december 31st, 2023
join us in the prayer for community care
dream into 2024 with movement, art, & sound
This is neither a retreat nor a “figuring out” — it's a space for mystery and alchemy where new/ancient medicines meet the modern heart.
Where deep rest, healing, and embodiment weave in, around, and through the urgent questions of our time. Where we remember that slowing down isn't a luxury but a vital part of our planet’s regeneration.
WHAT IS
BEYOND WORDS?
WHY JOIN US?
🌱 Reconnect with your "why" and let your bones remember that healing the world begins within.
🎨 Collaborate in sangha with seasoned healers, artists, and wisdom keepers.
🔥 Ignite possibilities that can only emerge from slowness, “not-knowing,” and synchronicity
WHO’S INVITED?
All those deepening into their life’s work. Entrepreneurs and activists in climate, justice, wellness, economy & technology. Parents, modern elders, students and teachers of all walks are invited on this journey.
Those ready to pause. Those ready to truly feel their own bewilderment. Those ready to admit “part of the crisis is how we are responding to the crisis.” Those ready to call upon different ways of being/knowing/acting in service of all life.
Featured Guides
All Joysong events are co-created and held in circle by our growing sangha. BEYOND WORDS features Jun Jun Li (expressive movement & intuitive art) and Kathryn Robinson (yoga & voice) with the space held & supported by other members of Joysong Collective.
See their full bios here.
BEYOND WORDS PROGRAM
- 8:30 - 9AM: SILENT SELF-CARE ARRIVAL
Check-in, sip on tea, find your place in the circle and meditate to land in the space and begin slowing down your system.
- 9AM - 9:30AM: OPENING CEREMONY
Connect with your intention and “what you are placing on the altar” as we open the space together
- 9:30AM - 10:45: BEYOND YOGA
See beyond sight. Hear beyond sound. A practice to cultivate deeper listening as we lean into and dream into the infinite possibilities for our renewal and the living earth.
- 11:00AM - 12:30PM: EXPRESSIVE ARTS
Unlock your creativity. Express yourself and connect with others, through contact improvisation, abstract shapes, colors, and writing. You will take home an artifact of your experience.
- 12:30PM - 1PM: CLOSING CIRCLE
Join together for a closing ritual, prayer, and invitation into dream-time.
Arrival Timing: We ask that all participants arrive during the first half of "silent self-care" time (8:30-9am arrival). We will have a midway break in the program but "ins and outs" will not be permitted after this time.
DESTINATION
Slow down with us at Hub Sebastopol, an emergent locus of regeneration one hour north of SF. The Hub includes Soft Medicine Sanctuary, Bliss Bathhouse, and Anahata Yoga & Sound.
Nourishing food, herbs and elixers, gentle spaces for movement, rest, and healing.
MORE DETAILS
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A nourishing, locally-sourced snack is provided with your ticket and will fit most dietary needs (VG, GF, DF).
We encourage you to bring your own favorite comfort snacks and water.
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Soft Medicine Sanctuary’s tea and elixir bar will be CLOSED all-day for the holiday.
We will provide a self-serve offering of simple herbal tea.
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Our little town is admittedly easiest to access with a car. We encourage carpooling and you can can view our rideshare list here (ticket-holders email for access).
We are also a <15min drive from Santa Rosa bus station, which has regular service to Oakland, SF, and area airports.
BEYOND WORDS is made with 🖤 by members of the Joysong Collective.
Like many people/organizations in this transitional time, we are exploring how to resource/sustain our highest integrity work at the edges of the dominant paradigms of money/transaction. We create/offer in the heartfelt spirit of gift with intentions to support both our community and our own material needs.
So if the ticket prices are a barrier, please email us to request a half-price ($40) or full ($0) scholarship. We invite other offers of non-financial reciprocity as well.