The Temple Within: A Women's Retreat for Reclaiming Self-Devotion & Sacred Desire
The Temple Within: A Women's Retreat for Reclaiming Self-Devotion & Sacred Desire
Up to 25 in group
Oct 22 - 25, 2026
Retreat Highlights
- Gentle Yoga
- Emotional Alchemy
- Sacred Play + Art
- Breathwork
- Shakti Embodiment
- Vow of the Feminine
About this Retreat
Sarah Trapkus is a Spiritual Guide, Energy Healer and Coach for high-achieving women who are done building their success from over-functioning survival strategies. She helps them clarify their vision, genius, and authentic essence so they can move forward with passion and purpose and stop being haunted by the pressure.
Sarah was diagnosed with C-PTSD while pregnant with her third child, and finally understood the survival strategies running her own life. For the last 25+ years, she's been strategically dismantling them one emotion, behavior, and belief at a time. What's emerged is real wealth: not just in business and relationships, but in time, energy, and presence.
Sarah created The Emotional Alchemy Certification Program®, training coaches in her proven methodology of shifting emotional energy and aligning to your truest path. Her goal: unshakable trust in yourself and in life, so true freedom and full creative expression become possible.
She lives with her partner and three children on the Baduwa't, on Northern California's wild coast. You can work with her 1:1, or join her at an in-person retreat.
Francisca Crutchfield is the founder of Mystic Gardens Healing LLC and a multidisciplinary educator, event creatrix, digital designer, and marketing consultant. She brings over a decade of expertise in education, community building, and transformational wellness experiences. Her work is designed to help women and visionaries deepen their relationship with self-healing, cultivate holistic alignment, and expand into greater personal success. Through her retreats, mentorship, quantum alignment teachings, and creative events, Francisca has helped hundreds of women collapse their timeline through retreats & educational programming. She curates experiences that are accessible for diverse perspectives and demystify the world of healing arts.
M.A. Ed. | YTT-200
Kawana Barbosa Yoga Therapist + Teacher
Originally from Brazil, a Yogini, doula, entrepreneur, circle facilitator, empowerment educator, and intuitive vegetarian chef. Certified in Traditional Hatha Yoga and Pre & Post Natal yoga she specializes in women's vitality and well-being as a Yoga therapist and full-spectrum doula with an emphasis on the BIPOC communities.
Expert in helping women and mothers deal with food, body, anxiety, & depression challenges. Through somatic practices, she guides women to master emotional and energetic states, enabling them to resource themselves effectively. Trauma-Informed Breathwork Facilitator, Certified Embodiment Coach, MA Expressive Art Therapy.
Details of this retreat
October 22–25, 2026 | Heartwood Mountain Sanctuary, Humboldt County, CA
Four days and three nights of exquisite journeying into your body, your truth and your deepest desires.
Surrounded by the forests and mountains of Southern Humboldt, you'll step away from the noise of everyday life and into reflection, release, and embodiment through movement, breathwork, ritual, nature, and sisterhood.
The most sacred relationship you'll ever tend is the one with yourself. Come remember her.
This Is For You If...
You're craving space to slow down and hear your own wisdom again
You're ready to release what has outgrown its purpose
You want to reconnect with your true desires
You crave a deeper relationship with your body, intuition, and pleasure
You're ready to receive more — nourishment, rest, support, love, possibility
What's Included
4 days / 3 nights, all-inclusive. Shared & private room options
Three nourishing meals daily
6+ workshops across a harmonious healing arc
Access to Heartwood's sauna, soaking tub, and 200 acres of wilderness
Optional private 1:1 massage & energy healing sessions
The Journey
Reflect → Release → Rewrite → Embody
Through Emotional Alchemy, Shakti Embodiment Yoga , Breathwork , Plant Spirit Medicine & Forest Bathing, and Magnetic Expansion you'll move from ...
I want more toward ... I am more
Where You'll Land
200 acres of forest and mountain sky an hour east of Garberville, CA. A meditation temple. Cedar sauna. Open-air soaking tub. Miles of trails. Home-cooked meals with sweeping ridgeline views.
A place that holds you in the deepest way so you can soften, slow down, and finally hear yourself.
The Investment
Retreat & full program valued over $2,500.
You can get started just under $800.
A Payment Plan is Available at Checkout.
Have Questions?
Book an info call with a founder
Four days and three nights of exquisite journeying into your body, your truth and your deepest desires.
Surrounded by the forests and mountains of Southern Humboldt, you'll step away from the noise of everyday life and into reflection, release, and embodiment through movement, breathwork, ritual, nature, and sisterhood.
The most sacred relationship you'll ever tend is the one with yourself. Come remember her.
This Is For You If...
You're craving space to slow down and hear your own wisdom again
You're ready to release what has outgrown its purpose
You want to reconnect with your true desires
You crave a deeper relationship with your body, intuition, and pleasure
You're ready to receive more — nourishment, rest, support, love, possibility
What's Included
4 days / 3 nights, all-inclusive. Shared & private room options
Three nourishing meals daily
6+ workshops across a harmonious healing arc
Access to Heartwood's sauna, soaking tub, and 200 acres of wilderness
Optional private 1:1 massage & energy healing sessions
The Journey
Reflect → Release → Rewrite → Embody
Through Emotional Alchemy, Shakti Embodiment Yoga , Breathwork , Plant Spirit Medicine & Forest Bathing, and Magnetic Expansion you'll move from ...
I want more toward ... I am more
Where You'll Land
200 acres of forest and mountain sky an hour east of Garberville, CA. A meditation temple. Cedar sauna. Open-air soaking tub. Miles of trails. Home-cooked meals with sweeping ridgeline views.
