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.

Two ways to join:
1) Come for the full Autumn Equinox mini-retreat, 12:30-5pm
2) Join in for the Sound Meditation + Community Circle, 3-5pm

You choose your experience. Details Below.

This gathering is designed as a spacious Autumn Equinox mini retreat — a half-day of reflection, creativity, and ritual to honor the turning of the season. Join us for the full experience and settle into a soul-nourishing arc: from nature mandala building and intention setting, to reflective writing, and symbolic talisman-making, and finishing with our sound bath meditation, all held within a sacred circle of community. This is your time to pause, align, and receive.

If you’re not available for the full retreat, you’re warmly invited to join us for the Sound Bath Meditation + Sharing Circle, a rich and meaningful way to still honor the season. You’ll enter a beautifully held space, set up your cozy nest of pillows and blankets, and drop into a deep, guided meditation led by Shannon that explores the energetic themes of the Autumn Equinox. Throughout the journey, you’ll be bathed in healing sound vibrations by Erica — a weaving of crystal bowls and seasonal tones designed to nourish the nervous system and attune you to nature’s rhythm. Afterward, we gather in circle to share reflections and connect in community.

Two pricing options reflect the two parts of the day, so you can choose the experience that best fits your availability while still receiving the heart of the Equinox offering.

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

    • Create a talisman to carry your intention forward

  • 3pm: Bio-Break & Welcome New People

    • Meditation and sound healing journey

    • Community Circle & Reflections

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

Details:

• Full Retreat Experience: Pay-what-you-can registration of $75 - $120

• Sound Meditation Experience: $50

• 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:

Full Retreat: 12:30-5:00pm

Sound Meditation Only: 3:00-5:00pm

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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