregon.org or visit LivingEarthOregon.

org BEGINS: Sun dinner ENDS: Wed lunch COST: $51

plus lodging (donation or dana to the teacher is

welcome at the retreat) DEPOSIT: lodging plus $51

Oct 16 - 19 Oregon Holistic Nurses Association Conference

Sustaining the Power of Transformation

Holistic nursing is defined as “all nursing practice that has healing the whole person as its goal” (American Holistic

Nurses’ Association, 1998, Description of Holistic Nursing). Oregon Holistic Nurses Association (OHNA) understands that Holistic Nursing is about a way of being, not doing. Holistic Nurses may integrate complementary health practices into their practice to promote the well being and healing of individuals.

We recognize that as health professionals, we must first heal ourselves in order to facilitate the healing potential of others. The OHNA conference offers opportunities to integrate self-care, reflection and spiritual practices, as well as to expand our awareness and nursing practice. Most classes earn CE contact hours for registered nurses.

We are a professional group that honors and cherishes the diversity and unity that we share. The Breitenbush Retreat and Conference Center offers community and a healthy environment for our ninth annual event. Non-members and non-nursing holistic practitioners are welcome.REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO: www.

oregonholisticnurses.org/events/ or info@

oregonholisticnurses.org BEGINS: Sun dinner

ENDS: Wed lunch COST: $225 members/$275 non-

members ($189/$239 if registered by 8/21) plus

lodging DEPOSIT: full amount

Oct 20 - 23 Dan Hines & Jeff Creswell

Male Journeys: A Men’s Courage & Renewal® Retreat*

This active and reflective Circle of Trust® program is open to men

of all ages.The human journey is ultimately

a return to who we are. In large group, small group, and solitary settings, the journey of returning to ourselves is explored, using the personal stories of men, poetry, and stories from wisdom traditions.

We co-create a trustworthy circle in which we can listen to each other with courage and compassion. Within a safe space and as we rest, hike, contemplate and converse, our own voice can be heard: wisdom arises to guide us how to return to ourselves.

Jeff Creswell and Dan Hines are Courage & Renewal facilitators: mentored by activist and writer Parker J. Palmer. Jeff has been an elementary school teacher in Portland for decades, and is an educational consultant for the Storyline methodology, developed in Scotland. Dan comes from BC, Canada and brings his eclectic experience as a leadership consultant, zoo manager, Anglican priest, founder of an intentional community, and contractor to his work with professionals in diverse settings. www.danhines.ca REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO: Dan at dan@

danhines.ca or danhines.ca BEGINS: Thu dinner

ENDS: Sun lunch COST: $250 plus lodging DEPOSIT:

cost of lodging


Photo Credit: Melina Meza

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Oct 21 - 24 Gary Reiss, Luisah Teish, Marilyn Youngbird, Daryl Berlie, Miguel Angel, Dawn Beck and Gerard Gatz.

The Shamanic Convergence 2016 Enhancing Love, Sex, and Spirit

Join leading teachers from Process-oriented Psychology, African Shamanism, Native American Practices, Peruvian Shamanism, Tantra, and Aikido as they share the wisdom of their traditions. Through teaching, ritual, and experiential exercises we will create a community to create a deep life-transforming journey, to help us have more exciting, meaningful, satisfying, ecstatic lives full of love, sex, and spirit. So much of modern life takes us away from our bodies, and separates love and sex. Most religious traditions split sex and spirit. We enter into this weekend with the intention to heal these splits and to find the beauty and power of being in our own unified selves, interacting with our wholeness intact as we dance into the worlds of love, sex, and spirit.

We are particularly excited to welcome our teachers from last year: Gary Reiss, Luisah Teish, Marilyn Youngbird, Daryl Berlie, and Miguel Angel; and to add the wonderful Tantric teachers, Dawn Beck and Gerard Gatz.REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO: Gary at

[email protected] or 541.686.8060 or Amy

[email protected] BEGINS: Fri dinner ENDS:

Mon lunch COST: $400 ($370 if registered by 9/21)

plus lodging DEPOSIT: cost of lodging

October 23 - 26 Larry Rogers

Mind Body Spirit Healing: Taking Time for Yourself

Breitenbush is a wonderful healing environment – natural, safe, nurturing, peaceful, reflective, free of distractions. Imagine taking care of yourself, being

empowered by the trees and soothed by the breeze while taking a big next step in your personal growth.

Come for emotional and physical (body image, body issues, shock, dissociation and other somatic issues) healing and renewal

through powerful Heart Centered processes. Stepping off the rescuer, victim and persecutor triangle assists you to open to healthier emotional understanding and expression, clarity, spirit, vision and inner peace. Neutralizing your past traumas, hurts and fears, while releasing anger, shame, guilt and hopelessness, frees your energy for your goals and passions, allows you to reenter your world stronger, more grounded and energized with a renewed acceptance and love for yourself.

Larry Rogers, ACHT, has a private practice in Portland having studied with many national experts in varied disciplines including Mind Body Connection, Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapy, Breathwork, leadership, couples coaching and Energetic Psychodrama. This is Larry’s 16th year at Breitenbush. He has lived in and studied many cultures worldwide.REG & INFO: Larry 503.781.6542 or larry@

larryrogers.com or www.larryrogers.com BEGINS:

Sun dinner ENDS: Wed lunch COST: $300-$400

sliding scale ($250 if paid in full by 9/15, call early

for partial scholarship info) plus lodging DEPOSIT:

Cost of lodging plus $50

Oct 26 - 30 Jacob Handwerker & Amy Impellizzeri

AcroYoga AcrobaticsThis retreat will include �0+ hours of training, refinements and jam time

fun! Designed for students who want to refine and polish their acrobatic techniques & skills. Topics include handstand training, strength and conditioning exercises, inversion laboratories, Hand to Hand, creative “washing” machines, and more.

Prerequisites: Desire to refine your skills and advance your practice. Acrobatic partnerships honored. One year AcroYoga/Acrobatic experience required. Contact Teachers with any questions.

Jacob Handwerker is a certified Level 2 AcroYoga teacher, Ashtanga Yogi and Vipassana meditator. “I love helping people do things they think are impossible.” Jacob brings a gentle and benevolent presence to everything he does.

Amy Impellizzeri is a Senior Level 2 AcroYoga Teacher and an active community leader. Amy is known for her nurturing, challenging and fun teaching style. “AcroYoga is nourishment for a changing world.” Amy leads workshops, trainings, festivals and retreats around the world.

REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO: jacob@

acroyoga.org or [email protected] BEGINS:

Wed dinner ENDS: Sun lunch COST: $275 ($225 if

registered by 10/1) plus lodging DEPOSIT: Cost of

lodging

Oct 27 - 30 Noah Levine

The Heart of the BuddhaIn the Buddhist tradition of uncovering the heart’s natural qualities of Wisdom and Compassion through meditation, this weekend workshop focuses on mindfulness and heart

practices that allow us to access the freedom we seek from within. We will learn to develop a greater sense of care for ourselves and for our world through the revolutionary spiritual practices of the Buddha.

You will discover how true spiritual practice is an engagement with life that calls for almost constant forgiveness and compassion.

Noah Levine is the founder of the Against The Stream Buddhist Meditation Society with centers in Los Angeles and San Francisco and over 20 affiliated groups in North America and Europe. He teaches meditation groups, gives workshops and leads retreats internationally. Noah has created a process of addiction recovery based on the teachings of the Buddha called Refuge Recovery. He is the author of Dharma Punx, Against the Stream, Heart of the Revolution and Refuge Recovery.REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO:

refugerecovery.com or againstthestream.org

BEGINS: Thu dinner ENDS: Sun lunch COST: $275 plus

lodging DEPOSIT: Cost of lodging


Oct 30 - Nov 4 Jacob Handwerker & Casey Palmer

Ashtanga Yoga Immersion: Mysore & More

Join us for a special Ashtanga Yoga experience at the healing and nourishing

Breitenbush Hot Springs. Schedule includes five Mysore classes, daily clinics to deepen your practice, Yoga philosophy, singing & chanting, and meditation. The peaceful and serene atmosphere at Breitenbush will support our connection to inner silence.

Ashtanga Yoga is a moving and breathing meditation and we hope that this retreat inspires you to continue practicing with new awareness and insights. Casey and Jacob bring a unique mix of skills to share with you and are excited to combine forces for this event. No previous experience in Ashtanga Yoga is required.

Jacob is an Ashtanga and AcroYoga teacher, and Vipassana meditation student. He loves bringing people together and creating community. Jacob is from the NW but travels and teaches internationally frequently.

Casey, a student of yoga since 1996, founded Near East Yoga in Portland, Oregon in 2002 to practice Ashtanga yoga, study yoga philosophy and share in devotional chanting. REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO: jacob@

acroyoga.org and/or neareastyoga@gmail.

com BEGINS: Sun dinner ENDS: Fri lunch COST: $275

($225 if registered by 10/1) plus lodging DEPOSIT:

Cost of lodging

Oct 30 – Nov 4 Robert Beatty

A Mindfulness Meditation RetreatMindfulness (Vipassana) meditation is the art of being fully alive. On this silent retreat we will be mindful of every activity, from sitting in the meditation hall, to

walking in the ancient forest, to bathing in the hot springs. You will go home with practices that will change your life. Suitable for beginning and experienced meditators. In keeping with Buddhist tradition, the workshop fee covers room and board only. You may offer support for the teacher and these priceless teachings by offering a financial contribution at the end of the retreat.

Robert Beatty is the founder and guiding teacher of the Portland Insight Meditation Community. He brings 40+ years of Buddhist Dharma practice and decades as a therapist to his teaching. Robert is a member of the first wave of lay Theravada Buddhist teachers who brought Buddhism from Asia to America. His teaching includes the Non-Dual perspective. He uses humor, poetry and drumming to teach meditation for everyday life, including intimate relationship, parenting, work and community.REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO: Robert

503.223.2214 or [email protected] or

www.robertbeatty.com BEGINS: Sun dinner ENDS:

Fri lunch COST: $45 registration and event fee plus

lodging plus dana DEPOSIT: $45 plus lodging

Nov 1 - 4 Carrie Kenner & Erin Quies

Advancing the Sacred FeminineThe sacred feminine—heart-centered, nurturing, circular,

accommodating, intuitive—exists within all living beings, but has been oppressed in humans for centuries. The shifting of consciousness that is necessary for the healing and sustainability of our planet requires sacred feminine energy. This workshop will steep us in the ways of the sacred feminine and explore our relationships with feminine energy, and ways to recognize, develop and sustain it. All genders welcome!

