Dragon Riding Retreat
A THREE NIGHT FIRE RITUAL TO KINDLE YOUR CONFIDENCE
May 15-18, 2025
Pescadero, California
50 minutes from SFO on the CA coast
You’ve been through it enough to know, babe…
confidence is forged in fire
At this immersive 3-night embodiment retreat, you will get to experience what it’s like to
ride your dragon.
To let your fear, hesitation and inhibitions transform into the benevolent blessings that actually let you access deeper resources of your power, confidence, and self expression.
You’ll experience your dragon—the parts of yourself you’d rather diminish or reject—not as an enemy to be slain but as an ancient ally, wise, connected, and ready to take you into flight.
Through immersive rituals, workshops, and dancing with fire (literally) we’ll show you how to alchemize your doubts and insecurities into courage and aligned action.
open yourself to receive
BIG visions
Leave with the confidence–dare I say, audacity–to claim it.
Hey beautiful human
I’m Jess
M.A., Master NLP practitioner, certified sex coach, and resident neurosomatic witch. I will show you how to release your fears, hang ups, and blocks so you can shine in your courage and your confidence.
I’m Julia
Mental health nurse, fire performer and intentional event curator. I’ll guide you through fire practices to edge your comfort zone and draw on the raw resource of pure fire.
MORNING MOVEMENT CLASSES
RITUALS, WORKSHOPS, AND PRACTICES
FIRE DANCING
LESSON
PSYCHEDELIC MUSHROOM CEREMONY
LUXURIOUS POOL AND HOT TUB
What’s included
DEEP SISTERHOOD
AN EPIC FIRE PHOTOSHOOT
NOURISHING
DELICIOUS MEALS
Glimpse your future
(a day on retreat)
8:00am Morning Movement
Find a quiet spot to journal in the woods, go for a morning dip, or join us for some morning movement that will help prepare your body, mind, and spirit to transform the fire of the dragon into confidence and the power to manifest your desires.
9:30am Breakfast
Grab your coffee, tea, or beverage of choice and we will have a nourishing breakfast buffet ready for you. Find a cute nook of the woods to sit and journal in private or join your sisters at the communal table.
10:30am Dragon Circle & Altar Setting
Gather to invoke the archetype of the dragon, which will guide our experience on retreat. We’ll dive into journaling prompts, partner, and group activities. Expect a bit of movement, breathwork, and stoking and channeling that dragon energy!
12:30pm Lunch & Chill
Mostly plant-based with some intentional meat options, all meals balance hearty, warming flavors with fresh, vibrant ingredients—because every dragon deserves a feast.
2:00pm Confidence Embodiment Workshop
Step into your dragon’s skin—moving, breathing, and owning space like the fierce, untamed force you truly are. Through guided exercises, playful challenges, and deep somatic work, you’ll crack open the parts of you that once shrank in fear and let them burn bright with unshakable, fire-lit confidence.
5:00pm Sacred Mushroom Ceremony & Dimensional Sound Bath
Journey beyond the edges of your everyday self, where the veil thins, insights ignite, and your inner fire reveals its deepest wisdom. Wrapped in soundscapes that vibrate through your very bones, you’ll surrender, expand, and emerge with an experience that feels both ancient and electric.
8:00pm Fire Consciousness & Dinner
What emerges from the fire? Ample time to explore and play with your connection of this powerful element. A dinner board will be available should hunger call! There will be some curated elements to this evening, and some free-flowing exploration.
9:30pm Moonlight Closing Ritual
We’ll arrive together under the moon and integrate the day by setting an intention, then setting it ablaze around a campfire. Is there something you feel ready to let go of? Something you yearn to call in? Speak it out loud and send it to the dragons, witnessed and held by yours in sisterhood.
At the end of the Dragon Riding Retreat you will leave with…
new connections with powerful, boss babes
a deeper sense of confidence & self-trust
somatic tools to lean on when going after goals that push you outside your comfort zone
the knowledge needed to start a fire arts journey if interested
beautiful photos with fire! Including option for fire bubbles
handmade spell charms to carry the teachings into your everyday life
both roots & wings… aka grounded energy AND inspiration (because we all need that, right?)
Meet Your Sanctuary…
Tucked among towering redwoods and humming with the wild energy of the land, Venture Retreat Center is the perfect cauldron to gather in sisterhood to transform with the element of fire.
Every sleeping space at the retreat is designed for connection and rest.
You have the option of choosing from…
The Nasturtium Cabins 🌺 a secret hideaway in the woods filled with artistic touches that make it feel like a storybook retreat. (sleeps 2-3)
A Bell Tent 🏮 little canvas cocoons under the stars are a blend of glamping and adventure. (sleeps 2-3)
Serenity Yurt ☁️ a 700 sq ft sanctuary of soft canvas, perfect for shared dreams. (sleeps 6)
We’ll be sleeping collectively, just as fire-tenders and dragon riders should—rooms, tents, and yurts will be shared to foster camaraderie and connection. (If you’d like a private room – just ask!)
All sleeping spaces are in proximity to pretty outdoor vanities and functional toilets. Showers on site.