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Restoring Our Inner Nature:

A Guided Forest Retreat

Summer 2026
in the Cascade Mountains

Give yourself the gift of this 3-day / 2-night experiential retreat happening in summer 2026 in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State (dates dependent on local weather / fire activity and permit availability). Enjoy connecting with yourself and others through nature, creativity/art, movement/dance, tarot/imagery exploration, and storytelling. Our natural environment is our co-facilitator and provider of respite - the forest and waters provide a sanctuary of lush flora and fauna all around us.

Cascade Mountains Adventure Retreats PNW Ecotherapy

Imagine

You adventure to a new place with new faces for a tranquil and connected experience. As you arrive to your destination, you begin to settle into this beautiful place, take in the landscape, breathe in the fresh air, and enjoy a food and experiences surrounded by gorgeous views.

As we gather, you are met by other smiling faces of people who are here for the same reason: nourishment, adventure, play, and awe. With a mix of social time and sacred time with yourself, your cup is filling.

Together, and sometimes alone, we will reconnect with our bodies through gentle movement, time in nature, creative processes, playful and rich conversations and activities, spacious schedule, and other nourishing experiences for your senses.

Creative Arts

  • Creative writing

  • Poetry

  • Journaling

  • Storytelling

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  • Guided nature experiences

  • Visual arts, imagery, Tarot

  • Dramatic arts/play

  • Yoga & Movement

Creative group time

  • Explore Tarot and nature imagery

  • Nature art creations

  • Sound bath to soothe your entire system

  • Learn about plants and trees

  • Maybe even try watercolor painting

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Come and express yourself in all the ways!

Come home to yourself through experientials & playshops.

(Specific activities vary per retreat location.)

Experientials & Playshops

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Inner Journeys

Being human is no joke. You spend a lot of time helping others, trying to take care of yourself, and figuring out what the heck this life is all about. Through participation in:

  • individual and shared nature experiences

  • introspection and journeying

  • sharing and connecting in small and large groups

You can fill your cup all weekend and integrate these rituals and experiences into your being and daily living. Coming home to your inner nature brings forth the best you and increases your capacity to share the gifts you offer the world.

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Soul-full & Embodied Expression

Your time at this retreat will offer many opportunities for play, exploration, embodiment, expression, deepening, and integration through use of the expressive arts:

  • Yoga/dance/movement

  • Nature-based experiences

  • Writing, photography, and art/creative process

  • Tarot/imagery and symbolism/metaphor

  • And more!

Feather Painting

Integrate your experiences and learn something new, create a sacred reminder of your retreat experience by painting feathers. Painting feathers in various ways is a sensory experience that connects us with nature, with our creativity, offers an internal experience that extends outward into visual art to help us integrate the experience. Becky Robbins, also your retreat facilitator, will guide you through this experience.

Whether you paint on an actual feather, paint an image of a feather, or paint with a feather, or all of the above, you will likely find this to inspire unexpected softness, delight, intricacies, and wonder.

Playshops

Embodied Essential Oils

Join Michelle Mahler of The Circle of Healing in exploring the magical and wondrous world of essential oils and their empowering, strengthening, and manifesting qualities. She will guide you along the path of using essential oils and discovering how they can support your mind, body and soul.

Each playshop participant is invited to partake in experiencing pure sacred oils and will be able to create a personal blend to take home. You also have the opportunity to add nature elements to your blend, as well as gemstones, sacred water, charms for visual and magical talisman, and sage water (sage hydrosol) to use as smokeless smudge whenever and wherever you like :)

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I’m in…. reserve my spot.

Early Bird pricing will be announced on May 1, 2026!

Email for more information.