Sounding Light in the Shadows

An Ancestral Ritual & Somatic Voice Retreat

October 30, 4 pm – November 1, 4 pm, 2026

What becomes possible when we slow down, listen, and bring our voices together?

Sounding Light in the Shadows invites you into three days of exploration with voice, body, memory, and land. Guided by Moe Clark and Mariana Marcassa, we will gather at Centre Tara to explore what can emerge when we listen to the body, one another, and the land.

Gathering in late autumn, as night grows longer and earth sheds her skin, an amber light embraces the unseen. In nêhiyaw, Michif, and other Indigenous traditions, this is a time where we slow down our work in physical realms and prepare for spiritual practice and oral transmission around the fire. We turn collectively towards silence as we gather our voices in remembrance of those who have crossed over. We sound light into the shadows of our aching bodies, our collective longing, and unspoken dreams.

The retreat weaves together somatic practices, vocal improvisation, deep listening, embodied rituals, land-based connection, and collective song. We approach the body as a vibrating territory—a place where personal, ancestral, and more-than-human memories find expression through sensation, rhythm, breath, image, silence, and voice.

Rather than searching for a singular or “authentic” voice, we collectively set the conditions to bring forth parts of ourselves and our lineages which have been silenced, held captive, forgotten, or not yet formed. Through individual, group, and relational earth-based practices, we explore how voice and sound can accompany us into the unknown.

Collapsing linear structures, we expand cyclical and intergenerational timelines through collective song. We call “all our relations” back into the circle to provide reciprocal care, listening, and love.

Held on the nurturing lands of Centre Tara, surrounded by lush forest and living waters, this retreat invites participants into a slower rhythm of attunement: to the body, one another, the land, and that which resonates across dimensions.

Who is it for?

This retreat may be for you if:

• you want to deepen your relationship with voice and song through personal and collective practice rather than vocal “performance”;
• you feel called to explore memory—personal, ancestral, and land-based—ritual;
• you are interested in collective vocal improvisation and embodied listening;
• you are ready to encounter parts of your expression that have been silenced, subdued, or domesticated;
• you are eager to participate in a group process with curiosity, consent, and mutual respect.

Previous relationship to vocal and sound practices is encouraged—not necessarily formal singing—but we invite those with an appreciation for song.

What’s included?

Your time at Centre Tara includes:

• accommodation in a private, shared, or dormitory room + towels;
• all meals: 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, and 2 dinners;
• access to the pond, sauna, forest, and workshop space.

Accommodation and meals are separate from retreat tuition.

Tuition

Tuition follows the Green Bottle model. We invite you to choose a contribution that reflects your financial reality:

• Full price: $425–475
• Reduced, middle: $375–425 · 5 places
• Reduced, low income: $275–325 · 5 places
• BIPOC scholarship: 1 place available

Accommodation & meals

Accommodation and meals range from $224–344, depending on your choice of single, double, triple, or dormitory accommodation.

Payments

Payment can be made in two instalments by e-transfer or PayPal.

Join us

If something in this invitation resonates with you, we invite you to take the next step.

Complete the intake form to express your interest and reserve your place.

JOIN THE RETREAT

Spaces are limited, and we would love to welcome you into the circle!

Moe Clark & Mariana Marcassa

Intake form link: https://forms.gle/aqDZPvwnhfa9FZuWA

Miyosoma: https://www.instagram.com/miyosoma/

Moe Clark: https://www.instagram.com/moeclark/

Ma_Somatic: https://www.instagram.com/ma_somaticpractice/

Mariana Marcassa: https://www.instagram.com/marianamarcassa/