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Willow Creek, CA
June 16-19, 2023

Align & Shine Retreats presents an opportunity to be part of a magical weekend of connection, spiritual wellness, and soulful healing in the sunny mountains of Willow Creek, California along the beautiful Trinity River. This gathering will feature spiritual teachers, wellness practitioners, artists, and musicians that have dedicated their lives to the healing arts. It will be an explorative journey through a variety of healing modalities, medicinal plants, delicious foods, visionary art, and healing music.  This is an opportunity to re-connect with soul family and experience a potent healing container co-created together. 

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Wellness Practitioners

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Judea Star

Psychic Medium

Sound Healer

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Patty Davis

Psychic Intuitive

Spiritual Mentor

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Marianna Voulgaris

Certified Herbalist

Certified Shamanic Astrologer

Yoga Instructor

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Sheri Fitzner

Intuitive Hypnotherapist

Reiki Master

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Chris Dyer

Visionary Art Instructor

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Jenna Aitken-Smith

Breathwork Facilitator

Spiritual Mentor

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Jana Nicol Luz

Spiritual Guide

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Ana Maria Nunes

Clairvoyant Medium

Judea Star

Judea is medium, intuitive energy healer, and sound therapist living on the island of Kauai.  She has been working with and continuously deepening her study of the healing power of sound for nearly 20 years.  Much of her intuitive work is focused around addressing pathways of flow in the soul matrix and helping those who work with her to dispel, transform, move, and integrate energies for deeper healing. She has had a talent for playing and composing music since childhood, and shares insights and messages from spirit through song. Her sound journeys create a supportive container for exploring aspects of self with non-judgment, compassion, and clarity, and gently carry one back home to their grounded center, with a new found sense of completion, alignment, wisdom, and wellbeing. 

Patty Davis

I inherited my psychic abilities from my father and began connecting with the supernatural at a young age. At 8 years old, I became fascinated with witchcraft and began checking out books on the history of witchcraft at my local library.  I explored my psychic gifts, crafted spells, led seances at sleepovers, summoned spirits, and practiced pyrokinesis. As a very empathic Clairvoyant and Medium, I had to learn to control and respect these gifts. In my 30s, I was fortunate enough to manifest a wonderful teacher who taught and guided me for over thirteen years. Once I was able to trust and secure a clear connection with my spirit guides, I began to work directly with spirit. That is where I receive my guidance today. I am happy to share my gift with others and work as a conduit through which spirit can connect with my clients. I have the career of my dreams. I meet and have intimate, spiritual conversations with interesting people from all over the world and personally learn from every encounter. I offer psychic readings and teach classes. I am also a certified Aromatherapist, Spiritual Empowerment Coach and author. I have lived the majority of my life in California and currently reside in Northern California where the ocean and redwoods mingle.

Marianna Voulgaris

My journey had begun as I began to come in contact with the different energies Mother Earth offered. I looked at the plant people in the forests with all of their gifts, and how they don’t want to be different but standing tall in who they are. Mother Earth led to me a to place to open up to the bigger picture, we are all one, sharing the same breath, the same water, she showed me to always trust and let go as another season approaches. Mother Earth reminded me of the wisdom that I had forgotten, we are all star dust.  I began my journey with astrology to uncover my soul, my unique gift and my personal connection as I began to come to a place to trust in my own journey. I then began my journey as a healer. I am certified in Western Herbalism, Ayurveda, Chinese Herbalism, Certified Shamanic Astrology, Plant Energy Healing, Planetary Herbology, Flower Essences, Aromatherapy, Medical Astrology, Nutrition, Yoga and other physical fitness practices. My journey was to help others open to themselves, to find that place of connection and love inside. My journey has brought my connection in to myself so deep that I can see my path, why things need to happen for others to open and most of all to connect, to feel and to trust. As above, so below as within so without. 

Sheri Fitzner

Sheri Fitzner is an Intuitive Certified Hypnotherapist, Author, *Reiki master, and teacher who hosts lectures and workshops focusing on: How the Mind Works, Conditioned Responses, Past Life Regression, Dream Analysis, Group Hypnosis, Collective Healing, Balancing the Masculine and Feminine Energy and so much more. … . She strongly believes each individual is important and contributes to the expansion of all, which is the inspiration behind her work. Sheri strives to help people become the best version of themselves, and works to help them discover unconditional love for oneself and recognize the unending love and support from the universe. 

