A somatic Women's Retreat held in the sacred waters and ancient land of Harbin Hot Springs. Your body has been speaking — come listen.

• Description

  Your body has been speaking.

  In the tightness you carry without knowing why. In the emotion that surfaces without warning. In the longing, the numbness, the restlessness. In the sensation that rises and gets pushed back down.

  At the Fall Equinox — that still point between light and dark, the turning toward the inward season — we gather at Harbin Hot Springs to finally get quiet enough to hear it.

  The Listening Body is a 3-day intimate women's retreat rooted in somatic healing and body intelligence. Through movement, breathwork, voice, sacred waters, sound, expressive arts, and the ancient ceremonial land of Harbin, you will drop out of the mind and into the body's deep knowing.

  The body holds so much. Tension, emotion, and memory — and beneath all of that, wisdom that has been waiting for your attention. Sometimes what we've processed emotionally is still held in the body, still signaling, still asking to be met. This retreat is an invitation to meet it.

  Not to fix it. Not to release it on command. To listen.

• What to Expect

  • 💧 RETREAT OFFERINGS INCLUDE

    • Sacred ceremony, prayer, and intention setting

    • Chakra toning and intimate group sound healing

    • Land ceremony and earth offering

    • Labyrinth walk and waterfall ritual

    • Guided somatic journey into body intelligence

    • Grounding and energetic boundary-setting practice

    • Expressive arts and soul crafting

    • Sacred journaling and reflection

    • Hot and cold plunge guidance

    • Public sound healing Sunday afternoon

    • Optional Rites of the Womb transmission

    • Optional 1:1 somatic integration mini-sessions with Virpal

• Who Should Join?

  🌿 THIS RETREAT IS FOR YOU IF YOU ARE…

  • Ready to slow down and listen to what your body has been trying to tell you

  • Carrying something — emotionally, physically, or energetically — that you haven't been able to reach through the mind alone

  • Longing for sacred sisterhood, deep presence, and time away from ordinary life

  • Drawn to somatic, embodied healing practices

  • Seeking rest, ritual, and genuine renewal in nature

  • Curious about the wisdom that lives in the body beneath stress, trauma, and conditioning

• What to Bring

  📦 WHAT TO BRING

  For the retreat:

  • Journal and pen

  • Comfortable, layered clothing for warm days and cool evenings

  • Comfortable walking shoes for moving between areas — the fire circle, labyrinth, and waterfall involve walking, some uphill

  • Hiking shoes if you'd like to explore Harbin's trails

  • Eye mask or shawl for meditation and sound healing

  • A small item for the group altar — a flower, stone, photo, or sacred object

  • Natural items for the earth offering at the fire circle — flowers, leaves, or plant materials from home or garden

  • Art supplies if you have favorites — collage materials, colored pencils, pastels (basics will be provided)

  • Sacred items for your personal practice

  For the Pools:

  • Beach or pool towels (Harbin sells but does not provide them)

  • Robe, wrap, or sarong (required to sit on for sauna and steam room)

  • Bathing suit (optional — Harbin is clothing-optional and most guests bathe nude)

  • Non-glass water bottle (all drinking water on property flows from natural springs and is filtered)

  • Sandals or flip flops for around the pool area (although most walk barefoot if it's not too hot)

  • Snacks or food (Outside food is welcome — no glass containers on property; food cooler stored in your vehicle works well. There is also a restaurant on-site.)

  • Shading hat and sunglasses

  • Flashlight for moving around after dark

  • Lock for storage lockers

  • Rain gear (September evenings can be cool)

  Harbin Hot Springs is a substance-free environment, including alcohol.