Wild Reclamation
Women’s Retreat
August 21-24th 2025, Orcas Island
“The things that women reclaim are often their own voice, their own values, their imagination, their clairvoyance, their stories, their ancient memories. If we go for the deeper, and the darker, and the less known we will touch the bones.”
―Clarissa Pinkola Estés
Wild Reclamation is a 4 day/3 night retreat on glorious Orcas Island for women who want to reclaim their wildness and come home to their most authentic nature. Whether you are reclaiming your voice, vitality or your own sovereign choice to live and love as you please, WR will take you on a journey into your wild inner nature as you rest and relax in the magical heart of Orcas Island, at Raven Song Refuge. In our time together we will explore ritual and ceremony, meditation and movement practices, solo wanders for soul exploration, hiking and nature walks through the woods, story telling and council sharing around the fire, earth based wisdom teachings, sunrise and sunset practices, journaling, creative expression and other practices to support wild, authentic reclamation of what is beautiful and true to you!
WR is a camping retreat, ideal for women of all levels of experience, with a few indoor “glamping” options for non-campers.
I learned that I could be both WILD and HOLY. ~ Ana Forrest
Practices:
Meditation
Ritual and Ceremony
Storytelling
Movement & Dance
Solo Wandering
Small & Large Groups
Journaling & Creative Practices
Swimming, hiking, campfires
Theater of the Soul
Themes:
Reclamation and Embodiment
Wildness and Freedom
Soul Work, Inner Wisdom
Shadow Work
Sovereignty
Desire & Longing
Authentic Expression
Retreat Explorations & Practices
August 21st-24th Thursday at 12noon to Sunday at 2pm
Ravensong Farm, Orcas Island
Participants provide lunch
Breakfast, dinner and ample snacks provided by retreat
Participants to provide transportation to Orcas Island, a shuttle from ferry to retreat site will be provided
Participants to provide camping gear, list of what to bring will be provided*
$725 - $850 - 975 sliding scale for full weekend
Retreat Logistics
Wildness IS holy!
As women We have been taught by the dominant culture to tame, diminish and contain our wildness. For too many generations Our voices and sovereignty were not our own. reclaiming what was always ours, whether it is our WILDNESS, our voice, or our own sovereign choices is healing … In this way, Wildness IS holy.
Embodying and reclaiming your wildness is about coming home to your most authentic nature. Opening up to your deepest longing. Praying your most sacred prayer. Saying yes to your wildest dreams. Deciding for yourself how to be, live and love…Reclaiming and calling home what has always been true for you!Women's wildness is women’s wisdom......Powerful, deep, age old wisdom.
Your facilitator, Nichole…
Nichole has been studying meditation since her early 20’s (over 25 years) and teaching mindfulness for over a decade. She has traveled the world studying meditation in various traditions, and has been a student of different earth based wisdom traditions and various spiritual traditions throughout her adulthood. She is an avid camper, backpacker, dancer, artist and lover of ALL things wild and free. Reclaiming her wildness -whether though art and performance, healing trauma, traveling the world, reawakening the power and capacity of her own body after injury and long term illness, pilgrimaging deep into nature, or making magic- has been at the heart of her own “heroines journey” and it is her greatest joy, and life’s work, to support other women in their own journey of reclamation!Nichole Proffitt, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Certified Mindfulness Facilitator, Dance/Movement teacher, Ceramic and Performing Artist and bonafide Nature Lover, works with women offering mindfulness based and trauma informed somatic therapy, mentoring and coaching, and has been facilitating women’s groups, retreats, rituals and ceremonies for over 25 years. Her approach to supporting women in their journey of reclamation lives at the cross roads, of healing trauma, embodiment and expression, cultivating presence and self knowledge, learning to speak the ancient language of ritual, co-creating nourishing relationships, and reawakening one’s soul!More important info about Wild Reclamation
I have thoughtfully chosen a location that is beautiful, accessible for people of all mobility levels, conducive to the deep-wild-playful-soul work we will be doing, and has a rich history of hosting heart opening gatherings, retreats and events. The magic on this land is palpable and Erin and her partner Issa, are kind, generous stewards who are in deep support of the kind of magic we will be making together.
You will be responsible for a getting yourself to Orcas Island via planes, trains, or automobiles, but most importantly the Washing State Ferry System. You can access more info about the retreat, logistics, packing list and how to get there, by clicking the link below.
WR is a camping retreat at Raven Song Refuge on Orcas Island, in the magical Pacific Northwest. Raven Song Refuge is home is home to many wild and domesticated animals, and is stewarded with love by dear friends of mine: a family with young children, and several joyful garden interns.
Accommodations are simple and rustic, but so beautiful. On the land you will find a stunning garden, a swimming pond, acres of forest land, a few tiny houses, a sauna, many beautiful camping nooks in among the trees and meadows, an out door kitchen, bathrooms (one even has an old clawfoot bath tub), a ceremonial fire pit, a yurt which can be used as shared accommodations for anyone who is not into camping and so much more beauty. To be clear, this is not a 5 star event at a 10 star location, so please know what to expect. If you have any questions about the location, please see the Hip Camp listing which I have linked above.