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Beyond Words: a 6 Day in person retreat with Kim and Jami Sieber


  • Gassho House Nicascio, California USA (map)
Mystics, poets and shamans have always known that in the rhythms and sounds of the soul’s language, the mind bursts open and all levels of being come into alignment.
— Kim Rosen

Poems, prayers, and song speak the mystery, the silence, the ineffable joys and sorrows of the inner life. Immersion in these words, sounds and silence causes shifts in your biochemistry, feelings, thoughts and consciousness that align you with your deepest self.

In this retreat we invite the magic that unfurls as poetry intertwines with music. In addition there are sessions of breathwork, sounding, self-inquiry and movement. We enter silence together and alone. There is ample free time to mingle with the life that surrounds us. The retreat culminates in a “Mysterium”: a exploration beyond ordinary words that spans poetry and music, night and day, sound and silence, waking and sleeping, aloneness and communion…

For 24 years now, Kim and Jami have gathered circles of kindred hearts in some of the most beautiful and fierce landscapes on the planet. Miraculously, after traveling the world in search of the perfect place for this unique work, Kim discovered Gassho House, a luxurious retreat center In Nicascio, California, held in a forest of redwoods, only three miles from her own home!

Tuition, lodging and all meals:
Single $4300
Double $3500
Triple $3400
Glamping Tent $3500
$150 Off for Returning participants

To Register: Space is extremely limited. A $500 deposit will hold your place. Full payment is required by June 30, 2024. Those enrolling after that will need to pay in full or make an alternative arrangement. Please make your check payable to Kim Rosen and mail to Kim at 225 Laurel Drive, Fairfax, CA 94930. We will reserve spaces in the order in which we receive payments. If you’d like to pay by PayPal, please email Kim at kim@kimrosen.net.

If you have not worked with Kim before: Please arrange a 30 minute one-to-one zoom or phone meeting with Kim so that she can tell you more about the retreat and learn more about you. She can be reached at kim@kimrosen.net

Timing: Please note that arrival at the workshop location is any time between 4:00 and 6 on September 15, and departure is by 1 pm September 21. The closest airport is San Francisco International Airport. Information on transportation will be provided.

Cancellation: If you cancel before June 15, your payment will be refunded, minus a $100 administrative fee. If you cancel after June 15, we will try to fill your space from the waiting list. If that is possible your payment will be refunded, minus $100 administrative fee. If it is not possible, you will be responsible for the full payment.

I feel I’ve shifted to a deeper, more ‘me’ place, and the shift feels permanent. I let the poems and music transport me into the grief I’ve never been able to allow before and I emerge with a new sense of inner freedom.
Beyond Words was truly consciousness changing–We were deeply held in the beauty, aliveness and love of the circle, using rhythm, music, breath, movement, silence and potent layers of poetry. A deep sense of community grew–we shared our deepest heart with each other, and little that was superficial.