Caring for your root: A spring equinox retreat

A 4.5 hour in-person community retreat at Mother Lion, to slow down and reconnect to your nervous system for inner safety and steadiness during unsettling times.Cultivate simple practices and integration rituals to return to your root and center for inner stability in a world that doesn't stop demanding

The Transformation

This 4.5 hour semi-structured retreat at Mother Lion (Bay View, WI) is a gentle space to rest and tend to your root chakra, the energetic center of safety, stability, and belonging through a blend of:
Nature based ritual practice - Welcome the spring enquinox through guided intention setting, and honoring the seasonal transition from deep winter to spring awakening
Vedic astrology & root chakra teachings - understanding how cosmic patterns mirror our need for grounding and security
Neuroscience of safety - how the brain and nervous system respond to chronic uncertainty, and how we can soothe them
Ear seeding (auricular acupressure) - using tiny seeds on specific ear points to support calming, grounding, and sleep
Gentle, floor-based yoga + Sound bath - accessible practices to anchor into your legs, feet, and pelvis
Meditation with Havening and imaginal guidance - tactile, rhythmic touch to calm the brain paired with a guided journey into your inner sanctuary
Vegan root based dinner to support and nourish - A grounding spiced beet root soup with fresh, local sourdough
Tea & refreshments - A mix of local and global herbal teas and snacks to support your system
Sauna & hot tub - Tend to your physical body through heat and water ritualYou’ll leave with:- Simple practices to come back to center when the world feels too much
- A felt sense of support in your body, not just in your mind
- A small take-home integration ritual to keep your roots nourishedThis retreat is trauma-sensitive, body-honoring, and beginner-friendly. All bodies, identities, and levels of experience are welcome.

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About the space

Mother Lion is a one-level home with a bright four-season room with lounging couches and a fireplace, a lush dining room, a cozy living room with a fireplace, two bathrooms - one with a clawfoot tub and shower, a fully functioning kitchen, and landscaped backyard with a hot tub, and a sauna. Mother Lion holds plenty of incense, linens and bedding, robes, towels, sandals, spring water, street parking, and one garage parking spot available with advance notice.

Bonus pre-retreat minicourse

Foundational Vedic + somatic healing teachings combined in a 30 minutes self- paced course. You'll have lifetime access to this profound knowledge as you start your journey.We're offering this knowledge in advance of the retreat to optimize our time together for embodiment practices and for processing the knowledge together.Course will be distributed at least one week before the retreat