Women’s Hiking & Heart Retreat

San Juan Mountains | Sept 18-22, 2025

A transformational backcountry experience for adventurous women ready to reconnect with themselves and the natural world.

Join us for the Third Annual Women’s Hiking and Heart Retreat—a soul-stirring, awe-filled journey deep into the wild beauty of the San Juan Mountains. Over four unforgettable days, you’ll hike, reflect, laugh, and realign with your heart alongside a circle of courageous, nature-loving women.

What You’ll Experience:

Breathtaking Hikes through the high alpine trails at 11,000 feet in one of Colorado’s most majestic ranges.
Wild Yoga & Somatic Healing led by yogi and therapist Kelly Burns, designed to ground your body and expand your spirit.
Creative Reflection & Meditation with sit spots, writing prompts, and space to pause, listen, and reconnect to your truth.
Campfire Conversations & Deep Sisterhood that nourish your soul and remind you—you’re not alone on the path.
Rustic Luxury in a solar-powered, off-grid cabin with warm beds, epic starlit skies, and a wood-fired hot tub for ultimate relaxation.
Digital Detox that gifts you the rare pleasure of presence, peace, and uninterrupted time in nature.

You’ll Leave With:

• A renewed connection to yourself and to the Earth
• Deep clarity about what matters most
• A sense of inner peace that you can carry forward
• A community of supportive, soulful women
• A body and spirit nourished by movement, stillness, laughter, and organic meals

The Location: HIGH CAMP

Nestled just outside Telluride, High Camp is a truly one-of-a-kind mountain lodge. Built by hand on 320 private acres, this fully off-grid retreat center runs on solar power, wood stoves, and intention.

We’ll hike in with just our daypacks—your gear will be 4×4’d up the mountain—and arrive to twin-bed, double occupancy rooms, stunning views, solar showers, and a sacred sense of quiet.

It’s more than a place. It’s an experience.

INVESTMENT

$2,500 for 5 days / 4 nights
All meals, guided experiences, and lodging included.

Spots are limited and fill quickly.

Claim your place in this life-changing retreat now.
Reserve your spot today!

(*$500 deposit required with full payment by August 1st or full payment)

YOUR GUIDES

Katie Macaulay; forest bathing guide, nature educator, tracker, photographer and writer. Katie is the founder and director of Mountain Kids! and Mountain Mamas: programs which aim to connect kids and women with the natural world. Katie has found peace, clarity and joy through daily time spent in nature and is excited to share this opportunity for you to experience your own magic in the mountains.

Carmen Harris has a great love for wildness (within and without), and an abiding passion for the rooted world of plants. Herbcraft, botany, and gardening all feed Carmen’s spirit, as does her pleasure in dance, and her training in the visual arts. Growing up in New Zealand, Carmen was informed by the mountains, valleys and waters of that land, and by her proximity to Maori culture. She has been a participant in and organized numerous classes in plant medicine, primitive skills, tracking, and bodywork.

Colleen Fox has a wide breadth of experience working in the outdoor field for the last 17 years. She is a gifted facilitator, having worked at organizations focusing on therapeutic adventure, expeditions, and habitat restoration education. Colleen is mama, avid rock climber, and dancer and enjoys time in nature with her beloveds. She is thrilled to be a part of facilitating your journey into the wild at High Camp.

Kelly Burns is a passionate educator, coach, and speaker dedicated to empowering people through Somatic Literacy—helping them understand and respond to their body’s signals for stress, resilience, and well-being. With over 25 years of experience in public education, professional learning, and embodied leadership, and 25+ years as a yoga practitioner and teacher, Kelly integrates mind-body practices to support healing, confidence, and self-awareness. She creates engaging learning experiences that center dignity, personal growth, and empowerment. Through her work at Earth Eagle Somatics, Kelly teaches nationally and internationally, guiding young people, educators, and leaders in harnessing their innate potential. Committed to lifelong learning, she holds an M.Ed., CMI, and 200H+ CYT and is currently pursuing advanced training in somatic trauma therapy.

DETAILS and LOGISTICS

Participants are responsible for transportation to the retreat trailhead, and accommodations prior to and following the retreat. (A list of participant emails will be provided to enable carpooling.)

If you are coming from sea level, you must arrive at least one day prior in order to acclimatize to altitude before going up to 11,000 feet. We will have oxygen available at the hut, should you need it. Plan to keep well-hydrated to avoid altitude sickness.