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Resonance & Renewal: Autumnal Equinox, Embodied Healing Retreat. Sun. Sept 13, 4-6 PM
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Resonance & Renewal: Autumnal Equinox, Embodied Healing Retreat. Sun. Sept 13, 4-6 PM ☀️
☀️🌿 Skyline Sanctuary, 12540 Skyline Blvd, Oakland, CA☀️🌿
The Autumnal Equinox marks the balance point of the year — a moment of equal light and dark, of harvest, and of turning inward as the season shifts toward rest. Join us for a two-hour, trauma-informed mini retreat in the Skyline sanctuary: an afternoon of grounded yoga, somatic healing, sound, and contemplative rest.
Together we’ll move, breathe, and listen for what this season of light is asking of us now — in our bodies, our relationships, and our wider world. Whether you register ahead or simply come to the door, you are warmly welcome.
What to Expect Welcome, intention, meditation, and gentle qigong with Laurie Manning
Accessible yoga flow and extended savasana with Rondy Isaac.
Parasympathetic somatic integration and sound healing with Diana Bitting.
Details Ample free parking onsite.
Wear comfortable, layered clothing.
Please bring your own mat.
Held indoors, with outdoor elements weather permitting.
Suggested offering: $25 pre-pay and register, $30 at the door.
Scholarships and work-trade spots are available.
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YOUR FACILITATORS
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Diana Bitting Danford is a somatic practitioner, trauma researcher, and certified yoga teacher — as well as cofounder of Kūr Health (kur-health.com), a trauma-responsive holistic recovery platform. Her practice is grounded in polyvagal theory, TRE (Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises), and the neuroscience of the mind-body connection.
Laurie Manning holds advanced degrees from Harvard (Human Development & Psychology), the University of Michigan (MBA), and Columbia/Union Theological Seminary. She has spent 25+ years accompanying people through grief, burnout, and major life transitions — as an interfaith chaplain, executive consultant, and community minister. Her work is for people who respect science and still care about meaning. (slide-deck-design--revlauriemannin.replit.app/personal-v2)
Rondy Isaac (https://chocolatebuddhayoga.com) is a yoga teacher, community wellness advocate, and founder of Chocolate Buddha Yoga and the BIPOC Barbershop Yoga movement, dedicated to making mindfulness, movement, and healing practices accessible to communities that have historically been left out of traditional wellness spaces. Through classes, workshops, and community partnerships, he brings yoga, meditation, and culturally grounded wellness experiences into everyday environments like barbershops, creating welcoming spaces for connection, stress relief, and personal growth. His work blends physical practice with community building, helping people cultivate strength, balance, and mental wellbeing while expanding access to holistic health.
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DETAILS
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📍 SCC campus — ample free parking onsite
👕 Wear comfortable, layered clothing you can move and rest in, as well as stay warm
🧘 Please bring your own mat.
🌤️ Held indoors; outdoor elements weather permitting
💛 Suggested offering: $29 at the door:
luma.com/event/manage/evt-moRjQesTjGeWRvW
Scholarships and work‑trade spots available — contact us.
🎟️ Space is limited; please register in advance to reserve your spot.
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POST EVENT RECEPTION TO FOLLOW
Join your hosts for a casual dinner nearby following the event if you wish.
Location12540 Skyline BlvdOakland, CA 94619, USA