New Year Silent Retreat
Begin in silence. Rebuild from within.
A four-day immersive winter retreat for all genders, levels & abilities
What Is the New Year Silent Retreat?
The New Year Silent Retreat is a three-night, four-day immersive experience designed to help you step away from the noise of everyday life and enter the year with greater clarity, presence, and connection to yourself.
Winter naturally invites us inward. After the movement and momentum of the year behind us, this season offers an opportunity to slow down, listen deeply, and restore what may have become depleted.
Before the calendars fill. Before the goals and expectations take hold. Before you rush into becoming someone new.
We invite you to begin differently — in silence, stillness, and deep nervous system reset.
Through intentional silence, meditation, yoga, somatic movement, breathwork, sound healing, mindful reflection, and spacious time in nature, you’ll be invited to release the momentum of the past year and return to your center.
What remains when everything unnecessary falls away?
Who are you beneath the noise, roles, and expectations?
What becomes possible when you begin the year rooted in stillness rather than urgency?
This retreat is an invitation to reset your nervous system, restore inner balance, and rebuild your life from a place of clarity, presence, and truth.
This experience is open to all genders, levels, and abilities. No previous experience with yoga, meditation, breathwork, or retreating in silence is required.
The Experience
What to expect
Each day follows a gentle winter rhythm — slow, spacious, intentional, and deeply restorative.
This is not a retreat about doing more.
It is a retreat about doing less, so you can hear more clearly.
The experience moves through four interconnected pillars:
STILLNESS → STABILIZE → STRENGTHEN → SOW
Each creates the foundation for the next.
❄️ STILLNESS — The Power of Beginning in Silence
What happens when I stop rushing?
Winter invites us inward.
You’ll begin each day with intentional silence, creating space for the mind to settle, the body to soften, and the nervous system to move out of constant stimulation.
Through extended meditation, simple breath practices, quiet reflection, and periods without conversation or digital distraction, you’ll have an opportunity to:
- Hear your inner voice more clearly
- Release mental overstimulation
- Slow reactive patterns in the body and mind
- Become more present with what is actually here
- Experience the restorative power of simply being
Silence becomes the foundation for everything else.
You don’t need to figure anything out.
You simply have the opportunity to listen.
Focus: stillness, presence, clarity, nervous system downregulation
🌿 STABILIZE — Rebuilding Inner Rhythm
What structure supports my wellbeing?
Once the mind begins to quiet, we gently turn toward what helps us feel grounded and supported.
Through yoga, somatic movement, breathwork, meditation, and reflection, you’ll explore practices that support:
- Nervous system regulation and grounding
- Morning rhythms that feel sustainable
- Sleep and energy awareness
- Gentle movement for stability and presence
- Creating supportive routines for real life
- Reconnecting with the body’s natural signals
This is where scattered energy begins to organize itself.
Rather than adding more to your life, you’ll explore what truly supports you — and what allows you to move through the year with greater steadiness.
Focus: grounding, regulation, inner structure, embodied calm
🔥 STRENGTHEN — Restoring Inner Capacity
What am I ready to rebuild?
Strength doesn’t always come from pushing harder.
Sometimes strength is the capacity to stay present.
To listen.
To pause before reacting.
To honor a boundary.
To remain connected to yourself when life becomes demanding.
Through gentle strength-based yoga and Pilates-inspired movement, somatic practices, and reflection, you’ll explore:
- Core and back-body support
- Resilience and nervous system capacity
- Emotional steadiness
- Boundaries and energy awareness
- Tools for staying centered in daily life
- Building sustainable capacity rather than relying on force
This is not about becoming stronger for the sake of doing more.
It is about developing the inner and embodied strength to meet life with greater presence.
Focus: resilience, capacity, steadiness, embodiment
🌱 SOW — Planting the Year Ahead
What am I ready to nurture?
Only after we have slowed down, stabilized, and strengthened do we begin to look forward.
From this grounded place, you’ll be invited to reflect on what truly matters and consider what you want to cultivate in the year ahead.
