Into the Woods Rewilding Retreat
Into the Woods Rewilding Retreat
Rewilding Our Stories through Myth & Nature
Wellspring Spa | Ashford, WA
February 18-21, 2027
Step into the mythic woods of transformation this spring for a restorative retreat that entwines deep applied mythology, feminine circle wisdom, and luxurious spa healing. Nestled at the threshold of Mount Tahoma, Wellspring Spa becomes our sanctuary for remembering the sacred stories buried within us—and between us—like mycelial threads beneath the forest floor.
Through myth and story, eco-spiritual teachings, nature-based practices, and earth-honoring rituals, we will explore the wild and wondrous enchanted reality of a sacred and mythic worldview. Drawing from spiritual ecology, sacred feminine wisdom, and arhchetypes rooted in the natural world, this retreat offers space to reclaim the Earth as sacred text and the body as a holy story.
Come rewild your wonder. Receive healing from the land, the circle, and the Spirit who speaks through wind, water, and wildflower. Spa treatments, soul care, and shared ritual await.
You are invited into this mythopoetic journey of rewilding, story, and ritual. This intimate, all-female retreat invites you to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and explore the stories at the center of you.
Three nights of cozy accommodations are included within the forest sanctuary of Wellspring Spa Retreat Center. All lodging options include linens, nourishing catered meals, daily snacks and refreshments, a 60-minute massage, woodland hot tub and sauna access, mythopoetic teaching, story and council circles, personal ritual and collective ceremony, creative materials, and full retreat facilitation.
This year’s retreat offers three pricing tiers based on your preferred lodging experience. You will select your lodging option during the registration process.
Tatoosh Lodge(sleeps 8) $1245.00/per person
A warm and welcoming upstairs loft space with eight cozy twin beds and shared bathroom facilities—perfect for sisterhood, storytelling, and late-night laughter beneath the trees.
Tamarack Cabin(sleeps 3–4) $1300.00/per person
Wellspring’s beloved deluxe log cabin featuring a handcrafted king feather bed before a massive river rock fireplace, two loft twin beds, jetted bathtub, and full kitchen. An ideal space for close friends, sisters, or mother/daughter pairs journeying together.
Private Luxury Cabins(all reserved) $1660.00/per person
Quiet woodland cabins featuring queen beds, private bathrooms, microwave, coffee maker, mini fridge, and simple dishware for a more solitary and restorative retreat experience.
At the heart of this retreat is the art of re-story-ation—a return to the wild and the sacred through myth, story, and soulful restoration. Together, we’ll step across the gate of stories and into the mythic woods, where we may recover our own wild pelt or Selkie-skin, or perhaps meet, greet, and bless the exiled wild one within. Story circles will serve as the hearth-place for listening and carrying tales, weaving our own storied bones back into the round. Council Circles will invite our souls to speak into the stories, stitching new fabric for belonging and restoration. We’ll gather in a forested yurt that offers both comfort and the essentials, grounding our work in beauty and care. Favorite guided “rewilding-crafts” and natural materials will further aid the mythic formation of the stories within and around you, allowing your hands and imagination to join the work of restoring soul and self.
This retreat invites you into the work of re-wilding—remembering the untamed, luminous wholeness of your being. Together we’ll explore how the story-round restores what has been fractured, and how nature-based rites and rituals rekindle the wild landscape of the soul. Through wild wanders and woodland labyrinth walks, you’ll listen for the voice of the earth beneath your feet. In the Sacred Circle, you’ll connect with the Writer of All Stories, and in the Council of All Beings, you’ll find yourself woven back into the more-than-human community. Finally, you’ll be guided to enact your own ceremony of Return, honoring the ways you have been restored and re-storied by the wild.
At Tatoosh Lodge, reconnection unfolds in the simple, generative healing of being together in a “hut in the woods.” Here, women gather in the ease of shared living—eating meals around the table, resting in the same shelter, and circling the hearth as countless generations have done. You’ll reconnect with your body through the gift of massage, the warmth of saunas, and the deep soak of hot tubs. You’ll reconnect with nourishment through wholesome, uncomplicated foods that delight in their simplicity. And most of all, you’ll reconnect with yourself through intimacy with this sacred place, held by the forest and mountain. With spacious time to rest and restore, authentic reconnection arises naturally—body, soul, and spirit drawn back into harmony.
