Roses + Honey

Soul-Nourishment and Nectar for the Heart

A sweet, dropped-in women’s retreat to restore harmony and balance within our systems.

March 27-30th, 2025
in Hot Springs, NC

Step out of time and space, and into the rhythms of the soul…
Immerse into Ceremonial space that offers a sweet, deep, medicinal salve to nutrify all layers of our being.

In the ways of the Divine Feminine, may we easefully flow towards deepened attunement.
May we walk away feeling abundantly resourced, fortified, soul-nourished, & supported by the Infinite.

Our time together...

  • Temple of the Rose

    A three-hour immersive Temple and Sensorium to be with the living wisdom and essence of the Rose (with multiple forms of rose medicine to imbibe and sit with). Whether you are called to feel the softness of a rose drawn across your skin to experience her pleasure and ignite your senses, to sit at the altar of her heart-healing and grief-softening, or to drink in the ancient wisdom of Priestess mysteries… Rose will have something unique just for you.

  • Song Circles

    For two of our nights, we will gather around the fire for ritual singing. Many ancient traditions have used extended chants/songs to induce states of oneness, healing, and connection with the Divine. We will enter the portal of simple repeatable songs and feel what emerges!

  • Herbal Medicine making

    With Roses + Honey of course! We will have a mini-class about folk-method herbal medicine making, and a wisdom-share about the herbs present. You will make your own custom intention-filled elixir to take home and nourish your path ahead - charged and blessed overnight by the new moon. We will have rose petals and 8 additional plants to choose from!

  • Crafting with Clay

    Working with a natural air-dry clay, I will share about sculpting vulvas and vessels - and you get to create anything you wish!

  • Prayer Dances

    For two of our mornings, we will enter an intuitive practice to embody and express our prayers and medicine through a movement journey set to a curated soundtrack, with prompts to guide amplified energy medicine.

  • Waters of the Divine - A Breathwork Soul Journey

    A potent soul journey with an activated three-part breath allowing us to access deepened and altered states of consciousness - connecting us with our most expansive wisdom. This breath often reveals big inner alchemy, insights, past-life visions, visits with allies in the unseen, and unmatched clarity. Theme: Let the waters of your soul be cleansed, hydrated, bathed, and sanctified with the crystalline waters of the infinite.

  • Immersion-long intentional space

    We step in to our sacred container on Thursday at 2:30p.m. and we will re-emerge on Sunday at 2:00p.m. We are invited to honor all moments as sacred and deepen into Presence with one another. All experiences are optional. And, this experience is curated intentionally as an immersion - each experience building upon the others.

    In my eighth year of holding Women’s Sacred Circles & Retreats, one common thread organically unfolds that we sink deeply into and we always end up wanting more of… The delight of connection with oneself and other magical women, in a full-body in-the-senses, receiving-care-and-nourishment kind of way. It’s a holiest sacred space found only within, when we allow ourselves to drop all the external layers and feel ourselves… The delights of moving our bodies in the way they want to move, creating with our hands, singing and dancing, knowing we are safe to be ALL of who we BE, being truly seen and celebrated for our infinite radiant internal beauty and wisdom - held by a circle of women… the true Pleasure of being so Present that life and its simplicity feel ecstatically juicy to be with.

    This retreat offers a space to be immersed in Divine Feminine Wisdom and let magic emerge - rather than a retreat about fixing or healing something, trauma dumping, or even wielding the power of inner alchemy. This space is intentionally curated to offer our souls space to breathe and experience ease - rather than to process challenges in a circle. Our focus in shared space will be upon calling in Soul-Nourishment and Nectar for the Heart.

This retreat is for you if...

You feel the value in a space of deep-rooted realness where the mystical meets the practical. You are looking to enter a space of mutual honoring that sees YOU as a sovereign, magical woman in her wholeness. You are willing to show up authentically, humbly, and in reverence for self and one another. You desire a space that honors sacred depths and can also play with a sense of ease. You feel overall emotionally/mentally balanced in life (there isn’t an acute trauma or life-crisis that is taking away from the ability to be present with yourself in all ways). You hold awareness of the energy you bring into a space (you value realness over performance, and you navigate the delicate important balance of letting yourself take up space and stepping back when needed to create space for others, etc.). You hold sacred the importance of witnessing one another free of judgement and hierarchical comparison.

Because when we meet each other in this richly rooted and sovereign way, we can…

Journey within our own unique spiral & with all aspects of the divine feminine ~ remembering that she is alive within and as each one of us. Connect with our deepest selves, our true nature, our own innate magic, the infinite healing within our very bones. Gather in wild woman wisdom, honoring the rhythms of the Earth, Moon, Stars… running our lives freely & unbounded. Re-cognize realness, ebbs, flows, and the wholeness of BEing human. Hold safe, sacred space for the women who gather with us… in celebration, support, honor, empowerment, and also to remind us ALL that we are wildly unique and yet not ever truly in it alone. Circle to Remember how truly wonderful it feels to return to the home within our own hearts, our own center, and feel Embodied Sovereignty.

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 Wheel of Bliss. This will be the 20th retreat she has held on this very land, and the 8th year of holding alchemical retreats. This circle & retreat will continue to return here for communion, alchemy, and ceremony.