You’ll explore:
- What you want more of — and less of
- Your deeper values and priorities
- Intentions rooted in embodiment rather than pressure
- What you are ready to nurture
- What deserves your energy
- What direction feels authentic for you
This is not traditional New Year’s resolution setting.
It is not about creating a perfect version of yourself.
It is about listening deeply enough to recognize the direction that is already emerging within you.
You’ll create your own inner compass for the year ahead — one rooted in presence, values, and self-connection.
Focus: clarity, intention, alignment, authentic direction
MORNINGS IN STILLNESS
Wake to the sounds of nature and begin each day with meditation, breath, gentle movement, and dedicated silence.
Without conversation, devices, or the demands of the outside world, you’ll experience the rare gift of having nowhere else to be.
Silence becomes a mirror.
It gives you space to notice what is real, what is ready, and what may no longer be needed.
You don’t have to perform.
You don’t have to produce.
You simply get to be.
YOGA, SOMATIC MOVEMENT & MEDITATION
Throughout the retreat, thoughtfully designed practices will support your body and nervous system without requiring you to push beyond your limits.
You’ll experience a blend of:
- Yoga
- Somatic movement
- Gentle strength and Pilates-inspired practices
- Meditation
- Breathwork
- Nervous system regulation
- Mindful reflection
Every practice is offered with options and modifications so you can participate in a way that supports your own body, energy, and ability.
No experience is required.
There is no perfect way to do the practices.
Listen to your body. Meet yourself where you are.
🔔 SOUND HEALING & RESTORATION
Experience immersive sound healing journeys designed to create space for deep rest, relaxation, and internal rebalancing.
Sound offers another pathway into stillness — allowing the mind to soften while the body receives an opportunity to settle.
These experiences may support:
- Deep relaxation
- Nervous system settling
- Emotional spaciousness
- A sense of internal balance
- Rest and restoration
You don’t have to make anything happen.
You can simply receive.
🌿SPACIOUS TIME FOR REFLECTION
The retreat intentionally includes generous periods of unstructured time.
Time to:
- Journal
- Rest
- Walk the land
- Sit in silence
- Watch the winter landscape
- Reflect
- Nap
- Read
- Simply be
There is no expectation that every moment needs to be productive.
In winter, spaciousness is not empty.
It is part of the practice.
Often, the clarity we’re looking for doesn’t arrive when we’re trying to find it.
It arrives when we finally become quiet enough to hear it.
NOURISHMENT FOR MIND, BODY & SOUL
Meals are part of the retreat experience.
You’ll enjoy fresh, nourishing food designed to support warmth, grounding, and vitality during the winter season.
Meals become another opportunity to slow down.
To nourish yourself.
To be present.
To experience food not simply as something we consume, but as part of the practice of caring for ourselves.
Beyond physical nourishment, the retreat offers practices that support emotional clarity, nervous system restoration, and inner peace.
This is a time to feed what you want to grow.
THE SILENCE
A quiet unlike the quiet of everyday life.
Silence is one of the most meaningful elements of this retreat.
Rather than simply taking a break from conversation, you’ll be invited to experience what becomes possible when external input is intentionally reduced.
Phones and digital distractions are set aside.
Conversation becomes quiet.
The pace slows.
And gradually, you may begin to notice what has been difficult to hear beneath the noise.
Before the retreat begins, you’ll receive clear guidance about the silence so you know what to expect.
You don’t need previous experience.
You don’t need to be “good at” being quiet.
You simply need to be willing to try.
A RETREAT FOR EVERY BODY
You do not need to be flexible.
You do not need to be athletic.
You do not need a meditation practice.
You do not need to know anyone else attending.
You do not need to have done a silent retreat before.
This retreat is intentionally designed for all genders, levels, and abilities.
Practices are offered with options and modifications, and participation is always an invitation rather than a performance.
Come as you are.
Your experience does not need to look like anyone else’s.
WHAT YOU'LL LEAVE WITH
You will leave with more than a list of intentions for the New Year.