Carrie is an educator, urban farmer, and wise woman living in Seattle, WA. She relies on the life cycles of people, plants and planets to inform her life and work. Her sons and grandchildren delight her, along with creating and making music.

Erin has been fascinated by the sacred mysteries and powers of women since childhood. She is a Licensed Massage Therapist, doula, and student of herbalism. Erin facilitates sacred circles, rites of passages, and healing on Orcas Island. She spends time in nature, growing food, and learning from the earth with her husband and daughter.REG & INFO: 206.419.7447 or www.bigbellyservices.

com or [email protected] BEGINS:

Tue dinner ENDS: Fri lunch COST: $175 ($150 if

registered by 9/30) plus lodging DEPOSIT: cost of

lodging

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Nov 4 - 6 Frank Coppieters

Reiki 2nd Degree TrainingPre-requisite Reiki I

The Second Degree Reiki Class is for those who want to dedicate themselves more deeply to the healing power of the Reiki energy. Through the use of the Reiki symbols,

which form the central teaching piece in this class, there is an enhancement of the energy flow. In addition, the ability to do “distance treatments” is taught. Frank teaches this class in the tradition of Reiki Shiki Ryoho with Phyllis Lei Furumoto as the current Lineage Bearer. If possible, bring some pictures to the class from your youth and of some people that have been important to you. Reiki practitioners of any lineage are welcome to this class but there needs to be a minimum time elapse of 6 months between Reiki 1 and Reiki �. There is no maximum time.

Frank Coppieters, PhD, LMT #2385, taught at the graduate level for 13 years at the University of Antwerp in Belgium before he became a spiritual teacher, counselor and Reiki Master in 1989. He has a private practice in Raleigh Hills.REG & INFO: Oregon School of Massage

1.800.844.3420 BEGINS: Fri dinner ENDS: Sun lunch

COST: $495 including meals and lodging DEPOSIT:

full amount by 10/25

Nov 6 - 9 Suniti Dernovsek

Embodied Play: Yoga, Dance and Meditation

This retreat is an opportunity to inspire, deepen and enliven personal inquiry through the combined study of asana, dance,

somatics and meditation. We will explore spacious mindful movement that enlivens our senses and awakens our inherent creativity. Through welcoming subtlety, detail and fresh perception we will allow for flexibility and fluidity in posture and mind-set.

Move consciously, curiously and intelligently while embodying subtlety and grandness in the healing environment of Breitenbush.

Suniti Dernovsek is a choreographer, performer and movement educator living in Portland. She has been a student of dance, yoga and

Buddhism for 20 years. She teaches a warm and generous style of movement that is influenced by her interest in contemporary and classical dance forms, Iyengar and Vinyasa yoga and mindfulness. She brings her love of movement, fondness of detail and her own understanding of practice into her teaching.REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO: 503.913.8959

or [email protected] BEGINS: Sun dinner ENDS:

Wed lunch COST: $200 plus lodging DEPOSIT: cost

of lodging

Nov 6 - 11 Hank Wesselman

Visionseeker Level Three: Shamanic Cosmology

This retreat involves shamanic fieldwork into the sacred dimensions of the Upper Worlds where we will deepen our connections with our Oversoul, our

Spirit Guide, as well as our spiritual council of elders to learn about our destiny as a soul traveling across eternity. In our explorations, each may find enhanced connection with the benevolent forces poised to help us through these times of change and societal transformation.

Participants should be familiar with shamanic journeywork and in touch with their spirit helpers and teachers. Bring rattles and drums, power objects, a notebook, a bandana or eyeshade, a drawing pad and perhaps pastels and a light blanket. This workshop has extended hours.

Hank Wesselman, anthropologist, has spent much of his life with traditional people in Africa. He is the author of nine books on shamanism. His most recent are The Bowl of Light: Ancestral Wisdom from a Hawaiian Shaman, the award-winning Awakening to the Spirit World (with Sandra Ingerman) and The Re-Enchantment: A Shamanic Path to a Life of Wonder (Dec 1, 2016) REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO: www.

sharedwisdom.com or [email protected]

BEGINS: Sun dinner ENDS: Fri lunch COST: $495 plus

lodging DEPOSIT: cost of lodging

Nov 10 - 13 Ronly Blau

Yoga and Ayurveda: Autumn Nourishment

Ayurvedic wisdom points us to rejuvenating and nourishing the nervous system, particularly in the Fall. In this experiential

workshop, we will delve into rich and mindful yoga practices, guided meditation and exquisite healing practices using the senses. Morning yoga will be a slow flowing practice, using the five elements as inspiration. Evening restorative yoga will include aromatherapy and pranayama. The afternoons will be free to delight in the beauty and benevolence of Breitenbush. Through this holistic approach to balancing the nervous system we will nurture our own clarity, stability, vitality and presence. This workshop is appropriate for those with at least 6 months yoga experience.

Ronly Blau, Yoga Instructor & Ayurvedic Practitioner, is a graduate of the Mindful Yoga and Meditation Training at Spirit Rock. She has been teaching yoga and meditation for 16 years. Her classes weave together asanas, pranayama, meditation and practical Ayurveda. She is co-author of the book, The Mindbody Cleanse. Her dharma is holding space for healing with compassion and joy. REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO: 206.499.8488

or [email protected] or www.

MeadowHeartAyurveda.com BEGINS: Thu dinner




Nov 11 - 13 Mika Smith & Cassidy Geppert

Tantric Massage: The Art of Ecstatic Touch (for Couples)

If you are interested in massage and tantra, you will love this workshop! Ecstatic touch, ritual and communication are the foundations of this delightful

weekend. Giving and receiving sensuous, healing and pleasurable full-body massage can open new doors to your heart and enrich your life and loving. Integrate spirituality and physical pleasure; explore the fine line between giving and receiving; allow more pleasure and trust in your relationship; rekindle the flames of passion; enjoy a very relaxing and sensuous weekend!

You will learn a variety of techniques that you can practice at home to deepen your intimacy and connection. No experience is necessary. This workshop is open for couples working exclusively with each other during the massages. There will be no explicit sexual activity.

Mika Smith & Cassidy Geppert, certified SkyDancing Tantra teachers, have over 30 years of experience teaching and practicing the healing arts, including Tantra, yoga, massage, breathwork, movement, group process and transformational therapy. Their workshops provide a safe and nurturing environment. Mika and Cassidy were trained by long-time Breitenbush presenters, Steve & Lokita Carter.REG & INFO: Ecstatic Living Institute 707.987.3456

or toll-free 844.987.3456 or info@ecstaticliving.

com or ecstaticliving.com BEGINS: Fri dinner

ENDS: Sun lunch COST: $650 per couple ($590 per

couple if paid in full by 9/9) plus lodging DEPOSIT:

$400 per couple

Nov 13 - 15 Stephanie Adams & Lora Munn

The Sacred Practices of Restorative Yoga & Nidra

Retreat into deeply experiencing peace and contentment.

Mindfulness, purpose, intention/sankalpa, and grace often result from the practices of Yoga Nidra and Restorative Yoga. Yoga Nidra, or

“psychic sleep”, will be taught within a series of energetically-aligned postures to maintain an optimal brain wave state for nidra while also opening and healing the body so that this deeply meditative practice can be comfortably sustained for an optimal experience. Especially if meditation has been challenging for you in the past, these silent and guided meditation practices may resonate deeply with you. Our time together will include 4 practices in restorative yoga/yoga nidra and a sankalpa/intention workshop. Paired with soaking in the natural beauty of Breitenbush, you will leave restored in clarity and presence.

Stephanie Adams, ERYT 500, is the creator of Flow Yoga Community and Jaya Yoga Teacher Training. She brings a rich and diverse 20-year experience in life and Yoga to intensives/retreats she leads throughout the world.

Lora Munn, RYT 200, is a heart-centered yogini who is naturally gifted at creating space for opening and healing.REG & INFO: Flow Yoga at 541.386.9642 or

[email protected] or www.flowhoodriver.com

BEGINS: Sun dinner ENDS: Tues lunch COST: $185


cost of workshop

Nov 13 - 15 Hilary Kinavey & Dana Sturtevant

The Embodied Practitioner: A Retreat for Helping Professionals

Sweeten your relationship with your own body while improving your efficacy

as a body-positive practitioner. When you view your body in a connected, trusting, and compassionate way, you can more effectively help people who struggle with disordered eating or internalized body shame.

This safe and collegial retreat offers helping professionals the opportunity to• Increase understanding of their own body’s story through a weight-inclusive lens and a Body Trust™ approach• Use discussions, art activities, and gentle body-centered practices to move between self as provider and self as body• Identify and engage in compassionate, body-positive, self-care practices.

Healing body dissatisfaction is a valuable and often elusive aspect of holistic wellness.

Learn to move beyond size bias and optimize your potential to deliver a weight-neutral, body-positive intervention.

Hilary Kinavey, LPC and Dana Sturtevant, RD, co-founders of Be Nourished, have developed a revolutionary approach to food, body and health concerns that is deeply nourishing and counter to conventional paradigms. One of their greatest joys is sharing this work with other practitioners.REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO: 503.288.4104

or [email protected] or benourished.org

BEGINS: Sun dinner ENDS: Tue lunch COST: $229


cost of lodging

Nov 18 - 20 Elizabeth Rainey

Harvesting the Heart: Living Presence Yoga & Embodiment Practices

This retreat is an invitation to come home to yourself and to reconnect to the wisdom and beauty of your own embodiment. Through the practices of somatic

movement and deep perceiving as well as yoga asana, pranayama and meditation we will re-enliven our deep and abiding presence of being. We will slow down to allow ourselves to reclaim the innate rhythm of our body and revel in the nourishment of this sacred land and enriching waters. You are invited to join this circle of renewal and rediscover your own wild and deep Living Presence.

Rainey offers Living Presence Yoga and Embodiment Practices: an invitation to move and live with deep attention; pausing often to listen to what is currently arising and orienting your body in the context of gravity and light. She has been teaching for 16 years and is devoted to co-creating a space of wild inquiry with her students. She bows to her many teachers, especially Susan Harper (Continuum Movement) & Paul Muller-Ortega (Neelakantha Meditation). Rainey is E-RYT-500 certified.REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO: rainey@

yourlivingpresence.com or yourlivingpresence.

com or 206.499.8255 BEGINS: Fri dinner ENDS: Sun

lunch COST: $195 ($175 if registered by 10/15) plus


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Nov 23 - 25

A Family ThanksgivingCome to the Cascades to soak, celebrate and give thanks in your own way. Savor the splendor of nature and

the abundance of this harvest feast-time. We’ll take care of all the preparations. Our cooks have planned excellent meals, including a fabulous vegetarian banquet on Thursday. The Blessing Circle preceding the banquet creates an atmosphere of profound “thanks giving”, and evening entertainment concludes a day of delightful celebration. Enjoy our usual cornucopia of Daily Well Being programs highlighted by seasonal offerings.