A place that holds you in the deepest way so you can soften, slow down, and finally hear yourself.
The Investment
Retreat & full program valued over $2,500.
You can get started just under $800.
A Payment Plan is Available at Checkout.
Have Questions?
Book an info call with a founder
Getting Here
Directions
https://heartwoodhub.com/contact/
Accommodation
Bungalow - Full Bed
1-2 guests. These cozy eco-cabins are perfect for artists, musicians, writers, and creatives to have their own space tucked away to think and make. These standalone bungalows are nestled in a wooded section at the lower portion of the property next to Manzanita dorms.The Bungalow Bathhouse is just steps away with an outdoor private shower and double vanity sink. A 2 min walk to Manzanita Community Kitchen and Bathhouse. Five minute uphill hike to spa facilities.
Madrone - Deluxe Queen Ensuite
1-2 guests. In room bathroom. Ceiling fan. Ideal for older guests and families that want a bit more comfort.Just a short walk down a path is where you can store, prepare and cook your food at the Bodhi Community Kitchen. It has two ovens with stoves, a toaster, fridge with freezer, dishes, utensils and coffee makers. Complimentary teas are available.The seasonal Swimming Pool, Hot Tub, and Sauna, are just a 5 minute walk down.
Madrone - Queen Bed
1-2 guests. Located in a wooded section of the property. All Madrone rooms have ceiling fans for added comfort.Beautiful tile work adorns the three separate shared toilets and two separate shower rooms within the building.Closest Community Kitchen is a short walk to Bodhi. It has two ovens with stoves, a toaster, fridge with freezer, dishes, utensils and coffee makers. Complimentary teas are available.The seasonal Swimming Pool, Hot Tub, and Sauna, are just a 5 minute walk down.
Madrone - Full Bed
1-2 guests. Cork floors, ceiling fans, desk, chair, lighting, down pillows and a covered walkway around the entire building. Beautiful tile work adorns the three separate shared toilets and two separate shower rooms within the building itself.Madrone is located in a wooded section of the property. Just a short walk down a path is where you can store, prepare and cook your food at the Bodhi Community Kitchen. It has two ovens with stoves, a toaster, blender, fridge and freezer, dishes, utensils and a coffee maker.The seasonal Swimming Pool, Hot Tub, Sauna with both an indoor and outdoor shower, are located down the road behind the Lodge.
Madrone -Two Twin Beds
1-2 guests. Cork floors, ceiling fans, desk, chair, closet, outlets, lighting, down pillows and a wrap around covered walkway surrounding the entire building. Madrone is located in a wooded section of the property.Beautiful tile work adorns the 3 separate shared toilets and two separate shower rooms within the building itself.Just a short walk down a path is where you can store, prepare and cook your food at the Bodhi Community Kitchen. It has two ovens with stoves, a toaster, blender, fridge and freezer, dishes, utensils and a coffee maker.The seasonal Saline Pool, Hot Tub, Sauna with both an indoor and outdoor shower, are located down the road behind the Lodge.
Manzanita - Two Twin Beds
🛏 Sleeps 2🚿 Shared Bathroom - Our eco-remodeled dorms have cork floors, simple furnishings, desk or bookshelf, lighting, down pillows and a wrap around covered walkway surrounding the entire building. The Manzanita Rooms are located in a secluded and wooded section at the lower part of the property.The Manzanita Community Kitchen is located in the building with cookware, dishes, utensils, oven, toaster, coffee maker, blender and a full size fridge with freezer.There is a Shared Bathhouse right across from the building. There are two sides to the Bathhouse, each with one toilet and two showers. A coin operated laundry room is behind it and available for guest use.Amenities📶 WiFi🛏 Linens and Towels Provided♨️ Hot Tub✦ Spa👕 Laundry Facilities
Manzanita - Full Bed
🛏 Sleeps 2🚿 Shared Bathroom - These rooms have cork floors, simple furnishings, desk or bookshelf, lighting, down pillows and a wrap around covered walkway surrounding the entire building. The Manzanita Rooms are located in a secluded and wooded section at the lower part of the property.The Manzanita Community Kitchen is located in the building with cookware, dishes, utensils, oven, toaster, coffee maker, and a full size fridge with freezer.There is a shared Bathhouse right across from the building with two toilets and four showers. A coin operated laundry room is behind the building and available for guest use.Amenities📶 WiFi🛏 Linens & Towels Provided✦ Spa♨️ Hot Tub🌀 Fan👕 Laundry Facilities
Sunrise - Queen
For 1-2 guests. Includes a desk, bookshelves and shared bathrooms in the same building. Just a short walk past the Strawbale Temple, is the Lodge community kitchen which has lots of tools to store your groceries and cook your meals. They are a few coffee making options and complimentary tea is available 24 hours a day.The deck behind the kitchen will lead you to the Pool, Sauna and Hot Tub. You can enjoy your meals on the deck or inside the Lodge.
Sunrise - Twin Bed
For 1 guest. Includes shared access to the Sunrise Yoga Studio and shared bathrooms. Perfect for individuals and small groups that want the extra space. Includes amazing mountain views from your window or the studio deck.Designated community kitchen is at Main Lodge, which is just a 2 minute walk away.Temple and Spa also just a short walk away. Drop by the Yoga Barn next door by The Point scenic overlook.
What's Included
- Three Nights Lodging | Single + Double Occupancy Available
- Complete Organic, Nourishing Meal Plan Included
- Cedar Sauna, Outdoor Hot Tub, Salt Water Pool
- All Programming
- Mountain Views, Forest, Hiking Trails
What's Not Included
- Transportation Not Included
- Personal Items Not Included
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