In a culture that celebrates constant doing, deep rest can feel unfamiliar — even unsettling.

Many of us have lost touch with what it means to truly rest. Not sleep, not distraction, and not simply collapsing from exhaustion, but the kind of rest that helps the nervous system soften, the breath deepen, and the body remember safety.

This month, we explore sound as a form of medicine.

Through sound healing, gentle yoga, breathwork, and nervous system regulation practices, we create space for the body to move out of survival mode and into restoration. Special attention is given to the vagus nerve, one of the body’s key pathways for calm, digestion, emotional regulation, and resilience.

When the vagus nerve is under-supported, it can show up as anxiety, fatigue, shallow breathing, digestive discomfort, poor sleep, and the feeling of always being “on.”

This retreat is an invitation to return to stillness.

The Intention

The intention of this retreat is to offer a safe space for deep nervous system restoration.

By exploring the connection between sound, frequency, rest, and vagal tone, we begin to support the body’s natural ability to regulate itself.

This month is not about doing more.

It is about learning how to receive, soften, and restore.

What Makes This Experience Different

This is more than a relaxation retreat.

It is a thoughtfully held experience designed to help participants understand how chronic stress lives in the body — and how deep rest can become a therapeutic practice.

Through sound healing, restorative movement, and vagus nerve regulation tools, participants are given practical ways to support calm long after the retreat ends.

The focus is not escape.

It is regulation.

The Experience

This June Wellness Saturday is a deeply restorative, sensory-led experience designed to support nervous system regulation through sound, stillness, and embodied awareness.

You will be guided through:

An Introduction to the Nervous System & Vagus Nerve — A grounded, accessible overview of how the nervous system responds to stress, and the role of the vagus nerve in supporting calm, digestion, emotional balance, and resilience.
Sound Therapy & Vibrational Healing — Immersive sound experiences using therapeutic frequencies to encourage parasympathetic activation and help the body shift from doing into deep restoration.
Breathwork for Regulation — Simple yet powerful breathing techniques designed to stimulate the vagus nerve, calm the mind, and support internal safety.
Restorative & Slow Movement Practices — Gentle, floor-based movement and stillness practices that allow the body to release tension and soften habitual holding patterns.
Deep Rest Integration — Spacious, supported rest where the body is invited to integrate, allowing the effects of sound, breath, and stillness to settle on a cellular level.

Who This Retreat Is For

This experience is especially supportive if you:

Feel tired in ways sleep alone cannot fix
Carry invisible stress in your body
Are navigating anxiety, overwhelm, emotional fatigue, and stress
Are ready to move from survival mode into genuine restoration

No prior experience is required — only a willingness to slow down and listen.

Meet Your Facilitators

Nicole

Nicole creates immersive wellness experiences that bridge modern science, ancient wisdom, and embodied presence. Her work is rooted in nervous system awareness, conscious rest, and sustainable wellbeing — offering spaces where people can soften, recalibrate, and reconnect with what truly matters.

Ashley

Our special guest, Ashley, will lead a Nervous System Reset Sound Therapy Session. With a love for therapeutic experiences, she works with sound, intuitive movement, and breathwork. She has found that bringing these practices together can support profound restoration and deeper connection.

Each sound therapy session offers an environment to experience deep relaxation, release tension, and flow with a sense of wellbeing.

Sound healing creates a receptive, calming effect on the nervous system, connecting us with our unique vibratory being. Through varied instruments, music, tones, and vibration to balance body, mind, and spirit, you are invited to enjoy music for the soul.

Together, we will create a grounded, supportive container where regulation is felt — not forced — and change emerges naturally.

What You Will Leave With

A deeper understanding of your nervous system and tools to support it
A felt experience of what deep rest actually feels like in the body
Practical ways to navigate stress and overwhelm
Greater awareness, calmer breath, and restorative practices
A renewed sense of internal safety
The lived experience of rest — not just the idea of it

An Invitation

Deep Rest is part of a larger wellness journey focused on sustainable healing rather than temporary relief.

Each monthly retreat offers a different lens on wellbeing — helping participants reconnect with the body, regulate the nervous system, and restore balance in a lasting way.

This month lays the foundation for true restoration.

Sometimes healing begins not with effort, but with permission to rest.

This month is your invitation to pause.

To soften.

To receive.

To remember that restoration is not a luxury — it is essential.

Breathwork in Saint Francis Bay