NATURE SABBATICAL WEEKs
~ Arrive on Monday and depart on Sunday ~
FALL SABBATICAL WEEKS: Sept 19 (special fall equinox program), Oct & Nov
WINTER SABBATICAL WEEKS: Dec 2024 - Mar 2025
WHAT WILL IT FEEL LIKE?
Imagine yourself immersed in nature just 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.
Reset every day with a refreshing cold plunge in our creek. Daydream on a hammock and reimagine what’s possible in your life. Quench your thirst with our sweet alkaline well water. Sleep in an intentionally attuned space for deep, restorative rest. Play, create, and vision whenever the inspiration strikes. Nourish yourself on sacred land that’s attuned for deep rejuvenation and inner transformation.
Curious about what it feels like to retreat at Hestia? Read these love letters from our previous guests!
SABBATICAL FLOW
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At the beginning of your nature sabbatical, you will be greeted with a guided group chakra walk to connect with the healing power centers on our land.
You will receive journaling pages and a nature-inspired card deck to help clarify your intentions and capture the breadcrumbs that come your way.
Settle into your sweet home and resting space for the week.
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Clarify your retreat intentions with the Gratitude Blooming oracle deck (included in your toolkit)
Join an experiential guided group walk of the healing power spots on the land to accelerate your healing
Use the self-guided journaling tools and connect with the land to support your intentions
Rest, daydream on a hammock, plunge and sunbathe by the flowing creek
Book custom wellness sessions to aligned to your goals and intentions
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Practice embodying and living your intentions while you’re here by consciously choosing how you want to spend your time and energy
For our special programs, enjoy 2-hour group morning activations with supportive self-care practices from our guest healers (i.e., Chinese medicine practices, sound healing)
Deepen your connection to the land by meditating on Hestia’s energy spots or explore the areas around Mount Shasta listed in our visitor’s guide
Book add-on guided experiences with our wellness partners or recommended Shasta tour operators.
Need an extra boost to clarify and fortify your body, mind, heart and spirit? Access our world class onsite healers and guides to restore your full vitality. For deeper guidance and inspiration, you can reserve pre and post-retreat coaching sessions with Hestia’s co-founder, Belinda Liu.
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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. Follow the instructions in your journaling pages to do a special releasing ritual. Create space for what matters most in your life!
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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
Pre-sabbatical coaching call to clarify your needs, desires and intentions
Comfortable private lodging
Sabbatical toolkit and special wellness gifts
Self-guided journaling tools to keep track of your experience and insights along the way
Access to private meditation and stargazing spots including a sacred flowing creek with a cold plunge
Guided 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 fire ritual to let go of what no longer serves you
EXTRA SERVICES
Massage, acupuncture, energy work and other wellness services
Private dance, movement, yoga classes
Guided tours to our favorite sacred sites around Mount Shasta
1:1 post-sabbatical integration sessions to support your transition back
SPECIAL GIFTS FOR YOU
All guests will receive a sabbatical retreat kit with a Chakra map of the land, artist-illustrated journal for capturing insights from the week and beyond, our favorite Gratitude Blooming Nature Oracle Deck, and ritual candle with a special intention of healing, curiosity, joy or gratitude.
We look forward to welcoming and nourishing you at Hestia!
YOUR INVESTMENT
$1,750/person
30-Foot Mama Yurt
22-Foot Mongolian Yurt
$1,550/person
$1,400/person
20-Foot Solstice Moon Yurt
20-Foot Iris Yurt
20-Foot Cedarsong Yurt
$850/person
Vintage Camper
$950/person
Summer Glamping Tents
For our special seasonal sabbatical programs, add $800 for meals and programming:
Sept 19-25, 2024
Dec 16-22, 2024 (Winter Solstice)
Dec 30-Jan 5, 2025 (Welcoming the New Year)
Our Sacred Land in Mount Shasta, CALIFORNIA
Hestia Retreat Center is our 10-acre sanctuary located near Mount Shasta, California—one of the most potent healing vortexes on earth.
We are on the sacred land of the Karuk and Shasta tribes. Our flowing creek hosts a rare convergence of purifying red and white minerals symbolizing the union of the masculine and feminine energies within each of us.
Our sanctuary is just a 5-hour drive from Portland, Oregon and San Francisco, California. We are just 1.5 hours ways from two airports (RDD and MFR) and easily accessible by train and bus.
GOT QUESTIONS? READ OUR FAQS!
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We are only a 5-hour drive from Portland, Oregon and San Francisco, California.
The closest airports are 1.5 hours away in Medford, Oregon (MFR) and Redding, California (RDD).
The closest Amtrak stop is in Dunsmuir, CA. We can help you arrange a local car service from the train stop to our retreat sanctuary.
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Unless it’s a special sabbatical program week, we don’t offer group meals.
