Retreat Overview
Brenda's Feldenkrais® and Embodied Life™ Retreat will include three primary aspects:
Embodied Meditation – to develop the capacity to sit quietly with whatever arises and bring openness and kindness to the thoughts, feelings and sensations that arise from moment to moment.
Feldenkrais Method ® movement lessons – movement education that teaches you to move with greater ease and efficiency so you can enjoy life more. It’s also one of the most effective stress reduction techniques around. Enjoy better posture, breathing and coordination as well as greater mental and physical flexibility. The lessons are fascinating and fun!
Guided Inquiry – includes a variety of awareness practices to bring warm-hearted attention to challenging mental/emotional states and grow neural patterns to “hard-wire” life giving states such as gratitude and wholeness.
Who This Retreat Is For
This retreat is for individuals drawn to gentle, awareness-based practices and who want to cultivate greater ease, presence, and self-understanding and is for anyone wishing to soften long-held patterns of tension.
About Your Facilitator
Brenda Rasch, PT, PC, began her career as a physical therapist, but was increasingly drawn to course work and learning that moved beyond the traditional medical framework of understanding human health and movement, In 1997 she became the first physical therapist in East Tennessee certified in the Feldenkrais Method ®.
During a routine session with one of her PT clients she was introduced to Healing Touch and experienced a profound change, launching her into the study of Energy Medicine through the Healing Touch Program. She became certified as a practitioner in 2003 and was a charter member and former Board member of Healing Touch of East Tennessee. She became a Healing Touch Certified Instructor in 2011, teaching Level 1 and Level 2 classes.
In 2011 she completed the Embodied Life Mentorship Program with Russell Delman in California and began leading retreats based in these teachings. (See description below)
During her thirty plus years of PT experience she has brought this holistic approach into her physical therapy practice, specializing in working with autoimmune diseases and chronic pain, anxiety and stress disorders, orthopedics, manual therapy and therapeutic exercise.
What You Can Expect
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Silence is observed each evening through breakfast the following day.
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There are daily morning meditations.
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Class time is spent in various experiential exercises, guided inquiry, Feldenkrais® movement lessons and conversation and talks.
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There is also unscheduled time each day allowing for ample breaks for self reflection, reading, journaling, napping, walking and hiking.
Time for Recreation & Relaxation
There will be time to enjoy the 160 acres of rural Tennessee land and the 2 1/2 miles of Powell River frontage.
If our weekend is warm there will be an option for canoeing or kayaking, in addition to hiking, birdwatching, and stargazing.
Well Being Retreat Center offers a conducive environment for this event: quiet natural spaces, climate controlled main event room, and delicious healthy food.
Testimonials
“I come away feeling more comfortable- physically, mentally and emotionally in my own body. My pain is less. I am moving easier and more accepting of myself in all ways. This has been amazing and wonderful!”
Meals
Three freshly prepared, mostly gluten-free, non-vegetarian meals will be served daily with a vegetarian option served at each meal.
Tea, coffee, lemon ginger water, and snacks will be available throughout the day.
Accommodations
We offer a variety of cozy lodging options.
Click the photos below to explore each one.
Questions?
• For questions about the retreat content or structure, please contact Brenda at brendaraschpt@gmail.com
• For questions about facilities or accommodations, please email Heather Noland at registration@wellbeingfoundation.org
Registration & Payment
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Please register with Well Being Retreat Center using the online form below
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Registration costs range from $755 - $1,095 depending on the housing selection
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Registration includes tuition, housing, and meals
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NOTE: If your current financial circumstances would prevent you from attending this retreat, please contact Brenda about a possible tuition discount at brendaraschpt@gmail.com.
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Check-in will be from 3:00 - 5:00 pm on Thursday November 12th
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Check-out will be after lunch (around 2:00 pm) on Sunday November 15th
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Registration will close at midnight on Saturday November 7th
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Cancellation & Accommodations Policies can be found HERE