You’ll leave having experienced what it feels like to slow down enough to listen.
To reconnect with your body.
To settle your nervous system.
To create space between where you’ve been and where you’re going.
You may leave with:
- Greater clarity about what matters
- A deeper connection to your body
- Tools for regulating your nervous system
- Practices you can bring into everyday life
- Greater awareness of your energy and boundaries
- A renewed sense of inner stability
- Intentions rooted in your values
- A clearer sense of direction for the year ahead
The goal isn’t to return home as a completely different person.
It is to return home **more deeply connected to the person you already are.**
Your Four Days
Wednesday, January 21 – Saturday, January 24, 2027
Over four days and three nights, you’ll be invited to:
- Begin the New Year in silence, clarity, and presence
- Experience the restorative power of stillness
- Reset and regulate the nervous system
- Deepen your meditation practice
- Reconnect with your body through yoga and somatic movement
- Explore breath as an anchor
- Restore emotional balance and energetic clarity
- Build greater resilience and embodied stability
- Reflect on the year behind you
- Create space for what truly matters
- Set intentions from grounded self-connection
- Create sustainable rhythms for the year ahead
- Leave with a deeper sense of your own inner compass
The Place
Rolling hills. Deep stillness. Space to return to yourself.
Nestled atop a ridge in the heart of Oregon’s beautiful wine country, Scholls Valley Lodge offers breathtaking views of rolling farmland, foothills, vineyards, and the distant peaks of Mt. Hood and Mt. St. Helens.
The environment itself reflects the invitation of winter: stillness, openness, warmth, and simplicity.
Watch the sunrise in silence.
Walk the grounds.
Explore the labyrinth.
Sit beneath the expansive sky.
Rest by the fire.
Allow nature’s slower rhythm to guide you back toward your own.
The lodge creates a beautiful, grounded backdrop for the work we’ll do together — a place where you can step away from the demands of daily life and give yourself permission to simply arrive.
The People
Sarah Haroldsen
Sarah Haroldsen brings 24 years of wellness expertise to Rooted — and a deeply held belief that the body already knows what it needs. As a certified yoga therapist, Pilates instructor, and somatic movement guide, Sarah’s work lives at the intersection of anatomy, intuitive movement, and mind-body connection. At Rooted, she leads the somatic movement sessions that anchor each day — practices designed not to push or perform, but to slow down and listen. Her approach is a perfect complement to the retreat’s intention: when we stop overriding the body and start moving from within it, that’s where the real rooting happens. Sarah has spent her career helping women find less pain, more presence, and a deeper understanding of themselves — and she brings all of that into the room with her. Her guiding belief says it simply: our body is intuitive and already knows what it needs. I help you slow down to listen.
Ashley Oaks
Ashley has spent years attuning to what lives beneath the surface — the energy, the held breath, the truth the body carries long after the mind has moved on. As the breathwork lead at Rooted, she brings her signature Soul Sync practice to the heart of our time together: a conscious, connected breathing journey designed to release what we’ve been carrying and open us back to ourselves. Her work is a natural expression of everything Rooted is built around — the belief that coming home to yourself isn’t something you think your way into, but something you breathe your way back to. Ashley holds space with deep presence and care, guiding women gently beneath the noise and back into the body, where the real rooting begins.
Erin Osborne
Erin is a clinical social worker whose work is rooted in a simple but profound belief — that each of us already carries the wisdom we need to heal. At Rooted, she leads the somatic movement sessions woven throughout the retreat, bringing a therapeutic depth that goes beyond stretching or exercise. Drawing from her training in modalities like Internal Family Systems, Hakomi, and clinical yoga, Erin works at the intersection of body and mind, helping women recognize the patterns they’ve been living in and gently find their way back to themselves. Her presence is warm, her approach deeply relational — creating the kind of safety that allows real exploration to happen. In a retreat designed to help women root back within themselves, Erin offers something rare: a space where the body isn’t just moved, but truly heard.
