The Art Of Becoming Day Retreat August 22nd

Join PALMA Colectiva and RITUEL for The Art of Becoming: A Day of Ceremony, Nature, Movement & Renewal. Co-facilitated by Eve Gaines and Meredith Markworth Pollack, this daylong gathering is devoted to honoring beginnings, endings, transitions, and the liminal spaces that shape our lives. Held at Casa Sangha, a magnificent sanctuary in Montecito, this experience is designed as a spacious and deeply nourishing passage ~ an invitation to pause, listen, release, receive, and reorient. Together, we will honor where we have been, what is asking to be completed, and what is beginning to emerge.

The day follows a ceremonial arc:

Opening: Closure
We begin by entering through the doorway of completion. Through guided reflection and shared ritual, participants will be invited to honor endings, acknowledge what has been lived, and create space for what is ready to be released.

Liminal Space
The middle of the day offers a threshold experience: time to soften, swim, eat, move, listen, and be held by the beauty of the land. Through nature-based practice, embodied movement, cacao, and sensory connection, we will inhabit the in-between ~ not rushing toward resolution, but allowing insight to arise through presence.

Closing: Opening
We complete the day by turning toward what is beginning. Through journaling, ceremony, and guided integration, participants will be invited to name the seeds of renewal, orient toward the next chapter, and leave with a deeper sense of alignment, coherence, and trust in their own unfolding.

The Art of Becoming is for anyone standing at a threshold ~ ending a chapter, beginning anew, navigating change, or longing for a beautiful and intentional space to listen more deeply to the nuances of their own life. Eve and Meredith have been running their own brands, retreats and offerings through their like minded wellness companies and join in collaboration to offer their guidance as space holders and stewards of rites, while calling on their personal journeys of transformation to support women in these pivotal moments of Becoming.