You Make
YOUR PATH
BY WALKING
In-person Women’s Retreat
Thursday, June 8 – Sunday, June 11, 2023
Take off your armor and open your arms wide
to receive the nourishment of the Deep Feminine
This is a full hearted invitation to drop into our Deep Feminine well and be nourished in body, heart, mind and soul.
These are such intense times of transition for so many women. We are midwifing ourselves and the world into a whole new vibration – needing to hold space for both what is disintegrating and what is trying to come into form.
Surrendering to the Mystery is not easy. We are learning how to live in this in-between zone of uncertainty with a sense of wonder, awe and possibility.
Drawing from Suzanne’s new book
coming out on June 13, 2023
It is our time to become living embodiments of a new human story. We must create a womb of becoming for ourselves and others beyond victimhood and being knocked down by the complexity and uncertainty of our times. What Suzanne Anderson offers in You Make Your Path by Walking is a marvelous pathway to become the possible human through the challenging circumstances in our lives. Reading this remarkable book will put you on the path of becoming all that you can and must be in these extraordinary times.
— Jean Houston, PhD, author of The Possible Human, The Search for the Beloved and A Passion for the Possible
Participants will receive a copy at the retreat
Drawing from Suzanne’s new book coming out on June 13, 2023
It is our time to become living embodiments of a new human story. We must create a womb of becoming for ourselves and others beyond victimhood and being knocked down by the complexity and uncertainty of our times. What Suzanne Anderson offers in You Make Your Path by Walking is a marvelous pathway to become the possible human through the challenging circumstances in our lives. Reading this remarkable book will put you on the path of becoming all that you can and must be in these extraordinary times.
— Jean Houston, PhD, author of The Possible Human, The Search for the Beloved and A Passion for the Possible
Everyone will receive a copy at the retreat
Do any of these feel familiar?
- You sense that some aspect of your life is over but do not want to let it go
- You sense a future possibility for more ease, joy and loving connection but don’t know how to get there
- You are exhausted from trying to do everything and still keep your head above water
- You doubt yourself and your vision some days and feel hopeful on others
- You are often overwhelmed by all that life is asking of you
- You feel alone and long for the deeper communion of loving connection in a safe environment
- Your relationships are strained and you have little left to give to others
- Your health is suffering as you try to hold your world together
- You sense your whole system (inner and outer) is trying to upgrade to the next level
- You long for space, time, personal reflection and the sacred
These in-between times must be honored.
In our hypermasculine culture we find lots of good reasons not to give ourselves time to rest and return to stillness. We often think we have to just keep pushing forward.
Come into an Avalon-like experience and nourish the three faces of the Feminine – Mother, Maiden and Crone in a gorgeous retreat setting with like-hearted women.
Receive the nourishment of beauty, poetry, music, yoga, dance, the imaginal, self-reflection, and ritual.
Drop into the Mystery and be fed by the Yin nectar you need in the midst of these fiery times.
Mother Archetype
- Turn toward the liberating belief of The Mother ‘I am enough just as I am’
- Cultivate Self-compassion as you hold your own suffering and that of others
- Let beauty and awe nourish your soul
Maiden Archetype
- Turn toward the liberating belief of The Maiden ‘I am free to express my true nature’
- Set your voice and creative expression free
- Laugh, play and lighten up
Crone Archetype
- Turn toward the liberating belief of The Crone ‘I am an evolving source of wisdom, love and power’
- Acknowledge what must be released at this time in your life
- Deepen your capacity to walk with the Mystery and unfold the emergent future
Drop into the Mystery and be fed by the Yin nectar you need in the midst of these fiery times.
Mother Archetype
- Turn toward the liberating belief of The Mother ‘I am enough just as I am’
- Cultivate Self-compassion as you hold your own suffering and that of others
- Let beauty and awe nourish your soul
Maiden Archetype
- Turn toward the liberating belief of The Maiden ‘I am free to express my true nature’
- Set your voice and creative expression free
- Laugh, play and lighten up
Crone Archetype
- Turn toward the liberating belief of The Crone ‘I am an evolving source of wisdom, love and power’
- Acknowledge what must be released at this time in your life
- Deepen your capacity to walk with the Mystery and unfold the emergent future
Overview Flow of Sessions
Day 1 – Thursday
1:00 – 2:00 — Check in at Harmony Hill
3:00 — Afternoon Session
5:30 — Dinner
7:00 — Evening Session
Day 2 +3 – Friday + Saturday
7:00 — Early Morning Embodiment Practices
9:00 — Morning Session
12:00 — Lunch
3:00 — Afternoon Session
6:00 — Dinner
7:30 — Evening Session
Day 4 – Sunday
7:00 — Early Morning Embodiment Practices
9:00 — Morning Closing Session
12:00 — Lunch and Departure
“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way.
