The Healing Power of Retreats

In our fast-paced society, where we can easily lose ourselves in our doing, taking time to retreat is a powerful medicine for the soul. By stepping out of our everyday lives, we open to the invitation to step more fully into our interior lives, so that we can tend and befriend that which is there, returning with clearer vision for whatever is next on the journey ahead. 
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Retreat Facilitation

Annette has been planning and guiding spiritual and nature-based retreat experiences for nearly a decade. With gentleness and warmth, Annette weaves the elements of sacred circle, nurturing solitude, embodiment, journaling, and nature connection into her retreats.

She offers retreats on the topics of soul-tending, grief-tending, and embodying the Divine Feminine.
She Rises! Tending the Feminine Fire
A weekend retreat for women
Amethyst Retreat Center (Duncannon, PA)
Oct. 30 - Nov. 1, 2026

Tending the Feminine Fire is an invitation to remember the sacred feminine path, our passion for living, and our purpose for these times.

Join us for a weekend of reconnecting with yourself, with your sisters, with Mother Earth, and the sacred. The weekend begins Friday 5:30pm and ends Sunday morning at 11am. 

Limited to 10 participants. Register early to hold your spot!
What to expect:
  • healthy, homemade meals
  • yoga and dance with Lisa Frank​
  • nature art and massage with Angela Vale
  • opportunities for one-on-one spiritual companioning, massage, breathwork, etc...
  • labyrinth walks, Nature connection, laughter, fire ceremony, and more!​

Past Events:

Refugia - Rest, Restore, and Return
A day retreat for women at Refugia House (Reading, PA)
March 21, 2026
There is a time to step away. A time for rest and restoration. A time to tend to our inner sanctuary so we that can better offer sanctuary for ourselves and the world around us.
Come gather in sacred sisterhood to nurture your body, mind, and spirit, so you can return to life with greater agency and vitality. 

(The feminine and masculine have less to do about male and female bodies and more to do with energies that complement and balance one another. These energies are accessible and important for both male and female-bodied persons. At this time, this retreat is being offered to those who identify as woman.)

Work with Annette

Annette would be delighted to hold space for your personal retreat and/or group experience on any of the following themes:
  • Wound Tending (both personal and collective grief)
  • Soul Tending
  • Reconnecting with the Natural World
  • Writing Ourselves Home (a journaling practice)
  • Welcoming the Wild Woman
  • Welcoming the Divine Mother
  • Welcoming the Sovereign Queen
  • ​Welcoming the Wise Woman
"Every time I've been on retreat with Annette, it has been a nourishing experience. Her farmhouse and the land is so beautiful, warm, and inviting. On one occasion, I discovered the wailing wall and wrote a note to my sister who passed away and tucked it into the stones. Annette is gentle, wise, and very present. She is as healing as is her retreat space."
​- Lisa

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"I've attended one of Annette’s day retreats and left feeling soo nourished! Annette is a fiercely compassionate leader and creates a warm and loving container for all."
- Jennifer

​"This was my first day retreat experience ever, and it was focused on tending to the wound of my grieving heart. Annette was a calming, kind spirit who allowed me to open my heart and discover healthy ways to help heal my wound."
​- Kara