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Aligning with the Elements Workshop
In Chinese Medicine, true health is about being present for your life, expressing yourself authentically, and giving your unique gifts to the world.
One way to understand your inner nature is through the lens of the Five Elements that exist not only in Nature around us, but within our bodies and minds as well. We all contain all five elements, but in different proportions.
Join Chinese Medicine expert Brodie Welch for this transformational three-day experiential workshop. Delving into the dynamics of yin, yang, and the Five Elements — wood, fire, earth, metal and water — you’ll see yourself and those you love in a new way that unlocks a whole new dimension of self-care.
When you look through this new lens, you’ll gain insights that will help you:
embrace your superpowers and maximize your strengths
enhance your relationships
identify outdated habits, beliefs, and patterns that no longer serve you
better align your life with your inner nature
catalyze your personal evolution
— with plenty of time to walk in nature, reflect, breathe, and reconnect to yourself in beautiful Ashland, Oregon.
You’ll be guided by Brodie Welch and hosted at The Chanticleer Inn, Ashland, Oregon’s premier Eco-B&B.
Ready to register?
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Add the Aligning with the Elements lodging deposit to your cart. Once you check out, you’ll receive an email with next steps to pay your workshop fee and select your room.
About your Facilitator
Brodie Welch is a Licensed Acupuncturist, board-certified herbalist, Chinese Medicine expert, and self-care strategist. She’s the founder of Life in Balance Acupuncture in Corvallis, Oregon, where she has been treating patients since 2003. With over 20 years’ experience leading workshops, retreats, coaching groups, online classes, and her top-rated podcast A Healthy Curiosity: on being well in a busy world, Brodie has shared her passion for wellness and personal evolution with thousands. She’s been featured as an expert blogger for Huffpo, been interviewed on CBS news, and over 100 other podcasts and online summits on reducing stress and anxiety, hormone balance, better sleep, emotional eating, aging optimally, habit change, and the body-mind connection, and she’s led Chinese Medicine workshops and retreats internationally. Her students appreciate her dynamic style, depth of knowledge, humor, and authenticity.
Learn more at Brodiewelch.com by clicking HERE
Who is this for?
Curious people who want to better understand themselves and others in their lives so they can take better care of themselves, know what others may need, and approach challenges in a new way
Holistic-minded nature-lovers who are also fans of the Enneagram, Myers-Briggs, and other ways of understanding who we want to peel back the curtain on what a 3,000+-year-old Chinese Medicine shaped by Daoist, Buddhist, and Confucian philosophy
People at transitional points in life wondering “what’s next” (empty nests, recently retired or divorced) and looking for a framework for self-reflection that dates back thousands of years
Those who feel stuck in habits or relationship dynamics that feel depleting and are looking to catalyze a self-compassionate shift
Holistic-minded health professionals like counselors, therapists, nurses, health coaches, naturopaths, who want to leverage the wisdom of Chinese Medicine to help themselves and their clients
DATES: Thursday, October 24th 4:30 p.m. through Sunday, October 27th 11:30 a.m.
INVESTMENT: Workshop tuition including lodging Thursday through Saturday night: double-occupancy room (shared with one other participant): $760 (possible triple-occupancy on request, $670 per participant); single-occupancy room: $940. Includes a wine and appetizer welcome event at the inn Thursday evening, breakfast Friday — Sunday mornings, and certain discounts with local wellness partners.
What to expect:
Thursday at 4:30 p.m., arrive and get settled in your room, then join the group for a wine and appetizer event in the inn’s charming great room. Get to know your fellow participants and set your intention for the weekend.
Friday and Saturday: enjoy a healthy, delicious breakfast at 8:30 a.m., prepared by longtime innkeeper Dean Clark, then dive into your morning workshop sessions 9:30 — 11:30. Then you’ll have time to move at your own speed: rest, read, write, reflect, walk through Lithia Park, explore Ashland, take a soak at a local spa — whatever feels good before an afternoon session at 3pm.
Enjoy lunch and dinner on your own or with a friend at one of Ashland’s many renowned restaurants.
Sunday morning, after breakfast, you’ll wrap up with Brodie in a closing session, then check-out by 11:30 a.m.
Space is limited. Register today to ensure your preferred room!
Click HERE to add the Aligning with the Elements lodging deposit to your cart. Once you check out, you’ll receive an email with next steps to pay your workshop fee and select your room.
Cancellation and payment policy:
The $200 workshop lodging deposit will be applied towards the balance of your room stay.
A $400 workshop fee will be payable directly to the workshop provider. You’ll receive instructions for payment by contacting the innkeeper after securing your deposit.
Your remaining lodging balance will post to the card used for your deposit the day of your arrival as follows: $340 for single occupancy room / $160 for a double occupancy room / $70 for a triple occupancy room (triples may be arranged for parties of three wishing to share a double room — inquire with the innkeeper)
Your entire investment (including 100% of workshop and lodging fees) is refundable up until September 24th, 30 days before the first day of the workshop. In the event of cancellation between 29 days and 72 hours before the event, the $200 lodging deposit can be redeemed as a voucher towards future stays at the Chanticleer Inn, and after 72 hours is forfeited. The $400 workshop tuition is refundable as follows: 100% prior to Sept 24th at 5:00pm; Cancellations less than 30 days prior to the event's start date are non-refundable, as space is limited; however, you may transfer your registration to a friend (subject to lodging availability). There is a $25 processing fee for returned checks.
