Our Mother's Arms
A Weekend of Embodied Earth Devotion with Ritual, Movement & Sacred Remembrance
April 17–19 | Leavenworth, WA at Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort
There is a place where you are already whole, where you can slow down enough to feel what is true and allow your spirit to gently return to itself through reverence, attention, and care. Our Mother’s Arms is a space created in that spirit: a grounded, intentional pause where participants are nourished by the Mother and invited to meet her with quiet devotion.
In a time when many are moving through life at a relentless pace, this retreat offers a conscious return to what truly sustains us. It centers the grounding presence of the Earth as a steady source of support, wisdom, and nourishment, guiding participants back into alignment with their body, spirit, and natural rhythm.
Through intentional gathering, movement, and care, participants are given the space to reconnect with their foundation, leaving more resourced, more steady, and more connected.
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What to expect
This three-day immersion unfolds with intention and spaciousness.
Friday - Arrival & Opening
5:00-6:30pm Opening ceremony & Introductions
6:45-7:45 pm Song circle (fire side Grotto)
8:00-9:30 pm Sound bath + Yoga movement
Saturday — Expansion & Devotion
8:00-9:00 am Power Restore
9:00-12:30 pm Space to book with Hands-on-healers and attend workshops (registration occurs at the event) Space to feed or snack at this time
10:30-12:00pm Workshops
12:30-1:30 Elemental yoga (outdoor weather permitted)
1:30- 4:30 pm Space to book with Hands-on-healers and attend workshops (registration occurs at the event) Space to feed or snack at this time
2:30-4:00 pm Work shops
4:30-5:45 Myofascial Qigong
6:00-7:30 pm Break time
7:30-9:00 Elemental Ecstatic Dance
9:00-9:30pm Guided meditation
sunday - Integration & Blessing
8:00-9:15 Vagal Tone Yoga
9:30-10:30 Break time
10:30-noon Closing ceremony
12:30-2:00 pm Space to book with Hands-on-healersThis gathering welcomes
This gathering welcomes a mixed and inclusive community of participants seeking sanctuary from the challenges of modern life through devotion to the natural world.
It is especially supportive for:
Individuals experiencing exhaustion or emotional depletion
Those navigating life transitions
Spiritual seekers and grounded practitioners
Caregivers, leaders, and wellness professionals
Men and women longing for reconnection and steadiness
No prior experience with yoga, dance, or spiritual practices is required.
You are welcome exactly as you are.
The circle is open to all who feel called to be held in a space of reverence, care, and remembrance.
Come as you are.
Over the course of this weekend, participants often experience
Relief.
A sense of safety in their own body.
A deep settling of the nervous system.
Gratitude for the Earth’s steady presence.
Renewed trust in something greater to lean on.
Remembrance of their unique value and place in the world.
Meaningful reflection.
Connection and tenderness.
A sense of gratitude for the ways we can begin again.
You will leave feeling resourced, grounded, and prepared to return to your life with a sense of steadiness.
Journey with Our Earth-Aligned Guides
Our Mother’s Arms is co-created by a council of devoted practitioners rooted in movement, breath, ritual, and hands-on healing.
Each collaborator brings their unique devotion and expertise.
Together, we hold the container with care, reverence, and integrity.
Aimee Huffman
Aimee Huffman is a yoga therapist, health coach, and former Division 1 athlete who helps people slow down, reconnect to their bodies, and find steadiness in the midst of full lives. Her work weaves together mindfulness, nervous system support, and a deep respect for the body’s innate wisdom. She creates spaces where driven, high capacity individuals can soften, restore, and return to themselves.
Originally from Austin, Texas, Aimee now lives in Leavenworth, Washington, where she runs a private wellness practice and owns Alpine Hot Yoga. She draws daily inspiration from the forests, rivers, and wide open skies of the Pacific Northwest.
Rae Helsel, E-RYT 500
For over 15 years, Rae has immersed herself in the restorative arts of yoga, specializing in the nuanced realms of mindful restorative yin. In her classes and training sessions, she seamlessly integrates a profound understanding of nervous system regulation, medical qi gong, and neuroscience.
Rae’s journey into the world of yoga and meditation unfolded against the backdrop of a cancer diagnosis and subsequent surgery and treatments during her college years. It was in this life challenge that she discovered the profound healing capacities within this practice. From this threshold experience, Rae has cultivated a unique approach, one that not only heals but also restores and empowers the intricate tapestry of the mind, body, and spirit (The Rest Movement).
She teaches from a place of deep study, having trained under international luminaries such as Judith Lasater, Jillian Pransky, Bernie Clark, Sarah Powers, Rod Stryker, Tara Brach, and Mimi Kuo Deemer. Her mission is to bring relaxation to an over-worked, burnt-out, and under-rested culture.
