Upcoming Retreats
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September 7–12, 2026
Asheville, North Carolina
An intimate women’s retreat created as a sacred space for embodiment, healing, authentic connection, and transformation.Together, we will meet the parts of ourselves we often hide and create space for them to be witnessed and held. Through somatic practices, sacred ceremony, ritual, and intentional community, we reconnect with ourselves and remember the healing power of being held.
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October 15–19, 2026
Powhatan, VirginiaJoin us for a four-day immersive retreat exploring attachment, nervous system awareness, somatic practices, compassionate reparenting, ceremonial breathwork, sacred medicine, and authentic community.
Together, we’ll uncover the patterns that shaped us and begin creating new experiences of safety, connection, and repair—within ourselves and our relationships.
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Dec 28, 2026 - Jan 2, 2027
Holos Retreat Center
Diamante Valley, Costa RicaNestled in the mountains of Costa Rica, Holos is a sacred sanctuary where nature, ceremony, and ancestral wisdom converge. Guided by Maestro Don David, this immersive New Year Medicine Retreat offers a rare opportunity to step away from the familiar, reconnect with your authentic Self, and welcome the year through profound transformation.
Surrounded by the healing rhythms of the jungle, each day is intentionally woven with sacred Medicine ceremonies, nourishing meals, meaningful integration, and quiet moments for reflection, creating a deeply transformative experience from beginning to end.
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January 17-23, 2027
Metamorfinca
San Luis, Costa Rica
The Awaken Experience is a seven-day immersive journey in Costa Rica’s southern Pacific region, where jungle, ocean, and river meet. A deeply therapeutic immersion into adventure, ceremony, somatic healing, and restoration, you’re invited to reconnect with yourself, your body, and the natural world.
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Wildly Held Retreat
September 7–12, 2026
Asheville, North CarolinaAn Intimate Women’s Retreat for Embodiment, Healing & Deep Connection
Arrival: September 7 at 1:00 PMDeparture: September 12 at 10:00 AMAn intimate retreat limited to 8 women. Private and shared accommodations available.About the Retreat
❋You do not have to carry it all alone.
There is something powerful that happens when women gather. Across generations, women have created spaces of wisdom, connection, and support through coming together. When we return to intentional community, something deep within us remembers what it feels like to be witnessed and held.
❋ Wildly Held is an intimate women’s retreat created as a sacred space for embodiment, healing, authentic connection, and transformation. Together, we will meet the parts of ourselves we often hide and create space for them to be witnessed and held. Through somatic practices, sacred ceremony, ritual, and intentional community, we reconnect with ourselves and remember the healing power of being held.
Is this Retreat for you?
❋ Wildly Held is for you if:
You are longing for a deeper relationship with yourself and others.
You feel called to meet the parts of yourself you often hide.
You are ready to explore your inner landscape with courage, compassion, and curiosity.
You desire a space where you can soften, receive support, and be witnessed in your vulnerability.
You feel the call to experience the healing power of women gathering in intentional community.
Why this work matters
❋ For those who have spent much of their lives holding others, this retreat offers an invitation to remember how to be held; to soften, receive, and reconnect with the wisdom that healing was never meant to happen alone.
Many of us have learned to be strong and capable while quietly carrying places within ourselves that long for compassion and care.
This retreat invites us to turn toward those places with curiosity, tenderness, and love.
What you’ll experience
❋ Together, we will weave:
Somatic and embodiment practices
Authentic women’s circles and relational experiences
Ancestral wisdom and the transformative power of women gathering
Sacred ceremony and intentional ritual
Breathwork and nervous system awareness
Guided inner exploration and integration practices
Nature connection, nourishment, and rest
One private bodywork session
Your Journey Includes
• Individual preparation call
• Group preparation call
• Five nights accommodations
• Organic, nourishing meals
• Retreat programming and guided practices
• Sacred ceremony
• One private bodywork session
• Nature excursion
• Community experience/excursion
• Group integration call
• Supplemental preparation and integration packages availableInvestment
• Shared Room (private bed): $2,800
• Private Room: $3,300This retreat is an invitation to step away from the roles you carry, reconnect with yourself, and experience what becomes possible when women gather to witness, support, and hold one another.
If you feel called to remember the power of gathering, the wisdom of your own story, and the healing that unfolds when women hold one another, we would be honored to welcome you into this circle.
