Softening into Life — Somatic Retreats

A women's somatic retreat · Winter Park, Colorado

A weekend to regulate, reprocess, and rest.

From rigid to open From braced to present From protection to play
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DatesSeptember 11–13, 2026
LocationWinter Park, Colorado
Starting at$2,700 per person

Only 10 spots available at $2,700 · 1 King Suite at $5,000 for 1 or 2 guests

The retreat space in Winter Park, Colorado

You've been strong for a long time.
What if you didn't have to be?

Not weak. Not collapsed. Not checked out. Just soft. Permeable. Open. The kind of soft that takes more courage than strength ever did.

You've been white-knuckling it in your relationships, your work, your body. Holding everything together so nothing falls apart. And it's exhausting in a way that rest alone can't fix.

This retreat is an invitation to set it down. Not abandon it, but finally, for three days in the mountains, let yourself be held instead of always doing the holding.

"It takes courage to soften. It takes bravery to finally exhale."

Women coming together Women holding each other

This is for you if…

You're tired of being strong and desire something softer
You've been white-knuckling life and are ready to let go
You want to receive, rest, and be witnessed without performing
You desire sisterhood — real, raw, no-armor connection
You want to flow and express without fear of reaction
You're ready to release control and open to trust
You want to surrender without abandoning yourself
You're done proving and ready to simply exist and be loved
I'm ready to soften

Not weak. Not collapsed.
Just finally, truly soft.

Where you are

Braced, vigilant, holding it together

Scanning the room. Managing everyone's feelings. Performing strength because it feels safer than being seen.

Where you're going

Settled, open, in true presence

Receiving without deflecting. Resting without guilt. Trusting that you don't have to earn your place in the room.

What you're releasing

Rigidity, control, self-abandonment

The bracing. The performing. The exhausting labor of managing how you're perceived.

What you're stepping into

Flow, trust, and true presence

The freedom to show up without armor. To speak without shrinking. To be witnessed and stay, not run.

Your home for the weekend.

A stunning modern A-frame nestled in the pines of Winter Park, Colorado. Every corner designed for rest, connection, and true presence.

Where you'll rest.

Intimate, cozy spaces to decompress, connect, and sleep deeply in the mountains.

Somatic Slumber Party Room
Somatic Slumber Party
$2,700 per person

Shared rooms with a playful spirit. Fall asleep surrounded by women doing the same brave work as you.

Cozy Slumber Room
Cozy Slumber Room
$2,700 per person

Intimate and warm. The kind of room that makes you feel held even while you sleep.

A note on the somatic slumber party.

We believe there's something deeply healing about shared space. Waking up in the same house as women who saw your realest self the night before, who heard you speak your truth, who held you through the hard parts — that is its own kind of medicine. We call it a somatic slumber party because this is not just a retreat. It's an experience of belonging you'll carry home with you.

Everything you need to fully arrive.

2 Pre-Retreat Group Calls

Begin the softening before you arrive. Connect with your cohort and set intentions together.

2 Private Somatic Sessions

One-on-one sessions before the retreat to prepare your nervous system and meet you where you are.

Full Weekend Experience

Friday 4pm arrival through Sunday 1:30pm farewell, fully held in circle, practice, and presence.

All Meals and Refreshments

Nourishing food and drinks throughout the entire weekend. Come hungry to be fed in every way.

We'll be in it with you.

Emma Schuster
Emma Schuster
Somatic Liberation

Emma's work lives at the intersection of the nervous system, identity, and relational healing — and it was born from her own lived experience, not just her training. She spent years in the corporate finance world where the good girl was running the show: capable, responsible, and completely disconnected from her own truth. Leaving that world, moving to Colorado, and building a life that finally felt true taught her that the worthy woman was never ahead of her — she was underneath the performance the whole time. Emma guides women through that same transformation, somatically, relationally, and from the inside out.

Relational Somatics Trauma-Trained Practitioner

Relational Somatics Trauma-Trained Practitioner
Certified through RSI

Madisen Rose
Madisen Rose
Better Half to Whole

Madisen brings warmth, wisdom, and a gift for holding space that makes women feel safe enough to be seen. She bridges the science and the sacred, theory to practice, helping women align their cognitive mind with their embodied experience. Madisen began her work in divorce recovery, guiding women to awareness, identity and trust. Her presence in a room is its own kind of medicine — and together, she and Emma create a container that is both deeply safe and profoundly transformative.

Relational Somatics Trauma-Trained Practitioner

Relational Somatics Trauma-Trained Practitioner
Certified through RSI

Three days to stop holding it together
and start being held.

Only 10 spots available at $2,700. One king suite at $5,000 for 1 or 2 guests. This retreat is designed to be intimate so every woman is truly seen.

Reserve my spot September 11–13, 2026 · Winter Park, Colorado · Spots are limited

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