On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.”
― Arundhati Roy
It is not easy being a woman on the edge of evolution.
We cannot help to shape and nourish a new world unless we can nourish ourselves.
Show up for yourself so that you can sustainably be a shapeshifter in culture in these pivotal times.
Honor the journey that has brought you to this moment and find the courage to face the uncertain future on the one ahead.
Be reminded that you are not alone in making your path by walking.
Get quiet enough to hear the new world that is on her way through you and all of us.
Return to your life cleansed, replenished, inspired and ready for what is coming next.
Retreat Cost
Limited Enrollment
Includes all retreat tuition, program materials plus all meals and accommodation and all taxes.
- Single Room: $2250
- Double Room: $2100 (Limited double rooms. You will be responsible for finding your roommate, so this is ideal if you are coming with a friend.)
Reduced Tuition for women who have done or are currently doing Mysterial Woman Programs
(WILC, BWILC, WILO, WILA, Opening Program, Depth, Emergence, Mastery)
- Single Room: $2100
- Double Room: $1950. (Limited double rooms. You will be responsible for finding your roommate, so this is ideal if you are coming with a friend.)
Limited enrollment so sign up soon if you sense this is for you.
$500 deposit to secure your spot. The remainder will be collected on May 20th, 2023.
Deposit is non-refundable but is transferable to future programs. You may cancel your registration until 45 days prior to the retreat and your credit card will not be charged the remaining balance. Any cancellations received less than 45 days prior to workshop will not be refunded but can be transferred to future programs. Cancellation request must be in writing no later than April 24th to info@mysterialwoman.com.
Harmony Hill Retreat Center
We have been using the hidden gem Harmony Hill retreat center for decades for our women’s program retreats. It is located along the Hood Canal across from the exquisite Olympic Mountain Range. Retreats such as our help to fund the free Cancer retreats that they hold. The Great Hall where we have our sessions is an incredible space with a fabulous sound system, comfortable chairs and all the yoga equipment needed. The food is grown locally, healthy and delicious!
Retreat Facilitator
Suzanne Anderson, MA
Suzanne is a master of transformational learning, a thought leader on resilient leadership, and co-author of the triple award-winning book The Way of the Mysterial Woman: Upgrading How You Live, Love and Lead. Her work is dedicated to awakening women to their full potential, urging them to the edge of their own evolution – to be the ones who are able to lead us into a new cultural paradigm.
After decades of work as a senior leadership consultant for Fortune 100 companies, Suzanne recognized the absence of leadership programs designed to address the way women develop. She experienced firsthand how women were caught between a rock and a hard place; women who had succeeded in the masculine domain, but who had lost connection with their feminine ground of being. Seeing this gap, she left her consulting practice to find out what it means to midwife the next level of our potential as women and as a culture.
Over fifteen years of research led Suzanne to discover The Mysterial Way – an emerging leadership model that integrates both Feminine and Masculine capacities, embraces women’s wholeness and addresses all the domains of her unique experience. This multi-faceted, in-depth approach to her work rests on 30 years of study and practice in a grounded spiritual path that remains a vital aspect of her life today.
Just as she and her co-author had completed the first draft of their book and were ready to launch new programs, her beloved husband committed suicide. Within a few months everything she had held most precious was cleaved away like a giant iceberg falling into the sea – and she was standing on the edge of a very new life. She experienced how The Way of the Mysterial Woman held up, and this transformational journey cemented her commitment to making this pathway available to as many women as possible. Her new book, You Make your Path by Walking: A Transformational Field Guide Through Trauma and Loss describes how her shattering breaking apart was also a profound breaking through to a deeper experience of her true nature. Due out in June, 2023.
Through her coaching practice, online programs, corporate workshops, retreats, speaking engagements, and acclaimed book, Suzanne supports women who are ready to lead in an entirely new way – to show up as creative agents of change in this turbulent time on our planet, with courage and commitment, resilience and grace.