How is Wheel of Bliss faring after Hurricane Helene? You'll find Wheel of Bliss exactly the same as before the storm - same pristine facilities, peaceful land, and breathtaking views. The main creek rose to historic levels, flooding all the way up to the caretaker’s cabin but then (thankfully) subsided. The bridge by the yurt did get washed out, but they were able to fix it quickly. Amidst all that happened, the retreat center was fortunate – all facilities are still operational and accessible. By returning to Wheel of Bliss at this time, we are supporting their sustenance.

Welcome, dear one…
this temple space is home!

Your investment includes:

  • Four days & three nights

    accommodations within the sacred retreat house or camping.

  • All circles, ceremonies, energy medicine, and experiences

    including clay for crafting and supplies for herbal medicine making - all of which you will be able to take home with you!

  • Nourishment

    you will be well fed with simple, lovingly made meals as well as mindful 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

 

Registration options begin at $590

 

Heart shares from past retreat sisters...

Past Retreat Sister Shares

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. What also surprised me was the group’s ability to connect on such deep, deep levels with one another in such a short time. Being so new to the area, I also went into the weekend telling myself to try to make one friend while I was there. Instead I came back with a whole family of new sisters. Jessica is an amazingly capable, caring, and intuitive facilitator that creates a safe space for all to be as authentic as they can be. She is piquant, down-to-earth, relatable, and overall just super-super awesome.
~ T.A.

I really had no idea what to expect out of the retreat but I read about it and felt a huge YES in me that I had to trust. From the first exchange I had with Jessica I knew that I was held and supported and that it was the right place for me. I was comfortable, the food was AMAZING, I felt such power within myself and the other women and I felt like each experience within our circle was nourishing me in a deep deep way. I felt so held and loved in the presence of the group that the self-conscious nature of speaking and sharing myself that I often get wasn't present.
~ Lily Kane

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!!
~ Nashari W.

The connection among women was magical! Going in, I didn't know what to expect or even exactly what I desired or needed, I just knew I had to be there. I was definitely a hell yes to a rest from being a mother, wife, employee and everything else to just be in sisterhood. My higher self and healing process were met in so many ways--through the peacefulness and beautiful simplicity of the space, through the open hearts of the sisters who showed up, in the graceful and loving facilitation of Jessica. The whole experience was so far outside of my comfort zone and yet, as everyone began to arrive I felt strongly I was exactly where I needed to be and everything was destined to flow.
~ Tamara

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. Thank you for helping me see that I do have all I need inside me to succeed. I love you so much for that and all that you do help us all! You and your team have helped to light the pathway to my true self! Thank you!
~ Jamie

Being in a retreat lead by Jessica is a true spiritual experience. She held each of us in our own personal container while holding the entire retreat in its own container, too. I have never felt so safe and loved in a group of women - and I've been to five retreats in the past year. If you are wanting to experience true acceptance & healing alchemy on a deep level, I definitely would encourage you to join one of Jessica's retreats!
~ Chelsey Moise

GET READY FOR PURE UNADULTerated ABSOLUTE MAGIC!!! I can honesty say this was one of the most beautiful experiences of my life. Shadow diving was intense for me and by far one of the most emotionally releasing experiences I have ever been through. I have been told by almost everyone around me I came out of the retreat and have changed in such a positive way. - I’m calmer – Kinder - More patient -My energy still feels how I felt when I was held in that sacred space created and my soul is smiling at the new light of positivity I see through. I’ve let it go, all of it, I don’t need the boxes, I have none left to hide in, I shine.
~ A. Rhodes

Hey sister! If you are reading this, I want to share gratitude for the time you took to check out the feedback from some of our past retreat sisters! Since every single experience in circle is and will be vastly different, I just wanted to share a reminder that the energy WE bring in with our intentions in to any sacred experience is most important. So as you read these shares, allow them to settle in to a place of possibility and feel the energy that we create in this space… without allowing any expectation to form. This is a space to really allow any ‘goals’ & expectations to fall away and just allow yourself to be immersed in the magic of open-heartedness & receive the deep alchemy as it reveals itself in our time together… without any attachment to what that may look like. Hope you choose to join us, sister! I trust that you know if you are meant to be with us!
~ Jessica Ricchetti

The week-end was an absolute joy and sooo inspiring to take my journey further. I felt such a huge shift in April that put me on a new path that has continued on. Each gathering brings something new and having new members always adds to this. The interesting thing for me is how comfortable I feel among woman that could be my daughters and I honestly do not feel a difference among us. We all are on this Journey where we all want to grow and expand our spiritual selves and the oneness because of that is what we feel. Age really has no effect. The Fire Ceremony was pivotal in true free expression of us all, I felt a lot of freeing up and opening of bodies to the light! I was quite amazed that I was comfortable just watching amazing woman bear their souls without self judgement that I too should be out there doing it! For once their was actually no judgement of me, just letting it all BE. Jessica, retreat is such a valuable haven in this very Painful, Hateful, but Beautiful World and having a space in Nature were a few very Beautiful Sisters can gather and bleed their inner most feelings with no judgement and be loved in return is by far an unbelievable Gift! There is really nothing I would change, Retreat with Sisters is such a remarkable event on the road to learning who you are and what you want to bring to the world. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You for ALL that you did…
~ Diane Spotz

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, rising in Divine Leadership, 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 Wisdom of the Shadow and Wisdom of the Divine Feminine Oracles, and Love Notes to my Heart book. Her life and work are based in the sacred mountains of Asheville NC.

Hello, magical BEing! 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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Photos: Wheel of Bliss photos belong to Wheel of Bliss. Mountain photo from Canva.