Mend the Thread Women’s Retreat
   Apr 30 – May 3, 2026
MEND THE THREAD RETREAT WITH ALI WILKS
A Sacred Women’s Weekend
to Heal the Motherline,
Reclaim Your Voice,
and Rise Rooted
With the support of sacred sisterhood, elemental ritual, somatic healing practices, and a gentle heart-opening journey, you’ll be guided into the emotional terrain you’ve been taught to avoid.
And you’ll be held, nurtured, and witnessed through every step.
Dates: April 30 – May 3, 2026
Location: Bear Paw Ranch, near Drayton Valley, Alberta
You were never meant to carry it all…
The silence.
The shame.
The sadness you tucked away just to keep the peace.
The rage you buried to feel safe.
But your body remembers.
Your bones remember.
And now… it’s time to return.
This women’s healing retreat is a sacred descent into the heart of your childhood experiences,
a weekend journey into the places you’ve long exiled.
We gather not to blame, but to break the pattern.
To witness, feel, and release what was never yours to carry.
To hold the unmet child inside, and rise as the woman she always needed.
Mend The Thread
What This Retreat Is
This women’s healing retreat is a sacred descent into the heart of your childhood experiences, a weekend journey into the places you’ve long exiled.
This isn’t just a retreat.
It’s a return to yourself.
A rite of passage.
A reclamation.
We begin with the motherline — not because the father is forgotten — but because it’s through the womb, the first imprint, the first holding (or lack of it) that so much of our relational patterning begins.
And often, where there’s a mother wound,
there’s also a father wound waiting beneath.
Your Healing Journey — Day By Day
DAY 1
Arrival & Sacred Descent
We begin Thursday with:
- Grounding ceremony to settle into sacred space
- Salt bowl & altar ritual for intention setting
- Heart-opening tea ceremony (medicine experience)—a gentle empathogen to soften protective walls and invite emotional openness
- Guided inner journey to connect with your unmet needs and ancestral field
What this means:
This is the sacred mirror. The place where you remember the truth beneath the story. The medicine (if you choose it) creates a compassionate container for your heart to open without fear—so you can finally feel what’s been waiting.
Day 2
Deep Reckoning
How we spend Friday together:
- Morning integration circle (sharing insights from the journey)
Kundalini yoga, breathwork & journaling - Cacao ceremony and sound bath
- Letter-writing to the mother (birth mother, inner mother, ancestral mother)
- Forest bathing for grounding and embodiment
 What this means:
This is where you feel it all. The cost of silence. The beauty of your unspoken truth. The unburdening. You’ll be held as you give voice to what’s been locked away — without shame, without judgment.
DAY 3
Trust, Truth, & Tenderness
What Saturday will bring:
- Morning Kundalini flow to call your power home
- Space for the body to soften—grief and anger are met with care, not force
- Ritual of Sacred Grief & Fire Releasing
- Sacred Sister Circle—the most powerful part, according to past participants
What this means:
This is the sacred unraveling. Here, you’re not alone. You’re witnessed by women who understand. You release what’s been carried for too long. You speak your truth. You are seen.
Day 4
Rebirth & Return
The completion on Sunday consists of:
- Morning Kundalini flow to ground your power
- Rewiring, reweaving, and rewriting the motherline thread
- Future-Self Activation: Who will you BE when you return to your daily life?
- Closing circle, Ritual of Reclamation, and Celebration
What this means:
You are the healed future ancestor for your lineage. You leave this circle rooted in your wholeness—ready to live as the liberated woman your lineage has been waiting for.
This Retreat Is For You If…
- You’ve done the therapy—but your body still holds the ache (and the anger)
- You’ve felt the grief but don’t know how to complete it
- You long to be held in sacred space by women who get it
- You want to feel your truth again—in your voice, your body, your bones
- You’re ready to end the cycle for yourself and the generations to come
- You’re curious about deeper healing work—breathwork, somatic practices, or even sacred medicine
What Makes This Women’s Healing Retreat Different
This isn’t a surface-level self-care weekend.
It’s alchemical, ancestral, and soul-deep.
You’ll be held through a spiraling journey of emotional release, motherline healing, and (if you choose) a supported medicine experience—all facilitated with reverence, clinical integrity, and trauma-informed care.
About the Medicine Journey
The heart-opening tea ceremony uses MDMA (an empathogen) as a sacred tool to:
- Soften the protective walls around your heart
- Create emotional openness and self-compassion
- Allow you to access stored grief, anger, and tenderness without fear
- Facilitate deep connection with yourself and the sisterhood
- This is not recreational. This is sacred.
