Fall Equinox 2026

September 17-23, 2026 | Mount Shasta, CA

with guest healer, Dr. Paul Wang LAc plus catered breakfast baskets & seasonal farm to table dinners by Chef Peter

Limited to 15 people to cultivate an intimate, deeply transformative community space.

What aspects of your life need balance and restoration this fall?

Join us in Mount Shasta, the powerful root chakra of the earth, during Fall Equinox, for a deeply restorative sabbatical week to slow down, reset and come back into balance with your body, mind and spirit with our guest healer, Dr. Paul Wang, Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine.

Equinox is a potent time to transition into a new balance with inner connection, outer community, greater cosmos. We gather for spiritual self-care and grounding ceremony as we deepen into presence during this critical seasonal turning point. We seek to shift our mindsets with refined intention. We inquire into our beliefs with open hearts. We dissolve habitual patterns with dynamic embodiment.

Dr. Wang will share his integration of martial, medical, and mystical paths as our collective story of mythic mastery — a process which actualizes our full potential. Through practical principles and meaningful flows, he will orchestrate a series of three 2-hour morning activation sessions throughout the sabbatical week to harmonize our mind, heart, body with soul, spirit, source.

Fall ripens release and the fruition of our realizations.

What of the lessons we harvest each year lead to tangible change?

Select the most valuable experiences and distill them as treasures. These are the principles and values without which we become lost. Embodied, they gift us the wisdom and power to transmute our problems into gold. These themes are related to the alchemical element of Metal.

We will explore what it means to be an Earth Warrior in the fall season through personal & collective inquiry around…

• What matters most to us?

• What does it feel like to defend and protect what we cherish, starting with ourselves and our bodies as our temple?

• How do we establish healthy boundaries to expand our inner capacity for staying centered & grounded amidst the chaos and complexity of the outer world?

• How do we allow the falling, releasing, composting of this seasonal cycle to happen with more grace and surrender… without holding on to what no longer serves us?

Enjoy entering into your center, nurturing your original nature, and unfolding the mystery of majesty that is this life here and now. Join our Fall Equinox Sabbatical week at Hestia to:

• Ensoul universal principles through meditation, movement, memetic practices;

• Encounter fellow lovers of solitude, plentitude, gratitude;

• Enrich your mind, body, heart, spirit with the eternal elements;

• Enter a reality of greater possibility and creative play;

• Enact insights into your daily life.

Our Fall Equinox Flow

SEPT 17: DAY 1 >> GROUND & SETTLE IN

• Be greeted by your Hestia hosts and settle into your sweet home and resting space for the week

• Enjoy our opening dinner at 6:30 pm with Chef Peter

SEPT 18: DAY 2 >> ANCHOR YOUR INTENTIONS WITH THE LAND

• Join a 2 pm experiential guided group walk to ground and connect with the powerful energy spots on the land

• Enjoy a group dinner at 6:30 pm with Chef Peter

SEPT 19: DAY 3 >> CULTIVATE TO DEEPEN INTO INNER AND OUTER BALANCE

• Enjoy our first 90-minute group morning activation session from 10 am - 12:30 pm with Dr. Paul Wang to deepen into inner and outer balance

• Use the self-guided journaling tools and connect with the land to support your intentions

• From 1:30 - 5:30 pm, enjoy free time to explore the land, sacred sites around Shasta or book your wellness sessions to help you heal, rejuvenate and harmonize with your body, mind, spirit

• Enjoy a group dinner at 6:30 pm with Chef Peter

SEPT 20: DAY 4 >> HARNESS THE POTENT ENERGY OF FALL

• Enjoy our second 90-minute group morning activation session from 10 am - 12:30 pm with Dr. Paul Wang to deepen into inner and outer balance

• Practice embodying and living your intentions while you’re here by consciously choosing how you want to spend your time and energy

• Deepen your connection to the land by meditating on Hestia’s energy spots or explore the areas around Mount Shasta listed on our welcome guide

• From 1:30 - 5:30 pm, book add-on guided experiences with our community hosts or with our recommended Shasta tour operators

• Enjoy a group dinner at 6:30 pm with Chef Peter

SEPT 21: DAY 5 >> PREPARE FOR THE EQUINOX PEAK ENERGY

• Enjoy our final 90-minute group morning activation session from 10 am - 12:30 pm with Dr. Paul Wang to deepen into inner and outer balance

• Co-create a fall equinox gratitude altar with the land before dinner

• Enjoy a group dinner at 6:30 pm with Chef Peter

SEPT 22: DAY 6 >> RELEASING RITUAL

• Deepen your connection to the land by meditating on Hestia’s energy spots or explore the areas around Mount Shasta listed on our welcome guide

• Enjoy a group dinner at 6:30 pm with Chef Peter

• Attend a 8 pm group fire ceremony to release what no longer serves you and make space for the shifts you want to catalyze in your life when you return home by letting go of what no longer serves you.