Valentina Marulli
Valentina leads the ancestral healing session woven into the Rooted schedule, an offering that connects directly to the retreat’s core intention. So much of what shapes us, how we move through the world, what we believe about ourselves, what we carry in our bodies, has roots that go far deeper than our own individual experience. Valentina’s work helps participants trace those inherited patterns back to their origin in the lineage, and tend to them there. The result is often a felt sense of relief, greater belonging, and a clearer connection to one’s own essential self. In addition to the scheduled group session, Valentina also offers individual Reiki sessions throughout the weekend for those who want additional one-on-one support as the weekend unfolds. Her work at Rooted reflects the retreat’s broader premise: that coming home to yourself is both a personal and an ancestral process.
Moksha Chumki
Moksha — is a sound healer, somatic guide, and embodied voice practitioner whose work creates the kind of stillness where the body can finally exhale. On Friday evening at Rooted, she leads a live ceremonial sound concert, weaving together handpan, crystal bowls, sacred chant, and layered acoustic instruments into an immersive soundscape that settles the nervous system and draws you deeper inward. Her sound journeys are trauma-informed and intuitively held. The music works on the nervous system directly, helping the body process and release what the day has stirred. Participants often leave feeling a quality of rest and openness that is genuinely hard to access otherwise. It’s a meaningful way to close the day, and one of those experiences that tends to stay with you long after the retreat ends.
Everything you need is included
Your retreat experience includes:
- Three nights of retreat lodging
- All meals during the retreat
- Nourishing snacks, coffee & tea
- Yoga and somatic movement
- Meditation practices
- Breathwork
- Sound healing
- Guided reflection and intention practices
- Opening and closing rituals
- Retreat journal and guided prompts
- Intentional periods of silence
- Spacious personal reflection time
- Access to the labyrinth and grounds
All dietary needs are honored when shared during registration.
Everything you need is included
- All meals Wed dinner → Sat brunch
- Snacks, coffee & tea throughout
- All guided sessions & practices
- Opening & closing rituals
- Retreat journal & guided prompts
- Three hours free time each afternoon
- Labyrinth access & grounds
- Full Belly Catering — all dietary needs honored
Pricing
Single Room:
$1,699
Shared Room :
$980
Bunk Room:
$720
Choose Your Space
All options include every meal, session, and experience. ** Early bird pricing available through May 31st. **
Camping
Tent or camper van spot on the grounds with shared bathroom facilities – $690 per person
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Meals As Part Of The Practice
Meals at Rooted are prepared by Bellyfull Catering — buffet style, nutritionally dense, and intentionally designed. We eat slowly, together, and with intention.
All dietary restrictions are honored when shared at registration. Snacks and tea are available throughout the day, and there is kitchen access for personal items.
The Experience
Surrounded by likeminded community, yet also in silence on an inner solo journey, you’ll have the opportunity to:
- deepen your meditation practice,
- calm your mind,
- learn meditation tools for chronic pain,
- and develop your own individual practice to fit your lifestyle to continue when you return home.
Questions
Do I need prior experience with yoga, meditation, breathwork, or silent retreats?
Not at all.
This retreat is designed for all genders, levels, and abilities. All practices are offered with options and modifications, and you are always encouraged to listen to your body and participate in a way that feels supportive.
What does a typical day look like?
Each day follows a gentle winter rhythm.
Mornings begin with meditation, silence, breathwork, and movement. Guided practices and reflective experiences are woven throughout the day, with generous periods of personal time for rest, journaling, walking, and integration.
Evenings offer restorative practices and opportunities to settle deeply before sleep.
The schedule provides structure while leaving plenty of room to simply be.
Do I have to be silent for the entire retreat?
The retreat includes intentional periods of shared silence, with clear guidance provided beforehand.
Silence is approached as an invitation into deeper awareness rather than a test or requirement to perform.
You’ll know what to expect before the retreat begins.
Can I attend if I'm coming alone?
Yes, and most participants do. The retreat is designed as a personal journey, even within a group container.
