October 3-7  |  Starting at $500

Music Medicine Somatic Retreat

A Day-Long Journey of Joy, Expression & Nervous System Renewal

with Erica Skone-Rees & Savannah Joy

October 17 or 18, 2026
Orinda, California

Join us for a day of music, movement, creativity, nervous system restoration, nature, and connection.

An invitation to slow down, soften, reconnect to your creativity, and remember what it feels like to be fully alive.

Why Joy Matters

Many healing spaces focus on what hurts.

This gathering focuses on what helps us come alive.

While there is absolutely a place for processing, this day is not centered around excavating the underworld.

It is about reconnecting to the parts of ourselves that know how to play, sing, move, create, rest, and feel fully alive.

Because joy is medicine.

Creativity is medicine.

Connection is medicine.

From a nervous system perspective, play, music, creativity, and spontaneous expression are some of the deepest signs of safety and regulation available to us.

We only truly play when the body feels safe enough to soften.

We only sing freely when we feel safe enough to express.

We only create when life force energy is flowing.

This day-long journey is designed to support that unfolding.

What the Day Will Feel Like

We’ll begin the day with an intentional tea ceremony and grounding practices to arrive fully into the space and into our bodies.

Throughout the day, we’ll explore experiential somatic practices, guided embodiment journeys, nervous system regulation tools, movement, creativity, music, rest, and connection.

We may build a collective altar together.

We may dance.

We may laugh.

We may shake loose what no longer needs to be carried.

We may remember forgotten parts of ourselves.

And we will absolutely make space to rest.

Held among trees, ponds, water, and the quiet beauty of the natural world, this gathering is designed to balance activation and restoration, expression and stillness, connection and reflection.

A day to soften your nervous system, nourish your spirit, and reconnect with the parts of yourself that know how to play, create, express, and feel fully alive.

The Arc of the Day

Arrive - Connect - Soften - Restore - Nourish - Awaken - Create - Celebrate - Return

We’ll begin by stepping out of the busyness of everyday life and into an intentional space of presence.
Connect with yourself, your intentions, and the community gathering around you. Through tea, reflection, and ritual, we’ll begin weaving the threads that will hold our day together.
Through simple nervous system education, vagus nerve practices, mindfulness, movement, and experiential exercises, you’ll learn tools to help settle the body, quiet the noise, and reconnect with yourself.
A deeply restorative sound immersion weaving together crystal singing bowls, Erica’s 24-string Monolina drone instrument, chimes, percussion, and layers of live sound medicine, partnered with Savannah’s ethereal voice and intuitive vocal expression.
You’re invited to lie down, rest, receive, and allow the body to be nourished by vibration, melody, resonance, and sound.
Time to nourish the body, connect with others, spend time in nature, journal, or simply enjoy a quiet moment of spaciousness.
A guided music and movement activation woven with Savannah’s angelic voice, intuitive channeling, vocal looping, and live sound medicine.
Through sound, movement, breath, and embodied presence, participants will be invited to meet themselves exactly where they are with compassion and curiosity.
A playful and mindful creative exploration designed to reconnect with curiosity, intuition, self-expression, and the creative wisdom that lives within.
No artistic experience is necessary.
This is not about performance or creating a finished product.
It is about engaging with creativity as a pathway to presence, regulation, discovery, and joy.
A welcoming communal singing experience rooted in rhythm, repetition, harmony, and connection.
Together we’ll raise our voices, make music, celebrate community, and reconnect with the simple joy of shared expression.
We’ll close the day in gratitude, carrying forward the inspiration, connection, and aliveness cultivated throughout our time together.
We’ll close the day with reflection, gratitude, and integration, honoring what has shifted and what each person will carry forward as they return to their lives.