Leila Strong

Events

Upcoming Events

Dear one, you are invited to gather for a weekend of connection on the beautiful shores of the Salish Sea in Western Washington. Join a group of mythic women to explore the rich themes of Springtime: renewal, growth, resilience, fertility of mind and spirit, and much more. We will use art, journaling, conversation, meditation, song, and movement to water the seeds of change required to live our most fulfilling lives. This retreat will leave you feeling well loved and well inspired. Please feel free to share this invitation with others!

This gathering is for you if:

  • You crave a deeper understanding of your inner wisdom and intuition.

  • You long for more meaningful, supportive relationships with other women.

  • You are ready to embrace this season of your life with tenderness and curiosity.

  • You desire a retreat from the demands of everyday life.

  • You seek intentional time for creativity, nourishing food, and rest.

This is a women’s+ gathering, open to all women, femme, and non-binary individuals. Please note, this is not a space for cisgender men.

The Details:

Date: April 10-13, 2025
Arrival: 5-7 pm, Thursday, April 10
Departure: 10 am, Sunday, April 13
Location: Camano Island, Washington
Cost: Sliding scale $350-550 for the entire weekend (includes lodging, 8 meals, and creative materials)

What’s Included:

  • Lodging: We will stay in a spacious home directly on the water, with shared sleeping spaces (bunk beds, but everyone gets their own bed). The house has a fully-equipped kitchen, large living area, and three bathrooms.

  • Meals: All meals are provided, with dietary restrictions carefully considered, and we’ll cook and share meals together.

  • The Focus: This will be a sober event, centered on nourishing our bodies with delicious food, rest, creativity, walks, song, movement, and meaningful connection.

Once you’ve registered, we’ll send out further details as we approach our time together.

To Register, click here: Registration Form

I cannot wait to be together and to share this special weekend with you!

Past Events

Circle Facilitator Online Training | February 9th-March 2nd, 2025

Learn to facilitate a rich, meaningful Circle to connect and inspire your community. Whether you plan to host a Women’s, Men’s, or Community Circle, this training will prepare you with the tools and inner knowing required to hold this offering with integrity and joy. This training is suitable for those just beginning their Circle journey as well as for folks already walking this beautiful path.

The exchange for this offering is sliding scale $100-200 paid via venmo or paypal. This includes 7.5 hours of instruction, access to the PDF training manual, and an open invitation to connect with Leila for Circle support in the future.

All sessions will be attended via Zoom and recorded. If you miss a session you will have access to the recording.

Each training will include:

  • Practical and personal tools for easeful, powerful facilitation

  • Learning a simple song suitable for Circle

  • Q&A session to address all of your inquiries

  • Delightful homework to ignite your inner fire

Inner Fire Gathering | October 25th-27th, 2024

Dear one, you are invited to gather for a weekend of connection in the quiet mountains of Western Washington. Join a group of mythic women to light the flame of inner exploration, come into deep relationship with the natural world, and nourish the ties of all our relations - to self, community, the earth, and beyond. We will use art, journaling, conversation, meditation, song, and movement to crack open the spaces within that are in need of illumination. This retreat will leave you feeling well loved and well inspired.

Community Circle | August 16th, 2024

Join me for a night of community building, personal reflection, and story sharing. Community Circle offers a space to dive deep into meaningful topics, listen to the experience of others, and forge lasting bonds with the members of your community. In Circle we will spend the evening reflecting on a chosen topic through journal prompts, art, discussion, and meditation with music and song woven throughout. This Circle welcomes people of all genders.

Summer Sit Spots | Mondays July 15th-August 5th, 2024

One of my favorite ways to connect with nature is through a practice called a Sit Spot. A Sit Spot is a place in nature that you return to again and again over a period of time in order to observe the changes throughout a week, month, season, or year. Engage with nature through journaling, art, and your five senses to deeply experience the place you have chosen. I will be offering a free, guided Summer Sit Spot experience every Monday from 6:00-7:15 pm July 15th-August 5th at Boeing Creek Park in Shoreline. We will meet at 6:00 pm sharp at the 3rd Ave entrance (link to exact location here). Please bring a notebook, something to write with, comfortable shoes, and a sense of adventure. The terrain at this park can be steep and uneven in some places so you must be comfortable navigating this kind of landscape. I recommend trying to come to all four session but if you’re only able to drop in now and then that’s totally fine! You can reply here if you’d like to join or just meet me at the park. No registration necessary.