Spring Gathering 2025 in Michigan - Details

Colombiere Conference and Retreat Center, Clarkston, Michigan

We have a temple inside of us, we have the great sacred lodges within us and nobody needs, anybody else, to translate that truth for you.  That’s what, this gathering is about – is finding those places of sacredness within yourself. An understanding and an acceptance of self as the most magnificent Me.

This event is about discovering that and letting go of the mind that thinks that it knows you, that thinks that it is you.  We’re going to work on that roof chatter, we’re going to work on the sacred altars of our worthiness, our aesthetic feelings about this universe around us and it’s about feeling the Great Spirit inside of you. 

It's not about your beliefs, but rather to move more deeply into them even, into the essence of them, where they came from.  Belief eventually becomes part of the universal void where there is only one.  And remember that woman carries the sacred void.  That does not mean that man does not carry the void as well because they do.  We carry it differently.

Finding your personal gateway to fully experience your relationship with the Great Spirit, that’s what our time together is about. Surround yourself always with beauty. Lynn V. Andrews.

This event is open to the public!  

Please join us for a spirit-filled, relaxing weekend at Colombiere Conference & Retreat Center, Clarkston, Michigan.

 

THE PROGRAM

Each day, you will receive Shamanic Teachings and Meditations to help you explore and experience the Shaman in you.

Enter a sacred space called the Cave of Mother Wisdom Dream Lodge. The Cave of Mother Wisdom, asks us to look at how we use our Power. Are we using our Power for Manifestation or are we caught in a cycle of Doubt and Discernment?

The mirror teaching contains several Sacred Wheels and the four directions. Consider that if everything in existence is your mirror … that, in kind, you are its mirror.

You will have an opportunity to experience the stone people. This teaching is about the transformative power of listening. 

Basic Schedule

A detailed event schedule will be provided in your registration packet upon arrival.

Day 1 May 29, 2025 - Eastern Time Zone

• 5:30 PM Dinner.
• 7:00 PM Opening Session begins.
• 9:00 PM close circle.

Day 2 May 30, 2025

• 8:00 AM breakfast.
• 9:00 AM Session begins.
• Noon Lunch.
• 1:15 PM Session continues.
• 5:30 PM Dinner
• 7:00 PM to 9:00 - Evening Session

Day 3 May 31, 2025

• 8:00 AM breakfast
• 9:00 AM Session begins.
• Noon Lunch.
• 1:15 PM Session continues.
• 5:30 PM Dinner
• 7:00 PM to 9:00 - Evening Session 

Day 4 June 1, 2025

• 8:00 AM breakfast
• Depart

Transportation

• Transportation Options to Colombiere Conference & Retreat Center, Clarkston, Michigan

• *If you are local, the easiest way to get there is by car.
• The nearest airport to Clarkston is Flint (FNT) Airport which is 23.2 miles away. Other nearby airports include Detroit (DTW) (36.8 miles), Lansing (LAN) (59.8 miles).
• Flint Bishop:
  • Bishop International Cab (810) 691-6396
  • Hey! Taxi (810) 629-7080
• Detroit Metro:
  • Metro Cab (734) 997-6500
  • Metro Cars 1-800-456-1701
• Many car rental agencies provide pick-up and drop-off when renting a vehicle.

 

 The Event Venue

Colombiere Conference & Retreat Center is in the beautiful Village of Clarkson, Michigan.

The City of the Village of Clarkston, the “Village”, is nestled on a small plain between the hills of Deer Lake to the west, Park Lake and its small tributary to the east and the lower land beyond it in Independence Township, Oakland County, Michigan. The “Mill Pond”, a part of the Clinton River, lies at the Village center. These bodies of water have always contributed to the vitality and grace of this 1/2 square mile “mill village”.

Weather in May high is 66 degrees, low 48 degrees.  Keeping this in mind, bring the right shoes and clothing for the time of year you are joining us.

 

What to Bring

Temperatures normally ranging from high is 66 degrees, low 48 degrees during the day. Please have a light shawl or sweater for your shoulders. . We suggest you bring the following items:

• Power Deck Cards or Sacred Vision Oracle Cards
• Notebook and writing tools 
• Headphones or earbuds for your phone

Please note: If there are any additional items you need to bring, we will let you know by e-mail as we get closer to the event.

What NOT to Bring

Please leave valuables at home. No pets are allowed. Please do not tape record or photograph any of the sessions or ceremonies of the event. You may take personal photographs outside of the sessions, of course.

Fires are not allowed on site without a permit. Smoking is not permitted on site. 

Registration Notes

1. The event includes teachings, meditations, sacred art and ceremony.
2. Once you complete the registration form for the event, please pay a $200 deposit.  You can split the remaining balance into two payments. You will receive an invoice for the remaining balance.
3. There are 8 rooms in total with a private bath, please register early.
4. Package 1 Single Room includes, 3 nights in a room w/private bath, dinner on Thursday, breakfast, lunch & dinner on Friday and Saturday, breakfast on Sunday and the event fee, plus 1 coffee/tea/ice water services on Thursday and 2 coffee/tea/ice water services on Friday and Saturday for $1166.  
5. Package 2 Double Room includes, 3 nights in a room w/private bath, dinner on Thursday, breakfast, lunch & dinner on Friday and Saturday, breakfast on Sunday and the event fee, plus 1 coffee/tea/ice water services on Thursday and 2 coffee/tea/ice water services on Friday and Saturday for $960.00 per person. 
6. Package 3 Single includes, 3 nights in a room w/o private bath, dinner on Thursday, breakfast, lunch & dinner on Friday and Saturday, breakfast on Sunday and the event fee plus 1 coffee/tea/ice water services on Thursday and 2 coffee/tea/ice water services on Friday and Saturday for $1061. Single rooms w/o private bath have two twin beds and a sink in the room with the common use of restrooms and showers located across the hallway. 
7. Package 4 Double includes, 3 nights in a room w/o private bath, dinner on Thursday, breakfast, lunch & dinner on Friday and Saturday, breakfast on Sunday and the event fee plus 1 coffee/tea/ice water services on Thursday and 2 coffee/tea/ice water services on Friday and Saturday for $907.00 per person. Double rooms w/o private bath have two twin beds and a sink in the room with the common use of restrooms and showers located across the hallway. 
8. The final payment is due by 4/17/25. 
9.  Refund Policy: A refund will be issued if the request is received by April 15, 2025.  If a cancellation is needed, you will receive a refund minus $200.  
10. When filling out the registration form, there are mandatory fields on the registration page marked with an asterisk*. If you select “submit” at the end of the form and nothing happens, scroll up, using the scroll bar on the right side of the page. Any mandatory field that hasn’t been filled in will be highlighted. Complete each one, and then scroll down to the bottom and select “Submit.”   
11. Please observe the following guidelines for Colombiere Conference & Retreat Center:

• Please be on time for all meals: Breakfast 8:00 AM, Lunch 12:00 PM, Dinner 5:30 PM. 

• Sleeping room check-in time is at 4:00 pm and checkout is at 10:30 am.

• Quiet time is observed after 11:00 pm in all areas for the benefit of everyone living or staying at Colombiere.

• Use of candles in any area is strictly prohibited. You may use "non flame" battery operated candles.

• $10.00 for each lost/missing key not returned.

• Tipping of Colombiere Center employees is not permitted.

• NO SMOKING: Colombiere is a smoke free facility. Smoking is not permitted anywhere in the building or within 25 feet of the outside of the building. A designated outside smoking area is available.