Weekend Workshops at Claerwen Retreat, Apollo Bay:
The following courses are facilited by Cornelia Elbrecht and are held at Claerwen Retreat, Apollo Bay.
All workshops include meditation and Yoga and will allow time for bush walking and the beach. The workshop schedule is from Friday evening starting at 8.00pm until Sunday afternoon finishing at 5.00pm.
Vasalisa the Wise
We will retrace key-stages of the night-sea-journey, learn about the power of intuition and meet the dark goddess the Baba Yaga within. Based on the Russian fariytale: doll-making, sculpting with clay and scrap materials, painting, and Active Imagination.
Apollo Bay, Victoria 2012:
- February 17th - 19th, 2012
Fee: $350 per weekend without accommodation.
The Healing Power of Rituals
Rituals are celebrated in all cultures to contact the numinous, the invisible, the intangible, that which cannot be named. Rituals are used to invoke the divine, to appease the gods, to communicate with spirit, to pray for healing. Rituals are celebrated as rites of passage, at birth, at death, on the brink of puberty, to tie the knot in marriage. Rituals can call back lost, dissociated parts of the soul. Shamans and priests are the traditional facilitators of rites. We also have an inner shaman, an inner priestess.
During this weekend workshop we will work with Active Imagination, guided imagery, mandalas, drumming, chanting, dancing, and of course drawing, painting, collage and sculpting; in particular with collected “nature stuff”; whatever from the plant, mineral and animal kingdom has significance for you. The aim is to focus on the enlightened, empowered, harmonious beauty of humanity and to support the raising of this consciousness.
Apollo Bay, Victoria 2012:
- October 12th - 14th, 2012
Fee: $350 per weekend without accommodation.
Click here to download the Workshops application formClaerwen Retreat, Apollo Bay, Victoria
Claerwen Retreat is located "high above the world" overlooking the Great Ocean Road, at Apollo Bay. It is the highest point in the area, an old aboriginal sacred site, with stunning ocean views. It offers a holiday experience with a difference that is focused on relaxation, self-discovery and personal growth. We support this process in an environment of peaceful solitude, healing nature and luxurious accommodation. Its guesthouse, two cottages and workshop space are nestled in 210 acres of park, rainforest and fern gullies. The beautiful beaches of Apollo Bay are a short ten minute drive away.
It is a place where your spirit can rest. Choose to have a relaxing massage, yoga or art therapy session and once you have recovered your equilibrium, there are plenty of things to do. The Otway rainforests are waiting to be explored. Surf beaches like Moonlight Head and Johanna are close by and The Twelve Apostles are a year-round attraction. Claerwen is an ideal base for tours along Victoria's dramatic west coast..
A variety of accommodation is available at Claerwen Retreat for workshop participants.
There is a greater range of new workshops & training courses running at Claerwen Retreat in 2012. These include courses in Life Alignment, Art therapy and Feldenkrais, Art Therapy with Children and more. Further information please visit the2012 Workshopspage.