Self Love Day Retreat, 2025

Opening the year with love, before the thaw

Each year, we begin our journey together with the Self Love Day Retreat. Its a tradition that invites us to root into gentleness before the bloom of spring. Still held in the quiet arms of winter, this gathering marks a threshold: a soft crossing from inward reflection toward new life.

In February, a circle of us came together in the yurt, where warmth and rose tea wrapped around deep, soul-honest sharing. We spoke tender truths about what it means to love ourselves not in concept, but in practice. We listened, cried, and laughed, remembering that we are not alone in our longing to feel whole and held.

As the afternoon sun filtered through the trees, we co-created a despacho a sacred offering to the land, woven from flower petals, leaves, prayers, and intentions. Together, we carried it into the forest and buried it, anchoring our collective love into the earth as a blessing for the seasons ahead.

We closed the day with open hearts, sipping cacao and surrendering to a soul-soothing sound journey led by Becky Shanks, letting the vibration of love ripple through our bodies and into the stillness of the forest.

We intend to offer another despacho for the summer solstice to honor our sacred Bhakti Mountain - join us.