Netherlands, Song of the Earth 4 day Full Spiral Retreat (waiting list)

Event Overview

Song of the Earth

May 23rd – 26th 2026, 4 day Full Spiral Retreat The Work that Reconnects Facilitated by Manon Danker

For the ones who want to go further into the widening circles.

“There’s a song that wants to sing itself through us. We just got to be available. Maybe the song that is to be sung through us is the most beautiful requiem for an irreplaceable planet or maybe it’s a song of joyous rebirth as we create a new culture that doesn’t destroy its world.” Joanna Macy

This workshop is a deeper dive also open to the adventurous ones new to this work. We celebrate our belonging to Mother Earth. We are held in her song, all around us. Our voice is a wonderful ally. We open ourselves to song and sound that wants to come through us. The sounds we make in the beautiful fabric of life will be embraced in this retreat. In doing so we become stronger as weavers in the web of life.

We journey through the full spiral in 4 days. Time is set aside for visioning and inner process, for our capacity to be present, listen and tune in with the land and hear our response. We allow the web of life to resonate with each one of us. We open a gentle vigil and create an invitation for lament.

The Work that Reconnects offers us a place of support in times of great change. We live in a time with unprecedented challenges and our commitment to a livable future needs our deep understanding of the interconnectedness of all life. We will share practices that help us remember, feel and celebrate this wonderful belonging to the web of life. In doing so we can embrace vitality and the invitation of the web of life that is present in this moment on this beautiful planet. Also in the tenderness and vulnerability of living whole heartedly in a time of uncertainty.

Upcoming Activities 2026 I am offering several other residentials this year. These are the dates.

August 21st – 23rd Full Spiral Weekend, Coming Back to Life, with a Council of All Beings

Coinciding with Samhain October 30th – November 2nd Ancestral Dreaming. A powerful experience of reweaving the web of life.

Mid December (dates TBA) 3 day Nuclear Guardianship gathering, Exploring the Poison Fire and Forever Karma themes in Macy’s work. And how we can show up as a guardian in a nuclear age. This gathering is specifically open for the ones who feel this presence strongly in their awareness.

In person Facilitator Development Program, year 4 starts November 2026. Inquiries and registration list are open for the 6 month program.

Facilitation: Manon Danker is an experienced facilitator and studied with Joanna Macy. She has given many workshops over the last decade and supports others to become facilitators. The unbound voice has been a strong ally to her since childhood. Her bravest companion, bringing solace, healing, joy, direction and bridging worlds.

Location, time and language The retreat is in region Utrecht, on beautiful land tended with love for many decades. Space for 12 people. Arrival Saturday between 11.00 – 11.30 am (we will have our first session before lunch) ends Tuesday around 15.30 pm (we have a closing session after our last lunch together). The workshop is in English. There is always room for clarification in Dutch.

Exchange: Sliding scale € 545 standard, € 665 supporting, € 410 supported. Includes course fee, three nights stay and all home made vegan meals by Zoé Saraswati.

Inquiries Manon Danker: inleven@greenmail.net https://elemental-journey.com/