Step into the wild at Wellspring Spa, 54922 Kernahan Road East, Ashford, WA, just at the gateway to Mount Rainier National Park. Our retreat unfolds Thursday, February 18 (arrival at 3 PM) through Sunday, February 21 (departure at noon).
Transportation is not provided.
Your Retreat Includes:
Restorative Forest Lodging
Three nights of cozy accommodations nestled within the forest sanctuary of Wellspring Spa Retreat Center. Linens provided. Lodging options include:
Tatoosh Lodge(sleeps 8)
A warm and welcoming upstairs loft space with eight cozy twin beds and shared bathroom facilities—perfect for sisterhood, storytelling, and late-night laughter beneath the trees.Tamarack Cabin(sleeps 3–4)
Wellspring’s beloved deluxe log cabin featuring a handcrafted king feather bed before a massive river rock fireplace, two loft twin beds, jetted bathtub, and full kitchen. An ideal space for close friends, sisters, or mother/daughter pairs journeying together.Private Luxury Cabins(all reserved)
Quiet woodland cabins featuring queen beds, private bathrooms, microwave, coffee maker, mini fridge, and simple dishware for a more solitary and restorative retreat experience.
Healing Touch
A one-hour massage (including gratuity) to help release what you’ve been carrying and invite your nervous system into deeper restoration.
Nourishment for Body & Soul
Lovingly prepared meals by Renata McNeely—spiritual director and soulful culinary artist—crafted to nourish, comfort, and restore. Includes:
Thursday supper
Three meals on Friday
Three meals on Saturday
Sunday breakfast
Daily snacks and refreshments
Saturday evening gourmet s’mores bar beneath the winter sky
Mythopoetic Teaching & Facilitation
Journey through archetypes, symbols, fairy tales, and sacred stories that illuminate the deep feminine path of transformation and rewilding.
The Ancient Practice of Council
Gather in sacred circle and invite your soul to speak its truest story within the compassionate witness of other women and the more-than-human world.
Ritual & Ceremony
Guided rituals and embodied practices to deepen your connection with self, spirit, ancestors, and the living animate world.
Creative Expression
Art materials and crafting supplies to help give shape, texture, and voice to your unfolding inner journey.
Spa, Sauna & Sanctuary Access
Exclusive access to the hot tub, sauna, serene forest grounds, and contemplative spaces designed for deep rest, spaciousness, and renewal.
Your registration fee includes all lodging, meals, retreat facilitation, massage, spa access, and retreat materials.
Arrival: Thursday, February 18, 2027 by 3:00 PM
Departure: Sunday, February 21, 2027 by 12:00 PM
A full retreat packet—including the detailed schedule and packing list—will be shared closer to the dates, giving you everything you need to prepare for this restorative, story-filled journey.
Facilitator
Mary DeJong will guide and facilitate the Into the Woods Rewilding Retreat. She is a spiritual ecologist, eco-theologian, urban naturalist, and practitioner of place-based pilgrimage, specializing in the art of spiritual companionship and the work of “rewilding.”
Mary leads retreats and pilgrimages throughout the Pacific Northwest and on the storied isle of Iona, Scotland, helping participants encounter the mystical interconnection between self, story, and the natural world. Drawing on teachings from contemporary story-carriers such as Martin Shaw, Sharon Blackie, and Sophie Strand, she has developed an eco-mythos lens that weaves together tale and terrain, story and soul. This unique perspective shapes her work in the Rewilding Retreat programs and in the Wild Iona Journey—a heroine’s pilgrimage designed as a sacred, storied rite of passage.
She has presented widely on sacred story, myth, and pilgrimage, contributed writings in various journals, and appeared on podcasts exploring eco-mythology, sacred land, and the spiritual imagination. Mary has shared her expertise via webinars, workshops, retreats, and conferences, bringing spiritual rewilding into the broader conversation on spiritual formation and eco-theology. She also serves as a guest instructor at The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, teaching on myth, eco-spirituality, and the ancient practice of pilgrimage.
A trained urban naturalist and Forest Steward through Seattle’s Green Seattle Partnership, Mary blends ecological knowledge with mythic and spiritual insight, creating immersive, soul-centered experiences in retreat leadership, pilgrimage guidance, and transformative formation practices.