Healing with Nature: A Winter Solstice Retreat

December 18th - 21st, 2026

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Arrival: Friday, December 18th, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Departure:  Monday, December 21st, 12:30 PM

Tuition:
Supported: $375

Standard: $450

Benefactor: $525

+ 3 nights lodging
Combined at checkout

Meals & drinks included
Inc. V, VG, GF

Add extra nights at 50% off

Tuition:
Supported: $375

Standard: $450

Benefactor: $525

+ 3 nights lodging
Combined at checkout

Meals & drinks included
Inc. V, VG, GF

Add extra nights at 50% off

About the Retreat

This Winter Solstice Nature Meditation Retreat invites you into a sacred pause at the darkest turning point of the year—a time to rest, reflect, and gently rekindle inner light. Rooted in nature-based mindfulness and somatic practices, this retreat offers a supportive space for healing, regulation, and deep reconnection with the rhythms of the Earth.

Trauma and chronic stress can disrupt our inner ecosystems, leaving us feeling fragmented or disconnected. Through intentional time in nature, we begin to restore balance—softening the nervous system, reawakening embodied presence, and renewing our capacity for connection. In the stillness of winter, mindfulness practices help us cultivate awareness and compassion, while somatic experiences invite a safe and grounded return to the body.

Aligned with the wisdom of the Winter Solstice, this retreat honors the medicine of darkness, quiet, and deep listening. Together, we will explore what it means to turn inward, to tend what is unseen, and to trust the slow emergence of light. This seasonal threshold offers a powerful opportunity to release what no longer serves, nourish what is essential, and plant intentions for the cycle ahead.

Participants will engage in a blend of silent and community-based practices, including guided nature meditations, reflective journaling, gentle movement, and mindful walks in the winter landscape. These experiences are designed to deepen your relationship with both inner and outer nature, while offering practical tools to support ongoing healing and integration.

No prior meditation or somatic experience is required—only a willingness to listen, slow down, and be present. This retreat is open to all who feel called to reconnect with themselves and the living world. However, because we will be engaging in meaningful inner work, those who have recently experienced significant loss or acute life transitions may wish to consider timing and readiness before attending.

What to Expect

  • Dawn meditation in winter stillness
  • Candlelit solstice reflection circle
  • Guided silent hikes in crisp mountain air
  • Somatic grounding with earth and breath
  • Reflective journaling
  • Gentle and restorative movement practices with nature
  • Solo “sit spot” time with the land
  • Intention-setting for the returning light
  • Community sharing and connection
  • Night sky contemplation and darkness practice
  • Restorative rest and nervous system reset

Why Attend?

  • Develop access to deep nervous system regulation
  • Cultivate an embodied sense of being with nature
  • Renew a inner sense of calm and resilience 
  • Deepen connection to the seasonal cycles of nature
  • Grow greater capacity for reflection and presence
  • Strengthen personal intentions aligned with the solstice and new year
  • Nourish your sense of belonging with the natural world

Who is this retreat for?

This retreat is for beginning and seasoned practitioners alike–no prior experience with meditation or somatic healing is needed.

While throughout the retreat, support will be given both individually and in group settings to attend to the experience of healing trauma, it would be best to wait to attend this event if you have had a recent loss or acute traumatic event.

Please join if you have an interest or deep love of nature and want to nourish this connection.

Program Schedule

Day 1

Friday, December 18th

 2:00 – 5:00 pm Registration  

5:30 – 6:00 pm Orientation 

 6:00 – 7:00 pm Dinner  

7:00 – 9:00 pm Evening Program Session 

Day 2

Saturday, December 19th

6:30 – 7:30 am – Morning Practice Session  

7:30 – 9:00 am Breakfast  

9:30 – 12:30 pm Morning Program Session  

12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch  

1:30 – 4 pm Free Time / Program Session  

4:00 – 5:30 pm Afternoon Program Session  

5:30 – 6:30 pm Dinner  

7:00 – 9:00 pm Evening Program Session 

Day 3

Sunday, December 20th

 6:30 – 7:30 am – Morning Practice Session 

 7:30 – 9:00 am Breakfast  

9:30 – 12:30 pm Morning Program Session  

12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch  

1:30 – 4:00 pm Free Time / Program Session  

4:00 – 5:30 pm Afternoon Program Session 

 5:30 – 6:30 pm Dinner  

7:00 – 9:00 pm Evening Program Session 

Day 4

Monday, December 21st

 6:30 – 7:30 am – Morning Practice Session  

7:30 – 9:00 am Breakfast  

9:30 – 12:30 pm Program Session  

12:45 – 1:30 pm Lunch and Departure

Retreat Faculty

Rochelle Calvert

Rochelle Calvert is a licensed clinical psychologist, ecodharma teacher, mindfulness teacher, and somatic experiencing practitioner. She has a devoted love to share the power and healing potential of mindfulness, somatic awareness and nature to heal trauma and to awaken and heal the Earth. She has studied and taught mindfulness for the past 23 years and [...]

Lodging

We have several accommodations to choose from during checkout.
All options include our healthy meals and drinks. Inc V, VG, GF.

Dormitories
Rooms with beds for up to 7-8 people. Gender-segregated with men in their own dorm and women in another. The dorms use a shared bathroom down the hall, which is also equipped with shower stalls.

Monk Rooms
A cost-effective option for participants looking for indoor, solitary lodging, but who don’t mind using a shared bathroom or are looking for a more affordable retreat solution. These rooms are in the same hall as the Ridgen Dormitories, but offer more privacy than the dorms. In addition to a bed, bedding, a private room and closet, the monk rooms also have a large window and a desk and desk chair for added comfort.

Single and Double Rooms
The perfect choice for a retreat where you want both your own space and your own bathroom. Each room offers a little more space, a dresser and closet, and a 3/4s bathroom (toilet, sink, and shower, no bathtub) attached to each room.

Junior Suite
Our Lodge Junior Suites include a queen-size bed topped by a cozy comforter, a desk, dresser, closet and private bath with bathtub, plus a sitting area.

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