Red Spiral Women's Retreat

- make a planter (for a fee/bring your own materials) with pretty rocks, sticks, etc

- make your own home products (cleaning stuff, soaps, etc)

- tea workshop (different kinds, samples, herbal remedy teas, etc)

- making moonpads (aka reusable absorbent cloth pads)

- henna/body painting

- more totally awesome guided meditations

- a "red spiral diary" that you fill out every year, press flowers in, get contact info for friends, etc...

I love all your suggestions! Awesome!

I actually bought some henna and printed out designs, but forgot to bring them with me. I will remember for next year. Cool!:)

~Loved the guided meditation!  It was awesome!  More than one for 2012 would be fabulous.

~Also loved the drumming & Tarot Workshop!  Excellent.

~Clothing swap? Everyone bring a couple pieces of clothing they no longer want, throw it all in a big pile & everyone choose one or two "new" items. 

~Potluck for the fri evening meet & greet meal.  Everyone bring a dish to share?

~Perhaps ritual of some sort on the Fri or Sat evening?

~Popcorn & Movie Night with discussion afterward.  I believe someone suggested The Red Tent, or maybe The Vagina   Monologues? There are alot of fantastic movies out there worthy of this event.

Dancing Millie at August 17, 2011 at 11:01 PM

- make a planter (for a fee/bring your own materials) with pretty rocks, sticks, etc

- make your own home products (cleaning stuff, soaps, etc)

- tea workshop (different kinds, samples, herbal remedy teas, etc)

- making moonpads (aka reusable absorbent cloth pads)

- henna/body painting

- more totally awesome guided meditations

- a "red spiral diary" that you fill out every year, press flowers in, get contact info for friends, etc...

Yay!  Love the Red Spiral Diary idea!   Awesome!

Some great ideas here, keep it up ladies!

We would love to see a longer Archery session, it was so fun! Unfortunately alot of us only got to "shoot" once & would have loved to spend a little more time.  

The program for 2012 is coming soon and I think you'll be pleased.

I really liked doing the yoga two years ago, but not so early, if we are up late drumming and singing getting out of bed early becomes less of a priority even when yoga is involved : ( Definately more guided medications and rits. Hour of silence on Saturday and Sunday!

Other ideas: make a dream pillow, make other tools (paint ceramic chalices, offering plates, bowls, etc.), like the idea of tea tasting, maybe learning how to make your own blends?, paint murals or other crafts?

I like the stitching and crafting sessions where everyone brings their own crafts to work on things together. Maybe do a workshop earlier in the day to teach some of the songs and chants that we will sing at the campfire so those of us who don't know them have a chance to learn and possibly retain it more?

Lastly, some of us are coming in from far away and cannot stay for the closing ceremonies in the afternoon, maybe do the closing ceremonies before lunch on Sunday so we all get to participate, then those who can stay for the afternoon events can, but the others won't feel left out about missing that part?

Is there a theme yet for this year? A schedule posted yet? Maybe I am looking in the wrong spot but I can't fins any information about this years retreat, only the payment and registration info.

Venus Moon, the theme is posted on the home page. The schedule is not up yet but soon will be.