Welcome HOME

Greetings from the wilderness!

You’ve said yes to the invitation to step away from the noise, enter the forest wilderness, and make space for something deeper—and I don’t take that lightly. As one of your Mothers for this retreat experience, it is my honor to help tend the conditions for whatever may unfold.

This page marks the beginning of your sacred descent—into stillness, embodiment, relationship, and deeper communion with God, Creation, and your truest Self. AWAKEN is more than a retreat. It is a threshold: an invitation to listen beneath the noise, loosen your grip on what you think you know, and become more available to what is already here.

Here, we practice remembrance. We move slowly. We listen deeply. We make space for Mystery. We practice being seen and seeing one another without fixing, performing, or needing to have the answers.

You’re not just welcome here. You belong here. Welcome home to the House of Loto.

With Love, unconditionally—

Jennifer
Founder & Visionary, Loto Wellness Collective

Return here when you need to reconnect with what you said yes to:
Your body
Your awakening
Your encounter with the Divine

Your Portal into the Sacred Rhythm of Retreat

Preparing the Inner Temple

AWAKEN is not something you simply attend.
It’s something you prepare for—mind, soul, and nervous system.

You don’t have to wait until the retreat to begin. Your awakening is already unfolding within you. Here's how to begin your sacred preparation:

  • Begin your own solitude/stillness practice now — daily walks, breathwork, or listening to one of Loto’s playlists

  • Journal or meditate on your intention:
    What am I hoping will happen—and can I loosen my attachment to that outcome?

  • Clear the space in your life—emotionally, physically, spiritually (Less doing. More being.)

  • Tend to your dreams and sleep — Notice what begins surfacing when you create more space

AWAKEN takes place on SACRED land at the base of Mt. Shavano near Salida, Colorado.

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM on Friday, October 16th

Departure by 1:00 PM on Sunday, October 18th

We are not here to fix or force. We are here to witness and be witnessed.

SACRED AGREEMENT

This container is being held with great intentionality. To honor the safety and sacredness of our medicine circle, by participating in AWAKEN you agree to:

  • Respect your own bodily autonomy and the autonomy of others.

  • Honor the confidentiality of what is shared within the Circle.

  • Show up as you are—no performance required.

  • Listen without fixing, rescuing, or advising unless invited.

  • Make room for difference without requiring agreement.

  • Stay curious about what arises within you.

  • Honor your own boundaries and the boundaries of others.

 AWAKEN Schedule

Forest Bathing

SHINRIN-YOKU

A Sacred Immersion into Nature, Self, and Spirit.

What to Pack

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about this packing list.

Sacred Medicines

At AWAKEN, our relationship with sacred medicine is grounded in reverence, intention, preparation, and integration. These experiences are not approached recreationally, nor are they the destination of the retreat. They are one part of a larger invitation to become more present to Self, one another, Creation, and the Divine.

Ket@mine (Administered by prescription only)

Ket@mine services are provided independently by Thrive Health Consultants. Participation requires medical screening and approval by your prescribing clinician. Loto creates the retreat environment and supports the ceremonial, relational, and integrative dimensions of the experience; all medical evaluation, prescribing, dosing, administration, and clinical decisions remain under the care of the licensed medical provider.

  • Preparation before medicine — intention-setting, silence, somatic practices, and time in nature help you arrive grounded, open, and without attachment to a particular outcome.

  • Support during the experience — your medical provider tends to your clinical care while the Loto Mothers tend to the ceremonial environment, offering presence, safety, and space for your individual experience to unfold.

  • Integration after medicine — reflection, rest, journaling, and Circle create space to witness what surfaced without rushing to interpret, fix, or act upon it. Your four-week Integration Circle continues this practice after you return home.

4-WEEK INTEGRATION CIRCLE

The retreat continues beyond our time together.

AWAKEN includes a four-week virtual Integration Circle because insight is only the beginning. Integration is the practice of noticing what remains after the intensity of the experience has passed—and allowing what was revealed to slowly take root in ordinary life.

Like all Loto Circles, this is a space for relationship, reflection, and belonging—held by the community that shared the journey with you.

Your Integration Circle is included as part of the AWAKEN retreat experience.

 FAQs

If you have any more questions not addressed here, please feel free to email us at hello@lotowellness.co

TRAVEL INSURANCE

PROTECTING YOUR YES

Because AWAKEN is a small, intimate retreat with non-refundable payments, we strongly recommend you purchase travel insurance to protect your investment. Unexpected things happen—flight cancellations, illness, weather delays, life emergencies. Travel insurance ensures that if the unexpected arises, you’re covered.

We recommend a policy that includes:

  • Trip cancellation or interruption

  • Medical coverage

  • Coverage for retreats and alternative healing modalities

Protecting your “yes” ensures you can enter this sacred space with peace of mind and full presence.