“If there’s a gathering of yoginis (female practitioners) - that’s where you want to be”
Do you want to shake free from inner and outer restriction, and plant back in your body and authority?
Do you want to move through your day with more shameless aliveness?
Do you want to liberate your instinctive energy - with your discernment intact?
Do you want to bring more of yourself, your unique capacities, capabilities, quirks - to lift up our collective?
A lot of the Buddhist practices were written for men, in a different time.
Whilst in the Insight tradition it was clearly stated that women have the same capacity to ‘wake up’ as men, practices were still from a male experience. Of course there are crossovers in experience. But there are specifics to female practice.
I’ve hit dead ends following this masculine model and had to detour - jump the fence - and find other places to grow, whilst maintaining intense devotion to my classical roots.
In this retreat we are including aspects of the tantric tradition, where the feminine is re-instated. Where the body, intelligent desire, and animate life are re-integrated - practicing right here - no mountain top.
In particular we are re-vitalising the colour RED, a powerful force within an archetypal Tantric Buddhist map known as the ‘5 Buddha families’.
If a woman feels safe and at ease in her body - and also has a healthy capacity for self protection - so much life can come forward.
Together we will gather to work with the energy of desire, with discernment. We will explore ‘freeing desire from the divisive form of clinging.’
What do you want - not from a place of lack but from fullness?
How would you move (and towards what) if you were plugged into your deeper nature, your worth not ultimately bound up in the outcome?
Join us for this rare opportunity to gather as female practitioners to explore and embody the warmth, inquisitiveness, openness, courage and shamelessness of the tantric quality of RED.
This is for all women who want to deepen practice to rise up in support of our creativity, careers, relations, leadership - your particular voice and expression.
Let’s fire up together for what’s next in your life.
This is the first women’s retreat I have offered since 2021, and will be limited to 28 women.
The retreat will include:
-dharma talks
-silent sits/guided practices
-expressive / movement / creative practices
-small group inquiries
-elemental practice outdoors
Cost:
The base cost for participants staying in a shared room at Seacroft estate is $750
The base cost for participants staying in a private room at Seacroft estate is $1250
The base cost covers accomodation, food, insurance and admin costs. It does not cover Jess’ teaching. This is offered on the buddhist tradition of Dana, which can be paid at the end of the retreat.
If you have any questions about this retreat or whether it is right for you, please email us on mentoring@jesshuon.com.
Times:
The retreat will begin in the evening of Friday 27th March, and finish at lunchtime on Tuesday 31st March.