Come Back To Yourself

A women's nervous system reset retreat on Lake Michigan 

August  6-9th, 2026

You have been executing at full capacity for so long, you have forgotten what it feels like to just be. This four-day retreat is your permission to put it all down. To reset your nervous system, nourish your body, and find the thread back to yourself, the version of you that exists outside of everything you manage.

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You Run the Show. In Every Direction.

You lead your family, your business, your household, your life. You deliver. You show up. You figure it out.

And somewhere in the middle of all of it, you've lost the thread back to yourself. Not the version of you who performs and produces, the one underneath all of that. The one who knows what she actually wants.

You don't need another strategy. You don't need to optimize anything. You need four days where your only job is to receive, where your body can reset, where you can re-align back into your strongest self!

A High-Level, Transformational Equine Experience.

This is the heart of the retreat. And it is unlike anything you have done before.

Working alongside horses (no-horse experience needed) in guided, non-riding sessions, you will receive the kind of feedback that no coach, course, or conversation can give you. Horses sense what you carry. They respond to what is real in your body and nervous system. And in their presence, something shifts, at a level deeper than the mind can reach.

Expert-facilitated. Profoundly safe. Completely transformative.

This weekend, you will:

  • Feel your nervous system settle,  maybe for the first time in years
  • Crack open something you didn't know was closed
  • Deepen your connection with yourself and others
  • Leave knowing what it actually feels like to be grounded in your own power
  • Walk away with a body memory of what calm, aligned leadership feels like
A Weekend of Growth, Nervous System Healing, and Deep Connection

Every element of this retreat is intentional. Nothing is filler. Every morning opens with movement and nourishment. Every session builds on the last. Every meal is made to heal. Every conversation goes somewhere real.

You will move through equine sessions, somatic practices, wellness workshops, guided nervous system resets, and unstructured time by the water, with a small group of women who are all here for the same reason.

To stop. To feel. To come back.

By the time you leave, you will not just feel rested. You will feel a version of yourself you forgot existed,  or maybe one you have never fully met. The one who is not running on fuse or proving anything to anyone. The one who is rooted. Clear. Alive in her body. Connected to something deeper than her to-do list.

That version of you has been there the whole time. This weekend, she finally gets to show up.

This retreat is a whole-body, experiential nervous system reset, integrating mind, body, spirit, and deep self leadership. 

 

Apply today! Limited space for 9 registrations

WHY WE GATHER AND WHY WITH HORSES?

Circle Up’s model of Natural Leadership and experiential learning with horses and other mammals integrates human psychology, animal behavior, and natural systems to offer a unique approach to personal and professional development.

Humans have lived in herds for thousands of years. Communities that provided safety, belonging, and the kind of connection that makes us truly thrive. Even now, in a world that rewards self-sufficiency, we still long for it. Because it is how we are wired.

When we lose that, something in us goes quiet. Not broken. Just waiting.

This retreat creates the conditions for that part of you to wake back up.

And the horses accelerate everything.

See yourself through the eyes of a horse, and you see your true nature.

Horses possess a nervous system that is exquisitely attuned to the energy, emotion, and truth of every being around them. They read what is actually happening inside you, not what you are performing, not what you are managing, but what your body is carrying right now.

They sense blocked energy. They feel dysregulation. They respond only to presence and truth.

So much of our power gets trapped beneath years of achieving, leading, and holding it all together. The horse finds it. And in the most gentle, profound way,  gives it back to you.

This is the same transformative work used by top executives and CEOs around the world. It is not therapy. It is not a workshop. It is a direct line to your most authentic, grounded self.

You will leave this experience with something words cannot fully describe,  an open channel to your own power, ready to bring into every area of your life.

 

Reset + Be Inspired

Refreshing

You will move, heal, connect, and be challenged in the most expansive way. And all of it happens on the water, where nature does something to the nervous system that no office, gym, or spa ever could. You will leave more energized than when you arrived.

