Let’s go on an adventure together!
At some point, I realized I was losing little pieces of myself.
Before I was a mom, before I was a wife, before all of the responsibilities and logistics and people who needed me, there was a girl who absolutely loved to explore. I was the kid who wanted to see somewhere I’d never been. The teenager who loved meeting new people. The young woman who could get excited about simply going somewhere unfamiliar and figuring it out as I went.
And then life happened.
I became a mom. Mike and I built a beautiful life together. There were six kids and homeschooling and work and schedules and all of the million little things that come with building a family. And I genuinely loved that life. I still do.
But somewhere in the middle of taking care of everyone else, I started to miss me. Not the mom version of me. Not the wife version of me. Just… Heidi.
I started wondering what would happen if I made a little room for myself again.
So Mike and I figured out a way to save and send me on what would become the trip of a lifetime. And I threw myself into preparing for it - not just practically, but emotionally, too. Because I wasn't simply preparing for a trip.
I was preparing to meet a part of myself I hadn't seen in a very long time.
When I came home from that hiking adventure in the Canadian Rockies, I couldn't stop thinking about it. Not just the mountains or the hiking or the incredible places we'd seen, but what it felt like to be there.
To be somewhere new. To try something that felt a little outside my comfort zone. To feel adventurous and capable and completely present in my own life. And I knew I wanted to create that feeling for other people.
But I also knew I didn't want to create another kind of travel experience that only works if you have a big vacation budget, unlimited time, the “right” body, or a willingness to spend the entire trip managing everyone else's expectations. So I started imagining something different.
Trips that offer life changing experiences without requiring you to leave your body, your needs, or your sense of safety at the door.
Trips where you don't have to wonder whether there's going to be equipment that fits you. Where you don't have to apologize for needing the hike to be a little shorter - or a little slower. Where we actually pay attention to dietary needs. Where accessibility isn't an afterthought.
Where you can say, “I need a break,” without feeling like you're holding everyone else back.
Because I don't want to create trips where you simply see amazing things. I want to create trips where you feel like you can actually be there for them. Where you’re supported enough to stretch yourself.
And free enough to take a deep breath and remember the person underneath all the roles, responsibilities, expectations, and things that need to get done. Creating enough space to experience something beautiful - and maybe come home feeling a little more like yourself than when you left.
And in 2027, we're going to some pretty incredible places.
Check them out below!
WHERE THE WILD THINGS GLOW
Earthshine Lodge, Lake Toxaway, NC
June 4–7, 2027
$1,200
($200 deposit + 5 monthly payments of $200)
What if you gave yourself four days to go looking for a little magic?
Not metaphorical magic.
Actual, light-up-the-night, holy crap, look at that kind of magic.
I'm talking about standing in the woods after dark and watching fireflies blink through the trees. Sitting around a campfire with nowhere you need to be. Wandering outside in the morning with a cup of coffee. Hiking through the woods. Making something with your hands. Eating a meal a chef prepared. Laughing with new friends you may have just met a few days before.
And, yes, at some point, we're going to go on a llama hike. Because apparently when you're designing a retreat around wonder, llamas are involved.
A few days away from your ordinary life. A chance to get outside, breathe some fresh air, make something beautiful, eat really good food, sit around a fire, meet some wonderful people, and watch the night come alive with synchronous fireflies.
Come wander with me. Let's go see what kind of magic we can find.
June 4–7, 2027
$1,200
$200 deposit + 5 monthly payments of $200
(hosted by Heidi)
THE EXHALE
Big Raven Farm, Spring Grove, MN
October 7-10, 2027
$1,200
($200 deposit + 10 monthly payments of $100)
Come move gently. Come eat well. Come be outside. Come rest.
Four days to slow down and let yourself be restored through yoga, art, nature, food and connection. We'll move gently together during candlelit yoga, spend time outside noticing the world around us, make something with our hands, and sit down to chef-prepared meals.
We'll have time for a sauna and cold plunge. There will be a cooking demonstration with our chef. There will be laughter and conversation and quiet. And there will be space to do absolutely nothing for a little while.
We're even going to create something together - a special yoga mat designed by the group that will be printed and shipped to your home after the retreat. You'll have something tangible to remind you of these four days long after you've left, and something to build an at-home restoration practice with.
And if you want a little more care, you can add on a massage, too.
Because maybe that's really what this retreat is about.
Being cared for.
October 7-10, 2027
$1,200
$200 deposit + 10 monthly payments of $100
(hosted by Heidi)
I’d LOVE to see you on one of our future adventures, and I’m happy to answer any questions at any time. Just use the buttons below to check out what going on an adventure with me looks like, and to send me any questions about future trips.
We don’t lose our adventurous side when we become adults - it may FEEL like it sometimes, but we don’t. My goal in 2026 is to help others reconnect with that inner adventurer and bring him/her back out in your life!
Join me?