GATHERING THE SOUL… IN THE WILDERNESS
Blacktail Ranch, Wolf Creek, Montana,
July 10–16, 2016
You are invited to join me in exploring inner and outer wilderness at the beautiful Blacktail Ranch in Wolf Creek, Montana!
Experience the healing power of mountains and forests, rivers, sunshine, blue sky, and the companionship of kindred spirits. For seven days and six nights, including arrival and departure days, we will enjoy the wide-open spaces of Big Sky Country on an 8,000 acre ranch at the foot of the Continental Divide and adjoining the Helena National Forest, the largest piece of roadless area in the lower 48. Leaving our “civilized” world behind, we will awaken to our own wildness as we connect deeply with nature, horses, and ourselves.
Our time together will include Meditation, Jungian and Robert Moss-based Dreamwork, Journaling and Shamanic Journeying, Ceremony, and Horse as Mirror. Your relationship with your assigned horse will serve, like the wilderness itself, as a mirror to your own psyche. It will be an important focus for learning as well as pleasure.
Gatherings will be held in a lovely, peaceful Hogan or cabin, as well as outdoors. During the week we will have ample opportunity to ride: two rides in the hills surrounding the lodge; an all-day ride to the ranch camp (The Hideaway), nestled in a serene meadow ringed by old growth forest, and a ride on our last afternoon to an ancient, sacred Native American cave to experience the transformative power of ceremony and song and a shamanic journey for each person to find her sacred gift.
In this breathtaking wilderness setting we may be awed by a fox running across a meadow, a bear feeding on a hillside, an eagle soaring overhead. We may hear a coyote or wolf howling in the evening sunset as we gather around the fire pit. If we are really fortunate, as the group was in 2013, we might even see a wolverine – a truly rare occurrence!
Fee: $2175
The fee is reduced to $2075 if registration is received by April 1. After April 1, the fee is $2175. This includes a double occupancy room in the lodge, all meals, use of the hot tub, and all planned activities including horseback riding, as described above.
– For a single room in the lodge, add $215.
– For a double occupancy cabin, add $275.
– For a single cabin, add $425.
– For a double wall tent, subtract $150.
– For a single wall tent, subtract $50. (For wall tents, bathrooms and showers are in the lodge).
A deposit of $500 is required to hold your reservation; the remainder is due May 15. Deposits are refundable except for a $100 handling fee up until May 15; after May 15 there will be no refunds unless someone takes your place, in which case you will receive a full refund except for a $100 handling fee.
BONUS! Refer someone who hasn’t attended the retreat before and if she registers you will receive a $100.00 discount. The retreat is limited to eight women, so register early!
Other Important Information:
In May you will be sent a questionnaire, suggested pack list, and additional guidance from me that will help you prepare for the inner as well as the outer journey. You can fly into Great Falls and be picked up by ranch personnel for $100 round trip, or you can rent a car and drive to the ranch, about an hour and a half drive. Shuttle fee is due May 15.
Come because you want to experience “The Last Best Place” …
Come because you love horses
Come because your soul is calling you to go deeper …
Come because dreams are knocking on the door of your consciousness, and you’re ready to pay attention…
Come because you want to be more awake, more alive, more of who you really are …
Just come.
Blessings -
Connie Myslik-McFadden, MSS, LCSW
mtlionlady@gmail.com www.gatheringthesoul.com 406-582-7450
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