SEPT 24: DAY 7 >> GIVE GRATITUDE & PREPARE TO TRANSITION

• Visit the spots that you felt a special connection to on the land and give gratitude before you leave!

• Create a mantra/visual reminder to facilitate a smooth transition back

WHAT’S INCLUDED

• Three 2-hour guided morning sessions with Dr. Paul Wang

• Comfortable private accommodations

• 6 breakfasts and 6 farm to table dinners by Chef Peter

• Sabbatical toolkit and special wellness gifts made by local artisans

• Self-guided journaling tools to keep track of your experience and insights along the way

• Access to private meditation spots, yoga studio and ocean views

• Guided group rituals and curated ceremonies to sacred sites aligned to our personal and group intentions

• S P A C I O U S N E S S !

• Group releasing ritual to let go of what no longer serves you

• Custom curated excursions aligned with your personal intentions

EXTRA SERVICES

• Extended lodging beyond the 6 nights provided in the program

• Massage, acupuncture, energy work and other wellness services

• Private dance, movement, yoga classes

• Somatic and trauma healing sessions

• Guided tours to our favorite sacred sites and energy spots around Mount Shasta

• 1:1 post-sabbatical life coaching sessions to support your transition back

BOOK YOUR SPOT TODAY!

Sample FARM TO TABLE Menu

BREAKFAST: Energizing and grounding fuel for movement and a mindful start

• Classicly continental: Oatmeal • Homemade gluten-free granola • Greek yogurt

• Assorted fruit • Homemade artisanal sourdough bread • British-style

  breakfast beans • Hard-boiled eggs

• Artisanal egg creations: Quiche • Frittata • Egg or tofu scramble • Shakshuka •

  Turkish eggs

• Green and glowing smoothies: Assorted fruit (berries, bananas, pineapple, mango) • Fresh greens • Dairy or non-dairy yogurt • Plant-based milk

LUNCH: Balanced dishes designed to restore energy without slowing the body

• Seasonal soups (served with homemade bread and salad): Butternut squash •

  Spicy black bean • Hearty vegetable • Vegetable miso • Lentil coconut curry •

  French lentil • Texas-style chili

• Rainbow nourish bowls: Quinoa • Roasted vegetables • Grilled protein (chicken, tofu, tempeh, halloumi) • Fresh or sauteed greens • Tahini sauce

• Zen onigiri set: Assorted Japanese rice balls with meat or vegetable filling

  wrapped in seaweed • Cucumber salad • Kimchi • Miso soup

• Healthy garden wraps: Grilled veggies • Homemade hummus • Optional protein (grilled chicken tofu, tuna salad) • Mixed greens • Homemade citrus

  vinaigrette

• Pick-your-own salad bar: Local greens • Ancient grains • Grilled protein

  (chicken, beef, tofu, tempeh, halloumi) • Assorted homemade dressings

DINNER: Soulful meals that invite connection, reflection, and gratitude

• Shepherd’s delight: Irish-inspired shepherd’s pie with beef or lentils • Roasted brussel sprouts • Irish brown bread

• Masala grounding bowl: North Indian dahl • Quick-pickled red onions • Sauteed greens • Yogurt • Basmati rice

• Teriyaki harmony bowl: Teriyaki beef, chicken, or tempeh • Roasted broccoli •Miso glazed carrots • Kimchi • Brown rice

• Mediterranean mezze platter: Falafel • Grilled chicken skewers • Hummus • Baba ganoush • Quinoa tabbouleh • Za’atar roasted vegetables • Pita bread •Olives • Garlic-tahini sauce

• Bangkok basil curry: Coconut green curry with protein (chicken, tofu, chickpeas) and vegetables • Jasmine rice • Mixed green salad • Cilantro-lime vinaigrette

• Black bean enchiladas roja: Sweet potato, blackbean, onion, and zucchini filling • Homemade red enchilada sauce • Monterey-jack cheese (optional) • Corn or flour tortillas • Mixed green salad • Cilantro-lime vinaigrette

• Wholesome miso catch: Miso-glazed salmon or tofu • Roasted broccoli • Japanese-style cucumber salad • Short-grain rice

• Ratatouille royale: French Provencal vegetable stew with slow-cooked tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, bell peppers, onion, garlic • Grilled protein (chicken, pork, halloumi) • French lentils • Quinoa • Artisanal sourdough bread • Mixed green salad • Balsamic vinaigrette

• Tantalizing tagine: Moroccan stew with onion, garlic, tomato, dried fruit, olives, root vegetables • Harissa sauce • Quinoa • Artisanal sourdough bread • Mixed green salad • Balsamic vinaigrette

DESSERTS: Wholesome, feel-good sweet treats crafted with real ingredients and just the right amount of indulgence

• Almond-orange cake • Chocolate chia seed pudding • Chocolate brownies •Indian-inspired rice pudding • Flourless chocolate and raspberry cake • Homemade fruit popsicles • Seasonal fruit crumble • Assorted