Klarity
Klarity’s path has been one of remembering — learning, unlearning, and returning home to herself again and again. Since beginning her studies in Biodynamic Craniosacral in 2016, she has devoted herself to listening to the subtle rhythms of the nervous system and energy body. She offers gentle, attuned spaces where people can soften, regulate, and reconnect in a world that often pulls us away from our center.
Alongside her healing work, Klarity is a DJ and facilitator of Ecstatic Dance. She sees dance as medicine. a space where the body leads and movement arises from within. Through movement and dance, stored energy can be expressed and released. Her ceremonial journeys create grounded, heart-centered spaces where all is welcome, inviting each person to let their body guide the way home.
Brittany Thurow
Brittany Thurlow is a student of nature, the elements, the ceremonial arts, and Earth-honoring ways. Guided by a deep reverence for life and an appreciation for healing wisdom traditions and contemplative studies, her path has been shaped by teachings from diverse cultures, traditions, philosophies, and theologies.
For the past five years, Brittany has immersed herself in the study of water, traveling internationally to learn from leading researchers and exploring both its scientific properties and subtle, energetic nature. This learning has deeply informed her heart and her work, as she believes that water is not only essential to all of life, but also an ancient teacher—one that graciously shows us how to live in greater harmony, wisdom, generosity, and remembrance of our true nature. Through her course, “Reflections with Water,” she will share teachings about water and present the opportunity to embody these teachings through meditative practices.
Through her offerings, Brittany weaves together science and spirituality, embodied practice, nature-based facilitation, and relational connection with the Earth.
Her current devotions are expressed through her work and service at The Plant Ally, Vorterra, Wildly Beloved, The Well, and The World Water Community
Megan Wyld
Megan Wyld is a Wenatchee native who spent over 16 years traveling, studying, and immersing herself in spiritual and healing traditions that emphasize embodiment, awareness, and direct revelation. Her path included working with sound, ceremony, shamanic journeying, breath, and plant and stone medicines—practices that invite deep listening rather than instruction, and inner authority rather than external guidance.
Now rooted back in her hometown, Megan shares the modalities that have supported her own growth and integration. Her work is not about fixing, analyzing, or processing stories. Instead, it creates a layered, sensory-rich environment that allows the nervous system to reorganize, perception to open, and the body’s innate intelligence to lead.
Megan’s Sound Journeys are held as a ceremonial container—responsive rather than repetitive, dynamic rather than static—designed for those who are comfortable being with their own internal experience and allowing transformation to arise organically.
The spaces she creates are especially supportive for individuals who are grounded, self-aware, and curious about meeting themselves beyond words, analysis, or performance—through direct sensation, resonance, and presence.
Ben
Benjamin Jay Thomas is a singer-songwriter, producer, and the founder of Bring Forth- a nonprofit creative community rooted in the belief that song is medicine, prayer, and practice. His work lives at the intersection of music, spirituality, and healing, and he has spent years designing sacred creative containers where people are invited to listen deeply, express honestly, and receive fully.
In this guided restorative concert, participants will be held in a sonic ceremony designed for deep listening, release, and return. Through live looping, voice, and original songs, Benjamin will weave a musical landscape that invites the body to soften and the heart to open. Songs of letting go, of belonging to the earth, of finding space for ourselves and one another will move through the room – not as performance, but as offering. Poetry and silence will be woven throughout, creating a container where restoration can happen naturally. Participants are warmly invited to add their voice to the songs if they feel moved to do so. There is no requirement to sing, no experience needed… only a willingness to receive. Come as you are. Let the earth sing you home.
Morgan cassidy, rn
Morgan is an RN of 12 years and has worked not only in acute care but in the realm of naturopathic and functional medicine.
She is extremely passionate about enjoying life to the fullest and believes a foundation of mindfulness and growth can help anyone achieve a level of health that is inherent and within reach. She is a certified professional life coach focusing on wellness, personal development and shadow work.
She loves playing outside, riding her bike, paddle /snowboarding, live music, dancing, singing, house parties, festivals, fermenting foods and geeking out on deep cellular health and evolutionary biohacking and using her body as a lab in general.
