Wise & Wild:
Exploring Mother and Nature in the Shadow of Mount Shasta

This 4-day, 3-night Retreat over Mother’s Day weekend will be held at a beautiful property with sweeping views of the mountain, backing up to public land.

This experience is for you if you are
- a mother to be expecting your firstborn
- a mother in need of rest and being held 
- in need of a reminder that you are ENOUGH
- a mother of baby who departed too soon
- grieving a loss as a mother or of your mother
- navigating fertility and ideas around becoming a mother
- a birthmother who has carried a child you gifted to another family
- unable to bear your own children even though you’ve always wanted to
- in a challenging relationship with your mother that you are working on healing
- mothers and daughters who want to sweeten their relationship in a supported retreat situation

Our earth is the greatest mother, teacher, and healer.
Every woman has a mother.
Every woman has thought about motherhood.
Motherhood can bring up so many emotions, so much tender and raw vulnerability, as well as our deepest strengths and purest love.

We’ll gather to uplift, honor, and give thanks to all mothers. This is a space where we can let down our guard and be present. We will share stories that help us to connect as women and remember the great interconnectedness of all the varied paths we walk. We will allow our steps on nearby trails in mother nature to heal and guide us. We will take rest. We will receive. We will celebrate. We will hold space so that raw emotion can move, flow, process, and release. We will grieve where we are hurting or holding pain that is connected to motherhood. We will find deeper connection with the greatest mother, Mother Earth, through guided practices that remind you of her power, grace, and awe.

Mount Shasta is considered by many to be a spiritual energetic vortex. When you take time to quiet the mind and get still, its impossible not to feel it’s power. Some even say it is the root chakra of the world - what better place to connect with Shakti - or divine feminine energy?

Encompassing land that spans many tribes’ historical territories, including the Shasta, Wintu, Achumawi, Atsugewi and Modoc tribes, the native peoples consider this the home of the creator. Sacred springs and waters emerge from the mountain, and to this day spiritual ceremonies are held at significant sites here.

Designed as an all-inclusive experience, you are invited to join us for clean, nourishing, Ayurvedic-inspired vegetarian meals catered by an in-house chef, go on guided nature excursions and to local energetic centers, and relax in a beautiful and serene home with amenities that include a hot tub (with views of Shasta under a waxing/almost-full moon), an infrared sauna, an acoustically enhanced sound healing room, several beautiful gathering spaces, and so much more.

What to expect:

Offerings will include all-levels yoga, sound healing, guided meditations, guided hikes, journaling and sharing circles that explore Mother and Nature, free time, optional massage, and more.

General Itinerary

Arrive by 5:00pm Thursday ~ Depart by 11:00am Sunday
Daily Morning Yoga
Friday + Saturday: Optional Nature Outings with Guided Activities:
Nourishing Spring Herbal Infusion + Growing Love Workshops
Evening Gentle Practices, Sound Healing Ceremony, Sharing Circles
Free Time to Wander On Your Own

Your Guides

Ellie Orbeton

Ellie Orbeton is a well-loved yogini, midwife, and stargazer based in Lassen County, California. A lifelong student of yoga, Ellie began her dance with the practice at 12 years old, and continued to practice throughout her high school years, college and later during her career as a busy midwife. She was able to find calmness and relaxation through the practice. It was a way for her to offset the stress of daily living.

Since retiring in 2009, Ellie has been certified as a teacher in several different styles of Yoga, including Anusara Hatha Yoga, Grief Yoga, Radiant Yoga, and Kundalini University, and Chakra Flow. She has studied with many teaches and designs classes that can be practiced standing, sitting in a chair, or on a yoga mat, accessible to all abilities and fitness levels.

At 70 years old Ellie continues to pursue her passion and education, and enjoys music, nature, stargazing, and living life fully every day.

Natalie Pyrooz

Natalie Pyrooz guides integrated yoga and nature-based experiences, focusing on cultivating connection and belonging, inner peace, and self-love. The monthly women’s gathering she co-created is one of her sources for inspiration for this retreat offering. She has explored many facets of mother-daughter relationships in doing the hard work to heal, strengthen, and repair her own relationship with her mother. A birthmother to a child who developed autism, she has transformed deep grief into empathy and love, which she shares in her gatherings.

She brings together sound, movement, breathwork, mantra, tratak, philosophy, Ayurveda, and guided meditation.

Energy Exchange

A range of lodging options are available and range from less than $700 (if you catch the early bird special) to $2000+ depending on the type of room/privacy you choose.

Drop your deposit to hold your spot!

Early Bird Special through March 9th: Save up to $333!