7th Annual Mythic Story Fire Summer Retreat Campout
Together we will play our way into mythic story magic — circling around the sacred fire, diving deep into co-created improvised story-making rooted in the methods of Viola Spolin, the grandmother of improv. Tap into your intuitive knowing and play your way into the creative realms as we bridge personal and collective healing through mythic story creation.
We'll gather at the River Dragon Retreat Center on the ridge in North San Juan in the Sierra Foothills — playing in a cool temple space by day, circling around the sacred fire under the stars at night, and taking afternoon trips down to the Yuba River to cool off.
The retreat includes:
Camping under the stars & indoor sleeping options
6 delicious organic meals
6 Medicine Theater sessions
Opening and closing council circles
Evening Mythic Story nights under the stars
Friday July 10, 1pm to Sunday July 12, 5pm
River Dragon Retreat Center, North San Juan (near Nevada City)
Early bird: $400–$600 through June 20 Regular pricing: $475–$700
Partial work trade options available — reach out if interested.
Register here or pay directly: PayPal – asher@medicinetheater.com Venmo – @Asher-Lyons
Mythic Story Fire Thursday Classes
Join us for a single class or all three as we build co-created mythic tales!
Together we'll traverse mythic realms, weave tales of liberation and healing, and ignite the kind of creative joy that lives beyond the ordinary world.
Fire Ring at Redwood Glen Trailhead, Oakland Hills Thursdays: 5/21, 5/28, 6/4 | 6:30–9:30 PM
Single class: $45–$75 All three: $125–$250
Register here or pay directly to reserve your spot: PayPal – asher@medicinetheater.com Venmo – @Asher-Lyons
Medicine Theater Presents: A Journey into Intuitive Knowing and Spontaneous Play
Improvisation, or the art of awakening intuitive knowing thru spontaneous play, is an ancient art form used as long as humans have existed. This powerful vehicle provides the opportunity to tap into an inner knowing that goes beyond our rational thinking. It exists in a stream of consciousness dimension, similar to the world of our dream time.
Through the art of spontaneous play and intuitive knowing we will improvise our way into unique, liberating and healing relationships with ourselves and each other. We will access incarcerated aspects of our inner being and free them through whole body intention, relationship development, and group play.
The vehicles of prayer (or intention setting) and medicinal music and sounds will help paint the pictures and open the portals into alternate worlds and inner landscapes. Together we will weave these landscapes into stories, journeys and relationships that extend beyond our wildest imagination into the realm of limitless creative possibility.
*Connect to the power of vulnerable creative play
*Discover untapped creative forces within
*Develop a relationship with your sacred fool
*Support in expressing your true voice in front of an audience
*Heal & Release through Laughter
*Access new or dormant aspects of your creative being
*Overcome fears and cultivate new courage
*Practice problem solving skills through creative play
*Experience connection between the creative mind, body, spirit