PROJECT WELLNESS
5TH ANNUAL RETREAT
Tickets are now LIVE!
A full-day experience bringing together the best in wellness—trusted experts, healing practices, and meaningful connections—all under one roof.
Come explore, discover, and nourish your mind, body, and soul.
Our 2022 Retreat
Next Annual Retreat Date:
Sunday October 4th
Hosted at
The Black Pearl in Washougal,Wa
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We Start Here!
Wellness made real.
Welcome to the 2026 Project Wellness 5th Annual Retreat!
You're personally invited to a deeply restorative day retreat overlooking the beautiful Columbia River.
Our annual retreat has become one of Clark County's most anticipated wellness events, with guests marking their calendars months in advance. Thanks to the incredible support of our community, we've proudly sold out four years in a row—and we're looking forward to another unforgettable experience this year.
Each year, we bring together trusted local wellness practitioners for a day filled with inspiring experiences, meaningful connection, delicious food, and a thoughtfully curated wellness marketplace featuring some of Clark County's favorite wellness businesses.
This Year's Theme: Finding Your Joy
This year, we're exploring what it truly means to rediscover joy.
Life gets busy. Between work, family, pets, and endless to-do lists, joy often gets pushed to the bottom of our priorities. Sometimes we become so caught up in taking care of everyone else that
we forget what truly lights us up.
That's why we've invited local experts to guide us through a day of movement, creativity, meditation, hypnosis, and interactive experiences designed to help you reconnect with the parts of yourself that feel most alive.
Whether your joy is found through laughter, art, movement, quiet reflection, or meaningful conversation, we hope you'll leave feeling inspired to carry more of it into your everyday life.
Our final lineup is nearly complete, so stay tuned as we reveal this year's wellness leaders, workshops, vendors, and retreat
Our 2024 Opening Yoga Movement Segment led by Chaney Compher
Christine Myers at our 2022 Retreat Leading: Meet Your Spirit Guides Meditation Segment
Sarah Stibbins at our 2024 Retreat Leading: Intro to Tapping Segment
Guests Emersed in Opening Yoga Movement
About Project Wellness
Curious about Reiki, breathwork, nutrition, journaling, acupuncture, or another wellness practice?
Project Wellness was created so you don't have to figure it all out alone.
We believe wellness shouldn't feel intimidating or exclusive. It should be approachable, welcoming, and rooted in community. Whether you're taking your very first step or looking to deepen your existing wellness journey, our goal is to help you discover trusted local practitioners, explore new modalities, and connect with people who genuinely care.
My name is Christine Myers, and I've had the privilege of leading Project Wellness since 2025.
Long before taking on this role, I was a Project Wellness presenter myself. Like many of our guests, I walked through the doors simply hoping to share something meaningful with my community. I never imagined it would become such a defining part of my own journey.
For more than a decade, I've explored Clark County's wellness community firsthand. I've searched for practitioners, experienced countless healing modalities, attended workshops, asked endless questions, and built relationships with the incredible professionals who make this community so special.
One thing became very clear:
Clark County is filled with extraordinary wellness providers.
The challenge isn't finding good people,it's knowing where to start.
That's exactly why Project Wellness exists.
Today, Project Wellness has grown far beyond an annual retreat. We're building opportunities for our community to connect year-round through our Wellness Market, Project Wellness Magazine, educational events, and partnerships that make local wellness more accessible than ever.
Each Fall, more than 120 guests gather for our signature retreat, a full day of workshops, wellness experiences, local vendors, meaningful conversations, and genuine connection. Every presenter and vendor is thoughtfully selected to create an experience that is educational, welcoming, and inspiring.
Born from our community's desire for connection after COVID, Project Wellness continues to grow because of the incredible people who believe wellness is something we build together.
Whether you join us for your first retreat, discover a new practitioner through our magazine, or stop by one of our community events, we hope Project Wellness becomes the place where your next chapter begins.
Welcome. We're so glad you're here.
What the research shows us-
Only 1 in 5 women have a regular movement practice.
Our Solution- Helping women find a movement practice that they love by bringing in fresh new movement segments into our wellness retreat.
45% of women report feeling persistently lonely
Our Solution- To create a safe space for guests to start having the real conversations that bring people together and build lifetime bonds.
42% of women and 32% of men report being burnt out
Our Solution- Introducing our guests to a wide variety of tools to manage work/life balance.
