Every retreat tells a story.
Sometimes it’s the story of slowing down, sometimes it’s about finding community, and sometimes it’s about hearing your own voice for the first time in years. One of our past retreat attendees, E.D., shared her story with us—and it’s one of those reminders of why we do this work in the first place. We’d be lying if we didn’t admit we cried all the way through reading this.
“Hi friends!
Even though it's been years, I hold the both of you in my heart as dear and cherished friends! And the time I spent first at the Triluna retreat and then at other events with all of you as so transformative.
I've shared this story at least with Liz before, but it counts as one of the most profound, magic-filled, special moments of my life––Leading up to the retreat, I was working in mental health and in a marriage where I had to be so small. I couldn't take up any space, my partner at the time was drowning in his own mental health issues and I loved him deeply and I couldn't help and I had to hold it all together.
I was 25 years old, working with clients everyday who were both homeless and diagnosed with a mental illness, and I would go home to a husband who was lost in other ways. It was too much to carry and I grieve for that young version of myself. I was so young. The retreat was doing something for myself and only myself, for the first time since I could remember.
I vividly remember sitting by the fire one night, thinking....I can't do this anymore, something has to give. I have to leave my job, I have to find something else. And then I was overcome with a deep knowing that everything would be different in a year. I had no idea what that meant, but assumed I'd find some other job and be better. It was that unexplainable peace. The kind that washes over you unexpectedly. You're not sure where it comes from or why it comes at that time, but you trust it fully.
A year from that date (yes, exactly a year,) I was living in Texas, separated from my husband and starting my new job.
My life wasn't different in the ways I thought or wished or hoped it would be, but different in a way that saved my life.
That deep knowing carried me through so many dark times. Both of your support and love (even from afar) has carried me through dark times.
This is deeply personal and I'm not sure there's a marketable end to any of it! But all that to say, the magic you two create is transformative and life-changing and deeply important in ways I can't explain unless you've experienced it.
To be in the presence, the creativity, and deep authenticity you both bring is such a gift. There's so many experiences and retreats and etc etc in the world and so much of it feels empty and marketable and fake.
But not you two--you two are the real deal, making magic for people because you truly, deeply care...Keep putting the heart and soul you both do into this work, and everything you touch will continue to turn to gold...”
— E. D.
Why We Share This
Stories like Erica’s remind us of the quiet but powerful ways retreat can change the course of a life. Sometimes it’s not about dramatic shifts in the moment, but about creating the space for deep knowing, the kind that guides you through what comes next.
If you’ve been wondering whether it’s time to step away, reset, and come home to yourself—maybe this is your sign.
Upcoming TRILUNA Retreat
🍂 Fall Retreat — October 2–5, 2025, Lake Tahoe, TRILUNARetreats.com
Join us for a few days of rest, community, and magic.
