los angeles Retreat

Thursday, December 5 - Sunday, December 8, 2024

Thursday (6:30 - 9pm), Friday, Saturday, Sunday (10am - 6:30pm)

Private home in Santa Monica

Led by Jan Birchfield

our time together

Jan’s work is an exploration of the relationship between personal healing and mysticism. Her work offers an opportunity to anchor to a deeper substratum within, finding an inner place where we can begin to take refuge. During our time together we will:

• Chant and Meditate (meditations are no longer than 20 minutes)

• Explore spiritual and psychological teachings, including a framework for better understanding the nature of consciousness

• Explore whatever you bring into circle from your daily life

• Offer healing work that includes energetic, ancestral and lineage work

• Gather in ceremony

• Share 3 locally sourced, organic and vegetarian lunches, along with an afternoon snack

about our retreats

Rock and debris will eventually slow down or block the current of a river. To help a river flow more freely, we remove whatever is impeding its flow. Similarly, the source of true nourishment lies within us, not in the external world, and is always available to us. However, it is often hard to know this, because our access to this bounty is often obscured.

This retreat is an opportunity to anchor to a deeper substratum within, finding an inner place where we can begin to take refuge. Together, we work with the obstacles that are in the way of our relationship to the interconnected substratum at the core of our being––our most essential Self.

We begin where you are. You are both the portal to the sacred and sacred. We work with whatever you bring to the table––your faith or lack of it, your lineage or rejection of lineage, your relationships, work, disappointments, struggles, dreams, recurring themes or images, and the ground of your everyday life.

Inner work does not happen overnight. It is a process, a commitment, and ultimately a gift. When we sit together and deepen our commitment to ourselves and each other, we develop resilience in the face of uncertainty and we move closer to the true Source of all that we long for––compassion, joy, peace, harmony, hope, integrity, humility and true service.

discerning if retreats are right for you

The work at Antara is rooted in spirituality, with an invitation for each person to explore their direct connection to Spirit. People of all faiths gather here, as well as those who have no faith, or who are exploring lineage, and many spiritual teachings come through during retreat. We chant together, spend some time in meditation and welcome questions around how to begin or deepen a spiritual practice. However, the majority of our time together is spent engaged in healing work. Because of the strength of the container, there may be strong expressions of emotion and a high level of intensity. We will sometimes witness in each other profound levels of suffering. We work this way in order to unburden our hearts, and to recover our joyful nature. We want you to know this in advance so that you can discern if this is the right retreat for you at this time. If you are unsure, please reach out to Newell, who can help you talk this through at info@antarataos.com.

cost

Full rate

$950

scholarship rate

There are a handful of scholarships available for those with limited resources. Please click here for more information.

how to hold your spot

Upon registration (see “REGISTER HERE” below), please send a deposit of $200 to our Venmo: @antara-retreat (see QR code to the right)

We ask that you then pay the remainder of your tuition ($750 after deposit) no later than one week before the retreat.

If you would like to pay the full tuition ($950) up front, feel free to do so.