ForREST Retreat: Winter Transitions Weekend

REST AS REVOLUTION. REST AS RESET.

In a world that glorifies constant motion, rest is a radical act. This winter, we invite you to remember you are nature—to honor the ancient rhythms that call us inward when the forest quiets and the days grow short.

The ForRest Retreat is a sanctuary for deep winter rest, designed to help you reconnect with the restorative wisdom that lives in the quiet of the season. Here, in the embrace of 54 acres of forest, you'll experience rest not as an indulgence, but as a return to your wild, natural state.

Let yourself soften. Let yourself slow. Let yourself sink into the deep, dreamy stillness that winter offers.

“In the winter forest, the silence is so complete you can hear your own heartbeat syncing with the rhythm of the sleeping earth”.

THE WISDOM OF WINTER HIBERNATION

Nature knows what we have forgotten: winter is not a season to conquer, but to surrender to. As bears curl into their dens and trees draw their energy downward, the forest teaches us that rest is how we regenerate, restore, and prepare for the abundance ahead.

This retreat honors the ancient practice of hibernation—slowing down, turning inward, and allowing your nervous system to fully release. Winter rest is not laziness; it's survival wisdom. It's how nature ensures vitality returns in spring.

Feel your eyelids grow heavy. Feel your shoulders drop. Feel yourself being held by something larger than yourself.

THE 4 PILLARS OF REST

1. FOREST THERAPY

Step into the healing embrace of the forest. Through guided Forest Therapy, you'll be invited to slow down, soften your gaze, and let the trees remind you that you belong to this wild world. The forest holds space for you to simply be.

Breathe in the quiet. Let the stillness wrap around you like a warm blanket.

2. REST AS REVOLUTION

In a culture that measures worth by productivity, choosing rest is an act of defiance. Here, you have permission to do nothing, to be free, to let go of the endless doing. Rest is how you reclaim your energy, your joy, your wild nature.

Let your body become heavy. Let your mind grow quiet. Let yourself drift.

3. REST AS RESET

This is your opportunity to reset your nervous system, to release the tension you've been carrying, to remember what true relaxation feels like. Let this weekend be the circuit breaker that allows you to return to your life with clarity and renewed vitality.

Feel the weight lifting. Feel the softness returning. Feel yourself coming back to center.

4. THE BEST SLEEP OF YOUR LIFE

Imagine falling asleep to the profound quiet of the winter forest, cocooned in warmth, with nothing expected of you. Our cozy private container rooms are designed for deep, restorative sleep—the kind that changes you.

Sink into the darkness. Surrender to the silence. Sleep like the forest sleeps.

The Invitation

Step away from the noise. Unplug from the demands. Surrender to stillness.

FOREST REST is your permission slip to do absolutely nothing—or everything your heart whispers. This is not a retreat with schedules and workshops. This is pure, unstructured time to remember what rest actually feels like.

Read in bed until noon. Nap in the afternoon sun. Stare at trees. Listen to silence. Move when you want. Stay still when you don't.

Everything here is optional. Everything here is for you.

WHAT'S INCLUDED YOUR PRIVATE SANCTUARY

Each guest enjoys a private room in our one-of-a-kind shipping container home. These cozy, thoughtfully designed spaces are built for deep rest:

• Warm, grounding materials that honor the elemental world
• The profound quiet of 54 acres of winter forest
• Complete darkness for the deepest sleep
• Radiant warmth while the winter forest dreams outside
• Private, cozy container room for one night
• All meals: arrival snack, lunch, dinner, early breakfast (optional), and brunch
• Optional restorative yoga class (Saturday)
• Optional morning yoga class (Sunday)
• Elemental care package: wood-burning sauna and steam room
• Access to multiple fire pits and lounge areas
• Complete freedom to rest, read, wander, or simply be
• The best sleep of your life
• Connection to the wisdom of winter and the power of silence

Your own quiet cocoon. Your own peaceful haven. Your own place to surrender completely.

THE POWER OF SILENCE

One of the most profound gifts of winter is silence. In the ForRest Retreat, you're invited to experience the medicine of quiet—to let go of constant conversation and drop into a deeper listening. The winter forest is your teacher here, showing you that in stillness, everything essential is revealed.

Let the silence wash over you. Let it fill you. Let it teach you what words cannot.

THE BENEFITS OF REST

When you truly rest, you:

• Restore your nervous system and reduce chronic stress
• Enhance immune function (just like hibernating animals)
• Improve memory and cognitive clarity
• Regulate hormones and metabolism
• Access creativity and insight that only come in stillness
• Reconnect with your body's natural rhythms
• Remember that you are part of nature, not separate from it

Rest is not a luxury. It is a biological necessity. It is how we heal, how we integrate, how we become whole again.

Let yourself receive these gifts. Let yourself heal. Let yourself return to wholeness.

THE IMPORTANCE OF REST

We live in a time that treats rest as something to be earned, rationed, or felt guilty about. But nature shows us a different truth: rest is the foundation of all growth. Seeds rest in winter soil. Bears rest in caves. Trees rest, drawing their energy deep into their roots.

You are as wild as the forest. You, too, need seasons of deep rest.

This retreat is your permission slip to honor that truth.

Give yourself this gift. Give yourself permission. Give yourself the rest you've been craving.

A FINAL INVITATION

The forest is quiet in winter for a reason. The animals rest. The trees rest. The earth rests.

And so can you.

Come hibernate with us. Come remember that rest is revolution. Come reset your weary nervous system. Come experience the profound medicine of winter silence.

Come home to your wild nature.

Let yourself soften. Let yourself slow. Let yourself sleep.

You are as wild as the forest. You deserve to rest.

"Wild Nature Retreats are designed to help you remember you are nature. Through guided Forest Therapy, art, play, and rest, the magic is revealed."

ForREST - Where doing nothing is doing everything.