Gather:

A Women’s Retreat

October 10–12, 2025 San Juan Island, Washington

Invitation

You’re invited to Gather, a women-only practice retreat centered around the sauna — a place of health, breath, release, and renewal.

Over the weekend we’ll share movement, play, ritual, introspection, and connection, all held by the forest as it readies itself for winter.

This retreat is our first experiment, a gathering designed to lay the groundwork for longer and varied offerings to come.

Staying on site will deepen the experience, though local participants may also commute.

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A dirt path winding through a dense forest of tall trees, with sunlight filtering through the leaves.

Forest Setting

This retreat is rooted in the forest, where the land invites us to slow down. There are many spots to settle in — places that feel like a home away from home, ones you can return to later in body or in memory.

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Sauna

Cedar walls, rising steam, island air—our sauna restores balance and invites you back to yourself.

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Set your intention

This retreat is designed for you to bring the intentions that matter most right now. You may wish to answer a personal question, find a new direction, deepen a wellness focus, seek community, or break free from habits and ruts. Whatever you choose, your intention will shape the way you move through the weekend — and how you carry its insights back into your life.

Soundscape

Sound will guide us into our gathering and into ourselves — carried by rhythm, silence, and the spaces in between. Music becomes both a bridge and a mirror, opening pathways to connection, reflection, and presence.

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Movement and Stillness

Through playful movement and quiet rest, we explore both energy and ease. Each offers its own way of bringing us back to presence — alive in the body, calm in the mind.

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Nutrient-rich food

Diverse and supportive of your retreat.

Workshop Leaders

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Workshop Leaders 〰️

About Freya Vaughn

Camp Gather is the brainchild of Freya — poet, naturalist, and educator with nearly three decades of international teaching in dance, literature, science, and philosophy. She holds a certificate in neuroscience from the University of Washington, blending a love of the mind with a devotion to the body and the natural world.

Freya is also the founder of Write Brain Arts, offering typewriter poetry, writing workshops, and wellness-centered retreats on San Juan Island. Her work brings together creativity, movement, and attention as ways to deepen self-understanding and strengthen community.

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About Jovanique Navarro

Known as Artemisia Solecita on stage, Jovanique has been performing primarily as a burlesque artist for the last 3 years. Beginning her career with Cabaret Atelier in Bellingham she has performed on multiple festivals, Seattle stages, and played roles in Bellingham Circus Guild productions.

She is now offering teachings in performance, sensual embodiment, clowning, and play with the intention of sparking whimsy and allowing the fool to shine in her students! 

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About Lucé Luna

Lucé Luna is a multi-instrumentalist, beatmaker, and intuitive sound artist. Her name, meaning “light of the moon,” reflects the way her music illuminates and expands the spaces it touches. She creates immersive soundscapes that invite listeners to journey through terrains of tone, rhythm, and silence.

At Camp Gather, Lucé Luna will guide participants deeper through live music and sound exploration — weaving a collective atmosphere while opening space for individual presence.

Questions?