You’re on a snowmobile, riding across a frozen landscape. The sky is winter-clear. Your breath meets pine. And for the first time in months…your mind isn’t spinning. Later, you’ll soak in a steaming backcountry hot spring, surrounded by snowdrifts and silence, while your nervous system does something it hasn’t in years: Rest.
PICTURE THIS:
You're not just tired. You're fried.
How does this sound?
Snowmobile ride into Idaho’s winter backcountry from Mountain Meadow Adventures (helmet, goggle, jacket, pants, boots included)
Natural hot spring soak surrounded by snowy forest at Burgdorf hot Springs
Snoweshoe and Somatic workshop in Ponderosa State Park
Chef-prepared meals: nourishing, warm, anti-inflammatory centered around whole-body health
Workshops include archetype insights, leadership mindset, breathwork, and practical nervous system tools.
You won't find jam-packed schedules or get lost in the crowd. Our retreats follow a simple rhythm designed to restore your nervous system, not flood it.
Here is what this retreat will look like:
Backcountry + Hot Springs Reset
You’ll snowmobile into the Idaho backcountry, a frozen wilderness where the noise stops and breath returns. After lunch by the wood burning stove, you’ll soak in natural hot springs surrounded by snow, letting your body soften into the contrast. This is not adrenaline, it’s awakening. The survival patterns that ruled your week don’t follow you out here.
Arrival + Unbracing
The moment we depart for McCall, the descent begins, from overstimulation to stillness. After a scenic drive, you’ll arrive at the lodge, settle into quiet space, and join a gentle welcome session where we name what’s been held…and what’s ready to be released. You’ll be invited to set a personal intention for what you want to experience, reclaim, or remember over the next three days. No pressure. Just permission.
Identity, Embodiment + Integration
You’ll begin the morning with a walking workshop inside the quiet winter trails of Ponderosa State Park, a snowshoe trek designed to help you reconnect with your sense of self. We’ll weave in somatic movement and nervous system cues as you move, so your body becomes part of the conversation instead of something you push through. You’ll return to the lodge for a warm lunch and a hot tea by the fire, followed by a workshop on self-worth, internal safety, and what it actually takes to stop outsourcing your value to performance, productivity, or other people’s needs. From there, you’ll drop into a full-body integration session: a trauma-informed breathwork journey that helps your nervous system process everything it’s been carrying and everything it’s finally ready to release.
The final morning is simple and structured. You’ll receive a personalized Ritual of Return™ your 72-hour reentry plan built around your archetype and energy. You’ll leave with tools to keep this reset alive after the retreat, and a body that remembers what regulation actually feels like.
This isn’t restriction, it’s regulation. Nourishment you can feel, prepared by our private chef.
Return + Release
introducing...
After 20+ years leading in combat zones, disaster relief, corporate boardrooms, and nonprofit leadership, I know what it’s like to hold it all until your body says “no more.” An Army veteran, military spouse, and stepmom, I created True North Resilience after my own collapse from survival-mode leadership. This work is rooted in evidence-based science, lived leadership, and the Six Pillars of Resilience I now teach. As a certified NEUROFIT practitioner, my role isn’t to fix you, it’s to walk beside you as you unbrace, regulate, and rise.
FOUNDER
Combat-tested leader. Nervous system strategist. Woman who’s lived it.
hI, I'm kELSEY hIRE
Meet the Team
My background as a Registered Nurse adds another layer of care to the way I hold space, blending knowledge of the body with deep respect for the heart.
Grounded presence. Trauma-informed space-holder. Deep breath in human form.
My work is rooted in the belief that healing begins the moment we pause, breathe, and listen within. I discovered breathwork in a season of deep grief and physical pain, when life felt heavy and uncertain, and it became a way to return home to myself - one breath at a time.
As a certified Conscious Connected Breathwork Facilitator and SUP Yoga Teacher, my experience guiding groups, retreats, and nature-based practices is where my heart lies. Whether leading a breathwork journey on land, floating on the water, or gathering in circle, my intention is always the same - to meet you exactly where you are and walk beside you as you reconnect with your body’s wisdom.
hey, I'm Courtney Beam
Breathwork Facilitator and Co-host
$1,999
or 4 payments of $500
Bunkroom
No private bathroom
bottom bunk of bunk bed
share room with up to 7 people
If you need or are seeking counseling or therapy, these retreats are not for that. While these retreats are designed with trauma informed principles and safety at the center, we are not therapists. Participation is always opt-in. No one will be pressured to share, be touched, or perform healing. We respect your story, your privacy, and your boundaries.
Retreat Policies, Safety, and Cancellation
All participants are required to sign a general liability waiver prior to attending. This includes acknowledgement of physical, emotional, or environmental risks associated with adventure-based activities, as well as participation in somatic or nervous system practices. By registering, you agree to complete the required waiver and understand that participation is voluntary and undertaken at your own risk.
Cancellations made 30 days before the retreat start date will incur a 33% cancellation fee based on the total registration cost. After that point, no refunds can be issued due to pre-paid expenses and commitments made on your behalf. If you're unable to attend, you may transfer your registration to another approved guest with permission from the retreat hosts. We strongly encourage travel insurance to help protect your plans and investment.
While we are committed to delivering an extraordinary experience, certain circumstances beyond our control, such as severe weather, natural disasters (including wildfires), public health emergencies, or conditions that make specific activities unsafe or impossible, may require changes to the itinerary, delay, or cancellation.
Guests will be offered the choice to transfer their payment to a future retreat date or receive a partial refund, minus any non-recoverable costs already incurred.
If a specific activity is cancelled but the retreat itself proceeds, no refunds will be issued for individual experience changes. Every effort will be made to book a suitable replacement activity.