Retreats
Accessing Intuition, Taking Inspired Action, and Trusting the Unfolding
Accessing Inner Wisdom:
The Mountain 10 Journey
The Accessing Inner Wisdom: Mountain 10 Journey helps you listen to your inner wisdom to bring about the change you deeply desire in your life. Every person has the most important answers about direction, purpose and calling within them. This directed reflection process leads you through four terrains of exploration, stopping at waypoints to consider key questions about awareness, letting go, vision and realization.
Often the change process begins with an awareness or observation that something isn't going right, a change is needed, something is too painful to continue the way it is, or feeling called to something different, something new. To change requires to let go and stop doing things the old way, which is difficult because it's familiar and there can be a grief of loss. The next step in the change process is vision in order to get some sense of what's possible. Finally the change process includes realization or actualization that concrete, specific, doable steps that bring the vision alive to make it real.
This retreat leads participants through a sequence of key questions to help gain insights and awareness, identify areas gain clarity and begin visualizing what could be, and identify small next steps to integrate new insights into reality.
Please note:
The mountain is a metaphor, no actual mountain climbing takes place.
Great for…
Individuals seeking clarity
Teams experiencing change
Organizations clarifying vision
And more
My hope is to be invited into spaces where friends, family, or co-workers want to access and trust their inner wisdom and deepen their connections in the process.
Want to learn more? Book a free 20-minute “Curiosity & Wonder” Call:
Upcoming Retreat
Accessing Inner Wisdom: The Mountain 10 Journey
Friday, October 3, 2025
Time:
5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Arrival and Settling in between 5:30-6:00pm
Retreat 6:00 - 9:30pm
Location:
‘The Peninsula' Cabin on Fish Lake
6238 Forest Lake Drive, Duluth, MN
Join us for Accessing Inner Wisdom: The Mountain 10 Journey, a soul-nourishing retreat at a beautiful lakeside cabin on Fish Lake.
Surrounded by serene views, you’ll be guided through a reflective process that helps you quiet the noise, connect to your deepest wisdom, and discover the next steps toward the change you desire.
Come with a question about what truly matters to you. Leave with clarity, renewed energy, and tangible next steps to bring your vision to life.
Registration: $125
Small group, big transformation: Only 8 spots available.
Be one of the first 4 to register and get $25 off with code Wisdom25.
Please note:
The “mountain” is purely a metaphor—no hiking boots required!
Instead, picture yourself curled up in a cozy cabin, surrounded by golden fall colors, sipping a warm mug of tea, journaling by the window or reflecting by the water, and sharing soulful conversations that spark clarity and connection.
Overview
Art of Presence and Empower Possible offer a research-based, emotionally intelligent approach to individual transformation.
This process can be used with both individuals and groups. It begins with a warm welcome and a mindful grounding exercise, followed by a period of personal self-reflection. During this time, participants focus on something they seek clarity on—whether it’s a recurring challenge, a desired change, or an emerging aspiration.
In this quiet, introspective space, participants cultivate mindful self-awareness, recognize what needs to be released, envision new possibilities, and identify practical steps to bring those insights to life.
After the individual reflection, the group comes together for a shared process that fosters connection and trust, through the use of open-ended questions to deepen insights. The retreat concludes with an opportunity to identify small yet meaningful actions that support the unfolding of what has emerged.
Upcoming Retreat
Friday, October 3rd
5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
‘The Peninsula' Cabin on Fish Lake
6238 Forest Lake Drive, Duluth, MN
Plan & Customize Your Own Retreat!
My hope is to be invited into spaces where friends, family, or co-workers want to access and trust their inner wisdom and deepen their connections in the process.
Check out the Retreat Packet Overview
Have questions? I’d love to connect!
Book a free 20-minute “Curiosity & Wonder” Call:
Past Participant Feedback
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This retreat gave me a space to hear my own inner voice again. It’s so easy to get caught up in the roles I play every day, but this experience helped me reconnect to the version of me that exists underneath all of that. Rachel created such a safe and sacred space, it felt like coming home to myself. I left with more clarity, peace, and a deep sense of alignment that I didn’t even realize I was missing.
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Hand over heart, thank you for this intentional and insightful retreat! I’m feeling clearer, more aligned, and budding connections are blooming with fellow attendees. It was really beautiful!
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I love the labyrinth and the flow back and forth between sections that allowed us to move more deeply into our emotions and inner guidance.
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It's amazing when we have the time and space, the inner wisdom that can be unlocked with thoughtful questions. The retreat was a reminder of all that lies inside of me.
Featured on The Whole Mom Podcast
Thank you Liz Amys for the opportunity to share more about the power of Mountain 10 Retreats with Julie Zaruba Fountaine from Empower Possible, LLC!
”Climbing Our Inner Mountains”
This week on Whole Mom, I’m joined by the incredible Julie Zaruba Fountaine and Rachel Gilbertson to talk about Mountain 10 — a process that weaves together intention and reflection in such a beautiful and life-changing way.
We explore:
What Mountain 10 is and how it works
Creating safe, supported spaces for deep inner work
The transformations they’ve witnessed (and experienced themselves)
My own reflections from a recent Mountain 10 retreat with Rachel
This is for you if you’re feeling stuck, looking for clarity, navigating transitions personally or professionally, or ready to reconnect with your truth and desires in a deeper way.
Listen now on Spotify or Apple Podcasts - Enjoy!