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Our Program

What to Expect

Room to breathe

Healing requires a conscious breath. We give our guests time and space, outside the everyday, to reflect and integrate, through spiritual work, therapy, and community.

Our program incorporates entheogenic plant medicine traditions with comprehensive integration practices that address spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical well-being.

3-5

Guests at a time

4-6

Weeks, with room to extend

1:1

Integration coaching

Our Curriculum

A path to the root, step by step

Lasting healing begins by uncovering the root causes beneath the behavior. We walk each guest through this journey, at a pace that honors the work.

  1. 1

    A Foundation for Healing

    When you arrive, we help you establish a sense of safety and stability through grounding practices, rest, and support for your physical health. From this foundation, you can feel secure enough to begin the deeper work of healing.

  2. 2

    Self-Examination

    You are guided through honest self-reflection, examining your conscience and identifying the root causes of harmful patterns. It is the beginning of understanding the inner dynamics that have shaped your past.

  3. 3

    Spiritual Development

    We create space to explore and cultivate a personal connection with the divine and the creative forces of life. This includes spiritual practice, guided work with sacrament, and the study of wisdom traditions that encourage inner growth.

  4. 4

    Acceptance & The Will to Heal

    Here you begin to accept your past and reconnect with your innate capacity to create a new, meaningful life. It is a turning point rooted in integrity, self-compassion, and the will to heal.

  5. 5

    Inner Healing

    With licensed therapists and experienced coaches, you engage in one-on-one and group healing work. These practices offer the tools and framework for change that truly lasts.

  6. 6

    Reconciliation

    We support you in rebuilding and healing relationships with the people you love. When it helps, we facilitate guided processes to restore trust, connection, and mutual understanding.

  7. 7

    Life Planning & Preparation

    As you prepare to re-enter the world, you leave with a grounded spiritual practice and an embodied orientation to healing. You will also have a clear, personalized plan to begin your new life with purpose and clarity.

Guests and a coach meditating together on blankets beneath a Hill Country oak

Tools & practices

Ways we support your integration

A growing set of modalities we draw on to calm the nervous system and deepen recovery. We tailor them to each guest, and add more as we grow.

Physical Fitness

Releases stored tension and rebuilds strength.

Art & Music

Processes emotion and reconnects you with yourself.

Time Outdoors

Grounds the nervous system in the present moment.

Yoga & Qi Gong

Calms the body and mind through breath and movement.

Massage Therapy

Releases held tension and settles the nervous system.

Rest & Reflection

Stillness to process and integrate what surfaced.

Sound Healing

Quiets the mind and releases what the body holds.

Acupuncture

Balances the body and eases stress.

Meditation & Mindfulness

Builds the capacity to meet thoughts and feelings with calm.

A spread of fresh, seasonal whole foods on a wooden table

Nutrition

We serve healthy, organic, seasonal meals designed to stabilize and nourish body, mind, and emotions. And we teach the fundamentals of shopping, cooking, and intentional eating, so a healthy relationship with food continues long after you leave.

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”Hippocrates
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A New Life

Ready to begin the next chapter?

Whether you are preparing for medicine work or looking for a grounded place to integrate afterward, we would be honored to talk with you.