wild Heart, Quiet Mind:
Sacred Journeys into Nature & Self

a Custom Backcountry Retreat Designed Just for YOU!

ENVISION…

You stand barefoot on ancient granite, sun-warmed and sky-kissed, breathing in alpine air that tastes like clarity. Your body, once wound tight by the modern world, begins to unfurl. Morning fog curls over the ridgeline. A cup of nettle tea warms your hands. Silence, song, and soul are finally in rhythm.

This is not a retreat. It’s a remembering.

Wild Heart Quiet Mind Sacred Journeys are custom-designed backcountry immersions: 2 to 7 days of soul-deep reset through yoga, Ayurveda, ecology, and Earth-based ritual.
Blending deep rest with wild adventure, these journeys are for the ones called to remember their wildness through breath, movement, and sacred terrain.

✦ Private or small group (1–4 people)

✦ Locations: Sierra Nevada, Northern California, Lost Coast, or anywhere your heart desires

✦ All-inclusive (except travel to site)

✦ Now booking for Summer + Fall 2025

This is a different kind of retreat.

It’s not about checking out—it’s about coming home.
To your body, to the wild world, and to your deeper knowing.

This summer, I’m offering a limited number of custom wilderness retreats designed around you:
whether you’re craving deep restoration, physical challenge, time for reflection, or spiritual reconnection.

Together, we’ll co-create an experience rooted in nature, guided by the principles of Yoga, Ayurveda, somatic awareness, ecology, and ritual
Shaped entirely by your needs, your pace, and YOUR wild heart.

What You’ll Receive

🌲 A custom-designed backcountry journey Solo or with up to three friends
🧘‍♀️ Land-Based Embodiment Daily practice of the eight limbs of yoga, grounded in the wild terrain.
We anchor our bodies in earth, sky, river and rock—nature becomes your sanctuary and your studio.
🌿 Ayurvedic Resourcing Learn seasonal nourishment practices and personalized rituals that restore deep vitality.
Think herbal infusions, earthen meals, and simple palliative oil + steam rituals.
🔥 Earth-Based Ritual & Mythic Movement Ceremony opens the heart and invites alchemy.
Expect moonlit storytelling, breath medicine, nature-based journaling prompts, and group-sharing (when in small-group mode).
🤲 Somatic Rewilding Ecopsychology-inspired practices invite you to slow, sense, and reconnect.
Walk the ridge at dawn. Sit by the creek. Learn to listen deeply—to the landscape, your own rhythms, and what wants to emerge.
Thai bodywork and sound heaing sessions help to integrate, restore, and release
📓 Botanical storytelling & guided nature journaling to foster intimacy with the land
🏕️ Wilderness guidance and logistical support from someone who knows these places deeply
Individualized Embers Every “Wild Yoga Journey” is co-created.
You’ll receive one-on-one input via a pre-retreat intake call, and post-retreat integration support.
Every day offers opportunity for personalized guidance.

Who This Is For

You’re called to wild landscapes as medicine.
You seek genuine integration, a somatic, soulful rewilding, not another off-the-shelf retreat.
You’ve likely tried “wellness-lite” before and found it lacking. Maybe you're:

  • A creative, healer, seeker, or Earth steward ready for deeper embodiment

  • Worn thin by modern life, seeking restoration beyond relaxation

  • Yearning for rooted connection: body, heart, land, and community

What You’ll Come Away With

🌀 Embodied Tools
A personalized somatic, ritual, and Ayurvedic toolkit you can return to wherever you are
🌿 Restored Nervous System
From the medicine of fresh air, ritual, movement, and grounded presence
🧭 Confidence
In being at home in wild places
🔥 Rewilded Perspective
Land-based practices to dissolve overwhelm, clarify creativity, and reaffirm belonging
💧 Space to rest, process, reflect, and reclaim your inner freedom
🌀 Intergenerational Connection
Ritual and mythic practices rooted in ancestral and Earth lineage.

Why Work With Me

I’m not a guru.
I’m an alchemist of the in-between: where the deepest roots meet the brightest stars, where body meets breath, and wildness meets wisdom.

I blend and alchemize field botany and Earth-based ritual. Thai massage, Ayurveda, and sound healing. Deep grief and wild joy. I walk the space where science meets soul, where the body remembers, and where the land becomes the teacher.

For over a decade, I’ve led people into wild places and deeper states of being:

  • As a field ecologist, I’ve tracked rare plants through high mountain passes.

  • As a yoga teacher and Ayurvedic guide, I’ve held space for hundreds of bodies to unfurl, repattern, and return to balance.

  • As a ritualist and somatic facilitator, I’ve stood beside grief, initiations, and quiet thresholds of transformation.

I created Wild Yoga Journeys for those who don’t resonate with watered-down wellness, and for those who want something truer:

  • The sound of deep silence under dazzling stars.

  • A ritual to mark what’s been lost.

  • A plant you can only find if you slow down enough to see it.

  • A moment of unshakeable belonging.

This isn’t just a retreat. It’s your return:
to your instincts
to the Earth
to what’s been waiting for you inside your own body

Limited Offer:
Two Gratuity-Based Spots Available This Summer!

This is an invitation to co-create something meaningful and sacred.

I'm offering two fully gratuity-based journeys as I refine this custom retreat model.
You pay what feels aligned, based on your experience and means.

Gear and planning support included.
You bring your intention and openness.

Ready to Begin?

Let’s dream something up together.

Whether you have a destination in mind or just a longing in your heart, I’d love to hear from you.

Apply now, or simply send me a message to get the ball rolling!

FAQ’s

  • No. While this retreat includes gentle movement through nature - everything from moss-lined trails to bare-rock ledges - it’s designed to be accessible.

    We move at a thoughtful pace, and 1:1 guidance ensures support at every level.

    If mobility or fitness feels like a concern, we can offer a custom sequence or seated options.

  • You offer a payment based on your experience, value received, and financial situation. No set price.

  • Yes—these journeys are designed for up to 4 people.

  • I’m based in northern California, and I’m happy to travel. The West is full of beautiful options, and I’ve had the privilege of spending lots of time exploring it over the last 20 years.

    Areas I know intimately include Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and the surrounding areas, the Lost Coast, the Lost Sierra, Lassen National Park, and much more! I’ve also lived and worked outdoors in Arizona, Colorado. Washington, and have spent much time exploring the wilderness of Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, and Oregon!

    Internationally, I’ve lived in Ecuador and Nepal, and have traveled much of Central and South America, as well as India and throughout Europe, and am skilled at planning and travel around the world.

  • 2 to 5 days is ideal, but we can discuss what fits your schedule, budget, and goals.

  • I can help you rent or borrow anything you don’t already have—and will provide a full packing list and planning support tailored to your trip.

  • We base location and timing on optimal seasonal windows, but mountain weather can change fast and nature is always subject to her own whims.

    Each guest receives a detailed gear list and packing guide. Sheltered mealtimes, dry resting spaces, and layered support ensure comfort - even when skies shift.

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    Yes - if you’re craving somatic reset, creative clarity, or embodied ritual.

    This is neither a “challenge retreat” or retreat-lite spa retreat. You’ll feel gently stretched, emotionally held, and invited to be fully present.

    If you're managing major health conditions, we ask that you connect with your practitioner and let us help you tailor the journey through the intake call.