A Women’s Enneagram and Somatic Healing Retreat in Northern California
April 23-28, 2025 | Week-Long Retreat | 6 Days | Wednesday to Monday
A Soul-Awakening Sanctuary in the Redwoods
Turn down the noise and turn up your inner radiance at this life-changing retreat. Embrace your brilliance, release old patterns, and bloom into your truest expression—all in a community of like-hearted women. Come home renewed, inspired, and ready to shine.
Modalities Included In This Northern California Retreat
Insight Meditation
Enneagram Teachings
Somatic Practices and Healing
Free-Movement Dance
Creative Expressions
Playful Group Adventures
Who the Retreat Is For
This experience is thoughtfully designed for all who identify as women and are seeking a compassionate, transformative environment to reignite their inner brilliance. It’s for those at crossroads, yearning for deeper authenticity, and ready to rediscover the spark within. Whether you’ve felt stifled by old stories or simply crave heartfelt connection, this retreat offers a safe haven to awaken your essence, embrace your uniqueness, and emerge feeling empowered, seen, and deeply alive.
Retreat Description
Rediscover Your Inner Brilliance
The Enneagram Retreat known as SHINE: Remember Your Brilliance, Reclaim Your Vitality invites participants into the majestic redwood forests of Northern California for a week of immersive healing and personal expansion. Under the ancient canopy, participants engage in Insight Meditation, delve into Enneagram Teachings, and explore Somatic Practices and Healing to uncover the core patterns that have dimmed their inner light. The guidance offered at this Somatic Healing Retreat encourages attendees to shift from self-criticism to profound self-acceptance, revealing that their “flaws” may, in truth, be their most extraordinary gifts.
Illuminating Your Patterns Through the Enneagram
At the heart of this journey lies the Enneagram, a powerful tool for illuminating unconscious patterns. By gently bringing these patterns into conscious awareness, participants gain clarity and insight into how they’ve been dimming their brilliance. As they release outdated beliefs and stories, new pathways emerge. This profound inner work restores a sense of sovereignty and creative freedom, allowing guests to envision a future aligned with their deepest truth. Throughout the week, each woman will discover that what she once considered a barrier is actually a gateway to her own transformation.
Embodying Your Brilliance with Movement and Creativity
True healing involves not just the mind, but the body and soul as well. This is why SHINE integrates a tapestry of body-centered experiences, from Free-Movement Dance that reconnects you to the wisdom of your body, to Creative Expressions that invite you to play, laugh, and rediscover your inherent vitality. By weaving these practices together, participants learn to embody their brilliance—allowing it to permeate every cell, every breath, and every aspect of their lives. Here in this Northern California retreat, set in the heart of the redwoods, each movement and creative moment becomes an opportunity to feel alive, present, and whole.
Community, Connection, and the Power of Nature
Healing flourishes in community, and the circle of women who gather at SHINE form a tapestry of support, understanding, and genuine connection. In the safe space created by experienced facilitator Ashlie Woods, participants discover the gift of being witnessed and held without judgment. As stories are shared and laughter echoes through the towering trees, a sense of belonging takes root. The Playful Group Adventures offer moments of joy, curiosity, and collective presence, all while the old-growth redwoods stand guard—living reminders that thriving in one’s authentic essence is both natural and necessary.
Sustaining Your Inner Light Beyond the Retreat
Participants leave with more than just memories. They carry home practical tools, new perspectives, and the support of a community that truly sees them. They gain an enduring understanding that the journey to brilliance is not about fixing oneself; it’s about unveiling what has always been there. Through ongoing integration of Insight Meditation, Enneagram Teachings, and Somatic Practices and Healing, attendees return to their daily lives with newfound courage, clarity, and a radiant sense of self-worth.
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About The Retreat Facilitators: Ashlie Woods
Ashlie Woods, a seasoned guide with 15+ years of experience, leads with heart, honesty, and a playful yet profound approach to transformation. Skilled in the Enneagram, body-centered healing, and creative expression, she has guided countless visionaries—healers, leaders, creatives, and coaches—toward embracing their unique brilliance. Her mission is not to provide all the answers, but to reflect back each participant’s inherent wisdom, so they leave feeling seen, empowered, and ready to shine their brightest.
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Spirit Camp Retreat Center
A graceful interplay of forest, ocean, and sky characterizes the environment at Northern California Retreats hosted by Spirit Camp, just a scenic drive north from Sonoma and Marin. Ancient redwood giants rise overhead, their trunks bearing witness to generations of seekers who’ve come to this land yearning for healing, transformation, and self-discovery. Within this natural sanctuary, you are invited to activate your magic—reawakening dormant gifts, clarifying your aspirations, and forging deeper connections with yourself, others, and the earth itself. Each trail you wander, each conversation sparked by the warmth of a campfire, each star witnessed in the silent night sky contributes to a tapestry of meaningful experiences.
The center’s robust program schedule caters to diverse needs and interests. If you feel called to release old wounds, healing retreats offer holistic modalities to guide you toward renewal. Perhaps you yearn to reconnect with your physical being—dance and embodiment retreats can rekindle your relationship with movement and sensation. For those seeking a pause from modern busyness, spiritual retreats in Northern California encourage communion with nature, heightened mindfulness, and inner listening. Owned by a gay couple who cherish inclusivity and heartfelt dialogue, Spirit Camp extends a warm welcome to men’s retreats, women’s weekends, and gatherings open to all who wish to expand their perspective.
You’ll find a range of lodging options to suit your comfort and style. Private cabins offer intimacy and refuge, while camping and glamping grounds immerse you in the forest’s gentle rhythms—crickets at dusk, birds at dawn, and the soft hush of wind weaving through branches. In this environment, it’s effortless to disconnect from technology and engage with the world around you. Morning yoga under leafy canopies, breathwork sessions attuned to the coastal breezes, and quiet reflection by the lodge’s windows all encourage a deeper understanding of yourself and your place in the world.
When it’s time to depart, the lessons gleaned from this Mendocino oasis remain etched in your soul. You carry forward the knowledge that nature’s silent wisdom and community’s supportive embrace can guide profound personal growth. As you re-enter daily life, you’ll find yourself more grounded, more open-hearted, and more aligned with the subtle currents of magic that have always existed within and around you.