We understand it can be a hassle to plan your meals while on retreat, so we offer a simple meal delivery service from a local food cooperative as an add-on. Your living space would be stocked with healthy catered food to easily heat up at your convenience. Here’s a sample menu to choose from!
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We offer spacious yurts, a creekside eco-cabin, and deluxe summer glamping tents fit for every budget. Each space is designed to feel “private” but is also within 1-2 minute walking distance from the shared bathrooms.
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The yurts and creekside eco-cabin all have a microfridge, toaster oven, stovetop burners, pots/pans/utensils, salt, pepper, oil. You will need to bring additional spices for cooking. Complimentary tea and coffee is provided.
Our deluxe glamping tents (available spring/summer/early fall) come with a personal cooking kit with a camping stove. You need to bring your own cooler and ice to store your food in your car like in a campsite.
We have a microwave for guest use in the communal laundry room.
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Our retreat sanctuary is most ideal for unplugging, resting, creative visioning. You can expect 1-2 bars of cell service with access to 5 bars just 1 minute drive up the road.
We have basic satellite internet available in one centralized outdoor location. You can ask for the password if you need to check emails.
For more in-depth computer work/zoom calls, you can book a $15 co-working day pass in our private office in the town of Mount Shasta (which is just a 15-20 minutes away from us).
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There are 3 toilet/sink combos by the yurts and 1 communal bathroom with a shower by the Mongolian yurt. We have 2 outdoor showers available in the summer under the 30-foot mama yurt.
The creekside eco-cabin has its own private en-suite bathroom and outdoor shower.
We use composting toilets to maintain a light footprint on our land. They are very clean and get serviced daily. Just follow the signs on how/where to sit and you’ll be good!
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The sabbatical experience is designed for you to connect with your internal wisdom by being on the land. So the spaciousness and alone time is intentional. Many people realize how much more solo time they need in their lives and dedicate more time and space to themselves after the sabbatical experience.
You will get a group orientation on the group chakra experience on the second day of your sabbatical week to meet others who are on the land.
You will receive quite a bit of support from the Hestia team throughout your week to make sure your needs are met.
If you would like more group time, join our special sabbatical weeks or book additional 1:1 coaching sessions with us to get more in-depth support during your stay.
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We offer 1:1 or small group movement, yoga, and dance classes in addition to massage, energy work, sound healing, acupuncture services. Every wellness partner we work with has been carefully vetted and is top notch in their modality!
Some of the healers we work with only offer sessions in their private offices in Mount Shasta. Many of our wellness partners can come onsite, which is such a treat!
For in-depth coaching support, you can also book 1:1 sessions with our Hestia coaching team. We also offer coaching packages to support your integration back home.
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$1,750/week: 30-foot mama yurt or 22-foot Mongolian yurt
$1,550/week: Creekside eco-cabin
$1,400/week: 20-foot yurts
$950/week: Deluxe 10 by 14 glamping tents (SUMMER ONLY)
** Enjoy 20-40% off your stay for additional weeks!
YOUR WELLNESS PARTNERS
SANGARA
MASSAGE THERAPY
Soraya works with people from all walks of life to create the life they are meant to live through integration of the body, mind, spirit, and emotions.
She lives her passion as a healer of the world and a conduit of love and light for this peaceful planet. She offers soothing, deep tissue and Swedish massage modalities to support physical and emotional release. She has strong hands and a big, empathetic heart!
BELINDA LIU
HESTIA CO-FOUNDER, LAND STEWARD
& COMMUNITY WEAVER
Belinda is a nature-inspired visionary, land whisperer, and community builder.
She creates beautiful products, spaces and experiences that bring people back home to themselves. Her super powers are shining a light on people’s strengths and bringing them out into the world. She helps people cultivate and live their sacred purpose in the most joyful and easeful way possible.
AIYISHA CASTILLO
SOMATIC THERAPY, MASSAGE & MOVEMENT
Aiyisha’s passion is to support humans in building a deeper relationship with their body.
She spent the last two decades studying psychology, trauma, human development and holistic healing practices. She’s devoted her life’s work to educating and offering profound, life-changing experiences with a focus on integration and wholeness.
AMAYA VILLAZAN
COMMUNITY HOST, MINDFULNESS
& KILOBY INQUIRIES FACILITATOR
Amaya is passionate about authenticity and exploring the mystery that connects us.
She offers a nurturing and loving space for you to dive into your inner world and untie any false beliefs that may be holding you back from your full, authentic, and creative expression.
REVIEWS FROM OUR GUESTS
EILEEN S.
DANA V.
“Hestia is a haven for cozy comfort and clear connection with nature right outside your door and window, creeks, pines, mountains and crisp air amidst the healing that happens both within and without.
I have never eaten or slept so well and truly felt at home in your forest. Much needed. Cannot wait to go back. Thank you so much. With gratitude.”
KAMILAH M.
“When you arrive, you cross a bridge that reminds you–you are at the right place. The place that allows you to authentically connect with…the little things, reflections, fires, and nature.