Note: During holidays there are many more children on the land with all of the joyous, extraordinary energy they bring. We offer family-focused activities that parents and children may share. The library will be an adult only quiet space. The meadow pools and sauna will be adult only from 8pm - 8am.Please note that the weekend is no longer part of this event. Participants wanting to attend Thanksgiving and stay through the weekend for additional personal retreat, should register right away to ensure availability.REG & INFO: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 BEGINS: Wed

dinner ENDS: Fri lunch COST: (prices are per adult

for two nights, see lodging rates for children’s

costs) plumbed cabin/$256; regular cabin/$218;

lodge room/$172; dorm/$162 DEPOSIT: first night’s

lodging

Nov 27 - Dec 1 CLOSED

Dec 1 - 4

Women Only Weekend*Soak, steam, relax and dream with other women in the splendor of the Cascades in Winter. Nourish your creative and expressive spirit with the excellent workshops offered, or come for Personal Retreat. Daily Well Being Programs reflect the beauty and energy of the season. (Male staff members will be present in work and dining areas.)REG & INFO: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 BEGINS:

Thu dinner ENDS: Sun lunch COST: Lodging, plus

workshop fee if you choose to take one


Dec 1 - 4 Cindy Brodner & Melissa Yeary

SoulCollage®: The Dance of Light and Shadow*

As the light fades and the days grow shorter, join us for a

nourishing extended weekend of soul tending! With new explorations for both novice and experienced participants, we’ll dive deeply into the practice of SoulCollage®, shining a light into your depths and revealing the pearls of wisdom waiting there. Learn to trust your intuition in supportive community as you playfully explore the mysteries of your soul through journaling, active imagination, and dream sharing. Dreams immerse us into the symbolic world of the deep psyche, the well from which we will draw throughout the weekend. The River Yurt will be open all night providing abundant time to create to your heart’s content! You’ll leave with a set of uniquely personal collaged cards and a transformational practice you can continue on your own.

Cindy Brodner, LPC, and Melissa Yeary, MA, are therapists in private practice who are intrigued by the inner dance of emotion, body, and spirit and trust the richness of SoulCollage® to support healing and nourish creativity.REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO: Melissa

503.451.3732 or [email protected] or Cindy

503.261.0600 or [email protected] BEGINS: Thurs

dinner ENDS: Sun lunch COST: $315 if registered by

11/1. $350 after 11/2. (includes $25 materials fee) plus



Dec 1 - 4 Jeannie Songer

Beginning Yoga: Exploration Into the Joy of Yoga*

Join one of The Bhaktishop Yoga Center’s most celebrated teachers in exploring the joys of yoga, at the beginner level. If you’ve ever wanted to try

a yoga retreat, worried that it wouldn’t be level-appropriate, this is for you! We’ll build a strong foundation, focusing on alignment and skill-building in the physical practice. There will be breathing techniques, basics of mantra and meditation, and good company. Retreat includes therapeutics and restoratives as well

as time to relax, hike, nap, and soak in the healing waters. Explore the foundations of a yoga practice, in the great company of others. Note that this retreat takes place during a women-only time at Breitenbush, and thus will be a women-only retreat.

Jeannie Songer is a skilled teacher and mental health therapist with a passion for making new students feel welcome and supported. Sharing practices both therapeutic and restorative, her passion and wisdom are infectious. With a varied background in music, psychology, restorative yoga and yoga therapeutics, as well as many years of experience teaching, she embodies grace, warmth, and authenticity in the most accessible way.REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO: Jeannie at


thebhaktishop.com BEGINS: Thu dinner ENDS: Sun

lunch COST: $198 plus lodging DEPOSIT: cost of

lodging


Dec 1 - 4 Samantha Zipporah

Womb Sovereignty: Embodied Cycles & Conscious Contraception*

Sovereignty is the ability to self-govern, to possess freedom & power.

This offering is for women who want to know the power

of the womb cycle while avoiding pregnancy.Participants will gain essential fertility

awareness & physiology education, building skills & knowledge for lasting body literacy. We will explore transformational self-care practices inspired by wisdom from ancient traditions, plant medicine, nutrition, sex magic, & permaculture. We will learn through play & peer counseling.

Each woman will receive individualized guidance, cheer-leading, nurturing & love on her unique path to learning Womb Sovereignty. Women without wombs are welcome.

Samantha Zipporah is a practical & radical medicine woman whose life’s work is providing love & education for the womb continuum. A former birth doula whose roots of study can be found in traditional midwifery, Sam has been supporting peers with a full spectrum of fertility & pregnancy experiences for over a decade in personal, professional, & clinical contexts. Her approach is grounded in a solid understanding of biochemistry & biology, & nourished by playfulness, sass, & reverent spirituality.


REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO: Samantha


samanthazipporah.com BEGINS: Thu dinner ENDS:

Sun lunch COST: $333 ($285 if registered by 11/11)



Dec 8 - 11 Grace Bell & Jon Elizondo

The Work of Byron Katie: Transforming Your Relationships

Most of us judge others. When we don’t get along, or feel upset, we

either try to fix ourselves or them, suppress, change, think positively about them, or find solutions like counseling, or cutting them off. And yet, the stress we feel persists. Come investigate your thoughts—the judgments, criticisms, irritation, resentment, abandonment, or sadness about others—and discover unexpected freedom using The Work of Byron Katie, a way of transforming suffering. Join Grace and Jon, life-partners, to discover what happens when you bring your most embarrassing, troubling, defensive thoughts to this powerful experience of inquiry. Attend on your own, or with someone close like a partner or family member. Get ready for an amazing ride to peace, instead of confusion, brokenness, and war.

Grace Bell is a certified facilitator of The Work and a counselor in WA (14 CEUs for mental health prof).

Jon Elizondo is a brilliant facilitator of The Work and educator. Together, we’re thrilled to share the vulnerability, love and intimacy we’ve found doing The Work ON each other WITH each other.REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO: grace@

workwithgrace.com or www.workwithgrace.

com or 206.650.1230; BEGINS: Thu dinner ENDS: Sun



Dec 11 - 18 Matt Shinkai Kane

Zenways Yoga Teacher Training (Part 1, RYT 200)

Our yoga teacher training is unique. Firmly rooted in Buddhist practice and philosophy, it provides an excellent foundation in the East Asian and Indian yogic

traditions. This teacher training will give you the tools necessary to teach the style of yoga that’s exactly right for you and the resources to respond creatively to your students’ needs. When you understand the key elements of physical alignment, energy flow, and awareness your own life and the peoples’ around you naturally begin to flower.

This is a two-week intensive training. Students must attend both weeks to graduate.

Matt Shinkai Kane studied Zen in Japan for many years alongside a wide range of East Asian and Indian styles of yoga. He integrates this experience into his teaching and emphasizes being grounded and awake. Matt is the lead teacher at the Blue Cliff Zen Center in Eugene, Oregon and teaches yoga, Zen meditation, and mindfulness there.REG & INFO: Matt 541.221.4738 or www.zenways.

org or [email protected] BEGINS: Sun dinner

ENDS: Sun lunch COST: $2990 for 2 one-week

teacher trainings (12/11-18 and 2/26 to 3/5)

(10% discount if registered by 9/15) plus lodging.

There is a 10% discount on lodging for 7-day

reservations DEPOSIT: see registrar

Dec 15 - 18 Sarahjoy Marsh

Awakening into the Sacred: Yoga & Meditation

On the sacred land of Breitenbush, we experience nature’s Winter Solstice invitations as a deep restoration of the mind and

body. Yoga brings this restoration into every cell of the body. As we awaken our hearts and minds, renew our vitality and radiance, and rest deeply into the innate sacredness of life, we are returned to the vastness, ease and compassion that is our native heart. The schedule includes early morning pranayama and meditation practices, mid-morning and afternoon asana practices, and a Saturday evening Dharma Discussion.

This retreat is for students of all levels enthusiastic about the beauty, intricacy and power of asana as a gateway to stillness, expansiveness and love.

Sarahjoy Marsh, MA, E-RYT 500 yoga teacher, yoga therapist, and author, is a vibrant, compassionate catalyst for transformation. She is the Founder of the DAYA Foundation, a non-profit yoga studio and therapy center in Portland, OR, and has been teaching yoga for more than 24 years. Her teaching is informed by yoga, Ayurveda, interpersonal neurobiology, and the philosophies and psychology of yoga.REG & INFO: 503.552.9642 or support@

sarahjoyyoga.com or www.sarahjoyyoga.com

BEGINS: Thu dinner ENDS: Sun lunch COST: $280


cost of lodgingPhoto Credit: Peter Paul Rubens

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Artist: Gael Nagle, resident since 2004

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Dec 20 - 22

Winter Solstice CelebrationRejoice in the return of the light. Observe the natural, solar beginning of the new season. Slow down, breathe deeply, ease into the healing waters and resonate with the peace of early winter. Spend the longest night of the year surrounded by the magical forests and waters of Breitenbush and wish on the newborn sun in a Solstice ceremony to honor the darkness and welcome the light. Sign up early—this event always fills.REG & INFO: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 BEGINS:

Tue dinner ENDS: Thu lunch COST: (all prices are

per adult for two nights, see lodging rates p.

32 for children’s costs) plumbed cabin/$256;

regular cabin/$218; lodge room/$172; dorm/$162

DEPOSIT: first night’s lodging

December 22 - 30

Winter Holidays at BreitenbushGet away from the hustle and bustle of the holidays! Celebrate the season simply with warm soaks, delicious organic vegetarian cuisine and Daily Well Being programs: yoga, meditation, EDGU and more. This is an unstructured chance to center and renew

in the splendor of the mountains in winter. Childcare is not provided.

Note: During holidays there are many more children on the land with all of the joyous, extraordinary energy they bring. We offer family-focused activities that parents and children may share. The library will be an adult only quiet space. The meadow pools and sauna will be adult only from 8pm - 8am.REG & INFO: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 BEGINS: Thu

dinner ENDS: Fri lunch (two night minimum) COST:

Weekend rates for all nights DEPOSIT: first night’s

lodging

Dec 30 - Jan 1

New Year’s Celebration for AdultsGather with us for two full days and nights to celebrate the turning of the year. Special events include dancing, dessert, fabulous International Finger Foods Buffet, live music, New Year’s Eve Celebration, Midnight Peace Vigil, as well as our regular Daily Well Being offerings.

