Location

This residential retreat is being held at Wasson House at 584 South Wasson, Coos Bay, OR, 97420.  

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Arrival/Welcoming

Our opening circle will be on Friday evening at 7:00 PM. You are welcome to arrive any time after 5:00 PM on Friday afternoon to settle in. If you are planning on arriving on Saturday morning please be sure to arrive by 9:30 AM to settle in and allow us to start on time. 

 

Accommodations

There are two AirBnB's available for our use during this retreat at very reasonable rates. There are also lower costs camping spaces available. Please contact Oshi for further information on accommodations on 541-404-3019 or at msoshi@hotmail.com.

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Weather/Clothing

We expect the days to be moderate - warm days with cool mornings and evenings. Come prepared with plenty of layers as we will be outside for some of the time and will be visiting the beach. We are not expecting rain at this time of year but come prepared anyway.  

Meals

Please bring all the food and snacks with you that you will need for the weekend. There is a grocery store nearby if you need to supplement what you have brought with you. We will have access to a kitchen with a refrigerator, oven, toaster oven, microwave, blender, coffee-maker, utensils, and dishes. Please bring your own water bottle. The water is filtered city water, please bring your own water if you would prefer. You are invited to bring food to share a potluck meal with the group on Saturday evening.

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Sacred Items

Please bring a few items with you to represent parts of yourself that have been devalued, exiled, or abandoned, along with items that represent grief you are carrying personally, culturally, or ecologically. Suggestions are photographs of yourself as a child, or of loved ones that have passed over, or of the suffering in our world. Please also bring some items that can represent the qualities of forgiveness and compassion. You are invited to bring items to beautify and sanctify our altars such as candles (beeswax only), foliage, feathers, flowers, pine cones, shells etc...  

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Checklist
*Suitable clothing for sunshine, rain, and cool weather - bring layers

*Personal items (toiletries, medications, first aid items, etc.)

*Sun hat/sun protection/sunglasses

*Food and snacks for the weekend

*Personal camping gear (if camping)

*Sacred altar items (see above)
*Journal/pen for taking notes

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Carpooling

Please let us know if you are willing to offer a ride or ride-share with others. We currently have participants traveling up from Northern California and others traveling down from Washington State. Please contact Lara on lara@wholeheartedpath.com to be informed of ride-share options. 

 

Reciprocity

This retreat is being offered on a sliding scale. You are invited to offer what you are able to within this scale. If you are in financial difficulty please contact Lara on 541-740-3933 or at lara@wholeheartedpath.com to discuss work trade or scholarship opportunities. If you are able to offer a higher contribution to support the practice of making this work accessible to all incomes, please consider bringing an additional check/cash with you.