IMMERSIONS
WITH SAMANTHA
THE UNKNOWN | A Women’s Day Long Immersion
Samantha Lane + Liz Childs Kelly
October 26th | 11am-6pm
Mountain Light Retreat Center, Crozet, VA
“THE WILDERNESS IS AN UNTAMED, UNPREDICTABLE PLACE OF SOLITUDE AND SEARCHING. IT IS A PLACE AS DANGEROUS AS IT IS BREATHTAKING, A PLACE AS SOUGHT AFTER AS IT IS FEARED. BUT IT TURNS OUT TO BE THE PLACE OF TRUE BELONGING, AND IT’S THE BRAVEST AND MOST SACRED PLACE YOU EVER WILL STAND.” - BRENE BROWN
Take your place in the circle of pure potentiality
A location in the epicenter of everything and no-thing
A cauldron of alchemy, equipped to
transmute, transform, and translate
ingredients you feed Her
into pure, life force transmissions
Nestled in the serene Blue Ridge Mountains, THE UNKNOWN
is a day long immersion designed to explore the most primal aspects of your being.
Co-facilitated by Liz Childs Kelly and Samantha Lane,
this immersive experience weaves embodiment practices,
ancient Sacred Feminine wisdom, dance, communal refuge, and elemental magic.
This retreat welcomes all who identify as women.
Mountain Light Retreat Center
Breathe in beauty. Breathe out peace.
Pricing Tiers
Standard $105
Reduced $75
Sponsor $135
Beautiful Gathering Spaces
Dance on a 130-year-old hardwood floor found in the Historic St. John's Church, now used as a gathering space for groups. Enjoy shared meals in the communal dining hall.
The Mountain Light Experience
Sacred Landscapes
Savor the gorgeous fall colors of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Connect deeply to the earth's elements around the campfire and underneath the starry night sky. Meander the labyrinth while breathing in fresh mountain air.
Meet your Facilitators
Liz Childs Kelly, MA
Liz Childs Kelly is an award-winning researcher, educator, and host of the popular Home to Her podcast, and is deeply dedicated to growing awareness of the Sacred Feminine in all aspects of life. She is also the author of Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine (Womancraft Publishing), a 2023 Nautilus Gold Award Recipient.
Liz teaches and leads workshops online and across the United States. Her writing has been featured in Forbes, Mashable, Rebelle Society, Human Parts, Braided Way, and in the Girl God Books anthology Just As I Am: Hymns Affirming the Divine Female. An initiated priestess in the 13 Moons lineage, she holds certifications in both Vinyasa and Yin Yoga, and is also a level III certified Reiki practitioner.
Samantha Lane
Samantha brings a graceful invitation for healing. Embodying her mission of profound social change and conscious evolution with a quarter century of leadership; she uncovers and revels in the potency of being awake and alive in a body. She is certified in Nia, 5Rhythms, and The 360 Emergence. With training in The Polyvagal Theory and Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness, she empowers self-regulation and magnifies radical loving kindness.
Informed by her own keen awareness of injury and trauma, this Phoenix has guided dance spaces throughout Southern California, Boulder, and at festivals from coast to coast; encouraging a collective brilliance to ascend from the ashes everywhere she goes. A community builder in her Charlottesville and Richmond, Virginia home, she invests in the full range of humans being.
W I D E A W A K E
Winter 2025 | Location TBA
Awake, my dear.
Be kind
to your sleeping heart.
Take it out
into the vast fields
of Light
And let it
breathe.
-Hafiz