Register Early—New Year’s Celebration at Breitenbush is always a popular event.Please Note: This celebration is for adults, no children under 17 (children residing at

Breitenbush may be present).REG & INFO: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 BEGINS:

Fri dinner ENDS: Sun lunch COST: (all prices are

per adult for two nights) plumbed cabin/$256;

regular cabin/$218; lodge room/$172; dorm/$162

DEPOSIT: first night’s lodging

Jan 1 – 6 Closed

Jan 6 - 8

Quiet WeekendBegin the year with restful contemplation. Quiet Weekend is a special time for those who crave deep peace and the unique communion of shared silence. The atmosphere throughout the land is reverent. Come for the excellent workshop (see below), or for your own personal quiet retreat. This weekend is for adults only (no children under 17). Some meals will be silent. Community children may be present in some areas.INFO & REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 BEGINS:

Fri dinner ENDS: Sun lunch COST: cost of lodging

plus the cost of the workshop above should you

choose to take it

Photo Credit: Peter Pail Rubens

Happy Holidays!


Jan 6 - 8 Rick Levine

Conscious Creation with AstrologyTake a personalized astrological journey through �017 with one of the world’s top astrologers. Learn about yourself and astrology by exploring the upcoming year’s

patterns in the natal chart of each attendee. Rick uses a creative, humanistic perspective to provide tools for achieving your personal goals by working with the natural astrological rhythms. This is educational and fun!

Historical and symbolic analysis, combined with real-time chart work for each attendee, produces a deep understanding to ground the cosmic information in usable form. Working with the archetypal planetary energies empowers you with the grace of Venus, the passion and punch of Mars, the vision of Jupiter, and commitment of Saturn, along with the unique energies of the Sun, Moon and the rest of the planets.

Rick Levine is a professional astrologer whose daily forecasts appear on Tarot.com, Huffington Post, Yahoo and other leading web sites. He co-authored (with Jeff Jawer) eight years of Your Astrology Guide. Rick is a frequent lecturer at astrology conferences around the world and has an active astrology counseling practice out of Redmond, WA.REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO: Rick

425.260.6466 or stariq.com BEGINS: Fri dinner ENDS:



Jan 6 – 8 or 11 Robert Beatty

Mindfulness: Meditation for a Happy & Loving Life

Mindfulness (Vipassana) meditation is the art of being fully alive. On this silent retreat we will be mindful of every activity, from sitting in the meditation hall, to

walking in the ancient forest, to bathing in the hot springs. You will go home with practices that will change your life. In keeping with Buddhist tradition, the workshop fee covers room and board only. You may offer support for the teacher and these priceless teachings by offering a financial contribution at the end of the retreat.

Robert Beatty is the founder and guiding teacher of the Portland Insight Meditation

Community. He brings 40+ years of Buddhist Dharma practice and decades as a therapist to his teaching. Robert is a member of the first wave of lay Theravada Buddhist teachers who brought Buddhism from Asia to America. His teaching includes the Non-Dual perspective. He uses humor, poetry and drumming to teach meditation for everyday life, including intimate relationship, parenting, work and community.REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO: Robert


www.robertbeatty.com BEGINS: Fri dinner ENDS:

Sun or Wed lunch COST: $27 registration and

event fee ($45 for the 5-day) plus lodging plus

dana DEPOSIT: $27 or $45 plus lodging

Jan 13 - 16 Paula Byrne

Wild Grace™ : Body-Song“Music is what feelings sound like …”

Come! Sing through the body and move through the voice as we explore the

healing power of whole-body improvisation. Join us in 4 days of connection,

collaboration and celebration of the living work of art that is YOU! In Body-Song, we will access our intuition and wisdom as we explore creative freedom when both voice and movement are engaged. For singers who want to move and dancers who want to free their voice … you are the instrument. Simply bring your open body-heart-mind. Join catalyst, Paula Byrne, for a weekend uniting Soul and Spirit in sound and movement. All are welcome. No formal dance or voice experience required.

Paula Byrne is a professional jazz singer and voice teacher. Since 1996, she has facilitated conscious movement in Wild Grace™, DanceQuest ™, Soul Motion™, contact improv, authentic movement, and trance dance. She teaches internationally and is Founder of SomaSpace in Portland, Oregon. Joining her is pianist Craig Bidondo, who transcends all music genres with masterful skill and impish playfulness. REG & INFO: Paula 503.804.7660 or Living@

WildGrace.us or www.WildGrace.us BEGINS: Fri

dinner ENDS: Mon lunch COST: $300 to $350 sliding

scale ($285 if registered by 12/15) plus lodging


Jan 15 - 20 Mali Jarvis

Unfurl: The Art of Abdominal Massage

This holistic training in Abdominal Massage will include: Guided Meditations, Qi Gong, and Self-Care practices, including Self-

Abdominal Massage treatment. You will learn about the Structural, Emotional, and Detoxifying benefits of Bellywork. You will learn about the connection between gut health, the Lymphatic System and our Hormonal System. You will learn a basic Abdominal Massage sequence that is safe and therapeutic for most people. We will explore ways to do deeper, therapeutic work with the Colon, the Ribcage, and relieving Sacrum and low-back pain. Thai Massage and Shiatsu techniques will be included to open up the body before, and support flow of Chi after the Bellywork. (30 CEUs provided.)

Mali is a Massage Therapist, Bodywork Teacher, and Holistic Health Counselor. Her passion for Abdominal Massage developed over years of practicing it and seeing the profound benefits and also the general lack of training and practitioners in the field. For more information about Mali visit her website www.malijarvis.comREG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO: Mali

[email protected] or 541.633.3456 or www.

malijarvis.com BEGINS: Sun dinner ENDS: Fri lunch

COST: $450 ($395 if registered by 12/15) plus


Jan 16 - 20 Carolyn Stuart & Patrick Gracewood

The WOW of Contact with Touchmonkey

Contact Improvisation is a dance practice of caring for oneself while moving in physical

contact with others. It asks us to show up in our diversity and focus on the dynamics of interbeing. It calls us to own the inherent belonging and freedom available in the one and only unfolding now. The contact includes us. The improvisation frees us.

The WOW is a five-day journey dedicated to exploring the C.I. dance of with and the art of mutual well-being, on and off the dance floor. All are welcome. Each is supported to

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begin where they are and be curious about what nourishes and celebrates us all. WOW!Three two-hour sessions are available each day. The dance space is available round the clock.

Carolyn Stuart and Patrick Gracewood are the Touchmonkey limb of C.I., a dance duo exploring, teaching, performing the ‘wow’ of contact improvising for 25 years. They find the interplay of inquiry, experimentation and discovery to be most exhilarating and nourishing. Currently they offer C.I. events at Gracewood Studio in Portland. www.contactgames.wordpress.com/the-wow-of-contactREG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO: Carolyn

503.282.2938 or [email protected] BEGINS:

Mon dinner ENDS: Fri lunch COST: $160 ($120 if


lodging

Jan 20 - 22 Lisa Mae Osborn & Monicka Koneski

Bhakti and Yoga: The Heart of Practice

Join Lisa Mae and Monicka from The Bhaktishop, Portland’s

only yoga center that weaves in the teachings of bhakti into yoga. During this immersive weekend we’ll introduce the philosophical essentials of bhakti yoga: hearing, chanting, and remembering God, while honing discipline and attention through the practices of physical yoga asana. In this retreat, work with renewed bio-mechanics of movement to reshape your physical practice, and listen to your heart to cultivate a sense of devotion as you participate in the weaving of these two classical paths of practice as a profound shift in consciousness.

Lisa Mae Osborn and Monicka Koneski share the loving path of Bhakti (devotional) yoga as well as the intelligent understanding of aligned and efficient bio-mechanics in the body through yoga. They help inspire other truth seekers to open in new and surprising ways through their own unique expressions in both paths of practice. Bhakti yoga is a practice of giving, and they try to be a living embodiment of that service every day.REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO: Lisa Mae at

503.244.0108 or [email protected]

or thebhaktishop.com BEGINS: Fri dinner ENDS:

Sun lunch COST: $195 plus lodging DEPOSIT: cost

of lodging

Jan 22 - 24 Emily Light

Nourishing Relationships: A Brahma Viharas Yoga Retreat

As humans we need connection. We long for intimacy, yet so many of us are left feeling unsatisfied, isolated and alone. In this retreat, we will learn

to deepen our relationships through the teachings of the Brahma Viharas, the four qualities of the heart: loving-kindness, compassion, appreciative joy, and equanimity.

The Brahma Viharas are like road maps, which help us navigate relationships. Whether we’re relating to ourselves or to others (we’re always relating to something!), these heart teachings will help us to consciously and gracefully meet whatever we’re faced with.We will explore the Brahma Viharas through discussion, postures, breathing, meditation and being in community, and together, we will walk the steps necessary to open into intimacy.

Emily Light, E-RYT-500, has been practicing yoga since 2001, teaching since 2007, and in 2015 completed a two year Yoga Therapy Professional Training with Sarahjoy Marsh. She weaves practical application of yoga philosophy, into movement, breath, and meditation guidance, with an intention to create a safe and nurturing place for students to learn and connect.REG & INFO: Emily 971.313.4747 or emilylightyoga@

gmail.com or emilylightyoga.com BEGINS:

Sun dinner ENDS: Tue lunch COST: $197 ($172 if


lodging

Jan 22 - 27

Winter Service WeekWe often get requests to work with us as part of our community and cooperative. Service Week combines this opportunity with an integrated exploration of the noble path of service.

Focused Morning Circles and special programs provide sharing and inspiration. In addition, participants are given the opportunity to participate in four hours each day of hands-on tasks and projects. Bring comfortable work clothes, gloves, winter-wear and sturdy shoes. Expect to be doing physical, mostly outdoor work. Lodging prices are discounted. If you have ever considered living and working at Breitenbush, and if you are interested in being part of a community of service, begin by joining us this week.

REG & INFO: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 BEGINS: Sun

dinner ENDS: Fri lunch COST: $340/cabin with sink

and toilet; $280/regular cabin; $215/lodge room;

$205/dorm DEPOSIT: full amount

Jan 26 - 29 Laura Prudhomme & Erin Beattie

Inhabit the Heart: A Full Spectrum Yoga Weekend

Join Laura and Beattie for a rich and soulful yoga retreat. We will focus

primarily on 3 of the 8 limbs of yoga; asana (movement), pranayama (breath work) and dhyana (meditation) to emphasize and inspire deep embodied connection. Laura leads a safe and inquisitive practice, focused on breath and ease of movement to guide you into a rich space of subtle body wisdom. Beattie works hands-on to help you find your optimal alignment and expand the spaciousness that exists within you. Their teaching is heartfelt, honest and accessible.

