Release & Harvest
The autumn Retreat • september 18-20, 2026
What Brings People Here:
You don't need a crisis to belong at this retreat. You need a sense that something in your life has finished its season and you haven't yet given yourself permission to say so out loud.
You're at a threshold you haven't named yet.
A marriage, a career, a friendship, or a version of yourself that’s run its course, and some part of you has known it for a while. You're not here to blow anything up. You're here to get honest about what you already sense is true.
You're exhausted by your own accumulation.
Roles you took on for good reasons that have since become obligations. Commitments that made sense five years ago. A calendar and a life that have both gotten crowded with things you
You want to enter the next chapter on purpose.
Maybe nothing is in crisis. You simply sense that autumn is asking something of you, the way it asks something of the land, and you want to meet what comes next having actually chosen what comes with you rather than dragging the same load forward by default.
If any of that sounds like where you are, this retreat was designed with you in mind.
You're circling a decision you keep putting off.
Something is asking to be released, and the cost of staying in the in-between has started to outweigh the discomfort of deciding. You're ready to stop circling and decide.
You're grieving something you haven't had space to grieve.
An ending already happened, whether you chose it or not, and you've kept moving without ever properly setting it down. This retreat makes room for that. Letting go well usually means grieving well first.
A retreat for the season of discernment.
What will you release and what will you carry forward?
September in the Willamette Valley is harvest season, and during harvest, it’s all about timing. The winemaker walks the rows and reads the vines. Some fruit comes off the vine now. Some stays a little longer. Knowing the difference is the key to the craft.
That same discernment is what this retreat develops in you. The discernment and timing for your life and your pursuits. We’ll consider the relationships, roles, habits, and stories you've been carrying that may no longer fit the person you've become. Most of us never learn how to tell the difference between what to keep and what to release. We just keep adding weight until the weight itself becomes the problem.
Release and Harvest is three days for sorting that out. You'll work on land that understands this season in its bones, alongside a small group of people doing the same honest work, and with guidance that knows how to hold the weight of consideration without flinching from it. This retreat invited heartfelt exploration. It's a retreat that invites you to look directly at what you're holding and choosing, and let go of what no longer serves you.
What Will Shift
This isn't a retreat that hands you a list of things to learn. It's a retreat that changes your relationship to what you've been holding.
By the time you leave, you'll have a clear-eyed read on what in your life is finished, even if you haven't said so out loud until now. You'll know the difference between releasing something and failing at it, a distinction most of us were never taught and badly need. You'll have moved levels of grief you’ve been holding and cleared some of it from your body instead of just turning it over endlessly in your mind. And you'll leave with an actual practice you can keep using, a way of checking in with yourself in any season so you don't have to wait for things to pile up before you do this work again.
Most people describe the same shift on the way home: lighter, not because anything got easier, but because they're finally carrying only what's theirs.
A Few Things Worth Noting
This work is real, and so is the land you'll be doing it on. The Ground sits in the middle of Yamhill County wine country, on a regenerative farm with a restorative ethos. You'll have private accommodations, every meal taken care of, and full access to the beauty of this place for the entire three days..
Our retreats are small by design, because honest discernment doesn't happen in a crowd. You'll be held by experienced facilitators and by a handful of others who came for their own reasons but will end up walking beside you. Most people leave this retreat closer to a few of the people they arrived with as strangers.
Your Investment
$2,250 per person, all inclusive
Three days and two nights at The Ground. All meals. All facilitated sessions.
A $500 deposit reserves your place, with the remaining balance due before arrival.
A Note Before You Decide:
Letting go is not a failure of commitment. It's a form of respect, both for what you're releasing and for who you're becoming. Most of us were never given a real practice for this. We were taught to hold on, to push through, to call it loyalty when it was actually just inertia.
This retreat exists for the people ready to do it differently. If you've read this far, it’s likely some part of you already knows what you're carrying that's ready to be set down. Whether that’s true for you or not, we are here to support your release and celebrate the harvest that follows it.
A Few Things to Plan for
Release & Harvest: The Autumn Retreat is designed to be complete as offered, with everything you need for the experience included in your registration fee. A handful of things fall outside the package and are worth planning for in advance. We’ve also included a downloadable copy of the schedule.
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The retreat center is located in Yamhill County, Oregon roughly an hour and a half from Portland International Airport. Most participants arrange their own transportation. Carpooling information is shared with registered participants upon request and we can help with transportation for an additional fee.
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Although located in wine country, Inn the Ground focuses on nourishment and presence. We do not serve alcohol. Participants who wish to bring wine or beer for personal enjoyment during evening free time are welcome to do so. We ask that you enter teaching spaces in an unaltered state.
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These services may be available through local practitioners and can be arranged independently. We are happy to offer referrals upon request.
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The retreat includes group facilitation. Private sessions with any member of the team may be available separately and can be inquired about directly. Please inquire prior to the event for best scheduling.
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If you would like to arrive a day early or extend your stay after the retreat closes, additional nights at The Ground may be available subject to scheduling. Please inquire at the time of registration.