Jenna Aitkin-Smith

Jenna is a spiritual empowerment mentor who has dedicated her life to empowering women to live a life in alignment with who they truly are instead of what others or society expects of them. She gives women tools to physically, emotionally and spiritually heal, grow and evolve so they can live more fulfilling lives, one with more dedication, purpose and passion. Jenna is a certified breathwork facilitator of clarity breathwork and of The Breath Center, a breath coach, Craniosacral therapist, herbalist & healer. She has been holding breathwork workshops and seeing clients for over 8 years and it is through her combined experience of her own healing journey, her embodied knowledge and training and through working with others that she creates and shares her courses and offerings.

Jana Nicol Luz

Jana has been working within  the healing arts for almost  30 years. She has worked very closely with her mentors over the past 25 years in the lineage of the Santo Daime, Umbandaime and Hawaiian Lomi Lomi. She has been leading in facilitating spiritual works with plant medicine for the past 10 years within her spiritual community of Kauai. Some of her teachers include Madrinha Rita Gregorio de melo (Santo Daime)Madrinha Júlia ( Santo Daime) Mãe Baixinha (Umbanda) Maria Alice (Umbandaime), mother Cedella Marley booker ( mother of Bob Marley/ Rastafari), Aunty Margaret Machado and Nerita Machado ( Hawaiian Lomi Lomi)  

Ana Maria Nunes

Ialorixá Mãe Morderecí Ana de Xango Ayra was born into the traditions of Umbanda and Candomblé in the countryside of the Northwest of Brazil and today she is a Mother of Saint in both of those traditions. She has been a clairvoyant, incorporation medium since the age of seven years old. She is a member of the leadership council of the spiritual center Tenda Espirita Mirim, one of the oldest and most influential centers of Umbanda in Brazil that gave rise to over 60 houses of Umbanda. She has studied Kardecism for over 40 years and has been a fardada of the Santo Daime for 30 years. Mãe Ana has been a practitioner of spiritual bodywork for 30 years. She has been working as Ialorixá giving cowry shell divinations, spiritual consultations and performing cleansing and spiritual work in the tradition of Candomble for 20 years. Mãe Ana leads weekly spiritual works and monthly Giras at Tenda Espirita Mirim 8th Affiliate. She gives classes and workshops about spirituality sharing her rich life-long experience in the traditions of Umbanda and Candomblé.

 

Live Painting & Music By

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Chris Dyer

Visionary Artist

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Paulina Casati

Visionary Artist

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Mary Isis

Singer ~ Song Writer

Chris Dyer

Chris Dyer is a Peruvian-Canadian visual artist, currently living in Florida. As a world and dimensions traveler, he experiences different cultures and then re-expresses them into his own vision of Oneness. He serves as a Bridge builder between different art movements from skateboard graphics, visionary paintings, street art murals, nfts and more. He wants to break boxes and see everything become one harmonious reality. Though his subject matters are as varied as his styles, his art is just a reflection of his personal spiritual journey. 

Paulina Casati

Paulina Casati is a visionary artist from the mountains of south-central Appalachia and presently resides in Florida. Inspired by her wonderment of nature and divine intelligence, she explores motifs of oneness, nonduality and multi-imensionalism. Her creative intention is to reflect the unity & synchronicities displayed through us, our planet and the cosmos to facilitate connection with an expanding consciousness.

Mary Isis

Mary Isis’s passion for awakening, healing and transformation permeates through all she creates. She is a singer songwriter, music producer, and trained practitioner of the healing ritual arts. She is also a certified coach in the field of transformational (addiction) recovery and psychedelic integration. Her songs are composed with Soulful poetic prayers and sourced from the inspiration she receives from nature, the exploration of consciousness and this sacred mystery school of Life.