You can direct any questions to innkeeper Dean Clark at 541-432-1919 or chanticleerinnkeeper@gmail.com.
What past participants are saying:
“I understand myself better and what might make me happier and healthier: how to work with my innate element and thrive. The class also helped me understand what makes the other people in my life tick and why they might act the way they do.” — Shelley Herron, San Diego, CA
“Learning about the 5 Element concept of Chinese Medicine and going into depth on how to apply it has helped to shift my “worldview” of health and personal care. Awesome! Brodie, you are a caring, passionate, energetic, positive and super smart lady. This experience has also helped me recognize habits that will be shifted when I go home.” — Cori Hall, Madison, Wisconsin
"All your workshops have been game-changers for me. They’ve sparked self-awareness and offered practical, doable changes in my curiosity, sense of possibility, ability to sustain effort in a desired direction. Thank you!” — Laila Ayyoub, Corvallis, OR
“Brodie has a gift for explaining complex concepts with great clarity. Some of her explanations will likely find their way into my teaching. With immense gratitude for all she has taught this week, for her enthusiasm, intelligence, and wisdom!” — Phyllis Lefohn, Clancy, MT
“This class gave me understanding of some negative patterns in my life and I really feel like I have an idea of how to go about solving them. Brodie is a great speaker; concepts were clearly and cogently explained. It brought what is really important into focus and helped me to understand who I am at a deeper level. I am hooked!” — Elena Robinson, Corvallis, OR
“Brodie, your vast knowledge, practice, passion and enthusiasm for Chinese Medicine is so fascinating, insight-producing, life-enhancing and kind of mind blowing! Simply – YOU ROCK!” — Celia Cavalli, Corvallis, OR
“You have a wealth of knowledge/information and expressed it in a way that made it accessible to all levels of experience. Thank you for sharing your enthusiasm and knowledge.” — Ann W., Portland, OR
“Brodie is inspiring in her intelligence and knowledge of Chinese Medicine. I felt safe, listened to, experienced very strong feelings of joy and awareness in the workshop.” — Stephanie, Portland, OR
Questions? Contact 541-482-1919 or chanticleerinnkeeper@gmail.com
Or RESERVE YOUR SPOT HERE
Weekend Writing Retreat: Crafting Your Personal Essay
Join us for this powerful and inspiring four-day writing workshop that will help writers identify topics for their personal essays and explain how to craft them for magazines and newspaper editors. Using excerpts from published essays, participants will look at literary elements including characterization and dialogue, setting and sensory details, thesis and narrative arc, reflection and conclusion. You'll complete daily warm up exercises, gain new insights through craft talks, and learn how to revise and submit your work to editors professionally. Participants will have the option to share drafts in a safe and supportive setting. You'll leave with a bibliography of related books, websites, podcasts, and a robust list of self-generated topics so that you can begin your work as a personal essayist.
Led by veteran journalist, essayist and author Melissa Hart, a long-time contributing editor for The Writer Magazine and an instructor in the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Southern New Hampshire University. Melissa has taught at conferences for writers, teachers, librarians and booksellers all over the Pacific Northwest, California and New York. Between sessions, enjoy Ashland’s quaint Main Street, iconic Lithia Park, or relax with other writers in the extensive pollinator gardens surrounding the inn.
Dates: Thursday, August 29th 5 p.m. through Sunday, September 1st 11 a.m.
Cost: Workshop fee $395 per participant plus lodging for the whole weekend as follows: $375 (triple-occupancy room); $525 (double-occupancy room); $675 (single-occupancy room). The lodging fee includes a welcome meal at the inn Thursday evening, breakfast Friday — Sunday, and tickets to an evening OSF performance, details TBA.
What to expect:
Thursday at 5 p.m., arrive and get settled in your room, then join the group for a wine and appetizer event in the inn’s charming great room. You’ll get to know your fellow participants as Melissa sets the stage for the weekend’s work.
Friday and Saturday: following breakfast at 8:30 a.m., prepared by longtime innkeeper Dean Clark, you’ll dig in with group sessions interspersed with breaks for individual work and sharing.
Either Friday or Saturday evening, you’ll join the group for an OSF show, selection to be announced. Otherwise, you’re free to enjoy one of the top-rated restaurants in downtown Ashland, just a short stroll from the inn.
Sunday morning, after breakfast, you’ll wrap up with Melissa in a final session, then check-out by 11 a.m.
TO REGISTER call our innkeeper Dean at 541-482-1919. You can select a triple, double, or single occupancy room, and pay your deposit by credit card or check. The workshop fee of $395 is paid by check directly to the instructor — details provided upon registration. If the workshop is full, you can opt to be added to the waiting list. A workshop deposit of $100 plus the first night’s lodging is due upon registration, with balance due on the first day of the course.
Cancellation policies: Full refund of workshop fee and lodging deposit for cancellations up to 14 days before the event. For cancellations after that time, a will be issued if the spot is filled by a wait-listed participant, or a voucher of the deposit will be provided to use toward a future conference.