What is included in the price?
All meals from Wednesday dinner through Saturday brunch, snacks, coffee and tea, all guided sessions, opening and closing rituals, a retreat journal with guided prompts, and access to the labyrinth and grounds.
What are the accommodation options?
There are four options: a camping spot ($690), a unity room in a shared community space ($980), a shared room with one other participant and en-suite bathroom ($1,442), or a private room with private bathroom ($2,885).
Are dietary restrictions accommodated?
Yes.
Please share your dietary needs during registration so meals can be prepared accordingly.
Are there optional add-ons?
Yes. Onsite massage therapy and individual Reiki sessions with Valentina are available during afternoon free time for an additional cost.
What should I bring?
Bring comfortable layered clothing, warm socks or slippers for inside the lodge, a warm jacket and walking shoes for outdoor time, and anything personal that will support your comfort during the retreat.
A retreat journal and guided materials will be provided.
What is your phone and technology policy?
We ask that phones stay out of shared spaces for the duration of the retreat. This isn’t about restriction — it’s about creating the conditions to actually hear yourself. Phones are welcome in your private room.
Can I come with a friend or partner?
Yes.
You’re welcome to attend with someone you know. We gently encourage everyone to allow themselves to experience the retreat as an individual journey, even when attending together.
What if I have questions before registering?
Reach out anytime. We want you to feel clear and comfortable before you arrive.
What if I've never meditated before?
That’s completely okay.
Meditation is offered in accessible, guided forms throughout the retreat. You don’t need to know how to meditate before arriving.
You simply need to be willing to sit, breathe, notice, and explore.
Can I attend alone?
Absolutely.
Many people come to retreats on their own, and the experience is intentionally designed as a personal journey within a supportive group environment.
You don’t need to know anyone when you arrive.
What if I have physical limitations or need modifications?
You’re welcome here.
Practices are designed with accessibility in mind, with options and modifications offered throughout the retreat. You are encouraged to honor your body’s needs and choose the version of each practice that supports you.
If you have specific accessibility needs, please reach out before registering so we can make sure the retreat environment is a good fit for you.
What is included in the retreat price?
Your retreat includes lodging, meals, snacks, coffee and tea, all guided sessions and practices, meditation, yoga, somatic movement, breathwork, sound healing, opening and closing rituals, retreat materials, and access to the lodge grounds and labyrinth.
What is the phone and technology policy?
We ask that phones and devices be kept out of shared spaces during the retreat.
This isn’t about restriction.
It’s about creating the conditions to actually hear yourself.
You’ll have access to your phone when needed in your private space.
What if I have questions before registering?
Reach out anytime.
We want you to feel clear, comfortable, and supported before you arrive.
Retreat Teachers
Sarah Haroldson
Sarah has spent the last 20 years in the wellness industry guiding movement, massage, alignment, mediation & overall mind body Wellness. Working one on one with her students or in smaller group settings, Sarah has witnessed her clients create a quality of life with less pain & more mobility. Through her degrees in Anatomy & Physiology she discovered Yoga & body therapy and the healing benefits for all ages. Sarah has found her passion as a Yoga & Body Therapist focusing on strengthening & repair of the pelvic floor, injury rehab, meditation to relieve pain, teaching awareness as well as connection to your body.
“I believe strongly that the mind can heal the body and the body can heal the mind. They are in sync. My goal is to leave every student with a better understanding of this connection through movement, while letting the body be our guide in our healing process. Our body is intuitive and already knows what it needs. I help you stop and listen.” – Sarah
She is an advocate for bringing in Mindfulness to your body movements and focuses on each body individually “body recipe” for individual healing.
JUST BEGIN
You don’t need to have the year figured out.
You don’t need a perfect plan.
You don’t need another resolution.
You simply need a little space to listen.
Come step away from the noise.
Come rest.
Come breathe.
Come be still.
Come discover what becomes clear when you stop rushing toward the next thing.
Begin the year differently.
Begin in silence.
Return to yourself.
Rebuild from within.
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