Emerge:

 A Soul's Journey

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What is EMERGE?

EMERGE is a consciously curated space for women who feel called to experience the mythological depths of the Heroine’s Journey. A space that is carefully held with intention, integrity, care, and ceremony. One that honors the mystery of the journey, a journey which requires us to be Medial Women, to walk between the worlds of the sacred and the mundane, to access the innate wisdom that is ready to be revealed and most useful for our next steps along our path. EMERGE is a 4 Day / 3 Night residential experience where together, on this journey, we’ll use creative methods for healing and growth: myth, image, dreams, expressive arts, discussion, gentle movement, somatic exploration, sound, breath, circling, writing, play, and ritual in a gently supported,  sacredly held container to access the inner experience, the inner life.

 

Who is this for?

EMERGE retreat is for women who are seeking a deeper dive, willing to journey on an embodied exploration, into psyche and soma to access wisdom within. It is for women who prefer an intimate space for sharing this brave exploration together, as witnesses, mirrors, and in support of one another, with experienced facilitators guiding the process.  There will be space for solo exploration, as well as time spent in circle with other participants.

 

Why gather with us? 

Too often, women are the emotional, physical, and psychological holders for their beloveds, friends, families, coworkers, communities.  Making space for any amount of soulful inquiry or tending to the inner soul life and carving out time can feel challenging as we often feel the need to put everyone, and everything else, first and ourselves last.  At EMERGE, we want to shift that narrative and guide women toward cultivating their own inner life while in a community setting.  We believe that we need each other more than ever to bring this forth, and making space for our own personal growth work will exponentially ripple healing to all those in our lives.

 

When is EMERGE?

March 11 - 14th 2027

Thursday 3pm until Sunday 4pm

 

Spring is the time of burgeoning energy, of what’s been quietly, slowly composting, nesting, nurturing itself, reviving, transforming, which is now, at this time, ready to awaken, to reveal itself, to the light, to EMERGE; wisdom and conscious awareness to be integrated in your waking life. We invite you to join us at the onset of Spring to EMERGE from the depths of Winter consciously.

 

What’s included?

* 3 nights' accommodation in a cozy private or shared room to recharge after gatherings

* 9 Healthy Meals (Thursday Dinner - Sunday Lunch)

* All BreakTime snack & beverage

* Art supplies

* 9 curated and guided sessions, including and not limited to:

-embodied dreamwork

-storytelling

-movement & somatics

-creative expression

-ritual

Follow up group integration session via zoom (early April)

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Investment: 

Discounted Early Bird pricing:  

Single w/ shared hall bath: $1675,  (5 rooms left)

Singles w/ Private Bath: $1775,  (SOLD OUT)

Double (SOLD OUT): $1635,

Triple (1 bed left): $1575     

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Early Bird rate available until August 12, 2026 with: $300 deposit

Balance to be completed by:  October 31, 2026

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*Pricing after August 12, 2026:  $1975 single, 

$2075 single w/ private bath (sold out)

  $1875 triple

 

A voice-to-voice phone call may be scheduled for participants new to this body of work and/or the facilitators.

 

The $300 deposit is non-refundable.   In the event you are unable to attend, you may gift your registration to a friend. Thank you for understanding.​​

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Facilitators​

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Katie Chiaravolloti

Katie Chiaravolloti is a commitment to unearthing true self and bringing forth consciousness with curiosity and love. She is a queer, cis-gendered Soul Guide, an Emotional Baggage Hander and a Creatrix of Sacred Space. Having studied under Ann Sousa, an initiated elder of the West African Dagara Tradition, Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés Réyes, ALisa Starkweather, and within the teachings of BodySoulRhythm  (Marion Woodman, Anne Skinner, and Mary Hamilton) through Janice Steiber-Rous, Jean Ester, and Polly Howells, Katie believes that making space for one’s own inner wisdom (especially in community/groups settings) weaves the path toward healing.  Katie walks as a witness and guide for folks to discover and harness the gold that lives hidden in the shadowy places. She is a Shadow Types™ Practitioner and Shadow Work™ Facilitator and Coach. It is her hope and prayer that as one integrates one’s own healing, the ripples of love and care will blossom out to family, friends, and community.

 

Katie is part of the transition team holding the thread of hope for the world we are creating.  She can be found in South Jersey, weaving communities in healing ceremonies and is always up for an adventure.  Katie has been partnered for over 25 years and is mama to three young men who have been catalysts for consensual parenting, living a vibrant life, and transforming generational pain and trauma into a lineage of love and liberation.  She is a child-led, earth-based, secular homeschooling mama who has co-created and co-led various learning laboratories over the years. Co-creating embodied, healing spaces and ceremonies calls deeply to her being. 