-We’re proud to be a catalyst for community growth and meaningful connection!
Excited for another wonderful event!
Welcoming the Retreat back to:
The Black Pearl on the Columbia
That's right! We are returning to the Black Pearl! A place for community and celebration in the heart of Washougal and we couldn't be more thrilled!
The Black Pearl on the Columbia is an open-concept industrial venue offering sweeping panoramic views of the Columbia River and Mt. Hood. With both indoor & outdoor space and large windows & accordion doors that create a connection to the surrounding landscape. We know from the past retreats, that this space has it all!
Our theme this year, "Finding Your Joy", because life and wellness always feel better when joy gets to play a role. Before we settle into the holiday season, we want you anchored in all the ways you find your joy!
Our goal? To bring you the very best of Clark County—nutrition, movement, mindfulness, connection, and sustainable living—in one inspiring place.
When you heal, we heal. When you thrive, we thrive.
Since 2022, we've:
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Sold out every retreat (130 tickets each year)
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Delivered full-day experiences with:
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Nourishing meals
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Curated Workshops
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Wellness vendors
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And our signature, over-the-top swag bags
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Supporting Local Business Growth:
Project Wellness connects wellness professionals with new clients, collaborators, and lasting opportunities.
Past partners have:
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Grown their businesses
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Formed ongoing partnerships
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Gained clarity and confidence in their mission
This Year We Expect Nothing Less!
We are adamant at continuing the growth of this event and our community. For our 2026 retreat we will hand select the most heart centered and educated leaders from our county to guide you through powerful breakthroughs. Come share the day with like-minded souls in movement, hands-on workshops, Mindfulness and Wellness vendors to visit for; mini sessions, treatments, special discount and samples! We're pulling in all our recourses to bring you the best of the best, when it comes to wellness. Tickets go live soon! Come back here for updates on Segment Leader, Swag and Vendors!
Thank You to our 2026 Sponsors!
We absolutely could not be successful without the support of our community! Each year we have the privilege of connecting with some amazing souls who help create this special day!
Nourishment Sponsor
Meet Chef Sarah
Struggling with her own health challenges—including high cholesterol and type 2 diabetes—Sarah discovered firsthand how healing food could be. As a professionally trained chef and Reiki practitioner, she now brings that same transformation to others through intentional, nutrient-rich meals. Her goal? To help people feel better in their bodies and experience joy in every bite. Whether it's weekly meal delivery or a luxurious dinner party, every dish is crafted with love and energetic intention.
Hydration Sponsor
Meet Marianne & Kat
We are a modern apothecary and teahouse located in downtown Vancouver, WA. Our mission is to create inclusive community spaces where queer, BIPOC, and other historically marginalized people can connect, heal, and thrive through joyful gatherings, wellness experiences, and resources that nourish the mind, heart, and spirit. We welcome people of all identities who are drawn to meaningful connection. Our shop features unique teas from all over the world, tea lattes, handcrafted herbal tisane blends, loose herbs, natural small batch skincare products made on-site by Gifts From the Earth, a rotating selection of art by local artists, and so much more.
The Agenda:
What to expect for your day?
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What To Bring:
Helping your day flow with ease.
2026 Project Wellness
Segment Leaders
Group Opening Movement
Shelby Loewen- Muni Muni Yoga + Wellness Studio Owner, E-RYT 500
Shelby is the founder of Muni Muni Yoga & Wellness in Vancouver, Washington, a community built on the belief that yoga belongs to everyone exactly as they are. Navigating life with anxiety and MCAS, she uses yoga both as a gentle tool for healing, and a driving force to build her inner fire. When she isn't running her studio or deepening her personal practice, Shelby hosts workshops and international retreats focused on connection, culture, and discovery.
Yoga For Joy: Start time 11:00am
Joy lives inside you, ready to grow whenever you pause and breathe. This session invites you to exist in the moment, move gently, and explore new, comfortable spaces within familiar yoga poses. Together, we will softly rekindle your inner fire to rediscover your light and find your joy.
For more information about Shelby:
Small Group Breakout Segment
Jami Bond-International Embodiment Coach & Transformational Facilitator
She believes self-love is an act of rebellion. As a coach, facilitator, and 20-year tattoo artist, she's spent her life reading what people's bodies say when their words are still being polite. She works with women who are exhausted from over-functioning, disconnected from their own desire, and quietly done abandoning themselves to keep everyone else comfortable — the ones who've heard it whispered somewhere beneath it all: There has to be more than this. Through body-led, transformational coaching, she doesn't hand out affirmations — she helps women unearth what's actually true underneath the performance, and stay rooted there.
