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Join us for
Winter Retreat 2026:
Rooted
The HartsSpace Winter Retreat is your invitation to step out of the noise and into stillness. Set in the quiet foothills of Mt. Si and Mt. Teneriffe, this weekend offers a peaceful space to pause and remember what matters. Whether you’re seeking deep rest, meaningful connection, or time alone in nature, this retreat makes space for you to come home to yourself.
This is not about resolutions. It’s about restoration.
This is your time.
Winter invites us to turn inward.
To slow down. To rest.
About our retreats
At HartsSpace, we offer one-on-one support, group meetups, and virtual options. But our retreats are where deeper connection and healing happen.
They give you space to pause, reset, and reconnect with yourself and others in a supportive, nature-filled setting.
Our unique approach to health combines functional medicine nutrition, holistic mental health methodologies, and various forms of movement, empowering you to create lasting changes tailored to your individual needs.
We know this is an investment and it can feel intimidating.
Here you’ll find details about the schedule, location, food, providers, and overall vibe.
Come as you are. This is a supportive space to reconnect and reset.
Explore a transformative 3-day retreat to get rooted in what truly matters.
If you're a little like us, you'll want to know what the food situation is. Check it out.
We have an awesome team! Learn more about who you'll be learning from.
Each year our retreats grow with the majority of our past retreat participants in attendance again. Hear what they have to say.
Our PNW retreats are always in a beautiful location. Learn more about this year's location.
View our pricing options as well as what's included with your retreat registration
What to Expect
Even in winter, nature invites us to pause and listen. Whether it’s a quiet forest walk, a breath of fresh mountain air, or time spent watching snowfall from the lodge, these moments help you slow down and come back to yourself. Nature becomes a mirror, gently guiding you inward.
Nervous System Support and Body Wisdom
Your body knows how to soften, release, and return to center. Through breathwork, grounding movement, restorative yoga, you’ll be supported in calming your system and reconnecting with your inner steadiness. These practices help create a sense of safety and rootedness from within.
Workshops and Education
We’ll share supportive tools rooted in functional medicine and holistic wellness to help you feel nourished through the winter season. Workshops may include topics like winter rhythms, emotional balance, immune support, and setting grounded intentions for the year ahead. These sessions are offered with care, curiosity, and no pressure to perform.
Evening Gatherings and Rituals
As evening settles in, we’ll gather in cozy spaces to share stories, reflect, or simply be together. These moments are heartfelt and gentle, designed to nourish your spirit and deepen your sense of connection—without rush or expectation.
This retreat is not about fixing yourself. It’s about remembering who you are, reconnecting to what matters, and letting nature support you every step of the way.
Retreat Content
Rooted Reflections in Nature
Creative and Reflective Practices
Winter is the season of quiet creativity. Through journaling, candlelight rituals, and grounding creative activities like Earth’s Healing Basket, you’ll have space to explore, reflect, and reconnect with what matters most.
Is This You?
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This retreat is for you if:
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You’re feeling burned out and need a real reset
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You want quiet time to reflect and reconnect
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You’re starting the year craving clarity, not pressure
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You feel disconnected from yourself or your body
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You want meaningful connection in a low-pressure space
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You’re navigating change and need space to think
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You just need a break from doing it all
If that sounds like you, we saved you a seat.
Schedule
Each day moves at a grounded, gentle pace with space for rest, reflection, movement, and connection. You’ll be invited to choose what feels right for you and to root into the practices and moments that nourish you most.
Day One: Arrival and Settling In
We’ll ease into retreat life with time to land, get cozy, and connect with the space. After a shared meal, we’ll gather in community to gently open the weekend and set our intentions.
Day Two: Reflection and Rooting
This day invites you to slow down and tune in. You’ll have options for guided movement, breathwork, journaling, or quiet time in nature. The evening will offer space for reflection and connection, held with warmth and care.
Day Three: Integration and Return
We’ll begin with gentle grounding practices and a closing circle to help you carry what you’ve rooted into back home with you. You’ll leave feeling nourished, steady, and supported.
The full schedule will be shared with all registered participants. Everything is designed with intention and spaciousness, so you can engage at your own pace.
We are a group of women who care deeply about wellness, community, and creating space for real connection. Each of us brings something unique, but we all share the same goal. To help you feel supported, seen, and grounded throughout the retreat.
Our Team.
Katie Hart
LMHC, CN, MS
Michelle Benson
MS, CN
Stef McDonald
Marketing Director & Retreat Coordinator
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Lindsay Miller-Stokes
Embodiment Coach
Oriana Cozzolino
LICSW, Yoga Instructor
Michelle is passionate about connecting nutrition, mindset, and expansive living to empower lasting wellness. Her unique approaches in nutrition include using food as medicine while recognizing that a person's thoughts and beliefs have a profound biological impact on someone's physiology. Because of this, she addresses not just what people should eat, but how they should be eating, and uses our relationship with food and body to create empowered patients who can confidently make food choices that make them feel energized, at ease, and fulfilled.
