TEACHER  REGISTRATION
2018 Trillium Awakening Transfiguration Retreat
Weds, August 29 - Weds, September 5
at the Gwinwood Retreat Center on Hicks Lake
​near Olympia, WA
All the beauty and power of the well-designed and time-tested IAM Transfiguration Retreat container, hosted this year by the vibrant Olympia Trillium Community

TEACHER registration form

details

Registration includes:
  • teacher and mentor contact hours
  • accomodations
  • delicious meals
  • full schedule of offerings
  • "optional" morning and evening special events 

Earlybird:   $1,550   - by June 30
Regular:     $1,750   - on or after July 1
prerequisites
Because the Transfiguration Retreat is such a powerful event, we require all participants to have previous experience with Trillium Awakening, through both direct contact with teachers and also basic conceptual knowledge from reading.

Prerequisites for those attending their first Transfiguration Retreat are at least one of the following:
  • a minimum of 5 sessions with a Trillium Awakening teacher
  • attending at least 5 Trillium Awakening sittings (at least 2 sittings were in-person)
  • a weekend Trillium Awakening core-dharma retreat, plus 2 teacher sessions or 2 sittings.  

If you have not met these prerequisites, and would like to attend the TR next summer, please contact Alice at [email protected] as soon as possible. We will arrange a 5-session telephone tutorial with a qualified Trillium Awakening teacher to prepare you for the event. We will also send you links to reading material so you will be prepared to make the very best use of your experience. 
refund policy
We appreciate that life can bring us unexpected twists and turns! And, it takes a lot of work and expense to create a weeklong event like this. Here's what we can offer you in terms of refunds:
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  • 100% refund if withdraw on or before June 30
  • 50% refund if withdraw on or before July 31
  • No refund after August 1
Food & allergy considerations
We will do our best to provide a healthy, nourishing environment that supports your both your body and spirit.

FOOD:
When you fill out the registration form, there will be an opportunity to indicate your food preferences, including vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free. All meals will be provided: from dinner on Weds, August 29, to breakfast on Weds, Sept 5.

ALLERGIES:
We ask that all participants use unscented products so that those of us with chemical sensitivities can participate without getting sick. This includes avoiding essential oils, if at all possible.

​ENVIRONMENT:
  • Mosquitoes: it is likely there will be some mosquitoes outdoors in the evening. If you can find an unscented bug spray, that'd be fabulous.
  • Poison Oak: although rare, poison oak does show up in Western Washington. There will be people on-site who can help you identify and avoid this plant.
Lodging options
The Transfiguration Retreat will take place at the Westwood Retreat Center, which is a separate retreat facility situated behind the main Gwinwood Lodge and grounds. All rooms are offered as doubles, on a first-come, first-served basis. A nearby duplex-style "bunkhouse" is available when the rooms are filled.

Rooms are furnished with two beds and a rack for hanging clothes. Mattresses are new and in great shape. Each room has a window, and the nearby bathrooms and showers are gender-assigned, dormitory style. 

In order to maintain the potency of the retreat setting, we strongly encourage participants to stay on-site at the Gwinwood Retreat Center if at all possible.

For those with greater privacy needs, there are some Trillium Olympia community members who can host out-of-town guests (hosts may charge a nominal fee).

THERE IS NO DISCOUNT for staying off-campus.
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Double room in the Westwood Retreat Center
Informed consent
Because this event can be so highly catalytic, we request registrants read and agree to our Informed Consent agreement. It is important for you to be aware of the potential risks involved in engaging this work for such an extended period of time, and that you have resources in place to help you navigate and integrate what may arise by participating. 
payment options
We can accept payment in the form of checks, or electronically via PayPal.

GENERAL REGISTRATION
You are welcome to pay the full tuition upfront when you register, or your have the option to make a deposit to hold your spot. If you make a deposit, the balance is due within 30 days.
Earlybird:
  • A minimum deposit of $525 deposit
  • $1,025 balance due in 30 days, and no later than June 30

Full Tuition:
  • A minimum deposit of $590
  • $1,060 balance due in 30 days, and no later than August 15​

PAYMENT PLAN
In addition, we offer a Payment Plan where registration is paid in three installments, plus a $25 surcharge:

Earlybird:
  • Three payments of $525 
  • ​All three payments must be received by June 30 

Full Tuition:
  • Two payments of of $590, one payment of $595
  • All three payments must be received by Aug 15

On the Registration Form, you will be asked for your preferred payment type, and whether you want a Payment Plan.
scholarships
In resonance with Trillium Awakening's intent to catalyze collective awakening and liberation, and in recognition of the historical and systemic impacts of oppression in the US of minoritized groups, the Olympia Trillium Community is offering an honorary scholarship as reparation to people who are assigned minoritized rank due to age, disability, religion, ethnicity, social class, sexual orientation, indigenous heritage, national origin (immigrant), and gender. ​

We have set aside funds for 10 honorary scholarships, which will be awarded on a first-come, first served basis.

Definition of Minoritized 
"A social group that is devalued in society. This devaluing encompasses how the group is represented, what degree of access to resources it is granted, and how the unequal access is rationalized. The term "minoritized" (rather than minority) is used to indicate that the group's lower position is a function of active socially constructed dynamics, rather than its numbers in society." (R DiAngelo, What Does it Mean to be White?) 

​Look for this option on the Registration Form.
Creative expression night
One of the much-anticipated traditions of Transfiguration Retreats is the Creative Expression Night where we share and celebrate our unique talents, expressions, and interests. 

Of course, participation is optional, and we encourage you to consider daring to share a song, a poem or piece of writing, some music, a movement, some artwork, or whatever else your Being feels moved to bring into the light of loving receptivity. 

Look for this on the Registration Form...
Gwinwood Retreat Center ​on Hicks Lake
The Gwinwood Camp, conveniently located in Lacey, WA is a beautiful 29-acre retreat center which includes roughly 18 acres of forested land, 4 acres of open meadows, and 7 acres of undisturbed wetlands. WiFi is available on-site.

Since its founding, Gwinwood has always welcomed people of all ages, beliefs and life experiences.  No matter who you are, no matter where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here!
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This retreat has been the most meaningful work I've ever done - ever.

It not only brought me to my most precious resting place in being - it also connected me to a community of other trusting, loving, waking beings.
~~ Andrew Ward, Germany