Join Jessica Bell (PA-C), Afton Muir, and Anna Burnett for a luxurious weekend on the Oregon Coast with mindful, somatic support around holistic sexuality.
The April and October 2024 Attune experiences still linger with power in our bones and hearts. Join us for the third offering (and probably the last one for a while) of this intimate support container.
When: Thursday, October 9 – Sunday, October 12
Who: Women of all ages (scroll to bottom for gender Q&A)
Where: near Mt. Hood, Oregon
Cost: $500 deposit with a sliding scale pricing (scroll to bottom)
Space is limited to 15 participants.
Register HereEmail muir.afton@gmail.com to schedule a phone conversation about the retreat. We would be so delighted to share more with you.
Embody offers …
… adult sex education from experts in the sex medicine field. It offers a holistic embrace through an IFS lens (no bad parts) and mindful, self-compassion.
There is support for a real time investigation of your personal stories about sex and sexuality: the influences, inheritances, and experiences that shaped you.
There is sisterhood cultivated for grief and rage tending via somatic practices that facilitate mobilization of repressed emotion.
There is an abundance of free time preserved for you to use however you need to: for down time, integration, soothing, processing, rest, reprieve, etc.
No information overload. No schedule overwhelm. No pressure. This is a place to land softly and unwind. There is space and time here to launch into a new trajectory.
Registration includes …
Support and sustenance:
- Sleeping accommodations for 3 nights
- All meals (3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 3 dinners)
- Hot tub and 24/7 beach access
- Expert adult sex education
- 1:1 sessions with each provider (see below)
Hands-on practices to cultivate self-intimacy:
- Breast massage
- External and internal pelvic mapping
- Intuitive, sensual movement practices
Practices for self-regulation and emotional release:
- Mindful self-compassion meditations
- Ceremonial anger and grief release
- Quiet times for independence/processing
- Sexuality “parts” work (Internal Family Systems model)
Community practices for connection:
- Optional meals together
- Group sharing times
- Bonfire and drum circle on the beach
1:1 sessions with each provider:
- Medical consultation with Jessica Bell
- Coaching or meditation with Afton Muir
- Internal pelvic bodywork with Anna Burnett
ATTUNE attendees will also receive a discount on future deep-dive sexuality retreats (e.g. EMBODY).
About This Retreat
This retreat utilizes mindful self-compassion, parts work (IFS), holistic medical education, and somatic (body-based) practices to help us skillfully disentangle the nuance of our sensual and sexual selves from the rigid framework of good and bad.
With gentleness, we discover how our authentic selves exist alongside patterns of thinking and behavior inherited from family systems, normative culture, and our unique life paths. Through a powerhouse collaboration of three passionate experts, you will be guided through a compassionate exploration of your sexuality through the lenses of mind, body, and medical.
Holistic mind/body medical education:
With Jessica Bell, PA-C: Empowering education on female anatomy and physiology, the sexual response cycle, orgasm, desire, sexual difficulties/dysfunction, and expanding your sexual repertoire
Compassionate mind/body practices:
With Afton Muir: Guided meditation firmly rooted in self-compassion; mind-mapping with Internal Family Systems therapy (a visual narrative modality to deepen self-understanding); trauma-sensitive movement blending yoga, dance, and primal play to awaken a broader capacity for authentic embodiment; 1:1 coaching to craft individualized practices for your unique needs
Body-based practices for attunement:
With Anna Burnett: pelvic anatomy, arousal anatomy and physiology, guided self-touch for pelvic mapping, pelvic breathwork and breast massage, internal pelvic bodywork 1:1 treatment
About Our Destination
This spacious home is all ours for the weekend and includes these amenities:
- Panoramic ocean views
- Beach access
- Private, outdoor hot tub
- Indoor swing
About Your Facilitators
Jessica Bell PA-C, IF, MSCP, is a board-certified physician assistant, sexual medicine fellow and menopause certified practitioner specializing in urogynecology and female sexual medicine in Corvallis, OR. She is a LGBTQIA+, kink-positive, and trauma-informed medical provider, addressing each patient with a holistic, biopsychosocial mindset and a passion for patient education that leads to empowerment. Jessica explores how medical conditions, medications, and non-modifiable factors can play a role in how we attune to sensation and/or expand our sexual repertoire. Find her at Novo-collective.com and on Instagram.
