Spring Equinox Retreat for Mental Health Practitioners
Awakening at the Threshold
Spring Equinox Retreat for Mental Health Practitioners
March 20–22, 2026
As winter loosens its quiet hold and the earth begins to stir, Awakening at the Threshold invites mental health practitioners to pause, soften, and step intentionally into spring.
Join a circle of fellow mental health practitioners for three nourishing days at Golden Hill Retreat Center, a sanctuary surrounded by trees, flowing water, and the steady presence of nature. This retreat is a gentle call inward for those who hold space for others and are ready to receive the same care and presence they offer every day.
Over three days you’ll explore the felt sense of the mind-body connection through a nourishing blend of embodiment practices, nature-based rituals, expressive arts, and restorative self-care—all anchored in the awakening rhythms of Spring.
Through mindful tending, ritual, and shared healing circles, you’ll explore the timeless metaphor of the season: planting seeds, awakening potential, embracing light, and honoring the sacred thresholds of your own becoming.
Attending this retreat is a unique opportunity for clinicians to step out of the role of facilitator and into the role of embodied participant, which is profoundly impactful for both personal renewal and clinical work. When you experience the mind-body connection from the inside out, you return to your work replenished, grounded, and equipped with practices you genuinely believe in--because you have lived them.
Whether you are standing at a threshold ready for rest, renewal, and a deeper alignment with your work, this retreat offers a grounded space to rest, reflect, and return to yourself while being supported by community and the awakening energy of the Spring Equinox.
All inclusive experience includes:
🧘♀️ Embodied Practices: Gentle yoga, breathwork, sound baths, meditation, body-based resilience practices.
🌱 Therapeutic Horticulture: Planting seeds with intention, earth-tending practices, and connecting with the cycles of soil, sun, water, rest, and regeneration.
🦋 Forest Bathing: Guided themes including soil & roots, water & nourishment, sun & vitality, disturbance & resilience, and love as the animating force of growth.
🎨 Expressive Arts: SoulCollage®, watercolor, poetry, and creative journaling prompts.
🌺 Self-Care & Restoration: Ear acupuncture/ear seeding, time for sacred rest and reflection.
💗 Healing Circles: Heartfelt circles to share, reflect, connect, and honor the wisdom of the group and the season.
🥗 Three days of nourishing meals.
🏡 Lodging of your preference (see below).
Plus, access to beautiful wellness offerings (additional charges apply):
💠 Optional Golden Hill Spa Sessions
Enhance your retreat with restorative spa experiences, including Aromatic Bath with Ancient Egyptian Oils, Lucia Light (Hypnagogic Light Therapy), Vibracoustic Sound Bed, Brain Tap, Cold Plunge/Infrared Sauna, and more.
Spaces are limited. Your embodied renewal begins the moment you say yes.
Self-Care Investment:
- Bunk Room: $650
- Private Room (shared bath): $750 (Only 4 left)
- Private Room with Bath: $850 SOLD OUT
- Saturday Commuter: $350
To reserve your space: $200 deposit due upon registration.
Remaining balance due by February 1, 2026.
Payment Options:
Zelle: [email protected]
Venmo: @Jessica-Garcia-48
CashApp: $jgar81
🙏 Meet Your Hosts:
Jessica Garcia of Chandra Yoga is a compassionate soul who embodies strength, warmth, and unwavering love. As a powerful space holder, she creates an environment where healing can unfold naturally and effortlessly. Channeling divine energy, she brings profound transformation to those around her, offering guidance, comfort, and deep emotional support. Jessica is a Yoga Instructor, Sound Bath Facilitator, Retreat Host & Women's Circle Space Holder. Jessica is a native Houstonian and has been teaching yoga for 15 years.
Tierra Ortiz-Rodriguez is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Ecotherapist, and Mind-Body Coach in Sugar Land, Texas. Tierra's passion is empowering clients and communities to mobilize joy, wisdom, and self-healing through positive connections with nature, mindfulness, and creativity. Tierra loves to curate flow experiences which provide a much needed antidote to our busy and stressful lives. Tierra offers integrative modalities for healing chronic pain, anxiety, and trauma and is a certified Ecotherapist, Kripalu Mindful Outdoor Guide, and SoulCollage® Facilitator.
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Spring Equinox Retreat for Mental Health Practitioners
Date: March 20-22, 2026
Time: Starts Friday at 7pm (arrival at 6pm) and Ends Sunday at 4pm
Location: Golden Hill Retreat Center
7160 Farm to Market Rd 224
Coldspring, TX 77331