Temple of the Turning Leaves:
Unplug. Rewild.
Become What’s Next.
September 24 to 27 2026
As summer fades into autumn and the full moon rises over the mountains of Crestone, women gather for four days and three nights of ritual, nature, voice, sisterhood, and deep reconnection.
Temple of the Turning Leaves is an intimate women’s retreat designed for those moving through life transitions and longing for something more real, embodied, and meaningful. Whether you are navigating midlife, grief, burnout, menopause, divorce, caregiving, creative awakening, exhaustion, or simply the feeling that you’ve lost connection to yourself, this retreat offers space to pause, release the old, and reconnect with the woman you are becoming.
Together we will unplug from technology and return to the wisdom of the body, the elements, and authentic community.
This is not a performance-based wellness retreat.
There is nothing to achieve here.
No spiritual hierarchy. No pressure to “have it together.”
Instead, this is a space for:
meaningful connection
rest from constant stimulation
sacred ritual and shared song
emotional honesty
wild beauty
laughter, tears, movement, and presence
reconnecting with your voice and inner knowing
Over our time together, we will share:
Yoga Nidra and guided meditation
A traditional sweat lodge (weather permitting)
Full moon fire ceremony at Haidakhandi Universal Ashram
Sacred women’s song circles and voice activation
Healthy nourishing meals
Hiking, creek time, cold plunges, and nature immersion
Dance, storytelling, emotional release, and sisterhood
Spaciousness to simply breathe and be
Women will stay between two nearby homes:
Rayah’s nearby home and retreat space, including rustic camping options and sweat lodge grounds
Accommodations range from camping and shared sleeping spaces to a limited number of private rooms.
Retreat Flow
Thursday, September 24
Arrival between 4–6 PM, dinner, opening circle, evening Yoga Nidra
Friday, September 25
Light breakfast, sweat lodge ceremony (weather permitting), feast and integration
Saturday, September 26
Full moon fire ceremony at the ashram, rest/play time, sacred women’s drum and multicultural song circle, dinner, dancing, connection, emotional release
Sunday, September 27
Breakfast, closing circle, photos, departure by 11 AM
Note: If weather conditions prevent the sweat lodge, we will still gather in prayer with the sacred women’s peace pipe and traditional songs.
This retreat is intentionally small (10–15 women maximum) to create depth, trust, and genuine connection.
For women ready to step out of the ordinary and into the wild intelligence of their lives—welcome.
About your Retreat Artisans
Rayah Sunshine is a ceremonial artist, guide, and creator of modern earth-based ritual. Drawing from decades of immersion in ancient ceremonial traditions, embodied movement, voice work, and yoga nidra, she weaves experiences that reconnect people to their instinctual nature and the living intelligence of the earth and sky.
Her work is rooted in the understanding that all humans carry an animal body, a dreaming spirit, and a deep memory of belonging. Through raw, creative ritual and guided inner journeys, Rayah supports awakened modern seekers in remembering their wildness, softening into authenticity, and restoring sacred relationships with themselves and the world around them.
Blending ancient influences with original practices, she creates spaces where beauty, vulnerability, and power coexist — where ceremony becomes a living art and healing arises through presence, expression, and deep listening.
Tiana Rivera is an earthy solo mama to two teens and has been passionate about whipping up magic in the kitchen since she was a young child. She has been a student of the wild wise woman ways for five years, which Rayah has been a supportive influence and guide. Whether she’s climbing mountains, navigating teenage attitudes, or crunching numbers at her day job; she weaves prayers into form to honor the sacredness that all our ancestors whisper for us to remember.