She is most excited to provide you with a wellness experience that, no matter where you are on your journey, will help you access a level of restoration unique only to this service.
julien wilder
My name is Julien Wilder and I’ve been a practicing energy healer for the past 15 years. My certification is in Brennan Healing Sciences from The Barbara Brennan School of Healing, and my practice is rooted in clearing and balancing the energy field at the core levels. I specialize in visual, kinesthetic, and auditory high sense perception, which is how I detect and gently reorient your field to reconnect you with your center and align you with your intention. This work is designed to dissolve the separation within the self, which brings balance to the physical, mental, emotional, and energetic bodies we all experience life with. I look forward to connecting with you 💚
Blake Suzelis, PhD in Mind-Body Medicine
Blake is a licensed therapist and author whose work bridges academic research, mind-body-spirit healing, lived experience, and holistic psychology. A survivor of complex medical trauma, cancer, and a prolonged coma, Blake brings a grounded, compassionate presence to his work, supporting others navigating healing and life transitions through integrative therapeutic tools, embodied practices, and a map of meaning for integrating their experiences.
“A Map of Meaning: An Experiential Integration Session
This small-group experiential session offers a grounded space to integrate what is unfolding in your healing journey through story, reflection, and embodied presence. Drawing from personal experience and therapeutic work, Blake shares a map of meaning—a simple, orienting lens for understanding inner change, life transitions, and moments of awakening as part of a larger process of growth.
Rather than focusing on fixing or techniques, this session invites participants to slow down, make sense of their experience, and reconnect with their own inner guidance. Through gentle reflection and dialogue, participants are supported in translating insight into lived understanding, offering clarity, grounding, and a deeper sense of coherence as they move forward.
Format: Small group
Best for: Those navigating transition, healing, or a sense of inner change, seeking clarity and integration.
Jennifer
Jennifer Beauvais is an explorer of the sacred web of interconnection. Her mission is to support the liberation of beings from suffering, and to clarify the basic goodness that allows people’s highest wisdom to flourish for the benefit of all. As a former Wilderness Ranger and trail crew member, she deeply immersed herself in ecology, and how energy moves and develops through nature. Through her studies of mythology, quantum physics, psychology, ecology, clairvoyance and shamanism,
Jennifer continues to deepen her understanding of how humans’ potentials to interact with the many dimensions of relative being, as well as with the Absolute. She deepens her spiritual exploration through her practice of Somatic Psychotherapy as a licensed therapist, and is committed to honoring how human psychology is governed and uplifted by the laws of nature.
Juliana
Juliana’s intuition has guided her throughout her life, even letting her know that her mother’s death was soon approaching.
Prior to this, Juliana had a deep seated fear of death. Throughout her mother’s battle with cancer, Juliana witnessed her embrace death without fear, living each moment with a presence to make a difference and spread love. After her mother’s crossing over Juliana traveled to Nepal and India where she would meet a Tibetan woman that would also change her perspective on living and dying.
Since this time, Juliana has embraced this unique view on life and death while studying to become a Death Doula. Her goal is to help others embrace death so they may live life more fully.
Tracie Ball
Tracie is a yogi, intuitive guide, energy healing practitioner, creative, author, and survivor. After using mindfulness, yoga, pranayama, intuitive practices, self-study and spirituality to recover from abuse, loss and trauma, she is committed to teaching others how to reconnect with their inner wisdom, hearts, and unconditional love.
Tracie has explored many spiritual traditions, honing her mediumship and intuitive skills and studying Shamanic healing methods in Peruvian and Ecuadorian traditions. She completed 500 hours of Hatha, Ashtanga, and Kundalini teacher training in Rishikesh, India where she also studied meditation, pranayama (breathwork), mantra, and energy healing.
Tracie currently resides in the Pacific Northwest where she enjoys the peace and energy of the mountains, wildlife, and rushing rivers. A committed environmental conservationist, Tracie co-founded and designed Finca Arbol de Vida, an Amazonian reforestation project in San Francisco de Borja, Napo, Ecuador.
Tracie firmly believes that healing the Earth is reciprocal and contributes to our own healing. Studying both permaculture and biotecture construction, she dreams of designing and building her own sustainable healing retreat.
Terry Pooler
Targol is a ceremonialist, singer-songwriter based in Leavenworth, Washington, dedicated to holding space for all lifeforms. Her heart opening transmissions that resonate with the universal human experience. She invites us to embrace compassion as a compass for our egos, enabling personal healing and a life in service of our beautiful planet and the abundance of life it holds. Together we foster awareness, connection, surrender and love among all who connect and witness.
Nora
Nora B. Heath is a Mexican-American singer and songkeeper of living medicine songs.
Prayers that rise from the soil of emotion and the breath of the sacred.
Her voice carries the essence of ancestral remembrance, guiding listeners through the sacred landscapes of grief, joy, and divine love. Rooted in Earth and spirit, Nora offers song as a path of healing, connection, and deep belonging.
As a ceremonialist, Nora, guides people in marking life’s passages with intention and reverence.
