Shelterwood Retreat

April 3-5 , 2026 | Whidbey Institute

As healers, helpers, space tenders, and feelers — we hold so much. This retreat is an invitation to step away, receive, and restore. Join us for embodied ritual, somatic practices, and time together in nature. Held by seasoned facilitators and co-created in community.

Details

Friday: Entering the portal

• Afternoon Arrival
  Settle into rooms, wander the land, add to the communal altar.
  Explore tended spaces designed to support you in truly arriving.

• Welcome Dinner
  Delicious farm-to-table meal and fellowship.

• Evening Circle
  Intention setting. Breath work. Labyrinth. Communal altar. Fire ceremony.

• Night
  Music by the campfire. Silent stargazing. Early rest.

Saturday: Experimentation

• Morning
  Casual breakfast. Tea in the meadow. Gentle movement.

• Deepening Circle
  Space to drop into liminal space. Sound bath. Invitation to release, reorient, receive.

• Tended Spaces
  Choiceful offerings to be announced: art, movement, walks, writing
  Focused offering: Forest bathing + nature ally practice

• Midday
  Shared meal. Space for rest or solitude.

• Tended Spaces
  Choiceful offerings to be announced: art, movement, walks, writing
  Focused offering: Sauna pop up

• Night
  Community feast. Collective singing. Fire ceremony.
  Early rest or celebration dance party (pick what aligns! ;)

Sunday: Alchemy

• Morning
  Casual breakfast. Tea in the meadow. Gentle movement.

• Integration Circle
  Collective space to alchemize. Dismantling our altar together. Labyrinth.

• Closing Ceremony
  Crossing back over the threshold. Blessing the ripple outward.

• Departure

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Exchange

$888-$1111 covers the cost of 3 days of curated retreat programming, 2 nights lodging at the Whidbey Institute, 5 farm-to-table meals + refreshments throughout, and 18 CEUs.

When you register you will have the option to spread the fee into one, two, or three installments.