THIS CIRCLE IS ALL ABOUT LEADING OUR LIVES DIFFERENT WAY IN 2018. IN A STRONG AND SUSTAINABLE WAY...A WAY THAT TRULY BALANCES THE MASCULINE AND FEMININE, AND LEAVES US FEELING REPLENISHED RATHER THAN BURNED OUT.
THIS IS WHAT HAS INSPIRED ME TO CREATE THIS COMMUNITY, AND THESE ARE THE 5 CORE ELEMENTS THAT WE'LL BE WORKING WITH SO THAT WE CAN FEEL DEEPLY ALIGNED IN OUR LEADERSHIP THIS YEAR.
1. THE BODY - TO Release Fear, CULTIVATE OUR POWER, Strengthen Self-Confidence and iginte Self-expression THROugh embodied movement Practices AND free-form experiential dance.
2. mother Nature - TO experience less resistence in our lives & businesses by restoring OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH sacred ritual, and THE RHYTHMS & Cycles of the natural environment.
3. soul-care - To feel a deep sense of balance and alignment through Practicing what we preach as holistic Leaders - fiercely prioritizing our Self -love & SELF-CARE.
4. supportive community - To release isolation and ALLOW ourselves to be held & supported THROUGH A Solid sisterhood of Women WHo truly INSPIRE one another.
5. The Divine feminine - To experience a stronger, more intimate connection with spirit through Meditation, sacred ceremony, Working with the queen and priestess archetypes, and igniting our creative souls.
As a strong sisterhood, we’ll gather together in the charming town of Petaluma, CA on 22 acres of expansive, healing land. We'll meet in person every 6-8 weeks on the seasonal festivals of the Spring Equinox, Summer Solstice, Fall Equinox, Winter Solstice, and the cross-quarter festivals in between them (i.e. the Wheel of the Year).
In between each of our in person gatherings, we’ll meet for a 1 hour Recalibration Call on my Zoom video conferencing platform, where we’ll ground through meditation, reconnect to our intentions for the season, and celebrate our leadership as a supportive collective.
THE FLOW OF OUR IN PERSON GATHERINGS:
4-430 Arrive + Connect Over Tea
430-5 Intention Setting Circle + Guided Meditation
5-6 Ritual Dance Class (guided, freeform) + Sound Healing Bath
6-730 Seasonal Experiential Ritual Ceremony
730-9 Farm to Table Feast + Live Music + Sonoma County Wines + Massage
“The retreat experience made me feel empowered and held, and the way Ashley organized our time together was so purposeful and intentional. I felt reunited with my spirit in a way I've been craving for quite a few years now. I really needed a place to drop in, meet like-minded women, and connect more deeply with myself and my purpose. It was a great reminder that women especially, are the dreamers and life-givers in our world, and when we’re gathered together with vulnerability it’s freeing and empowering. My favorite part was feeling so full, encouraged and reconnected with the dormant parts of myself and my spirit. The biggest transformation for me is now feeling connected to my true identity.”
8 times throughout the year, we'll gather as a strong sisterhood for a healing 5 hour retreat. Through meditation, dance, journaling, sacred ritual and working closely with nature, you’ll heighten your confidence, heal your body, enhance your capacity for effective heart-centered leadership and feel more connected to your core-values. You'll receive gifts and goodies too!
We’ll ground in the teachings from our retreats with a nourishing farm-to-table feast prepared by our private chef Stacey Lauer. All meals are gluten and dairy free, will focus on using local and seasonal ingredients, and will be paired with local Biodynamic wines. During our dinners, you'll make strong connections with your soul sisters and feel well nourished for the journey home.
During our retreats you’ll be visited by guest mystic healers in the fields of sound healing, astrology, voice work, reiki, bodywork, herbalism and the divine feminine. Incorporating the wisdom of these ancient practices will allow us to strengthen our self-love, and aid us in integrating the rituals into our everyday lives.
These 60-minute video meetings will take place in between our in person gatherings. We’ll ground and reconnect as a strong circle, reignite our intentions for the season, and celebrate as a collective - providing us with a deeper layer of support in living out the vision for our lives moving forward.
This is where our conscious community will come together to offer and receive support in between gatherings. This is a safe and sacred space to deepen relationships, share insights, dream up collaborations, and keep in touch with our community. The relationships that are built here will last a lifetime, and is a super powerful aspect of our circle.
This circle is all about slowing down, receiving, and fiercely prioritizing our self-care as holistic leaders. During our in person gatherings you'll receive complementary bodywork to deepen your integration, and to keep you grounded and focused in the weeks ahead. You’ll also receive goodies to help nourish you in between gatherings and to add to your in home altar…think crystals, smudge sticks, herbal teas, turkey feathers...I LOVE gifting! <3
For the past 5 years I’ve developed a robust curriculum of online trainings, conferences and resources. This includes access to my training calls from my 6-month Uninhibited Mastermind, 9-month Uninhibited Leadership Program, 6-week Body Compassion Bootcamp Program and 25 inspirational interviews from the Uninhibited Women Leadership Conference...a crazy valuable resource worth more than the investment of the entire experience.
For those women who feel called to receive additional support, once a month you'll have the opportunity to connect and mastermind with your sisters in small groups of 3 in my Zoom Video Conferencing platform. This is a highly valuable bonus we're offering and will allow you to expand the relationships made here, integrate deeper into the teachings, and provide another layer of accountability and support.
"The setting, the space, nature, women…the retreat was just perfect, and I was super uplifted by this experience! The mood was immediately set, and so much care was taken into every detail to create a safe and loving environment for all of us to transform in. There were so many aha moments, and I received so much clarity about my mission and purpose - and I'm ready to take all that I discovered into my work and relationships. When speaking to my retreat sisters, I received helpful feedback on my ideas and lots of perspective for my business, relationship and personal growth, and being part of that community helped me realize that I'm not alone. We are all one, and we are all able to learn from and teach one another. I can't wait to do this again!"
MY INTENTION IS THAT THROUGH THIS YEAR-LONG EXCURSION, YOU'LL FEEL DEEPLY SUPPORTED, MORE ALIGNED IN YOUR LEADERSHIP, A SOLID SENSE OF SELF-CONFIDENCE, MORE FULLY SELF-EXPRESSED, REPLENISHED FROM THE INSIDE OUT, AND PROFOUNDLY INPSIRED BY AN INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY OF WOMEN WHO HONOR YOU, JUST AS YOU ARE.
“It was so dreamy to connect in such a real and productive way with the amazing women at our retreat with Ashley, and I loved the range of supportive and thought provoking activities we engaged in. My brain was EXPLODING with inspiration that kept flowing days and weeks after we said goodbye. I really enjoyed opening myself up to a range of experiences I don’t think I would have on my own, and tapping into different sides of myself helped me see how I could truly enact change within the client-base of my business and made me more confident in spreading my empowered message.”
Women’s leadership coach, dance educator, yogini, retreat facilitator and ritualist, Ashley Burnett is committed to helping change-making women strengthen their leadership skills, expand their businesses, build visibility and fully embody their missions in life with confidence.
She holds a BFA in Dance from the University of Illinois, coaching certifications from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and The Transformational Coaching Method, and has been trained in Leadership Embodiment and Sacred Ritual work.
Ashley has been teaching, performing, leading groups and running her business for 15 years, facilitated hundreds of classes, workshops, events and retreats, and led thousands of women from all over the globe in expanding their businesses and embodying their leadership.
She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband David, and has the honor of running her retreats and workshops at her studio space on 22 acres of expansive land. Visit www.strongbodylove.com to learn more.