From Soul to Soil
Radical natural living retreat
Two week Real Life Immersion
August 1-14th 2026
This immersive experience provides practical ”learn by doing“ skill share for integrating a more sustainable lifestyle through mindful living, herbalism, food preservation, and connecting deeply with nature.
With a total of four guests this is an intimate experiences to together, tending land, self and each other.
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Tending to Herbs
Choosing what herbs to grow, what location, how to care for, when to harvest and how to preserve.
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Clean Home Philosophy
Daily habits to maintain cleanliness as well as minimal living concepts. Use natural cleaning supplies and leave the space better than you found it.
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Seasonal Berries
Harvest and preserve berries into jam, shrubs and freezer bags.
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Harvest methods / preservation
Harvest veggies and preserve into broth, ferments, canned and frozen.
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Farm to Table Meals
Community style cooking and cleaning. Harvest to plate and local / organic meat and dairy options.
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Synching with Seasonal Cycles
Projects and tasks to complete in each season, develop a method for success and ease with nature and her rhythms.
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Choosing what to Grow
Learn by doing and working with the land take home practical application and a vision forward.
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Mindfulness on the Homestead
Tend the land with care and harmony.
Supportive Land & Hostess
The Secret Garden Estate
Stanwood, WA
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Emily Werner
Mother of Living Wild, Kinesiologist, Wild Being, Wellness Muse, Holder of Ceremony - Stanwood, WA.
I have studied human functioning for over ten years in the Health and Wellness Industry with my focus on Kinesiology, longevity, cellular health and questing to find the answer to balance and harmony of self, others and nature.
Living with the land and animals immerses me in a world of learning by witnessing the unfolding of the seasons and the blessings of the Earth.
I grew up on a farm in Northeastern Colorado witnessing my Grandfather and Father farm and tend land. After focusing in on Kinesiology in University and spending many years in the wellness industry I became immersed in Natural Living in 2021 when I began my journey living on land with acreage with gardens, natural forest and animals to tend.
Flowing with the cycles in rhythm with Earth in balance is my goal. Always guided by the animals and the trees.
I look forward to hosting you for this immersive experience.
General Daily Flow of a day
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Optional Morning Practices + Land Check
7:30-9:00AM
Gentle movement, dry brushing, gua sha, breathwork, meditation — syncing with the energy of the day (cycle, season, element), any watering or tasks
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Breakfast
9:30 - 10:30AM
Seasonal ingredients, from our land our local, nourishing meal — community-prepped
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Group Project/ Learning
10:30AM - 12:30PM
Hands-on, immersive sessions (herbs, food preservation, cleaning, etc.)
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Lunch & Free Time
12:30 - 2:00PM
Garden-to-table meals local or from the land, nature walk, journaling reflection or quiet pause
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Integration
2:00 - 4:00PM
Kayaking at local lake, Creative workshops, yoga nidra, nap
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Solo Task
4:00 - 6:30PM
Work on your assigned project
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Dinner
6:30 - 8:00PM
Shared garden-fresh meal, enjoyed as a community
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Solo Time
8:00 - Onward
Unwind, journal, stargaze, rest