The Ripening
The Summer Retreat • June 12–14, 2026
A Retreat of Full Expression, Courageous Living, and Embodied Aliveness
June in the Willamette Valley gives itself completely to growth. The grasses have gone full and golden at the edges, the roses are breaking open in colors that seem almost too sincere to be real, and the farm hums with the confidence of things that have committed to becoming what they are. This is the season of fullness. The plants have has stopped negotiating with the soil and simply grown.
This retreat asks you to meet that energy in yourself.
Most of us have learned, through long practice, to make ourselves smaller than we are. We qualify our ideas before we speak them out loud and we give our gifts at a discount, as though full expression would be too much, too forward, or too presumptuous. We have confused modesty with wisdom and called our contraction humility.
The summer land has no patience for this. It’s in full expression, and inviting you to to do the same.
The Ripening is a retreat that teaches you to experience your full expression. It takes courage to step into who you already are and stop managing how much of yourself you allow into any room.
You’ll spend three days on living land, surrounded by the evidence of what grows when given the right conditions, held by facilitators who have done this work themselves, asking one honest question:what would you do, say, create, or become if you gave yourself full permission?
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You are already in motion in your life and sense you are living at partial capacity.
This retreat is for you if:
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You give generously to others and have quietly learned to give less of yourself to your own work and vision.
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You feel the press of unexpressed potential and are ready to answer it rather than manage it.
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You are a leader, creative, teacher, healer, or seeker who is ready to inhabit your life more fully.
What to Expect
The Ripening retreat moves through three days of embodied practice, land-based learning, creative expression, and communal presence. Every experience is designed to serve the same intention: to help you locate what in you is ready to grow and to give it room.
Breath work
to open what has been kept quiet and release habitual patterns of contraction.
Somatic movement
practices that work with the body's wisdom rather than the mind's agenda.
Learning sessions
drawing on the wisdom of the summer season as an organic teacher.
Evening Fire Circles
for the kind of honest, witnessed, unhurried conversation that rarely happens anywhere else.
Creative expression
sessions offered as a practice of allowing rather than producing, a low stakes encounter with the experience of letting an art endeavor move through without editing it first. All materials are provided, and every level of creative experience is welcome.
Land-based mindfulness
practices using the farm in its fullest summer expression as a mirror for your own life.
Farm-sourced meals
that are nourishing, communal, and unhurried.
Friday, June 12Arriving
3:00 pm
Arrival and settling in. This first few hours belong entirely to you. Walk the land, unpack, and let the week release its grip.
5:00 pmWelcome dinner from the farm, unhurried and communal. A time of introductions and getting to know each other.
7:00 pm
Breathwork session with Joe Izzo. A guided somatic breath experience that uses the breath as both a physiological tool and a threshold into deeper awareness. Joe holds a container that is expansive and deeply nourishing, meeting each participant exactly where they are.
9:00 pm
Close of the evening. Participants are invited into silence for the night. Reflection questions are offering and a practice of listening to your inner voice is initiated.
Saturday, June 13The Full Day
7:00 amOptional sunrise meditation.
8:00 amBreakfast.
9:00 am
Seasonal teaching with Ahriana Platten. A teaching settled in the wisdom of the summer season, exploring what ripening requires of us and what it costs to keep our gifts partially withheld. Discussion follows. We’ll be outside for part of our time together so dress accordingly.
10:00 am
Somatic release with Megan Moseley. A body-centered practice that works with the habitual patterns of contraction the morning has stirred. Megan guides participants through somatic release work drawn from Internal Family Systems, Hakomi, and Nervous System Resiliency, creating space for what the teaching has opened to be felt, moved through, and integrated.
12:30 pm
Lunch. Rest, journal, walk, be still or get to know others. After lunch is a good time to schedule a 1:1 session with a facilitator if you want one
3:00 pm
Movement and music with Saffire Bouchelion. Rhythm, breath, and embodied aliveness to open the body and awaken the senses. This session moves through Nia-informed movement, live percussion, and sound practices that invite full expression from the inside out. Expect to be surprised by what surfaces.
5:00 pm
Tea ceremony with Anna Caporael. Anna's ceremonial tea practice is an invitation to arrive fully in the body before the evening ahead. She moves through ritual with a quiet authority that settles the nervous system and opens the heart. Those who sit with her often find themselves surprised by how deeply they have arrived before a word has been spoken.
7:00 pm
Dinner together.
8:30 pm
We gather casually at the fire circle.
10:00 pm
Close. Participants return to their rooms for reflection and silence.
Sunday, June 14Carrying It Forward
7:30 amOptional sunrise meditation
8:30 amBreakfast.
9:30 am
Integration art circle. What did you discover here that you did not arrive with?
11:00 am
Closing and farewell.
All meals are prepared from ingredients sourced at The Ground and partnering Yamhill County farms. Dietary needs are accommodated with advance notice. Schedule is subject to adjustment based on weather, group energy, individual facilitator needs and the wisdom of the land.
Your Investment
Individual Retreat
Each retreat in The Seasonal Life series is $2,250 per person-single occupancy , and $1650 per person-double occupancy, all-inclusive from the moment you arrive to the moment you depart.
Your investment includes:
• Three days and two nights of private lodging at Inn the Ground
• A spacious private room with a king bed, and comfortable sleeper sofa perfect for a solo traveler , two friends, or a couple
• Nutrient-dense meals from Friday dinner through Sunday breakfast, prepared from farm and locally sourced ingredients
• All facilitated sessions, teachings, and ceremonial experiences
• All materials and supplies needed for retreat activities
• Full access to the land, trails, and common spaces of The Ground throughout your stay
A Few Things to Plan for
The Ripening 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.
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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.
Meet Your Facilitation Team
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Megan Moseley
SOMATIC PRACTITIONER & FACILITATOR
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Saffire Bouchelion
MOVEMENT FACILITATOR & MASTER MUSICIAN
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Rev. Dr. Ahriana Platten
WISDOM KEEPER & MASTER CEREMONIALIST
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Joe Izzo
BREATHWORK FACILITATOR & CEREMONIALIST
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Anna Caporael
CEREMONIAL TEA SERVER & SOUL-TENDER
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Frank Foti
VISIONARY & CO-FOUNDER OF THE GROUND