The Red Tent
Women’s Sacred Circle Immersion Retreat
SEPTEMBER 15-18, 2022
Hot Springs, NC
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Enter into the Red Tent...
… a soul nourishing sacred temple draped with scarlet red tapestries and set up as a lush space to simply BE, be held by, and deeply tend to yourself. This is a space to step out of the day-to-day and reflect, recharge, retreat, rest, remember, and return to the inner wellspring.
In the Red Tent, we will steep in women’s wisdom, archetypal invitations, guided movement, sacred dance, breathwork soul journeys, heart sharing, storytelling, singing, laughing, crying, playing, and space to just BE in the mystery of what the Red Tent wants to invite us into.
The Red Tent has been known as a place for women to gather in community at new moon time, menstruation time, or any time to deepen into women’s mysteries. This particular Red Tent retreat will not be centered around themes of womb/cycles/menstruation. Rather, we enter the Red Tent simply to deepen inward into self and into ancient divine feminine ways of being in community with other women. If menstruation, wombs, rites of passage, or women’s mysteries bring up a ping of wounding, you are not alone (me too! I am a womb-less sister) and you are so welcome here. We will enter the womb of the Earth - a yurt in the mountains draped in lush red tapestries and adorned with sacred treasures… and that will be the extent of our womb theming.
If you are well-acquainted with women’s sacred experiences, this experience will meet you in the depths. If you are brand new to this type of gathering, what a perfect one to attend as a first-time-initiatory women’s retreat (just arrive open-hearted and ready to receive some serious magic)!
Our time together...
We step in to our sacred circle on Thursday, September 15th at 3:00p.m.,
and we will re-emerge from our circle on Sunday, September 18th at 2:00p.m.
This Sacred Circle Alchemical Immersion is equal parts Deep Soul Work and Retreat.
Retreat in the sense that we will nourish and tend to the emotional, mental, physical, and energetic bodies… stepping out of the day-to-day and steeping ourselves in the richness, re-membering, re-vitalizing, and deep re-sourcing that comes when we allow ourselves the space to simply BE. In this way, we slow down and flow with the truth of who we are.
Deep Soul Work in that every moment is an opportunity for alchemy. We will be in ceremony, journey, inner alchemy, reflection, and revelation each day… rooting ourselves in the embodied re-membering of our truest essence. In a way that weaves potent real-life magic beyond words AND deeply practical/tangible shifts that we feel long after we leave.
Immersion-long Women’s Circle
3 Breathwork Soul Journeys
Inner Spiral - movement journey through the inner labyrinth & sacred dance
Energy Medicine & Invitations of Deep Healing/Integration
Seasonal, Archetypal, & Divine Feminine Reflections
Gathering around the Fire
Visioning and Soul Exploration
Communing in Sisterhood
Sacred Ceremony, Ritual Experiences, and Wise Woman Practices
Time and space to just BE in the Red Tent and see what is revealed…
This retreat experience is curated intentionally as an immersion - for us to remain together in a cohesive circle throughout each experience as they build off of one another. To allow us to grow, expand, deepen alongside other sovereign women… witnessing our sisters and being witnessed. This provides a rich space if you are looking for deep inner soul work, healing, and restoration. Alternately, if you are looking for a self-guided space with lots of solo time and not as much group experiencing, this may not be the ideal space for you.
Space is limited to hold a deep and intimate container.
“My breath work session with you back in 2020 was life-changing. Seriously, everything began to shift and expand in my life following that weekend. So powerful... cannot wait!!!”
“Jessica is a superb leader who seems to deeply connect to each woman’s experience and intuitively know how to gently guide or augment it... Women are guided to come into their own and be celebrated in the finest rituals. So much mutual support. Grateful for her vast skill set!”
“Life changing! I feel that the retreat went BEYOND my desires/needs. It was all valuable in so many perspectives. I feel so much more confidence, power, and wisdom! I feel more grounded and my roots are digging deep! I’m a different woman than I was before this retreat.”
“Jessica is literally the best Circle facilitator I have ever experienced. These circles have been utterly life-changing for me. I have been able to deepen in my spirituality and sisterhood in ways that just weren’t accessible without the support that circle provides.”
“What happens at retreat is so beyond words... This retreat was an otherworldly experience where I felt fully held in my own unique journey of remembering while witnessing the experiences of the other women as a mirror of my own transformation.”
“This retreat nourished my soul in ways I could not have imagined. I felt so heard, seen, and loved. This retreat shifted my sense of being. I am being me, the whole of me. Thank you, thank you, thank you!”
“The retreat was more than I expected it to be. I anticipated a caring facilitator and the opportunity for some deep alchemy, but I did not foresee the depths of the transformation that was possible over just a couple of days.”
“This retreat was HUGE and moved us in a way that the mind and our limited words can’t begin to fully grasp or even explain… is a feeling deep inside of being part of a magnificent raw loving divine effort by us all to lift together. In less than 48 hours we collectively made magic and planted seeds that will continue giving and nurturing. We are changed forever...THANK YOU for ALL of it divine SISTERS...Yesss YES!!”
