Spring Equinox 2026

March 16-22, 2026

with guest healer, Dr. Paul Wang plus breakfast and dinner prepared by Chef Peter

Limited to 13 people to cultivate an intimate, deeply transformative community space.

THIS SPRING, HOW DO WE BREAKTHROUGH WITHOUT BURNING OUT?

Equinox. Equilibrium. Equanimity.

Cycles circulate ceaselessly. We cannot control change. We can choose to center and connect with our balance point around which all pivots. Thus allowing us to dance together these dualities of life.

Highs and lows. Hot and cold. Hope and loss. Held and broken. Hurt and healed.

Occasionally, this centripetal remembrance requires a time out and space in. Seeping inside infinite Now. Steeping within the embrace of Mother Nature. Stepping into nurture our own nature.

Such is the power, purpose, process of ritual transition between winter and spring. Honoring when shadows shorten and daylight lengthens. The scales tip towards illuminating warmth, so we attend and attune this seasonal shift.

It is an integral return of our sacred energies — often forgotten amongst the noise, hustle, clutter of technological society. Materialistic modernity forsakes the sacred, which weeps yet waits to forgive and revive us.

Such rejuvenation happens as we journey back towards our original wholeness. It is a joyful homecoming to befriend ourselves and other selves. As we cultivate our landscapes both inner and outer, cull excesses, curate essentials, we emerge anew ready to rebirth our gifts and inspire our communities.

Spring initiates an activation of sprouting ascent from underground potential to visible actualization. To moderate this germination as sustainable growth, we must breakthrough without breakdown or burnout, overdoing or overwhelming ourselves.

This requires clarity, purposeful wayfinding and resilient strategies to breakthrough without burning out. Another practice for springtime is cultivating loving kindness towards self and others in the process.

Join our Spring 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.

This special spring equinox sabbatical week is ideal for anyone who desires to…

• Live more attuned with cycles of nature

• Gain skills to better navigate transitions

• Feel peace amongst stress and chaos

• Connect with a deeper center of being in order to navigate rapid change with grace

• Transform obstacles into opportunities

• Find greater meaning in any situation

Our Spring Equinox Flow

MARCH 16: DAY 1 >> GROUND & SETTLE IN

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

• Nourish with a 6 pm group welcome dinner to meet the other sabbatical guests

MARCH 17: DAY 2 >> ANCHOR YOUR INTENTIONS WITH THE LAND

• Join a 10 am experiential guided group walk of the powerful energy spots on the land led by Belinda, Hestia co-founder, followed by a group circling session to connect with others on the retreat in a deeper, more meaningful way

• Clarify your retreat intentions with the Gratitude Blooming oracle deck (included in your gift bag)

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

• Book your wellness sessions to help you heal, rejuvenate and harmonize with your body, mind, spirit

• Nourish with a 6 pm group dinner to connect and share about your experience

• Enjoy an optional 8 pm tea and shamanic drumming session hosted by a local healer to get you ready for the dream world

MARCH 18, 19 & 20: DAYS 3-5 >> HARNESS THE POTENT ENERGY OF SPRING

• Enjoy three group morning activation sessions 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

• Book add-on guided experiences with our community hosts or with our recommended Shasta tour operators

• Co-create a spring equinox gratitude altar with the land

• Nourish and digest a nightly 6 pm group dinners

MARCH 21: 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

• Attend a 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

• Close the experience with a closing 6 pm group dinner

• Integrate the weeklong experience with an 8 pm guided fire and song ceremony to release what no longer serves you and make space for the shifts you want to amplify in your life when you return home

MARCH 22: 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

• Comfortable private lodging

• Nourishing breakfast baskets and healthy buffet dinner

• 3 group 90-minute morning sessions with our guest healer

• Nature sabbatical wellness gifts

• Self-guided journaling tools to clarify your life intentions and visions

• Access to private meditation and stargazing spots including a sacred flowing creek with a cold plunge

• Guided group chakra walk to connect with the healing power spots on the land

• S P A C I O U S N E S S !

• Releasing ritual to let go of what no longer serves you

EXTRA SERVICES

• Extended lodging beyond the 6 nights provided in the program

• Massage, acupuncture, energy healing and other wellness services

• Private dance, movement, yoga classes

• Somatic therapy and trauma healing sessions

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

• Guided private tours to our favorite sacred sites around Mount Shasta