Women’s Wilderness Journey
There are times in our lives that require intentional “retreat” into the wilderness in order to fall in love with ourselves and re-discover our purpose. This is that retreat. Join us for this 5-day journey into the wilderness of the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado, where you can participate in your own sacred initiation.
This journey includes:
Sacred horse time - connecting with the wisdom of our horse herd in a unique non-riding experience.
Drum birthing - Birthing your own drum is sacred and powerful. It’s a way of communicating, celebrating, connecting and healing.
Journaling and solo time
Intentional time in nature
Wisdom circles
Learning about Shadow Work®
An introduction to Be You. Live Happy. coaching.
Our intention is that you will leave this retreat with new tools in your toolbox to navigate your life.
The Gifts of Shadow Work®
• Connect to your life’s purpose, step into leadership, step into the power to bless and support yourself and others, increase ability to make powerful choices. The direction of the queen in her positivity.
• Open up to emotions, deeper capacity to love and let love in, claim creativity, listen to the wisdom of your body. The direction of the lover in her openness.
• Gain perspective, find solutions to problems, understand patterns in your life and transform them, and learn about your relationship with trust. The direction of the magician with awareness.
• Set and hold healthy boundaries, achieve goals, be in service to self, confidence, and power. The direction of the warrior standing in her truth.
The Gifts of Be You. Live Happy. Coaching
Tired of life beating you up? Take your power back.
Monkey mind? Overwhelmed? Don’t believe everything you think.
How does your heart feel? Open to gratitude, forgiveness, and healing.
Lost your mojo? Feeling out-of-sorts? Get your groove back.
Something missing? Tap into inspiration.
Drum Birthing Includes:
Animal hide, drum, palo, medicines, bag & materials
Connecting with the earth, the animals and the plant medicines of the land....
Sitting in circle with singing and laughter to create our drums.
Birthing our own drum offers us an opportunity for healing, deep listening to self, and community support
Price:
The cost of the 5-day retreat includes:
All materials and activities
Pre and post retreat conference calls
Lodging and meals
Pricing based on Lodging Option:
Shared Bunkhouse room w/private bath: $2,595
Glamping Tent w/shared bath: $2,520
Camping w/shared bath: $2,195
Workshop facilitation fee: We do not set a specific facilitation fee. We choose to trust in your thoughtfulness, generosity, and in the value of the training. We will ask at the end of the retreat for a contribution based on your value received, ability to pay, and desire to support the work we are offering in the world.
Testimonials from previous workshop attendees:
“This retreat has been the most transformative and healing journey I ever experienced – and continues being so, months after. While I’ve been exposed to and used various approaches in the past, it was the first time that everything made sense together, as a whole, to me. During the retreat, I witnessed my mind, heart, body and soul coming together and aligning. I had many moments of insights and ‘deep knowing’ during the retreat. Chrissy and Cris are wonderful women and facilitators, immensely generous, kind, knowledgeable, very experienced and professional. They brought us on a very well organized, carefully and thoughtfully crafted journey through the week. What I particularly loved, and what made this retreat transformational, was the balance between moments when Cris and Chrissy shared the concepts (of Shadow Work) with us; us experiencing what we‘ve been exposed to within the absolutely beautiful surroundings and with beings – horses, Earth, and all other animals present – in a very intuitive way; sharing and connecting as a group; and moments by ourselves to integrate as we each needed to. Since the retreat, I navigate every aspect of my life with greater ease, awareness, serenity, confidence and flow. I feel empowered, taking steps that are well aligned with my own compass, and better equipped to navigate moments of disruption. I’m very grateful to Chrissy, Cris, and all people working at BCR, horses, the mountains and natural world out there, and I already look forward to going back to BCR for another experience. I carry all that I experienced during this retreat as a precious gift. Thank you, thank you very much! “
~Diane, Switzerland
"What a profound experience! Connection with such lovely women and retreat time in the glorious mountain wilderness was only the beginning. Somehow the ceremony and the skilled, loving facilitation created a container where I was able to do the deepest personal healing work of my life. In the weeks since I've been home, I've found myself able to set clear boundaries without guilt or resentment. I've been able to step freely into leadership in my professional life in areas that used to feel impossible. I am deeply grateful, and I recommend this retreat with all my heart.”
~Leah, Maryland
Facilitators:
Cris Lindsay is a Professional Life Coach, facilitator, author, inspirational speaker and Certified Happy for No Reason Trainer. Her mission is to teach and support how to live a life of happiness, fulfillment, and abundance, regardless of your circumstances!
She has over 30 years of experience serving women, facilitating a variety of custom programs and retreats in the areas of personal growth, leadership, and self-awareness. Cris also has extensive experience in the field of Equine-Assisted Coaching.
Cris is an entrepreneur, owning her own businesses since 1988. Her life experiences include learning through childhood trauma, single parenting, surviving cancer, supporting others in addiction recovery, caring for aging parents and the very profound and personal lessons that these events can offer us.
Her passion and purpose in life is to express the fullness of her own authenticity and to help others.
Chrissy McFarren is a Certified Shadow Work® Group facilitator, and for the last 20 years, she has been a facilitator at the Women in Power initiation trainings and has led and co-led a variety of workshops and retreats for women and men. Her greatest joy is founding her unique model of Shadow Work® called Shadow Work® Through the Way of the Horse, which offers retreats at Badger Creek Ranch in Colorado. She has led co-ed Shadow Work retreats with her husband Dave since 2007.
Chrissy possesses the energy of a deep healer, with a powerful grounding energy and the realness of a woman who has done her work. Now she shares her wisdom in order to help others on their path.
Tara Seren is a skilled Intuitive, Integrative Healing Practitioner, and a Natural Medicine Legacy Facilitator. As the founder and facilitator of North Star Pathways and Alkhemia Retreats, she specializes in hosting Drum Birthing, Rite of Passage Retreats and Liminal Doula Facilitation seminars. Through these transformative experiences participants emerge with a toolbox of powerful techniques and practices, fostering newfound clarity, trust, and confidence to cross thresholds into greater autonomy, and belonging. Tara meets individuals where they are in the self-exploration process creating a space of unconditional acceptance, allowing for a full surrender to the transformative process.
August 25 - 30, 2024 at Badger Creek Ranch
Register and pay $500 deposit