Laura Prudhomme is a yoga teacher in Seattle. Erin Beattie is a practitioner of Hellerwork structural integration. They joined forces 6 years ago to create a practice that celebrates the beauty and vastness of asana reinforced kinesthetically with touch. The symbiotic energy and vision of this collaboration provide a supportive, sensory experience that personalizes the practice of yoga to meet your individual needs.REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO:

[email protected] BEGINS: Thu dinner



Jan 27 - 29 Lea Bayles, Johanna Beekman, George Beekman

RhythmAsana: Moving Into Deep Joy

RhythmAsana is a unique, joyous blend of yoga, movement meditation, dance, and heart-opening live music from around the planet. RhyhmAsana employs movement and rhythm to open pathways into deep joy. In

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this workshop we’ll use a harmonious blend of yoga, movement, meditation, dance, drumming, singing, and chanting to deepen connections with our inner selves and with our global community. Lea will serve as movement guide and facilitator with a soundscape provided by Johanna, George, and friends.

Lea Bayles is a uniquely gifted movement catalyst, teacher, speaker, author, and performer who helps people of all ages and abilities connect with the creative joy and healing power within. (leabayles.com)

Johanna Beekman is an internationally acclaimed singer, kirtan artist, yoga teacher, songwriter, and recording artist loved for her soulful voice and her inspiring songs that tap deep into the collective soul. (johannasings.com)

George Beekman is the co-creator of RhythmAsana. George is a musician, author, teacher, multimediator, world music DJ, creative collaborator, and yoga/dance junkie.REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO: George at

[email protected] or rhythmasana.

com or http://www.facebook.com/rhythmasana

BEGINS: Fri dinner ENDS: Sun lunch COST: $160


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Jan 29 - 31 Ruth Williamson

Daring Way™/Rising Strong™: A Co-Ed Retreat

Join me for a transformative experience and take a deep dive into the research of Dr. Brene´ Brown. ‘The Daring Way™’ and Rising Strong™ curricula are highly

experiential methodologies that offer powerful insights into the ways we live, love, parent and lead. This will create a unique opportunity to experience the different ways men and women relate to vulnerability and shame, as we build authentic connection and support each other to dare greatly! Both men and women are encouraged to attend, although partners are discouraged.

Ruth Williamson ACC, CDWF is a leadership and life coach and is certified to deliver ‘The Daring Way™’ and Rising Strong™ curriculum developed by Dr. Brene´ Brown.REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO: Ruth ruth@

ruthwilliamsonconsulting.com or 541.815.7166 or

ruthwilliamsonconsulting.com BEGINS: Sun dinner

ENDS: Tue lunch COST: $275 ($249 if registered by


Jan 29 - Feb 1 Matt Nelson

The Embodied Heart: Bhakti and Hatha Yoga

This all-levels yoga retreat will create a foundation of integrated practices so that we may more fully embody our authentic selves in all aspects of our lives. Utilizing

yoga poses, meditation, Kirtan (call and response chanting), and discussion of the heart-centered practices of Bhakti Yoga, we will cultivate awareness of the inherent beauty present in every moment. Throughout our yoga practice we will focus on the dynamic relationship between ease and effort, seek to let go of unnecessary muscular and mental effort, and explore the interconnectedness of all parts of our being, embodying the heart with this unique approach to integrating Hatha and Bhakti yoga.

Matt provides joyful, nurturing, structurally sound classes that nourish the soul, support inner-growth and present a physical challenge appropriate for each practitioner. His first entry into movement, breath and spiritual inquiry began in 1995 with the practice of Qigung. In 2003 he started practicing Yoga. Since then many practitioners have served as a source of inspiration, including Zhander Remete, Peter Sterios, Amy Matthews and Swami B.V Tripurari.REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO: Matt


mattnelsonyoga.com BEGINS: Sun dinner ENDS:

Wed lunch COST: $240 ($210 if registered by


Jan 31 – Feb 5 Claire Johnson & Jerigtu

True Change through Energy- QigongEnergy is the connectivity to everything, from body and mind to time and space.

When we experience connection, healing happens on all levels. Our life force flows into the isolated, numb, weak, dim and dark places in our physical and emotional bodies. Through energy level change, karma and fate can be changed. We re-connect with our true self and experience oneness in all. Once this crucial connection is made, spiritual development is exponential.

Through the five-days immersion practice of ZY Qigong and Bodhidharma’s Sinews Transformation Classic, raise your energy

level to the next plateau and feel change comprehensively.

Master teacher Claire Johnson is apprenticed by ZY Qigong lineage holder, and practiced solitary meditations without food or water in Chinese and Tibetan caves. Claire has been teaching and healing for sixteen years throughout North America, Europe and Asia.

Jerigtu, Mongolian shaman and healer, comes from a family of well-known Shamans, healers and Tibetan Buddhist Rinpoches (Living Buddha). He is the current lineage holder of a Taoist practice. Jerigtu consistently holds out the big picture for our practice and development. REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO: claire.g.j@

gmail.com or www.qi.org BEGINS: Tue dinner ENDS:



Feb 2 - 5 Shanti Schenker-Skye & Subhan Schenker

The Awareness Intensive: Uncovering the REAL YOU!

The Awareness Intensive is a profound process. It is offered internationally, and is based on the use

of a Zen “Koan” or question, that provokes you into finding the truth of who you are within yourself! It is an insightful inquiry, beyond the pretensions and superficiality of the mind, into your true nature. You can explore a deeper connection with yourself - behind who you think you are; behind the personality; behind the masks and roles; behind what others think of you. And the result is a strong rootedness within yourself, with greater clarity about your life and deeper layers of awareness, joy, and intelligence!

Shanti Schenker-Skye has participated & led Awareness Intensives since 1974. She co-directs the Osho World of Meditation Center in Seattle with Subhan, and facilitates meditation classes, events and workshops internationally.

Subhan Schenker, an Osho disciple since 1979, has facilitated human potential programs worldwide, in Europe, Asia, Latin America and the U.S. for 38 years. He is both a certified counselor and a certified meditation facilitator. REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO: Shanti

[email protected] or Subhan

[email protected] or 206.772.8897

BEGINS: Thu dinner ENDS: Sun lunch COST: $195


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Feb 3 - 5 Raphael Cushnir

The One Thing Holding You BackAre you still waiting to fulfill your potential? Is it finally time to overcome your struggle with career, relationship, family, weight,

self-esteem or compulsion? What prevents us from manifesting our greatest life is a reservoir of unfelt emotion. Resisting this emotion sabotages all our efforts to change. Connecting to it makes us unstoppable.

Raphael has pioneered a method of emotional connection that is fast, simple, and can be used in any situation, especially when you’re the most “triggered”. Safe and supportive, this workshop meets you where you are and calls forth your very best. You’ll learn to heal the deepest wounds, cultivate authenticity, radiate compassionate joy and serve the world.

Raphael Cushnir contributes to the Oprah Magazine, and presents workshops worldwide. The most recent of his six books are The One Thing Holding You Back and Surfing Your Inner Sea. He came to his current path after years as a schoolteacher, activist and award-winning Hollywood filmmaker. His heart was opened through an experience of profound grief.REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO: www.cushnir.

com BEGINS: Fri dinner ENDS: Sun lunch COST:

$220 plus lodging (partial scholarships may be

available. Contact Raphael at [email protected])


Feb 6 – 10 Closed

Feb 10 - 12 Sobonfu Somé

Grief RitualThis weekend Sobonfu will share one of the most important rituals of her people, The Dagara of West Africa. The Grief Ritual is a soul-cleansing rite that can clear away lingering clouds

and festering wounds from abandonment, divorce, death and the loss of dreams. Release grief, lighten your soul, let your true spirit be heard and become more balanced. Dagara rituals are about healing, acknowledging people and their gifts, and making spirit tangible by preparing mind, body and soul to receive the spirituality around us. With regular use of ritual, we find our way back

to wholeness, peace and acceptance of self and others. Scheduling an extra day after is encouraged as this workshop is quite rigorous.

Sobonfu Somé brings a message of profound significance and practical application to our lives. Educated in ritual from birth, she teaches and leads throughout North America, Asia and Europe and has published three books: Spirit of Intimacy, Welcoming Spirit Home and Falling Out of Grace. She is involved in ongoing projects in the Dagara Villages of West Africa.REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO: 916.446.5536

or [email protected] or www.sobonfu.com



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Feb 20 – 21 Closed

Feb 22 - 24 Julie Westlin-Naigus

Yoga for Bigger BodiesThis workshop is designed to empower and enhance your relationship with your body and mind through the tools of yoga, Health at Every Size© (HAES) and Body

Vulnerability™. Students will learn to explore their bodies through Hatha yoga, collaborative exercises, journaling, open dialogue and the exploration of vulnerability. This practice ranges from easy to intermediate, focusing on breath, alignment, anatomy, freedom of movement, and meditation, designed to bring yoga to those who feel that the traditional class setting is not providing the support and encouragement to feel successful in yoga and is open to any student wishing to enjoy the benefits of yoga with others of a similar shape or size no matter their experience.

Julie Westlin-Naigus, LPC, certified Kripalu yoga teacher, has taught yoga for 9 years. Julie has an M.A in counseling with an emphasis in Eating Disorders and Body Image. She facilitates workshops, groups and individual counseling at Be Nourished and The People’s Yoga, combining mindfulness, embodied awareness, joyful movement and Health at Every Size© to help foster body acceptance and trust.REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO: Julie

[email protected] or www.juliewestlin-naigus.

com or www.yogaforbiggerbodies.org BEGINS:

Wed dinner ENDS: Fri lunch COST: $200 ($175 if


lodging

Feb 23 - 26 Larry Rogers

The Spirit of Healing 2017: Walking An Awakened Path

Breitenbush is a natural place; safe, nurturing, peaceful, reflective and free of distractions. Imagine taking care of yourself, being empowered by the trees and

soothed by the breeze while taking a big next step in your personal growth.

Come for emotional and physical healing, tools and renewal through powerful Heart Centered processes. Stepping off the rescuer, victim and persecutor triangle assists you to open to healthier emotional understanding and expression, clarity, spirit, vision and inner peace. Neutralizing your past traumas, hurts and fears, while releasing anger, shame, guilt, hopelessness, shock, dissociation and other somatic issues, frees your energy for your goals and passions, allows you to reenter your world stronger, more grounded and energized with a renewed acceptance and love for yourself.

