Aligned & Alive
Women’s Retreats
Aligned & Alive is a women’s retreat experience to help you feel more connected, inspired, grounded, and fully alive. Through meaningful connection with like-minded women, personal growth, nourishing experiences, creativity, play, and lots of laughter, we create space for you to reset, come home to yourself, and feel more like you.
About Us & How Aligned & Alive Came To Be….
Aligned & Alive started with an Instagram DM, a few powerful yes’s, and a connection that kept expanding beyond what we thought possible.
Back in 2023, Lauren slid into Shannon’s DMs for what was originally a work-related reason. But one conversation led to another, and before long, Shannon invited Lauren to become an ambassador for Babes Rising, her holistic coaching community for young women in their 20s. Lauren said YES.
For the next few years, Lauren learned, grew, attended countless workshops, shared her heart, and became an integral part of this community Shannon was building.
Years prior, Shannon attended a spiritual wellness women’s retreat that ended up being one of the most important weekends of her life. It helped her feel herself again after a challenging year, connected her to some of her best friends, and solidified her belief in the power of bringing women together.
In January 2025, Shannon decided to host her first women’s retreat (unintentionally solo) and reached out to Lauren to see if she wanted to attend. Lauren said YES again.
During that retreat, Shannon watched Lauren light up in the experience. She saw the same love for sisterhood, connection, personal growth, and creating spaces where women could truly be themselves.
Just one month after that retreat ended, Shannon woke up with an intuition that she immediately shared with Lauren in an early-morning voice note: “Would you ever want to co-host a retreat with me?”
Again, it was an easeful YES for Lauren.
From there, Aligned & Alive was born!
Across opposite coasts and a three-hour time difference, we spent countless hours on Zoom dreaming it all up together. Our vision, our values, the feeling we wanted women to have when they walked into one of our retreats, the butterfly that would become our symbol, and what it could look like to create an experience that held both deep personal growth and so much joy, play, nourishment, and connection.
In October 2025, we hosted our first Aligned & Alive retreat together in San Diego.
In June 2026, we gathered again on the shores of Lake Champlain in Vermont.
And now, we’re heading into our third retreat in the Berkshires of Massachusetts in June 2027.
What started as a DM neither of us could have predicted has grown into something we care about deeply: creating beautiful spaces where women can come together, reconnect with themselves, form genuine friendships, try new things, laugh a lot, and leave feeling a little more aligned and a whole lot more alive.
Take A Peek Into The Aligned & Alive Retreat Experience:
There is something really special that happens when a group of women step away from everyday life and intentionally choose a few days for themselves.
At an Aligned & Alive retreat, you can expect a beautiful blend of personal growth, rest, connection, movement, creativity, nourishment, adventure, and joy!
One moment you may be journaling out some insights or learning something new about your Human Design chart.
The next, you might be cracking up over something silly, making matcha lattes in the kitchen, or staying up late pouring your heart out to other women who truly hear you.
Every retreat is a little different depending on the location and season, but the heart of the experience stays the same.
We thoughtfully weave together experiences like:
personal growth + self-discovery workshops
guided journaling + reflection
Human Design, life coaching + intuitive practices
Reiki, meditation + nervous system nourishment
yoga, stretching + movement
creative projects + playful workshops
nature, adventure + time outside
nourishing meals + treats
intentional downtime
and lots of laughter, conversations, games + sisterhood
There is depth and silliness. Reflection and adventure. Alone time and connection.
Our intention is that you leave feeling more connected to yourself, more supported by the women around you, and more inspired to create a life that truly feels like your own.
We Create These Retreats For Women Who…
Are on a journey of discovering who you are authentically. You’re craving more connection with yourself and your values, dreams, intuition, and the version of you that exists underneath everyone else’s expectations.
Want to prioritize yourself and let go of people-pleasing. You spend a lot of your life giving, doing, achieving, or caring for others and you’re ready to intentionally fill your own cup for a few days.
Want personal growth to feel inspiring and fun. You love meaningful conversations and self-discovery, but you also want to laugh, explore, create, move your body, eat delicious food, and actually enjoy yourself along the way.
Are looking for clarity around what comes next. Maybe you’re in a season of transition, growth, or questioning. You want space to step outside of your normal routine and hear yourself more clearly.
Want to be surrounded by like-minded women who are growing, too. You crave genuine friendships with women who are open-hearted, supportive, curious, and excited to cheer one another on through all different seasons of life.
Are ready to feel more ALIVE in your own life. More present. More connected. More playful. More confident. More inspired. More willing to trust yourself and create a life that feels genuinely aligned with who you are.
What Past Retreat Attendees Are Saying…
Ready to experience Aligned & Alive for yourself?
Come retreat with us!
Our next women’s retreat is coming June 25-28, 2027 in the beautiful Berkshires of Massachusetts.
Come spend a few intentional days reconnecting with yourself, being deeply nourished, experiencing something new, and building genuine friendships with an incredible group of women.
We would absolutely love to have you there! Click the link below to join our waitlist and be one of the first women to access our early-bird retreat pricing!
