Healing Menopause: A Spiritual Approach Retreat

Healing Menopause: A Spiritual Approach Retreat

Join certified Sex Educator, Kara Haug, and Episcopal Priest and licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Rev. Danae Ashley, as we explore the changes we experience in perimenopause and menopause to body, mind, and spirit.

There is so much we encounter in this natural process that can make us feel out of control with our bodies, minds and emotions. Kara and Danae want to make this a space where you can learn, grieve, share, and then create. This is a time where we can offer support to one another and create a life that we have been longing for.

What to expect:

• Overview and Menopause 101
• Time for individual reflection and group discussion
• Spiritual conversation around the menopausal shift and how change affects us in a deep and embodied way
• Activities to show compassion and care for our bodies, minds, and spirits
• Community of Wisdom Zoom follow-up

What do we want them to walk away with?

• Deeper connection to mind, body, and spirit
• Feeling held by community
• Goodie bag

Please bring a journal to this event and wear clothing that makes you feel good. There is a small parking lot and street parking available. Also bring footwear to walk in, there will be an opportunity to walk in the park that is nearby if so desired.

Lunch will be provided. Once a ticket is purchased a form will be sent out asking about food allergies and any other needs for the event.

Your facilitators:

Kara Haug is the founder and partner of Reframing our Stories, a sexuality health education business that focuses on changing the narrative on how we talk about our bodies, relaionships, and sexuality.

Kara is an AASECT Certified Sexuality Educator who holds a BA in Psychology from Hope College in Holland MI, a Masters in Theological Studies from Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley, CA, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Sexual Health Education and Counseling from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. She has her own podcast called Reframing our Stories: The Podcast and also works as an Adjunct Professor for Antioch University.

Danae Ashley is a native of Spokane, Washington. She holds a MDiv, MA, LMFT and is an Episcopal priest and marriage and family therapist who has ministered with parishes in North Carolina, New York, and Minnesota. She is a priest in the Diocese of Olympia and is a therapist at Soul Spa Seattle. Rev. Danae uses art, music, drama, poetry, and movement in counseling, spiritual direction, and creation of ritual. Her interfaith Clergy Care Circles directly supports diverse clergy in varied circumstances across the country. She is a proud alumna of Young Clergy Women International (YCWI).

Rev. Danae is also one of the contributors of the book, Still a Mother: Journeys through Perinatal Bereavement. Additionally, she produced the play “Naming the Un-Named: Stories of Fertility Struggle” with playwright Amanda Aikman; has written for Working Preacher: Craft of Preaching, Luther Seminary’s Faith+Leader, and Episcopal Café’s Speaking of the Soul series; writes and narrates sermon podcasts for the Episcopal Church’s “Sermons that Work; and has been featured on several podcasts regarding fertility struggle and faith.

Host or Publisher Reframing our Stories