Into Winter’s Womb
A Women’s Retreat & Womb Keeper Initiation
Wheel of Bliss
December 6-7, 2025
Hot Springs, NC
Join us in sacred sisterhood as we enter the fertile, regenerative darkness of winter—resting, dreaming and tending to our creational centers as we prepare to receive the returning light. Your contribution supports the facilitators, nourishing meals, and the tending of the land and hearth.at Wheel of Bliss.
Registration Options
Day Retreat Only
11 am - 9 pm
$222
If you live locally, consider joining us for just the full-day Saturday gathering, including all circles, ceremonies and activities, seasonal feast, sacred fire, preparatory and integration Zoom calls.
Overnight Retreat
Sister Sanctuary
$333
Join us for the full retreat and enjoy resting in a comfortable bed on the first floor of the retreat house. You’ll share a room with 2-4 other sisters. Beds are first-come, first-served.
Overnight Retreat
Twin Sanctuary
$355 per person
This room offers two twin beds on the second floor alongside the altar room and kitchen, with a large balcony that overlooks the forest. This room shares a bathroom with the Queen Sanctuary.
Overnight Retreat
Queen Sanctuary
$377 (or $355 per person)
This room offers a queen bed on the second floor alonside the altar room and kitchen, with a large balcony that overlooks the forest. This room shares a bathroom with the Twin Sanctuary.
Sliding scale, full or partial work trade, payment plans and a limited number of scholarships are available. To explore alternate pathways of access, please send us a message.
Your investment includes:
Day Retreat Option
Full-day retreat (11 am - 9 pm)
All circles, ceremonies and experiences, including medicine making supplies for an herbal dream elixir that you’ll take home with you
13th Rite of the Munay Ki Womb Keeper Initiation — You will receive the rite and be initiated as a womb keeper so that you may share it with other women.
Nourishing seasonal feast (vegan-friendly with gluten-free options) — We’ll share a dinner made with local, organic ingredients in the Celestial Hall.
Herbal elixirs and healthy snacks available throughout the day
Access to hiking trails and rushing creeks on 67 acres of private forested land surrounded by National Forest
Preparatory Zoom call on Monday, 11/24 at 7pm — It will be recorded so you can watch the replay if you can’t make it.
Integration Zoom call to be scheduled after the retreat
Printed handouts and practice suggestions for the Winter season
Opportunity for deep connection with like-hearted women
Overnight Retreat
Includes everything listed above PLUS:
Comfortable shared overnight accommodations in the retreat house (A limited number of private rooms are available—see above.)
Morning yoga practice
A nourishing breakfast (vegan-friendly with gluten-free options)
Cacao ceremony, hike and closing land offering
Some logistics:
Arrival is 10:00am on Saturday, December 6th, 2025.
We will depart by noon on Sunday, December 7th, 2025.
Please email minashahriary@gmail.com with any questions.
