Full Bloom

A Women's Retreat for Purpose, Vitality, Joy, and Freedom in Midlife and Beyond

A restorative and inspiring weekend for women who want to live this next chapter with greater intention, vitality, joy, and freedom.

October 10–12, 2026
Sacred Waters Retreat Center | Union, Washington

Led by Annie Barrett, MA, NBC-HWC, CAP, E-RYT-500

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A Time to Pause, Reflect, and Reimagine

Maybe you've felt it too.

A stirring.

A sense that something is shifting, unfolding, or asking for your attention.

Perhaps you're navigating a transition—a child leaving home, a career change, retirement, caregiving responsibilities, loss, or a season of uncertainty. Or perhaps life is going well, yet you find yourself longing for more space to reflect on what matters most and how you want to spend the years ahead.

You may feel energized by new possibilities. You may feel a little tired. You may be wondering what comes next. You may simply want time away from the busyness of everyday life to reconnect with yourself.

Whatever brings you here, you are welcome.

Midlife and beyond can be a season of tremendous possibility.

A time of synthesis—bringing together all that you've learned and experienced.

A time of perspective—seeing your life with fresh eyes.

A time of refinement—clarifying what matters most and letting go of what no longer serves.

A time of deeper contribution—sharing your gifts, wisdom, and presence in ways that feel meaningful and authentic.

Full Bloom is an invitation to step away from the demands of daily life and into a supportive community of women who are exploring how to live this next chapter with greater intention, vitality, purpose, joy, and freedom.

Through movement, mindfulness, nature, reflection, creativity, and meaningful conversation, you'll create space to listen deeply, reconnect with yourself, and explore what wants to bloom in the years ahead.

The most powerful flowering of your life may still be ahead.

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The Full Bloom Journey

IInspired by the wisdom traditions of yoga and the lived experience of women navigating midlife and beyond...

Returning to Self

Arrive. Exhale. Remember.

Our weekend begins by slowing down and creating space to reconnect with the deeper Self beneath the roles, responsibilities, expectations, and busyness of everyday life.

Through mindfulness, movement, reflection, and community, we'll begin the process of returning home to ourselves.

Self-Stewardship

Tending What Matters

What nourishes you? What depletes you? What supports your vitality?

Together we'll explore the rhythms, boundaries, habits, and practices that help us care for our energy and wellbeing in this season of life.

Self-Authorship

What Wants to Bloom?

Midlife invites us to become conscious authors of our lives.

Through guided reflection, conversation, and creative exploration, we'll consider questions of purpose, meaning, creativity, contribution, and what is emerging now.

Self-Unfoldment

Living into Full Bloom

Our final day focuses on integration and possibility.

What do you want to cultivate in the years ahead? What would greater joy, freedom, vitality, and alignment look like?

We'll leave with renewed clarity, inspiration, and practical next steps for moving forward.

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Sacred Waters Retreat Center

Nestled on the shores of Hood Canal, Sacred Waters offers forest trails, waterfront views, labyrinths, gardens, and quiet spaces that invite reflection and renewal.

Participants will stay in the welcoming Creekside Lodge and enjoy access to walking trails, labyrinths, gardens, gathering spaces, and the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest.

The retreat center provides a quiet environment for reflection, renewal, and meaningful connection with both nature and community.

Accommodations are comfortable, shared rooms designed to support rest and simplicity. Room preferences will be collected during registration, and a limited number of private rooms may be available.

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What You'll Experience

Every aspect of the weekend is designed to support restoration, reflection, connection, and growth.

Throughout the retreat you'll experience:

• Gentle yoga and mindful movement
• Meditation and Yoga Nidra
• Guided self-reflection and journaling
• Nature immersion and contemplative walks
• Meaningful small-group conversation
• Creative expression and communal art-making
• Time for personal reflection and rest
• Nourishing meals and community connection

No prior yoga or meditation experience is required.

Creative Expression & Community

During the retreat, we'll participate in a communal creative experience inspired by the spirit of Full Bloom. Each woman contributes her own unique expression to a larger collective work—a reminder that we are each blooming in our own way, yet connected through community.

The artwork pictured below was created collaboratively during a gathering of women and reflects the beauty, diversity, creativity, and shared wisdom that emerge when women come together in community.

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What's Included

Your retreat registration includes:

• Two nights lodging at Sacred Waters Retreat Center
• Seven nourishing meals and snacks
• All retreat programming
• Daily yoga, meditation, and mindfulness practices
• Guided reflection and journaling activities
• Creative experiences and materials
• Access to retreat center amenities and trails
• Opportunities for connection, community, and personal renewal

Space is limited to 10 women to ensure an intimate and personalized retreat experience.

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Pricing

Super Early Bird

$897
Through June 30, 2026

Early Bird

$947
July 1 – August 15, 2026

Regular Registration

$997
August 16 – September 15, 2026

Payment is due at registration.

A $300 non-refundable deposit is included in your registration fee and reserves your space.

Payment plans are available.

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Scholarship Opportunity

Full Bloom includes one partial scholarship to help make the retreat accessible.

If cost is a barrier, please reach out. Contributions to the Full Bloom Scholarship Fund are also welcome.

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About Your Retreat Leader

Annie Barrett is an educator, board-certified health and wellness coach, Ayurvedic practitioner, and yoga teacher with more than 25 years of experience helping individuals and groups cultivate wellbeing, resilience, purpose, and vitality.

Through her work with Vibrant Soulful Wellness, Annie integrates the wisdom of yoga, mindfulness, coaching, lifestyle medicine, and habit change science to support women in creating lives that feel more aligned, meaningful, and fulfilling.

Annie believes that midlife and beyond is not a period of decline, but an invitation into deeper self-knowledge, greater freedom, meaningful contribution, and wholehearted living.

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The Most Powerful Flowering of Your Life May Still Be Ahead.

If you're feeling called to pause, reflect, and explore what wants to bloom in this next chapter of life, we invite you to join us.

The most powerful flowering of your life may still be ahead.

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