Through song, movement, prayer and ritual she creates spaces of connection, honoring Mother Earth, community and the cycles that shape our lives
Hands-On Healing Sessions
Private one-on-one sessions will be available throughout Saturday and Sunday at a special retreat rate. These sessions provide an opportunity for personalized care within the supportive environment of the retreat.
Modalities include cranio sacral, hands-of-light, energy healing, experiential integration, IV therapy, and holistic wellness support. Sessions are optional and can be scheduled in advance for those who wish to receive deeper individualized attention. Optional healing sessions available at retreat registration table.
Included workshops
Attendees can sign up at registration table
The Nature of Intuition: When Nature Becomes Your Guide, Intuition Becomes Your Compass.
With Tracie Ball and Jenn Beauvais
In this workshop, participants will explore how cultures throughout history and around the world preserve the wisdom of nature & honor intuition. We’ll discuss the significant rise of transcendentalism during the Industrial Age, the scientifically proven benefits of cultivating a relationship with the natural world, and how we can practice deep listening, observation, and creative expression in our lives to reconnect with nature and intuition in a society that relies on our disconnection from the natural world and instincts.
Let the Earth Sing You Home: A Guided Restorative Concert
With Benjamin Jay Thomas
In this guided restorative concert, participants will be held in a sonic ceremony designed for deep listening, release, and return. Through live looping, voice, and original songs, Benjamin will weave a musical landscape that invites the body to soften and the heart to open. Songs of letting go, of belonging to the earth, of finding space for ourselves and one another will move through the room – not as performance, but as offering. Poetry and silence will be woven throughout, creating a container where restoration can happen naturally. Participants are warmly invited to add their voice to the songs if they feel moved to do so. There is no requirement to sing, no experience needed… only a willingness to receive. Come as you are. Let the earth sing you home.
Into the Mystic: Discovering the beauty of death and dying.
With Juliana Marquis
Here is a workshop on opening our hearts and minds to the time of crossing over. We will explore how Western culture has become “death phobic”, especially when compared to our indigenous counterparts who know death is a part of life and must be fully embraced in order to live each moment to its fullest. During this discussion we will make a sacred bracelet that will represent our commitment to being fully awake in this earthly existence. The workshop will also include an uplifting original guided meditation by Juliana. As a participant, look forward to immersing yourself in a safe and sacred environment.
“Reflections with Water”
With Brittany Thurlow
In this workshop, participants will learn emergent discoveries around Water & embody these teachings through meditative practices. Through her offerings, Brittany weaves together science and spirituality, embodied practice, nature-based facilitation, and relational connection with the Earth.
Earth Day Makers Market
On Saturday, a curated Earth Day Makers Market will gather local artisans and creators in celebration of the Divine Mother and the creative spirit of the Earth.
Offerings may include botanical goods, ritual objects, handcrafted art, adornments, and Earth-centered products. This space honors creativity, stewardship, and community connection while supporting local makers aligned with the retreat’s values.
HIBI Youth
Moon
Mandy Terry
NCW
Lotus Collective
ResistDANCE!
Water technology that enhances purity and sustainalbility
Elegance with a wink
Reimagined treasures, beautifully worn.
logistical details
Location: Sleeping Lady Resort | Leavenworth, WA
Dates: April 17–19 (Earth Day Weekend)
Lodging is not included, though discounted accommodations are available through Sleeping Lady. Food will be available for purchase through on-site vendors. The retreat will utilize both indoor and outdoor spaces, with weather contingency plans in place to ensure comfort and continuity.
A detailed schedule and preparation guide will be released upon registration.
Investment & Pricing Tiers
included in your experience
Your ticket offers access to a thoughtfully curated weekend of ceremony, movement, and restoration.
Throughout the gathering, you will be supported by a collective of experienced facilitators and practitioners offering:
- Ceremony guided by our shamanic practitioners
- Five themed movement practices with a focus on nervous system support
- A live, professionally guided sound healing journey
- An intimate fireside song circle
- A curated ecstatic dance experience with DJ and guided meditation
- A Sunday wildflower hike with shuttle transportation
- A curated makers market featuring earth-conscious goods
- Shared space with a small, intentional group
you will also receive
- Access to your choice of two healer-led workshops
- Preferred booking access and 35% off sessions with our hands-on practitioners, including craniosacral therapy, energy healing, and IV nutrient therapy with nervous system spa
- Time for personal reflection in nature, access to the land at Sleeping Lady
- Vortexed water and tea will be available throughout the weekend to support hydration and restoration.
- Integration Support- participants will receive a post-retreat email with Journal prompts and Suggested practices to help maintain
This weekend is designed as a complete experience to support the body, steadies the nervous system, and invites a deeper relationship with yourself and the living world.