Retreat Facilitator
Suzanne Anderson, MA
Suzanne is a master of transformational learning, a thought leader on resilient leadership, and co-author of the triple award-winning book The Way of the Mysterial Woman: Upgrading How You Live, Love and Lead. Her work is dedicated to awakening women to their full potential, urging them to the edge of their own evolution – to be the ones who are able to lead us into a new cultural paradigm.
After decades of work as a senior leadership consultant for Fortune 100 companies, Suzanne recognized the absence of leadership programs designed to address the way women develop. She experienced firsthand how women were caught between a rock and a hard place; women who had succeeded in the masculine domain, but who had lost connection with their feminine ground of being. Seeing this gap, she left her consulting practice to find out what it means to midwife the next level of our potential as women and as a culture.
Over fifteen years of research led Suzanne to discover The Mysterial Way – an emerging leadership model that integrates both Feminine and Masculine capacities, embraces women’s wholeness and addresses all the domains of her unique experience. This multi-faceted, in-depth approach to her work rests on 30 years of study and practice in a grounded spiritual path that remains a vital aspect of her life today.
Just as she and her co-author had completed the first draft of their book and were ready to launch new programs, her beloved husband committed suicide. Within a few months everything she had held most precious was cleaved away like a giant iceberg falling into the sea – and she was standing on the edge of a very new life. She experienced how The Way of the Mysterial Woman held up, and this transformational journey cemented her commitment to making this pathway available to as many women as possible. Her new book, You Make your Path by Walking: A Transformational Field Guide Through Trauma and Loss describes how her shattering breaking apart was also a profound breaking through to a deeper experience of her true nature. Due out in June, 2023.
Through her coaching practice, online programs, corporate workshops, retreats, speaking engagements, and acclaimed book, Suzanne supports women who are ready to lead in an entirely new way – to show up as creative agents of change in this turbulent time on our planet, with courage and commitment, resilience and grace.
Embodiment Facilitator
Sarah Hutchinson
Personal growth is hard. It takes a lot of moxie to look inside of ourselves and work with what we find. If we are struggling to sleep, digest, have steady energy and a stable mind it’s mostly impossible to become who we dream ourselves to be.
Sarah’s growth path was marked by stumbles and shutdowns, until she learned to build a strong container in her mind and body to hold the charge of uncovering and shifting the patterns and habits that were sinking her ship. Sarah’s own burnout as a fulltime critical care RN and Mother of three first led her to yoga where she rehabbed and strengthened her frayed nervous system, allowing her to quit using two glasses of wine at night to calm down and get to sleep.
Next came Ayurveda where Sarah learned to balance her hormones during menopause. Needless to say she was hooked and went on to combine her background in modern medicine with deep study and multiple certifications in yoga and Ayurveda. This powerful combination launched Sarah’s career in Wellness Wisdom, informed by her roles as Mother, Grandmother, Midwife and Mysterial Woman.
Sarah’s deepest calling is as a Wellness Mentor to those seeking success on the path of transformation. Her approach is simple and supported as together, we develop the habits of vibrant health drawn from time tested wisdom and modern science.
Embodiment Facilitator
Sarah Hutchinson
Personal growth is hard. It takes a lot of moxie to look inside of ourselves and work with what we find. If we are struggling to sleep, digest, have steady energy and a stable mind it’s mostly impossible to become who we dream ourselves to be.
Sarah’s growth path was marked by stumbles and shutdowns, until she learned to build a strong container in her mind and body to hold the charge of uncovering and shifting the patterns and habits that were sinking her ship. Sarah’s own burnout as a fulltime critical care RN and Mother of three first led her to yoga where she rehabbed and strengthened her frayed nervous system, allowing her to quit using two glasses of wine at night to calm down and get to sleep.
Next came Ayurveda where Sarah learned to balance her hormones during menopause. Needless to say she was hooked and went on to combine her background in modern medicine with deep study and multiple certifications in yoga and Ayurveda. This powerful combination launched Sarah’s career in Wellness Wisdom, informed by her roles as Mother, Grandmother, Midwife and Mysterial Woman.
Sarah’s deepest calling is as a Wellness Mentor to those seeking success on the path of transformation. Her approach is simple and supported as together, we develop the habits of vibrant health drawn from time tested wisdom and modern science.