Nourishing

Every meal is crafted by a professional health-supportive chef who has studied food as medicine around the world. Anti-inflammatory, deeply healing, and built to support your nervous system and hormones from the inside out. You will feel the difference in your body by day two. Most women say the food alone was worth it.

Empowering

You will walk into a session with a horse and walk out knowing yourself in a way you didn't before. These are high-level, expert-facilitated experiences that cut through every story you tell yourself and get straight to your truth. You will feel what it is like to lead from a grounded, regulated place, and carry that with you long after you leave.

Transformative

Women describe this retreat in two words: before and after. Because when you stack four days of nervous system healing, nourishing food, high-level equine work, and real human connection, something shifts at a cellular level. You go home clearer, more alive, and more connected to the version of yourself you have been quietly craving.

As a participant, you will:

Come home to your body through somatic healing, breath work, movement designed to regulate from the inside out.

Reset your nervous system at a level that actually lasts beyond the weekend. 

Be transformed by the horses in a high-level equine experience that top leaders and executives call the most powerful work they have ever done

Break the pattern of go-go-go and finally feel what it is like to lead from a place of calm and clarity

Unlock a deeper confidence not the kind you perform, the kind you feel in your bones

Nourish your body with food that heals, not just fuels

Find your people intimate circle of achieving women who understand exactly what you carry

Leave with something lasting a regulated system and embodied sense of own power

Apply today! Spots are limited!

With 30+ years of collective experience

Meet the Team

Coach Jamie

Founder, Head Facilitator, Integrative Health Practitioner, Nutrition & Mind/Body Coach, CPT

BRAD

Co-Facilitator, Owner & Steward - Circle Up Experience

Chef Alex

Professional Health Supportive Chef ICE, USMC Veteran

AnnMarie

Trauma informed yoga instructor & somatic healing

Read our bios

Your Retreat

experience includes
  • 4 days / 3 nights in a serene lakeside setting, designed for deep rest and renewal
  • Chef-crafted, nourishing meals to support healing, vitality, and energy balance
  • 1:1 Equine-assisted coaching to reset your nervous system, reconnect with your truth, and experience the most powerful personal development work you have ever done
  • Daily yoga sessions led by an expert instructor to restore balance and presence
  • Guided nervous system reset through breathwork, mindfulness, and somatic practices
  • Red light + NIR therapy to enhance cellular healing and energy restoration
  • Acoustic sound chair healing for deep nervous system regulation and relaxation
  • Experiential Wellness workshops to deepen body awareness and support nervous system health
  • Mind-body healing group sessions to break patterns and create lasting change
  • Personal growth and self-discovery activities designed to reconnect you with who you are outside of your roles, your responsibilities, and your to-do list
  • An intimate, supportive community of high-achieving women who understand exactly what you carry, and are ready to go deeper together
APPLY NOW! SPOTS ARE LIMITED!

FAQ’s

★★★★★

"Life changing, A peak experience of heart, mind and soul."

 Diane B  
★★★★★

"It was exactly what I needed to set me on the right path to my next level of growth."

 Alyssa  
★★★★★

"The retreat was filled with so much love, passion, like-minded people, and amazing food and it couldn’t have come at a better time to help me elevate to the next level."

 Tiffany B  
★★★★★

"Profoundly healing experience."

This retreat allowed me to fully surrender. Only in the safety of simply being with the horses, was I able to truly acknowledge a recessed trauma and experience the deep relief of beginning to release. It was a felt experience that is hard to put into words but if I had to choose one, it would be... MAGICAL"

Lisa E
★★★★★

"After this retreat I noticing feeling more alive, more resourced and more equipped to build a life I truly love"

 Janet H
 
 

Investment in Your Transformation

Retreat Pricing:

$1,950 — Shared room

$2,200 — Private room

4 days. 3 nights. Every meal, every experience, every moment of healing included.

 
APPLY NOW! SPOTS ARE LIMITED!

 

 
Scholarship Opportunity:

We believe this experience should be accessible. One partial scholarship is available for a woman who is ready for this work and needs support to get here. If that is you, we want to hear from you.

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