Yohm

Yohm began the journey as a DJ in the year 2000 playing vinyl reggae, funk and hip hop records. Over the years his sound has evolved into a blend of world influenced fusion beats with thick bass drops. Known for playing remixes of classic tunes and medicine bass, with an ability to adapt his sound to fit most dance floors. Yohm (pronounced like Yo and Ohm) is a combination of Yosef's birthname and one of the most healing sounds on Earth.  Yohm will be offering Sonic vibez with carefully curated medicine Bass Music.

Other Retreat Offerings

ENHANCE YOUR WEEKEND WITH THESE OFFERINGS

Spiritual Bodywork & Cowry Divination with Ana Marie

Astrological Readings With Marianna

Intuitive Hypnotherapy Sessions with Sheri Fitzner

Micro-Dosing with Rachel Riggs

Crystals & Gemstones with Summer

Practitioner & Artists Merch Booth

Kombucha & Juice Bar

Body Work & Massage

Our area massage therapists available for bookings outside of the retreat too:

Silver Rose Sattler CMT#84968 (707)-502-4864 silver714@hotmail.com

Rose Miller LMT#10968 (707)-724-4474  IG:@rose1_miller

ALL VEGETARIAN MEALS INCLUDED

Our exquisite, delicious, and nutritious vegetarian meals created and provided by:

Monique Ambrosini

 

CAMPING IS INCLUDED

Campground has showers and bathroom facilities.  One facility is for women only, and the other will be for men & women.   Limited RV Reservations available for $180 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

BONUS!

All retreat goers get 10% OFF at Trinity Herbals & Wellness Center during the weekend of the retreat.

(Just show your retreat wristband to receive your discount.)

39025 Hwy 299

Willow Creek, CA 95563

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

This retreat is just 100 miles (2 hour drive) from the majestic Mount Shasta Lemurian Portal.  You might want to consider extending your stay to make you way to the "Root Chakra" portal of the planet.

It is also about 2 hours drive north east of the famous "Avenue of the Giants" on Highway 101, featuring a stunning redwood tree forrest with some artful attractions along the way.

The Itinerary

(Schedule subject to change, as we must be in flow with how the day unfolds)

 

 

FRIDAY JUNE 16th

 

12:00PM - 3:00PM

Willow Creek is a quaint little mountain town on the Trinity and Humboldt county line, and is most famous for being the home of "Big Foot". June temperatures average about 86°F days and 50°F nights.  It is located about a 50 minute drive east on the scenic Highway 299 from Arcata, CA. The closest airport is in Arcata, CA (ACV). The other option is Redding, CA (RDD) which would require about a 2 hour drive west down Highway 299. You could also take the 5 1/2 hour ride through the famous Redwood forest up Highway 101 from San Francisco or Oakland airport if you wanted to fly in there.  The retreat venue is called China Creek Cottages. Participants can start arriving to set up their camp sites at 12:00PM.  If you are renting cabins, they may not be available to enter until as late as 3:00pm, but there will be a strong likelihood they will be ready earlier for you. You are welcome to sign in with the retreat staff and just relax until your rooms are ready.  There is a "Rays" grocery store in town to purchase ice and snacks if you want or "Osprey Cafe" for delicious coffee, tea, juice, and treats. If you prefer a natural foods store you will want to try "Wildberries" in Arcata, CA.   If you get to Willow Creek earlier in the day, there are a few great river spots to check out. Big Rock River Access and Camp Kimtu.

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3:00PM - 4:00PM

Opening Ceremony & Orientation

We will have an opening ceremony with an activation of our mandala/altar and guided meditation.  There will be a brief on safety protocol and what to expect during the weekend. There will also be practitioner and artist introductions as well as sign ups for some of the extra offerings that will be available for you over the weekend.

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4:00PM - 6:00PM

Spiritism, Mediumship, and Blessing with Jana & Ana Maria

It is a great honor to have Jana and  Ana Maria share with us some of the cosmology of their lineages. We will have an opportunity to hear about their personal pathways in learning and understanding spiritism and mediumship.  They will talk about some of the offerings they bring for private divination readings and healing treatments, and will open up a Q & A for an opportunity for the audience to ask about anything you've ever wanted to know about the spirit realms. They will also be facilitating a blessing for our retreat attendees.

