Saturday, September 19th - 10am-6:30pm at Rootstock Retreat
Space is limited
"Just stop for a minute and you'll realize you're happy just being. I think it's the pursuit that screws up happiness. If we drop the pursuit, it's right here." -James Hillman
Elemental Alchemy is a co-ed, slow medicine day retreat at Rootstock on Saturday, September 19th from 10am-6pm
Elemental Alchemy is also a practice.
It's a way of being, of feeling, of seeing, and connecting.
First, we slow down. We slow all the way down and from that still point we allow for the forces within us and around us to express and then merge, bringing us into a deep sense of presence with ourselves, one another, and all of life.
This gathering is designed to provide a profoundly safe, high-integrity, guided microdosing experience for anybody wanting to connect with mushroom medicine in a slow, careful, and creative way. Whether you have deep experience microdosing or are totally new to the prospect of working with Earth Medicine, this one-of-a-kind retreat combines the experienced guideship of Beana's therapeutic medicine practice, the magic in the temples and bathhouse at Rootstock, the beauty and depth of Gideon's sound medicine, and the alchemical magic of Autumn on Beach Hill to create a time out of time where, with the help of the mushroom teachers, we can slow down long enough to feel - and restore - our connection to life.
We will animate the Imagination Farm in its full glory for a slow and quiet day of replenishment, connection, healing, and feeling.
Here's how the path will unfold:
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10:00am – Welcome & Orientation
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10:30am – Guided Microdosing Ceremony
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11:30am – Heart Opening Breath & Gentle Movement
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12:30pm–5:00pm – EXPLORATION | NOURISHMENT | ELEMENTAL HEALING | REST | CONNECTION
Wood-fired, chemical-free, clothing optional bathhouse, Tea House & Broth Bar, Walking Meditation Path, Silent Fire, Community Altar Building, Art Space, Forest Bathing, Garden Dwelling, & Guided Support as needed
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1:00–2:00pm – Summoning Voice & Invoking Sound with Gideon (optional)
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4:00–5:00pm – Crystal Sound Healing Integration with Gideon (optional)
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5:30pm – Sharing Circle & Closing Ceremony
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6:30pm – Guest Departure or Nesting for the Night
What is Slow Medicine?
Microdosing is pretty much mainstream at this point and, though most protocols are just colonizing the mushrooms like another drug to 'fix' or 'uplevel' or 'improve' performance, the real magic in 'magic mushrooms' is getting soft enough, slow enough, and still enough to let them guide you.
We understand that the best way to work with Earth Medicine is slowly and humbly and reciprocally and Elemental Alchemy is here to give you a place to practice this communion and conversation.
Beana has guided over 1000 people through her medicine practice and microdosing protocol since 2018 and this slow medicine container is born out of that deep experience and it's here to help you.
Want to learn more about microdosing to see if this practice might support your health and wellbeing? Dive into Beana's free master class and learn more about it.
Welcome to the Imagination Farm!
Rootstock is unlike anywhere you've ever been. Built with love and unbridled imagination, this hilltop temple vibrates with healing energy and pulses with connection. The rocks, roots, and ravens here are family and they will welcome you with open hearts.
The Belly, our 30' yurt and gathering space, will hold our ceremonies and sound healing. The Oasis, the wood-fired bathhouse, will be fired - full tilt boogie! - with 4 hot tubs, sauna, cold dunks, and beauty in every direction. The Infinite Loop will provide a silent walking meditation path through the temples at Rootstock including the Dragon Rock, Wheel of Thyme, Venus, and Grandmother Maple altars. The gardens will be open and the fires will be burning. Rootstock was made to hold this gathering and we can't wait to welcome you here to experience - and co-create - this soft and slow day of healing ourselves and the Earth.
Music Medicine with Gideon Crevoshay
Gideon is.... and we are so lucky and grateful that we will fill our hearts and this forest with his beautiful voice and support you to do the same.
- Summoning the Voice & Invoking Primal Sound is an invitation to allow yourself to tap into your authenticity and express yourself. This guided session will...
- Crystal Sound Healing - To close and integrate our day together, Gideon will ...
Join us for this real and beautiful slow medicine experience...
The gathering will happen rain or shine and, however the weather weathers, will infuse our day with medicine and meaning. Space is limited to 26 people to ensure this is an intimate and cozy container.
2 private off-grid cabins, 2 semi-private lofts, 10 dormitory-style bunks, and forest camping are available for folks choosing to sink into a Deep Retreat or wake up here.
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Investment in your slow & steady restoration
Earlybird registration is $333/person until June 30th when the price will increase to $444/person
Alumni and active participants in the seasonal immersion and self-guided microdosing course will receive priority registration.
Retreat & Rest
Stay on the land for one or two nights and choose the lodging rhythm that feels best for you.
Day Pass Only
No lodging required.
Arrive for the day's events and head home when we're complete
