Fall Bliss: Women's Mindfulness Retreat
a rhythm of release
October 10-13, 2025
Fall Bliss Retreat will be held at Aldermarsh Retreat Center. Aldermarsh is situated on the edge of a beautiful marshland on the south end of Whidbey Island. The wooded 5 acre facility is integrated with its natural setting where community, collaboration and sustainability thrive. The grounds include a cordwood sauna, an outdoor heated Japanese soaking tub, beautiful gardens, an outdoor fire pit, and maintained pathways through acres of natural wetlands.
Aldermarsh is located in Clinton, WA at the south end of Whidbey island, not far from the ferry terminal.
You’ll enjoy nutritious vegetarian meals cooked with intent to further your journey of self-discovery by Renée is a holistic chef and recipe developer who specializes in creating meals that showcase the unique health benefits and beauty of locally grown and traditionally prepared foods. Using her intuitive kitchen skills, deep knowledge of the systems of the body, food energetics, and herbalism, she creates food that is deeply nourishing on all levels. Renée has cooked in a variety of professional kitchens for the last 15 years, taught cooking classes, and writes and photographs recipes for her website. To see more of her work, visit www.nourishtheroots.com and @Nourishtheroots on Instagram.
Meals include dinner on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, lunch on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. For breakfast there will be a wide array of self-serve options.
We will do our best to accommodate your dietary restrictions, such as vegan, gluten-free, and lactose free. Please contact us before booking if you have multiple allergies or life-threatening allergies.
Retreats are guided by Sarvinder Kaur, the founder of TrailBliss. Sarvinder is a 500hrs RYT (registered Yoga Teacher) and Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, and has been practicing yoga and meditation for over two decades. She learned and deepened her mindfulness practice through several teachers in India and USA.
As she witnessed the transformative power of mindfulness and yoga in her life, she felt compelled to share these invaluable practices to others. She is dedicated to creating an engaging and meaningful experience that gives participants the tools to develop inner peace, empathy, and resilience to navigate the twists and turns of the existence.
She is a seasoned hiker, backpacker, mountaineer and King County Research and Rescue volunteer.
Amy is a vibrational sound practitioner, group facilitator, Reiki master, singer, and writer. She has been skillfully holding compassionate energetic space for others for 30 years through therapy sessions, courses, workshops, circles, and sacred ceremony.
Amy began her career as a master’s level social worker in a hospital setting, and then as an individual, couples, and group therapist. Through her spiritual exploration, Amy was called to other forms of the healing arts. These include sound healing, Acutonics® tuning forks, and Sekhem Reiki. Amy has studied Celtic spirituality, meditation, music theory, shamanic journeying, and voice.
She believes there are many paths to the same destination of Oneness. Physical, emotional, and/or spiritual challenges are energetic blocks, Amy uses the gifts of sound, light, words, and song to help her clients release this stuck energy. Her work encourages calmer central nervous systems, deeper relaxation, emotional healing, and soul reconnection.
Learn more at starsongsoundhealing.com
Aldermarsh is a wooded 5-acre space integrated within its natural setting where community, collaboration and sustainability thrive.
The Main House and Studio have double and triple occupancy options.
Four off-grid cabins, just a short walk from the yoga studio and its bathroom facilities, as well as the Main House where meals are served, are available.
Cabins will be offered on a single-occupancy basis.
Rooms and cabins will be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. Please visit Aldermarsh for photos and description of the lodging options.
Retreat will be limited to 13 participants.
Retreat Participation Fee
The cost to run the retreat is $950 per person, covering accommodation, meals, and program expenses. We ask for a payment of $950 to cover these costs and invite you to contribute more if you’re able, to support the TrailBliss mission. Your donation helps us offer free hikes and workshops, making these experiences accessible to others. Thank you for helping us share the transformative power of nature and mindfulness with more people.
IMPORTANT: If you have multiple food allergies or restrictions, please email us at trailbliss@trailbliss.org before registering.
Registration Process
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Complete Registration – Complete your registration by clicking "Register" below and pay non-refundable deposit of $250 to hold your spot. Balance $700 is due by July 1.
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Payment – To help us avoid heavy transaction fees, we kindly ask you to submit the participation fee via Venmo - @giveTrailBliss or PayPal - @trailbliss (please add processing fee $20) or Zelle at donate@trailbliss.org (NO processing fee).
Cancellation and Refund Policy
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Cancellations made by July 31, 2025, will receive a refund of $700 via Zelle.
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Cancellations made between August 1, 2025 and August 31, 2025, will receive refund of $350 via Zelle.
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No refund will be offered for cancellations made after August 31.
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If the retreat is canceled by TrailBliss, a full refund will be issued.
