From Farm to the Table of Your Soul
A Half-Day Retreat at Heartwood Farm & Cidery
“Notice that autumn is more the season of the soul than of nature.”
This is the experience you’ve been waiting for.
SoulPlay is partnering with Heartwood Farm & Cidery for this special half-day retreat on one of the most idyllic, sustainable farms in Ontario.
The heart of Autumn is the perfect time to slow down and tune into your soul. We’ll spend the 3 hours together engaging in a number of experiences that help us learn FROM the land, rather than just about it. The patterns of nature seen on this farm are powerful instructors for the inner terrain of our own lives.
This gently guided retreat will give you ample opportunity to explore the fields, forest, and orchard, and engage with the animals, all while paying attention to the contours of your life, and listen deeply to your soul.
The entire experience will be facilitated by Val, passionate farmer and co-founder of Heartwood Farm, and Christa, experienced retreat guide and creator of SoulPlay.ca. Catherine, a professional music therapist, will engage with us as listeners and participants in the contemplative realm of music.
“I can smell autumn dancing in the breeze. The sweet chill of pumpkin, and crisp sunburnt leaves.”
WHEN: Sunday, October 18, 2020
There are two retreat times available.
9:30am - 12:30pm
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Where: Heartwood Farm, Erin Ontario. (Just an hour from Hamilton, Oakville, Mississauga. Less than an hour from KW)
COST: $80.00/person
*Scholarship support is available. If you are interested in applying, please do NOT register below and use this link instead.
Includes:
3 hour retreat experience, expertly guided at gorgeous Heartwood Farm
Light Refreshments including a glass of tasty cider made on the farm!
Retreat packet which includes take-home activities to support your soul’s journey after the retreat
Opportunity to taste and purchase cider as well as other local products from the cidery & farm store
10% off personal coaching or spiritual direction session with Christa (if used by December 20, 2020)
Note: this is a rain or shine event! There is a beautiful “hoop house” where we’ll have shelter from any weather, however, in the event of rain, we will suggest you plan to prepare to dress appropriately to enjoy the elements.
CAPACITY: Each retreat time will ensure social distancing, and have a maximum 10 participants. Register early!
*Please only register and pay for one person at a time.
“Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.”
Land Acknowledgment: The retreat will be operating in privilege on the traditional homeland of the Neutral, Anishinaabe, and Haudenosaunee nations. We give thanks to and acknowledge the many Indigenous Peoples who call this region home. We hold with us in this space the recognition of the violence committed in the name of God against the Indigenous Peoples of this land, our fellow image bearers of God, as we work and pray for shalom. Today, this area is home to many indigenous peoples from across Turtle Island and we acknowledge the Mississauguas of the Credit.
photo credits: Heartwood Farms, Susan Murphy, SoulPlay
