Mt. Shasta Immersion Retreat
Is the Mountain Calling You?
We invite you to visit this sacred, healing land and commune with its pristine wilderness blessed over many centuries of stewardship by indigenous tribes.
We call our mountain community, "Where heaven and earth meet."
Just being in the exquisite beauty of nature and the high-frequency spiritual energies of Mt. Shasta awakens and transforms your energetic signature. People who've spent time in the midst of this mountain's presence often report heightened intuition, deeper sleep, vivid dreams, and a distinctive lightness of being they've never experienced before. During your stay, you'll find yourself graciously opening to an embodied, ancient connection with your Soul.
Mt. Shasta is Beautiful All Year Around.
Springtime brings new potential.
Receiving the blessings of winter's abundant moisture, the pristine beauty of plants and trees glows with aliveness before your eyes. Watch the flowers blossom with vibrant color. Waterfalls and creeks are gushing. The lake is full.
You can play in the snow in higher elevations or walk on moist soil in the forests.
Symbolically, this is a beautiful time for new beginnings, initiations, planting seeds of potential, spiritual awakening, and visioning.
Summer invites expansion.
Shasta is known around the world for its meadows, wildflowers, and alpine lakes for freshwater swimming. The hiking is exceptional. Long nights, outdoor musical concerts, farmers' markets, and adventures in the sunshine.
Symbolically, this is a joyful time to soak in the sun and shine your inner light. You may want to celebrate your aliveness and nurture your health. This is a grand time to welcome your fertile nature and bring your visions to life.
Autumn encourages gratitude.
As the leaves turn vibrant colors, you may find the places within yourself that are ready to release and shed the old. The nights begin getting cooler, and the land welcomes rain. This is an ideal time for a ceremony by the fire with a warm cup of tea.
Symbolically, fall invites harvest, a gathering of your energies while you let go of what no longer serves you. Powerful practices of release and opening to profound levels of silence and contemplation come with immersion in this season.
Winter is magical and inward.
It's a time to get cozy by the fire, to journal and contemplate with your heart, and open to the soul-nourishing presence of stillness. You may enjoy winter photography, snowshoeing, cross-country or downhill skiing, taking a walk in town or near the lake, and savoring delicious, warm meals as you rest deeply.
Symbolically, winter is a time of reflection and completing creative projects. A time to reflect upon and anchor gratitude for the unfolding of the past year, and open wide to receive inspiration and a renewed vision for the coming year.
Client Success Story
For Every Woman ...
“Joy has crafted a deeply nourishing, revealing, clarifying, gentle yet powerful balance of somatic and reflective exercises in pristine nature to assist women in awakening. This is a precious resource for every woman in search of a deeper, intimate connection with their true self.”
– Dr. Jacquiline Chan
An Immersion Retreat in Mt. Shasta...
...is about honoring an undeniable calling to embrace your next level of healing, spiritual flow, and creative expansion.
Choosing among a wide range of offerings and activities, we’ll collaborate with you (your family or group) to identify your desired retreat outcomes and create a customized, transformational immersion experience.
- Spiritual & life direction healing and coaching
- Couples counseling and communication practices
- Entrepreneurial development with "Business Soul Mapping."
- Custom-designed leadership mentoring processes for individuals or teams
- Guided yoga, sound healing, and pranayama
- Energy aura clearing and reclaiming your power practices
- Soul path readings with a range of revealing oracle cards
- Initiation ceremonies based on your current life passage
- Communing, hiking, swimming, and shoeshowing in Mt. Shasta's rich range of sacred sites
- Creative manifestation utilizing a range of hands-on artistic expressions and tools
Our Sacred Renewal Space
Enjoy our sanctuary home, which offers a patio for outdoor reflection and a big lawn surrounded by majestic views where we can dance, play, and renew. Enjoy our temple environment for your private sessions during your retreat. Lodging is off-site.
We gratefully acknowledge that the lands of Mt. Shasta and Siskiyou County are the ancestral homelands of Indigenous peoples who have lived in relationship with this region for thousands of years, including the Shasta Indian Nation, Winnemem Wintu Tribe, Karuk Tribe, Modoc Nation, Klamath Tribes, and the Quartz Valley Indian Community. These mountains, rivers, forests, and meadows have long been places of prayer, ceremony, stewardship, and spiritual connection. As we gather here, we do so with humility, respect, and gratitude for the original caretakers of this land and for the enduring wisdom, resilience, and cultural traditions that continue through Indigenous communities today.
Client Success Stories
My week with Joy changed my life
“From the moment I stepped through the doorway of Joy’s home, I felt changed, welcomed, encouraged, and loved - as if I could discover and celebrate parts of me that had been waiting to be found. I can honestly say my week with Joy changed my life. Without any sense of expectation or pressure, I felt a deep and real desire to live my best self - to eat well, move deliberately and explore the gorgeous surroundings. Mostly, I discovered parts of me that now awakened are guiding me to a life of greater purpose, ease, and fulfillment. Not bad for a single visit! Now I just want to go back and see what else can happen!”
Janet Farnsworth
A powerful and magical experience!
“Being on a personal retreat with Joy is nothing short of pushing a giant RESET button. I left feeling refreshed, rejuvenated and have much greater clarity about my business and life path. The retreat space is amazing with access to a beautiful home, delicious food–all surrounded by views of Mt. Shasta and its glorious forested mountains. Additionally, the resources in the region and community are a mind-blowing combination of natural beauty, outdoor recreation, health and wellness practitioners as well as spiritual resources. Yes. You can always visit Mt. Shasta on your own but being there with Joy and Gavin as your multi-faceted guides, elevates it into a powerful and magical experience!”
- Laurie McKean