Larry Rogers, ACHT, has been teaching at Breitenbush for 17 years with a private practice in Portland for individuals and couples. He has studied with many national experts in varied disciplines including Release Therapy, Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapy, Breathwork, Leadership, Couples Coaching, and Energetic Psychodrama. He has lived in and studied cultures worldwide.REG & INFO: Larry 503.781.6542 or larry@

larryrogers.com or www.larryrogers.com BEGINS:

Thu dinner ENDS: Sun lunch COST: $300-400 sliding

scale ($240-$340 if paid by 1/18) plus lodging

DEPOSIT: $40 plus cost of lodging

Feb 26 - Mar 5 Matt Shinkai Kane

Zenways Yoga Teacher Training (Part 2, RYT 200)

Our yoga teacher training is unique. Firmly rooted in Buddhist practice and philosophy, it provides an excellent foundation in the East Asian and Indian yogic

traditions. This teacher training will give you the tools necessary to teach the style of yoga that’s exactly right for you and the resources to respond creatively to your students’ needs. When you understand the key elements of physical alignment, energy flow, and awareness your own life and the peoples’ around you naturally begin to flower.


This is a two-week intensive training. Students must attend both weeks to graduate.

Matt Shinkai Kane studied Zen in Japan for many years alongside a wide range of East Asian and Indian styles of yoga. He integrates this experience into his teaching and emphasizes being grounded and awake. Matt is the lead teacher at the Blue Cliff Zen Center in Eugene, Oregon and teaches yoga, Zen meditation, and mindfulness there.REG & INFO: Matt 541.221.4738 or www.zenways.

org or [email protected] BEGINS: Sun dinner

ENDS: Sun lunch COST: $2990 for 2 one-week

teacher trainings (12/11-18 and 2/26 – 3/5) (10%

discount if registered by 9/15) plus lodging.

There is a 10% discount on lodging for 7-day

reservations DEPOSIT: see registrar

Mar 3 - 5

BREEMA®: The Art of Being PresentThe purpose of practicing Breema is to bring you to the present and support you to remain present. Breema’s Nine Principles of Harmony are the key to the system’s many benefits. The principles can be used in any situation

in life to deepen self-understanding: Body Comfortable, No Judgment, Single Moment Single Activity, No Force, Mutual Support, No Extra, Firmness and Gentleness, No Hurry No Pause, and Full Participation.

In a joyful, nonjudgmental atmosphere we will explore the Nine Principles of Harmony and practice Breema’s rhythmic movement sequences. The flowing movements and postures of Breema bodywork and Self-Breema exercises are comfortable and natural. They nourish and energize body, mind, and feelings and lead to a new experience of ourselves. All levels of experience welcome; participants should be comfortable sitting and working on a padded floor. LMTs and DCs earn 10.5 CEUs.

Taught by Northwest Breema Instructors, certified by the Breema Center in Oakland, California. www.breema.com.REG & INFO: Steve Brodsky 541.914.4162 or

[email protected] BEGINS: Fri dinner



Mar 5 - 7 Stephanie Adams & Steve Gold

Yoga, Magnificence & MusicThrough vinyasa yoga, inspired song, and community,

Steve and Stephanie will guide you into feeling and experiencing movement, breath, sound, music and song as the fullest expression of the love and vital energy that you are. Inspiring live music yoga classes, a community concert, and Steve Gold’s “Voice of Magnificence” workshop are included. In Steve’s “no pressure, only pleasure” voice empowerment workshop we join together as a compassionate community freeing ourselves of inhibitions and limiting beliefs. This is a rare opportunity to collectively and authentically create one voice.

Steve Gold is a singer, musician, and songwriter whose American-folk-influenced contemplative music is a mainstay in the global yoga culture. He performs/teaches with personalities such as Deepak Chopra, Eckhart Tolle, Robert Holden, Louise Hay, and others. LA Yoga magazine calls his album Let Your Heart Be Known “a soulful genre-buster, destined to be a classic.” stevegoldexperience.com.

Stephanie Adams, ERYT 500, inspired yogi and teacher trainer for 22 years. She is the Creator of Flow Yoga Community Studio, True Nature Yoga Festival, and Jaya Yoga Teacher Training. flowhoodriver.comREG & INFO: Flow Yoga 541.FUN.YOGA

(541.386.9642) or [email protected] or www.

flowhoodriver.com BEGINS: Sun dinner ENDS: Tue


lodging DEPOSIT: cost of workshop

Mar 5 - 10 Hank Wesselman

Visionseeker: Shamanism & the Modern Mystical Movement

We will utilize the classic shamanic journey method to re-establish connections with our spirit helpers and teachers, ancestors and descendants. We will explore

the issue of empowerment, the nature of the three souls and how this cluster interfaces to produce the self. We shall begin to examine the nature of illness and healing from the perspective of the traditional shaman. The

week will include a powerful healing ritual and close with an exercise oriented toward ancestral lineage healing.

This workshop provides a clear introduction for those less familiar with the shaman’s path and will enhance the practice of more experienced inner travelers.

Hank Wesselman, PhD, is an anthropologist who has spent much of his life among traditional tribal peoples. He is a shamanic practitioner in the 33rd year of his apprenticeship and author of nine books on shamanism, including the Spiritwalker Trilogy, The Bowl of Light, and The Re-Enchantment: A Shamanic Path to a Life of Wonder. Bring drums and rattles if you have them, a light blanket, a notebook and an eyeshade.REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO: www.

sharedwisdom.com BEGINS: Sun dinner ENDS: Fri

lunch COST: $495 plus lodging DEPOSIT: cost of

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March 6 - 12 Carrie Kenner & Heather Meyer

Sacred Doula TrainingThroughout history, women have supported other women during birth. The modern version of this age-old tradition is the doula, a knowledgeable

companion (of any gender) who provides emotional and physical support for pregnant people and their families. Whether you plan to work professionally as a doula, support a friend in labor, or simply desire to connect with the power, magic and mystery of birth, this workshop is an extraordinary journey exploring the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of womanhood, pregnancy and birth.

Carrie Kenner, a certified doula, doula trainer and Birthing From Within mentor, has been helping people have babies for over 35 years. Her mission is to create a more peaceful world through conscious birthing. She owns Big Belly Services in Seattle, WA, providing birth education and doula services.

Heather Meyer is a certified birth and post partum doula, massage therapist and co-founder of the Oregon Doula Association. She has worked internationally and lives in Portland, OR. Heather trusts women’s innate wisdom, and holds a vision of equity and positive social change through gentle support for all families.REG & INFO: 206.419.7447 or carrie@

bigbellyservices.com or bigbellyservices.com

BEGINS: Mon dinner ENDS: Sun lunch COST: $575

($525 if registered by 1/23) DEPOSIT: cost of

lodging plus $50

Mar 10 - 15 David Garrigues

Ashtanga Yoga: Asana Kitchen In-Depth Study

David’s Asana Kitchen In-depth study will be an inspirational investigation into the practice and theory of yoga’s eight limbs with an emphasis on

asana and will help you understand the five allies of Ashtanga Yoga: Asana, Bandhas, Vinyasa, Dristi, and Concentration. Based off of David’s highly acclaimed YouTube channel, Asana Kitchen, this study will explore the fundamentals and foundational principles of the Primary Series. Students receive individualized instruction in focused

Ashtanga Mysore style classes. The sessions are supplemented with informative classes focusing on pranayama, bandhas, and yoga sutras philosophy.

David Garrigues is one of the few teachers in the US certified to teach Ashtanga Yoga by the late world-renowned master Sri K Pattahbi Jois. David bases his teachings on the idea that ‘Anyone can take practice,’ a core teaching of Sri K Pattahbi Jois.

David is the creator of the Asana Kitchen Video Series and has produced four Ashtanga Yoga dvds and two books titled, Secrets of Yogic Breathing, and a collection of writings on the Ashtanga Yoga practice titled, Maps and Musings. www.davidgarrigues.com.REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO: David

Garrigues [email protected] or www.

davidgarrigues.com BEGINS: Thu dinner ENDS: Tue



Mar 12 - 14 Dana Sturtevant & Hilary Kinavey

Reclaiming Body TrustThe practice of Body Trust unravels the consuming patterns of body

dissatisfaction that harm us but are difficult to change. Grounded in the tenets of Intuitive Eating and Health at Every Size®, this retreat will help you regain the body trust that is your birthright. Using our core competencies as a guide (practice weight-neutral self care, eat intuitively, move your body joyfully, nurture self-compassion, and redefine success), you’ll discover more meaningful markers of your health and wellness: reduced body shame, increased trust with food, more satisfaction and joy in your life, and leave feeling more confident in your own skin. We invite you to be part of a new conversation about health, one that nourishes and celebrates who we are and who we can become...regardless of size, shape or age.

Dana Sturtevant, RD, and Hilary Kinavey, LPC, co-founders of Be Nourished, have developed a revolutionary approach to food, body and health concerns that is deeply nourishing and counter to conventional paradigms.REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 INFO: 503.288.4104

or [email protected] or benourished.org

BEGINS: Sun dinner ENDS: Tue lunch COST: $229


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Mar 16 - 24 Joint Forces Dance Company

Spring Contact Improvisation Jam, 36th Year

Good things keep on rolling. This event keeps drawing dancers together—both experienced and new to the

form—from all over the world. Contact Improvisation is a dance of communicating, experiencing and relating through physical contact between two or more people. Core practices of heightening awareness of sensation, listening deeply to one’s partner, falling, rolling, sharing weight and moving with momentum create a freedom of expression and profound communication unique to the form. People of all physical abilities (and all ages) can explore the movement possibilities that exist between them.

The Jam includes facilitated warm-ups, open dancing, workshop/laboratory sessions and performance evenings. Come rub elbows with some of the most experienced teachers/practitioners of contact improv in the world.

Limited attendance for just the first four days or last four days is also available. People new to contact improv are welcome, and should know that most of the event is not guided or facilitated.

