About this Event
Take a breather with birds. This Mother’s Day weekend, gift yourself a restorative retreat into quiet presence and the wondrous world of birds along the coast of Cape Cod.
Whether you’re a seasoned birder or new to the outdoors, the birds are excellent allies for bringing us into the present moment, helping us to slow down and restore our nervous systems. Research shows that seeing or hearing birds significantly improves mental wellbeing, with lasting benefits.
Cape Cod is a premier destination for birdwatching, offering a rich mosaic of shoreline, salt marsh, woodland, and dune habitats. In spring, the landscape bursts with birdsong, courtship, nesting, and migration. Seasonal sightings may include piping plovers, great blue herons, ospreys, terns, egrets, orioles, warblers, woodpeckers, gulls, sandpipers, and more.
Mindful birding dovetails beautifully with the sensory awareness needed to learn the secret language of birds. By tuning into their vocalizations and behaviors, we begin to decode their communication.
This retreat will deepen your kinship with birds and offer a grounding practice you can carry home and enjoy daily.
Guided by Molly Tsongas, mindful birding expert and somatic coach, this isn’t just a birdwatching tour—it’s an embodied, deeply reconnecting experience in the great outdoors.
Commuter package includes:
- All Program Sessions
- Welcome Reception
- Delicious, Healthy Meals (2 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 2 dinners)
- One Group Floating Sound Bath Session
- Group Beach Fire
- $125 Spa Credit to use during the retreat weekend
- Use of our private beach, indoor/outdoor pools, and fitness
- All taxes and resort fees
Schedule:
Friday, May 8
4:00 – Check-in (arrive early for Spa Time)
5:00 – 6:00pm Welcome reception with Presenter
6:00 – 7:30pm Dinner
7:30 – 9:00pm Beach Fire
Saturday, May 9
5:30 – 6:00am Gathering for Dawn’s Chorus of Birds (optional)
7:00 – 8:00am Breakfast
9:00 – 11:00am Program Session
12:00 – 1:00pm Lunch
1:00 – 4:00pm Free Time/Spa Time
4:00 – 6:00pm Program Session
6:30 – 7:45pm Dinner
8:00 – 9:00pm Group Floating Sound Bath Session
Sunday, May 10
5:30 – 6:00am Gathering for Dawn’s Chorus of Birds (optional)
7:00 – 8:00am Breakfast
8:30 – 10:30am Program Session
11:00 – check-out
11:00 – 4:00pm Stay for Spa time
Event Venue
Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club, 2907 Main Street, Brewster, United States
