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SACRED  DOULA  WORKSHOP

WORKSHOP  DETAILS

 

Getting There

What to Bring

What Not to Bring

Sample Schedule

 

Getting to Orcas Island

Orcas Island is indeed an island : ) and you need to take a ferry to get there.  The  main ferry from the mainland leaves Anacortes.   Here are the ferry details:

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The fare for walk-on passengers is $13.15 round trip and is paid at the Anacortes terminal only. 

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The fare for car & driver is $43.10 round trip and is paid at the Anacortes terminal only.

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If you plan to drive your car on the ferry, please be advised that ferry lines can be long.  It is advised that you arrive at the Anacortes ferry terminal at least one hour early on a Wednesday.

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If you plan to drive to Anacortes and leave your car at the terminal so you can walk on, the parking lots charge $20 per day. 

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We will pick up all walk-on passengers at the Orcas Island terminal.

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There are two options for those of you traveling on the day the workshop starts:  an 8:50am ferry (arrives Orcas Island at 9:50am) or the 12:15pm ferry (arrives Orcas Island at 1:35pm).  

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If you plan to arrive earlier or stay later, you can check the ferry schedule here:  http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/Schedule/

The orientation begins at 2:30pm so you need to be on the island by 2:00pm. If you arrive just in time, you will have time after the orientation and our first session to get settled in your room before dinner at 6:00pm.

Directions to Indralaya can be found here:  http://www.indralaya.com/about-camp-indralaya/location-and-directions

 

What to bring
Bedding/towels, flashlight, water bottle, covered hot beverage mug, clock, lots of layers of clothes, walking shoes, rain gear, and any special food or  beverages if you want them.  (NOTE:  For those of you planning to walk onto the ferry, please keep in mind that you have to be able to carry what you have packed.  We recommend backpacks and rolling suitcases for your convenience.)

For comfort in the classroom, you may also bring a yoga mat, pillow, and/or birth ball (also known as exercise or physio-ball).

 

What not to bring
Pets, burnables (candles, incense), electric devices (hairdryers, curling irons), recreational drugs or alcohol.

Please do not use perfume, cologne or scented toiletries.

Sample schedule

DAY 1

DAY 2

DAY 3

DAY 4

DAY 5

DAY 6

Noon                 Check-in

2:30-4:00 pm Orientation

4:00-5:30pm Session 1

6-7pm                 Dinner

7:30-10pm      Session 2

8-9am                 Breakfast

10am-12:30 Session 3

12:30-1:30pm Lunch

2:15-5:45pm      Session 4

6-7pm                 Dinner

8-10pm             Movie Night (optional)

 

 

8-9am                 Breakfast

10am-12:30 Session 5

12:30-1:30pm Lunch

2:15-5:45pm      Session 6

6-7pm                 Dinner

Evening Off

 

 

8-9am          Breakfast

10am-12:30   Session 7

12:30-1:30pm Lunch

Afternoon Off (field trip option)

6-7pm          Dinner

8:00-10:00p Session 8

 

8-9am                 Breakfast

10am-12:30  Session 9     

12:30-1:30 Lunch

2:15-6 pm   Session 10

6 - 7 pm Dinner             

                          8-10pm              Special evening activity (outdoors)

 

8-9am                 Breakfast

10am-Noon       Session 11

12:30-1:30pm    Lunch 

2:00-4:00pm      Closing Session

 

 

 

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