A Powerful Collective is Gathering
Imagine stepping into a circle of people that can handle all of you. No masks. No pretense. You don’t have to dim your light. You don’t have to play small. A place to explore, to refine, and to practice wielding your power. A place to amplify your greatness—not just fix what’s broken.
You’re Ready to Rise.
And You're Not Alone.
You’ve done the foundational healing work, and now it’s time to take the next step—to ascend into a life of tremendous creativity, power, and joy.
Your team is gathering. A fellowship of like-minded co-journeyers who require that you show up in the full expression of yourself.
Welcome to The Gathering. We’re thrilled to have you with us.
There’s a Ripple Effect
When you experience big growth, it touches every part of your life—your intimate relationships, how your parent, how you run your company.
Here, growth doesn’t stop when the retreat ends. The Gathering focuses on gracefully bridging the space between the big upgrades and daily life.
We offer a consistent container for your journey—a men’s small group and a women’s small group. You’ll be on the same team over time, building trust and accountability, developing a knowing and an elegant symbiosis. Through ceremonial work, regular calls, and adventures, you’ll be supported in turning breakthroughs into lasting change.
The team will not leave your loved ones behind. Significant others and even kids are invited for select events, because growth is meant to be shared.
Ready to Go Deeper?
For a year, you'll gather with the same small group of highly-curated people.
Here’s What’s In Store for You:
Three All-Inclusive Small Group Ceremonial Retreats
Monthly Small Group Calls
Expansion Events to Deepen Play and Connection
Investment is $1,600/month
What People Are Saying
8 Agreements for The Gathering
Spirit: We cultivate connection to a force greater than ourselves through reverence, prayer, and plant-based ceremony.
Creativity: We listen, risk, and refine the skills to amplify our creative abilities. We bring truth forward.
Beauty: We cultivate and celebrate beauty within and around us.
Embodiment: We honor and pursue a healthy relationship with our bodies. We move, sweat, and challenge ourselves.
Power: We step into power in all aspects of life. We take up space—and are committed to wielding power with high integrity.
Love: We willingly, recklessly commit to love—love of self, love of others and love for the whole damn world. Love is our power.
Discipline: We develop practices that move us into mastery. From breathwork to dieta to meditation, to our specific creative medium, we put in the hours to enjoy the freedom that comes from excellence.
Play: We don’t take anything too seriously. Adventurous mischief is part of our DNA. Joy is the engine, laughter is the fuel. Our wheels are made of dancing.
Our Core Offering
for $1,600/mo
In 2026, The Gathering will include three distinct cohorts: one for women, one for men, and a new gathering for couples. Each cohort follows its own rhythm of monthly calls, private community Signal chat, and three all-inclusive ceremonial retreats throughout the year.
Women’s Gathering
Monthly Group Calls: 3rd Wednesday of each month 12.30 PM to 2.30 PM CT
All-Inclusive Small Group Ceremonial Retreats:
Final dates for the retreats will be confirmed in early 2026, within the date ranges listed below:
Winter: Jan 7-14 in Southern California
Spring: May 13-20, location TBD
Fall: November 2-20, Costa Rica or Mexico
Optional Couple’s Retreat expansion:
July 13-25 in Minnesota Lake Country
Travel to and from the retreats is not included.
Men’s Gathering
Monthly Group Calls: 4th Wednesday of each month 10.00 AM to 12 AM CT
All-Inclusive Small Group Ceremonial Retreats:
Final dates for the retreats will be confirmed in early 2026, within the date ranges listed below:
Winter: Jan 7-14 in Southern California
Spring: May 13-20, location TBD
Fall: November 2-20, Costa Rica or Mexico
Optional Couple’s Retreat expansion:
July 13-25 in Minnesota Lake Country
Travel to and from the retreats is not included.
Monthly Group Calls: 3rd Wednesday of each month 2.30 PM to 4.00 PM CT
All-Inclusive Small Group Ceremonial Retreats:
Final dates for the following retreats will be confirmed in early 2026, within the date ranges listed below:
Winter: March 26 - April 1 in Southern California
Summer: July 13-25 in Minnesota Lake Country
Fall: November 2-20, Costa Rica or Mexico
Travel to and from the retreats is not included.
COUPLE’s Gathering (NEW!)
The Couples’ Gathering is designed for partners who want to grow both individually and together.
Ceremonial work has a unique way of softening patterns that couples naturally fall into. It helps you see each other with fresh eyes—beyond routine, roles, or past conflict.
This space invites you to amplify your connection, realign your shared path, and explore new possibilities as a couple. An invitation to deepen, repair, and reimagine.
Expansions & Adventures
Explore these additional adventures designed to help you reconnect with your power, joy, and vitality, alongside your loved ones.
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Get personalized support through a private 50-minute call each month. These sessions are designed to deepen your growth, integrate your retreat experience, and stay aligned with your vision—at your own pace and depth.
Spots are very limited.
