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DIVINE WINTER
WOMEN'S RETREAT

RETREAT IS OVER HALF FULL | REGISTER EARLY
February 27 - March 2, 2025
Green Gulch Farm and Zen Center
Muir Beach, California (just north of San Francisco)

Join us for a transformative 3 night/4 day winter retreat to reflect on the past year, identify and shed old layers and set powerful intentions for the new year amidst the natural splendor of coastal Marin County. Across this immersive experience, you will authentically connect with other women, enjoy nourishing vegetarian meals and engage in activities like mindfulness, journaling, circle discussions, forest bathing, yoga and experiential dance — all designed to support you with achieving embodied presence, clarity on what you wish to call into your life and what you are ready to let go of.

Early Registration Offer

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  • $100 off registration

  • 45-minute coaching session with Suzanna (value $125)*

  • Invitation to enroll in six group coaching sessions at a savings (valid through Jan. 15)**

  • Reserve a limited number of Reiki sessions w/Nicole at a savings*** 

Early Bird Offer Ends October 1, 2024

Other Offers
 

  • $50 off when you refer a friend (who has never been on a Hearts Alive retreat before) and they register.

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*Coaching call offered via phone or video to support post-retreat integration or pre-retreat intentions. Session must be redeemed January - April 2025 at a mutually agreeable time. **The post-retreat group is to support integration, community-building and accountability. Committing early on the registration form locks-in $175 pricing although payment isn't due until Jan. 15. ***Interest in a Reiki session is noted on the retreat registration form and will be coordinated directly through Nicole a week prior to the retreat on a first-come basis.

As we traverse the end of winter and approach Spring Equinox in the transformative Year of the Snake, join us for a unique and memorable opportunity to reflect on the past year, shed old layers and set powerful intentions for what you wish to manifest in the new year.
 

Imagine four days to yourself to REFLECT deeply on the previous year, DISCOVER, RENEW and CONNECT with other women:


This retreat offers the perfect chance to slow down, breathe deeply, and focus on your own needs amidst the serene beauty of the Green Gulch Farm and Zen Center nestled in Golden Gate Park Conservancy and a short walk to the Pacific Ocean. Immerse yourself in activities designed to help you let go of the past and welcome new beginnings, much like a snake shedding its skin.

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Indulge in a variety of rejuvenating experiences to support you getting embodied in a place to open up and receive insights and guidance from your higher self.

Stop for a moment and picture yourself driving through Marin Headlands with the afternoon light casting a golden glow, and the invigorating smell  of the Pacific Ocean filling your lungs. You begin to feel your shoulders drop away from your ears and your breath begins to deepen. You  realize that this is YOUR time ... to unwind. An inner peacefulness begins even before you arrive at the retreat.


Upon reaching Green Gulch Farm and Zen Center, you will be shepherded into the retreat experience by a row of beautiful, fragrant and mature eucalyptus trees and welcomed by a community of loving and supportive women eager to share in this transformative journey.


Throughout the weekend, you will enjoy balanced and nourishing vegetarian meals prepared by Green Gulch's chef, served three times daily and made from fresh produce grown onsite. You'll engage in experiential and memorable activities curated by skilled and passionate facilitators, that inspire insights, forge deeper connection with yourself and other participants; ensuring an unforgettable and transformational experience.


All you need to do is show up!


During this retreat, you will move your body, become aware of what needs to be released and even let some of it go during our time together. You will open up to that which you wish to bring into your life and commitment to change. 

Laugh, cry, rediscover your relationship to and remember how to care for YOURSELF while reconnecting to the healing power of nature.


Join us to unwind, renew your spirit, and reclaim the precious connection with yourself. She misses you!

You'll leave with a full heart, renewed energy and an amplified capacity for compassion and love.


Ready to join?

This retreat is for you if ...
 

