The Radically Responsible Woman

An Intimate Retreat in Camarillo, CA - June 6-9, 2024

An Invitation…

Thursday evening, June 6, you arrive at a 1960’s rambling ranch. A pizza is cooking in the wood fire oven. The women trickle in. You enter as strangers, but the warmth is palpable from the moment you arrive. You will leave as friends.

You put down your bag and get ready to sink into a rich, emotional, and personally rewarding weekend. It already feels rejuvenating to be surrounded by such beauty. With almost two acres of indoor and outdoor living space, the privacy of the property offers a true chance to be with nature, to be with community, to be with self.

Every aspect of the retreat has been intentionally woven to offer an inspiring and restorative experience. The home-cooked meals. The quiet mornings for journaling and self-reflection. The women’s circles. A spacious home that’s been well-loved.

What mood are you in? Check in with yourself throughout the weekend and choose: a sauna break, a book from the library, a wandering in the family orchard, an outdoor fire, a chat with a new friend in the mediterranean courtyard.

We couldn’t be more excited about this dreamy setting or the women who say Yes. Women who are ready to show themselves, share their stories, be vulnerable, give and receive support, and take radical responsibility for their lives.

Where are you avoiding a deeper level of honesty with yourself? What visions or dreams are being left on the back burner?What do you want to say that you haven’t expressed? What do you want to let go of that you’re still hanging onto? What do you want to repair that you’re leaving a mess?

Join us June 6-9 in Camarillo, California for an opportunity to truly unplug from the outside world so you can plug into yourself. We’ll get cozy and real at a gorgeous farmhouse. There will be plenty of time dedicated to doing some deep soul-diving (solo and through community circles) padded with the pleasures of delicious meals, sauna breaks, time in nature, and connecting with the other women.

This is an invitation for a weekend of deep self-reflection - to get honest, in community, among so much grace and compassion. This is an invitation to be seen and known. This is an invitation to express and liberate yourself.

Let’s do it together.

Love, Jamie & Gracie

The Vision…

A gathering of soulful, honest, heart-centered women on a gorgeous two acre property to deeply reset, recharge, and reignite.

Everything about this curation will feel nurturing from the home-cooked meals around the farmhouse table to sauna breaks to mindful, quiet mornings for personal reflection over coffee or tea.

We’ll weave a beautiful balance of solitude and community. The solitude will come in handy so you can do some valuable self-reflection. The cozy community circles in the living room and by the fire will come in handy for expressing your truth, needs, and dreams among women who get you.

Away from the hustle and bustle, you’ll be able to take stock of your life. To hear what you really feel from your heart.

And it’s not always more. This retreat is about doing some pruning. Getting clear on where you’re distracted. Where you’re over-giving. Where you’re hiding and pretending.

So you can start living more courageously, openly, clearly, and intentionally.

We’re so excited to invite you for a weekend of deep reflection. A container where you will feel held, seen, and heard.

We are looking to gather a group of women who are ready to get real for a cozy, honest, liberating weekend of self-reflection.

Are you one of these women?

We’d love to have you.

The flow of this retreat will be both focused and spacious:

Slow, mindful mornings for journaling.

Home-cooked meals served around the farmhouse table.

Space to BE on a spacious property with a lavender garden, fruit trees, and grape vines.

Time to take a sauna, chill in the courtyard, take an outdoor bath, play a record, slow the f*** down.

Evening circles by the fire for community sharing.

Simply put, this is a container for dedicating a weekend of deep nourishment to you.

Join us for 3 Nights.

Arrive Thursday evening and leave Sunday after breakfast

The Property

We will gather at a magical 1960's rambling ranch. With almost two acres of indoor/outdoor living space, including a mediterranean courtyard, this is an inspiring, creative and restorative space.

Take your pick of indulgence: Relax around the fire pit. Take an outdoor shower. Enjoy the Finnish style cedar barrel sauna. Get in a morning workout at the outdoor gym or wander down the hiking trails accessible directly from the back yard.

This property’s peacefulness is further enhanced by the mini-vineyard, herb garden and family orchard with plum, peach, apple, lemon, lime, guava, cherimoya, pomegranate, passion fruit, and mulberry trees.

Take a break from the city and enjoy the beauty of nature (because do we really ever hear ourselves better than we do in nature?)

A peaceful wonderland of creativity and community await.

(located approximately 1 hour from LAX for those flying)

This retreat is for you if...

• getting honest among community sounds like a healing combo.

• it’s been a good while since you’ve been able to unplug and take time for yourself.

• space, nature, and beauty feel like medicine to you.

• you’re ready/willing to tap into a deeper place of truth and expression within yourself.

• you find yourself inspired in new settings with new people.

• you enjoy real conversations and feel the life getting sucked out of you by small talk.

• You’re heart-centered.

• You know you have some unique magic to add to the community cauldron.

Each one of us, through our sharing, our listening, our witnessing, our story telling, our authenticity will play an important role in the healing, expansion and liberation experienced within the group.

