THIS DEEP AUTUMN
You are a bulb—ready to be planted into the dark soil of this potent time of year. The veils are thin; shifts are very available. What whispers do you hear? Are you receptive enough to hear them? This void time is fertile. It is initiating a becoming. What is coming through for you? What codes are being laid down NOW for your next emergence? This exploration is highly personal. It is also collective. We are not always blooming. Fall season is the truest beginning, the pre-preparation time, the listening time, the "what is asking to be shed and what is asking to be fed" discerning time. It's the time before the light of solstice, before the new year, before the spring. Possibility is on tap. Let's gather. We will explore, celebrate and get cozy to the max. Story-making and somatic. An opportunity to stretch and soothe the terrain of your nervous system in ways that go well beyond tips or exercises. Your myth-poetic mammal body will have a chance to feel itself in the room. This retreat is intimate, connecting and designed to create real-deal traction in your life. Not simply a cool thing you did once. What is being called up for transformation?
Our lovely venue: the Light House in downtown Bozeman
Our Retreat Rhythm
This retreat is an immersion and intensive.
We are going "in" during the timespan of a weekend.
Friday, 6-9pm
Saturday, 9-12pm, 1 hour break for lunch, 1-6pm
Sunday, 10-1pm
Where? @ Light House, a cozy studio right downtown.
This retreat is a DIY for lodging and food. You choose those elements for yourself and then attend the sessions. That makes the cost accessible and allows each person to decide their own "how" for the experience.
What it is? Free-writing to sensory prompts and sharing (sharing is optional). Nervous system practices and tracking our survival strategies in real-time. Dyads. Triads. Big group shares. Movement. Exploring how physiology creates story and story creates physiology. Bringing archetype and myth into the room. It will have the felt sense of a close circle.
What it is not?
We are not trauma bonding, nor are we bypassing.
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What to bring?
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notebook/pen/pencil/markers
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cozy layers and socks
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water bottle or tea mug
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any extra pillow or cushion (we have mats, bolsters)
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snacks you love (we will have some fruit, nuts, etc)
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a heart that is willing to be open to opening
“I knew that there would be storytelling woven with Somatic Experiencing in Molly's workshops but I couldn't envision how that would come together. I felt held! She created a solid container for the retreat but it also allowed for a ton of spontaneity, organic stuff unfolding. I witnessed some very powerful moments of people healing, myself included. I also made a joke that my back hurt from all the 'interior landscaping' we were doing. Unbelievable. Unforgettable. Authentic. Real.” – Marissa Fisher
"Being in space and time with Molly feels so big, so potent. 24 hours feels like a lifetime. It feels like medicine. She has helped me understand more about myself than 17 therapists! Her authenticity, warmth and generosity make me feel safe being a human." – Amy Baumgarten
Are you coming from out of town? Welcome to Bozeman!
Early November in Montana is transitional; as such, it invites us into coherence with our own metamorphosis and becoming. It could be snowing. It could also be sunny and warm in the day. Bring layers. Bring curiosity. Our retreat happens downtown. You could uber from the airport, stay downtown and never need a car. If you have a car and some time on either side, Bozeman Hot Springs and Norris Hot Springs keep the bones warm. The Bridger Mountains grace us with their presence and trails.
Lodging: These are all different price points.
Hotels at walking distance: Lewis and Clark Motel, Element Bozeman, The Lark, The Armory
Hotels at further walking distance: RSVP Motel, Sapphire Motel
*There are many Airbnb's close-by.
Guarantee: Group-work and being in person is the time-tested way of weaving our future together. It makes sense physiologically, socially and on the most magical human level. At this retreat we will engage with the power of relationality, the roles we play, the gifts of comfort and discomfort in togetherness, witnessing and being witnessed, our personal-to-us innate wildness, the shared wisdom of the circle and an abiding trust in whatever is unfolding.
About Molly
Molly Caro May is an author, teacher and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. Her book Body Full of Star was named a “searingly eloquent memoir." She has facilitated personal narrative workshops across the country for almost two decades and weaves nervous system resilience into the mix. You can read more about her incredible TEACHERS and what brought her to it personally here. Her mission is to democratize expression and explore, in good company, the healing alchemy between story and nervous system. Molly grew up in five countries and now lives in Montana with her husband and two children who are somehow already 12 and 8 years old. Facilitating is her song and she never tires of diving in with a group as she believes the only way through is 'alongside.'
Refund Policy
This is your investment. When we commit, we set some growth in motion. Sit with it now. Is this what you want? Your body will tell you. That isn't just a saying or idea. It's real deal. Are you leaning forward or back?
If you need to cancel for any reason and we can find someone to take your spot, then you will be fully refunded fully minus a $200 processing fee. If we can't find someone to take your spot but YOU can find someone, same as above. If no one fills your spot, there is no refund. This policy includes payment plans. If you have started a payment plan and cancel, without someone replacing your spot, your payments are still due. If the retreat has to be cancelled due to unforeseen pandemic or climate issues, participants' tuition will be credited to future retreat dates.