Wilderness Wellness Retreats
Our programs are shaped by landscapes.
Each one offers its own medicine. Each one supports a different kind of remembering. Some landscapes open us. Others ground us. All of them invite us into deeper relationship with ourselves, each other, and the world around us.
In each program location, we consider the ecosystems at play—mountains, desert, water, open spaces, forests, sky, dark sky—and how their unique characteristics can support your healing, integration, and belonging.
Healing with the land is not extractive. We enter with respect. We receive what’s offered. And we return care in turn.
This is relational healing—guided by the land, held by the seasons, and rooted in reciprocity.
On each program page, you’ll learn about the gifts of each landscape you may encounter during our immersive, evidence-based experiences.
Our experiences center:
✔️ Support for Public Lands: Our events directly support the nonprofit partners of the public lands we are visiting, whose work is more important than ever. Including stewardship projects (when available) helps agencies (NPS, BLM, USFS, state and local parks, etc) continue critical conservation projects impacted by the changes in leadership and policy.
✔️ Self-Discovery with Community: Come home to your most authentic self through guided introspection and group discussions, gaining clarity amidst the serenity of some of America’s most iconic landscapes.
✔️ Mindful Movement: Embrace the health benefits of hiking as mindful movement, improving your physical well-being and mental clarity while immersed in nature's beauty.
✔️ Environmental Stewardship: Give back to the land through conservation projects, fostering a sense of gratitude and connection with our wild spaces while contributing to their preservation.
Imagine this: you’re standing on a trail, surrounded by trees older than your great grandparents, the air is so crisp it feels like your lungs are waking up for the first time. You haven’t checked your email in days, and instead of a to-do list, all you have to focus on is the sound of your boots crunching on the dirt and your heartbeat steadying with every step.
Perhaps you came because something in your life feels heavy — maybe it’s the stress of a job that’s eating you alive, or the weight of a loss you can’t shake, or maybe you don’t even know what it is yet. You just know you need space to feel it, face it, and let it go.
Perhaps you came because you have something to celebrate — a diagnosis that turned your life around, a lifelong dream coming true, a milestone in your healing journey. Whatever the reason, all of it is welcome here.
This retreat isn’t a vacation. It’s a lifeline. It’s where you get to show up exactly as you are — messy, exhausted, hopeful, guarded, or ready to break wide open. It’s where we create a safe, sacred space for you to explore what’s been holding you back, reconnect with the parts of yourself you’ve been neglecting, and remember what it feels like to be fully alive.
You’ll leave with memories of breathtaking views and tools to navigate your life in a way that feels more grounded and more aligned with who you truly are. You’ll leave with a community of people who get it — who get you. And you’ll leave knowing that it’s okay to slow down, to let go, and to take care of yourself, not as a luxury but as a necessity.
If this resonates — if your chest just got a little tight, if your eyes are welling up, if you feel like we’re talking directly to you — then this experience is for you. This is your sign. You deserve to feel peace. You deserve to feel whole. You deserve to celebrate. And we’re here to walk this path with you.
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Everglades + Biscayne National Parks
February 28 - March 2, 2026
Florida National Parks Association -
Yosemite National Park
June 3-5, 2026
VIP Reunion Weekend -
North Cascades National Park
June 24-28, 2026
North Cascades Institute -
Sequoia National Park
July 24-26, 2026
VIP Reunion Weekend -
Trek to Tumanguya - 75 miles
July 29-August 8, 2026
(Service Project + Backpacking Trip)
Reciprocity Rx™ with TSX Challenge -
Glacier National Park
August 24-28 / August 28-Sept 4, 2026
Stewardship + Storytelling Retreat w/ Indigenous-Led Hike -
Virgin Islands National Park
March 21-28, 2027
Friends of Virgin Islands National Park -
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Mountains, deserts, open spaces, water, forests, and dark skies each offer their own kind of medicine — different ways of seeing, feeling, and moving through the world.
If you have already moved through our free toolkit and are ready to dig deeper, this is the full Different Landscapes, Different Medicines curriculum. Streamlined, cohesive, and built for repeat use across seasons.
Inside, you’ll explore:
Mountains: perspective, pacing, and the long view
Deserts: resilience, stillness, and quiet truths
Forests: interdependence, patience, and what’s worth your time
Water: regulation, release, and remembering
Open Spaces: visibility, belonging, and shared awareness
Dark Skies: rest, wonder, and orientation
Each landscape includes its own teachings, reflection prompts, practical field-based exercises, and integration rituals designed to be used outside — in your neighborhood, on a trail, beside water, under trees, or beneath the stars.
Who you’ll meet…
Our programs bring together people who are curious about building a deeper relationship with themselves, each other, and the places they visit. Some participants are healthcare professionals, educators, artists, nonprofit leaders, and public lands advocates looking for new ways to integrate nature into their lives and work. Others simply love spending time outside and want to move beyond recreation into stewardship, reflection, and community.
Since 2018, we’ve hosted more than 600 events across the United States, welcoming people from all walks of life. We’ve shared trail time with participants of many spiritual backgrounds, races, ethnicities, gender identities and expressions, sexual orientations, and across the spectrum of neurodivergence. Our youngest participants have been in their early twenties, and our oldest have been in their mid-eighties. What brings people together isn’t a shared profession, experience level, or outdoor skill set. It’s a shared curiosity, generosity of spirit, and desire to learn from both the landscape and one another.
Our experiences are designed to be welcoming to first-time volunteers and seasoned outdoor enthusiasts alike. You don’t need to know how to backpack, identify wildflowers, or have years of volunteer experience to belong here. You simply need to arrive with an open mind, a willingness to contribute, and a curiosity about what becomes possible when we care for a place together.
Our curriculum is trauma-informed, informed by evidence-based research, and shaped by nearly a decade of facilitating nature-based experiences. While many participants describe our programs as restorative, meaningful, or even life-changing, they are educational and experiential in nature and are not intended to replace therapy or care from licensed professionals.
Whenever possible, we partner with Indigenous educators, local experts, and community organizations to deepen our understanding of the places we visit and the people who have cared for them across generations. We are committed to creating spaces where people feel welcomed, respected, challenged, and supported as they learn, reflect, and grow together. You can learn more about our community guidelines here.
To support presence, connection, and safety, all of our programs are substance- and alcohol-free.
If you’re wondering whether you’d feel at home here, we’d love to hear from you. Send us a note via the form below—we’re always happy to help you find the experience that’s right for you.