Stefanee is the owner of Sound Strategy Marketing LLC. If you've seen our content online or any of our recent brochures or flyers, she's the one behind the scenes creating it! Stefanee will be joining us at the retreat to gather more content. You may see her around the retreat taking photos or videos (with your consent). Feel free to smile her way! With a background in marketing and mental health, Stefanee makes a great addition to our team, making things work in the background so we can better serve you all weekend. Learn more about Stefanee by visiting her website www.soundstrategymarketing.com
Lindsay believes that our relationship with food, body and movement is our greatest teacher. Her early struggles with accepting her body led her on a life path to explore her passions and purpose. Movement and creative expression have been an essential part of her life for over 30 years as she has explored, taught and performed various styles of dance including salsa, hip-hop, contemporary, Latin fusion, as well as dance fitness styles including: GROOV3 and she recently gained her certification as a Turn Up Dance Instructor. She is currently a wedding choreographer teaching couples how to dance together for their wedding! Teaching dance for the past 17 years is one of the greatest joys of her life. Learning to have a peaceful loving relationship with her body has been a lifelong journey. As we teach what we most need to learn, she has worked on various projects from facilitating workshops and presentations on body image and eating disorder awareness to leading body positive groups on a college campus and advising corporate executives on body positive marketing. She received her Masters degree in Social Science through the University of Colorado Denver where she studied Health at Every Size, the Body Positive Movement and Fat Studies. She is now grateful to be a part of a 12-step spiritual program healing from her own addiction with food and helping others do the same.
Oriana teaches Hatha yoga to support healing mind, body, and spirit. She provides trauma treatment therapy, incorporating yoga and mediation into her work with First Responders. She is the Resilience and Wellness Coordinator for the Thurston County Sheriff's Office, a member of the Region 3 Crisis Negotiation Team, and a volunteer with the Washington Department of Corrections Victim Assistance Program. She began her yoga journey with Joanna Cashman's Wild Grace, earning her RYT200 in 2012 and has since learned and taught with the Yoga Loft, Yoga Behind Bars, and Yoga for First Responders. Additionally, she was a faculty member with the International Trauma Treatment Program for seven years and currently teaches meditation with The Pierce County Center for Dialog & Resolution, the Dispute Resolution Center of Thurston County, and South Puget Sound Community College. For joy, Oriana engages in authentic movement as a 5 Rhythms dancer and savors nature through PNW hiking with her husband. Learn more about Oriana by visiting her website www.humanresolve.org
Katie's training encompasses a mind, body, spirit approach to mental health and nutrition. She believes that the power of nutrition and therapy can heal a person. Her background and passions have driven her to create a clinic where a person may grow using their own intuition and cultivating healing from a place within their own resources. She sees people as their own expert and uses techniques and tools to help people to better understand and create the change they desire. Her unique approaches have helped many create sustainable change.
Rainbow Lodge Retreat Center
This year's location is located in beautiful North Bend, WA
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Mission
Rainbow Lodge provides a haven of rest, peace, healing, and security. We foster opportunities for our guests to experience spiritual, personal, and/or professional growth in a tranquil and natural setting.
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Name
"The name Rainbow Lodge comes from the story in Genesis: that after the flood a rainbow appears as a symbol of hope and promise for the future. Our dream was that Rainbow Lodge would be just that for many, many people."
Dick Birdsall, founding director
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Vision
Rainbow Lodge improves the world through our Ministry of Hospitality; where one may encounter the divine, and where hope is restored in people’s lives; even as the rainbow is a symbol of promise for the future.
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Learn More
You can learn more about Rainbow Lodge Retreat Center and all the amazing things they do and host by visiting their website:
We partner with retreat locations that cater to a wide range of nutritional needs and preferences, ensuring everyone feels nourished and supported. Before the retreat, you’ll receive a survey to specify any dietary requirements. While our exact menu will be finalized closer to the event, expect vibrant, nutritious, and beautifully presented meals designed to energize and delight. This year, we have a common area where you can bring your own food and beverages from home. Below are some examples of past retreat menus, showcasing the quality and variety you can look forward to.
Food
Pricing
Single Room Package: $1200
Shared Room Package: $1100
Ready to register? View our pricing options at our registration page here
Room & Meals
Workshops & Guided Sessions
Community Support
Accommodations
You'll get 2 nights at the Rainbow Lodge. In addition to lodging, we will potentially offer a hike or exploration of North Bend prior to or after the retreat if there is interest.
Meals
Friday: Dinner
Saturday: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Sunday: Breakfast and Lunch
You will have access to all sessions led by certified experts in nutrition, mental health, art, and yoga. Our providers offer a wide range of teaching techniques and ways to learn.
Our guided sessions are focused on self-discovery, trust, and aligning with your true self.
One of the most amazing things about our retreats is the sense of community that forms. Lifelong friendships are formed. We plan out future get togethers and commit to our personal growth as a community.
It's truly a pleasure and joy to watch the relationships form and to see our participants realize they are not alone in their struggles.