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Walking with the Goddess in Recovery
Archetypes of Strength, Compassion, and Inner Guidance
A retreat experience exploring goddess archetypes as companions on the recovery path.
No prior experience required; all are welcome in this recovery-centered space.
August 27 - 30, 2026
About This Retreat
Walking with the Goddess in Recovery is a thoughtfully held retreat experience that explores feminine archetypes drawn from diverse spiritual traditions. Rather than focusing on belief or doctrine, this retreat invites participants into reflection, embodied practice, and shared inquiry, using goddess archetypes as symbolic companions on the recovery path.
Each archetype represents qualities such as strength, compassion, and inner guidance, offering a framework for personal insight and integration. This experience is grounded in recovery principles and designed to be accessible, inclusive, and respectful of many spiritual paths.
Gwen Rebbeck (E-RYT 500, YACEP) is the founder of Yoga4Sobriety™ and a yoga instructor and teacher trainer who has spent years creating recovery-centered practices that are practical, accessible, and deeply respectful of the Twelve Step path.
Gwen is also a woman of long-term recovery and remains active in the program. She leads with steadiness, warmth, and humility—offering a supportive container for reflection, embodied practice, and meaningful insight as you explore feminine archetypes as companions on the recovery path.
In long-term recovery since 1991
Meet Your Retreat Guide
Who This Retreat Is For
This retreat is for you if you are:
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In recovery and seeking a reflective, recovery-centered experience
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Curious about goddess archetypes as symbolic guides
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Open to embodied practices such as movement, meditation, and journaling
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Looking for connection without pressure or performance
What You’ll Experience
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Guided movement and embodied reflection
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Meditation and contemplative practices
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Journaling and personal inquiry
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Group discussion held in a recovery-centered container
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Exploration of multiple goddesses from distinct cultural traditions
Why Goddess Archetypes in Recovery?
Goddess archetypes offer a symbolic language for qualities that support recovery, nourishment, compassion, discernment, protection, and inner guidance. Calling the feminine divine forward does not mean softening strength or diminishing action.
Across traditions, feminine archetypes embody both tenderness and ferocity, the capacity to nurture life and to fiercely protect what matters. This retreat honors the feminine as an active, powerful force, inviting a form of empowerment rooted in care, courage, and balance rather than domination or self-abandonment.
How We’ll Work Together
This retreat is held in a recovery-centered container that emphasizes respect, choice, and personal agency. All practices are offered as invitations, allowing participants to engage in ways that feel supportive and appropriate for their own recovery process.
Our time together weaves embodied practice, reflection, and shared inquiry. Movement, meditation, journaling, and group discussion are used as tools for exploration rather than performance or attainment. The emphasis is on presence, integration, and lived experience.
Modalities We’ll Use
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Signature Yoga4Sobriety™ practices, integrating movement with recovery-centered reflection
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Yoga Nidra with journaling, offering guided rest followed by personal inquiry
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Facilitated group reflections, held in a respectful and recovery-centered container
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Creative exploration of feminine archetypes and goddesses, through guided activities, reflection, and experiential exercises
Himalayan Institute
952 Bethany Turnpike
Honesdale, PA 18431
Nestled in the rolling hills of northeastern Pennsylvania, the Himalayan Institute offers a peaceful, grounded setting that naturally supports reflection, presence, and integration.
Location
Thursday, August 27, 2026 — Sunday, August 30, 2026
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Arrival: Thursday evening
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First session Thursday evening
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Finaly session on Sunday morning
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Depart: Sunday afternoon
Dates
Investment & Registration Details
Program Price
$388
(Program price only)
Lodging and meals are not included in the program price and are arranged separately through the Himalayan Institute. Participants can book their rooms directly.
Lodging & Meals
All lodging and meal arrangements are managed exclusively by the Himalayan Institute. Sacred Centers Academy and the instructor do not participate in the lodging registration or payment process.
This allows participants to select accommodations that best meet their individual needs.
Reservations
Room reservations can be made directly through this Accommodations Link, or by calling Guest Services at 800.822.4547 ext. 1
NOTE: It is important to mention your program name and dates.
Walking with the Goddess in Recovery
August 27–30, 2026
Registration & Cancellation Policy
This is a non-refundable purchase.
We encourage participants to register only if they are confident in their ability to attend the retreat.
TWO-STEP REGISTRATION PROCESS
Please Read Before Registering
This is a private event held at the Himalayan Institute Retreat Center and requires two separate registrations.
To ensure availability, accommodations must be secured first.
Step 1: Book Your Accommodations (Required First)
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All participants must arrange lodging directly with the Himalayan Institute to confirm space on campus.
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Book your room first to ensure availability for the training.
Step 2: Program Registration
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Once your accommodations are confirmed, return here to complete your program registration.
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Register and submit retreat tuition directly with the host.