Join us for a three-night, four-day retreat program hosted by Nicholas Pratley – licensed Neuro-Linguistic Programming Therapist, Master Energy Practitioner, Breathwork Expert, and Founder of SP8CE – to recode your mind, body, and energy.
As a culture, we are overstimulated and overstressed which leads us into a life of not listening to self. Within the itinerary of this four-day program, you will be supported with tools to unplug from overstimulation and plug into the natural wisdom that emerges through stillness. Participants will gain a clearer understanding of the vagus nerve, nervous system, and heart, and learn how recalibration can be deeply restorative to clear the mind, open the heart, and release stress.
The retreat encompasses more than a dozen group experiences personally designed by Nicholas, incorporating biofield breathwork and energy medicine, sound healing, grounding meditation practices, tea ceremonies, and reflective satsangs, as well as free time to enjoy private contemplation and integration. The program is enhanced with daily wellness programming led by the team at Shou Sugi Ban House.
In addition, you will enjoy daily communal hydrotherapy and thermal suite rituals, three plant-forward meals to help nourish and ground the body and mind, as well as take home gifts from Nicholas for ongoing support. Each guest will also receive a $750 Spa and Wellness credit to be used towards spa and healing arts sessions of your choice.
- Thirteen programs designed with intention and led by Nicholas Pratley
- Accommodations in one of the 13 private guest studios for one to two people, featuring a king or queen bed, luxurious soaking tub, modern gas fireplace, organic Japanese amenities, signature herbal teas, and nightly seasonal bath soak
- All-inclusive culinary program beginning with dinner on arrival day through breakfast on departure day; all menus feature plant-forward cuisine and are designed in collaboration with Michelin-starred Chef Mads Refslund, a co-founder of Noma, owner of ILIS, and the Culinary Creative Director of Shou Sugi Ban House
- $750 Spa and Wellness credit to be used towards spa and healing arts sessions of your choice
- Communal Hydrotherapy & Thermal Suite Access featuring three outdoor contrasting plunge pools, a warm infrared sauna, dry sauna, eucalyptus steam room, experience shower, and ice fountain
- Daily signature wellness activities led by the Shou Sugi Ban House team including Vinyasa Flow Yoga, Heart Opening Hatha Yoga, Mat Pilates, Sound Meditation, and Yoga & Breathwork
- Open use of the hybrid indoor-outdoor Movement Pavilion featuring infrared heaters and an array of personal fitness training equipment
- Access to all of the property amenities during your free time including the Main Barn Lounge with gas fireplace, reading library, and curated retail shop; Demonstration Kitchen offering daily meals and à la carte food & beverage options; Meditation Hall for daily movement classes; and Outdoor Fire Circle
- Complimentary arrival and departure transportation in a House Tesla, within a five-mile radius of the property; complimentary on-site parking and use of EV chargers for personal vehicles
THURSDAY, MAY 9
3:00 – 4:00pm Arrival and Grounding Elixir
5:00 – 6:00pm WELCOME GATHERING
6:00 – 7:00pm GROUP BIOFIELD BREATHWORK & SOUND HEALING
7:00 – 8:30pm SHABU-SHABU DINNER
FRIDAY, MAY 10
8:00 – 9:00am Morning Movement: Vinyasa Flow Yoga
8:00 – 10:15 am Signature Breakfast Buffet Available
10:30 – 11:30am GROUNDING PRACTICE: MEDITATION & TEA CEREMONY
11:30am – 12:30pm Open Reflection Time: Spa or Healing Arts Session, Communal Hydrotherapy, Relaxation
1:00 – 2:00pm Haiga-mai Rice bowls in the Cherry Orchard
2:30 – 4:00pm GROUP BIOFIELD BREATHWORK & SOUND HEALING
4:00 – 5:00pm Open Reflection Time: Spa or Healing Arts Session, Communal Hydrotherapy, Relaxation
5:00 – 6:00pm Evening Movement: Sound Meditation
6:00 – 7:00pm SATSANG AND Q&A
7:00 – 8:00pm MINDFUL DINING RITUAL: VIBRATIONAL MEDICINE
8:00 – 9:00pm GROUP BIOFIELD ENERGY MEDICINE
9:00pm In-room Bath soak for Deep Rest
SATURDAY, MAY 11
8:00 – 9:00am Morning Movement: Heart Opening Hatha Yoga
8:00 – 10:15 am Signature Breakfast Buffet Available
10:30 – 11:30am GROUNDING PRACTICE: MEDITATION & TEA CEREMONY
11:30am – 12:30pm Open Reflection Time: Spa or Healing Arts Session, Communal Hydrotherapy, Relaxation
1:00 – 2:00pm Seasonal Lunch
2:30 – 4:00pm GROUP BIOFIELD BREATHWORK & SOUND HEALING
4:00 – 5:00pm Open Reflection Time: Spa or Healing Arts Session, Communal Hydrotherapy, Relaxation
5:00 – 6:00pm Evening Movement: Yoga & Meditation
6:00 – 7:00pm SATSANG AND Q&A
7:00 – 8:00pm Multi-course Seasonal Dinner
8:00 – 9:00pm GROUP BIOFIELD ENERGY MEDICINE
9:00pm In-room Bath soak for Deep Rest
SUNDAY, MAY 12
8:00 – 9:00am Morning Movement: Mat Pilates
8:00 – 10:00am Signature Breakfast Buffet Available
10:00 – 11:00am CLOSING CEREMONY
12:00pm Check-out and Departure
WELCOME GATHERING
Come together with your fellow retreat guests and step into a collective space of introspection.
