A HALF-DAY RETREAT FOR MIDLIFE WOMEN | BYRON, MN

The Midlife Reset

Body and Mind Practices for Women

DATE

Saturday, April 18, 2026

TIME

9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

LOCATION

Private Residence, Byron MN

INVESTMENT

Early Bird: $197
(Ends March 31)

RESERVE YOUR SPOT

You've been carrying it for a while now — the mental loops, the low-grade worry, the weight of everything you keep thinking you should have figured out by now.

This day is for putting it down.

WHY THIS RETREAT EXISTS

You can't think your way out of a dysregulated body.

Rumination isn't a willpower problem. It's not a mindset problem. It's a nervous system problem — and midlife has a way of activating all the old patterns at once.

Changing bodies. Shifting relationships. Career crossroads. Kids leaving. Parents aging. The ground moves, and your nervous system notices — even when you're telling yourself you're fine.

When your body is in threat mode, your mind loops. It's not weakness. It's biology. And it's fixable — when you address both.

"The wisdom isn't missing. It's just offline when your nervous system is activated. This retreat is how you bring it back online."

"The different stuck places in midlife all have one thing in common: they need both your body and your mind to move through them."

WHAT WE’LL DO TOGETHER

Six hours of honest, embodied work — the kind that actually moves things.

01

Arrive in your body — not just the room. We begin with guided breathwork to give your nervous system a felt sense of what regulation actually feels like before the day begins.

Breathwork & Nervous-system Supportive Practices

02

Identify what you've been carrying — the fears, the stories, the weight that was never yours to hold. Through guided reflection and coaching conversation, you'll begin to see what it would mean to actually put it down.

The Backpack Exercise

03

Connect with the part of you that already knows. A guided visualization and writing practice to access your own clarity — the voice that doesn't catastrophize.

Inner Mentor Dialogue

04

Understand the 7 levels of energy and why you keep getting pulled into the lower ones — then learn how to climb one rung at a time, starting from where you actually are.

Energy Leadership Framework

05

Leave with a set of nervous-system supportive and mindset practices to support you to address the moment rumination starts. Tools that work because they address both body and mind.

Your Regulate & Release Toolkit

06

A deeply restorative closing ritual using sound therapy to anchor the day and send you home with the kind of calm you may have forgotten was available to you.

Sound Therapy Closing Ceremony

WHAT YOU TAKE HOME

You'll leave with more than a good day.

Clarity that has landed in your body, not just your head
A personal regulation toolkit you can use the moment the loops start again
A new framework for understanding why you get stuck — and a roadmap for moving through it
The felt experience of what true calm and reset actually feel like in your body
Connection with women doing their own honest work — no performance required

Lunch and all materials included.

IS THIS FOR YOU?

This retreat is for you if...

You find yourself replaying the same worries, conversations, or "what ifs" even when you know it isn't helping
You're navigating a midlife shift — career, relationships, identity, body — and feel like you're carrying more than you can process
You've tried the mindset work, but something about doing it in your body feels like the missing piece
You want practical tools, not just insights — something you can actually use on a Tuesday when everything feels like too much
You're craving a day of genuine rest, honest reflection, and real connection with other women

Space is intentionally limited to keep this intimate. If this is speaking to you, trust that.

YOUR GUIDES FOR THE DAY

Meet Dawn & Crystal

Dawn LaRae

Certified Life Coach · Energy Leadership Master Practitioner

Dawn works with midlife women navigating the big pivots — career, identity, relationships, purpose. Her approach combines certified coaching frameworks with deep personal insight into what it actually takes to move through stuck. She's the kind of guide who's done her own work, and it shows. Dawn leads the mindset, Energy Leadership, and Inner Mentor work throughout the day.

Crystal Lilya

Tonal Harmony Healing: Healing Arts Practitioner

Through breath, grounding practices, and immersive sound, Crystal helps participants settle the nervous system and reconnect with their inner landscape. Her work creates a supportive, energetic environment where the body can relax, the mind can quiet, and meaningful shifts can unfold, allowing the insights and practices of the retreat to integrate more deeply.

THE DETAILS

Ready when you are.