the Ways of Deep Water - exploring voice through storytelling

May 2025  |  C.O.R.E  

Join local storyteller, author & somatic practitioner Tracy Chipman for an emergent workshop exploring voice through storytelling. Coming together along the shores of Lake Superior, we will work with the theme of the Ways of Deep Water through three threads; stories of Lake Superior, of longing and experiences of fluidity (whatever that means to you). Participants will then craft a story from their lived experience, and then, if they wish to, share at a public exhibit

THE WILD WITHIN is an experiential & immersive day retreat for women identifying folx who are called to come together on a summer’s day, in the wild boreal forest of northern Wisconsin exploring the paradox of tending the wild inside (the inner experience) during the high solar days of summer through somatic practices, storytelling, creativity & just being.

The primary energies & intention for the day are slowing down, embodied listening, being alone/together, resting into the cycle of life, reflection & regeneration. We will work with story of The Handless Maiden, from the Grimm Brother’s collection of Fairy Tales.

Essentially the day is designed as a mid-summer pause to listen to the wild within through our bodies in the woods, with story, alone & together.

A light mid day meal is included. Guided and facilitated Tracy Chipman with guest facilitation by Yazmin Bowers.

Can you slow your body, quiet the mind to listen to the wild within?

How might your soul be fed by slowing down to listen, to be changed & allied by story in the alive vessel of your body, in a circle of women, resting and regenerating together?

* This day retreat is open to adult women/femme identifying folx.

THOUGH THIS EXPERIENCE, YOU WILL:  

- Move at the pace of the summer forest.

- Open yourself to hear, feel, see & know what you are ready to hear, feel, see & know. 

- Allow yourself space to listen within and also experience joy & wonder in community.

- Truly rest into the sensorial experience pf your body in the forest.

- Journey with the powerful, regenerative tale - The Handless Maiden, reclaiming wild, cyclical aspects of yourself.

COST: $135 - be supported by other / $155 - general admission / $175 - supporting others

Early Bird Rates in effect until midnight June 1: $125

Your place is confirmed upon receipt of S30 non-refundable* deposit.

Price includes fresh herbal teas and a simple & delicious mid-day meal, sourced as locally as possible.

Likely offerings will include: a GF grain and/or legume salad, salad greens with vinaigrette dressing, hard boiled eggs & a sweet treat. Meal will be gluten & dairy free and you are invited to bring snacks to share & enjoy.

Payment installments are possible if needed, and one partial scholarship is available - email me for the details.

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Space is limited to 8 participants and a minimum of 5 are needed to register by July 3.

event image by Polixeni Papapetrou

REGISTER HERE