Soul Oriented Creativity - JAN 2020

Veritas Vista, San Rafael, CA

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Jan 24 - 26, 2020
Group size: 1 - 16
Soul Oriented Creativity - JAN 2020
Veritas Vista, San Rafael, CA

Soul Oriented
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Jan 24 - 26, 2020
Group size: 1 - 16

About this trip

There is nothing you must do, learn, be or possess to give your gifts. You are the gift. 


Join Wellness Educator and Somatic Coach Vanessa VerLee, along with the support team of Lorelei VerLee and Jeremy Rourke, on a magical weekend long ride of unwinding tension, liberating stuck emotions and limiting thoughts, playfully creating and awakening to the gift of your pure presence and a Soul Oriented Life of YES!


The retreat will take place in a large luxury home in the San Rafael hills, with gorgeous views from the many large windows and porches, a spacious and gorgeous interior flow, impeccably clean and beautiful rooms, and a divine salt water hot tub.  You can also choose to stay offsite and simply enjoy the beautiful home during the days and evenings. 


During the weekend Vanessa will offer gentle somatic (body based) explorations, Soul Oriented teaching, restorative yoga, guided meditations, Lorelei will offer artistic explorations and support, regardless of your confidence in creativity, and Jeremy will offer beautiful soundscapes of music for the classes and be available to support anything else we may need. The meals will be soulfully prepared, nourishing and abundant and throughout the weekend there will be an abundance of space for rest, integrate and allow the serendipity and magic to unfold! 


*The retreat will begin approx 3pm on Friday Jan 24 and end approx 3pm on Sunday Jan 26. More specific schedule will be sent closer to the to the time


**This same retreat format will be happening again Feb 14-16, 2020 - check that out here:  https://tri.ps/coDae


***More info about Vanessa's work at https://www.vanessaverlee.com

Available Packages

Shared Room

For those coming with another person, or willing to share a room with one or two other participants (Each person will have their own bed in one of the house's luxury rooms).   Price is all inclusive of lodging, food, retreat materials and activities. 

$888
Deposit: $388
Off Site Participant

For those who prefer commuting from home or finding other nearby accommodations.  Price is all inclusive of all food, retreat materials and activities, as well as day use of the home, including the salt water hot tub. 


*Note - I have made arrangements with an Airbnb less than a mile away from our retreat home. There are three private rooms here, one with it's own bathroom and two that share one bathroom, each for just $75 per night. If you choose this one, you can either drive or walk yourself to and from the main retreat house each day, or Jeremy will shuttle you to and from as needed. If you are interested in renting this, follow this link, and mention that you are a participant in Vanessa's retreat for this special pricing. https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/11874144?s=2&shared_item_type=1&virality_entry_point=1&sharer_id=37335692

$588
Deposit: $388
Single Room

Will have a single occupancy luxury rooms and access to a shared bathroom.  One of the rooms is larger, with a private porch, but also has a bathroom attached that other participants will need to access. If you prefer to have, or not have, this room, please check in with Vanessa before securing room. Price is all inclusive of lodging, food, retreat materials and activities. 

$1,188
Deposit: $388


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Vanessa VerLee is a Wellness Educator who, for the last two decades, has facilitated countless people in connecting to themselves in more peaceful, nurturing and energized ways. Vanessa has trained in and offered multiple healing modalities, including Gentle and Restorative Yoga, Thai Massage, Acupressure and Somato Respiratory Integration (SRI). In 2016, Vanessa created the Soul Oriented community and has led multiple workshops & retreats, all over the world,, helping people live a more compassionate, energized and soulful life.

Reviews

JB
This was a wonderful, spiritual, soul-connecting retreat. Vanessa VerLee is a creative and gifted guide/facilitator/organizer who will put you at ease immediately. The Castro Valley venue was beautiful. I left feeling a deep connection with the other people on this retreat.
By Jeanne B for Soul Oriented Reconnection on Nov 23, 2021
It was more than I imagined it could and would be. I’ve been on one other retreat similar to this with Vanessa in January 2020, but this was different and more profound for me. I’ve done a lot of growing and evolving since our last retreat, but also this time my partner decided to join us. This time I was happy to not have my phone on me at all because our dog was with someone we trust and I didn’t have to waste time and energy missing him because he was there! I loved seeing old familiar faces, new ones who seemed familiar, and connecting with ones in a new way that I haven’t before. I am really proud of how open I allowed myself to be, and I know it was largely in part because this group and the exercises we did were so nurturing, heart-opening, loving, and compassionate. Vanessa and Jeremy continue to hold healing space and make me and everyone else feel so taken care of, seen, and heard. It was such a gift to see how this group embraced my love and I and to see a new, shinier, happier, more open and present version of himself emerge. It brought us closer together and helped us heal after a lot of what we went through this year together. I manifested everything that I had on my list of intentions and goals for the weekend, and I’m so grateful and proud. I have never in my life felt more comfortable speaking in front of a group of people, especially about something so personal as the story I shared, and especially not crying in front of people. I also reconnected with my inner child and creative side which was so fun. I loved the Kukuwa dancing, martial arts class by Nelson, the mandala art table by Karen, the random musical gift bombs Amy dropped on us, the restorative yoga with sound healing and meditation that sent me into the multiverse, and so much more. This group was amazing at finding synchronicities and staying in tune with each other’s vibration so that there were a lot of common themes, experiences, desires, fears, wounds, intentions, etc. I never thought I’d come out of this feeling like I got to spend a weekend with the grandmother I never had, and to feel so nurtured by that. I’m so in awe of everyone I got to spend time with, get to know, and hold space with this past retreat. I have been telling all my clients about it and encouraging people to book sessions with Vanessa and to book the next retreat she has. The only complaint I have is that we didn’t have Kayla, because I felt that her cooking was much more delicious. Oh and that these retreats don’t happen more often. 😘
By Heather U for Soul Oriented Reconnection on Nov 23, 2021
I've been working with Vanessa in her Somato-Respiratory Integration practice for several years now, and my experiences with her have always been so powerful that I immediately signed up when I saw she was offering this retreat. What I got out of the weekend was exponentially more potent than anything I could have anticipated. I've attended many retreats of various sizes at this point, and I've never been part of a group of people where the EVERYONE was in complete synergy with everyone else. The house we stayed in was a beautiful facilitator for the profound connections we made over two days. Magnitudes of generational healing took places, an experience which none of us is likely to soon forget.
By Shannon B for Soul Oriented Living: A Weekend Retreat on Aug 13, 2019