Autumn Equinox Mini Retreat

A sacred gathering with ritual, community, sound meditation, and nature, to honor the turning of the season and nurture your inner rhythm and balance.

This year is especially meaningful as Shannon & Erica celebrate 10 years of holding circles together!

You’re invited to join us in this milestone gathering, where we’ll honor both the season’s harvest and the personal gifts we’ve each gathered through time.

This intimate mini-retreat blends time indoors in sacred circle with time outdoors in nature. Together, we’ll slow down and tune into what the Equinox brings — for each of us individually and collectively.

The Autumn Equinox is a sacred hinge in the wheel of the year — a moment when day and night share the sky in perfect balance. It’s nature’s invitation to pause, to feel the subtle turning of the earth, and to check in with our own inner harvest. What are we gathering from this season of growth? What have we outgrown? What within us longs for light, and what calls for rest?

This Equinox ceremony is both a celebration and a sanctuary — a half-day mini retreat where ritual meets creativity, nature meets reflection, and community meets the sacred. We’ll spend the afternoon in circle and on the land, weaving intention and beauty into a shared altar of nature’s harvest, crafting symbolic talisman to carry the season’s gifts, and receiving a deeply nourishing meditation with live sound healing. There will be time to reflect, time to create, and time to simply be.

Whether you’re longing for stillness, connection, ceremony, or joy — this space is yours to meet the season in your own way. Come to mark a threshold, to rekindle your sense of wonder, or to simply be held in a nourishing rhythm that supports your inner balance. Together, we’ll honor the turning of the earth, and the turning within.

An Overview of the Day:

  • 12:30pm: Arrival with time to settle and connect

    • Co-create the heart of the circle with a seasonal nature mandala

    • Sacred circle sharing and guided reflection through meditation, writing and color

    • Time in nature for movement & to gather wisdom

  • 3pm: Bio-Break

    • Meditation and sound healing journey

    • Create a talisman to carry your intention forward

    • Closing circle

  • 5 - 5:30pm : Optional social time to connect - no need to rush, move slowly, share smiles and connection before departing

Details:

• Pay-what-you-can registration of $75 - $120

• Please arrive scent-free for the health & comfort of all

What To Bring:

  • Pen & journal, reading glasses

  • comfy clothes, socks & layers for warmth

  • water bottle & sack lunch or snack

  • blanket, yoga mat & comfort for sound healing meditation

  • nature items to add to the center of our circle nature mandala (optional)

Date:

Sunday, September 21st

Time:

12:30-5:30pm

Location:

Orindawoods, Woodhall
501 Orindawoods Drive
Orinda, CA 94563

Pay What You Can Pricing:

  • Supported – $75 - For those who need financial support to attend.

  • Sustainer – $100 - Reflects the true cost and sustains the retreat offerings.

  • Benefactor – $125 - Helps cover others in need and supports future gatherings.

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