Inner Child Healing Retreat
April 17–19
Heartwork House KCMO
A weekend of play, creative expression, inner trust and gentle release.
An Invitation
Chris and I invite you to the Inner Child Retreat!
This retreat is an invitation to slow down, soften, and reconnect with parts of yourself that learned to adapt, perform, or stay small– and are now ready to be met with care.
The Inner Child Healing Retreat is a trauma-aware, and joyous gathering focused on inner child connection, somatic release, creativity, and surrender (Ishvara Pranidhana). Rather than forcing healing or catharsis, this weekend honors your own timing, your own capacity, and your body’s wisdom.
Nothing needs to be proven or performed here.
You’re welcome to participate in ways that feel supportive for you.
This weekend meets you where you are.
Our own exploration
Over the past year, both Chris and I have felt a strong pull toward inner child healing in our own lives and practices. It’s work that asks us to slow down, soften, and reconnect with the parts of ourselves that still long for play, safety, creativity, and care.
April has always felt like a natural time for release and renewal, and this year I found myself planning a personal ritual to honor that transition. As we began talking about it together, the idea slowly grew into something larger.
What if we created a weekend where others could explore this work alongside us?
Together, we’ve designed a retreat that blends movement, creativity, reflection, and ritual into a space that feels supportive, playful, and accessible. Our hope is to offer a weekend where healing can unfold gently, surrounded by community.
Who This Retreat Is For
This retreat may be especially supportive if you:
Feel disconnected from joy, play, or creativity
Notice old patterns that no longer fit, but feel hard to release
Want to explore inner child healing without pressure or re-traumatization
Are craving community, ritual, and meaningful connection
Long to soften control and practice trust in yourself and something greater
No prior yoga, art, inner child or spiritual experience is required.
Themes We’ll Be Working With
Inner Child Healing & Play
Ishvara Pranidhana– surrender, trust, & softening
Kapha Balance – releasing heaviness and encouraging flow
Somatic Release – listening to the body rather than forcing change
Creative Expression – art as exploration, not performance
What the Weekend Includes
Tarot & Tea Time. A gentle opening circle to arrive, ground, and orient to the weekend. Bring your own oracle deck & your intentions for the weekend. You’ll be invited to place a sacred object representing your inner child on the altar.
Yin + Flow Yoga (with Tavia). These 30 minute offerings are slow, supportive movement practices focused on nervous system regulation, tapping into your inner wisdom, and embodied presence.
Connect With Your Inner Child Workshop (with Chris). A guided exploration to gently meet younger parts of yourself with curiosity & compassion.
Inner Child Exploration Through Art (with Chris). An evening of playful, intuitive art-making where your inner child gets to lead– no art experience needed.
Release Jar Ritual (with Tavia). A weekend-long ritual process culminating in a collective ceremony to release what you’re ready to set down. This ritual weaves somatic movement, intention, and surrender– honoring that release happens in layers, not all at once.
Each participant will receive a physical jar at the beginning of the weekend. Over the course of our time together, you’ll be invited to place words, symbols, drawings, or reflections into the jar as different layers reveal themselves.
Rather than forcing release, this ritual is rooted in Ishvara Pranidhana – surrender and trust. On Sunday, we’ll gather for a somatic, embodied ritual to release what feels ready, honoring that not everything must go at once.Spacious Breaks & Optional Community Meals. Long lunch breaks and optional potlucks to support rest, integration, and choice. There will be opportunities during lunch breaks to receive products/services from fellow participants or practitioners wanting to share their healing gifts.
Weekend Schedule Overview
Friday, April 17
6–9 PM | Tarot & Tea Time
Saturday, April 18
9–10 AM | (Optional) BYO or Potluck Breakfast
10:30–11 AM | Yoga Session (with Tavia)
11 AM–1 PM | Inner Child Workshop (with Chris)
1–6 PM | Lunch Break
6–9 PM | Inner Child Exploration Through Art (with Chris)
Sunday, April 19
9–10 AM | (Optional) BYO or Potluck Breakfast
10:30–11 AM | Yoga Session (with Tavia)
11 AM–2 PM | Release Jar Ritual (with Tavia)
2–5 PM | Lunch Break, Tear Down, Departure
A more detailed schedule and preparation emails will be sent closer to the date.
**A Note About Lodging**
This retreat is designed as a daytime gathering space, and overnight accommodations are not included.
If you’re local to the Kansas City area, you’re welcome to return home at the end of each day or step out whenever you need rest or personal space. We want participants to feel free to move through the weekend in a way that feels supportive for them.
The Heartwork House will serve as our shared retreat space for workshops, practices, and connection throughout the weekend, but participants will not be staying overnight at the house.
Pricing Options
Full Weekend Retreat: $144
Saturday-Only Experience: $55
Community-Supported Rates: Limited availability*
*Community-Supported rates are available to help keep this retreat accessible.
These spots are open to:
Folks experiencing financial need
Those offering care, services, food, or supplies during lunch breaks
Anyone who feels called to ask for support
You do not need to provide anything in order to receive a supported rate.
Offering services, food, or supplies is optional and never expected.
Community-Supported rates are offered at $111 for the full weekend and $33 for Saturday only.
Closing Invitation
This weekend is something Chris and I have both felt genuinely excited to create.
We wanted to offer a retreat that feels approachable, creative, and deeply human — a space where people can explore healing without pressure or expectation.
Whether you come feeling curious, tender, playful, or simply in need of a reset, our hope is that this weekend offers space to reconnect with yourself and the parts of you that still deserve care.
We are truly looking forward to sharing this experience and holding this space together in community.
Join the Inner Child Healing Retreat
If you have questions, feel free to reach out directly: tavia@lionalchemy.com
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