Sanctuary with free floating bamboo floor

Our most noticeable improvement is the new addition of our floating bamboo floor in the main, Sanctuary, space.  This 40 X 30 foot space is a dream to dance on as the floor breathes under your feet as you move across it. Dancing on air indeed!

We’ve had so much interest over the years from various movement arts groups that we were  unable to accommodate due to our floor.

No more however, this space is a dream for dance, yoga, music and all other movement arts. It’s been amazing to see the versatility of this room over the past six months. We’ve hosted events ranging from 115 participants seated theater style for lectures to board retreats to smaller intimate groups seated in backjacks engaging in deep mediation.

Design, decoration and original art by Eilish Hynes www.eilsihstrawberryhynes.com

We have had several interior spaces remodeled and upgraded. These include bathroom remodels in Gaia and Garden space, complete carpet replacement in Gaia house and several residential room upgrades to include paint, bedding and decor. We also have a wonderful new gathering space in the main building. This cozy and inviting Moroccan themed living room has received much use.

We are also very happy to announce that our creek trail has been restored! Due to copious amounts of rain we have had both last year and this the creek bed and walls have shifted. While there has been quite a bit of erosion that has made it so that we cannot currently access the creek itself a wonderful new gathering space has been created for participants to reflect and be near the running water while are here.

Richardson's creek

Play Shop / Multi-function space

Most surprising has been the utilization of the Play Shop. What was originally intended as an industrial art space is quickly becoming our multi-purpose third venue. In addition to the many art classes that have taken place, this space has been used for photography classes, day use board meetings, day use environmental lecture series, dance practice and a general gathering space for those who just want to get together for a few hours. It’s been fun to see this space transform on its own.

In January we started a public attunement service with Xavier Colemen.  Attunement is a non-touch spiritual healing energy process that balances the endocrine system, the chakra field and the skeletal structure. We are currently offering attunements on the first Friday of the month from 11am to 4pm. We are looking to expand this into Saturday’s in the near future. This is taking place in what we are now calling the Healing Space. Sessions are about 20 minutes long and by donation. To schedule a session contact Xavier Coleman at dlfrancisc@msn.com

As a 501(c)3, for 2012 and beyond, we will be putting more effort towards our fundraising goals. Our current fundraising projects will be listed under the fundraising tab on our home page. We will also have a wish list for those of you who may want to contribute something other than money. All donations are tax deductible and are gratefully accepted. Past fundraising and volunteer events have included the bamboo floor, the creek trail and the pruning and care of the organic grapes to restore them to a healthy state. Some future projects being discussed are creating a wooden deck off of the dining hall to provide increased dining capacity as well as outdoor dining space.  We are also looking to create different outdoor gathering spaces on the property and will be requiring large canopies in order to do this in the very near future. In addition to this there has been much talk of putting more love and life into our three different garden spaces. In order to do this we will require the fun participation of volunteers. More to come on this!

We have a lot to look forward to as we move through this 2012 year. We hope you all will be a part of this journey with us. If you have any suggestions or feedback we, as always, would love to hear from you. Feel free to send us an email any time info@stillmeadowretreat.org

So many blessings to you,

Still Meadow

~~ We would like to thank, again, Emily Aslin for her excellent work on our new site! A phenomenal person to work with, effortless ease and flow. www.emilyemilydesign.com