Clown Medicine Workshop

Come explore Clown Medicine at The Sentinel!
Time: 10:00-6:00pm

Clown medicine in an ancient, world wide form of creative play with others through authentic impulse. Think of playing freely like you could as a child, or the way you would have liked to play. This is the feeling of clowning. It is about radical self acceptance and the freedom that comes when we embrace all that we are and all that we feel. We practice removing our social masks and being seen in our fullness. Humour comes from this kind of radical honesty and exaggeration of what is! Clowning finds the game in the pure presence of the everyday. I specialize in working with people who struggle with more shy, depressive, or anxious ways of being.

In this play shop, you’ll have the opportunity to have experiences of:

• Noticing and following authentic impulses. This is a way to have a more whole relationship with ourselves and to have access to the wisdom and physical expression of those parts.
• Humour that comes from honestly being with and exaggerating what is 
• Play that opens you to your natural silliness in the kind company of others
• Nurturance that comes from deeply seeing others and being seen
• Participate by choice according to your comfort edge
• Get a glimpse into your clown nature

What’s included

• Heart meditation, pair and group clown games
• Optional stage practice
• Time in nature to ground and integrate
• 1 hour Hatha yoga class to help balance the deep opening of clowning
• Lots of laughter!
• Delicious Sentinel-famous lunch and optional lake swim
• BONUS value: 60 minute intro video call July 16th, 630-730 pm

Bring clothes you can move in and a water bottle or tea mug. Tea and filtered water provided. Optional yoga mat or blanket (there will be some for use at the Sentinel). 

To add to your retreat experience, consider booking a room the night before the Workshop at The Sentinel here: https://sentinelbc.secure.retreat.guru/program/customized-retreat/

If you have any additional questions please call our office at: 250-353-2246

Photo credit to: Justine MacDonald ( Clown image ) and Owen Bridge ( Megan’s self portrait image )