The Remembering North
June 17–23, 2026
A ceremonial retreat in Scotland weaving land, lineage, and the art of return
Land. Lineage. Return. A journey across the Scottish wilds where ceremony meets creation and belonging becomes practice.
This is a retreat for those who long to exhale.
To step out of the rush of life and into the embrace of the land.
In the wild north of Scotland—where lochs mirror the sky and the mountains hold ancient stories—we will gather in slowness. Days will unfold gently, guided not by clocks, but by the rhythm of nature and the needs of our bodies.
Here, there is no urgency. Only presence.
We will walk among the trees, listen to the silence between the winds, and let the land teach us how to be.
We will share cacao, breathe deeply, and open ourselves to the medicine of story and ceremony.
Some moments will invite movement, breathwork, or cacao. Others will invite stillness, wandering, or laughter by the fire. Nothing is rushed. Everything is spacious.
And within this rhythm, three women will be invited into a photography ceremony—a moment of being seen, not as performance, but as truth. Witnessed by the land, remembered in image, returned to self.
This retreat is not about schedules or doing more.
It is about remembering how to be.
Belonging is a practice.
Ceremony is how we remember. The North teaches through elements: wind that clears, water that softens, fire that transforms, earth that holds. We enter as guests, receive with humility, and offer our presence in reciprocity.
Our days will not be measured by alarms or crowded schedules. Too often, retreats demand so much doing that the body forgets how to rest. Here, we move differently. We rise slowly, guided not by clocks but by the rhythm of the land. Each day is an invitation — to breathe, to listen, to be held in ceremony and story. The elements guide us, the Earth teaches us, and nothing is rushed.
This is a retreat that gives back to you. A place where the body can soften, where mornings are unhurried, and where silence is welcomed as much as song. You will not leave needing another vacation — you will leave feeling rested, refreshed, and renewed. The Highlands will hold you in their stillness, the ceremonies will open your heart gently, and the slowness will remind you of your own natural rhythm. This is not about doing more. It is about remembering how good it feels to simply be.
Flow: 6 Days in the Highlands
Earth — Arrival
We arrive in the Highlands, where stones hold the memory of those who came before. The farmhouse welcomes us with warmth, cacao by the fire, and an opening circle. An evening walk carries us into the arms of the land that will be our elder and guide.
Fire — Ceremony I
Among the ruins, where fire once kept ancestors alive, one woman is witnessed in her truth. The others rest, wander, or write as the day unfolds slowly. At night, we gather by the flames, our voices carried upward with the sparks, weaving our own stories into the old ones.
Water — Ceremony II & Herbalist Walk
By the river, one woman is photographed in reflection, her image rippling with the memory of waters that have always known us. Later, we walk with our herbalist guide, learning the language of Highland plants — how rivers carry story through root, leaf, and stone.
Air — Rest & Storytelling
A spacious day to breathe, to wander, to dream with the land. As evening comes, we gather by the hearth. A storyteller lifts us into the myths of the North — selkies, stones, and spirits carried on the wind — reminding us that story is how ancestors live on.
Wind & Fire — Ceremony III + Cacao
In the wide expanse of the hills, one woman is photographed as the wind moves around her, carrying prayers across the moor. We return to circle with cacao, hearts opening in song and reflection, fire glowing as we remember our place in the great weave.
Water & Earth — Ceremony IV + Closing
By the loch, the final woman is photographed, her presence mirrored in the still water. We gather in closing circle, returning our gratitude to the Earth. The land, like an elder, sends us forward carrying the memory of what was witnessed here. We share a final meal, rooted in belonging, before our paths part.
This is not a schedule to follow, but a rhythm to soften into — guided by the land, carried by story, held in the memory of ancestors. (Limited to 4 photography participants and up to 3 retreat-only participants. One scholarship space is available for a woman who feels deeply called but cannot access the full rate.)
the stay
Coulin Farmhouse
Tucked into the Highlands, where the mountains rise out of lochs and the wind carries stories, sits Coulin Farmhouse — our home for The Remembering North. This old soul of a lodge is a place where comfort meets wildness: wooden beams, warm hearths, and windows that frame dramatic views of craggy peaks, mist-clad skies, and fields that spill out into moors.
With room for six souls in cozy bedrooms, each space holds quiet — for reading, writing, resting. There are places to gather: a great kitchen for shared meals, lounge fires for evening circles, and outdoor terraces or garden edges bathed in twilight. By day, wild rivers and mountain trails are footsteps away; by night, firelight, cacao, and story will carry us into belonging.
This house is more than shelter — it is a container. It holds our laughter, our tears, our image ceremonies. It holds the breath of the land. It is where you will arrive as you are, and leave carried by memory.
How to Join
This is an application-only retreat, with limited places. Share what is calling you to the Highlands and how you wish to be held.
What Awaits You
Photography as Ceremony — Five women, each held in her own 3-hour session with the land. Stones, rivers, ruins, and hills become witnesses as your image is shaped in prayer.
Storytelling by the Fire — A local Scottish storyteller will join us, carrying the old tales of the Highlands — myths, lineages, and songs that weave us into place.
Herbal Wisdom — An herbalist of the north will guide us into the medicine of wild plants, sharing teas, tinctures, and the ancestral knowledge that still grows from the soil.
Daily Rituals — Cacao, breath, movement, and circle to anchor each day.
Time for Slowness — Long afternoons for wandering, journaling, or simply watching the mist move across the mountains.
This is for the woman who longs to be witnessed — not in performance, but in her truth. For the one who craves rest, wild beauty, and a circle where slowness is medicine. For the one who feels the call of story, land, and image as pathways of remembrance.
No posing, no rushing. Only ceremony, presence, and belonging.
Photography as Ceremony
The way I photograph is not about content. It is not about producing images for the scroll or the feed. My lens is not interested in performance.
When I enter into photography, I enter into prayer. I listen to the land, to the body before me, and to the whispers of the ancestors. The images that arrive are not just reflections of what is — they are visions of what is becoming. Future-oriented, rooted in lineage, guided by something larger than us.
Each woman will have her own day woven with the land. Three hours held in ceremony, where we slow down, breathe with the earth, and let the images arrive as offerings. These photographs are not posed — they are remembered. They are messages carried forward, anchors for the next chapter of your life.
This is not photography as product. It is photography as medicine, as remembrance, as initiation into the future you are stepping toward.
Details
Dates: June 15–21, 2026
Location: Assynt, Scottish Highlands
Group Size: 4 women photographed + 3 retreat-only participants
investment:
Photography participants: $4,800
Retreat-only participants: $3,200
Included:
6 days / 5 nights lodging in our Highland farmhouse
All ceremonies (cacao, breath, movement, fire)
Daily circles and guided rituals
Storytelling evening with local guide
Herbalism session with local healer
Your photography ceremony (for 5 women) with 20 fine-art images
Shared meals at the house + materials for altar and journaling
Not Included:
Flights to Inverness
Transfer to Lochinver (group van provided)
Personal purchases, travel insurance
How to Join
This is an application-only retreat, with limited places. Share what is calling you to the Highlands and how you wish to be held.
Reciprocity
We enter Scotland as guests. A portion of proceeds will support local land and cultural stewardship in the Highlands. Photography will always be consent-based, honoring each woman’s boundaries and truth.