Wisdom Rising™ Retreats: Transformative Women's Somatic Healing Retreats in Vermont.
Next Retreat Coming Spring 2026. May 1st - May 3rd, O.Q. Farm, Vermont.
Immerse yourself in the beauty of nature on 500-acres of tranquil farmland. Embark on a journey through the practice of embodied conscious dance, creativity, meditation, somatic awareness, and ritual. Reclaim, re-pattern, and reconnect your body, mind, and spirit—supported with nourishing meals, community, and authentic connection.
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Movement & Embodiment Practices:
Soul Dance - Somatic Ecstatic Dance (guided improvisational movement journeys)
Emotion-in-Motion: Community Practice
Somatic Awareness Practices
Creative Expression:
Painting, Writing, Creative Exercises (with art supplies, journaling materials, and dedicated creative space)
Spiritual & Ceremonial Practices:
Ancestral Honoring & Healing
Meditation
Earth Honoring & Ritual
Soundbath and Bonfire Ceremony
Nature & Animal Connection:
Opportunity to Connect with Farm Animals
Surrounded by Woods and Trails (with optional hiking, woods exploration, and river access)
Wellness Amenities:
Sauna
Community:
Authentic Community
Lodging & Meals:
Two nights lodging at OQ Farm in Vermont (May 1–3, 2026)
Chef-prepared vegetarian meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner)
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Friday Night: Arrival, settle in, light dinner. Opening Ceremony and Session 1 with candlelit slow dance, Sound Bath and deep relaxation.
Saturday, Session 2: Dance Practice and Journey. Spending time with animals. Optional Thundering Brook Falls hike excursion, exploration in the woods and 500 acre farm, rest, or plunge in the Ottauquechee River.
Session 3: Dance, Meditation, Somatic Awareness and Creativity. Evening Bonfire with fire ritual, song circle, and dancing with the stars and the ancestors.
Sunday, Session 4: Dance, stretch, somatic slow, group exercise. Final Dance and Closing Ceremony. Pack up, group picture and departure.
Journaling, Reflection, Guided Visualization and Meditation will be woven throughout all the sessions.
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Reserve Your Space Browse the accommodation options at the bottom of this page, and select the room type that feels right for you.
Pay all at once when you reserve your room, or choose a payment plan with installments by selecting the “Paypal Pay Later” option at checkout.
Receive Confirmation: After booking, you'll receive confirmation with everything you need to know—detailed schedules, what to bring, and how to prepare for your journey.
Plan Your Travel OQ Farm is located in Vermont. We recommend arranging your transportation as soon as possible to ensure you can arrive between 4:30-6:30 PM on Friday, May 1st.
Review Cancellation Policy: A non-refundable deposit of $350 is required to secure your spot.
Review the full cancellation policy before booking—30+ days before the retreat, only the deposit is non-refundable; 30 days or less before the retreat, the ticket is non-refundable unless someone else fills your spot.
Pack Your Bags & Show Up As You Are! All activities are optional—you have total agency to participate in any way that feels right for you moment by moment. You can even choose to stay silent throughout the retreat with an "in-silence" sticker if that's what your body and spirit needs.
"This retreat was magic. Allison is so incredible at holding space. The people she attracts are all so clearly soul family. I feel renewed, open, full and at peace."
—Retreat Participant
About the Retreat
Wisdom Rising is what's happening. This retreat is a journey into our inherent knowing. The knowing and wisdom that is already there- loaded and encoded in our bones. It is a pathway towards individual and collective healing.
My approach to movement, mental health and well-being is an invitation to reclaim, remember, and re-cognize.
We recognize that pain, grief, trauma, anxiety, fear, anger and uncertainty are powerful portals to get to the heart of the matter and acknowledge what our true needs are. As are joy, love, pleasure, delight, curiosity and deep inner knowing.
We also rest deeply, relax deeply, laugh, play and frolic in the woods. We dance and sing—or remain silent—meeting ourselves right where we are, moment by moment.
Nothing is forced. Nothing is required. We have powerful conversations through our nervous systems and non-verbal practices that then allow whatever words ARE spoken to be simple, clear, intentional, and authentic.
You are welcome to stay silent and not talk to anyone the whole time, for which we will provide an "in-silence" sticker to give space and respect for that silence. You can flow in and out of being in-silence as you choose (and if you choose).
Tune-In.
Reclaim.
Tap-In.
Remember.
Tune-In.
Recognize.
Tune-In. Reclaim. Tap-In. Remember. Tune-In. Recognize.
We explore ancestral epigenetic inherited patterns and open gateways to heal those patterns and to over-write new stories.
There is deep wisdom and resilience living in our bones from our ancestors, flowing through our bodies. We tune-in, tap-in, and welcome the full human spectrum.
We churn it through the kiln of transformation—through dancing, singing/sounding, painting, meditation, connection with nature and land, in authentic community.
Through deep, embodied listening and guided visualization, we come into the seer space, to receive the visions and information there for us to move forward, to integrate and to step into the Big Song.
Wisdom Rising is a journey to remember who you really are and be able to recognize that truth in others.
We will connect to the power that lives within us and all around us in nature.
In these ancient and eternal ways, we can spark the process that alchemizes our experiences, reconnecting us with that deepest love—for all of life.
What is SoulDance™?
SoulDance™ is a moving meditation, where we learn about our patterns, truths, and emotions as they flow through us.
