The Soul Medicine of Coming Home to Self and Each other
A Weekend Retreat with Kris Coffman and Teresa Hooker
May 7–10, 2026 | Whispertree Retreat Center, Boonville, CA | Cost: $1,300 - 2,500
A weekend of embodied rest, authentic community, deep remembering, and intentional exploration — for those sensing that the world is changing, and that we are being called to
grow in ways that cannot be done alone.
~ Small gathering. Intimate. Relational. Exquisite. ~
Who is this for?
This retreat is for people who feel the instability of this moment and want to meet it with depth, courage, and community.
You may feel called if you are:
• Seeking true community, not performance or perfection
• Interested in re-visioning belonging, interdependence, and communal capacity
• Sensing that we are outgrowing the status quo and ready to imagine new ways of living
• Aware of the crumbling of modernity and yearning for grounded, ancestral, relational ways of being
• Willing to meet discomfort with curiosity
• Ready to practice authentic relating, boundaries, repair, and presence
• Looking for a space where body, spirit, and psyche are welcomed and supported
Why We’re Gathering
We are living in a time of rupture, a time marked by uncertainty, cultural unravelling, and the ache of disconnection.
And yet, beneath the surface, something older and wiser is calling us back into relationship: with our bodies, our communities, our ancestors, the earth, and the tender truths we carry within.
Reweaving Rest and Belonging ~ What You'll Experience :
Deep Rest (Dorsal Rest) — Restoration for a World on Fire
We tend to associate “rest” only with collapse, numbing, or checking out. But neuroscience offers another possibility: dorsal rest — a low-energy, deeply restorative state where the dorsal and ventral branches of the nervous system work together, allowing us to soften, digest, heal, and feel safe.
Throughout the weekend, you’ll have spacious, protected time for:
• Nesting & napping
• Hot tub soaking
• Mindful eating
• Gentle meditative movement
• Bodywork & somatic unwinding
• Cozy sensory rest (blankets, soft lighting, quiet)
• Reading, coloring, journaling, daydreaming
• Walks in the forest
• Bath rituals
• Time alone and time in quiet presence with others
Rest is not an interruption to this retreat — it is one of our core practices
Authentic Community & Relational Depth
We will practice showing up for ourselves and each other with courage, clarity, and compassion.
Components include:
• Opening Circle to arrive, share what you’re carrying, and orient to the field
• Exploration of boundaries, edges, and relational presence
• Practices for navigating conflict and expressing truth
• The ZEGG Forum — a powerful modality for communal witnessing, authenticity,
repair, and being seen
• Rituals of connection, belonging, grief, and ancestral remembering
• Evening cuddle gathering (non-sexual, fully consent-based, deeply nourishing)
• Opportunities for relational repair supported by facilitators
• Honoring each individual’s pacing, neurotype, and capacity
• Experiential learning about nervous system states through movement and shared encounters
This is a space where you can practice being real — messy, tender, courageous, quiet, expressive — within a community committed to holding one another with respect and care.
Mindfulness-Based Movement — Listening to the Body’s Deep Intelligence
Our bodies hold stories, tension, joy, and memory — often long before our minds can name them. Through gentle, trauma-informed movement practices, you’ll explore your inner landscape with curiosity rather than pressure.
Across the weekend, you’ll be guided into embodied experiences that help you:
• Sense and track your nervous system in real time
• Explore movement as a path to emotional clarity and authentic self-expression
• Feel how your body wants to speak, release, soften, or come alive
• Discover playful, soulful, and spacious ways to move energy
• Build capacity for connection by attuning to your own pacing and needs
No prior movement experience is needed — this is about presence, not performance. Your body leads; we accompany.
READY?
Book your space with a $500 deposit today.
Your Facilitators
Kris Coffman, LMFT
Kris Coffman (she/her) believes it is essential to create cultural change on a systemic and embodied level. She is known for her warm, relational, spiritually infused, trauma-informed approach and holistic, eclectic therapeutic style. Kris is passionately committed to contributing to the growth of trauma-informed community ecosystems.
