What happens inside you as you approach the edge?
How many big moments in your life have you braced against, pushed through, or skipped over?
How often do you really stop to feel what's happening for you when you're scared?
This retreat is for people who:
- Are ready for a visceral experience to illuminate the fear they're already feeling every day.
- Want to explore their beliefs and values around fear and rediscover fear as a path to presence.
- Are excited to meet fear as a friend and experience the freedom that happens when we don't avoid life by avoiding fear.
Schedule:
Friday, May 3: Intentions
Arrive in the afternoon and set up camp near Mineral Bottom Canyon, a breathtaking 900-foot-deep sandstone gorge that serves as a natural outdoor playground. We'll have dinner together and set intentions around the fire.
Saturday, May 4: Excavation
Explore the rim of the canyon and your internal landscape of physical, social, and existential fears. Identify patterns and see how they relate to others in the group. Design personal experiments to bring to the cliff jump Sunday.
Sunday, May 5: Cliff Jump
Approach the edge while paying detailed attention to what happens in your body. Take turns running experiments with yourself and the support of the group. Follow your body's wisdom over or away from the edge.
Monday, May 6: Closing Circle
Breakfast, closing circle, gratitudes, breakdown camp and depart. For those with extra time, we may go for a swim near the town of Moab.