SoulDance™ is a path back into the wisdom of our bodies. It is a movement language and framework. It recognizes the body holds memories, emotions, and experiences that can be accessed and processed through body awareness, movement, expression and communal connection in a trauma-informed and a trauma-integrated container.
Through the dance we can move into concealed spaces, acknowledging all of our parts- to know and befriend them all. To welcome all our parts out of exile and into new patterns and forms of expression that allow us to remember we are made for these times.
SoulDance™ is a guided improvisational movement practice (in the wheel house of 5Rhythms, ecstatic dance and other conscious dance practices) that engages somatic awareness to facilitate personal growth, emotional well-being, and collective healing.
Welcoming participants of all experience levels, bodies and identities. We dance to expand and evolve our embodiment. We dance to release stored tension, emotions and patterns. We dance to integrate our experiences and we dance to remember who we really are. We dance to liberate and unlearn conditioning. We dance as holy ground and let the dance hold us.
We enter in a cycle of movement that begins slow, builds in intensity, peaks, lightens, and then settles. Through verbal instructions, participants are invited to explore, in their own bodies way – a variety of movement patterns, physical inquiries, and focal points.
The journey is curated to an intentional and eclectic world music soundscape. It is a journey where you might sweat (though you are always in control of your rhythm and pace).
The practice allows you to engage with the wisdom of your own body, to take you on a journey. The dance is YOUR WISDOM RISING.
We witness the fluctuations of our minds and distill things to the core, the center. The dance IS the kiln where past, present, and future meet in the here and now, moving through you as you. The dance IS the medicine.
" Thank you for giving me a safe space unlike any place I have ever been in before. I learned more about myself than I ever dreamed I could."
—Retreat Participant
I aim to create a space where you can show up as you are—with no pressure or expectation to be or participate in any certain kind of way. All activities are of course optional—though I encourage you to attend all the sessions.
I understand firsthand that there are different times and seasons to our lives and our waves... and I hope that through the work we do on this retreat, you will be SUPER in-tune with what YOU and YOUR body/spirit needs, moment by moment. You have total agency.
It is time to remember, to uncover, reclaim, and reactivate our deepest ancient knowing. We honor all wisdom traditions and teachings, the ones living inside our own bodies and bones to guide us home.
Are You In?
ABOUT THE FACILITATOR
I am a somatic practitioner and the creator of Soul Dance and Emotion in Motion, out of twenty-five years of study, training, and practice in the performing and healing arts.
In 2003, I was in the throes of a severe struggle with anxiety, hypochondriasis, OCD and ADHD. I began my journey with yoga and meditation, which was another path change internally and externally. I spent the next 15 years in focused immersion, connecting dance, movement, theatre, somatics, breathwork, ayurveda, yoga, meditation, plant medicine and dedicated spiritual living as a pathway towards my mental stability and healing.
In my role as the National Healing & Wellness Practitioner for the Joyful Heart Foundation, for seven years, I co-developed and led programs, workshops, and therapeutic retreats for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence—as well as for first responders working on the frontlines of trauma across the country.
I am a certified Historical Trauma Specialist and Certified Integrative Somatic Trauma Practitioner. I hold a Master's Degree in Theatre with a focus on addressing Historical Trauma through Collective Healing.
I have (and continue to) studied, trained, certified, practiced, and walked many paths and methodologies in the spiritual, creative and mental health realms. I weave together a journey for YOU.
Thank you for being here. I hope you say YES to this adventure
Investment & Booking
REGISTRATION PERIODS & PRICING
Early Bird Special ★ Best Value
February 1 – March 1
• Reserve your space early and save
• Lock in lowest rates
• Secure your preferred accommodation
• Flexible payment plans available
• Limited time offer
Standard Registration
March 2 – April 28
• Limited spots available
Early Bird pricing is limited and may end sooner if capacity is reached. Pricing periods transition at 11:55 PM Eastern Time on their respective end date.
PAYMENT OPTIONS
Pay all at once when you reserve your room, or choose a payment plan with installments, by selecting the Paypal Pay Later option during check out.
* There is a $350 non-refundable deposit for all bookings.
CANCELLATION POLICY
What is your cancellation policy?
We understand that life happens — and we're committed to being as clear and fair as possible with our cancellation terms. Please carefully review the following Terms & Conditions for your retreat experience:
A non-refundable deposit of $350 is required to secure your spot. If you have to cancel for any reason the breakdown of cancellation policy is below.
30+ Days Before the Retreat (before March 1st, 2026): $350 deposit is non-refundable.
Less Than 30 Days Before the Retreat (after April 30th, 2026) — No refunds or credits will be issued unless your spot is filled.
If We Cancel:
In the unlikely event that we must cancel the retreat due to unforeseen circumstances, all payments will be credited toward a future retreat within one (1) year.
Payment Terms:
All payments are final.
If you're on a payment plan, you are legally committing to pay the full retreat balance as agreed.
Failure to complete payment does not release you from this financial obligation.
Important Notes
All cancellation requests must be submitted in writing to: allisontalis@gmail.com
If applicable, refunds will be processed within 30 business days of approval.
By submitting payment, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to these terms and conditions.
VENUE INFORMATION
OQ Farm
To explore full details of OQ Farm and see more pictures of accommodations, please visit the link:
https://oqfarm.co/
For Any Questions, Contact Me
AllisonTalis@gmail.com