A few of her professional interests include complex and intergenerational trauma, sexual wellness, spirituality, mindfulness, psychedelic integration therapy, climate distress processing, LGBTQIA+ wellness, and decolonizing systems of oppression. For more information about her offerings, please visit EarthbodyPsychotherapy.com
Teresa Hooker, PsyD
Dr. Teresa Hooker is a clinical psychologist and facilitator drawing on depth psychology, somatic practices, and embodied movement to help individuals and communities cultivate safety, connection, and wholeness. With a warm, compassionate approach, she supports people in reconnecting with themselves and with others, transforming patterns of fear and isolation into resilience and belonging. Rooted in the belief that healing is both embodied and relational, Teresa creates spaces where authentic community invites people to reclaim inner safety and inhabit their lives with greater presence and vitality.
About Whispertree Retreat
In these pivotal times, a new story is emerging among humans, one that redefines our relationship with ourselves, each other and the Earth. Responding to lived experiences of disconnection and disillusionment, more people are seeking a slower pace of life, a deeper interest in embodiment/trauma-healing, novel approaches to economics and deeper engagement in social justice and spiritual inquiry. Inspired by the love rising out of these practices, people are choosing to be guided by new values in their day-to-day lives. Whispertree (formerly Bell Valley Retreat) is dedicated to individuals, groups and businesses seeking to write a new story for humanity — one that understands the value of a more sustainable, regenerative and reverent future.
Whispertree Retreat, nestled between two ridges, makes up a sub-watershed of the Navarro River, offering miles of trails and expansive, pristine views of Anderson Valley. Located 2.5 hrs from San Francisco and less than an hour inland from the Mendocino Coast, Whispertree benefits from being both remote and accessible to the Bay Area, an ideal destination and hidden-gem for those seeking natural beauty and a more grounded and sustainable pace of life.
Retreat Details
Dates: May 7–10, 2026
Location: Whispertree Retreat Center, Boonville, CA
Registration: Space will be limited to ensure depth, safety, and intimacy
Cost:
Your pick of:
$1500 pp single bed, shared room
*$1100 pp top bunk w/ladder (one spot available)
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King bed, shared rooms
$1700 single occupancy king bed, shared room
or
$1300 double occupancy king bed, shared room
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Queen bed, Private Room. Only one available!
$2500 pp single occupancy private room, queen bed
or
$2000 pp double occupancy private room, queen bed
This retreat is not about fixing yourself — It is about remembering yourself, with others
Frequently Asked Questions
No. This is NOT a therapy space.
Although facilitators, Kris Coffman, LMFT, and Teresa Hooker, PsyD, are licensed mental health professionals, they are not acting as licensed mental health professionals during this retreat.
- Participation in the Retreat does not establish or imply a therapist–client or patient–provider relationship with either facilitator or with Earth Family Therapy Inc.
- No diagnosis, treatment, or individualized psychological advice will be offered.
- Any discussion of psychological or somatic concepts is educational in nature and not clinical guidance.
- Facilitators will not maintain clinical records or provide documentation for mental health purposes.
Participants are responsible for their own physical, emotional, and psychological well-being before, during, and after the Retreat.
Retreat Cancellation or Rescheduling
If Earth Family Therapy Inc. must cancel or reschedule The Re-Membering Retreat 2026 due to circumstances beyond its control (e.g., natural disaster, illness, pandemic restrictions, or loss of venue), the Company will make reasonable efforts to reschedule the retreat or offer a partial credit toward a future event at the Company’s sole discretion.
If the retreat venue provides the Company with a credit or refund due to early cancellation, and the Company is able to recover a portion of its costs, a comparable credit may be extended to Participants, to be applied toward a future retreat within 12 months of the original dates.
No cash refunds will be issued under any circumstances.
Yes, every participant needs full travel and trip-cancellation insurance to protect against illness, emergencies, or other unforeseen circumstances that may prevent attendance.