Afton Muir RYT 500 is a mindfulness coach for women, specializing in nervous system fluency and self compassion. She teaches yoga and meditation, with 20 years of experience in contemplative and somatic studies. She is a graduate student pursuing an MS in Clinical Counseling with an emphasis in Somatic Therapy. Find her at AftonMuir.com and on Instagram.
Anna Burnett LMT is a manual therapist and pelvic floor specialist. Through bodywork and breathwork, Anna offers the opportunity to attune to the sensations, structures, and stories of your pelvic bowl, the wellspring of your sexuality. Your bones, muscles, ligaments, nerves, vessels, and organs tell story that is unique to you. Since the body always tells the truth, we can learn a lot about ourselves by tuning into the messages of our tissues. Anna has been in bodywork practice for 19 years and is passionate about providing trauma-informed, community-based opportunities for humans to come home to their bodies in a safe, slow, supported space. Connect with her at BurnettBodywork.com and on Instagram.
Retreat Schedule
This schedule is intentionally slow-paced and allows for times to process and integrate. This schedule is approximate and is subject to change. We also want to invite you to care for yourself as needed. Meals can be taken independently or with the group. Your participation in planned activities is always optional. If it would ever serve you better to, for example, take a nap or go for a walk on the beach, you are fully encouraged to do so.
THURSDAY SCHEDULE
5:00-5:45. . . . . Arrival and unpacking
5:45-6:00. . . . . Group Orientation
6:00-7:00. . . . . Dinner
7:00-8:30. . . . . Opening Circle
8:30-9:00. . . . . Free Time
9pm-7am. . . . . Quiet Hours / Sleep
FRIDAY SCHEDULE
7:30-8:00 . . . . . Meditation (optional)
8:00-9:00 . . . . . Breakfast
9:00-11:30 . . . . . Morning Activity
11:30-12:00 . . . . . Quiet / Independent Time
12:00-1:30 . . . . . Lunch
1:30-4:00 . . . . . Afternoon Activity
4:00-5:00 . . . . . Quiet / Independent Time
5:00-6:30 . . . . . Dinner
6:30-8:00 . . . . . Evening Activity
8:00-9:00 . . . . . Free Time
9pm-7am . . . . . Quiet Hours / Sleep
SATURDAY SCHEDULE
7:30-8:00 . . . . . Meditation (optional)
8:00-9:00 . . . . . Breakfast
9:00-11:30 . . . . . Morning Activity
11:30-12:00 . . . . . Quiet / Independent Time
12:00-1:30 . . . . . Lunch
1:30-4:00 . . . . . Afternoon Activity
4:00-5:00 . . . . . Quiet / Independent Time
5:00-6:30 . . . . . Dinner
6:30-8:00 . . . . . Evening Activity
8:00-9:00 . . . . . Free Time
9pm-7am . . . . . Quiet Hours / Sleep
SUNDAY SCHEDULE
8:00-9:00 . . . . . Breakfast
9:00-9:30 . . . . . Pack up
10:30-11:30 . . . . . Closing ceremony
11:30-12:00 . . . . . Hugs + departure with a sack lunch
Note that departure times have been lengthened from the previous retreat schedule, and an additional provided meal has been added to the menu.
Logistics
Your dietary restrictions and needs will be honored during our mealtimes. There will be a place to make requests during the registration process. Please let us know how we can support you.
Our shared guest accommodations are in three rooms altogether: eight twin beds in one room and two double occupancy queen beds in two separate rooms.
