Release + Restore:
A Full Moon Healing Retreat for Women.
October 11-14, 2024
Steelville, MO, USA
A weekend for release, connection, and restoration.
It’s been a long few years, and you. are. TIRED. You are carrying not only your stuff, but everyone else’s, while trying to be the best you can at everything you do. It’s too much, but you can’t tell anyone that.
I see you. I get you. I feel you.
You deserve a break.
Come, set your 100 pound backpack down. Rest, and release what is not serving you. Receive relief, nourishment, love, and connection. Leave feeling restored, energized, and with a new level of Self awareness, understanding, and love.
Held during October’s full Hunter’s moon, this is sure to be a powerful healing experience. We’ll gather at a beautiful, luxury home on the Meramac River in beautiful Steelville, MO. Together, we’ll bask in nature’s natural healing properties, and join one another in fun, connection, healing, and some much needed time away from the hustle and bustle of expectation, performance, and the never-ending-1000-things-todo-list.
You can be sure to feel fully cared for with peaceful, private space, yoga, energy healing, breathwork, group connection, and plenty of downtime. As well, all meals will be prepared just for you by award winning Chef Mindy, former chef for Bon Appetit, the St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Rams, and Whole Foods Market.
3 Nights at a private, luxury Meramac river property in beautiful, Steelville, MO
Group healing through reflection circles, yoga, meditation, reiki, and breathwork
Individual Healing Sessions
Onsite prepared meals by award winning Chef Mindy
Connection, Belonging, Rest and Healing
What’s Included
The Healing Space
Nature. Privacy. Connection. Healing Intentions.
Private Sleeping Accomodations
Itinerary
(This Schedule Subject to Change)
Friday, October 11, 2024
Arrival and Welcome between 5-6 p.m.
Dinner and Introductions at 7:30 p.m.
Bonfire 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 12, 2024
7:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Circle-Release Ceremony
10:30 a.m. Intentions & Breathwork (Release)
12:30 p.m. Lunch
2:00 p.m. Local Hike
5:00 p.m. Free Time
6:00 p.m. Dinner
8:00 p.m. Group Healing Experience
9:30 p.m. Bonfire
Sunday, October 13, 2024
7:30 a.m. Morning Meditation
8:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:30 a.m. Individual Sessions/Free Time
12:00 p.m. Brunch
1:00 p.m. Individual Sessions/Free Time
6:00 p.m. dinner
7:30 closing circle
8:30 p.m. Group Healing Experience
9:30 p.m. Bonfire
Monday, October 14, 2024
7:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 a.m. River/Gratitude Circle
10-11 a.m. Departure
(This schedule is subject to change)
THIS IS AN ALCOHOL FREE EVENT
Investment
(all prices, all inclusive*)
Private Room-Shared Bathroom
$2500
(OR $2000/pp if you’d like to share a single, private room w/a friend.)
Non-refundable $500 deposit due at booking to reserve your spot.
*Price includes lodging, group experiences, individual sessions and meals. It does NOT include travel to and from retreat property.
ABOUT YOUR HOST
Jean Ricks-Ayer (she/her) is a St. Louis based professional counselor and holistic healing practitioner, who utilizes trauma-informed, embodied therapeutic approaches, Reiki, and breathwork with the intention of supporting individuals as whole beings.
In her years as a therapist, she has learned that healing requires so much more than talking, that at our core, we all desire connection and belonging, and that true healing happens at the intersection of mind, body, and soul.
Jean holds a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from University of Missouri-St. Louis, is Usui Reiki trained, and breathwork certified under David Elliot, intuitive energy healer.
Outside of her role as healing practitioner, Jean loves spending time in her garden, supporting local pollinators, walking her dogs in the local park, finding answers in the trees, and peace in the stars. Jean is a member of the LGBTQ+ community and avid supporter of equity and human rights for all.
ABOUT YOUR CHEF
Chef Mindy Jahn (she/her) loves food, and from where she stands, food is the Great Connector across generations, cultures, and ethnicities. Whether she’s creating a new recipe, trying a new restaurant, exploring a local farmer’s market, nurturing her food garden, cooking for friends, or simply for herself and her family, Mindy’s aspiration is to create and offer nourishment, sustenance, and joy.
Mindy is an experienced gluten-free chef and is genuinely happy to accommodate any dietary needs. Her professional experience includes fine dining, catering, restaurant work and working as a private Chef. Mindy is an award-winning, American Culinary Federation (ACF) certified chef who has traveled the country and the world seeking out new culinary adventures. Mindy has enjoyed teaching food safety for over 20 years and loves instructing both adult and kids cooking classes.
In Mindy’s food you will find plant-centric, thoughtfully creative, nutrient-dense, and flavor-packed delight. Seasonally focused and with as many local ingredients as possible, you will feel the love and energy Chef Mindy feels for the food she creates, and the experience she desires for you.