This gathering includes a wide range of movement, workshop, and healing experiences, thoughtfully included to support a complete and nourishing weekend valued at a price far greater than your ticket price. We are honored to offer this opportunity.
Full Weekend Pass
Includes all ceremonies, movement sessions, ecstatic dance, Yoga Nidra, and Makers Market access.
Sleeping lady
Mountain resort
A Sanctuary for Rest, Integration & Gentle Restoration
Our retreat will be held at the beautiful Sleeping Lady Resort in Leavenworth, WA — a nature-immersed sanctuary nestled along Icicle Creek and surrounded by mountain views, gardens, and peaceful walking paths.
The property itself is intentionally quiet, restorative, and deeply aligned with the spirit of Our Mother’s Arms. Many participants find that simply being on the grounds invites a natural slowing of pace, deeper breath, and a greater sense of presence. Between sessions, you’ll have space to rest, reflect, walk the trails, or sit in stillness within a setting designed to support calm, connection, and renewal.
Staying on-site allows you to remain held within the retreat container from beginning to end, rather than stepping in and out of the experience each day.
A Gentle Extension of Care
As a participant of Our Mother’s Arms, you will receive a 15% discount on your stay at Sleeping Lady Resort as a gentle bonus for retreat guests.
We warmly encourage on-site accommodations to support deeper integration, unhurried mornings, and a more immersive experience throughout the weekend. Your room becomes a quiet space to journal, rest, and reconnect between ceremonies, movement, and healing sessions.
Booking details and instructions for receiving the retreat guest rate will be shared upon registration so your stay can be arranged with ease.
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Frequently Asked Questions
If you have additional questions, we welcome you to reach out directly.
Who is this retreat for?
All genders and experience levels are welcome. The retreat is designed for a mixed community seeking sanctuary, reconnection, and restoration.
Do I need prior yoga or dance experience?
No experience is necessary. All practices are guided with accessibility and inclusivity in mind.
Are healing sessions required?
No. They are entirely optional and available for those who desire additional personalized support.
Is lodging included?
Lodging is not included, though discounted accommodations are available through Sleeping Lady Resort.
What should I bring?
A yoga mat, water bottle, journal, comfortable clothing for movement, and layers for indoor/outdoor spaces.
What experience level is this for?
All levels are welcome. No prior experience with yoga, breathwork, or ritual is required. Each offering is designed to be accessible, with space to move at your own pace.
What is the structure of the weekend?
The weekend includes a blend of guided sessions and open time. Each day follows a natural rhythm of movement, integration, and rest, with optional workshops and healing sessions available throughout.
A full schedule will be provided after registration.
Are meals included?
Meals are not included in your ticket. Food is available for purchase on-site through Sleeping Lady, and we will also share recommendations for local dining options.
Is lodging included?
Lodging is not included. Discounted accommodations are available at Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort, and details will be provided upon registration.
Are healing sessions included?
Healing sessions are optional and booked separately at a retreat rate. Participants will receive priority access to booking before the event.
What should I bring?
Comfortable clothing for movement, a yoga mat, water bottle, journal, and layers for changing weather. A more detailed packing list will be shared prior to the event.
How many people will be attending?
We are intentionally keeping this gathering small (approximately 20–50 participants) to create a connected and supportive experience.
What if I need to cancel?
We understand that plans can change, and we encourage all participants to consider purchasing ticket protection at the time of registration.
Ticket protection allows for a full refund of your registration in the case of qualifying unforeseen circumstances.
Due to the limited and intentional nature of this gathering, all retreat registrations are otherwise non-refundable.
You are welcome to transfer your ticket to another participant if you are unable to attend. Please notify us in advance so we can support a smooth transition.
Thank you for understanding and supporting the care and planning that goes into creating this experience.
I’m coming alone, will that feel okay?
Yes. Many participants attend on their own. The structure of the weekend naturally supports connection while also honoring personal space.
How is this different from other retreats?
This gathering is designed as a complete and integrated experience, combining movement, ceremony, hands-on healing, and time in nature. The intention is to support both restoration and meaningful reconnection — within yourself, in community, and with the living world.
Are workshops included?
Yes, workshops are included, though they will be happening concurrently so you’ll have the option to attend two of the four available.
The Divine Mother continues to hold us in her abundant arms — steady, generous, and ever-present.
This retreat is an opportunity to consciously receive that embrace.
To exhale.
To remember.
To be cared for without condition.
There is space for your grief.
There is space for your gratitude.
There is space for your spirit to be gently restored.
And most of all, there is a place for you here.