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6:00PM - 7:00PM 

Dinner

Roasted red bell pepper stuffed baked potato

Broccoli Stir-fry

Gochujang Cucumber Salad

Coconut Chia Pudding

 

7:30PM - 9:30PM

Cacao & Sound Ceremony With Judea

Bring a cozy setup to the main stage to settle in for the evening hour.  Judea will be serving ceremonial cacao (chocolate), offering you an opportunity to connect with the healing and loving spirit of this sacred medicinal plant.  It will help to open up the heart and enhance your meditation for the following sound bath journey. You will be held in song and sound featuring some of Judea's original songs, other medicine songs, and experience a variety of beautiful sound healing instruments.

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10:00 PM

End of Day 1

We ask that everyone be mindful of loud talking or extra noise after 10:00PM to be courteous to other retreat attendees who want to rest.  You are welcome to hang out quietly or head to bed to rest up for the next days activities.

SATURDAY June 17th

7:00 AM - 8:00AM

Breakfast

Coffee & tea service

Baked banana and pineapple with coconut yogurt and walnuts

Potato pancake topped with avocado pea guacamole and sweet tomatoes

 

8:00 AM - 9:00AM

Yoga with Marianna

Marianna will help us wake up our bodies with Yoga.

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9:30 AM - 11:30AM

Group Hypnosis With Sheri

Sheri Fitzner will lead the retreat attendees through a group hypnosis therapy for empowerment and healing.

12:00PM - 1:00PM

Lunch & "The Prophecy" with Judea

Glorified pesto tomato jam panini

Grilled cheese accompanied with a light potato leek soup

Fresh seasonal Fruit

 

Judea is known for her insightful storytelling about the many spiritually charged experiences she's had throughout her life. During this afternoons lunch service, she will be sharing some of the profound prophetic visions that have followed her for almost 2 decades, and how she is watching some of them finally come to fruition in recent years. She will share some of these visions and speak about the great changes happening to our planet in regards to the awakening of consciousness and ascension to a higher, more spiritually aligned reality.

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1:00 PM - 4:00PM

Open Time

After lunch service, you are welcome to follow your bliss, and beat the heat of the hottest part of the day! Go enjoy the Trinity river with friends, check out the little grotto on site to help cool down, rest and relax, or book yourself one of the treatments, readings, or sessions with one of the practitioners on site.  Explore the little town of Willow Creek, or visit "Trinity Herbals & Wellness Center" to take advantage of your 10% discount.  Please try to be back on site around 3:45 PM to be ready for the afternoon offerings starting at 4:00PM.

4:00 PM - 6:00PM

Spellcrafting with Patty

We get to call upon our own powers of spell crafting with Patty.  She will lead us on carefully curated magic spell to anchor our intentions with the use of tools and elements from nature, invoking and activating more blessings into our life!

6:00PM - 7:00PM

Dinner 

Vodka cream gnocchi

Roasted pesto vegetable skewers

Spring tossed salad with citrus vinaigrette

Chocolate Chia Seed Mousse

6:30PM - 8:00PM

Musical Performance By Mary Isis

Dinner will immediately followed by a live performance by the very talented Mary Isis, who will be holding us in song, sharing with us a collection of some of her spiritually inspired medicine songs.

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8:30 PM - 10:00PM

Flower Essence & Astrology Talk with Marianna

Bring a cozy setup to the main stage to settle in for the evening hour. Marianna will talk about the power of flower and plant essences and how we can work with the spirit of plants in this way to assist us in our healing. She will lead us on a guided meditation as we connect with a flower essence that she has harnessed for us based on the astrological influences of this time. We will then lay out under the stars as she tells us the stories behind why the planets, constellations, and cosmic portals we are moving through bring to us energies that can help guide us on our journey forward.

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10:00 PM

End of Day 2

We ask that everyone be mindful of loud talking or extra noise after 10:00PM to be courteous to other retreat attendees who want to rest.  You are welcome to hang out quietly or head to bed to rest up for the next days activities.

 

SUNDAY JUNE 18th

 

7:00AM - 8:00AM

Breakfast

Coffee & tea service

Chocolate and cherry overnight oats

Toasted English muffin with harissa yogurt, asparagus, and spinach

 

8:00AM - 9:00AM

Yoga with Marianna

Marianna will help us wake up our bodies with Yoga.