We only have six parking spots available at our destination. We will help coordinate ride share options via email closer to retreat time.
What to Pack:
- Personal snacks (we have a dedicated participant pantry)
- Your water bottle and any desired beverages (coffee + tea provided)
- Clothes for sensual comfort (sitting + yoga + dance)
- Clothes for rain and warmth (oceanside activities + walking)
- Clothes for the water, if desired (clothing optional in hot tub and ocean)
- Journal and pen
- Toiletries
- Yoga mat
- Ear plugs
- Other sleep comforts
- Blanket or insulated sit pad for outside sessions
- Any items for the alter that are meaningful or supportive for you
- Any of your own art supplies (we will have some basics as well)
- Meditation cushion (if you have one and know you’ll want to use it)
- A drum or other fire circle instrument (if you have one)
Q&A
“I’m concerned about the group dynamic. What will it be like?”
Most folks considering this retreat have a similar concern. Spending four intimate days with an unknown group of women can bring up our mother wounds, our sisterhood wounds, and other wounds.
In April, we tended to these very real dynamics by establishing and protecting group norms for communication and by providing ample space in the schedule for independent time.
Our past participants have felt that these safer connections in a group container were healing: witnessing, mirroring/reflecting, validating, and embracing. These are also the gifts of this retreat experience!
“I’m over 60 years old. Women my age are also wanting to connect in these aspects. Any elder classes on the horizon?”
Oh, dear elders, come to Attune. We have had women in their 50s, 60, and 70s attend the first two offerings of this retreat. Their presence was essential. We have witnessed, first hand, elderly women root into sensuality on this retreat … and it’s pure magic. Age range is one aspect of diversity that makes this experience so rich for everyone. We all benefit from sharing our stories together.
“Is this retreat also for gender queer / fluid / nonbinary folks with wombs?“
Yes, you are most welcome! Each of our providers approaches their practice from an intentionally inclusive space and would be happy to answer any specific questions or concerns you may have.
After reading about our planned activities and approaches, does your heart leap with desire to attend this retreat? That might be a good indication that this retreat is the right fit for you. Would you feel comfortable and at ease exploring your sexuality in an environment that is womb-orientated and female-focused? If so, join us.
As part of this journey, we aim to peel apart the layers of what it means to be assigned female at birth. What societal and sexual expectations are there for those born female? How does our anatomy affect how we show up and navigate life? All participants will be invited to neutrally witness their unique experience of themselves within this larger context of culture.
Pricing and Policies
Registration begins with a $500 non-refundable, non-transferrable deposit. After that, our team will reach out to you via email to set up a payment plan. If you are interested in a scholarship, please indicate that on your registration form.
Sliding Scale Pricing
- Deposit + $700: BIPOC and low income scholarship
- Deposit + $1100: full retreat price
These rates reflect double occupancy of a queen bed in a private room and single occupancy of a twin bed in the bunk room. If you desire to reserve an entire private room, the solo occupancy rate is $2,400.
Sample payment plan:
- November: $500 deposit
- December: $400
- January: $400
- February: $300
Refund Policies
Your deposit is non-refundable and non-transferrable. Your remaining tuition agreement total is 50% refundable up to 2 months prior to retreat, and 25% refundable 1 month prior to retreat. Your tuition agreement total is no longer refundable within 1 month of the retreat date.
Late arrival is not permitted within our retreat container. Late arrival is considered a no-show and is no longer eligible for reimbursement. No reimbursement is available if you choose to depart early.
In the case of total event cancellation due to insufficient registrations or unforeseen circumstances, you are eligible to receive a full reimbursement of funds paid (including your deposit).
Payment plan agreements are handled on a case-by-case basis. Your participation in this retreat is contingent upon the fulfillment of all payment agreements prior to the start of the retreat. If you are unable to complete all payments and participate, you are not eligible for reimbursement of any prior payments. This is considered a no-show.
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