With love,
Megan, Cristina, & Joy
Book Wildly Held Retreat
September 7 – 12, 2026
Asheville, North Carolina
Re-Written Retreat
October 15–19, 2026
Powhatan, VirginiaA Retreat for Healing Attachment, Reclaiming Connection & Reparenting the Self
An intimate retreat limited to 10–12 participants to cultivate meaningful connection, personalized support, and a deeply held experience.About the Retreat
❋ Healing begins when relationships become places of safety instead of survival. Every relationship we have, including the relationship with ourselves, is shaped by the relationships that came before it. Our earliest experiences influence how we connect, protect ourselves, receive love, navigate conflict, and move through the world. These patterns were never flaws; they were adaptations that helped us survive.
What was learned in relationship can also be healed in relationship.
Join us for a four-day immersive retreat exploring attachment, nervous system awareness, somatic practices, compassionate reparenting, ceremonial breathwork, sacred medicine, and authentic community.
Together, we’ll uncover the patterns that shaped us and begin creating new experiences of safety, connection, and repair, within ourselves and our relationships.
Re-Written is for you if:
You are curious about how your early relationships continue to shape the way you relate to yourself and others.
You find yourself repeating familiar patterns and long for new possibilities in relationship.
You have the courage to explore your story with honesty, compassion, and curiosity.
You are drawn to an experiential approach that weaves together attachment, somatic practices, ceremony, and authentic connection.
You feel called to deepen your relationship with yourself and those you love.
Why this work matters
❋ The ways we learned to connect and protect ourselves began in relationship.
Through curiosity, compassion, and embodied awareness, we can better understand the experiences that shaped us, reconnect with the younger parts of ourselves that carry unmet needs, hopes, and wisdom, and create new pathways for authentic relationship.
Reparenting begins with turning toward ourselves with the care and compassion we may have needed all along.
What you’ll experience
❋ We’ll weave education, embodiment, ceremony, and authentic connection to create space for deeper awareness, healing, and transformation:
Attachment & Nervous System Exploration
Understanding how early relational experiences shape the ways we connect, protect ourselves, and move through the world.
Experiential Somatic Attachment Practices
Practices that invite your body to remember what your mind is still discovering.
Compassionate Reparenting
Learning to meet yourself with the care, understanding, and support that allows new patterns of safety and connection to emerge.
Ceremonial Breathwork & Sacred Medicine Ceremony
Intentional practices that support insight, emotional release, connection, and integration.
Authentic Relational Experiences
Guided practices and community connection that allow healing to unfold through relationship.
Integration Practices
Tools and practices to carry your insights beyond the retreat and into your daily life.
Your Journey Includes
• Private pre-retreat intake session
• Opening group preparation Zoom call
• Four nights shared accommodations
• Organic meals
• Retreat programming
• Ceremonial Breathwork
• Sacred Medicine Ceremony
• Somatic and relational practices
• Integration supportInvestment
Sliding Scale: $1,500–$2,500
We believe healing spaces are strengthened through reciprocity and collective care. If you have the financial capacity, we invite you to contribute toward the higher end of the range, helping make this experience more accessible for others while honoring the depth of this work and the care required to hold it.
To preserve the intimacy and depth of this experience, participation is limited to 10–12 participants. A 50% non-refundable deposit reserves your space and is due by September 1, 2026.
If something in you is whispering “yes”, we would love to connect.
With love,
Megan Hanson & Melissa Terese
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October 15 – 19, 2026
Powhatan, Virginia
2027 New Year
Medicine Retreat
December 28, 2026 -
January 2, 2027
Holos Retreat Center
Diamante Valley, Costa RicaAn all-inclusive Medicine retreat designed to help you step into the new year with greater clarity, purpose, and vitality.
Choose something more meaningful than a resolution...
choose transformation. You’re invited to make a commitment to lasting change, deep healing, and personal expansion. About the Retreat
❋ Begin the new year with an immersive, all-inclusive Medicine retreat designed to create space for reflection, renewal, and transformation. Through sacred ceremony, connection with nature, and intentional practice, you are invited to release what no longer serves you, reconnect with your authentic Self, and move into 2027 with greater clarity, purpose, and vitality.
May this be the beginning of a renewed chapter, a time to deepen your connection with yourself and embrace the year ahead with intention.
A Rare Opportunity to Sit with a Mestizo Lineage Shaman
❋ Maestro Don David
For generations, the wisdom of the Mestizo lineage has been carried through sacred teachings, plant traditions, and deep connection with the natural world. Maestro Don David is widely recognized within his lineage as a highly respected and deeply experienced shaman, dedicating his life to preserving and sharing these ancestral practices.
From his retreat center near Iquitos, Peru, Maestro Don David guides students and guests through ceremonial work, offering teachings rooted in years of devotion, practice, and relationship with sacred medicines. Many who have journeyed across the world to sit with different curanderos describe their time with Don David as a profound and unforgettable experience.