 

9:30 AM - 12:00PM

"Awakening Your Inner Artist" with Chris Dyer

Visionary artist Chris Dyer invites you to be part of one of his "Paint Jams", a co-creative portal of art and community that he has been opening up to new, aspiring, and established artists over the years.  He shares with us his personal journey  in finding his own voice as an artist to help inspire you to find yours.  He helps us understand how the visionary art movement is a vital component in awakening humanity.  You'll be able to ask him questions about technique, materials, process, and even the business side of what may aid you in pursuing your own art career. Everyone will be provided a canvas, acrylic paint, and brushes so you can channel your unique expression and memorialize your retreat experience in your very own painting!

12:00PM - 1:00PM

Lunch and Q & A With Patty & Judea 

Veggie wrap drizzled with herbed garlic aioli

Sweet potato fries with chipotle ketchup

Fresh seasonal fruit

During lunch, and while you continue to work on your paintings,  Patty & Judea will take the stage and open up an hour Q&A for their Spirit Speakers Podcast listeners.  

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1:00PM - 4:00PM

Open Time

After lunch service, you are welcome to follow your bliss, and beat the heat of the hottest part of the day!  You may continue working on your paintings.  Go enjoy the Trinity river with friends, check out the little grotto on site to help cool down, rest and relax, or book yourself one of the treatments, readings, or sessions with one of the practitioners on site. Explore the little town of Willow Creek, or visit "Trinity Herbals & Wellness Center" to take advantage of your 10% discount.  Please try to be back on site around 3:45 PM to be ready for the afternoon offerings starting at 4:00PM.

 

4:00PM - 6:00PM

Breathwork With Jenna

Jenna will lead us on a powerful breathwork journey.

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6:00 PM - 6:45PM

Dinner

Ratatouille

Carrot, orange, and pistachio salad with a'tar and mint

Pineapple Whip

 

6:45PM - 7:00PM

Closing Ceremony

We will have an official closing of the retreat container.

 

7:00 PM - 10:00PM

Bliss Dance with DJ Yohm

This final evening will be a reward for a potent weekend of deep spiritual work!  Enjoy the song selections of DJ Yohm as he provides a mix of medicine songs from around the world blended with hypnotic beats that will make you want to shake your hips!  Celebrate each other, connect, and enjoy yourself fully!  Dance into the night in bliss!

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10:00 PM

End of Day 3

We ask that everyone be mindful of loud talking or extra noise after 10:00PM to be courteous to other retreat attendees who want to rest.  You are welcome to hang out quietly or head to bed to rest up for departure the next morning.

 

 

MONDAY JUNE 19th

 

7:00AM - 8:00AM

Breakfast

Coffee & tea service

Muffins

Please be packed up and off the grounds by 11:00 AM

Register For The Retreat

 

Cost to Attend:

 

$555 (Paid in Full)

 

$600 (Payment Plan)

($150 Sign Up and $150 installments on April 1, May 1, and June 1)

Limited Spaces Available

Must be 16 or older to attend

There is a $150 Non-Refundable Deposit at sign up. If you have to cancel for any reason after signing up, you will forfeit $150 of your payment to help cover some of the expenses paid in preparation of your arrival.  Sorry, no exceptions!  If we are able to fill your spot before the event, you will be eligible to get your deposit back.  You may transfer your spot to another person as long as we change the reservation information.  

ESSENTIALS TO BRING

Tent (If camping)

Bedding (If camping)

Plate, Bowl, Utensils, Reusable Napkin

Water Bottle

Coffee/Tea Cup

Sunglasses

Sunscreen

Swimsuit

Towel

Toiletries

Clothing for hot weather and cooler nights

 

OPTIONAL SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT TO BRING

Yoga Mat

Picnic Blanket

Sun Hat

River Float

Journal

Flashlight

Cooler

Snacks

Mosquito Repellent (ALL NATURAL ONLY)

WHAT NOT TO BRING 

Strong Perfumes or Artificial Fragrances

Alcohol or Drugs

Anyone under the age of 16 

Dogs, cats, or other creatures.

Cigarette (Tobacco) Smoking

(Smoking is only permitted in the parking lot away from campgrounds and stage area)