Daylong Nature Retreat
Angeles Forest, CA
Next Date: Fall 2026
$75 Let Yourself
Explore
The Wild Unknown
A day to get curious and listen
for what wants to emerge
Where
Angeles National Forest
Chilao Campground
When
Next Date: Fall 2026
1:00 – 5:30 pm
Cost
$75
Somewhere between building the life you want and managing it, you lost a little bit of your spark.
You know you need time away from your desk.
Outside. Unscheduled.
Room to wander and wonder about what might be next.
But that kind of time is the first to go when your inbox is full, your to-do list is growing, and life is life-ing.
What if, instead of working harder and pushing through, you chose to listen?
What might be possible if you got curious about that feeling in your gut that wants you to lean into something new?
If you refused to create from empty, and instead choose to be fueled by joy, curiosity, and purpose.
What might be possible?
A Day To Dream Into What’s Possible
This daylong nature retreat is for people who…
Pour themselves into their work and want to step back, breathe, and find the spark again.
Identify as having a creative entrepreneurial spirit (even if you don’t make money at it or think you’re super artsy)
Are ready to invite more curiosity, nature, play, and courage into your work and life.
Time Outside
Default Mode
BECAUSE PLAYING
IT SAFE ISN’T
WORKING
ANYMORE
Hi, I’m Zoe.
I’ve spent the last 20 years as both a therapist and a wilderness guide. For most of my career, I worked with creative entrepreneurs in Los Angeles, helping them move through fear and find new ways of meeting life with curiosity and courage. Over the years of guiding in nature, I saw how much deeper the work goes when we’re in nature and in community, not trying to do it all alone.
I love creating spaces where people can bring their whole selves—the grief, joy, fear, laughter—and let the land, the animals, and each other be teachers.
What To Expect
You'll arrive somewhere beautiful, take some deep belly breaths, and settle in. We'll open in circle with a small group of people who showed up for the same reasons you did, and begin to invite in questions over answers.
What feels wild and just out of reach?
What lights you up and what scares you? What gives you butterflies?
Take these questions, and your own, out for a walk on the land and see what it's like to let the trees, mountains, and quiet offer something different than the overthinking mind.
Then come back together for snacks, deep conversation, and more than a few moments of levity. Throughout the day, you'll be guided through:
Writing exercises to get out of your head and onto the page
Guided visualizations to open up what thinking alone can't reach
Meaningful discussion with people who get it
Gentle movement to keep the energy and joy flowing
We'll move through it all held by a single question…
What opens up when you stop managing the unknown and start getting curious about it?
HELD BY THE
LAND
ANGELES FOREST, CA
The land is part of the container that holds this experience.
We meet at Chilao Campground, deep in the Angeles Forest, about an hour from Los Angeles.
Close enough to get to, yet far enough that the drive alone starts to create a sense of spaciousness.
SHAPED BY
COMMUNITY
Join 6-12 other creatives, entrepreneurs, and dreamers who love to explore, love nature, and know that something special happens when you gather with intention.
Ready to step in?
Join us for a day of un-doing, re-wilding, and remembering.
Where
Angeles National Forest
Chilao Campground
When
Next Date: Fall 2026
1:00 – 5:30 pm
Cost
$75
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Chilao Campground sits about an hour up the mountain in the Angeles Forest, just northeast of Pasadena. If you've never driven up into the Angeles Forest, the drive itself is part of the experience. Windows down, city falling away. There is parking on site.
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Your wonderful self, layers, sunscreen. The weather in late May can be sneaky, warm in the sun and cool in the shade, so dress like you're ready for both. Check the forecast as we get closer.
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There will be light snacks on hand, think granola bars, water, and tea. You are always welcome to bring some snacks to share :)
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We're at a campground, so we're keeping it real. There are pit toilets on site. They're rustic, they work, and they're part of the whole "getting back to nature" thing.
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There will be minimal cell service.
Part of this experience is putting away the phone, your mind and body will thank you!
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There will be some light walking at your own pace, gentle movement, writing, and meditation. There are chairs and cushions available. If you have specific accessibility needs, please feel free to reach out.
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Nope. Open to all genders.
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Both are great. Most people come solo and leave having made real connections. But if you have a friend, partner, or colleague who needs this as much as you do, bring them. There's something powerful about going through a day like this with someone you already trust, and then watching what shifts for both of you.