TRAININGS & RETREATS

Our First Retreat/Training Offering!

We are excited to introduce Intro to Politicized Somatics - a fully immersive three day retreat to support community builders in gaining nervous system regulation and skills.

This training is designed to support individuals engaged in frontline and change work and those with marginalized backgrounds/identities who want to take the healing practices back into their own communities to support collective nervous system healing. 

This is a beginner's course to somatic nervous system regulation practices.  No previous somatic or therapeutic training required to attend.

Our three day retreat training will provide a safe container for embodied somatic practice, to support expanding your capacity towards regulation and embodiment with the intention that these skills carry with you into your life, your families and your communities.

This teaching will be under the framework of our four cornerstones: Resource, Resiliency, Capacity, and Sustainability. There will be time for learning, practice, demo’s and rest built into this time together.

• What might it look like to expand your thresholds for conflict, discomfort, and struggle?

• What might it look like to learn how to lean into pleasure and rest in a way that is radical in this era of dysregulation and institutionalized harm?

• What might it feel like to do the work you do in a way that is resourced, resilient, and sustainable, and offer that to others around you?

We are excited to bring this fully immersive four day retreat to support you in all of the work you do in the world.

This training will be hosted within the ancestral homelands and sites of resistance of the Chiricahua Apache at Dharma Treasure Retreat Center. This retreat center is located about 1.5 hours from Tucson, Arizona and is remote. There will be limited/no cell phone reception and we will be 40+ minutes from everyday amenities like a grocery stores and medical care etc. We will be immersed in the beautiful low-desert, surrounded by prickly cactus and much wildlife. This retreat center is not ADA accessible, although if needed we will work to support accessibility needs to the best of our abilities.

This will be a space for our mind and bodies to not only learn and grow but to decompress and feel the support of the earth around us. Housing options for the retreat are separately priced (as per the retreat center). Indoor, private, hotel-like housing as well as communal indoor housing spaces are limited. If you know you would need or like a bed, we encourage you to apply sooner as housing will be on a first come first served basis. Camping options are less limited and do not add to the cost of the retreat.

We intend to hold a space where individuals regardless of identity and background feel safe, seen and heard. This of course, is nuanced and doesn't mean we will all agree on various things. We do acknowledge that the majority of the facilitation team is white-bodied. Part of the intention of this training is to shift that balance and make these skills more accessible to non-white folks so that others can become teachers, facilitators, and healers within this lineage and/or take these skills to their own communities.

We expect all participants to be committed to non-violent engagement, direct communication & care regarding disagreement. Homophobia, racism, transphobia, and discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated. Our community agreements within the retreat will center open dialogue.

The application for this retreat is now live and can be accessed via the link below. If you have any questions before filling out an application, please feel free to contact us directly.

Costs are dependent on housing options and will range from $660-$1035. Applications due by November 24th. A non-refundable deposit of $350 will be due by December 1st.

Limited full and partial scholarships available.  In an attempt towards transparency and equity in a time and culture that has gate kept and appropriated healing practices, folks indigenous to the lands of the Sonoran Desert and then qt/BIPOC folks will be first considered for scholarship.

Our collective is not affiliated with the retreat center where we will be meeting and thus we may not be able to offer as many full/partial scholarships as we might hope to, as we must meet the bare minimum of the costs to rent the space and cater food. We are working to grow our scholarship fund and continue to make trainings as accessible as possible and will prioritize scholarships as stated above and on a need-basis. Any funds made from this retreat after costs are covered will be dispersed equitably to our facilitation team, as well as grow our scholarship fund for future offerings.