Your Facilitators

Back in 2017, I invited Gracie to come over for weekly “plug in” sessions. I had a lot of ideas, but they often felt overwhelming and stuck with nowhere to go. I didn’t know how to get my visions off the ground.

I thought it would be fun to carve out space with my friend and, from an invitation, blossomed afternoons of reflection, brainstorming, and sound-boarding. Together, we gained clarity on what felt true and encouraged one another to take actual steps. It was a lot more enjoyable and helpful than creating alone.

We found the focused time to be so inspiring and beneficial that we invited others to join. On Saturdays in my living room, a group of us showed up week after week to share our hearts, our fears, our ideas, and our dreams. Little by little, over the course of a year, we made beautiful shifts and pivots in our lives. Some left relationships. Some started them. Gracie found her wings in acting. I decided to follow an urge to move out of state. Events transpired and directions unfolded that none of us could have seen coming, but we trusted the outcomes because it all blossomed from a place of tuning in with ourselves and being honest.

I’m so grateful we gave ourselves the gift of those Saturdays. Too often, our lives run away from us. The endless to-do lists and requests of others. It’s easy to lose sight of ourselves, our hearts, our deep down desires.

That’s why we’ve got to make space. To take it. To claim it. And that’s what this retreat offers: the space to tune into you.

All these years later, creating spaces for truth and encouragement continues to be something Gracie and I love. This time we’re curating a beautiful, intimate weekend with all the fixings for healing and empowerment.

Jamie Alger

As someone who values adventure, beauty, and community, I am so excited to invite you on this retreat. When we shake up our routines and say Yes to new experiences with an open heart and an open mind, magic happens. I have been holding space for lovely humans to feel, heal, and create in many forms for a decade. I currently spend most of my time working with individuals in my private practice as a therapist. I love the intimacy of 1:1 work and, yet, there is something so, so special about group work as we come together, connect and find ourselves in one another’s stories. I’d love to be a part of your journey and get to know you. Let’s hear what’s been brewing beneath the surface and support your honesty in taking flight!

The Accommodations & Cost

We have a wonderful mixture of accommodations available in a range of prices depending on the experience you’re after. Book a room to yourself and enjoy some privacy at the end of the day to reset and reflect. Or, enjoy this trip with a friend! We have spacious to cozier options (for our best pricing). We really hope this mixture creates a feeling of choice and accessibility for all who’d like to come.

A $300 deposit reserves your space with the remaining amount to be paid by May 20.

Early Bird Pricing: As a thank you, receive $150 off any of the options below when you register by April 21.

Included in Price:

3 nights of lodging

All meals, tea & coffee (Thurs dinner-Sunday breakfast)

2 full days of facilitated self-reflection via workshops & circles

Full access to the property’s amenities: sauna, library, hiking trails, outdoor shower, gym

This is truly an all-inclusive experience. Just show up and enjoy!

Option 1 - The Artist’s Loft

A private loft for someone craving a unique, cozy space of their own. Pine floors. Skylight and large windows. For the creative and unconventional individual or duo.

$1600 solo

$1150 per person shared

Option 2 - The Sanctuary

The primary private bedroom with two desk spaces for getting in the zone. Enjoy this space on your own or share with a friend.

$1550 Solo

$1100 per person shared

Option 3 - The Perfect Room

This peaceful, pastel room is dreamy. The room is a smaller fit but you are welcome to share with a friend.

$1450 Solo

$1000 per person shared

Option 4 - The Gallery

A charming private sitting room with original paintings. Queen sleeper sofa. Have the space to yourself or get cozy with a friend.

$1350 solo room

$900 per person shared

Option 5 - The Bunk House

Cultivate community in the bunk house. Four individual bunk beds. Simple, easy. The most affordable option for enjoying your own bed.

$1150 solo option

We are thoughtfully curating a group of heart-centered women:

The Journey

One day you finally knew

what you had to do, and began,

though the voices around you

kept shouting

their bad advice --though the whole house

began to tremble

and you felt the old tug

at your ankles.

"Mend my life!" each voice cried.

But you didn't stop.

You knew what you had to do,

though the wind pried

with its stiff fingers

at the very foundations,

though their melancholy

was terrible.

It was already late

enough, and a wild night,

and the road full of fallen

branches and stones.

But little by little,

as you left their voice behind,

the stars began to burn

through the sheets of clouds,

and there was a new voice

which you slowly

recognized as your own,

that kept you company

as you strode deeper and deeper

into the world,

determined to do

the only thing you could do --

determined to save

the only life that you could save.

- Mary Oliver

We believe real change happens when we gather, get real, and cultivate true friendships.

We believe inspiration strikes when we step outside our routines.

We believe we heal when we share our stories.

We believe we remember who we are when the sun is on our face & the wind in our hair.

This retreat is for the wild woman. The wise woman. The creative woman. The soulful woman.

Let’s gather for a weekend of magic.

xo, Jamie & Gracie

We’re here to answer any questions at create@jamiealger.com

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