A reminder of love, compound words and creative journeys. Inspiration wrapped in the stars that metaphors or transitions to a tree with pretty ribbons named Zora. Whose eyes were watching…the flow of inspiration. It was Hestia with a view of Mount Shasta nestled in a pampered retreat between springs and Weed that offered the standard of…Retreat The place of, be, grow, to….Live“
ANGELIQUE L.
“This quiet gem in the middle of the forest is a beautiful, magical oasis. Perfect for respite, relaxation and retreat. A wonderful place for clearing your mind and reconnecting to Mother Earth. And focusing on what is important and creating.
Belinda has thought of every detail and make the experience wonderful with providing local information and providing a relaxing, comforting home environment. Thank you, so much! Namaste.”
MISHA H.
“I cannot tell you how deeply healing it was to stay on your incredible land and in the Mongolian Yurt. There was healing energy everywhere! I could feel magic and healing in my bones as I woke up this morning. So much of the adrenaline and trauma brain had subsided and I felt renewed as did my children.
I particularly enjoyed the little notes of wisdom and playful magic that you have infused the land and tents with. This gave me hope after speaking with so many who are completely destitute. My lungs cleared so much during my time here as the smoke from the fires in Ashland was making me and my children very sick. The beds were extremely comfortable as were the blankets and pillows. It was an extra special treat to walk outside at night and see the delicate lights lining the paths and casting light in just the most loving way to the sink or bathrooms.
My husband and two children were in North Ashland when the fire broke out, we rushed to Talent to evacuate my parents and friends. Many of my friends and extended family lost everything and my parents' home will not be livable for many many months. The collective grief we feel as 2,300 homes were lost is real and having a break after a week of supporting those in need from that was truly healing. I now feel restored and able to jump back into the work of helping the community again.
Blessings Blessings Blessings…”
NOLA KESIA BRANTLEY
activist & trainer
“I am forever grateful for the 3 days I spent on the land you and Peter are stewarding. It was amazing. It was magical. It was spiritual. It was life changing.
I have been healing myself as well as guiding the healing of others over for the past two decades. My area of concentration has been sexually abused and exploited children and youth.
I myself am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, sexual exploitation and commercial sexual exploitation. I also come from patterns of historical oppression, generational trauma and generational poverty so my connection to trauma and healing is personal, collective and generational.
I found the land you are stewarding to have some of the most healing energy I have experienced, and I am already a person who considers nature my medicine and my church.”
JANINE PEÑAFORT
“I had the opportunity to visit Hestia on the mini-sabbatical retreat this fall during a critical time of transition in my life.
I chose to stay at Hestia because of my love and connection to Mama Shasta and the alignment I could feel from speaking on the phone with Belinda about my intentions and her work in stewarding the land at Hestia. It was a blissful week that I spent meditating, creating, reflecting, and simply being.
The guidance shared at the beginning of my sabbatical helped me to follow my heart and body throughout my time there. I came to deeply value the solitude and connection I felt with each of the chakras on the land, and the beauty of my surroundings.
My return home is full of deeper clarity and rootedness as a result of my time at Hestia. As I navigate the void during this period of time, I am grounded in the lessons from Hestia and knowing that abundance and prosperity are near.
I am deeply grateful to the land and the folks that have listened and contributed to taking care of this special place.”
SCOTT G.
“When I visited Hestia in the spring of 23 from Central Florida I considered it a blessing that this sacred land was allowing me to stay there. I had just reached a point on my spiritual journey where I felt stuck and alone. I have healed so much on my own but there were things I couldn’t heal and I needed help. Belinda and Peter were very kind and conscious land stewards that started me on a journey to self discovery.
My Mongolian yurt was by far the coolest place I have ever stayed and it had a welcoming energy that made it feel like home. The chakra points were perfectly laid out and they help me achieve a deeper realization into my stuck emotions and questions.
The breathtaking land and spirits at Hestia responded to my gratitude on such a deep level that they responded back and showed me exactly what I needed to see. Hestia has changed my life forever and helped me discover my true self.
I am forever grateful.”
NAMIKO
"I had the pleasure of resting into a weeklong solo retreat on the winnemum wintu lands of Hestia. I entered a wintertime cave of healing, cleansing, and support. I am grateful for the opportunity to slow down and listen to my body in a deeper and more consistent way.
This listening was supported by the land and allowed me to open to deeper levels of compassion for myself, for loved ones, and for the pain of the world. The yurt was cozy and comfortable and had everything I needed and more. Belinda, Peter, and Amaya were gracious hosts and checked in on me while also giving me space.
The smell of the earth, the bright starry nights, the sound of the flowing river, and the quality of light through the trees all contributed to an awakening of presence and gratitude in my heart. I could also feel the care and respect with which Hestia is stewarded; it seems the land returns and mirrors back the love received.
I will be back. <3 Thank you!"