  • you are a woman*

  • you want to make 2025 your best year yet

  • you seek clarity on what you're ready to shed

  • you are eager to look inward during this reflective time of year and get real about what it is you wish to bring forth into the new year

  • you crave authentic connection with other women

  • you want to be heard, seen and to offer support to others

  • you SO BADLY need a break from the endless rigors of daily life

  • you LOVE how you feel after yoga asana, meditation and dance

  • you are eager to explore beautiful coastal Northern California hiking trails

  • a leisurely walk to the highly scenic Muir Beach (Pacific Ocean) sounds amazing

  • you love witnessing others' transformation and sharing in the experience

  • this retreat simply looks rad and want to be a part of it


*Women: includes trans women and those who are nonbinary, gender non-conforming, and anyone who identifies as a woman in a way that is significant to them is welcome.

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Registration includes:
 

  • Engaging activities curated across the 3 nights / 4 days, led by heart-centered, passionate and experienced facilitators

  • daily yoga asana, daily meditation in the Zendo (meditation hall)

  • a healing and soothing sound bath by Planted Energy

  • a highly experiential fire "letting go" ceremony

  • transformative dance exploration led by a certified 5Rhythms® facilitator

  • a thought-provoking and embodied nature immersion experience

  • daily free time to reflect, integrate, engage, rest and explore

  • immensely beautiful natural surroundings

  • clean and well-appointed lodging options

  • direct access to endless hiking trails within Golden Gate National Park Conservancy including a chill 20-minute walk to Muir Beach

  • three nourishing vegetarian meals daily

  • herbal tea selections and snacks

  • ​use of an infrared sauna

  • overnight accommodations options

  • a kind hearted intentional community of supportive women

  • easy and secure parking and an Uber-able destination

  • clear pre-retreat communications

  • a gift for each participant

About the Venue


Green Dragon Temple/Green Gulch Farm (Soryu-ji) is a Buddhist practice center in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition, offering training in Zen meditation, philosophy and work. The mission of Green Gulch is to awaken the bodhisattva spirit — the spirit of kindness and realistic helpfulness — as a living enactment of Buddha's Way. Green Gulch offers sittings, practice periods, other Zen practice events, Sunday Dharma talks (in-person and through the Online Zendo) and workshops.
 

Green Gulch Farm is located on 115 acres seventeen miles north of San Francisco. It was purchased in the spring of 1972 from rancher George Wheelwright, with an agreement that it would always remain open to the public and engage in agricultural awareness. The land is an inholding of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and has much wildlife within its borders. 
 

Green Gulch has become recognized as a place where organic farmers can come to learn the tools of their trade. One of the original architects of the gardens at Green Gulch was the renowned late horticulturist Alan Chadwick, who introduced the biodynamic farming techniques; Chadwick's grave is marked by a stupa on site. 
 

Green Gulch operates a 7 to 8-acre organic vegetable farm and a 1 to 1.5-acre fruit, herb and flower garden. The vegetable farm sustains the community living at Green Gulch and also sells its produce at various local farmers markets, whole foods stores, and to Greens Restaurant in San Francisco.
 

Partnering with the National Park Service and other local groups, residents and staff at Green Gulch work to restore nearby Muir Beach and the surrounding wetlands to their original habitat. 


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Photos on this web page were taken by: Suzanna, Sarah Felker or Steven Harper.

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Suzanna Mannion

Suzanna is the founder of Hearts Alive Yoga and Retreats, a 500-hr certified yoga teacher, a mother, photographer, designer, communications professional and certified Somatic and NLP Coach. She values love, creative expression, security and above all else, authentically connecting with others and supporting them on their journey. Outside of work and yoga asana, you can find her adventuring with her daughter, soaking in hot springs, engaged in continuing education, scheming the next Hearts Alive Yoga event, catching up with a friend or hiking the local hills with her family. Suzanna's role across our time together will be to lovingly hold the retreat container together, serve as the main facilitator, organizer and manage all retreat communications. Learn more about Suzanna here. 

