Welcome To The Spring Awakening Retreat
We can’t wait to be immersed
in the beauty of Ojai, CA with you
Location: Ojai, CA
Temp: Historically Highs in the high 60’s and Lows in the mid 40’s
Trip Dates: March 7th - 15th
Below you will find
Important dates & deadlines
Questionnaire. This is one of the most important things. Please allow around 10 minutes to fill this out and make sure to send it in ASAP.
A packing list with important information about gear and what to bring
Details about the trip, including itinerary and travel information
Retreat life: communication, safety, and other considerations to help you get the most out of your retreat experience
Waiver
Quick Access
DATES & DEADLINES
Leading up to the retreat there will be important dates and deadlines to pay attention to. We will be sending out reminders through email as we go.
Reach out anytime with questions
Zoe’s phone number: (818) 661-8164
Caitlin’s phone number: (906) 450 - 5431
DATES & DEADLINES
Group Calls: ZOOM LINK
Call 1:
Call 2:
Call 3:
DATE: Questionnaire Due
DATE: Gear requests (you will add what you need to the questionnaire)
March 7th - 15th: Our wonderful adventure!
If you have any questions at all, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We are here to help every step of the way leading up to the retreat and always happy to hop on a call with you.
ALL the links in one place
Group call ZOOM link
Book A Connection Call 1:1 Call Here
Questionnaire
Logistics Document
Communication & Letter For Loved Ones
Waiver
The Questionnaire is very important, it provides us with medical information, gear necessities, and food preferences. In addition, we incorporate a lot of your answers into our planning so please take the time to fill this out, it makes the trip all that much better. Thank you!
Please complete ASAP and no later than Feb 15th
Retreat Questionnaire
Gear Overview
We will be checking the weather the week leading up to the trip.
Temps: The water temps range from high 60’s to low 40’s.
ALL requests for gear must be made no later than Feb. 15th
Overview
What we provide
All meals + Camp Kitchen
Backpack (for rent)
1 or 2-person tents (for rent)
Sleeping bag (for rent)
Sleeping pad (for rent)
Packing Overview
We will be checking the weather the week leading up to the trip.
Air Temps: Average high temperatures to be in the low to mid 70s Fahrenheit, with average lows in the 40s Fahrenheit.
Click here or the image above to download the checklist
Please read through carefully, all items are included in the packing list above to make your trip as comfortable as possible. You will also have an opportunity to ask any questions about gear and packing during our group calls and can post questions to our group text thread.
Overview
When we head out into nature we are in the elements. We can have a wide range of weather from sunny to rainy, all within a single day. But with the right gear and mindset, it can make for a great adventure.
We recommend using a layering system so you can add clothing to stay warm, or delayer as needed.
Logistics
You can find updated information as we go on the logistics document.
A rough itinerary is below.
Accommodations
We take transitions seriously and want to make sure you have time to settle in before we head out onto on our trip and when we return from the wilderness before heading home.
We will meet in Ventura, CA, at 3 pm on DATE
Transportation
Please add your flight info to the logistics doc below in addition to filling it out in the questionnaire.
Logistics Document - If you are flying your flight info, if driving, please add your arrival time.
The closest airport is (HIB) Hibbing/Chisholm Airport which has some taxi and shuttle services available. Ely is around two hours from the airport.
If you are flying in we are happy to help you coordinate with other participants if you want to share a shuttle. This retreat is small and intimate, no more than 6 participants, so Zoe + Caitlin are available by phone and text to help every step of the way, including helping with logistics.
Retreat Life
Time Away
This retreat is an opportunity to get to know yourself better and to develop a calmer and more alert mind. Through slowing down and minimizing distractions we will spend time cultivating a sense of peace and stillness. We will also bring mindful attention into group discussions, creative activities, and free time.
By taking time to know yourself and others in a more authentic way you can develop skills to move between inner and outer worlds with flexibility and ease, free from distracting thoughts, feelings, and habits.
Safety & Hazards
When we go out into the wilderness, we leave some of the comforts of modernity behind as well as immediate access to medical care. This is the risk we take to go out and find solitude and connection with nature. Taking necessary precautions and paying attention to the health and well-being of the whole group helps mitigate the risk.
Although it is unlikely that an illness or injury will occur on retreat, these accidents can happen. We have trip leaders trained in Wilderness First Response and CPR. Please keep in mind that it is all of our responsibility to be mindful of ourselves and to care for the group as a whole.
Hazards include animals and insects, weather (including the sun), improper hygiene, and wilderness terrain, such as loose rocks, tree stumps etc.
We will review how to stay safe, sanitary, and aware of these hazards once we are all together in person.
WHAT TO PACK VIDEOS
HAIR + NAILS WHILE BACKPACKING
Make it stand out.
Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world.
Communications/Cell Phone
Download Your Letter to Loved Ones
You may not be able to access cell service on this trip so please plan accordingly.
We suggest putting an away message on your email with an extra day to give yourself time to settle back in and transition back after the retreat.
If you have a job or personal life where people may be calling and expecting a response you can also leave an away message on your voicemail letting people know you are away on retreat.
If you have family who might worry if they do not hear back from you, it is nice to give them a heads up that you will be away on a wilderness retreat and won’t have cell service.
In Case of Emergency
We will have a Garmin in-reach with us on the trip which has limited texting capabilities for use in the case of an emergency. On the left you can find a document to give to your loved ones, and a video with instructions on how to reach us in case of an emergency.
All of our guides are trained in Wilderness First Response and have been guiding people on canoeing and wilderness expeditions for decades.
Community Guidelines
1. Confidentiality: What’s said here stays here. What’s learned here grows from here
2. Practice Self Focus: Speak from your own experience, not assuming you know or can speak on behalf of anyone else or groups of people.
3. Make Space. Take Space.
4. No unsolicited advice or attempts to fix one another.
5. Assume Good Intentions. Acknowledge Harm.
6. Welcome all types of engagement (silence, movement, drawing, written word, spoken word…)
7. Practice “Both / And”8. Revelatory Speech
9. Right to Pass: Agency of Self-Care
Waiver
You will be asked to sign the following waiver before we begin our Canoe adventure.
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