We will expect everyone to arrive before 7pm PST so that we can all enjoy a beautiful dinner together and get started on our welcome shindig! In the late evening, we will connect around the fire to share our goals, desires, and hopes for the week.

It should be no surprise that self portraits are going to be a major aspect of this week, seeing as both Teri & Misty are known for their self portraiture. We will be covering the technical and emotional aspects of doing self portraits and this will set us up for the week as we explore various other versions of self expression. To cap off the day, we will have a Liberation Fashion Show, where we will cheer everyone on as you strut your stuff in an outfit you feel is self expressive! (It can be as much or as little as you desire!)

When it comes to leaning into our self expression it can trigger a lot of things to come flooding up - we want to provide you a safe and supportive space to explore the stories you tell yourself and give you the guidance to break down those blocks. We will be going through the importance of seeing and feeling the self and the part that body image plays. That evening, we are going to do a nice l’il therapeutic breathwork & grounding to work through the things that came up.

So many people stop writing because they had a teacher or someone correct their grammar or make fun of their spelling - well, on this day Teri will be taking you through prompts and exercises to help you find your inner metronome. We are going to be breaking all of the rules to give you the means to connect with your heart story and give you an incredible outlet that you can decide to hold private or share if you desire. That evening, we are going to get messy and have a fun art night!

So many of us are removed from movement and trusting our bodies due to diet culture and have our moves critiqued when we were younger, yet movement has been shown to have a massive impact on our stress levels, immune system, and brain function. As a burlesque artist, Misty has bumped, grinded, and oozed her way through inherited toxic body image beliefs. She wants to share the healing and transformative power of embodied sensual movement to help us connect to our glorious bodies in a gentle and supportive way. She is going to guide us through various movements and prompts, encouraging us to let go of the limiting beliefs that hold us back (and shake our glorious jiggly bits in the process!) Since this is our last night together, we wanted to arrange something fun, so we are going to have a little “talent show” where you can take something you’ve learned throughout the week and present it to the group! Remember, we are keeping the numbers for the retreat small AND we are incredibly supportive (no matter what your brain is telling you!)

This is always the hardest part because we’ve cried and laughed and moved and shared and made new friends - but now it is time for you to go forth and burn brightly for the world to see.