☽ Sacred Return ☾
A Women’s Retreat
A 3-day immersive experience devoted to shadow work, intuitive awakening, and returning home to yourself.
May 1 - 3, 2026 | Sarasota, FL
Sacred Return: A Women’s Retreat
Sarasota, FL
Join Betsy Herden and Katie Griffin for a deeply transformative 3-day women’s retreat in Sarasota, Florida. Sacred Return will take place at Resilient Retreat’s The Gathering Place and SHACK Waterside, two beautiful spaces designed to support reflection, healing, and meaningful connection.
Sacred Return is designed as an immersive day-retreat experience, allowing participants to return home each evening while still fully stepping into the transformational work of the weekend.
This women’s retreat in Sarasota is created for those seeking deeper healing through shadow work, energy healing, somatic practices, and intuitive development.
Throughout the weekend, participants will explore practices that support both inner exploration and integration, including shadow work, inner child healing, energetic clearing and hygiene, intuitive and clair gift development, somatic movement and embodiment practices, sound healing, and sacred ceremony.
Together we will create a supportive and intimate container where participants can gently uncover patterns that no longer serve them, deepen intuitive awareness, and reconnect with the wisdom of the body. Through guided ceremony, energy work, and embodied practices, Sacred Return invites women to step into greater clarity, self-trust, and personal empowerment.
The retreat opens with an evening gathering and fire ceremony, creating a powerful space for release and intention setting. Over the course of the weekend, participants will move through guided practices designed to support deep healing, intuitive awakening, and meaningful connection with community.
Sacred Return is intentionally limited to 10–15 women to maintain a deeply supportive environment where each participant can feel seen, held, and supported in their journey.
This experience is designed for women who feel ready to move beyond surface-level healing and step into a deeper relationship with their inner world.
What’s Included:
Three days of immersive retreat programming designed to support deep inner exploration, healing, and integration.
Guided shadow work and inner child healing practices.
Energy work and energetic hygiene teachings to support intuitive development and energetic awareness.
Somatic movement and embodiment practices, including gentle yoga and body-based integration.
Intuitive and clair gift exploration in a supportive and safe container.
Sound healing and guided meditation practices to support nervous system regulation and deep rest.
Sacred fire ceremony and ceremonial practices for release and intention setting.
Cacao and closing integration circle to support reflection and embodied integration.
An intimate retreat container limited to 10–15 women to allow for deeper connection and personalized facilitation.
Access to both facilitators, Betsy Herden and Katie Griffin, throughout the weekend.
Gentle Retreat Itinerary
While the full flow of the retreat will unfold organically, here is a general overview of our time together.
Friday Evening | Opening the Circle
4:00–8:00 PM | Resilient Retreat – The Gathering Place
We begin Sacred Return by gathering in circle and creating a safe, supportive container for the weekend ahead. Through grounding practices, shadow exploration, and energetic clearing, we begin gently turning inward.
As the sun sets, we will participate in a sacred fire ceremony, offering an opportunity to release patterns, beliefs, and energies that no longer serve us.
This evening sets the foundation for the deeper work and transformation that will unfold over the weekend.
Saturday Morning | Returning to the Body
9:00–11:00 AM | SHACK Waterside Location
Saturday begins with a gentle outdoor yoga and embodiment practice, inviting participants to reconnect with their bodies and cultivate presence.
Through mindful movement, breath, and reflection, we begin opening the pathways for deeper intuitive awareness.
Saturday Afternoon | Awakening Intuition & Energetic Awareness
1:00–6:00 PM | SHACK Waterside Location
The afternoon invites us into deeper exploration through guided shadow work, intuitive development, and energy practices.
Together we will explore:
• energetic hygiene and awareness
• intuitive and clair gift exploration
• somatic healing practices
• sound healing for integration and deep rest
This portion of the retreat includes time for reflection, sharing, and sacred ceremony, allowing each participant to integrate the insights that arise.
Sunday Afternoon | Integration & Sacred Return
12:00–4:00 PM | SHACK Waterside Location
Our final day focuses on integration and embodiment.
Through gentle practices, reflection, and community sharing, we begin weaving the experiences of the weekend into our everyday lives.
We close our time together with a cacao ceremony and closing circle, honoring the transformations that have taken place and the wisdom each participant carries forward.
A Note on Flow
This retreat is intentionally designed with both guided experiences and spaciousness. Each element of the weekend builds upon the next, allowing the work to unfold naturally while honoring each participant’s individual journey.
Meet your retreat team!
Betsy Herden is the founder of Milluminate Holistic Wellness Center, a space she created to support individuals on their journey of healing, self-discovery, and spiritual awakening. With a degree in Human Services and AODA (Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse) Counseling, Betsy began her path helping others navigate personal transformation and emotional healing.
A gifted psychic, medium, and Shamanic practitioner, Betsy has studied under world-renowned medium Mavis Pittilla and brings a deeply intuitive yet grounded approach to her work. Through her Shamanic training, she works with trauma and energetic patterns from a multi-dimensional perspective, helping individuals uncover the root of limiting beliefs and reconnect with their authentic selves.
Betsy offers a compassionate, non-judgmental space where clients and students can explore their healing journey, gain insight into past and present patterns, and rediscover their truth, joy, and creative spark.
Katie Griffin is the founder of Nurtured Soul Co., a somatic healer, yoga teacher, and intuitive practitioner devoted to helping women reconnect with the wisdom of their bodies and inner worlds.
After years of living in constant overdrive, Katie experienced profound healing through slowing down, reconnecting with her body, and embracing ritual and energetic practices. Her work now weaves together somatic healing, energy work, ceremony, and intuitive guidance to support women in navigating life transitions and deep personal transformation.
Katie is currently training with Betsy Herden in the Shamanic Directions, deepening her path toward becoming a shamanic practitioner. Her natural gifts include energetic healing, intuitive perception, and the ability to sense and work with subtle energy in the body.
Through retreats, ceremonies, and one-on-one healing sessions, Katie creates supportive spaces where women can regulate their nervous systems, process emotions, and reconnect with their intuition, clarity, and personal power.