About WILDE Spirit Retreat & Florence Gaia, RN, M.Ed.
Take Charge of YOUR Life now!
Empower yourself beyond Struggle to THRIVE!
Be the Authority of YOUR Life, Calm in the Storm!
YOU are invited to BRING your self here.... Your whole self, your struggling
and troubled self, your hopeful and disappointed self, trying to make sense
and with-STAND the storms of life. WILDE Spirit Retreat is a place where you
can
OPEN THE DOOR OF YOUR HEART TO HOLD ALL OF YOU TENDERLY
If you wish to go beyond struggle to thrive, begin by holding ALL of Your self
tenderly, giving yourself TLC, Tender Loving Care.
"The doors to the world of the wild (free true) Self are few but precious. If
you have a deep scar, that is a door, if you have an old, old story, that is a door. If you love the sky and the water so much you almost cannot bear it,
that is a door. If you yearn for a deeper life, a full life, a sane life, that is a
door." - Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Women Who Run With the Wolves
4 decades ago that door appeared for me in the form of a vague discontent
that had grown over the years married into a painful yearning for a deeper,
fuller relationship..... just not happening in a transactional marriage. When
the fog of waiting lifted, I initiated a divorce that upended my life plan and
walked through that door. As a devout Catholic, it also initiated a crisis of
identity and faith that sent me to the edge with suicidal thoughts. It was the
love for my children, eventually myself, a good therapist, unwavering
listening to my truth that kept me walking. I went on a deeply personal
search for a different way of being with myself and my life. A way that
would sustain, nourish, and grow me whatever happened. First I had to
overcome the harsh judging voice of my inner critic and the natural
resistance to change. It took time before I could relax and say "I'm OK here
and NOW.”
My next step was to go to a Native American spirituality training camp in the
mountains of Montana. That forever changed my life: drumming up the full
moon, being initiated into the MoonPause Lodge, sweat lodges, and vision
quest. That spirituality continues to nourish me today. Then I learned the ancient healing practices of shamanic journeying and Transformational BreathTM. The breathwork anchored me, helped resolve difficult emotions of anger, anxiety, and sadness, old and new, so I could experience my natural vitality and tranquility deep in my soul. With the shamanic journey work I discovered my animal spirit allies waiting to advise, support me with their healing energies, always ready to be there for me.
After working as a hospital psychiatric nurse for 17 years I am relaunching my
personal wellness practice, originally started in 1992. I have led meditative
drumming circles, ceremonial rites of passage for menopausal women, and
workshops across the US.
As a personal wellness nurse for 30+ years, I teach the ancient healing
practices of shamanic journeying and Transformational BreathTM so YOU can
• Nurse back to health the wounded parts of mind and heart and experience
an uplifting of your Spirit, your original goodness.
• Recover the self-confidence to manage the unpredictability of life.
• Embrace a gentle warm OK-ness with who and where you are
• Give kind attention to yourself so healing, personal growth, and conscious
evolution can happen.
• Learn how to transform the anxiety, stress, and worry of modern life,
personal problems, and troubling world events into vitality and inner
calmness.
Are you ready to take the next step in your own healing,
empowering yourself to the full goodness of who you are?
I am ready to support and guide you as these ancient healing practices help
awaken you to your own innate wisdom and power to live in these troubled
times and deal with your personal problems. Yes, you can! For more
information about individual sessions, retreats, costs etc please see my
website: www.wildespiritretreat.com
Hi Folks,
Remember when you first joined my FB group Rewilding your Spirit www.facebook.com/groups/177494910453105/
you gave me your email and said you'd be interested in a visioning retreat here at WILDE Spirit Retreat in Durango, CO. Check out below for complete information.
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Well Yip-ee!! it’s finally going to happen when 5 of you sign up. This year it will be a small group so we can all fit in my home/retreat lodge and you’ll get plenty of personal attention. We have a wonderful chef Chip Hindi cooking some great healthy fresh meals. There will be a vegetarian option.
My son Paul and grandson Christian will be coming from Illinois in June to put up a tipi where we will gather for our shamanic and breath work sessions, drumming circles, etc. It will look something like this:
When you want to register and submit a deposit please go to this link:
https://form.jotform.com/240395028842155
Thanks for checking this out. Please give me a call or email if you have questions, want more information, or just to say hello.
I look forward to working with you this summer on a full Moon weekend. If there are no fire restrictions we can even build a fire in the ceremonial circle. Additional link for a 7 day retreat experience https://bookretreats.com/r/7-day-womens-dancing-with-the-land-spirit-shamanic-retreat-us?searchId=42474712 
