Feathers of Grief and Joy

Friday, October 9 - Sunday, October 11
Facilitator(s): Trebbe Johnson
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Overview

“Trebbe is a master at beautifully expressing the very depths of the wisdom that she dives deep, over and over, to access. There is a fierce vulnerability and a tender empathy that awaken us to both the shadow and the magic of this world we live in. She helps us to find a footing in our world as it is changing.”

—Meredith Little Foster, co-founder School of Lost Borders, author of The School of Lost Borders: A Love Story

Description
In the midst of the deepest sorrow, we can suddenly be pierced by wild beauty and even joy. And in the best times of life, we are often aware of undercurrents of pain and sadness. We become braver, more creative, more authentic humans when we recognize that sorrow and joy co-exist like two feathers, one held in the palm of each hand. Welcoming them both, our hearts can open and respond to the other. In this workshop we will confront and move through our personal grief, while celebrating the beauty and wonder that constantly want to be known to us. We’ll also enact a ceremony to honor what we’re losing on Earth with the advance of climate change. We will realize that, even in grief, we are capable of small, yet profound actions that affirm the indestructible starlight of the true self.

Dates and Details
Friday, October 9th at 6:30pm – Sunday, October 11th at 1pm

Sustainer Cost: $660
Advocate Cost: $530
Partner Cost: $395

All levels include overnight accommodations and 5 meals which include:
Saturday – Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Sunday – Breakfast and Lunch

We offer a voluntary three-level registration fee structure for our sponsored retreats in order to support both accessibility and sustainability of our retreat ministry. For more information on our three-level registration fee structure, visit our Frequently Asked Questions page.

Registration Information
Please register and pay online by clicking the yellow “Register Here” button above. You may also call our Registrar at (262) 898-2582 with a credit card number or mail a check. Please make checks payable to “Siena Retreat Center” and mail them to 5637 Erie Street, Racine, WI 53402. Payment must be received to complete registration.

Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for our cancellation policies and other helpful information.

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About the Facilitators

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Trebbe Johnson is the author of, most recently On the Moors of Omaha: Essays, as well as Fierce Consciousness: Surviving the Sorrows of Earth and Self, Radical Joy for Hard Times: Finding Meaning and Making Beauty in Earth’s Broken Places, and other books, as well as many articles and essays that explore the human bond with nature. She is the founder and former director of the global community Radical Joy for Hard Times, devoted to finding and making beauty in wounded places. Trebbe speaks five languages; has camped alone in the Arctic wilderness; studied classical Indian dance; and worked as an artist’s model, a street sweeper in an English village, and an award-winning multimedia producer. She has led contemplative journeys in a clear-cut forest, Ground Zero in New York, the Sahara Desert, and with military veterans. She lives in Ithaca, New York. https://www.trebbejohnson.com/