Our Shadow & Gold Retreat: The Stories We Tell Ourselves

A retreat for men and women in the beautiful Texas Hill Country, offering a chance to reconnect with nature and ourselves. A weekend to reflect on Thanksgiving—which parts of ourselves showed up, and which parts do we wish to carry forward into the rest of the holiday season?

Through self-observation and curiosity, we'll explore the many parts of ourselves that emerge in our daily lives and discover ways to prepare for the holidays ahead. An invitation to approach ourselves and one another with curiosity, creativity, and laughter rather than shame or judgment.

Your Retreat Lodging Options + Photo Gallery

Price includes:

  • Accommodations for the entire retreat with check-in: Friday, November 27, 2026, at 4:00 PM and check-out: Sunday, November 29, 2026, at 12:00 PM noon.

  • Dinner Thursday, 3 meals Friday, Breakfast Saturday

  • All retreat programming, including access to yoga mats, cushions, art supplies, and other retreat materials.

  • Access to the hiking trails, pool and all communal spaces

  • Bath soap/shampoo and bed linens. Tent campers must bring their own towels. All other spaces come with towels provided.

Private Furnished Tent Camping

Our peaceful, shaded camping area rests beneath a beautiful canopy of oak and juniper trees, offering a quiet and comfortable place to unwind in nature.

  • Private furnished tent with a comfortable twin bed, linens, fan, lamp, and table

  • Electricity & charging station inside your tent

  • Just bring your clothes and any personal extras you’d like for your stay

  • Just a 1-minute walk to the bathhouse and kitchen

  • $300

The Airstream (separate beds)

  • 1 queen bed

  • 1 twin bed

  • Detached screened in full kitchen

  • Detached Full bathroom

  • Front porch, trail loop, outdoor shower

  • Shared Lodging: Earplugs or noise-canceling headphones are recommended for those who are sensitive to noise. Guests sharing a sleeping space are welcome to mutually agree on a “lights out” time. If you’re not ready for bed but would like to remain indoors, the event kitchen and yoga/movement room are available for quiet use.

  • $550 queen bed

  • $500 twin bed

Shared Artist’s Studio (separate beds)

  • 1 queen bed and 2 twin beds

  • May be shared with other retreat participants

  • Shares a wall with the movement/yoga space

  • Just a 30-second walk to the bathhouse and kitchen

  • Shared Lodging: Because this is a silent retreat, silence is expected throughout the retreat, including in shared sleeping spaces. Earplugs or noise-canceling headphones are recommended for those who are sensitive to noise. Guests sharing a sleeping space are welcome to mutually agree on a “lights out” time. If you’re not ready for bed but would like to remain indoors, the event kitchen and yoga/movement room are available for quiet use.

  • $450 queen bed

  • $400 twin bed

  • $400 twin bed

Shared Cabin (separate beds)

  • 1 queen bed

  • 1 full sofa bed

    Kitchenette

  • Full bathroom

  • Front porch, roof deck,
    screened in back porch

  • Shared Lodging: Because this is a silent retreat, silence is expected throughout the retreat, including in shared sleeping spaces. Earplugs or noise-canceling headphones are recommended for those who are sensitive to noise. Guests sharing a sleeping space are welcome to mutually agree on a “lights out” time. If you’re not ready for bed but would like to remain indoors, the event kitchen and yoga/movement room are available for quiet use.

  • $550 queen bed

  • $500 sofa bed

The Treehouse

  • 1 private queen bedroom upstairs

  • 1 queen bed set up in the kitchen area downstairs. Note, the bathroom is also in the kitchen space and is shared with the bedroom upstairs.

  • Downstairs full kitchen/bathroom

  • Staircase from upstairs to downstairs is located outside

  • $600

To reserve your spot, please use the booking buttons for each lodging spot to send a Venmo payment and also fill out the registration form below.
You may alternatively contact nmywake@gmail.com directly to arrange payment or discuss scholarships.

Check out the retreat venue below! Located in Blanco, Texas on 37 forested acres, Hill Country Nature Retreat will be your home for the weekend.