Wilder Stories: An Oregon Forest Retreat
August 6-8, 2026
Starting at $1395About Wilder Stories Retreat
A gentle pause from the pace of everyday life. This retreat is designed to help you slow down, reconnect, and return to yourself—through guided experiences, restorative space, and time to simply be.
We blend guided moments, open exploration, and space to reflect—so the experience feels both focused and fluid.
❋ Intentional StructureConnection is a core part of the process. You’ll learn just as much from the group as from the content itself.
❋ Collaborative EnergyLed by experienced guides who know how to hold space, encourage participation, and keep things moving with purpose.
❋ Expert Facilitation❋ A Supportive SpaceOur events prioritize comfort, safety, and respect—so you can show up as you are and fully engage in the process.
A Kismet Kind of Story
Kimmy and Mel found each other the way most good things happen — not by planning, but by following a pull.
It was the pandemic. Kimmy was in Florida, manifesting a move to Portland. When she joined the Institute for Integrative Nutrition’s online program and was asked to list her location, she wrote: Portland. She hadn’t moved yet. But she was going to.
Mel was already there. Something clicked. Kimmy reached out first — Mel had been about to do the same. That first Zoom call felt like reuniting with someone you’d somehow already known.
Eventually they both landed in Southwest Portland, showed up to each other’s classes, and — inevitably — started creating together. Their first retreat as a team was last year at Liminalia. Kimmy’s movement and embodiment work alongside Mel’s gifted cooking and facilitation creates something rare: held, warm, and nourishing in the truest sense.
Kismet got them here. Community keeps them going.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
✨ 3 nights lodging
✨ All meals by personal chef Melanie Meherin
✨ Yoga & movement classes
✨ Workshops & creative expression
✨ Breathwork & meditation
✨ Sound bath
✨ Special guest instructors
✨ Sacred ritual & creative play
✨ …and so much more
Reconnect with your body and mind as you escape the noise of everyday life.
INVESTMENT
$1,395
$350 non-refundable deposit secures your spot
Private cabin upgrade: +$150 (brings total to $1,545)
*Payment plans available
PAYMENT METHODS:
Venmo: @kimmysaracino
Zelle: kimmysaracino@gmail.com
PayPal (send friends & family to avoid fees): kimmysaracino@gmail.com
Sample Schedule
Day OneArrive & Meet
As everyone arrives, we take time to settle in, get comfortable, and begin connecting with those around us. The journey starts here.
Check-In9:00 – 9:30am
Group Activity11:00am
Lunch Break12:30pm
Creative Workshop2:00pm
Dinner6:30pm
Day TwoSet Intentions & Reflect
Together, we pause to consider our goals, hopes, and direction. This is about aligning with ourselves and with the journey ahead. This is a chance to reconnect with what brought you here—your questions, your hopes, your turning points—and consider how they’ve shifted or deepened.
Check-In9:00 – 9:30am
Group Activity11:00am
Lunch Break12:30pm
Creative Workshop2:00pm
Dinner6:30pm
Day ThreeLook Forward & Wrap Up
We explore the possibilities beyond this moment, making space for growth, action, and forward momentum. As we end our time together, we honor the experience, the growth, and the connections made along the way.
Check-In9:00 – 9:30am
Group Activity11:00am
Lunch Break12:30pm
Creative Workshop2:00pm
Dinner6:30pm
About Your Guides
Meet Kimmy
Kimmy Saracino has been teaching yoga and leading movement for 13+ years — and if you've ever found yourself in her Tuesday class at Seeking Space Yoga, you already know her style: grounded, real, a little wild, and deeply felt.
Her work blends yoga, somatics, breathwork, and storytelling — not as a formula, but as an invitation to actually land in your body and stay there for a while.
As co-founder of Synergy Escapes, she has led international wellness retreats across Bali, Costa Rica, Tulum, and Nicaragua — creating immersive experiences that take people somewhere new, inside and out. Wilder Stories brings that same energy closer to home: four days in the old-growth forest at Liminalia, rooted in the Pacific Northwest landscape that started it all.
This retreat was born from a real community — the people who keep showing up, going deeper, and asking for more. This is the more.