Autumn Somatic Sanctuary

Women’s Yoga & Breathwork Retreat

Led by Liza Higbee-Robinson & Romay Nichols

October 24-26, 2026

Whidbey Island, Washington

In autumn, nature offers a clear invitation: to release, to simplify, to return to what is most essential. Just as the trees let go of what they no longer need, the human body carries an innate capacity to move through change process and create space for renewal.

This retreat is an opportunity to pause, turn inward, and reconnect with the natural rhythm of your most basic aliveness.

Join me and my friend Romay for our second annual women’s retreat designed to support embodied grounding, nervous system regulation, and release and restoration. By combining yoga and somatic breathwork practices, we co-facilitate a structured and supportive environment for you to energetically root, release, and return home to yourself, all while basking in the warmth of community. The magic that unfolds over these weekends can’t be previewed. It can only be experienced. We had such an amazing experience last year with a group of 13 women and we are so honored to have the opportunity to bring another group back to the beautiful Whidbey Institute in the fall of 2026. The healing energy on this land is palpable and unforgettable.

Our retreat offers you:

  • Gentle flowing & restorative yoga practices that anchor you in your body where you are

  • Powerful somatic breathwork sessions to release stored tension and emotional residue

  • Guided practices for nervous system regulation, heart-brain coherence, and embodied peace

  • Space to respond to your body’s innate intelligence and to attune to the rhythm of fall

What’s included:

  • All meals: dinner on Saturday, three meals on Sunday, and breakfast on Monday

  • Cozy, peaceful accommodations (private or shared rooms/cabins available)

  • Access to onsite amenities, including a labyrinth, trail system, gardens, and the Commons practice hall

  • Fire ceremony

  • A guided labyrinth meditation

12 CEUs are available for Yoga Alliance registered yoga teachers.

Schedule

Saturday - Root

3:00-4:00 pm: Arrival 

5:00 pm: Dinner 

6:30 pm: Opening ceremony with gentle breathwork, guided meditation and pre-sleep yoga

Sunday - Release

7:30-8:30 am: Breakfast

9:00 am - 12:00 pm: Energizing All Levels Yoga into Somatic Breathwork practice (includes brief break between yoga and breathwork practices)

12:30 - 1:00 pm: Lunch

1:00 - 5:00 pm: Free-time (time for rest, reflection, journaling or take a hike on Whidbey Institute’s trails, walk the labyrinth, or explore nearby beaches)

5:00 pm: Dinner

6:30 pm: Meditation, Sharing Circle, and Yin Yoga

8:30 pm: Fire Ceremony

Monday - Return

7:30 - 8:30 am: Breakfast

Before morning practice, please clear your belongings from your room.

10:00 am - 12:00 Restorative Breathwork, Gentle Yoga, and Guided Labyrinth Meditation

Accommodations

Private and shared lodging available in Whidbey Institute’s rustic Farmhouse and woodsy cabins. Old school charm, space to mingle, peace and tranquility await!

Payment plans available. Email Liza: higbee.robinsonl@gmail.com


Early Bird Pricing Listed Thru May 31!

10% Off All Reservation Values

Shared Room in Farmhouse

Shared Occupancy: $950 per person

Early Bird thru May 31: $855 per person

Whimsy and comfort in a room for two with access to full kitchen, living room with fire place, and meditation nook. Bring a friend or make a friend!

Place your $450 nonrefundable deposit by clicking the link below. Final payments are due August 9, 2026.

Private Room in Farmhouse

Single Occupancy: $1,075 per reservation

Early Bird thru May 31: $968

Peaceful refuge all to yourself in the farmhouse with access to a full kitchen, living room with fire place, and meditation nook.

Place your $450 nonrefundable deposit by clicking the link below. Final payments are due August 9, 2026.

Private Queen Room in Farmhouse

Single Occupancy: $1,195

Early Bird thru May 31: $1,076

Spaciousness and ease all to yourself in the farmhouse with access to a full kitchen, living room with fire place, and meditation nook.

Place your $450 nonrefundable deposit by clicking the link below. Final payments are due August 9, 2026.

Shared Cabin (sleeps two)

Shared Occupancy: $950 per person

Early Bird thru May 31: $855 per person

Woodsy mystique and quietude in a cabin made for two. Bring a friend or make a friend!

Place your $450 nonrefundable deposit by clicking the link below. Final payments are due August 9, 2026.

Private Cabin

Single Occupancy: $1,075 per person

Early Bird thru May 31: $968 per person

Light and bright, with beautiful views through the forest. A simple, tranquil nesting space for you experience deep rest ease.

Place your $450 nonrefundable deposit by clicking the link below. Final payments are due August 9, 2026.

Retreat Guides

Yoga with Liza

My guides are functional alignment, creative process, human resiliency, and the teachings of Yoga. My gentle flow classes honor the body’s natural ranges of motion while supporting mental calm and the release of pent-up stress and tension. My yin classes offer physical grounding and support to the body to coax deeper physical, mental, and emotional awareness, release, and unwinding. I am a weaver of movement, breath, and heart themes that are drawn from the ancient teachings and tools of yoga, made relevant to us in the world we inhabit now. I encourage my students to explore through all layers of their aliveness, from the still, spacious depths, to the most mundane and surface level thinking, feeling, and doing.

Somatic Breathwork with Romay

As someone who has been in the trenches of nervous system burnout and overwhelm, I know what it’s like to be living in survival mode. Discovering the profound impact of Somatic Breathwork changed (and is still changing!) my life from the ground level up. It’s my deepest honor to offer this practice to people and guide them into an experience of their True Selves by offloading the old survival energy that is running the show and reconnecting them to their own innate vitality. My certifications in Somatic Breathwork and Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy have given me incredible tools to lead intuitive, empathy-based and trauma informed sessions in which participants are safe and free to go on an inward journey towards wholeness, unraveling the deeply held tension and rediscover their natural state of balance and resilience.