Embark
Start the New Year with intention and clarity
Dec 30 - Jan 2 | Shelton Waterfront, WA
Ignite your new year with Embark.
Reflect, recharge and redirect your energies for a fulfilling and transformative 2024.
🪶 This is an intimate retreat with 4 - 6 spaces available for individuals and couples of all genders (depending on lodging choices).
🪶 The retreat runs from 5pm Saturday, December 30 2023 until 10am Tuesday, January 2 2024. Programming will conclude with dinner on January 1. If you need to head back that night, you’ll still get the full experience. For those able to stay an extra night, we’ll provide a light breakfast on Tuesday morning.
🪶 We need a minimum of 4 journeyers confirmed by December 15 to go ahead with the retreat. If for any reason we are unable to fill four spaces, all payments will be refunded.
🪶 Consultation and screening are integral parts of the registration process. If you haven't journeyed with us before, please speak with us before paying your deposit.
What to expect
🌿 Intimate group setting
🌿 Expert facilitators
🌿 Thoughtfully designed ceremonies
🌿 Journaling workshop
🌿 Group integration
🌿 Space for solo reflection
🌿 Nourishing plant-based meals
🌿 Take-home integration workbook
Discover Deep Reflections
Immerse yourself in the power of plant medicine as you embark on a journey of self-discovery. Our intimate setting provides a sacred space for introspection, allowing you to reflect on the past, embrace the present, and envision a purposeful future.
Recharge Your Energies
Renew your spirit and revitalize your energy. Our thoughtfully curated ceremony, integration and journalling workshops are designed to help you cleanse and recharge, leaving you ready to embrace the possibilities of a brand-new year.
Redirect Your Path
Gain clarity and purpose as you realign your energies for a meaningful 2024. You’ll explore pathways to personal growth, setting the stage for a year filled with intention, focus, and positive transformation.
Energetic Exchange
🪷 Private room
— $1450 pp
🪷 Share private room (King or Queen Bed) with a partner or friend — $1200 pp
🪷 Shared bunk room
— $1200 pp
🪷 Luxury suite with spa ensuite and private balcony
— $1800 pp
🪷 Share luxury suite with a partner or friend
—$1450 pp
🪷 Optional heart medicine add-on — $250
Spaces are limited. A $100 deposit will secure your spot now*.
*We’ll contact you about your lodging preferences within 24 hours. A 50% installment is due within 5 days of your initial deposit. The balance of your investment is due by December 27.
Your $100 deposit and first installment are non-refundable, unless we need to cancel the retreat. Non-refundable payments may be applied to other services such as future retreats or solo journeys. Your final 50% payment is refundable until 72 hours before the retreat start time
Saturday Dec 30:
Evening: (Arrive 5pm)
Settle in
✨ First circle ✨
🖋️Journaling workshop # 1 🖋️
Dinner
Sleep
Sample Agenda*
*Subject to change.
Sunday Dec 31:
Morning:
Light breakfast
✨ Second circle ✨
🖋️Journaling workshop # 2 🖋️
Afternoon:
🌿 Plant ceremony 🌿
Evening:
Late Dinner
New Year’s Eve Celebration
Sleep
Monday Jan 1:
Morning:
💚 Cacao* ceremony 💚
Directed integration
Afternoon:
Lunch
Free time
✨ Third circle ✨
Dinner
Depart, or sleep over!
*Heart-opening alternatives available.
Tuesday Jan 2:
Morning:
Breakfast
Depart by 10am
+ Intake call with Kate or Mike
We’ll select the right materials for your journey based on your unique experience, health history and comfort level.
+ Guided experiences
Two journaling workshops, two ceremonies, guided integration work and plenty of space for solo reflection.
+ Expanded states
There are many ways to achieve expanded states. In this retreat, we utilize meditation, journaling, botanical and entheogenic companions — and the simple but powerful act of sharing and witnessing transformation in a supportive community.
+ Fully catered
Enjoy delicious and healthy meals made with organic ingredients all weekend long.
+ Accommodation
We’ll be staying at a beachfront home in Shelton, WA. Enjoy stunning views, spacious shared areas, an ocean bay, hot tub and fire pit, just 90 minutes from Seattle.
+ NYE (🎉)
Ring in a transformative 2024 with a NYE party like no other. Plus once you’ve signed up, we’ll send you some prompts to help you start reflecting on 2023 – what you want to release, what you want to carry over, and what you want to do differently in 2024.
More information
We’re always happy to answer your questions!
Once registered, you’ll get access to documents outlining everything you need to know about the retreat, including what to bring, what it means to be respectful in a ceremony, how to prepare your mind, body and spirit for deep healing and more.
What’s included
The fine print
On your intake call, we’ll ask about prescription medications and your health history. Please inform us of any medications you are taking, or if you have a history of mental illness. If you’re currently taking antidepressants or anxiety medication, it’s best to talk to your doctor about whether any of our journey options are a viable/safe option for you. All information provided by you will be kept confidential and will be used solely for the purpose of harm reduction during this retreat.