An Invitation: The Vital Reset Retreat

Before you read on, take a moment to arrive here.

Take a slow breath in through your nose, allowing the breath to expand your ribs. As you exhale through parted lips, let it leave with a sigh, allowing your shoulders to soften and your body to settle just a little.

As you continue reading, simply notice what you notice. Maybe a phrase feels familiar, something lands in a way you weren’t expecting, or you recognize a feeling you’ve had but haven’t quite had words for yet.

You don’t need to decide anything right now. Just notice what resonates, what feels familiar, and whether some part of you begins to think, Oh… this is speaking to me.

Midlife can be disorienting. Our bodies change, our sleep gets disrupted, and our energy, mood, metabolism, cycles, and even our capacity for things we once handled without a second thought can begin to shift. Suddenly, the things that used to work don’t always work anymore.

At the same time, there is no shortage of people telling women what we should be doing about it. Eat this, don’t eat that, fast, don’t fast, take these supplements, lift heavier, do more cardio, fix your hormones, lower your cortisol, optimize your sleep.

It can start to feel like wellness itself has become another thing to get right.

What if what we need isn’t more conflicting information piled on top of everything else? Maybe what we’re craving is relevant, trustworthy information for this season, along with the time and space to understand what it means for our own bodies and how to actually integrate it into our lives.

What if this season isn’t only something to manage or get through? What if it’s also a threshold? A chance to let go of what no longer fits, reconnect with what matters, and step into this next season with greater clarity, freedom and trust in ourselves.

What if there is liberation and an initiation here, too?

Those questions have been at the heart of something LaDeana and I have been quietly creating.

Vital Reset: A Midlife Retreat for Hormone Healing, Connection & Embodiment
 April 22–25, 2027
 Whispertree Retreat Center, Boonville, California

Four days and three nights tucked into the hills of Anderson Valley. Part retreat, part education, and one big exhale.

We’ll have honest, evidence-based conversations about hormones, perimenopause and the changes happening in our bodies, while exploring nourishment, sleep, movement, strength, stress and nervous system health.

And we’ll make room for the parts that don’t fit neatly on a lab report. The stories we carry about aging, our bodies, our worth, and what it means to be a woman moving into this next season.

There will be yoga and breathwork, beautiful food, time outside, journaling, conversation, laughter, rest, connection and yes, probably dancing. And there will be space to wander, nap, soak, sit outside, talk with another woman or simply do absolutely nothing.

Our hope is that you leave feeling more grounded in your body, clearer about what deserves your attention, and more trusting of your ability to make choices that feel right for you in this season.

But before you think about any of that, come back to where we started. Take another slow breath and notice your body now. Notice what, if anything, shifted as you read this.

Maybe you felt relief. Maybe you felt seen. Maybe you noticed curiosity or recognition. Maybe you imagined yourself stepping away for a few days and felt something soften. Maybe there was simply a quiet little yes.

You don’t have to decide anything today. Just notice if there’s a pull.

We’re beginning with a small interest list for this intimate Vital Reset Retreat. Joining the list isn’t a commitment, it simply means you’ll be among the first to receive the details and an invitation when we open our intimate group.

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