Creative Living Camp & Retreat Center for people of all ages to discover the dancer/drummer/healer inside each one of us

If you are someone who shares this vision, please contact me
I want to start a FOUNDATION to bring this RETREAT CENTER to fruition.

Marci's DREAMBOARD
(first envisioned September 05, 2007)

scroll down for more about my concept:
CREATIVE LIVING CAMP
+ RETREAT CENTER
for people of all ages
Discover the dancer, drummer,
& healer inside you!

Dear Ones,
'most anyone who knows me, knows that I live to dance and dance to live.

One of my favorite vacations is to attend the 5-day Contact Improvisation Jam at Harbin Hot Springs, or the Northern California Dance Collective's annual ten-day Dance Camp (modeled on Dance New England's 2 week campout), where we get up every day and swim or hottub, then eat, dance, eat, dance, eat, dance, hottub, sleep and repeat the cycle for a week or so...

...WOW! I LOVE IT!!

I always feel like I want it to last forever, meeting and greeting each other in the nourishing environment where each person is valued for their uniqueness. There is a lot of healthy mindfulness, theatricality, and chances for sharing our cross-training in poetry, body painting, and massage. This got me to thinking...

Recently, I joined a new business enterprise, and in my self-development class, I was asked "WHY do you want to create wealth & WHAT would you do with A LOT of money?"

The answer came clearly - "I want to be able to give my abundance to others, through healing, dance & living healthy".

And so, I thought, what could be betterm than to live in a Dance Camp all year round?! and therefore, be able to INVITE all kinds of people to come for short or long term. WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN ME?!?!

THUS the concept of the Creative Living Camp came into being. Here's what I envision making available:

• Live Food, Detox Program • Eco-Tours • Learn self-massage • Yoga, Tai Chi, snorkel, surf + kayak • Drum + Dance Jams • creative + authentic movement • breath, meditation, chanting • Guest classes - one-two day passes, one week, or month-long stays for trade - work scholarships available • Live performances + Open Mic • Permaculture, sustainable environment, alternative energy workshops • Guardians of the land+sea •

My vision is to gather together like-minded people, and build a community that lives collectively: to grow, harvest, cook and replenish our Retreat Center as a cultural arts mecca.

The Ideal location would be close to a Tropical Nature Preserve, where we can be Guardians of the natural balance, offering workshops in sustainablilty, healing & self-help, and communication skills. Closeby would be snorkeling, scuba diving (that's for ME!!), jungle, hiking, horseback riding, kayaking, and other advnture eco-tours.

We invite guests from all walks of life to bring their tent/RV to our campgrounds or use our Group Dorms, and come live with us for a few days, a few weeks or months. Ongoing offerings from our visitors are welcome.

Everyone contributes by working in some way for the Reatreat Center's food & shelter, everyone offers their specialities for open classes in the group conference center, everyone sustains each other during their time on campus.

CONTACT ME - let's put this show on the road!!

ARE YOU A DREAMER, TOO?? ~XOMJ

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