We are deeply honored to welcome Maestro Don David to Holos for the 2027 New Year Retreat, creating a rare opportunity to sit in ceremony with him outside of the Amazon Jungle of Peru. In the peaceful setting of Holos Retreat Center, guests are invited to experience his teachings, presence, and guidance in a space dedicated to reflection, connection, and renewal.
Why this work matters
❋ The turning of a new year offers a powerful invitation to pause, reflect, and reconnect with what truly matters.
In the stillness of ceremony, nature, and intentional community, we create space to honor the experiences that have shaped us, release what we are ready to leave behind, and reconnect with the wisdom that guides us forward.
This retreat is an opportunity to begin the year with greater clarity, presence, and purpose. Through sacred practice, deep reflection, and connection with the natural world, we make space for renewal and move forward with intention.
What you’ll experience
Sacred Medicine Ceremonies
Participate in three intentional Medicine ceremonies held in a supportive and sacred setting, offering space for deep reflection, inner exploration, and personal transformation. Traditionally used for generations by Indigenous Amazonian cultures, Vine of the Soul invites a profound journey of connection, awareness, and renewal.
Immersion in Nature
Reconnect with the natural world in the breathtaking landscape of Costa Rica’s lush mountains, surrounded by vibrant jungle, expansive views, and the peaceful rhythms of the earth. Experience a rainforest hike to a hidden waterfall, where crystal-clear waters and natural pools offer a place for reflection, grounding, and renewal.
Serene Accommodations
Rest and recharge in comfortable accommodations designed to support your retreat experience, surrounded by the tranquility and beauty of Costa Rica’s natural landscape.
Nourishing Meals
Enjoy fresh, thoughtfully prepared meals throughout the retreat, created to support your journey and align with Medicine dieta practices.
Preparation & Integration Support
Receive guidance before, during, and after the retreat through professional preparation coaching, a private one-on-one integration session with an experienced integration coach, and group integration circles to help you process, reflect, and carry your experience forward.
Your Journey Includes
3 Medicine Ceremonies guided by Maestro Don David who will lead guests through sacred medicine practices and teachings from his lineagePreparation & Integration SupportProfessional preparation coaching before the retreatOne-on-one integration session with an experienced integration coachGroup integration circles to support reflection and continued growth
Immersive Nature ExperienceTime surrounded by Costa Rica’s lush mountains, jungle landscapes, and peaceful natural surroundingsGuided hike to a hidden rainforest waterfall with natural pools for reflection, renewal, and grounding
Serene Accommodations in a tranquil retreat setting surrounded by natureAll-Inclusive MealsFresh, thoughtfully prepared, Medicine dieta-friendly meals provided throughout the retreat
A Transformational Retreat Experience focused on:Releasing what no longer serves youReconnecting with your authentic SelfCultivating clarity, purpose, and vitality for a renewed chapter
Investment
Shared Accommodation Early Bird: $3,500 Standard: $3,800Private Accommodation Early Bird: $4,000 Standard: $4,300
Early Bird ends September 12, 2026
Initial Deposit $1,500 due at registration.
To reserve your space please email with any questions to m@earthskool.org or connect@soulvinecollective.com
Book 2027 New Year Medicine Retreat
December 28, 2026 - January 2, 2027
Holos Retreat Center
Diamante Valley, Costa Rica
The Awaken Experience
Retreat
January 17-23, 2027
Metamorfinca Sanctuary
San Luis, Costa RicaA deep therapeutic journey into adventure, ceremony, somatic healing, and restoration.
This retreat offers space to step away from the noise, release what no longer serves, and return to your life with greater clarity, presence, and purpose.
Through immersive experiences in nature, intentional ceremony, and clinically-informed therapeutic support, you'll reconnect to what truly matters—within yourself and your life.About the Retreat
❋ Adventure Therapy
Step beyond your natural environment and into the lush, untamed landscape. Through immersive experiences in nature, you'll reconnect with your body, awaken your senses, and return to a deeper sense of aliveness and presence.
❋ Ceremony & Integration
Enter intentional, guided ceremonial spaces designed for deep release and transformation.This includes three powerful ceremonies, featuring plant sacraments and a traditional Temazcal experience, supported by both ceremonial wisdom and therapeutic guidance to help you integrate what arises.
❋ Restoration & Renewal
Give your body and nervous system the space to reset and restore. Through practices such as Breathwork, movement, music, and guided somatic experiences, along with time in nature, you'll begin to unwind stored tension, regulate your system, and reconnect to a grounded sense of self.
