Autumn Somatic Sanctuary

Women’s Retreat

Stay Tuned for Fall 2027 Dates

Whidbey Island, Washington

A circular maze made of dirt and rocks, surrounded by green plants and trees.

In autumn, nature offers a clear invitation: to release, to simplify, to return to what is most essential. Just as the trees let go of what they no longer need, the human body carries an innate capacity to move through change process and create space for renewal.

This retreat is an opportunity to pause, turn inward, and reconnect with the natural rhythm of your most basic aliveness.

Join me and my friend Romay for our second annual women’s retreat designed to support embodied grounding, nervous system regulation, and release and restoration. By combining yoga and somatic breathwork practices, we co-facilitate a structured and supportive environment for you to energetically root, release, and return home to yourself, all while basking in the warmth of community. The magic that unfolds over these weekends can’t be previewed. It can only be experienced. We had such an amazing experience last year with a group of 13 women and we are so honored to have the opportunity to bring another group back to the beautiful Whidbey Institute in the fall of 2026. The healing energy on this land is palpable and unforgettable.

Our retreat offers you:

  • Gentle flowing & restorative yoga practices that anchor you in your body where you are

  • Powerful somatic breathwork sessions to release stored tension and emotional residue

  • Guided practices for nervous system regulation, heart-brain coherence, and embodied peace

  • Space to respond to your body’s innate intelligence and to attune to the rhythm of fall

What’s included:

  • All meals: dinner on Saturday, three meals on Sunday, and breakfast on Monday

  • Cozy, peaceful accommodations (private or shared rooms/cabins available)

  • Access to onsite amenities, including a labyrinth, trail system, gardens, and the Commons practice hall

  • Fire ceremony

  • A guided labyrinth meditation

12 CEUs are available for Yoga Alliance registered yoga teachers.

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Sample Schedule

Saturday - Root

3:00-4:00 pm: Arrival 

5:00 pm: Dinner 

6:30 pm: Opening ceremony with gentle breathwork, guided meditation and pre-sleep yoga

Sunday - Release

7:30-8:30 am: Breakfast

9:00 am - 12:00 pm: Energizing All Levels Yoga into Somatic Breathwork practice (includes brief break between yoga and breathwork practices)

12:30 - 1:00 pm: Lunch

1:00 - 5:00 pm: Free-time (time for rest, reflection, journaling or take a hike on Whidbey Institute’s trails, walk the labyrinth, or explore nearby beaches)

5:00 pm: Dinner

6:30 pm: Meditation, Sharing Circle, and Yin Yoga

8:30 pm: Fire Ceremony

Monday - Return

7:30 - 8:30 am: Breakfast

Before morning practice, please clear your belongings from your room.

10:00 am - 12:00 Restorative Breathwork, Gentle Yoga, and Guided Labyrinth Meditation

Accommodations

Private and shared lodging available in Whidbey Institute’s rustic Farmhouse and woodsy cabins. Old school charm, space to mingle, peace and tranquility await!

OUR RESERVATION IS FULL. WE CAN ADD PRIVATE & SHARED CABINS BY REQUEST.

Payment plans available. Email Liza: higbee.robinsonl@gmail.com

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Living room with wooden walls and ceiling beams, large windows with curtains, patterned area rug, and three sofas with cushions. Central glass-topped coffee table, two standing lamps, and a piano in the corner.
Bright kitchen with yellow cabinets, wooden dining table, hanging pots, and large windows letting in natural light.
Wooden visitor information board in a forest, displaying maps and directions to cabins, Heron, Hermitage, Meadow Row, and Bagend.
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A wooden house in a forest surrounded by tall trees and green foliage.
A cozy hotel room with two beds covered in colorful southwest-style blankets, a wooden nightstand with a lamp, a window with floral curtains, a wooden chair, and a ceiling with wooden paneling.

Shared Room in Farmhouse

Shared Occupancy: $950 per person

Returning Retreater pricing: $800

Whimsy and comfort in a room for two with access to full kitchen, living room with fire place, and meditation nook. Bring a friend or make a friend!

Place your $450 nonrefundable deposit by clicking the link below. Final payments are due August 9, 2026.

