Let Your Heart Decide - Oregon
2200 Buckhorn Springs Rd, Ashland, Oregon 97520, USA
Up to 20 in group
June 10 - 15, 2024
Retreat Highlights
- forestbathing, soundhealing, drumcircle, way of council, story weaving, journaling, expressive art in nature, heart math, mirroring, ceremony, breathwork
About this Retreat
Who is Ben Page? This is a difficult question to answer succinctly because he is so many things. He is deep and complex and is one of the most amazing human beings, a rare combination of an extraordinary mind and a tender heart. Ben is wonderfully eloquent when he shares his ideas and effortlessly captures the attention of those who listen. Challenging the status quo is part of his nature and in doing so, he supports people in their growth in ways I had never seen before. He is probably the best listener I have ever encountered and through that listening, he makes it safe enough for people to be brave in their own vulnerability. Despite his depth, he can be funny and silly and brings an ease and lightness that makes it easy to smile and fall in love with life. Ben loves cats, adventures, and music; he is now exploring a new passion of DJ’ing as a modality for supporting people in somatic awakening and rediscovering the joy of life. His heart and deep reverence for this planet has taught me patiently what it means to love unconditionally, and this has cracked my own heart open time and again.
Ben Page is a Forest Therapy Guide, council carrier, DJ, creator of Story Weaving and the author of Healing Trees: A Pocket Guide to Forest Bathing, The Wild Garden and The World In My Pocket. His work focuses on the philosophical ethic of non-striving and self-love as a gateway to inner peace and compassionate action. Ben holds a B.A. in religious studies from Carleton College and an M.A. in human development and social change from Pacific Oaks College.
Manuela is among the most extraordinary people I have ever met in my entire life. She is far too humble to ever admit it, but she is brilliant, dedicated, compassionate, gentle, wise and most of all, genuinely selfless. I believe the service she was incarnated to provide is exactly what she brings to the retreat space: an ability to shine the light of her heart into the darkest corners of the human experience in such a way that reveals the beauty of being fully alive. Manuela inspires me to be fearless and open my heart wider every time we hang out and even though I mentored her in Forest Therapy, she has been one of my greatest teachers in the practice of kindness. She is constantly exploring new practices in the most fearless fashion, from Wim Hof, to drum circle facilitation to breathwork, in the search of her own understanding of what it means to be alive. Manuela loves dogs, adventures, rescuing baby squirrels who fall out of trees, blindfolded dinners, swimming, her friends and family, and perhaps most of all, the spirit of the land and sea, the mysterious lifeforce this planet that we are a part of.
Manuela Siegfried is trained in forest therapy, sound healing, percussion circles and is an Add Heart facilitator at the Heart Math Institute. She worked for many years in the tourism field and has a degree in Hotel Administration.
Her deep heart centered relationship with nature has supported her throughout her life, and she is convinced that there is a great need to support people to remember their own relationship with nature for the well-being of not only humans but also the planet.
Details of this retreat
A retreat for anyone looking to quiet their minds and awaken
the original intelligence of their hearts in order to discover and honor their deepest calling.
This retreat begins with the premise that we humans process our lives in two places simultaneously: in our minds and in our hearts. We know that the heart has intelligence, for it is made up of neurons. Some researchers even suggest that the heart is the primary decision maker of our internal consciousness, but we have been sorely miseducated in the ability to listen to our heart’s voice. Instead, we live in a world of mind-over-matter, of mental-logical-rational dominance over the intricate and mysterious wisdom of the heart.
We have all heard someone say, “Listen to your heart,” but how? How does one listen to the heart? Most of us were never taught, and worse, most believed that it was nonsense to begin with. This retreat is all about reclaiming the ability to listen to the heart, and in doing so, explore the deepest desires of our inner nature as answers to the most sacred intentions of our lives.
Before you arrive at this retreat, you’ll be asked to identify one such intention: something you are passionate about, something that calls you and wakes you up in the night and you can’t seem to sort out why. Over the course of our time together, you’ll be exploring that intention with the support of the group and the presence and wisdom of the More than Human World. We’ll explore these intentions through the use of many modalities including forest bathing, drum circle, sound healing, breathwork, dance and music, contemplative journaling, story weaving, witnessing and mirroring. Here’s what you can expect.
the original intelligence of their hearts in order to discover and honor their deepest calling.
This retreat begins with the premise that we humans process our lives in two places simultaneously: in our minds and in our hearts. We know that the heart has intelligence, for it is made up of neurons. Some researchers even suggest that the heart is the primary decision maker of our internal consciousness, but we have been sorely miseducated in the ability to listen to our heart’s voice. Instead, we live in a world of mind-over-matter, of mental-logical-rational dominance over the intricate and mysterious wisdom of the heart.
We have all heard someone say, “Listen to your heart,” but how? How does one listen to the heart? Most of us were never taught, and worse, most believed that it was nonsense to begin with. This retreat is all about reclaiming the ability to listen to the heart, and in doing so, explore the deepest desires of our inner nature as answers to the most sacred intentions of our lives.
Before you arrive at this retreat, you’ll be asked to identify one such intention: something you are passionate about, something that calls you and wakes you up in the night and you can’t seem to sort out why. Over the course of our time together, you’ll be exploring that intention with the support of the group and the presence and wisdom of the More than Human World. We’ll explore these intentions through the use of many modalities including forest bathing, drum circle, sound healing, breathwork, dance and music, contemplative journaling, story weaving, witnessing and mirroring. Here’s what you can expect.
Schedule
Each day includes a mix of different modalities, time outside, time spent together and alone. We start each day at 9:00 am. After the morning activities we have a spacious 2-hour lunch break followed by afternoon sessions which end around 5:00 pm, giving you enough time to explore the beautiful surroundings.
See the image for an example of the daily schedule
See the image for an example of the daily schedule
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Getting Here
Ginkgo Heart Retreats, 2200 Buckhorn Springs Rd, Ashland, Oregon 97520, USA
Directions
Buckhorn Springs is a 25-minute drive from Ashland.
The closest airport to Ashland is Rogue Valley International Medford Airport (https://jacksoncountyor.org/airport)
From this airport it will take you 35 minutes to geto the Buckhorn Springs
The closest airport to Ashland is Rogue Valley International Medford Airport (https://jacksoncountyor.org/airport)
From this airport it will take you 35 minutes to geto the Buckhorn Springs
Accommodation
A variety of accommodations ranging from spacious private rooms to shared rooms in beautiful cabins next to the creek
Private room with barhroom in house
Private room with shared bathroom in a separate bathhouse
Shared room with shared bathroom in a separate bathhouse
Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi
Spa
Sauna
Pool
Towels
Free Parking
Kitchen
Tour Assistance
Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea
Cafe
Restaurant
Fitness Center
Yoga Studio
Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent
A 124-acre inholding of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in the Ashland Mountains in Ashland OR. An enchanting place where one feels connected to the land beginning with Indigenous People who gathered on this ground for peace and healing centuries ago.Buckhorn Springs provides a unique environment nestled in its own small valley with old oaks, ponderosa pines, tall aromatic cedars and a healing mineral spring fed creek that runs through the property.
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
What's Included
- 5 nights
- all meals, starting with dinner on the arrival day and ending with lunch on the last day
- customized journal workbook
- pre and post retreat calls and activities
What's Not Included
- Airfare
- Transportation to/from the venue
- Any meals and/or beverages outside the specified meal times
- Alcoholic beverages
- Tips
- Insurance
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