Presence A Four-Week Embodied Retreat JourneyFrom Inner Experience to Outer Form September 1-September 25, 2026 Wednesday or Thursday evenings 6:00pm-7:45pm, once per week. Not all retreats require leaving home. Sometimes the deepest shifts happens by returning to yourself, one intentional evening at a time. Presence is a four-week embodied retreat experience designed to create space away from the pace of everyday life. Through mindful movement, breath awareness, reflection, and clay, Presence invites you to slow down enough to listen inward — to notice what has been shaping your inner world and to consciously choose what you want to carry forward. Each week builds upon the last, inviting you into a process of self-inquiry, presence, and creative expression. Rather than seeking to fix or force change, you'll cultivate the capacity to listen inward, deepen your awareness, and respond to yourself with greater clarity and compassion. During the first three weeks, you'll explore your internal landscape through embodied practices that help bring unconscious patterns into awareness. As you become more attuned to your thoughts, emotions, and lived experience, space naturally opens for greater alignment between how you feel, what you value, and how you move through your life. In the final week, you'll translate this inner journey into physical form through gentle guided hand sculpting with clay. Your sculpture becomes more than an object, it becomes a tangible expression of your experience, a marker of who you were in this season and what is ready to emerge. This is not a four-week program. It is a practice of returning to yourself that can be revisited throughout your life. Over time, these moments, and the objects you create, become a living record of your own evolution. Your Retreat Journey Week One — Arriving Slow down. Settle into your body. Meet yourself exactly as you are. Week Two — Staying with Experience Practice remaining present with what arises instead of rushing to change or solve it. Week Three — Meeting What Arises Turn toward thoughts, emotions, and patterns with curiosity, openness, and compassion. Week Four — Translation Through Clay Shape your inner experience into a meaningful handmade sculpture that reflects your personal journey. Retreat Flow Weeks 1–3 75-minute guided embodied practice combining mindful movement and breath awareness 15-minute silent reflection and journaling Week 4 90-minute guided hand-building clay session Up to 2 pounds of clay included Your finished sculpture will be professionally glazed and kiln-fired by the studio for you to keep. Time is intentionally built into each evening for arrival, transition, and integration. Includes A reflection workbook designed and created by Lauren to support your journey All clay, tools, glazing, and kiln firing Yoga mats and props (you're also welcome to bring your own) Details Private studio in Kaneohe, Oʻahu. Full address and arrival information will be shared after registration. Limited to four participants to preserve an intimate, supportive, and personalized retreat experience. Ages 18+. Please review all policies before registering. By booking, you agree to the terms and conditions listed on our website. Participants will also complete an informed consent form and liability waiver before the first session.