ALL of YOU is welcome here. Wherever you are on your own unique path, let us see you, let yourself be supported by sisters and by the infinite essence of your soul self.
Let your wildness be free. Let yourself be transformed. Let yourself remember even more deeply that you are Holy and Whole. Shed layers if you wish. Reclaim what is calling its way back to you. Let clarity and wisdom speak to you through visions, journeys, and your breath. Shake your body & rattle your bones to dance yourself home. Let yourself simply BE - exactly as you are… and embody more of YOU.
RE-Connect with Ease, Soul Nourishment, deeper layers of YOU, and the Earth.
Journey inward through the breath...
The Breathwork we experience is a three-part rhythmic breath that allows us to ease-fully access extra-ordinary states of consciousness. This is an activated journey that shifts the brain chemistry to "get the thinking mind out of the way" and truly experience your infinite self and inner wisdom. It it not like relaxing breath of yoga or meditation, it is truly life-altering. This Breath supports a deep REmembering of who we really are. Through this shifted state and increased awareness, we can experience greater wholeness, crystal clarity, deeply therapeutic transformation, rapid healing, personal empowerment, and boundless self-exploration.
Some other themes that often come up in this breath & circle - Receive guidance, healing, and support from the seen and unseen. Expand your relationship with yourself as Healer, Healed, and Whole. Attune to the frequency of your deepest YES. Clear out anything keeping you from feeling free, wild, limitless, expansive, & true. Create space for that which is calling for your expansion, evolution, and deepest soul alignment. Connect with guides, ancestors, your inner medicine keeper, and clear insights that are soul-inspired, tangibly accessed, and deeply felt.
Accommodations.
We will gather at the beautiful Wheel of Bliss in Hot Springs, NC ~ an hour from Asheville. Nestled in to the heart of the oldest mountains in the world. This retreat center & her land have a deep and rich history of communities gathering in sacred ceremony and honoring ancient tradition.
We have 63 acres of sacred land, rolling meadows, creeks, streams, waterfalls, lush forests, and mountain trails to ourselves. As we step in to our sacred temple space, it is just for our circle only for all 4 days!
Jessica has a special relationship with the Wheel of Bliss. This is her fifth year holding & attending multiple alchemical retreats on this land. This is also the land on which she held her Sacred Union Ceremony. This circle & retreat will continue to return here for communion, alchemy, and ceremony.
Welcome, Sister…
this temple space is home!
Your investment includes:
Four Days & Three Nights accommodations at the sacred retreat house
All Circles, Soul Journeys, Ceremonies, Energy Medicine, and Experiences
8 Meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner), snacks & treats
Creating and deepening in connections with other soulful Women
The only thing not covered is your travel to and from the retreat center
All inclusive options begin at $680
a note about wellness
We will be practicing breathwork/circle/ceremony in close proximity of one another, and sharing space throughout the retreat home. Masks will not be required. If you feel most comfortable wearing a mask, please take care of your own needs. For breathwork soul journeys you must be unmasked (for physiological safety) OR you must opt out of those particular experiences.
If you are experiencing any symptoms of any contagious illness, or have recently been in proximity with someone who has been experiencing any contagious illness, you are asked to withdraw your attendance from retreat. If you withdraw your attendance for any reason, you will not receive a refund/credit (partial or in-full). If the retreat were to be cancelled, you will be offered a full credit to use towards any future retreat or offering. Full terms and conditions here.
Nourishment.
Throughout the weekend you will be well fed with simple, lovingly made meals that are primarily plant-based, as well as mindful snacks/treats. All dairy, egg, and animal protein {one fish meal} will be separate to accommodate vegan and vegetarian sisters. Any gluten will be separate, and gluten is not a main part of any meal.
In addition to our meals and snacks, we will also be enjoying the delights of: Wild Woman’s Moon Herbal Tea (aka “the” tea), Herbal treats, and Herbal Elixirs.
Please disclose any food allergies/sensitivities upon registration. It is important that you feel nourished, so if there is something specific you desire or require, you are welcome to bring supplemental nourishment for yourself.
Your sacred space holder
Jessica Ricchetti is a Priestess & Energy Alchemist. Her soul-work is rooted in supporting women who are on a journey of embodying wholeness, honoring the sacred wisdom within, and sharing their own unique magic with the world. She practices an Alchemical blend of Energy Medicine, Sacred Ceremony, Soul Journey Breathwork, Women's Circles, Retreats, Shadow Work, Transformational Healings, and Mentorships. She is the Author of the Wisdom of the Shadow and Wisdom of the Divine Feminine Oracle decks & book sets. Her life and work are based in the sacred mountains of Asheville NC.
Hello, magical woman! These retreats are so special to my heart. Being immersed in circle and witnessing women remember deeper layers of themselves, shed layers, own their wholeness, connect more deeply with self and sisterhood, have heartfelt breakthroughs, and allow themselves to be in the divine perfection of what we ALL already are… that is absolutely transformative and priceless to me. What we drop in to here, on these retreats, feels time-bending and beyond anything my imagination can craft. I invite you to join us if you are open-heartedly desiring more radiant wholeness, magic, expansion, and deep healing in your life. You know if you are meant to be with us, so if it is a yes, say YES!
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