We’re sold out!
Please fill out the form below to be added to the waitlist. We’ll inform you either way by Friday, November 22, 2024.
This retreat is an opportunity to slow down, settle into our bodies, cultivate curiosity, and open our hearts to everything this season has to offer. Together, we will explore the basic elements of mindfulness meditation, lessons and gifts from nature in the fall-winter transition, and seasonally-inspired topics of abundance, gratitude, and impermanence. This practice will be an opportunity for self-care, deep pause, and centering before we step into the winds of the “holiday season”.
The afternoon will include guided mindfulness meditation, mindful walking, gentle movement, journaling, and space to share in community. To reflect the quiet of the season, a portion of our practice will be in “Noble Silence”. After the guided meditations and period of silence, we’ll indulge in a bountiful cornucopia of a homemade vegetarian meal. Hot tea will be offered throughout the retreat.
We will gather on the ever-generous land at Frith Farm, protected from the elements in a magical greenhouse enveloped by grapevines and heated by the hearth of a wood stove. Thank you to Frith, for so warmly sharing their abundant land for our retreat!
Folks who are new to meditation, experienced, and everyone in between are invited to join. We strongly encourage you to connect with us before the retreat so that we can learn more about you and your hopes for this retreat.
May you continue to relish in the beauty of this season. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Space is incredibly limited and we’re expected to sell out quickly. We will open up a waitlist when tickets are sold out.
IMPORTANT EVENT INFORMATION
In late November, the temperature inside the greenhouse will be in the low 50s. Please wear warm layers and appropriate shoes for walking on uneven ground.
We’re trying to reduce our waste! Please bring your own reusable plates, utensils, and mugs. If this is a barrier to you, please reach out to Davinica at davinica@kaneel.me and we’ll bring some for you!
This event will be held rain or shine. If the event needs to be canceled due to dangerous weather or temperature, you will be informed the day before the event.
ACCESSIBILITY NOTE
If you have specific questions about accessibility, please reach out to Davinica at davinica@kaneel.me.
Cost: Nobody will be turned away for a lack of funds. Please reach out to Davinica at davinica@kaneel.me to figure out a cost that feels accessible to you.
Parking: There is a large dirt parking lot at the farm, approximately 150 yards from the greenhouse.
Trail: This can be made wheelchair accessible. During our walking meditation, we will slowly meander over a short distance. The path is a mix of wood chips and grass. Please note, there might be snow on the ground.
Sensory Activities: Throughout the meditation, participants will be invited to explore the space using their senses of hearing, sight, smell, and touch. Participation in any of these activities is not required and can be adapted for those with sensory impairments or difficulties.
Restrooms: There is one indoor restroom available.
Meet your teachers
Cassiah Sahl
Cassiah Sahl (she/her) is a mindfulness meditation practitioner and blossoming teacher who is passionate about community awakening and healing, especially through connection with nature. She offered Mindful Mondays in Nature to the greater Portland area in the summer of 2024, an introduction to mindfulness meditation course to her colleagues at Maine Health last spring, and co-led a Pleasure Retreat in the fall of 2023. She has just a few months left in the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program, led by Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield.
When she isn’t teaching, she is practicing mindfulness through her work as a medical speech pathologist, cultivating concentration while training her dog Maisel, and opening her heart to presence and awe in Maine’s forests, rivers, mountains, and seashores through outdoor adventures.
Davinica Nemtzow
Davinica (she/her) is a certified Mindful Outdoor Guide from the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health and a proud Mainer. She builds inclusive communities that honor our collective growth, healing, and sense of belonging through connection to each other and immersion in nature.
Through Kaneel she offers guided mindfulness practices in natural settings throughout the state of Maine. She encourages people to connect with the natural world in meaningful ways so they may become active stewards of our planet.