You may have dreams that just don’t make sense. For me, it began with my dreams. A few days before the retreat, I began having vivid dreams with powerful symbols that were inviting me into something. I wasn’t sure what it was, but I knew that I wasn’t quite prepared for it. I was afraid of what the dreams might be saying to me as I knew I was ready for a change, but I wasn’t sure I could really follow them?  I had dream, after dream, after dream. At one point, I felt a strong urge within me to shut down and close myself off. Not yet. I’m not ready. 

I entered the retreat and quickly realized that the retreat was like a waking dream. I continued the process that had started earlier that week with colors, moving energy, portals, glowing light, flowers, and a sense of flowing within me. I had spiritual experiences that I could never have expected. My night dreams wove themselves into my waking dreams as I allowed myself to connect with the community and the many messages that were delivered for me and around me. 

 I left the retreat with “Big gratitude” for a profound experience. Like a lotus opening within me, I left experiencing a feeling of light and an inner opening that helped me to know that this was just beginning, and change was possible. The sacred space of the community and the concrete steps that Annie and Annmarie provided gave me what I needed to move forward into the messages of my big dreams. Like layers being peeled back from an onion, I was carried through a process that opened me and allowed me to expand, grow and shed what was ready to fall away. I found the tools that were there all along.

-Tisha McMillan