OCTOBER 8-11, 2026
Return Rooted: a retreat for creatives and change makers
THE CALL
October is a transformative time of year when we welcome the growing dark. This early spring retreat is a portal, a chance to press pause in a churning world. Invite the tender parts of your body to rest, renew, and root down. Receive the gift of silence and solitude. You don't have to know it all or do it all. Welcome the drip-drop of knowing as it pools up inside of you. There is no urgency. Only the potent and powerful moment before you.
THE RETREAT
Return Rooted will leave you feeling more grounded and centered with tools to support your holistic wellbeing as we explore themes of creativity, radical imagination, healing, community care, and joy as a birthright. Return Rooted is:
A delicious antidote to grind culture
A heart-filled reclaiming of your time and energy
A joyful act of resistance in the face of an unknown future
A chance to gather together to create, connect, and return home rooted
THE PEOPLE
Return Rooted is for change-makers, creatives, doers, healers, teachers, grievers, care-givers, leaders, women and gender expansive people who are holding it all together. It is for those who have been pouring their life energy into their relationships, their work, and their communities. It is for those who are craving abundant time, creative re-ignition, and radical rest.
We are gathering at a retreat center located one hour outside of Portland, Oregon. The 20-acre retreat space is co-stewarded by artists and is surrounded by pine trees along the Columbia River basin.
Every one who attends this retreat has their very own room or cabin. (That's right, you do not have to share!) We're talking about soft beds with beautiful forest views in perfectly designed spaces for creative contemplation and deep rest.
THE LOCATION
THE LODGING
“Now more than ever, the world needs creative minds, rooted in curiosity, with clear, expressive voices, connected to purpose, who trust, deeply, what they know, feel and see. This is how we shift culture.”
— Sarah Greenman, The Creative Alchemy Cycle
Your Guides
Myriam Loeschen
Myriam Loeschen (she/her) is a facilitator, community-builder and fierce advocate for human connection. Myriam utilizes her background in the SATIR therapy model, Catalyst Leadership frameworks, and Anti-Racist Training to catalyze resilient conversations around issues that matter — race, humanity, and self-awareness. Over the last decade, Myriam has honed her skills in strengthening thriving organizational cultures, guiding difficult dialogues (with ourselves and each other), and supporting the cultivation of self-leadership grounded in collective care.
Sarah Greenman
Sarah Greenman (she/they) is an artist, author, facilitator, birth-worker, and executive director. Her work is steeped in the Celtic imagination and informed by socially engaged movements for change. Sarah is rooted in a core framework of joy, justice, inclusion, right-relationship, and anti-racist practice. Sarah is an intuitive contractor, tapping on the walls of our lived experience to find weight-bearing beams of truth on which we may build our own work. She is a process junkie, a practical optimist, an eco-spiritualist, and a creative midwife. She is also the author of The Creative Alchemy Cycle: Activate Your Creativity to Wake Up and Get Free.
Thursday, October 11
Check-In2:00 pm
Welcome & Ground3:00 pm
Dinner6:00 pm
Bonfire & Story Circle8:00pm
Friday, October 12
Rise & Stretch7:30 am
Breakfast8:00 am
Creative Play Session9:30 am
Lunch12:00 pm
Open Time / Rest1:00 pm
Creative Play Session2:30 pm
Golden Hour Walk / Rest
5:00 pm
6:00 pm
Dinner7:30 pm
Bonfire / Music
Saturday, October 13
Rise & Stretch7:30 am
Breakfast
8:00am
Creative Play Session
12:30pm
Creative Workshop2:00pm
Dinner6:30pm
How It Works-
Browse our upcoming events to find the one that feels right for you. We host events year-round in all different locations and climates.
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Sign up and pay all required fees to reserve your spot. If plans change, you can cancel up to 14 days before the retreat start to receive a 50% refund.
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After booking, we'll send you a Welcome Packet with everything you need to know—detailed schedules, packing list recommendations, add-ons to consider, and more.
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We'd recommend booking your transportation to and from the event as soon as possible, to ensure you can arrive without any complications or delays.
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Now all that's left to do is pack your bags and get excited for your new adventure.