Alito Alessi has produced the Jam for 36 years with a helping team.REG & INFO: Sara 541.357.4982 or info@

jointforcesdance.com or www.jointforcesdance.

com BEGINS: Thu dinner ENDS: Fri lunch (8 days)

COST: Includes lodging: regular cabin, $870;

contact registrar for details about other lodging

options and half-time attendance. DEPOSIT: $125

Mar 23 - 26 Luke Adler

The Roaring Silence of the HeartThe Roaring Silence of the Heart retreat is an opportunity to dive deep into the healing silence of the Universal Heart within. Luke teaches a meditation practice

that allows you to access profound peace and wholeness. By the end of the retreat, you will have a thorough understanding of how to meditate effectively and access the deep healing space of Universal Love. Watch

your personal and professional life transform as you relish and look forward to your daily meditation practice back home. This retreat is a catalyst for beginning a practice or can renew an already existing one.

Luke Adler L.Ac. MSOM, is an articulate, passionate, humorous teacher who lives his teachings while balancing family and work life. He has over two decades of practice and study in healing arts. Luke recently completed a book called Born to Heal, that details a sequence to powerfully participate in your healing and live an utterly fulfilled life. He maintains a practice based in Classical Chinese Medicine and other esoteric healing arts in Eugene, Oregon. To learn more about his work visit lukeadlerhealing.coomREG & INFO: Luke Adler Healing Clinic

541.465.9642 or [email protected] BEGINS:

Thu dinner ENDS: Sun lunch COST: $250 plus

lodging DEPOSIT: cost of lodging plus $50

Mar 24 - 26 Sarahjoy Marsh

Awakening into the Sacred: Yoga & Meditation

On the sacred land of Breitenbush, we immerse ourselves in the timelessness of nature’s wisdom. Yoga reveals this wisdom as our

very nature. As we awaken our hearts and minds, renew our vitality and radiance, and rest deeply into the innate sacredness of life, we are returned to the vast intelligence and compassion that has held us all along. Join us in deep physical asana, profoundly restorative practices, and compelling conversation for living your yoga, as a very alive process—not a preconceived destination, both on and off your mat.

This retreat is for beginning and intermediate students enthusiastic about the beauty, intricacy, and power of yoga and Ayurveda as gateways to stillness, expansiveness and love.

Sarahjoy Marsh, MA, E-RYT 500 yoga teacher, yoga therapist, and author, is a vibrant, compassionate catalyst for transformation. She is the Founder of the DAYA Foundation, a non-profit yoga studio and therapy center in Portland, OR, and has been teaching yoga for more than 24 years. Her teaching is informed by yoga, Ayurveda, interpersonal neurobiology, and the philosophies and psychology of yoga.REG & INFO: 503.552.YOGA(9642) or support@

sarahjoyyoga.com or www.sarahjoyyoga.com



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Mar 31 – Apr 2 Reserved

40th Year Tribal Reunion For Breitenbush Alumni

With gratitude to all those who have continued to live in love, unity, honesty and service, Breitenbush presents the 40th Year Tribal

Reunion for Breitenbush Alumni and their immediate family.

To receive updates and information please send your current email address or postal address to: [email protected]. Also visit breitenbush.com/community/alumni.html.REG & INFO: Breitenbush 503.854.3320 BEGINS: Fri

dinner ENDS: Sun lunch COST: Reg cabin $92, Bath

Cabin $112 Lodge $92, 0-4: free; 5-10: $28 ; 11-16:

$40. Day use will be permitted for a fee of $25

per person and will include lunch and dinner.

Children’s day use - 4 & under, free; 5-12, $8.50;

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Breitenbush Fire DepartmentFrom the Breitenbush Kitchen

Preheat oven to 350˚.

Toss red bells and mushrooms in sunflower oil, salt and pepper.

Toss artichokes in oil, salt, pepper and thyme.

Roast veggies in oven for about 10 minutes.

Artichokes may need a few more minutes until edges are brown. Sautee onions and garlic in oil, salt and pepper.

Crack eggs in bowl, add cottage cheese, basil, oregano, smoked paprika, nutritional yeast, salt, pepper and then whisk

together with Love!

Pour into a 9x9 glass baking pan and spread veggies over top.

Bake in oven at 350˚ for 30 minutes or more if needed.

Remove from oven and sprinkle grated cheddar and jack over top and enjoy!

“I absolutely love working in the Breitenbush kitchen! It has been such a joyful

experience learning to live in community and gaining new kitchen skills here. It

brightens my day to brighten your day and that is part of how I cook, filling my

food with love and joy!” Tamara

Hakuna Fritatta

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6 crimini mushrooms sliced 1/� yellow onion diced

3 cloves of garlic minced

4 oz. cottage cheese

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Sunflower oil for veggies

Spices: thyme, basil, oregano, nutritional yeast, smoked paprika, salt, pepper


Breitenbush HistoryHistory of the Treesby Davi’d Rath

The temperate rain forests that hold Breitenbush Hot Springs are estimated to have existed since Cascades started to rise 7 million years ago in the Pliocene era, creating a barrier for moisture bearing clouds, and evolving to the climax stage forest mixture of Fir, Cedar, and Hemlock that we see today. For most of that time the only things that could impact a tree (or a grove, or a drainage) were the four elements —the earth could slide, windstorms could blow, rivers could flood, and large fires would periodically rage. Even the arrival of the first homo sapiens from the West 10–50 thousand years ago had little impact, the first peoples using the ridge lines as natural trails. Then about 300 years ago the second human migration to the region began, people moving from the East who had command of steel and eventually, fossil fuels.

In the 1880s a railroad was built into the forest a few miles past the current town of Detroit, bringing loggers and equipment up the mountains (as well as the first tourists to the hot springs), and to taking the logs down. By the 1950s the Willamette National Forest, where our private in-holding resides, was providing 9% of the entire national public land board footage.

The local Detroit Ranger District was the largest provider within that forest.Early in this cooperative’s history one of its pioneers, Dinah Ross, began mobilizing the Community to oppose logging, which we

could see from the meadow pools (then mostly mud bogs) as helicopters rose over the ridge carrying their trophies. The Community began to file appeals to the Environmental Impact Statements on nearby proposed timber sales. We achieved partial success in the early 80’s when the proposed “Bathhouse” sale on our border was modified to save many of the trees that now line the gravel road used to access our parking lot. Dinah tragically, and ironically, was killed along with her partner Greg by a truck from the local mill losing its load as they drove past it. The Sanctuary building is dedicated to her honor, and a nearby peak has been officially named “Dynamo Peak”.

In the mid 80s another sale was proposed on our border, a sale which would have taken the majestic old growth groves which now can be seen on the majestic 4.3 mile loop “Ancient Forest” trail which begins and ends here. This sale became a focus of Oregon forest activism, and Breitenbush provided many of the participants as well as logistic support. Vehicles were parked to block roads, tree-sitters perched while neighboring trees were felled next to them, and about 60 people were arrested for violating closure orders designed to stop protest. One protester buried himself up to his neck in a pile of rocks, a picture picked up by the wire services (and which I saw while traveling in India.) Some trees were taken, but enough delay was caused that a later injunction and subsequent legislation saved the old growth.

It had always been part of the Community’s strategy to build foot trails into the old growth so that people could experience it firsthand. The Forest Service withheld permission, and the only way to even bushwhack into the forest was through the access roads serving the 71 nearby “summer homes” on forest land. Supposedly one day a hiker from the springs hiked these access roads without clothing, and the summer homes residents convinced the Forest Service that the “naked hippie voodoo cult” needed their own access to the forest. Permission was granted and during the building of the “Spotted Owl” portion of the trail, nesting Spotted Owls were in fact discovered, eventually giving the nearby Old Growth more permanent protection under the Endangered Species Act.

Forest actions, including civil disobedience, continued on nearby sales into the early 90s, but for some period here there have been very limited sales in the Breitenbush drainage. The closest mills in nearby Idanha closed. The district saw its first administrator with a background in recreation, and Breitenbush went from regional economic villain (opposing the main Santian Canyon industry) to regional hero (bringing �0,000 or more guests to support the remaining industry of tourism). Just recently the Forest Service has begun planning for some projects in the Breitenbush drainage. Although the draft EIS is not yet available for comment, there were some portions of the preliminary proposal that seemed like they would impact the experience of our guests, and we will be keeping you informed as to your opportunities for comment. We have long understood that guests come to “bathe” in the forests as much as they do the waters.

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News From Our Circleby Peter Moore, Breitenbush Business Director, [email protected]

From ‘Holy’ to ‘Holistic’For more than 30 years an

annual meeting, the “International Holistic Centers Gathering” (IHCG), has brought together founders, administrators and pro-gram directors from holistic cen-ters located throughout the world. Each year the IHCG convenes at a different center in the world and a deep conversation ensues. In the context of this gathering and these centers, the term ‘holistic’ equates

to personal growth and self-actualization, being nonsectarian and unaffiliated with any political party. I’ve had the sincere plea-sure to attend the IHCG over the past decade and both I, and Breitenbush Hot Springs, have benefitted in many ways from the unique mind-meld and practical information exchanged between colleagues involved in this meaning-making field. What a gift.

In spring, �013, I attended the IHCG at Esalen Institute, in California. There I met a participant who had not previously attended such gatherings, Isabelle Duchesneau. She told us about a new holistic center forming at the site of an historic monastery, in Quebec City, Canada. This monastery, established in 1639 by three nuns of the Order of Saint Augustine, was devoted to the healing of body and soul. These nuns, and the many who fol-lowed their example over the next almost four centuries, built their “Hotel de Dieu” inside the fortified walls of the old city, including hospital, church and four stories of rooms dedicated to the cloistered life of service and prayer. Here they mixed their apothecary medicines influenced by healing traditions from both Europe and regional native people, and here they tended the injured and ill. During the war between the English and French in the 18th Century, nuns from this monastery cared impartially for wounded soldiers from both sides. From this monastery satellite centers of healing to help all people were established throughout the Province over the centuries.

In recent years the Catholic nuns, aware of their aging and dwindling population, realized they couldn’t sustain their mission much longer. Thus they made common cause with Isabelle and other visionaries to plan for renewal of this space, where their work in service of healing, and their pursuit of the conscious sacred, could be continued beyond the boundaries of their own denomination. Isabelle and her team conducted a major fundrais-ing campaign to upgrade the historic buildings, raising millions of dollars in public/private donations, and the work commenced. It was at this point she attended the IHCG, seeking useful holistic models of healing and personal transformation applicable to developing a curriculum for the newly established holistic center

at Le Monastére.Fast forward to present. In May this year, the International

Holistic Centers Gathering convened at Le Monastére des Augustines in Quebec City, which has recently reopened. Representatives of holistic centers from Canada, China, France, Greece, India, the United Kingdom and the USA, as well as the Global Ecovillage Network, were in attendance. Discussion items included a brief state of the holistic union—a report from different centers about issues, trends, best practices, challenges, etc. Networking, marketing and the exploration of new technolo-gies to share information were dreamed into. Organizational and hierarchical structures in the context of holistic vision were dis-cussed, as well as balancing cooperation and collaboration with the reality of a shared demographic of potential clients. This last was considered in context of growing that demographic (“growing the pie”) based on cultural values that are changing all over the world, moving incrementally toward holistic awareness. Similarly, the mission, vision and purpose of holistic centers operating in a world-culture that is rapidly shifting from materialism and xeno-phobia towards ecological sustainability and inclusive diversity were also discussed. The challenge of remaining true to holistic ideals and curriculum while paying due attention to practical economic “realities”—to survive and thrive in volatile conditions of the current economic times—was explored. These and many other such conversations continue throughout the year between gatherings.

