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COME HOME TO YOUR BODY
JOSHUA TREE, CALIFORNIA
MAY 22 - 26, 2022
The circling of women
is a roar in the center of the earth
heard in the hearts of the wise ones
birthing a new world.
We’ve been longing for
your awakening, dear one.
Now is the time to be born again
into the pulsing moon of your body.
There is a time of l o o s e n i n g
the weary bird that lives in your chest
and cries for the sky.
COME HOME TO YOUR BODY.
THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR YOUR EXHALE.
Join a coven of embodied women in the desert of Southern California for 5 days and 4 nights of movement, music & creative ritual.
GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL PORTRAITURE WILL BE INTERWOVEN AS PART OF THE HEALING YOU'LL
EXPERIENCE AT HOME/BODY, THROUGH THE GIFT OF BEING SEEN AND SUPPORTED
IN YOUR SACRED EMBODIED EXPRESSION.
TIME WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR EACH WOMAN TO BE LOVINGLY HELD
AS SHE DEEPENS HER RELATIONSHIP WITH HER BODY THROUGHOUT THE GATHERING.
THE PROFESSIONAL IMAGES WILL BE PART OF THE GIFT YOU WILL RECEIVE FROM OUR TIME TOGETHER.
the journey
DAY 1: HONORING INNOCENCE, WONDER, CURIOSITY
11am - 12:30pm brunch & meet
12:30pm welcome ceremony, altar setting, intentions, embodiment practice
Favors, gift bags
3 - 4pm break
4 - 6pm evening practice session
6 - 7pm nudey hour (optional) & individual portraits sessions
DAY 2: HONORING EXPRESSION, VOICE, SOMATIC SOVEREIGNTY
9am - 12:30pm morning practice session
12:30 - 2:30pm break
2:30 - 6pm evening practice
6 - 7pm nudey hour (optional) & individual portrait sessions
DAY 3: HONORING SORCERY, EROS, PRIMAL WISDOM
9am - 12:30pm morning practice session
12:30pm - 2:30pm break
2:30 - 5:30pm evening practice
5:30pm sunset hike to eureka peak & nudey hour (optional)
DAY 4: HONORING HONORING GRIEF, RAGE, DEATH
9am - 12:30pm morning practice session
12:30 - 3pm break
6 - 8pm funeral ceremony
8 - 9:30pm celebration & communal dinner
DAY 5: REBIRTHING, NOURISHING, RESOURCING
9am - 12:30pm morning integration practice session, brunch & farewells
Song to the life-giving miracle mother, her holy generous body. Song to the one who breaks to bring her heart home, to birth her own soul. Silent sighing song to She, creator of everything that breathes.
your hosts
AMY REICHENBACH
MORGAN WADE
Morgan and Amy were introduced via Instagram by the magic of internet strangers-turned-friends. They finally met in person one afternoon amid a small group of women -- new friends and old -- standing together atop an isolated overlook in Joshua Tree National Park, and took off their all clothes. Being in nature as Nature itself, dancing the primal dance of bodies liberated and celebrated.
There, the soul of HOME/BODY was born, though they didn't know it yet.
Months later, both women charged from that nourishing experience, Morgan's vision was to combine a gathering of women coming home to the gift of their bodies through embodiment practice and deep somatic healing, along with Amy's gift for seeing and cherishing women's bodies through her stunning photography and facilitating embodied experiences of emotional intimacy.
THE DEEP DIVE
HOME/BODY is an immersive experience for women who want to saturate themselves in 5 days of embodiment practice and portraiture. We are bringing you the science that supports deep somatic healing and the heart-centered wisdom of music, movement & creative ritual, which will support you in:
LEARNING TOOLS AND PRACTICES TO HONOR AND HEAL YOUR BODY AND NERVOUS SYSTEM.
DISCOVERING YOUR BODY'S SENSORY LANGUAGE.
LEARNING HOW TO FULLY HOLD YOURSELF AND YOUR FULL RANGE OF EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE AND EXPRESSION.
DISCHARGING FEAR AND TRAUMA AROUND BEING "TOO MUCH" OR "NOT ENOUGH" (DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE CORE WOUND OF UNWORTHINESS).
EXPERIENCING BEING SAFELY WITNESSED & TAUGHT HOW TO HONOR BOUNDARIES AND CORE NEEDS.
COLLABORATIVE HEALING AMONG OTHER DEVOTED, SELF-HEALING WOMEN.
LEARNING HOW TO HOLD SPACE WITH IMPECCABLE BOUNDARIES AND SELF-CARE.
EXPLORING THE SOMATIC EXPERIENCE OF SURRENDERING TO ONESELF.
MEETING YOUR BODY AS A TRUTH-TELLER, RELIABLE GUIDE & PROTECTOR.
LEARNING HOW TO RESET YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM WHEN TRIGGERED / IN SURVIVAL MODE.
