Alumni Retreat - September 2026

September 12 - 18, 2026

A retreat for Sanctuary alumni & for the loved ones you’d like to invite into this sacred experience.

This gathering welcomes your friends, your family, and others who feel called to the path of soul awakening

Are you ready to come back home to yourself?

Are you feeling called to do deeper work into your heart & soul?

Are you longing for love & support from your tribe?

Become ...

Inspired • Grounded • Empowered • Connected

Activities, Invitations, & Offerings:

Daily Meditations
Movement/Yoga/Qigong/Melt
Individual Healing Sessions
Body Work
Sound Healing
Breathwork
Journaling & Art Therapy
Nature Therapy
Mindfulness Tools & Practices
Sacred Sharing Circles
Consciousness Raising & Learning Opportunities
Ceremony & Celebration
Swimming in the Creek
A day at the Sanctuary, including Time on the land, walking the labyrinth, lunch with Sanctuary staff and spirit/sweat lodge
Optional Ketamine ceremony pre and post retreat

These experiences are intentionally curated to foster deep connection with yourself, your practices, and your community. Through movement, mindfulness, and ritual, you’ll release old patterns, soften into ease, and nourish your nervous system—returning home recharged, rejuvenated, and empowered.

Are you feeling called to delve deeper into your heart and soul?

Location:

Briar Patch Inn, Sedona, AZ

We are so excited to be hosting our upcoming retreat at the enchanting Briar Patch Inn—a place where nature, beauty, and serenity come together in the most magical way. Nestled alongside the cool, sparkling waters of Oak Creek in Sedona, this hidden gem invites you to slow down, breathe deeply, and reconnect with yourself and the natural world.

Surrounded by lush gardens, flowing water, and the grounding energy of Sedona’s red rocks, you’ll experience what it truly feels like to live in harmony with your environment. Every moment here is designed to nourish your soul—offering space for reflection, connection, laughter, and deep restoration.

This is more than just a retreat setting… it’s an experience of “The Way Life Can Be.”

Please visit the Briar Patch Inn to learn more about this unique gem nestled beside the cool sparkling waters of Oak Creek of Sedona, AZ.

Dates:

7-Day Retreat: September 12 - 18, 2026

Saturday, September 12:

Arrive from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
Orientation starts at 5:00 pm.
Dinner at 6:00
Welcoming Ceremony at 7:00 pm.

Friday, September 18:

Depart by 12:00 pm.

Meals:

Nourish your body with thoughtfully prepared, organic farm-to-table cuisine crafted by a Sanctuary-trained chef.

Amenities:

Each cozy cabin features a private entrance and patio, where smoking is permitted.

To support a more restful and immersive retreat experience, cabins are intentionally free of TVs and phones; however, cell service and Wi-Fi are available in the main lobby if needed.

Curious about the Sanctuary at Sedona?

The Sanctuary is a world renowned holistic healing center rooted in neuroscience, energy medicine, and shamanic wisdom. Their integrative approach blends ancient traditions with the most cutting edge, research base methods for healing trauma, breaking free from addiction, and returning to the truth of who you are.

As facilitators deeply trained in the Sanctuary approach, we bring the lineage of healing into every aspect of the retreat. You’ll even spend a full day immersed in these transformational practices on the sanctuary, private land – and experience that both sacred and rare.