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Connect with Katie via email at emotionalbaggagehandler@gmail.com

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Laurie Martinez

Temenos Creatrix

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Years ago, when I was a practicing Licensed Massage Therapist and Registered Yoga Teacher,  I attended a 6 day intensive BodySoul Rhythms® retreat, a method developed by Jungian Analyst Marion Woodman, Mask Specialist Ann Skinner and Movement Professor Mary Hamilton, it was a profound experience, one that shifted the trajectory of my life with renewed purpose.

Inspired, I returned to Graduate studies, earning a Master’s Degree in Counseling, the Creative & Expressive Arts, and Holistic Leadership to further support the women I worked with.  For nearly 20 years, I've regularly held space for women’s gatherings and

ritual within the wise women traditions, and more recently, intimate workshops with a focus in Somatic Exploration, Story, Dreams, Art, Movement, and Creativity utilizing various modalities of embodied processing.  I’m a nationally licensed with Board Certification Body Therapist.

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Further inspired in my continued BodySoul Rhythms® journey, and recognizing how beneficial this work was and needed, after completing studies, and a career change, I founded and am Director for a small not-for-profit organization which brings this work to women that might not otherwise have access to it.  Additionally, in tending the legacy and growth of BodySoul Rhythms® work, I am in service, as Board Member, to the Marion Woodman Foundation. Thank you to Janice,Jeanne and Polly for introducing me to this work.   I'm currently an Assistant for the international training program for BodyDreaming®; an embodied practice that helps to ground psychotherapy, and ensoul somatic practice, a unique methodology of a combination of the psychology of C.G. Jung,  Marion Woodman’s BodySoul Rhythms®, Peter Levine's trauma therapy Somatic Experiencing,  Neuroscience, Attachment and Developmental Theory,  developed by Jungian Analyst, Marian Dunlea, Director of Training for BodySoul Rhythms® Europe.

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For the past 10 years, I’ve been fortunate to sit at the feet of a prolific and profoundly wise teacher, Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés Réyes, Senior Jungian Analyst and beloved author of, “Women Who Run With the Wolves”.  With Dr. Estés Réyes, I trained in her residential study program at the Institute for Archetypal and Cross Cultural Studies which greatly informs the way I walk in this world; as does an empowering experience as an apprentice in a women’s mystery school with ALisa Starkweather.  My work is also informed by Advanced Training in Shadow Work® & Shadow Types.  I’m a Graduate of the Musea Center for Intentional Creativity and Consciousness taught by Shiloh Sophia.  With a ceaseless curiosity of all things Depth Psychology, Mythopoeticism, Alchemy and Animistica, I continue to learn on this journey and continue my studies as a student at Pacifica Graduate Institute.

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I’m a native New Yorker, currently residing in Florida taking in the warm Sun and Waters. Prior to this life shift, my history includes working in International Finance on Wall Street, becoming a Mother and Homeschooler, then in Hospitality Management, the Performance Arts, and Live Events Production Coordination before moving into the Healing Arts.

My Archetype is Kitchen Witch, creating magic with a wooden spoon, Hearth Tender, Storyteller, Medicine Maker,…drop by the cottage for a cuppa along your journey.​

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Connect with Laurie via email at hello@mywomenscenter.org

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Kristin Elaine Wilson, LCSW

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Kristin is a White Southern Appalachian American queer cis-woman of European ancestry committed to partnering with organizations, groups, and individuals seeking a greater holistic sense of well-being by implementing liberatory relationship-based frameworks. 

Kristin has a long history as a therapist, coach, and facilitator working with individuals, families, and groups in healing from trauma, reclaiming one's power and "gold" from shadows (aspects that have been rejected, projected or repressed parts of oneself), and leveling up to grow and be in alignment living their best lives.

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Kristin works nationally as a trainer and consultant for organizations, groups, and individuals with predominantly White identified people decolonizing and embodying a culture that aligns with liberatory values. She worked much of the past 9 years in Asheville, NC at Buncombe County DHHS, most recently as a Resiliency Coordinator and organizing member of the Racial Equity Group in Social Services, and Neutral Facilitator of Child and Family Team meetings in Child Protective Services to advocate for children and families and support social workers, community providers and supports to build a resilient, healthy community free of violence, abuse and neglect.  

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Kristin has worked within the non-profit, private, and government sectors specializing in women’s empowerment, therapy, domestic violence, child protective services, anti-racism, spirit-centered work, LGBTQIA2S+ initiatives, youth work, leadership development, and holistic healing. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a MSW from Smith College School for Social Work with background studies in Shadow Work™ and Naturopathic Medicine at Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine.

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Connect with Kristin via email at Kristin@SacredPathways.care