Investment: $850/monthly subscription
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May 13-15, 2026: Come to the Touching Two Worlds Circus Show and stay for the Family Play Day at the Circus!
Children (8+) VERY welcome.
We’ll get you into your heart, mind, and body and give you lots of opportunities to go deep as a family. Investment $325 (Includes tickets to the show. Lodging and food not included)
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Deepen your connection at our Couples’ Summer Retreat – July 2026
This retreat is part of our Couples’ Cohort and is open to members of the Women’s and Men’s Gathering who wish to bring a partner.
Join us for a powerful shared experience featuring guided practices, nature immersion, and intentional time together.
Investment $1800 per person. Food and lodging are all-inclusive. Travel to and from the event is not included.
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Scheduled at the participant’s convenience. An immersive experience designed for deep personal connection. Investment $3500 individual/$4500 couple
Save Your Spot
For just $1,600/month
Join a year-long, immersive experience that combines regular touchpoints, deep work, and adventurous retreats. Fill out the contact form and we’ll get in touch!
Applications will be accepted until October 1st. The small groups will be capped at twelve people to ensure a highly curated experience.
FAQs
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The goal isn’t just to give you a fun long weekend and send you back into your old life.
You’ll leave with a sense of freedom and lightness that will follow you into your daily routines.
You’ll be armed with tools to shift your mindset when the weight of the world feels too heavy again, knowing how to access your strength, your playfulness, and your joy when you need them most.
And you’ll have a community who’ve experienced this transformation alongside you—who’ll continue to support and cheer you through the Signal group and virtual calls.
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The world feels like it’s on fire—climate crisis, war, political instability, fractured communities, and a pace of change that’s hard to keep up with. If you’re asking big questions about how to live, lead, and love in this moment, you’re not alone.
This retreat is for people who feel the pressure of it all—and still want to shape something beautiful in the midst of it.
It’s for leaders, creatives, caregivers, and visionaries who know they can’t pour from an empty cup. Who want to trade burnout for clarity, urgency for grounded action, and disconnection for meaningful community.
It’s a place to reset, realign, and remember the deeper reasons you’re here.
Because aliveness is contagious. And the world needs more people who are truly awake. -
This circle is for those who may come from different paths but share that same deep longing for more—more joy, more connection, more life.
It is for anyone who feels like they've lost touch with that part of themselves that used to feel playful, adventurous, and free.
You don’t need to have experience with ceremonial retreats or even someone who feels in touch with their body right now.
If you are ready to try something different, to stretch yourself (literally and metaphorically), and find joy in new experiences, you are welcome.
You’ll be guided and supported every step of the way, with options to go as slow or as fast as you need.
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Founders, creatives, healers, high-performers, and changemakers.
Some are building businesses, others are in transition, and many are asking deeper questions about how to live, lead, and love with intention. What they share is a hunger for growth, connection, and a life aligned with their values.
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We’re not religious, but we are reverent.
The Gathering is spiritually rooted—through ceremony, nature, embodiment, and presence—but we honor all belief systems (or none). We simply ask that you come with an open heart and a willingness to connect to something greater than yourself.
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Three all-inclusive retreats (lodging, meals, facilitation, ceremony)
Monthly group calls and curated content
A private Signal group for real-time connection
Travel and optional add-ons (bringing a partner, staying extra days) are not included.
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This is a yearlong container.
The Gathering is built on trust, consistency, and rhythm. It’s not a drop-in model—we grow together over time.
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Monthly calls + ongoing connection.
We meet once a month for group calls and stay in touch via Signal chat throughout the year.
The time between retreats is a space for integration, reflection, and community—with support always close by.
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Absolutely.
Many Gathering members are founders, but what really matters is how you show up to life.
If you're a high-performer, someone who leads with intention, and wants to grow in integrity and creativity—this space is for you.
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This isn’t just about adding one more thing to your already full plate. It’s about carving out intentional time that feeds your soul and gives you back some of that joy and vitality you’ve been missing.
Imagine how much more energy you’d have to show up for everything else in your life once you’ve reconnected with your own sense of lightness and strength.
Meet your guide, Dr. Sherry Walling.
Circus arts became my lifeline after devastating losses. When my father died of cancer and my brother took his own life months later, I was drowning in grief while managing a business, motherhood, and marriage. I needed to find something that could keep me from being swallowed by the heaviness of life.
Flying through the air wasn’t just a hobby—it helped me rediscover joy, freedom, and aliveness in ways words alone couldn’t reach. Movement reminded me how to play and how to experience my body as a powerful tool for healing.
Around the same time, I began exploring sacred plant medicine, which helped me break through emotional barriers and access parts of myself that I hadn’t even realized were locked away.
Unlike many in the self-help industry, I don’t approach this work with vague promises and generic feel-good advice. I’m a clinical psychologist with a PhD—I’ve logged 30,000+ hours in the consulting room with clients. I bring evidence-based insights, combined with extensive time in the entrepreneurial trenches, to guide you to real, measurable change.