Soulwise Desert Alchemy Gathering
Culver, Oregon
September 11–14, 2025
An Invitation to Trust Your Soul’s Wisdom
Step into the quiet beauty of the high desert—a space where time slows, the land speaks, and your soul leads. Over four days, we’ll move through powerful ceremonies, deep connections, intuitive awakening, and heart-aligned growth.
With just 12 guests, two soul guides, and a skilled chef preparing vibrant, beautifully crafted meals, this immersive gathering offers you an opportunity to feel deeply held and cared for.
This year's retreat includes new experiences for returning guests, and embodiment practices designed to help you open to the deeper wisdom that’s already within you.
Reserve your spot today – there’s limited availability for this special experience.
Your soul has called you to this life with purpose, and it’s always gently guiding you—through signs, synchronicities, emotions, and inspirations. At Soulwise, we help you attune to that guidance more clearly and trust it more deeply.
What Awaits You at Desert Alchemy
Soul Council Ceremonies where your stories are welcomed with non-judgment and active listening.
A Guided Meditation Sound Bath with special guest, Ali O’Neill, to help you access guidance from your soul in the imaginal realm.
A Solo Wilderness Walk on the high desert land, with plenty of time to listen, feel, and receive.
Playful Movement and Dance with guest teacher Andrea Smith, designed to support release, integration, and joy.
Qi Gong Classes with Caroline Kim to support the flow of energy in your body and open your intuitive channels.
A Divination Workshop exploring tools to help you receive messages from your inner guidance.
Group Art and Craft Time to help integrate what you receive and invite soul expression beyond words.
Meals that will truly blow your mind, prepared with artistry and care by our private chef, Nickol Cady.
Real, lasting connections with kindred spirits walking their own beautiful, soul-led paths.
Perhaps you’ve begun to notice a subtle inner stirring—a gentle, recurring whisper from within. Or maybe you’ve found yourself doubting these inner signals, uncertain of their meaning or how to respond….
Affirmations from Past Participants…
“I have so much admiration for the level of consideration and care that showed up in all the details.”
- Heather W.
“The facilitators were always present, available, and open to listening and providing wisdom, truth, and feedback.”
- Fenix V
“The sound bath was incredible – the meditation into the sound unlocked a portion of imagination that was truly unique.”
- Regan G
In a culture that often values outside approval over inner truth, it's easy to lose touch with your own deep wisdom. At Soulwise Desert Alchemy Gathering, you’ll reconnect with your inner compass, step into your power, and attune to the guidance of your higher self in the heart of the high desert.
Lodging + Location
Soulwise Desert Alchemy Gathering will be held at Green Rock Retreat, a semi-silent sanctuary perched above the Crooked River Gorge, just 30 miles from Bend, Oregon. This off-grid, solar-powered retreat center offers a peaceful environment for rest, reflection, and deep connection with nature.
Accommodations include both shared and private glamping tents, all designed for comfort and quiet. The retreat features a spacious open-air pavilion with a large community dining table, an outdoor lounge area, and a fire pit with Adirondack chairs for ceremonies and relaxation. Hiking trails around the property offer scenic views of the Crooked River Gorge and Cascade Mountains, while the 22 foot yurt creates the perfect atmosphere for shared experiences.
The desert landscape invites stillness and reflection, offering a gorgeous backdrop for personal growth and meaningful connection throughout the weekend.
Platform Tents:
Your stay includes beautifully appointed raised platform tents, each offering comfort, warmth, and a connection to the land. Enjoy your own private outdoor shower, sink, and flushing toilet, along with a spacious wraparound deck for taking in the stunning desert views. Most guests will be sharing tents with fellow retreat participants, and we’re happy to accommodate roommate requests.
Meet Our Team
ANNIE CATTABRIGA-ALOSA
PSYCHIC MEDIUM | SOUL GUIDE
As the creator and lead guide of this retreat, I am deeply committed to crafting spaces that support profound personal transformation. I am a psychic medium, artist, oracle deck creator, and mother of twin girls, devoted to helping you reconnect with your soul’s innate wisdom. Since 2019, I’ve led retreats and ceremonies that honor the intuitive gifts and practices so often forgotten in modern life. It’s an honor to walk beside you as you return to your own knowing.
CAROLINE KIM
ACUPUNCTURIST | HEALER | MOTHER
As a licensed acupuncturist, I help people uncover and address what hinders them from fully living their truth. I believe balance is the key to uncovering our true selves. My connection to nature, meditation, and Chinese medicine deeply informs my approach to healing.
NICKOL HAYDEN-CADY
With over 25 years in the culinary world, I create food as a form of beauty, magic, and connection. I’m a classically trained pastry chef, cookbook author, and founder of Foxtail Bakeshop. My work is rooted in reverence for the earth, inspired by nature, and guided by a deep belief that food can nourish the soul as much as the body. At this gathering, I’m honored to feed you with love.
EXECUTIVE PASTRY CHEF | CATERER
Pricing + Reservations
What’s Included:
3 nights, 4 days of shared lodging in luxury platform tents
8 nourishing meals crafted by celebrated chef Nickol Hayden-Cady
Daily gourmet snacks and seasonal mocktails
Sample Dinner:
Spring Crudo, Asparagus Tarragon Soup, Juniper Confit Chicken, Pavlova with Raspberry Crèmeux and Earl Grey Gelato
Retreat Cost: $1,499
Payment Plan:
$500 initial deposit, followed by two additional payments of $500. Once your deposit is received, Annie will send reminders to help you stay on track.
Final payment due September 1st, 2025.
Cancellation Policy:
Cancel before July 15th, 2025 for a full refund.
After July 15th, a full refund is only possible if your spot is filled. If there's no wait list, we’ll invite you to help find someone who can take your place.
Ready for your soul initiation?
To cultivate a supportive and intentional environment, we invite all participants to honor these simple guidelines during our time together:
SILENT MORNINGS
We begin each day in quiet reflection, allowing silence to guide us into the morning’s practices. The first few hours of our day are spent in shared silence, giving everyone the space to connect inwardly, tune into nature, and open intuitively to the day ahead.
SUBSTANCE-FREE SPACE
To maintain the clarity and integrity of our shared space, no drugs or alcohol are permitted on the premises. This ensures that we can all be fully present, grounded, and attuned to the work we are doing together.
These guidelines are designed to nurture a space of mutual respect, openness, and transformation. Thank you for helping us hold this container of connection and growth.
Guidelines for Soulwise Gatherings
