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Retreat
May 30th - June 1
Shabbat Shechina Retreat: reconnecting with our Jewish feminine wisdom READ MORE
We are following the highest standards for COVID safety.
We are pro-vaccinations and up to date/follow on all the latest safety recommendations from the CDC and WA DOH.
Don't forget your mask!
Bastyr Graduates and good friends, Roxane Geller MS EAMP LMT and Vickie Summerquist MS EAMP LMT MPH, founded Union Wellness in 2007 to provide comprehensive holistic care to their community. They each bring 20 years of experience in the field. Together, with the other practitioners of Union Wellness, they provide acupuncture, wellness planning, herbal medicine, massage and other therapies that are tailored to the needs and story of each individual who comes to the center. The founders and practitioners acknowledge that the land in which the clinic sits is originally indigenous land, the territory of the Coast Salish people, specifically the Duwamish. They are grateful to be able to serve the community in this space.
Our cozy neighborhood clinic is on several buslines and has street parking available.
Make an appointment to visit us soon or come by during one of our classes/community events.
Guided Journeys are a way to access and develop your intuition, relieve stress and get insight on longstanding emotional/physical patterns. If you've had difficulty developing a meditation practice, a guided journey may be easier for you. We include Guided Journeys in our workshops and now we are offering it as a separate service. Each session is virtual and developed by us specifically for you. A journey is 30 minutes and we'll provide an audio recording for you to use later. You can book online or contact us to set up a time. Because it is a virtual service, there are times available that will not show up online. $55
Union Wellness participated in this study with
positive results for women experiencing joint pain from aromatase inhibitor
treatment for breast cancer.
Rest, restore, soak in the outdoor pools, sit in the sauna, hike, explore among the trees, water and land.
Are you longing for spiritual connection and community?
For many of us, it has been challenging to find space to fully let go, to feel safe, to be curious, to connect more deeply within and together, to let our hearts break and to feel joyfully alive.
The Shabbat Shechina Retreat offers an opportunity to sink into a supportive and non-judgmental space with others who are called to connect with the divine Jewish feminine energy within themselves*.
Through skillful and gently guided practice and ritual, we explore how our ancient identities play out in this modern world. Connect with the wisdom of Shechina and other Jewish representations of the feminine. Whether you are Jewish or Jew-ish, we will connect with each other and create a more safely held space to attune to the ancestral wisdom that is available.
WHY are we offering this particular retreat?
Now more than ever, we (Roxane and Michal) are seeing the need to gather in a community that uplifts the power of our divine Jewish feminine wisdom.
WHO is this for?
We warmly invite cis and trans women, as well as non- binary humans, of who identify as Jewish or those who have a spark of curiosity about their Jewish identity or heritage. Please note, this retreat is exclusively for those who can respectfully hold space for others who have different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.
WHAT are we going to be doing?
All offerings are optional and we trust your intuition around what you need. Here is what we will be gently guiding: • Chanting + meditation • Group discussion + sharing • Self-reflection + journaling • Moving our bodies • Ritual practice • Shabbat dinner and invitation for tech-free sabbath • Exploring divine feminine wisdom • Connecting with inspiring Jewish matriarchs • Time to rest, restore and explore according to your intuition • Taking in and connecting with the natural surroundings
WHAT is included?
All group offerings, led by Roxane and Michal in the Retreat House Retreat House – Doe Bay Resort & Retreat.
Breakfast and Lunch each day, Dinner on Thursday. Healthful, delicious meals prepared by our Naturopath friend and peer Leah Alvarado. Vegan/Vegetarian/Pescatarian/Gluten Free Options (we can accommodate most diets).
Access to the Doe Bay Resort including the outdoor soaking tubs, sauna, hiking, yoga & meditation room.
ACCOMMODATIONS & DINNERS?
Retreat price does not include lodging and only includes dinner on Thursday.
Book your ferry now even if you wait to register for the retreat. To ensure you arrive by our start time at 6PM Thursday 5/30, allow 2 hours from Ferry to Doe Bay & check in. Since our circle will not finish until late Saturday evening, plan on staying Saturday night so can relax without rushing to catch the late ferry. We do recommend booking your return ferry on Sunday ASAP as spots are already booking for the desirable crossing times.
Dinner Friday and Saturday. We recommend dining at the famed seed to table Doe Bay Cafe. Café – Doe Bay Resort & Retreat. Michal and Roxane will be there!
COST: $720 Early bird Purim pricing $612 until sundown March 23rd Early bird Pesach (Passover) pricing $648 sundown April 22nd Book now to secure your spot! Deposit $306
Cancellations: To keep our group intimate we have limited the number of attendees, and, with the amount of time we spend preparing, we are unable to offer refunds. If the need to cancel arises you may gift your spot to someone else or provide a scholarship for someone who would like to attend.
Want some Extra Time? Come a day early or stay an extra day and explore, rent a kayak Kayaking – Doe Bay Resort & Retreat, hike Mt. Constitution, rest, receive a massage Massage – Doe Bay Resort & Retreat, have dinner at the Doe Bay Cafe Café – Doe Bay Resort & Retreat.
Need more INFO? Email: roxane@unioncenterforhealing.com (West Coast) or Michal Waldfogel michal.waldfogel@gmail.com (East Coast)
We miss you and we hope you are staying
safe and healthy. Please read below for information on In Office Visits,
Existing Appointments, and Virtual Appointments.
We are open with limited hours: Contact us immediately via email at info@unioncenterforhealing.com, for an appointment if you are experiencing significant physical, mental or emotional distress. We will have limited availability for the next few weeks but are seeing some of our patients in need.
If delaying treatment with us would likely lead to you using another clinic or facility (like urgent care or ER), contact us immediately. Stay home if: If you are at high risk for complications from COVID, have any respiratory symptoms, may have had recent exposure to COVID or can delay treatment, we ask that you not make an appt at this time. Most of all, we want to thank all of you for doing your part to keep us all safe. We are in this together!
Protocols for safety: We have implemented safety protocols for sanitization including extensive use of sanitizers, plastic covers on the tables and face cradles, and will be staggering patients and providers to limit the contact between people. At this time we will only be seeing one patient in a room every three hours. We will prescreen for fever and any respiratory symptom.
For now, we are discontinuing heavy contact treatment such as
massage, cosmetic acupuncture and cranial sacral because we do not want
to use PPE that is in short supply.
Virtual Services: We are now seeing patients virtually to help keep connected with you all and serve our community. Please see unioncenterforhealing.fullslate.com for a list of our virtual services. If you need herbs, supplements, want to know how to keep your immune system strong, help mitigate cold/flu/Covid, or continue with your usual care, we can provide this via telemedicine. We are also offering one-on-one Meditation/Mindfulness session, 5 Element consultations and Energy Medicine.
Free Wellness Seminars While in quarantine, we are offering free weekly seminars. They will be posted on Facebook, Instagram and on Fullslate.
Existing appointments We will email you if we need to cancel your existing appointment due to quarantine. You may contact us to let us know if your appointment is essential so we can prioritize your appointment.