Transformative Women’s Healing Retreat – Estes Park, Colorado

May 22, 2026 - May 24, 2026

$300.00 – $600.00

Women’s Healing Retreat • May 22–24, 2026

Estes Park, Colorado | At the Base of the Majestic Rocky Mountains

Step into a restorative, heart-opening weekend designed to nurture your voice, your story, and your sense of self. Nestled in the breathtaking beauty of Estes Park, this three-day retreat invites you to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the parts of yourself that too often get overlooked in the pace of everyday life.

Over the course of the weekend, you’ll be guided by an extraordinary team of women:

  • An opera singer extraordinaire who will help you explore presence, expression, and the power of your voice

  • A world-traveling author with 23 published books who will inspire your storytelling and creative confidence

  • A skilled acupuncturist and nurse integrating traditional and holistic approaches to wellness

  • A somatic clinical educator offering practices that bring you back into your body with compassion

  • A health and wellness expert with 20 years of experience will share her tools for mindfulness and self-compassion

  • And additional gifted practitioners dedicated to your healing, growth, and self-discovery

Through experiential workshops, reflective writing sessions, guided healing practices, and spacious time in nature, you’ll have room to breathe deeply, slow down, and listen inward. You’ll walk mountain trails, share meaningful conversations, and be held within a community of women walking their own paths of healing and transformation.

This retreat is more than a getaway—it is an invitation to find your voice, write your story, and find yourself again.

If you’re ready to reconnect with your inner wisdom, expand your sense of possibility, and experience the power of community in one of the world’s most breathtaking settings, we would be delighted to welcome you!

Come home to yourself in the Rocky Mountains.

Registration is open! Space is limited.

Candace Oates, MBA, Doctorate in Public Health, is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Obesity Awareness IN Action non-profit (OAA) and the author of The Health Autonomy Method. With more than 20 years in health and wellness, she leads evidence-based programs that elevate health literacy, ensure equitable access, and drive sustainable lifestyle change. Candace delivers corporate and half-day workshops for leaders seeking immediate, healthier living, and she is a recognized international and national speaker dedicated to breaking cycles of lifelong weight issues through inward dialogue, community-supported healing, and holistic strategies across mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical well-being.
Akira Brand believes in a world where every person feels empowered to live in alignment with their values and speak their truth with confidence. A multi-passionate leader, she weaves together her experience in technology, cybersecurity, public speaking, and opera to guide others into deeper presence, authenticity, and personal courage. As a mentor to the next generation of cybersecurity professionals, Akira models what it means to lead from the heart—insisting on integrity, self-expression, and the strength of one’s own voice. Both in the classroom and on the stage, she creates spaces where others feel seen, supported, and inspired to become more fully themselves. At the retreat, Akira brings her unique blend of grounded wisdom, soulful leadership, and expressive artistry to help participants explore their voices—both literal and metaphorical—with compassion and curiosity. She can be reached out: secureakira@gmail.com
Jo Keller has over 15 years of experience as a licensed educator. She is a trained Essential Somatics Movement Educator and Clinical Somatic Educator-in-training. She is the founder of Soma Soma, a practice based in Longmont, Colorado. She offers private Clinical Somatic sessions and Somatic Movement Education classes. Jo’s passion for Somatic Education has come from her own healing experience. Somatic Movement has helped her out of decades of pain. This personal transformation has inspired her to help others find freedom too.
Kenneth Jessen has lived a life rich with stories, curiosity, and adventure—and he continues to share that passion with others. Now in his eleventh year teaching adult learners at Colorado State University, Kenneth brings history to life through storytelling, scholarship, and lived experience. His engaging presentations have been featured at historical societies, assisted living communities, Questers, Westerners International, the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, and the Virginia Dale Community Club. A prolific author, Kenneth has published 23 books and spent 40 years working in local newspapers, where he authored more than 2,300 illustrated articles that captured history, people, and place with care and insight. Beyond the written word, his love of exploration has taken him across the globe. Together with his wife, Sonje, he has spent over 1,000 days cruising the world’s oceans, along with countless land journeys that continue to inspire his work. Kenneth is also deeply rooted in family life. He and Sonje are proud parents of three children and delighted grandparents to seven grandchildren. Whether teaching, writing, speaking, or traveling, Kenneth brings enthusiasm, wisdom, and a genuine love of learning to everything he does.
Jill is a licensed acupuncturist and owner of Sunflower Community Acupuncture in Longmont CO since 2013. She has also been a Registered Nurse since 1992, working in a variety of healthcare settings across the country. Throughout her career in both acupuncture and nursing, she has been a big proponent of integrative healing and teaching others about health and self-care. She has worked with individuals of all ages, which has given her tremendous insight into the human condition. Her intention in life is to be in service to others while doing what she loves. She enjoys helping and teaching others how to find healing, contentment, and laughter on their life’s journey.
Maribeth worked for 10 years in the field of community mental health. She specialized in working with women struggling with a variety of issues including depression, PTSD and Personality Disorders. She particularly enjoyed helping women learn the skills needed to set healthy boundaries in their relationships. She addressed many types of boundaries including those with family, friends, work and intimate partners. When Maribeth left her job as a counselor, she returned to teaching where she specialized in helping students who struggled with Math Anxiety. Now retired, Maribeth put together a short course for women who want to set healthy boundaries in all types of personal relationships.
Carmeen Klausner has been a spiritual teacher and healer for over 30 years. Her healing sessions are delivered throughout the world. She is highly regarded and highly sought after for her knowledge and personal healing sessions. Her work is versatile, new, and ageless. She works with individuals’ life stories and helps them identify belief systems they carry and how those beliefs impact the life they are living. She is trained in many modalities and uses the best options that are most helpful to her clients on their healing journey. Her work is truly focused on healing and supporting her clients to discover their true authentic, empowered selves so they may live life rather than cope with life.
May 22, 2026
5:00 pmWelcome and Connecting
6:00 pmDinner and Engagement
7:00 pmSomatics Movement
8:00 pmSound Meditation
May 23, 2026
7:00 amJo Keller - Somatic Movement
8:00 amBreakfast
9:15 amCarmeen Klausner - Sacred Healing
11:00 amAkira Brand - Your Story Matters
12:00 pmLunch and Walk/Rest
1:30 pmKen Jessen - Writing Your Story
2:45 pmCandance Oates - The Inner-Body Dialog: Aligning Mindset, Habits, and Output.
4:00 pmMindful Walk
4:00 pmOPTIONAL - Somatics Movement
5:30 pmDinner and Engagement
7:00 pmFull Moon Intention Setting
May 24, 2026
7:00 amJo Keller - Somatics Movement
7:45 amBreakfast
8:30 amJill Andreozzi - Healing with Acupuncture
9:30 amGratitude and Saying Goodbye
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Join us for a transformative wellness retreat in Estes Park, from September 1st to September 3rd! Our expert instructors will guide you through daily practice, meditation and more.

Cost is $500

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