Personal reflections: Each participant of this year’s Gathering received a gift from Le Monastére, an old key that once opened a door in the monastic past, to symbolically re-enter the sacred space consciously. This key provided a poignant example of the Quebec motto, imprinted on the license plate of every vehicle in the Province, Je me souviens (“I remember”). Le Monastére des Augustines offered participants a beautiful mix of monastic and modern amenities, enhancing the experience of the International Holistic Centers Gathering, thus honoring the heritage of the place with its new mission to work toward solutions for the future. The long tradition to heal body and soul, carried on since the 6th Century through devotion of the Augustinian nuns, finds its continuation in the dedication of contemporary visionaries who build on that tradition through the non-sectarian work of this new holistic center. By extension, the coming into existence of thousands of holistic centers, emerging over the past half cen-tury in all economies, cultures and continents across our world, constitutes an important development in human consciousness and social organization. Taken together, these holistic centers are creating a worldwide network of institutions devoted to the principles, practices and peak experiences of the human potential movement. It’s an important evolutionary trend of our species.


New Community Housing!Spring of 2016 marked the beginning of

construction in a push to eliminate our

shortage of adequate community housing.

The project will result in 6 new living spaces.

Ultimately, the “multiplex” design would

include 5 buildings with 12 staff rooms plus

a common area with kitchen, bathrooms,

living room and laundry. It is located on the

“Highlands” above the flood plain where

our current housing is located. The primary

building material is “Faswall”, an eco-block

manufactured in Oregon from recycled pallets. The product has a

high R value, excellent thermal mass, excellent indoor air quality and

is low maintenance, fire proof and sound proof.

Photo Credit: Sophie Sullivan

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Children’s rates (all year long)Age: 0-4 Free; 5-10 $28; 11-16 $40; 17 & up Adult Rates. Children

under 12 must be supervised at all times by an adult 18 or older.

Important Information • Beds come with a fitted sheet. Bring your own bedding or rent it for $18/individual in one bed and $24/couple in one bed • Two night minimum for weekend nights (e.g. Fri-Sat, Sat-Sun). Single night reservations for Sat may be made one week in advance. Single night reservations for Fri may be made one week in advance or if Sat has no availibility • The two lodge rooms can be noisy because they are in the main lodge. • If you come alone, you may be assigned a roommate (of the same gender), see Guaranteed Privacy. • Cabins have 2 or 3 beds with at least one double. Dorm cabins are same gender and have two sets of bunk beds. • All soaking areas are clothing optional. Use what is most comfortable for you in an atmo-sphere of sanctuary and respect.

Check availability for Personal Retreats and Day Use at breitenbush.com

lodging rates include: Organic vegetarian meals, Daily Well-Being Programs, applicable taxes

Check Availability Online Go to breitenbush.com to check lodging

availability for Personal Retreats and for Day Use. To check availability for

Workshops, see the contact information listed with the Workshop.

Arrival / Departure Arrive after 3pm on your first day and depart before

3pm on your last day. All lodging is available after 4 pm. Vacate your cabin

before 1pm on your last day. Late Arrival: If you arrive after the office has

closed (6 pm), your name and cabin number will be posted outside the door

of the office at the parking lot. Enjoy the facilities and check in at the office in

the morning.

Deposit and Payment A non-refundable deposit is required for all res-

ervations. The deposit for personal retreat stays is the first night’s lodging

for each person. The deposit for those attending a Workshop is the full lodg-

ing amount. With cancellation notice of at least 7 days we will issue a credit

voucher (good for one year) for the amount of your deposit less a $20 pro-

cessing fee. If you cancel less than 7 days in advance, your deposit is forfeited.

Your balance is due upon arrival. We accept MasterCard, Visa, Discover, cash

and personal check with ID.

Guaranteed Privacy The cabins accommodate two or three persons.

Couples are assigned a cabin to themselves. For Guaranteed Privacy for indi-

viduals, double the rates. Personal Retreat guests (not Workshop participants)

may guarantee privacy by adding $45 per night, midweek during the non-peak

season and non-holidays.

Discounts Guests who stay 7 days or more and employees of worker

owned cooperatives receive a 10% lodging discount. Seniors (65+) receive

a 10% discount for lodging and Healing Arts fees. We do not combine dis-

counts. Service Week programs have reduced rates (see the Schedule of

Events for details and dates).

Scholarships We offer a limited number of partial scholarships for lodging

based on financial need. Your application should be submitted as early as pos-

sible. Awards are made the 1st of the month preceding the month of your stay.

Request a form at [email protected].

Day Use Call Ahead—Reservations and pre-payment are required. Check

Day Use availability at breitenbush.com. We are open most days for Day Use

from 9am to 6pm (see schedule on page 7 for Closed and Reserved Periods).

Rates are $18-$32 per adult, sliding scale. Children 4 and under are free,

5-12 year-olds are half the adult rate. This includes use of the Hot Springs

and Daily-Well Being Programs. Lunch or dinner are $13.00 each. Clothing is

optional in all soaking areas.

reservations503.854.3320 Mon - Sat, 9am – 4pm

inFormation503.854.3320, [email protected] &

www.breitenbush.com

* Tenting May 27 to September 24, 2016

* PV = personal vehicle camping May 27 to Oct 31, 2016

** Weekend rates also apply to the Sunday nights before Labor Day, Memorial

Day, MLK Day and December 22 - 29, 2016

Rates per adult, per night, double or triple occupancy

lodging midWeek ** (sun-thu)

Weekend/holiday **(Fri-sat)

Cabin–Toilet & Sink $119/adult $128/adult

Cabin–Non-Bathroom $101/adult $109/adult

Lodge Room $78/adult $86/adult

BHS Tent */Dorm $74/adult $81/adult

Your Tent */PV* $60/adult $67/adult

Peak rates: may 27 thru oct 15, 2016

non-Peak rates: oct 16, 2016 thru may 25, 2017Rates per adult, per night, double or triple occupancy

lodging midWeek ** (sun-thu)

Weekend/holiday ** (Fri-sat)

Cabin–Toilet & Sink $102/adult $116/adult

Cabin–Non-Bathroom $84/adult $98/adult

Lodge Room $65/adult $77/adult

Dorm $62/adult $74/adult


Healing Arts / Massage Massage reservations can be made up to 4

weeks in advance. Early reservations are encouraged, as there may be limited

availability. A credit card is required to hold your appointment. There is no

refund of the massage fee if you cancel with less than 24 hours notice.

What to bring Bedding*, pillow*, towels*, low-intensity flashlight, water

bottle (not bottled water), clock, walking shoes, rain gear, caffeinated bever-

ages (if you want them) and biodegradable toiletries. You or your roommate

may snore; please come prepared for this possibility (nose guards, ear plugs).

Traction devices for your vehicle are required by law from November to

April. (* may be rented.)

What not to bring Pets, candles, incense, electric devices (hairdryers,

curling irons, coffee makers), bottled water, high intensity flashlights, alcohol

or recreational drugs. Please do not use perfume, cologne or scented toilet-

ries. Firearms are not allowed.

No public phone or Internet use We are out of mobile phone range.

Due to very limited capacity, phone access is for emergency use only. Make all

necessary phone calls prior to leaving Detroit. We do not offer public internet.

Wheelchair Accessibility /Mobility We are a rustic retreat center

located in the forest. The distances between the cabins, lodge (for meals),

hot springs and workshop spaces can be up to several hundred yards on hard

packed gravel paths or snow in the winter. There is some uneven terrain and a

steep grade to the Spiral Tubs and River Yurt.

Gender-Specific Events and Times Some events and times are gender-

specific. For these events and times we recognze a person’s self-stated gender

regardless of birth assignment.

Getting to BreitenbushBy Air: The nearest large airport is Portland International. Rent a car at

the airport.

By Car: (IMPORTANT: Alternate route, Highway 224 (US Forest Service

Route 46) from Estacada to Breitenbush is IMPASSABLE FROM EARLY

FALL TO LATE SRPING. Every year people get stranded on this road.)

From the West: (Interstate 5 at Salem), take exit 253 and go east on

OR-22 toward Stayton/Detroit for approximately 49 miles to Detroit,

OR. (See At Detroit on right.)

From the East: (Redmond, Bend, Sisters) Take OR-20/126 west from

Sisters for 25.5 miles and turn right onto OR-22W for 31 miles to

Detroit, OR. (See At Detroit below.)

At Detroit: Turn from OR-22 onto Highway 46 at the only gas station

in Detroit. Drive 9.1 miles and just past Cleator Bend Campground take

a right onto the single lane bridge crossing the Breitenbush River. The

road is gravel after the bridge and has three forks in its 1.2 mile course.

Take a left at every fork and you will end up in our parking lot. You’re

home! DO NOT FOLLOW MAPQUEST, GOOGLE MAPS or GPS

DIRECTIONS PAST DETROIT!

PLEASE NOTE: Breitenbush programs are educational experiences and are not to be mistaken for medical or psychological counseling or treatment. Some people may find some programs too physically or psychologically challenging. In case of doubt we recommend that a physician be consulted. Breitenbush is not responsible for injury or loss arising in connection with program participation. Breitenbush reserves the right to cancel events at any time. In this case, depos-its and other fees will be refunded. Breitenbush cannot be held responsible for any accidental damages or injuries caused by actions contrary to our stated policies. Please remember that children under 12 must be with a responsible adult at all times and that we do not allow guests to have or use alcohol or illegal drugs. If you have a serious medical condition please be aware that Breitenbush is situated 11⁄2 hours from a hospital.


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P A I DPortland OR

PERMIT NO. 3142

PRSRT STDU.S. POSTAGE

P A I DPortland OR

PERMIT NO. 3142

Breitenbush Hot SpringsP.O. Box 578Detroit, OR 97342

Breitenbush Hot SpringsRetreat & Conference Center

503.854.3320 www.breitenbush.com


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