Transforming Grief: Ash to Gold Retreat

Outdoor courtyard with cushions and fire pit surrounded by stone buildings and plants at sunset

ASH TO GOLD
A 2-night intimate retreat in Salento, Italy

For women moving through grief, endings, or deep life transitions—
who are ready to gently rebuild themselves, in the presence of others who understand.

Join the waitlist – ross@thealchemicshaman.com

There are moments in life where everything changes.

Loss.
Endings.
Versions of you that no longer fit.

And yet, the world expects you to carry on as if nothing happened.

This retreat is a pause.
A space where you don’t have to be “okay.”
A space where you are met, exactly where you are.

Ash to Gold is a small, deeply held experience for 6–8 women.

Over two days in the quiet beauty of Salento, you will be guided through:

  • gentle grief processing
  • emotional release (without pressure or overwhelm)
  • reflection + journaling
  • grounding rituals
  • connection with other women walking a similar path

This is not about “fixing” you.
It’s about honouring what’s been lost—and making space for what’s next.

What You’ll Experience

  • Opening circle — arriving as you are
  • Guided grief work — safe, supported emotional release
  • Ritual: Ash to Gold — transforming your story
  • Integration time — rest, journaling, silence
  • Connection — being seen without explanation
  • Closing circle — grounding what shifts within you

Everything is designed to feel:

  • spacious
  • safe
  • unforced

This retreat is for you if:

  • you’re moving through grief (loss, breakup, identity shift, life change)
  • you feel stuck between “what was” and “what’s next”
  • you’re tired of holding everything alone
  • you want depth, not surface-level healing

This is not for you if:

  • you’re looking for a light, social getaway
  • you want constant activity or distraction

Held in a private villa in Salento, surrounded by nature, stillness, and southern Italian warmth.

A place to slow down.
To breathe again.
To feel supported by the environment as much as the work.

What’s Included

  • 2 nights accommodation
  • all meals (nourishing, simple, shared)
  • all guided sessions + materials
  • small welcome gift
  • relaxing Sound Bath
  • intimate group (max 8 women)

Investment

Founding Round Price: €490 

This first retreat is offered at a reduced rate in exchange for:

  • testimonials
  • shared reflections

Future retreats will be priced higher.

Because this is a small group, spaces are limited.


→ Join the waitlist at ross@thealchemicshaman.com

You don’t have to rush your healing.
You don’t have to do it alone.

There is a way to hold both grief and becoming—
softly, honestly, and at your own pace.