It’s an intentional, supported process held with clinical integrity and deep reverence for your healing journey.
How it’s held:
- Detailed medical screening before the retreat
- Personal intake consultation with Ali
- Trauma-informed support throughout the journey
- Integration support during and after the retreat
Optional participation—you can experience profound healing without the medicine
Ali is a certified psychedelic guide trained through the Cory & Jay Fiset Foundations Program and follows MAPS Code of Ethics in all medicine work.
Your consent is sacred. Your safety is sacred. Your agency is sacred.
(Medicine consent framework inspired by Mia Cosco)
Meet Your Guide – Ali Wilks
Ali Wilks is The Sacred Rose Guide—a mother wound healer with over 25 years of experience in generational healing, somatic practices, and trauma-informed care.
She holds an MSc in Family Studies and is a certified psychedelic guide trained through the Cory & Jay Fiset Foundations Program.
Ali has walked this path herself—healing mother and father wounds while raising two daughters. She knows the cost of silence, the power of sacred grief, and the liberation that comes from breaking generational cycles.
She holds this work with reverence, integrity, and deep love for the women who are called to heal.
$1125
Camping
Bring your own tent.
Shared bathhouse.
Deep connection with nature.
$1375
Shared Room
Cozy shared accommodations with another sister.
Private bathroom access.
$1575
Private Room
Your own private retreat space.
Full privacy.
What’s Included In Your Retreat
All accommodations include:
- All sessions Thursday evening through Sunday afternoon
- MDMA medicine ceremony (with medical screening & integration support)
- All meals: Catered breakfast, lunch, dinner (Fri/Sat) + Sunday brunch
- Snacks throughout the weekend
- All ritual materials and ceremony supplies
- Integration workbook and guided journal prompts
- Pre-retreat preparation call with Ali
- Post-retreat integration support call
Payment Plans Available upon Request. Deposit accepted now — Full payment due April 15, 2026
E-transfer: ali@sacredroseguide.com
What Women are Saying
Preparing for your Journey
Before you arrive, you’ll receive:
- A pre-retreat preparation call with Ali
- A detailed packing list and preparation guide
- Access to a private Facebook group to connect with other attendees
- Medical intake and screening to ensure your safety and readiness
You’ll never walk this path alone.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the medicine experience required?
No. The MDMA tea ceremony is completely optional. You can participate fully in the entire retreat without the medicine—and still experience profound healing.
Is this retreat safe?
Yes. Ali is a certified psychedelic guide with extensive trauma-informed training. All participants receive medical screening, detailed intake, and 24/7 support throughout the weekend.
What if I've never done plant medicine or psychedelics before?
That’s completely okay. Many first-timers attend. Ali will guide you through every step with care, education, and reverence. You’ll never be alone or unsupported.
What if I have complex trauma or PTSD?
Ali specializes in trauma work, and the retreat is designed with trauma-informed practices. However, certain medical or psychiatric conditions may not be compatible with MDMA. Ali will review your medical history during intake to ensure your safety.
Can I come if I don't have a mother wound?
Absolutely. This retreat is for anyone healing generational patterns—mother wounds, father wounds, ancestral trauma, or simply feeling called to deeper healing and sisterhood.
What should I bring?
A detailed packing list will be provided upon registration. Essentials: comfortable clothing, journal, water bottle, and an open heart.
What's the refund policy?
Deposits are non-refundable but transferable to a future retreat (within 12 months). Full refunds available up to 30 days before the retreat. Contact Ali for special circumstances.
Where is the retreat located?
The retreat takes place at a private, sacred location at Bearpaw Ranch, just outside of Drayton Valley (about 1.5 hour drive from Edmonton, Alberta). Full address and directions will be provided upon registration.
You don’t have to carry it all alone!
You were never meant to carry it all.
You were meant to remember.
To release.
To rise.
IF YOU FEEL THE CALL…
Follow it.
This work doesn’t rush. It doesn’t push. It calls.
Gently. Unmistakably.
If something in you is stirring—let it.
That stirring is the beginning.
Mend the Thread
RESERVE YOUR SACRED SPACE
Only 12 spots available for this intimate women’s healing retreat.
This is the Path Back to Yourself
This is the circle that holds you.
This is the beginning of your liberation.
Dates: April 30 – May 3, 2026
Location: Bear Paw Ranch, near Drayton Valley, Albert
