Womens Summer Retreat: Napanoch, NY

We’ll explore the energetics of summer—heat, expansion, outward energy—and how these qualities move through the body. Using menstrual cycle awareness as a framework, we’ll look at how our inner cycles mirror the seasons and how to recognize shifts in energy, mood, and capacity over time. This shared space is rooted in practical reflection and observation, helping you build a clearer understanding of your own rhythms and how to respond to them with more awareness. 

Your body has its own rhythm, its own waxing and waning, its own phases, just like the moon. Whether you're cycling, in menopause, or somewhere in between, that rhythm is always there. In this shared space we slow down and listen to it. In the heart of summer, we explore what it means to be heart-centered and fully expressed, and we get curious about where we are in our own cycle and stage of life and what our bodies are asking for.

We’ll make herbal infused oils for a simple ritual body oil you can work with daily. This practice is especially supportive in summer, helping to keep the skin soft, hydrated, and balanced in the heat. From the same infused oils, we’ll also prepare an herbal cream designed to feel cooling and refreshing on the skin during warmer months. We’ll be working with natural and organic ingredients, along with hydrosols distilled locally by Sasha. You’ll leave with everything we make, plus the recipes and guidance to continue making them at home.

In the evening, we’ll slow down and turn toward the dreaming mind. You’ll drink a specially prepared herbal tea to support rest and dream clarity, and set a simple intention for the night. We’ll also make mugwort dream satchels to place by your pillow, traditionally used to support vivid dreaming and deepen dream recall.

Meals for the retreat will be simple and fresh, made with ingredients grown on nearby farms, reflecting what’s in season and available from the local landscape. Herbal teas will be served throughout the weekend, blended to support the energetics of summer—cooling, hydrating, and uplifting.

The retreat includes access to a saltwater pool &  Finnish sauna throughout the weekend. The sauna provides dry heat to help relax muscles and support circulation, while the pool offers a cool place to swim or cool off during the day. Together they create a rhythm of heat and water for the body to move between rest and renewal. Both will be available during downtime for you to use as you like.