Inner Child Journey: Start time 1:00pm & 2:00pm
There's a part of you still waiting — small, curious, unhurried — who remembers how to create without needing it to be good, useful, or seen. This guided journey brings you face to face with her, sitting close enough to watch what she makes and why. Through embodied visualization and creative expression, you'll learn how to access that original magic: the untamed spark she never stopped carrying, even after the world taught you to shrink it. You'll spend real time with her — asking, listening, creating side by side — beginning or deepening the relationship. You'll leave with more than an experience: a foundational inner knowing, rooted in your own body, that you can return to again and again — for inspiration, for rest, for remembering who you've always been underneath who you learned to become.
For more information about Jami:
Small Group Breakout Segment
Alina Nikishina-Licensed Hypnotist + Transformational Coach
Alina is a Transformational Coach and Licensed Hypnotist specializing in Core Transformation and Integrative Hypnosis. She gently helps people work through limiting beliefs, mind chatter, recurring emotions and outdated patterns at their root.
Hypnosis For Joy: Start time 1:00pm & 2:00pm
What if you could cultivate more joy from the inside out—without needing your external circumstances to change first?
Together, we’ll explore what hypnosis actually is (and bust a few myths along the way!), learn simple tools for shifting stress and changing our internal state, and experience a quick self-hypnosis practice that can be used long after the retreat ends.
For more information about Alina:
Choose Your Joy
Stephanie Grandits- Owner Rise Fitness Studio + Former D1 athlete,
Stephanie has been in the fitness industry for over 18 years. Fitness has been a huge part of her life, and she absolutely loves to bring fun to movement! Life is too short for boring workouts! Check out her upbeat classes at Rise Fitness in Camas, WA.
High Vibe Sweat Sesh: Start time 3:00pm
A zero equipment, full body, rhythm-based workout that has been shown to improve overall endurance, stamina, strength, and cardiovascular health. Think old school aerobics made modern with a side of air guitar!
For more information about Stephanie:
Choose Your Joy
Devorah Hake Brinckerhoff - Intuitive Artist +
Soul Guide
Devorah Hake Brinckerhoff is an intuitive artist and Creative Transformational Guide with a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design and over 30 years of professional experience. Her work explores creativity as a direct line to self-knowledge, intuition, and personal power. She leads workshops, retreats, and individual sessions that help people reconnect with themselves through creative practice.
Self-Expression through Intuitive Art: Start time 3:00pm
In this workshop, intuitive artist Devorah Hake Brinckerhoff guides you through a neuro-graphic drawing practice that uses intentional mark-making to access what words can't always reach. Through a series of simple, powerful lines: a lifeline, an emotion, the shape of that emotion, and a power line, you'll move from your head into your body, from managing into feeling, from stuck into flow, all while making a beautiful piece of artwork!
This is creativity as a tool for self-connection, nervous system regulation, and personal clarity. What you make is a direct representation to your unique wisdom that lives inside - from your higher self to your human self.
All materials provided. All levels welcome. No experience necessary - we're tapping into the innate creativity you were born with.
For more information about Devorah:
Group Closing Sound Bath
Anna Axlund-Conscious Co-Creatress
My passion for holistic healing began with my own journey. Over more than a decade, I uncovered my soul gifts and life purpose, learning to trust my inner guidance, and my ability to work with healing frequencies.
My mission is to help others reconnect with their innate power to heal and to create a life of joy, purpose, and abundance.
I offer a range of modalities including intuitive coaching, sound therapy and mentorship in energy medicine.
Nervous System Reset Healing Sound Bath: Start Time 4:00pm
Step into a sanctuary of sound and stillness, where vibration becomes medicine for the body and soul!
Surrounded by the gentle resonance of Tibetan and crystal singing bowls, moon gong, energy chimes, and other sacred instruments, you’ll be guided into a state of deep relaxation and inner peace.
For more information about Anna:
Market Hours: 10am to 6pm
Plenty of time for shopping, mini treatments, Q&A's, samples and more!
2026 Vendor Line-up-
Working With the Best Wellness Providers in Clark County!
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Reclaiming with Juliana
2025 Project Wellness Retreat
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