SOLD OUT

Reserve
Small bedroom with a single bed covered in a multicolored striped blanket, two pillows, a window with white curtains, a wooden shelf with a reading lamp, a small blue nightstand with a lamp and tissue box, a framed picture on the wall, and a floor trash can.

Private Room in Farmhouse

Single Occupancy: $1,075 per reservation

Returning Retreater Pricing: $925

Peaceful refuge all to yourself in the farmhouse with access to a full kitchen, living room with fire place, and meditation nook.

Place your $450 nonrefundable deposit by clicking the link below. Final payments are due August 9, 2026.

SOLD OUT!

Reserve
Room with wooden ceiling, a bed with blue and white quilt, pillows, and three windows showing greenery outside.

Private Queen Room in Farmhouse

Single Occupancy: $1,195

Returning Retreater Pricing: $1045

Spaciousness and ease all to yourself in the farmhouse with access to a full kitchen, living room with fire place, and meditation nook.

Place your $450 nonrefundable deposit by clicking the link below. Final payments are due August 9, 2026.

SOLD OUT!

Reserve
A cozy bedroom with wooden vaulted ceiling, two beds with white bedding and peach-colored throws, a nightstand with a lamp and reading lights, a window with greenery outside, and warm lighting.

Shared Cabin (sleeps two)

Shared Occupancy: $950 per person

Returning Retreater Pricing: $800

Woodsy mystique and quietude in a cabin made for two. Bring a friend or make a friend!

Place your $450 nonrefundable deposit by clicking the link below. Final payments are due August 9, 2026.

AVAILABLE BY REQUEST - MUST BE A PAIR OF PEOPLE REQUESTING A CABIN TOGETHER - EMAIL LIZA HIGBEE.ROBINSONL@GMAIL.COM

Reserve

Private Cabin

Small bedroom with wooden accents, a bed with gray bedding and a yellow blanket, a wooden chair, a lamp on a wooden desk, and a large window showing trees outside.

Single Occupancy: $1,075 per person

Returning Retreater Pricing: $925

Light and bright, with beautiful views through the forest. A simple, tranquil nesting space for you experience deep rest ease.

Place your $450 nonrefundable deposit by clicking the link below. Final payments are due August 9, 2026.

AVAILABLE BY REQUEST - EMAIL LIZA HIGBEE.ROBINSONL@GMAIL.COM

Reserve

Retreat Guides

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Yoga with Liza

My guides are functional alignment, creative process, human resiliency, and the teachings of Yoga. My gentle flow classes honor the body’s natural ranges of motion while supporting mental calm and the release of pent-up stress and tension. My yin classes offer physical grounding and support to the body to coax deeper physical, mental, and emotional awareness, release, and unwinding. I am a weaver of movement, breath, and heart themes that are drawn from the ancient teachings and tools of yoga, made relevant to us in the world we inhabit now. I encourage my students to explore through all layers of their aliveness, from the still, spacious depths, to the most mundane and surface level thinking, feeling, and doing.

A woman practicing yoga indoors, sitting in a squat position with feet flat on the wooden floor, hands pressed together in a prayer pose, smiling, wearing a white sleeveless top and pink pants, with a view of city buildings and water through the windows behind her.

Somatic Breathwork with Romay

As someone who has been in the trenches of nervous system burnout and overwhelm, I know what it’s like to be living in survival mode. Discovering the profound impact of Somatic Breathwork changed (and is still changing!) my life from the ground level up. It’s my deepest honor to offer this practice to people and guide them into an experience of their True Selves by offloading the old survival energy that is running the show and reconnecting them to their own innate vitality. My certifications in Somatic Breathwork and Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy have given me incredible tools to lead intuitive, empathy-based and trauma informed sessions in which participants are safe and free to go on an inward journey towards wholeness, unraveling the deeply held tension and rediscover their natural state of balance and resilience.

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A park with a green grassy field, fallen autumn leaves, a wooden bench, a small shed with a red barrel, and a swing set in the background, framed by orange maple tree branches.
A small, rustic house in a dense forest surrounded by green plants and pink flowers.
A narrow forest trail with fallen autumn leaves and green ferns on either side, surrounded by tall trees with lush foliage.
A wooden swing set with a single seat hangs from an A-frame structure, situated on a grassy lawn covered with fallen autumn leaves, with sunlight filtering through the trees in the background.
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