WHO ARE YOU
when you UNPLUG
from the busy-ness and overwhelm that is our modern, fast-paced society?
Come remember
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who you truly are -
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boundless
grounded
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HERE ON EARTH.
Join us for a transformational, off-grid 3 day retreat to:
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somatically release stress, tension and pain in your body,
slow down and intuitively realign with Earth’s natural rhythms,
and remember how to feel, play, and co-create with the Earth!
Mystic Escapes Eco Ranch - Ash Fork, AZ
Gather with a group of like-minded, nature loving, heart-led individuals who are yearning to unplug, reset, and re-wild their bodies and spirits.
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You will engage in a powerful and unusual balance of gentle and soothing somatic movement for emotional stress and pain release, intuitive flower essence making to learn the ways of natural medicine, and a fire ceremony and ink making workshop to activate your primal creativity and experience a culminating cathartic transformation.
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You will remember your own wildish nature, connect with your deeper self, and practice deeply listening to the language of your body and the Earth.
By the end of these 3 incredible days you will:
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be embodied in your own natural rhythms
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have a more intimate and intuitive connection to the earth
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be more sensitive to subtle energies
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have stronger access to your inner stillness
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Be more in tune with your creative self!
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walk with ease, flow and lightness of being
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have a powerful movement-based tool for nervous system regulation
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see your body as a loving partner in your growth and awakening
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feel calm, present and energized
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be confident in the power of your body to heal and transform
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experience WHO YOU ARE without the tension, stress and pain you have been carrying
PRICING
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NOTE: Payment Plans are available upon request Please email Aimee at aimee.takaya@gmail.com to set up a payment plan
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Not Included:
Transport from Airport to Location Site (can be arranged for you for an additional fee)
About the Facilitators
Aimee Takaya
is a movement expert specializing in Hanna Somatic Education, Somatic Yoga, Prenatal and Restorative Techniques for returning your body to ease, balance and power.
During the first part of her movement career she taught a rather dogmatic and intense form of yoga that was her first medicine. Being a rather ambitous and passionate person, she ended up injuring herself with too much back-bending and ignoring her bodies signals.She discovered Hanna Somatics through her father and began to unwind her stress, trauma and injuries on a whole new level.
She is now certified as a Hanna Somatic Educator. She works internationally with Heart-led leaders to help them develop somatically to release tension and pain, perform at a higher level in all they do and enjoy their lives truly, madly and deeply.In addition, she is a self-taught whole food plant-based chef and a kitchen witch who loves to share nourishing and delectable food with her community.
Jai Knight
is an interdisciplinary artist, educator, and ceremonialist whose work blends natural materials, spiritual practice, and environmental stewardship. Rooted in the principles of slowness and intuition, they create transformative experiences through art, land-based living, and community engagement. They are the author of House Oracle Bibliomancy (2023), a self-published work that explores the intersection of art, land, and the paranormal through the practice of bibliomancy.
Since 2015, Jai has been dedicated to teaching, sharing creative processes in schools and alternative spaces. Their teaching journey has been complemented by a commitment to mental health advocacy and environmental justice, weaving these themes into both their creative and pedagogical practices.They have participated in residencies in New Mexico, Arizona, and Oregon and their work has been supported by organizations like Public Arts Advisory Council of California, Arcosanti, and Arts Connection CA.
Saewon Oh
is an artist, energy worker, flower essence maker, hypnotherapist and founder of Sun Song, an embodied research and ritual lab that explores the intersections of plant, human and planetary consciousness via vibrational essence therapy.
She has performed and facilitated workshops at institutions such as The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, Hammer Museum, Oregon Contemporary Art Center, LA Phil Seoul Festival, Current: LA, ICA SF, and Golden Dome School.
About the Accommodations
is a remote retreat center located on 40 rural acres in the vast and beautiful Arizona desert wilderness.
The ranch is fully off-grid and solar powered with minimal wifi zones making it an ideal location to unplug and unwind.
Mystic Eco Ranch is located in Ask Fork, Arizona:
90 mins from Flagstaff and Prescott Airports
4.5 hours from Joshua Tree
3 hours from Phoenix & Las Vegas
Please note the ranch is wild, but safe when interacted with in a respectful/conscious way.
Solar Showers available - during daylight hours
All of the water on-site is potable.
About the Practices
Hanna Somatic Movement
Ever feel a tight muscle in your neck and shoulder and wish you could "undo" the contraction and release the pain?
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This is exactly what you learn to do in Hanna Somatic Movement. This little known modality of movement and bodywork is incredibly effective at training your nervous system to release chronically contracted muscles.
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Every life experience comes with a muscular pattern: from daily stress, sitting at a desk to major traumas and car accidents. These tension patterns layer on our bodies and create immobility, pain and discomfort.
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Using this powerful, gentle, deeply sensuous movement technique, you will release and lengthen tight muscles back to a more natural length and feel a sense of peace, calm and freedom within your body, mind and spirit.
Flower Essences and the Art of Energetic Earth Alchemy
Learn about the art and practice of essence making, a form of energetic earth medicine supportive for emotional and spiritual well being.
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Journey with a variety of desert flower essences, learn the step by step process of making essences yourself, and create your own personalized essence 'potion' to take home and support your integration process.
Ash to Ink: A Fire Ceremony of Transformation
In this ceremonial art offering, we will gather around the fire to begin our journey—releasing what no longer serves us through intentional offering. As the flames transform our release into ash, we will harvest the charcoal and alchemize it into ink. This sacred pigment, born of letting go, will become the medium through which we create a personal symbol later in the retreat—one that honors what we are stepping into. This process invites transformation through presence, creativity, and the elemental wisdom of fire.
Private Hanna Somatic Bodywork
You will be expertly guided and assisted in addressing your specific aches, pains and challenges with gentle, loving touch.
Hanna Somatic Body work is a rapidly effective neurological-muscular re-education method that effectively reduces muscle tension, pain and disconnection.
It is generally painless and deeply relaxing and because it is your nervous system making the changes and adjustments, the effects are often deep and long-lasting.
You will learn where and how your body is holding tension and what you can do to release what binds you.
After the bodywork you may feel:
-ready for nap!
-ready to move!
-deeply calm and centered in your self-energy
-a sense of ease and flow in movement
-optimistic and joyful
-impressed your body's ability to find peace