Nicole Reyes of Planted Energy

Nicole Reyes

Nicole is first and foremost a mother of three beautiful children, a wife, a sister and a friend. Outside of full-time work,  she loves all things that support one another In showing up as our best selves. She is a certified breathwork facilitator, professional coach, Reiki Master and Sound Practitioner. With a belief in inner transformation, Nicole creates a supportive environment for individuals to explore their depths, uncover blocks and foster healing and growth. â€‹Follow Nicole / Planted Energy at @Planted_Energy. 

Sylvie Minot of Syzygy Dance Project

Sylvie Minot

Sylvie Minot is the co-founder and executive director of Syzygy Dance Project, working with underserved communities and individuals to transform lives through movement and dance. Sylvie believes in the power of movement within community as a way to connect, transcend self-imposed limitations, increase body awareness, and create space for new possibilities. She feels energies and vibrations in the world are connected to body and spirit and can help people move beyond the mind, the ego, and the need to control. Sylvie comes from a lineage of warriors and healers from Laos, Vietnam and France. Her heritage motivated her to bring dance to people during their healing process and her own. Sylvie Minot has taught weekly 5Rhythms® dance classes and workshops in the Bay Area, New York, throughout the US, Australia, and Mexico. Sylvie Minot received her BA in Dance from San Jose State University and is a certified 5Rhythms® Teacher trained in the Heartbeat (emotional) map by 5Rhythms® founder Gabrielle Roth. Sylvie has studied psychology, indigenous healing rituals, energy medicine, and sound healing. Learn more about Sylvie here.

Lodging Options: Lindisfarne Guest House

Lodging rates below are all-inclusive and include retreat programming, lodging, bedding, towels, meals and tax. View campus map. 

The Lindisfarne Guest House is a distinctive octagonal building with twelve rooms on two floors surrounding a 30-foot skylit atrium. The atrium provides a relaxing skylit sitting area where guests often gather to read or sit with a cup of tea by the fire. The building is constructed in a traditional Japanese style and heated with a central wood-burning stove and passive solar system. The guest rooms are simply yet comfortably furnished, with large windows opening onto landscaped grounds. Each pair of rooms shares a bathroom and there is a centrally located shower. A sauna with additional set of showers is available in a separate building. The guest house kitchen offers fresh baked breads and jams, as well as seasonal fruit, coffee and tea.
 

  • 4 large rooms: set up as 1 king or 2 single beds

    • $1,440 per guest single occupancy

    • $1,225 per guest double occupancy
       

  • 8 small rooms: set up with 1 double bed

    • $1,300 per guest single occupancy*
      * These rooms can accommodate double occupancy if needed however the large Lindisfarne rooms, Wheelwr      ight rooms (with king or queen beds) and the Stillwater Hall rooms are better suited for double occupancy.


Restrooms: Six total (one per every two bedrooms) plus a centrally-located shower and extra showers are available near the sauna.
 

Lodging Options: Wheelwright Center

Lodging rates below are all-inclusive and include retreat programming, lodging, bedding, towels, meals and tax. View campus map. 

The Wheelwright Center has four guest rooms directly across from the dining room in the central area. Rooms A and B may be combined into a suite. Room C is a small room with a private entrance and shared bathroom with rooms A and B. Room D is equipped with its own shower and bathroom. These rooms tend to be quieter than those in the Lindisfarne Guest House.
 

  • Room A: king bed (the largest room at Wheelwright) 

    • $1,475 per guest single occupancy

    • $1,250 per guest double occupancy
       

  • Room B: queen bed

    • $1,440 per guest single occupancy

    • $1,250 per guest double occupancy
       

  • Room C: queen bed (Note: Rooms A, B and C share a restroom with a shower) 

    • $1,440 per guest single occupancy

    • $1,250 per guest double occupancy
       

  • Room D: queen bed, private entrance, restroom and shower

    • $1,500 per guest single occupancy

    • $1,300 per guest double occupancy