The UNLEASHED Retreat has been postponed because Gwen has been invited to give a TEDx talk in the Dominican Republic shortly after these dates! If you’re interested in being notified when we reschedule, email gwen@gwengordonplay.com
Let loose, connect deeply, fall in love, and bust a gut as you unleash your playful true nature!
SIGNS THAT IT’S TIME TO UNLEASH:
Are you a slave to your task list? Always trying to achieve something, improve yourself, or get it right? Have you gotten a little spiritually constipated? Does the thought of playing with abandon make you stutter? If so, it’s time to UNLEASH!
By combining improvisational theater, sound, song, movement, new games, and stuff we make up on the spot with spiritual practice you’ll get the chance to bring more play to your spiritual life and more spirit to your play. Together we’ll explore how to:
- Leave the Proving Ground behind and leap into the boundless freedom of play
- Shift from the Compass of Oy to the Compass of Joy
- Follow the “YES!” trail
- Instigate play when it’s needed
- Bring play into difficult areas of life
- Play with the obstacles to play
- Open to our unbounded, playful true nature
A GLIMPSE OF EARTHRISE RETREAT CENTER
PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA
“What we are doing here is so important, we better not take it too seriously.” – Suzuki Roshi
Testimonials
“I loved it. I felt that the material was brilliantly woven through the weekend while using some skillful play activities. Your facilitation was amazing, as well as your natural gift and passion for the topic.”
“Wow, thank you! Gwen, the weekend was just the beginning of letting down my guards to be totally accepting of myself and others in play. Thanks for modeling spontaneous funness for us all.”
“I now have a framework that turns all of the universe, all of the world, and all of my daily life challenges into opportunities for play. There is a joy of living inherent in this approach, and it resonates with me on the deepest level.”
“For me the weekend was an intense experiential masterpiece. I only wish we had more time.”
“Thank you for giving me the opportunity to heal myself in this way. I hope you see how majestically you enabled us all to rest in a place of safety and explore inside of loving arms. I will see play and light in new places now. This retreat is something I will never forget.”
“I laughed. I cried. It was better than CATS.”
Your Chief Mischief Maker
Gwen Gordon started her career as a mischief maker building Muppets for Sesame Street. After getting her masters degree in philosophy Gwen became obsessed with the evolutionary significance of play and couldn’t stop writing, teaching, and playing about it. She created play programs for the Coaches Training Institute, IDEO, and the Shift Network, joined the faculty at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology and Holy Names University and facilitated retreats at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Kripalu Center and Esalen Institute. She does fearless impressions of pea soup coming to a boil.
The UNLEASHED Retreat has been postponed because Gwen has been invited to give a TEDx Talk in the Dominican Republic shortly after these dates! If you’re interested in being notified when we reschedule, email gwen@gwengordonplay.com
Have some questions?
WHAT IS THE EARTHRISE RETREAT CENTER?
ARE MEALS PROVIDED?
HOW ARE THE ROOMS SET UP?
HOW DO I GET THERE?
HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL THERE BE?
WHAT'S THE SCHEDULE?
Friday
4-6PM Arrival
6:30 Dinner
8:00 – 10:00 Evening program
Saturday
7 – 8 Morning practice
8 – 9 Breakfast
9:15 – 12:00 – Morning program
12:30 – 1:30 – Lunch
1:30 – 2:30 – Free play time
2:30 – 6:00 – Afternoon program
6:00 – 7:30 – Dinner
7:30 – 10:00 Evening Program
Sunday
7 – 8 Morning practice
8 – 9 Breakfast
9:15 – 1:00 – Morning program
1:00 –2:30 – Lunch