Sanctus Cabin Telluride, CO Retreat

Written By Kierra Vanevenhoven .

Event Dates: June 28 - June 30, 2024

“Embrace Your Pause Journey: A Empowering Passage to Feminine Wisdom and Community” 

A Wilding Women’s Retreat honoring the transitions of perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause. 

This Wilding Women’s Retreat is focused on empowering your journey with menopause, recognizing this phase as a transformative invitation. Our time together in Nature intertwines a supportive community of other women to shift the narrative from viewing menopause (peri/pause/post) as a curse to recognizing it as a significant life transition with the potential for growth and wisdom. The journey before, during, and after is a significant timeframe in a woman’s life to clarify who you are at your core, your values and purpose, and how to realign this next stage of your journey.

To help you feel prepared for this stage of your journey…

Grieving the person you thought you were with an invitation to who you are.

It’s time to experience:

  • Empowerment and reclamation

  • Holding light on the shame to shed and rewrite

  • Rite of passage

  • Community support where you can openly discuss your experiences, share stories, and find solidarity

  • Integration of internal and ancestral wisdom 

  • Integration and honoring of grief as the path to growth

  • Menopause revolution where you redefine what this journey means for you and your impact on the community

 

This retreat is for you if you:

  • Want to sit with other women committed to personal growth

  • Crave a supportive community of women connecting during a major life transition

  • Want to shift the view around menopause to an empowering journey

  • Feel that aging is an invitation to transformation and a bigger impact

  • Want to engage with intention and embrace this life experience 

  • Explore menopause as a time of transition - of entering the liminal space with ritual and ceremony - a rite of passage

  • Embrace feminine wisdom, recognizing the strength and softness that refutes the harsh edge of mainstream pause

  • Embrace the “pause life” - a moment to slow down, reflect, and be with your journey within a container of community  

  • Be intentional about embracing changes and making meaningful choices to live a life more aligned with your purpose and joy

 

Retreat Activities

Explore the variety of transformative activities that will take place at the upcoming Wilding Women’s Retreat in Telluride, Colorado. Discover a curated array of experiences designed to foster empowerment, community connection, and a deep appreciation for the wisdom that comes with menopause.

  • Symbolic burning of attachments

  • Walk through nature

  • Grief circles

  • Disappearing paper for shame/stories/social messaging

 

Lodging Details: Sanctus Cabins located in Telluride, CO

We are excited to launch this transformative retreat in the beautiful San Juan Wilderness. Sanctus Cabins is located on seven acres of land that backs up to the expansive beauty of this mountain range.

11 Participant Spots Available

  • 6 Camping Spots

    • Cost: $1650 per person

  • 5 Remote Cabin Spots

    • Cost:  $1950 per person

    • Availability:

      • 4 single beds (shared room)

      • One queen bed (private room) 

      • All food and snacks included

Remote cabin with fireplace, gathering spot, and comfortable beds. There is no running water (toilets and water for drinking are available in the main cabin). The cabin is run off solar, so be mindful of how much electricity is used. 

Elevation: 9500ft. 

Cabin & Retreat Preview Gallery

 

Retreat Facilitators

Nicole Jefferson - MA, LPCC, NCC

My most crucial long-term relationship has been with the great outdoors; my first therapist was Mother Nature. I have used my time in this mighty space to align the things that make my heartbeat: people, nature, the power of self-development, and a deep knowing of self-love. The outdoors is a powerful resource that helps us feel grounded and at peace, immersed in all Mother Nature offers. My approach is holistic, mindful-based, somatic, and authentic. My goal for people is to feel good in their skin and reach their true SELF potential. Wilding Women is an extension of the container I created within Wilding Therapy. My passion for helping women land in their power is where Wilding Women’s Retreats evolved from. Although I have yet to enter the sacred transition of the menopausal journey, I welcome this opportunity to help other women, no matter where you may be in this space, embrace this beautiful transformation of womanhood with love, grace, acceptance, and energy. 

Tamara Yakaboski - PhD

Tamara Yakaboski is a resilience coach and consultant, climate practitioner, and impact strategist who helps folks continuously rebuild resilience within in order to serve our communities while being in right relationship with Nature.

Having experienced early menopause that started in my late 30s, I found myself without adequate preparation or mentorship. This Wilding Women’s retreat feels important to co-facilitate so that you can feel empowered and prepared for your transformational journey. Menopause has been and continues to be one of the greatest catalysts for my own radical change and transformation into more intentional and value-aligned life and work. I want this for everyone. 

I have over two decades in research, adult education, and women’s leadership. I continue to expand with training in climate and health, creativity, somatic, and therapeutic interventions. I’ve published and presented my research worldwide, and I continue to build frameworks to implement via coaching and consulting that support individual and collective growth and development. My vision is to create community, co-learning, collaboration, and care that weaves feminism, depth psychology, mindfulness, mind-body (somatic) work, nature-based activities, and community impact for the collective good of Mama Earth.

Learn more about my work at https://www.tamarayakaboski.com/services-overview including free sign up for my weekly newsletter. Or find me on IG @tyakaboski

 

Ready to embark on this transformative journey? Click the button below to register for the retreat now!

FAQs

  • It is the responsibility of participants to provide their transportation to the retreat. We encourage carpooling to limit the # of cars on the property. A Google sheet will be provided for those who want to carpool and converse before the retreat.

  • All meals and snacks will prepared and provided on the land. If you require additional needs, please bring your own snacks to ensure you are comfortable.

  • No refunds will be available after April 30, 2024.

  • Any personal medications are the responsibility of the participant.

  • The retreat will take place no matter what conditions Mother Nature brings us.

  • A packing sheet will be provided.

  • We recommend participants come in with a base level of fitness. Sanctus Cabins are located at 9400ft. Hydration, fueling, resting, and meeting your needs will be vital to your experience. More information will be provided on the Zoom calls starting Jan. 28, 2024, and leading up to the retreat.

  • Our retreat destination of Telluride sits at an elevation of 9,500ft. Proper hydration, sunscreen, and proper clothing are a must to ensure participant safety.

  • The average temperature in June ranges from the low 70s to the mid-30s.

    Make sure to pack accordingly.

  • We acknowledge the complex history of identity expressions, reclamation, and inclusion through language. Our intention is to create a container that recognizes the broad scope of womanhood. We welcome women (cis and trans), femmes, and genderqueer people. As facilitators, we are actively invested in our own learning and skill development around gender diversity and trans inclusion and welcome any questions or requests from interested applicants.

Kierra Vanevenhoven .
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