GROUP BIOFIELD BREATHWORK & SOUND HEALING
This breath-focused experience is designed to expand your human electromagnetic biofield and accelerate your human experience. Working with the five breaths that correlate with the five layers of the human biofield, we open our energetic pathways and turn stagnation into free-flowing energy. For further expansion, Nicholas closes each session with a healing sound mediation.
GROUNDING PRACTICE: MEDITATION & TEA CEREMONY
Ground the intentions for your day and foster mindfulness as a daily practice.
SATSANG AND Q&A
Satsang means “sacred gathering.” In this space, unfold what you’re discovering through open dialogue, and kindred connections.
SHABU-SHABU
A communal dining experience where all guests at the table select farm-fresh ingredients to be cooked in a Japanese style hot-pot of flavorful broth.
GROUP BIOFIELD ENERGY MEDICINE
A hands-on energetic technique designed to attune your Biofield – the field of intelligence that surrounds your human body. This revolutionary process provides direct access to your energetic wisdom, helps you to consistently optimize your personal light frequency, and allows you to discover the super-human that lives within you.
MINDFUL DINING RITUAL: VIBRATIONAL MEDICINE
With your hosts and the culinary team as your guides, you‘ll tap into the flavor profiles, emotions, memories, and sensory components that a specific food evokes within you. This practice offers a deep state of mindfulness for the experience of eating, which we so often do not slow down to appreciate. To further enhance the sensory experience, an optional wine pairing of organic, biodynamic, and sustainable wines will be available.
COMMUNAL HYDROTHERAPY & THERMAL SUITE RITUALS
A ritual that has long been used for its therapeutic benefits. Facilities include an indoor thermal suite with infrared sauna, dry sauna, aromatic steam room, experience shower and ice fountain, as well as three outdoor, contrasting saltwater plunge pools.
CUSTOM YOGA & MOVEMENT CLASSES
Daily wellness activities led by the Shou Sugi Ban House team include offerings focused on mindful movement, postural alignment, and breathwork techniques to suit all levels of practice.
CLOSING CEREMONY
Meditate on a final moment of gratitude that will help ground you back into your daily life.
Modern gas fireplace
Private garden patio
Custom-built furniture by local artisan, All Things Dirt
King or queen organic mattress
Traditional Japanese hinoki ofuro or BainUltra modern air massage soaking tub
Walk-in shower with Graff rainhead
Radiant heated bathroom floors
Organic bed linens, and towels
Pure flax linen robes
Organic Sasawashi slippers (take-home amenity)
Organic Japanese Kotoshina bath products
Nightly in-room SSBH signature herbal bath soak
SSBH signature soaps
Sustainable bamboo toothbrushes
Hair dryer
Electric tea kettle
SSBH signature teas
Climate control
Structured water system
In-room safe
Complimentary WiFi
Main Barn
Lounge with gas fireplace, reading library, and curated retail shop; Demonstration kitchen offering daily meals and à la carte food & beverage options; Meditation Hall for daily movement classes
Movement Pavilion
An indoor-outdoor fitness center with infrared heaters throughout and available for open use at set times daily
Saltwater Swimming Pool
Featuring chaise lounges, complimentary natural sunscreen, and poolside food and beverage service
Outdoor Fire Circle
Outdoor Rooftop Solarium Deck
Cherry Orchard
THREE-NIGHT, FOUR-DAY PROGRAM:
Overnight Guests:
$5,325 single occupancy; $4,688 per person for double occupancy
Day Program:
$3,350 per person for the full four-day program
Taxes and gratuities are not reflected in the package price and will be applied at the time of check-out. Food & beverage options not noted on the list of inclusions, such as wine and à la carte food items are not included in the package price and may be added at a supplemental cost. Any additional items, including spa & healing arts services not covered by the package credit, will be added and applied at the time of check-out.
As a day guest, the package price does not include a daily spa & wellness credit and any spa and healing arts services can be added at an additional cost.
DETAILS
Due to the intimate nature of this retreat, only ten spaces are available. Each participant will enjoy accomodations in a private guest studio which features a king or queen bed, luxurious soaking tub, modern gas fireplace, and private entrances, as well as organic Japanese amenities, signature herbal teas, and nightly seasonal bath soak.
All meals from our acclaimed, plant-forward culinary program designed in collaboration with Michelin-starred Chef Mads Refslund are included, beginning with dinner upon arrival, through breakfast prior to departure.
À la carte food & beverage options, as well as organic, biodynamic, or sustainably sourced wines are available at an additional cost and are not included in the package price.
Enjoy a $750 Spa and Wellness credit to be used towards spa or healing arts treatments that support your reset, and can be scheduled during daily Open Reflection Time. Suggested treatments include the Deep Within Massage, Lymphatic Drainage Massage, and Craniosacral Therapy. Additional services may be scheduled, subject to availability and additional cost.
All retreat reservations require a 50% deposit at the time of booking, with the remaining balance payable by credit card 30 days prior to the event start date. Deposits are fully refundable if cancellation is made before 60 days of the event start date. Deposits are partially refundable (25% of the total program fee) if cancellation is made before 30 days of the event start date. All bookings made within 30 days of arrival will be charged the full package cost upon booking.
Taxes and gratuities are not reflected in the package price and will be applied at the time of check-out. Food & beverage options not noted on the list of inclusions, such as wine and à la carte food items are not included in the package price and may be added at a supplemental cost. Any additional items, including spa & healing arts services not covered by the package credit, will be added and applied at the time of check-out.
Please note that the Spa and Wellness credit may only be used towards spa or healing arts services, cannot be applied to other associated costs of the retreat, and if not used will be forfeited. Preferred services are subject to availability at time of booking.
Shou Sugi Ban House reserves the right to modify this policy at any time.
