✨ Ready to Reset Your Body, Rewire Your Mind & Reconnect with Your Soul?
🌿 The Sober Curious Retreat with Dr. Harte
A 4-Day Journey of Movement, Healing, and Emotional Sobriety in the Breathtaking Landscape of St. George, Utah
Step into the Sober Curious Retreat with me, Dr. Harte—speaker, author and transformation coach with 16 years sober. This immersive journey is where science meets the soul, blending the rigor of academic insight with the wisdom of lived experience.
Throughout our time together, I will guide you in strength training, yoga, and dance through the lens of injury prevention.
At the same time, we’ll explore emotional sobriety in depth, using a modern, trauma-informed interpretation of the 12 steps as the foundation for real change.
This is your chance to experience true transformation—grounded in both evidence and empathy—while building a solid framework for lifelong growth.
In the breathtaking landscape of St. George, you’ll reconnect with nature, reset your nervous system, and discover your true potential through a powerful blend of compassion and responsibility. Guided by years of personal and professional experience, you’ll leave with a complete blueprint for building a pain-free body and a purpose-driven life.
This is more than a retreat—it’s a transformative journey. Connect with others who are ready to elevate their consciousness, embrace emotional sobriety, and live with meaning and purpose. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to step into your next chapter with clarity, strength, and community.
4-Day, 3-Night Retreat Itinerary: Movement & Modern 12 Steps
Overview:
This retreat blends strength training, yoga, and dance with a trauma-informed, modern approach to the 12 Steps of Recovery. Each day features a mix of movement modalities, structured meals, step work, and opportunities for connection and free time.
Day 1: Foundations & Opening (Steps 1, 2, 3)
7:30–8:30am
Breakfast
9:00–11:00am
Movement Session:
- 45 min: The Anatomy of Yoga (grounding, breathwork, body awareness)
- 45 min: Dance
- 15 min: Stretch
- 15 min: Meditation
11:30am–2:30pm
Lunch & Free Play
- Options: Nature walk, journaling, art, rest
3:00–5:00pm
Step Work: Steps 1, 2, & 3
1. Acknowledge Powerlessness and Unmanageability
Admit that addictive behaviors have become unmanageable, while recognizing that trauma and adverse experiences may have contributed to this type of coping. This is done with self-compassion, not shame.
2. Seek Empowerment from Self
Come to believe that healing and empowerment are possible, whether through community, connection to Self, or a power greater than oneself, and that support can help restore us to a sense of safety and well-being.
3. Let Go of Control with Safety
Decide to release attempts to control everything and instead ask, “What would support my healing today?” This may involve a Higher Power, community, or personal values, always at a pace that feels emotionally safe.
7:00–8:30pm
Group Dinner & Connection
- Sharing circle: Intentions & hopes
Day 2: Deepening Awareness (Steps 4, 5, 6)
7:30–8:30am
Breakfast
9:00–11:00am
Movement Session:
- 45 min: Nervous System Activation
- 45 min: Power Yoga
- 30 min: Stretch Sesh
11:30am–2:30pm
Lunch & Free Play
- Options: Swimming, creative writing, meditation
3:00–5:00pm
Step Work: Steps 4, 5, & 6
4. Gentle Self-Inventory
Make a compassionate and honest inventory of behaviors and patterns that have caused harm, proceeding at a pace that feels emotionally safe and supportive.
5. Safe Sharing
Share your inventory with a trusted person or support system, focusing on safety and emotional readiness, rather than forced disclosure.
6. Readiness for Change
Become willing to release behaviors and patterns that no longer serve you, inviting guidance from within, from trusted others, or a Higher Power
7:00–8:30pm
Group Dinner & Connection
- Evening reflection: Glimmers vs. Triggers
Day 3: Repair & Release (Steps 7, 8, 9)
7:30–8:30am
Breakfast
9:00–11:00am
Movement Session:
- 45 min: Strength Training (resilience, overcoming obstacles)
- 45 min: Dance (letting go, integration)
- 15 min: Stretch Sesh
- 15 min: Meditation
11:30am–2:30pm
Lunch & Free Play
Options: Group games, solo time, nature art
3:00–5:00pm
Step Work: Steps 7, 8, & 9
7. Embrace Imperfection
Ask for help in accepting your human imperfections and in cultivating self-compassion as you grow and heal.
8. Willingness to Make Amends
Make a list of those you may have harmed, especially yourself, and become willing to make amends, recognizing when it is safe and appropriate to do so.
9. Safe Amends
Make direct amends wherever possible, except when it would cause harm to yourself or others. Prioritize emotional safety and boundaries.
7:00–8:30pm
Group Dinner & Connection
- Open mic: Sharing stories, music, or poetry
Day 4: Integration & Moving Forward (Steps 10, 11, 12)
7:30–8:30am
Breakfast
9:00–11:00am
Closing Circle/ Step Work: Steps 10, 11, & 12
Continue to take personal inventory, taking responsibility for mistakes and promptly make amends while practicing compassionate inquiry.
11. Mindful Connection
Seek to deepen conscious contact with your chosen source of support (Higher Power, inner wisdom, community) through mindfulness, meditation, or prayer, asking for guidance and empowerment for the day.
12. Share and Support
Having experienced healing, carry this message to others and practice these principles in all areas of life, always honoring the need for safety, boundaries, and inclusivity
👉 Join the Retreat – Transform Your Body, Mind, and Spirit
Double Occupancy
$2,500
Standard room shared occupancy (two double beds)
Payment plans Available:
3 payments of 840 or 2 payments of $1,255
Single occupancy
$3,500
Standard room single occupancy: (one king bed)
Payment plans Available:
3 payments of $1170 or 2 payments of $1760
Email: [email protected]
Site: www.drsamanthaharte.com
