August 29 · Central Wisconsin · 12 Women
You've taken care of everyone.
For one day, let us take care of you.
That's exactly who this day was designed for.
One day.
Yours entirely.
Every moment of this day is designed to meet you exactly where you are — and gently guide you back to yourself. Expect beauty, stillness, a few surprises, and the rare gift of time held in the company of women who get it.
Welcome drink in hand, nowhere to be. We start slow on purpose — find your spot, meet a face, let the land hold you before anything else begins.
We open the circle together — introductions, intention, and the kind of conversation that makes you feel less alone before the day has even begun.
A guided exploration of what's happening in your body — the why behind your patterns, the science of stress and regulation, and the language to finally make sense of it all.
A guided breathwork journey led by Chrissy — moving stored tension and emotion out of the body, bypassing the thinking mind entirely. Followed by unstructured time to integrate on the land.
One hour of long, slow holds that invite your system to soften and release. Let the ground do the work.
A beautifully curated spread in nature — with live music drifting through the trees. Unhurried conversation, golden light, beauty that asks nothing of you.
The second education session — focused on what to do with what you've experienced today. Practical tools and practices designed to work with your biology, not against it, long after you leave.
A guided breathwork journey led by Carissa — metabolizing the day, landing the experience, and moving anything that still needs to move. Followed by time to rest and integrate on the land.
Crystal singing bowls and resonant frequencies to carry you somewhere words can't reach.
We close the circle with intention — reflecting on what moved through you, and how to carry it forward. You'll receive your swag bag and your 5-week virtual integration plan.
You leave fuller than you arrived. Drive home slowly. Let the day stay with you a little longer.
We're gathering at a private residence in Central Wisconsin — one that feels like it was made for a day like this. Beautiful wildflowers, a small pond, open fields, and a clearing in the woods where we'll spend most of our time together, nestled in the trees on cozy grass.
The kind of place where your body starts to soften the moment you step out of the car.
Full location details are shared with registered guests.
Conscious connected breathwork activates your parasympathetic nervous system — moving stored tension and emotion out of the body without needing to think your way through it.
Long, passive holds stimulate the connective tissue where stress lives — signaling to your nervous system that it's safe to release what it's been gripping.
Sound frequencies entrain the brain into slower, restorative states — the same ones your body enters during deep rest. You don't have to do anything. Just receive.
Time in natural settings measurably lowers cortisol, slows heart rate, and activates the parasympathetic nervous system — the same state we spend the whole day cultivating. The land isn't just a backdrop. It's doing its own quiet work on you.
Co-regulation is a real physiological phenomenon. When you're held by a safe, attuned group, your nervous system receives a signal it rarely gets: you don't have to hold it all alone. Oxytocin rises. The threat response quiets. You soften in ways that solo practice can't always reach.
Two practitioners. One vision. Twelve women.
They came to these practices through different doors — one through anxiety and burnout, one through a body that refused to be pushed any further. But they arrived at the same place: a deep knowing that the nervous system is the root of it all, and that women deserve more than surface-level wellness.
This retreat exists because they wanted to create the day they both needed. A full, held, beautiful experience — where every element is intentional, and every woman leaves changed.
Chrissy's path into mindfulness began out of desperation — battling debilitating anxiety and migraines, she walked into a Kundalini studio she never planned to enter and fell in love. The anxiety lifted. The migraines faded. What started as survival became curiosity.
After nearly two decades in a corporate career — ultimately as VP at a software company she helped guide through acquisition — she bought a one-way ticket to India. She lived in monasteries and ashrams, studied with teachers across India, Nepal, Thailand, and Bali, and came back holding 1,000+ hours of certified training across breathwork, meditation, and yoga.
She meets people exactly where they are.
Carissa's approach to wellness is rooted in both lived experience and professional practice. Her college years as a Division I Volleyball Player quickly evolved into a Professional Volleyball career that took her around the world, pushing both her body & mind to their limits. Through those years, she became intimately familiar with the effects of chronic stress & the importance of supporting the nervous system — not just training the body.
A career-ending injury became the catalyst for a different relationship with movement — one grounded in presence & appreciation, rather than performance. That transformation inspired her to create SALT as a gift to her hometown: a space & community designed to redefine the way women experience movement & connect with their bodies.
With 10+ years of experience & certifications in yoga, pilates & various breathwork modalities, Carissa blends evidence-based practices with intuitive facilitation. Her experiences move people beyond survival mode & into peaceful communion with themselves.
The retreat opens the door.
Integration is how you walk through it — and stay there.
In the first randomized controlled trial of Conscious Connected Breathwork for anxiety, participants who practiced CCB over six weeks saw their anxiety scores drop by 10.56 points — compared to just 1.89 in the control group. The effect size was 1.44, which researchers classify as very large. A separate study found that even a single CCB session produced measurable improvements in heart rate variability — one of the most reliable markers of nervous system flexibility and stress resilience.
Journal of Affective Disorders, 2025 · Conscious Connected Breathwork & Anxiety · Puente & Cervantes, 2014 · HRV & Autonomic RegulationOne day opens the door. Five weeks of supported integration is how you walk through it — and actually stay there.
An immersive, intentional day on private land — beautifully curated, expertly held, designed for twelve women.
$500
$450
Founding Circle Rate · Waitlist Priority Access Yes, I'm In
If you're on the waitlist, your window to claim the Founding Circle rate ($450) closes August 4th.
After that, any remaining spots open to the wider list.
Twelve women total — once they're filled, that's it.
August 29th is the day you actually do.
Waitlist members: Founding Circle window closes August 4th
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