NOURISHING & REPLENISHING ENERGY STORES AFTER BIG EMOTIONAL RELEASES.
it is time to lay
these worn and restless palms to the heart.
forgiven by the undeniable sound
of old seams t e a r i n g.
here you find
the giant you have glimpsed
in the water of yourself:
your b o d y
with nothing to silence her.
the revelation
Your attendance at HOME/BODY includes deeply healing creative ritual experiences.
Group and individual portraiture will be interwoven as part of the healing force of being seen and supported in your sacred embodied expression. Time will be set aside for each woman to receive the gift of being seen and lovingly held as she deepens her relationship with her body throughout the gathering.
THE IMAGES WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU AS A GIFT AND RELIC OF OUR TIME TOGETHER.
WITH AMY AS OUR PHOTOGRAPHER, YOU WILL RECEIVE:
INDIVIDUAL EMBODIMENT PORTRAIT SESSION
EMBODIMENT PRACTICE SPOTLIGHT SESSION
SACRED SISTERHOOD GROUP PHOTOS
A GALLERY OF BEHIND-THE-SCENES PHOTOS TAKEN THROUGHOUT OUR TIME TOGETHER
BELOW ARE EXAMPLES OF WHAT YOU'LL RECEIVE DURING YOUR TIME AT HOME/BODY.
ALL IMAGES BY AMY REICHENBACH / WILD AWAKE.
price $2300
You may pay in full or enjoy a payment plan (3 payments of $770).
Your final payment will be due no later than May 8th, 2022.
Faq
+ WHAT HAPPENS AFTER I REGISTER?
Besides a celebratory dance party in your undies? You'll receive confirmation and a welcome email. Within 48 hours, you will also be invited to a private Facebook group where you can connect with Morgan, Amy and the other attendees.
Info emails and updates will be sent to all registered attendees as HOME/BODY approaches, which include travel suggestions and a 'To Bring' list.
If you've opted for a payment plan, Morgan or Amy will be in touch to finalize the details.
+ WHERE SHOULD I STAY?
In order to honor each attendee's budget and needs, food and lodging is up to you, however, will be hosting you for several communal meals. We will provide contact info for the other retreat participants so that you can talk about sharing accommodation with each other if that is your preference.
We will be gathering for all practice sessions at a private residence in Joshua Tree for the duration of the retreat, so you'll want to find lodging in or near Joshua Tree.
+ IS THIS A NUDE RETREAT?
This is not a nude retreat. Although there will be clothing optional experiences, they are an option -- not an obligation -- and you are encouraged to honor your own boundaries.
Some of our practices will include the opportunity to experience and practice embodying your Yes/No and establishing loving boundaries for yourself, so needless to say, you will be fully supported in your decision to participate (or not).
+ WHAT IS THE REFUND POLICY?
Deposits are non-refundable. Space is very limited and refunds will only be granted for Covid (or other serious) life emergency.
+ WHAT COVID PRECAUTIONS ARE YOU TAKING?
We will provide rapid tests and temperature checks when everyone arrives. Please minimize your risk in the days leading up to the retreat.
+ WILL YOU SHARE PICTURES OF ME AFTER THE RETREAT?
You will be asked to sign a model release so that we’re able to share images of the retreat. The release form will not automatically include nude experiences, but of course you’re welcome to opt in on the release form for those, too.
+ TALK TO ME ABOUT THE PERKS!
We thought you'd never ask! Here are some of the highlights you'll receive at HOME/BODY:
5 days of delicious, trauma-informed embodiment practice
professional portrait sessions
Nudey Hour! (like happy hour, but with less clothes!)
group sunset walk in Joshua Tree National Park
drum/song circle
poetry workshop / collaboration (this one is going to be soooo unbelievable, just wait!)
nourishing meals together (Day 1: brunch / Day 4: dinner / Day 5: brunch)
body bag full of sensory goodies and gifts
more, more, more!
A note from Morgan:
I want you to know, dear women, that as you consider the vulnerability of stepping into this space, what you might also receive: liberation from the ways you have been taught to see and experience yourself, and the emergence of something much truer, freer, someone whose preciousness is worth protecting. That's been my experience being photographed by Amy. I want you to know we're all just fragile humans here, and your fear and vulnerability are welcome. When it comes to the experience of being photographed in your vulnerability, there is almost nothing I cherish more (aside from my own embodiment practice) than the gift of being lovingly held by the gaze of someone who can really see you. And Amy gives that gift.
A note from Amy:
My ladies…damn have you hit the healing jackpot with Morgan Wade. I can’t even tell you what a badass healer this magical creature is. In my own somatic therapy sessions with Morgan over the past year, she has taught me how to cultivate a feeling of safety in my own body that I honestly didn’t know was possible. I could talk for hours about how the work Morgan has led me through changed my whole life - and continues to transform my experiences the more I practice what she taught me. When Morgan asked me if I wanted to co-host a retreat with her, you can imagine how my heart basically exploded. I can’t tell you how much I believe in what she brings to the world and to the women she works with. You’ll never be the same after a week with this force of nature.