4-Day Deep Dive into the Mugwort Portal:
A Retreat for BIPOC-identified Folks
with Dr. Kinshasa Bennett & Mary Sanders
NovEMBER 11-14, 2026
MOUNT SHASTA, CALIFORNIA
What seeds to we need to plant in order to deeply rest this winter? What needs discerning, releasing, reclaiming and renewing?
In this special weekend experience, you will be guided to self-reflect, practice devotion with nature, and work with your own energies to rest your mind and body. We will drop in with ourselves, the land, and our community. This journey is designed to prepare us for the deep rest that the winter calls for while balancing what we need to grow and dream and take care of in our lives.
Together, we will dive deep to retrieve our purpose, our belonging, and reclaim our intuition through the magical portal of mugwort medicine.
WHO IS THIS ExPERIENCE FOR?
This special sabbatical week is for womxn in leadership and caregiving who are seeking to:
Deepen their meditative practices (both stationary and walking).
Somatically experience the land and see what sights, sounds, smells, plants, and vibrations are calling them.
Explore alternate forms of accessing intuition and expression through writing meditation, storytelling, and story weaving.
Experience diverse healing modalities such as plant allyship, self reiki and connecting with their inner child.
WHAT WILL IT FEEL LIKE?
Imagine yourself slowing down to be immersed in nature… resting, daydreaming and stargazing for a week or even longer. Give yourself permission to shift from “doing” to “being”. Bring silence to your planning mind and allow your intuitive spirit to guide you back home to yourself. Sleep in an intentionally designed space for deep, restorative rest. Play, create, and vision whenever the inspiration strikes.
Receive targeted guidance from our masterful team of space holders who can help bring greater awareness to an area of your life you’d like to revitalize. Together, we will bring sacred ritual into your daily routine through our toolkit of practices, inquiry questions and unique approach to accelerated transformation.
Enjoy a total life reset with this custom curated journey just for you on our sacred land. Our spaces are intentionally attuned for your inner exploration and accelerated transformation.
“I incorporate ritual, indigeneity, and authenticity into my life as a Buddhist and hold the sangha in my heart.”
WHAT’S OUR FLOW?
NOV 11: ARRIVAL DAY
Guided land walk: We will somatically experience the land and see what sights, sounds, smells, plants, and vibrations are calling us.
Opening circle and dinner with Hestia’s Land Stewards
NOV 12: GREET THE LAND & THE PLANT
10am: We will start with meditative practices (both stationary and walking-30 min). Walking meditation to also find earth item to create an Earth Altar
3pm: Greet the plant and learn about foraging, plant embodiment and how to ingesting plant with a tea ceremony
NOV 13: RELATING TO OUR PLANT ALLIES
10am: Relating to our plant allies through dream sharing, meditation and a dharma talk.
Spacious solo time for integration through drawing, collaging, and poetry writing
3pm: Transforming our allyship through self-care processes (acupressure, self-reiki),
NOV 14: CLOSING CIRCLE & PREPARING FOR THE TRANSITION
10 am: Closing circle and fire ceremony
1pm: Optional Faery Falls excursion
Something in you already knows it is time.
Bring precise clarity, alignment, and grounding to your visions & desires
Known as the root chakra of the earth, Mount Shasta is revered for centuries by the Wintu, Shasta, and Karuk peoples. Ten acres of enchanted cedar, oak, and pine forest, laced with a healing creek that flows year-round. A powerful constellation of meditation and spiritual retreat spaces, crafted from the land itself. The kind of quiet that reorganizes you from the inside.
Over one spacious weekend, you will have a nourishing space and a dedicated team devoted entirely to your healing and transformation.
Maybe you are exhausted in a way that sleep hasn’t touched.
Maybe you are navigating a life transition and you need time to feel your way through it.
Maybe you are deep in burnout recovery and ready, finally, to invest real time in yourself.
Everything you need to
stop managing and start receiving
Four days of embodied practices and sacred time in nature. Release what no longer serves you in order to awaken the infinite wisdom that already lives within.
Your mini-sabbatical weekend includes:
3 nights of private lodging (with the option to share the space with a friend or share with another guest)
Healthy pre-meals stocked in your space prepared by our local caterers, ready when you are
Full access to the land and chakra meditation spots
Personalized morning group sessions with Kinshasa and Mary, your guides
A custom curated journey shaped around your intentions and a guide to our sacred chakra power spots on the land
Sacred rituals to open and close your week
Sabbatical toolkit — journaling pages, reflection deck, and seasonal wellness gifts
Guided group rituals and curated ceremonies to sacred sites aligned to our personal and group intentions
YOUR INVESTMENT:
$1,300 per person (get $200 off for shared lodging with a shared bathroom)
$1,500 per person (private lodging with shared bathroom)
$1,700 per person (private lodging with private bathroom)
What’s NOT INCLUDED
Airfare and local transport
Massage or energy work with one of our amazing onsite healers
Private movement, dance or yoga sessions
Guided tours to our favorite sacred sites around Mount Shasta
1:1 follow up integration support and coaching sessions with your retreat host