Why this work matters
❋ Unlike repetitive high-dose models, this experience highlights the therapeutic work at the heart of transformation.
Sacred plant ceremonies are not the focus. They are supportive amplifiers within a much deeper process. This allows for not just momentary breakthroughs, but true integration, embodiment, and lasting change.
With a 4:1 guest to facilitator ratio, we offer a holistic blend of therapeutic guidance, somatic practices, relational work, nature immersion, and personalized support. You will be guided to explore, process, and anchor what is ready to emerge within your unique awakening.
Meet the Facilitators
❋ Dr. Jesse Hanson
PhD Psychologist & Somatic Healer
Dr. Jesse Hanson holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology with a specialization in Somatic Psychology and neuropsychology. He also possesses a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology from Santa Barbara Graduate Institute. Dr. Jesse Hanson has spent over 20 years training with various holistic and shamanic practitioners, exploring the connection between mind and body and its impact on the natural healing process. Currently he serves as the lead therapist at Hansonhealing and co-founder of Mentalhealth.com. He also served four seasons as an interventionist on A&E's documentary series Intervention. With a career centered upon helping patients recover and better their lives, Dr. Hanson is committed to the mission of bridging modern neuroscience with ancient wisdom and rituals.
❋ Alyssa Stefanson
Somatic Facilitator
Alyssa has over 16 years of experience in holistic health and integrative wellness, with a background spanning both wellness-focused and clinical settings. She brings a grounded understanding of the connection between physiology, mental health, and the body's natural healing processes. Her work integrates somatic and relational modalities, including attachment work, parts work, and nervous system regulation, alongside earth-based and experiential practices. Alyssa now leads a rapidly expanding global community through immersive programs, workshops, and retreats, supporting individuals in releasing survival patterns, restoring connection to the body, and stepping into aligned leadership and purpose.
❋ Megan Hanson
Somatic Facilitator
Megan brings a unique integration of clinical expertise, trauma-informed care, and spiritual practice to her work, with a background spanning community mental health and holistic healing spaces. Holding a Master of Social Work, she is trained in interpersonal somatic relational work, the felt sense–Polyvagal model, and parts work through the lens of structural dissociation. Her approach is deeply rooted in understanding the relationship between the nervous system, trauma, attachment, and embodied healing.
Alongside her clinical foundation, Megan is a Reiki Master, hypnotherapist, trauma-informed yoga instructor, and facilitator of breathwork and sound healing. Her work weaves together evidence-based and experiential practices to support individuals in reconnecting with their innate wisdom, releasing patterns of survival, and cultivating greater presence, wholeness, and authentic connection. She creates spaces where healing is relational, embodied, and deeply sacred.
❋ Blanca Margarita
Cacao Guardian & Medicine Woman
Known as Caliba Colibrí, she is a cacao guardian, Medicine Woman, and Cuban–Costa Rican singer-songwriter. For over 13 years, she has been working artisanally with the transformation of ceremonial cacao in the Osa Peninsula, honoring each stage as both medicine and teacher, while guiding ceremonies, workshops, and consultations that help others connect with their own inner medicine. In addition, for the past 6 years she has been composing medicine music, weaving together voice, drum, and guitar with the spirit of cacao, creating spaces where music, nature, and spirit intertwine to remember our connection to life.
What you’ll experience
Each day is intentionally designed and guided, with a carefully curated flow of practices, experiences, and integration.
While there is a clear structure to the week, not everything is revealed ahead of time. This is by design— inviting you into presence, curiosity, and a deeper trust in the unfolding of your own journey.
Here is a glimpse into the flow of the week:
Your Journey Includes
Sacred ExperiencesThree guided ceremoniesTraditional Temazcal (sweat lodge) ceremonySomatic healing and embodied practicesBreathwork, movement, and therapeutic integrationAdventure therapy and immersive nature experiences
Expert Guidance4:1 participant-to-facilitator ratioClinically informed therapeutic supportRelational healing and Internal Family Systems-inspired practicesPersonalized guidance throughout the retreat
Stay & Nourishment7 days / 6 nights at an eco-luxury retreat sanctuaryLuxury or shared accommodationsFarm-to-table, chef-prepared mealsAccess to the yoga shala, infrared sauna, hot tub, and wellness spaces
Continued SupportPre-retreat preparation callFour live post-retreat integration sessionsPrivate community space for continued connection and support
Book The Awaken Experience Retreat
January 17 - 23, 2027
Metamorfinca Sanctuary
San Luis, Costa Rica