It’s time to define your magic and create momentum toward living your most vibrant life.

Welcome to ACTIVATE 2025, a retreat for soulful adventurers and passionate dreamers looking for momentum in work and life, hosted by Jenni Gritters and Emily Tighe.

If you have big goals and exciting plans, but you’re feeling stuck on the execution…

If you want to meet like-minded, adventurous humans who understand following non-traditional paths for the sake of joy…

If you want to challenge yourself, strengthen your body and have more-than-surface-level conversations…

This one’s for you!

ACTIVATE is an summer camp-style retreat (for adults!) hosted in Sunriver, Oregon at a gorgeous mansion in the woods from June 4-8, 2025

What’s included:

Four nights, five days of lodging in Sunriver, Oregon

Nourishing, locally sourced breakfast, brunch, dinner and snacks prepared by a private chef

Two yoga classes

One deep-dive career planning session, to map out your desired impact and growth

One deep-dive life design session, to get clear on your values and priorities

Hot seat coaching for each member of the group

A welcome ceremony and closing ceremony

A guided paddle board adventure down the Deschutes River

Evening stargazing at a local observatory

One group bike ride to visit a nearby lava flow

A gorgeous mountain hike in the Central Cascades

An evening crafting session by the fire pit

Transport to and from the Redmond-Bend Airport (details below)

Lots of time for wandering under the starry skies, soaking in the hot tub, meeting new friends and breathing in the silence of the mountains

Our schedule:

  • Arrive at the airport for a coordinated shuttle. Shuttle pick up will be at 3:30 pm PST. Anyone arriving outside that time will want to make arrangements for a personal shuttle with Bend Ride Co.

    Sunriver, Oregon approximately 35 minutes from the Redmond airport (RDM), which connects to main hubs like SFO, DEN and SLC.

    4 pm: Arrive at the Elevated Mountain Home

    5 pm: Welcome Ceremony

    6-8 pm: Welcome dinner & socializing

  • 7:30 am: Light breakfast

    8-9 am: Power vinyasa yoga

    9:30 am: Brunch

    10-noon: Your ideal life & career session

    Noon-1 pm: Light lunch

    2-5 pm: Group bike ride to explore lava flows; rest time

    6 pm: Dinner

    Evening: Breathwork & meditation

  • 8-9 am: Breakfast

    Mid day: Small group hot seat coaching & a paddle boarding adventure

    Afternoon: Hot-cold therapy with breathwork; rest time

    6 pm: Dinner

    7 pm: Stargazing

  • 8 am: Breakfast

    Mid day: Small group hot seat coaching, group hike in the mountains

    Afternoon: Rest time; walk into town

    6 pm: Dinner

    7 pm: Crafting

    8 pm: Restorative yoga

  • 8 am: Breakfast

    8:45 am: Closing ceremony & send off

    One shuttle back to the airport will leave at 10:15 am PST. If you prefer to leave before that, you may book privately with the Bend Ride Co. All guests must be off the premises by 11 am!

  • "Jenni & Emily's retreat returned to me to myself in the best way. In community, I really experienced the concept of "social healing" that my therapist has been nudging me toward — being held, witnessed, and loved."

    — Brittany Wilmes

  • "This retreat experience will be meaningful to me for a long time. Along with getting priceless feedback from a room of powerful, brilliant humans, I also was able to take some time in the beauty of Oregon to reset my soul."

    — Alison Bowen

More information:

  • You are responsible for booking and paying for your flight outside of the total price of the retreat.

    You may fly into either RDM (the small Bend-Redmond airport) or PDX (the airport in Portland, Oregon.

    If you fly into the RDM airport, please aim to arrive before 3:30 pm PST. We will have a shuttle coordinated to bring you to our house in the woods. (If you want to book a shuttle outside this time, you may do so via Bend Ride Co. Note that the house does not open for occupancy until 4 pm PST!)

    On the final day of the retreat, a shuttle will leave the retreat house at 10:15 am PST to bring you to the airport. The airport is 35 minutes from the house. Again, you may book your own shuttle if you prefer.

    When booking return flights, keep in mind that RDM is a small airport, so security usually takes 30 minutes max.

    If you fly into the Portland airport, you'll need to rent a car and drive over the pass. The drive is about 3 hours long.

    RDM connects to major airports, including SEA, SFO, LAX, DEN and SLC.

  • If you'd like to stay in Bend for longer than the retreat time (or you'd like the freedom to explore Sisters, Sunriver and Bend during our open afternoons), you're welcome to rent a car!

    If not, one shuttle will be coordinated to pick you up at 3:30 pm PST on the 4th, and to drop you back at the airport leaving at 10:15 am PST on the 9th.

    Alternative shuttle times can be booked here.

  • Great question!

    • Layers. June in Central Oregon can be fickle! For example, at night, you’ll want a fleece.

    • Bring adventure-appropriate clothing, including hiking boots, a swimsuit and shoes appropriate for biking.

    • A journal for reflecting on the experience.

    • Your laptop, or anything else that will help you with career planning.

    We’ll email out a full packing list closer to the date.

  • Yes! You can pay in full up front, or you're welcome to pay your total over a 3-month time period, following registration.

    Check the room options for specifics on pricing; when you click through to Paperbell, you'll find two payment options for each.

  • So much!

    • All of your lodging for 4 nights

    • All of your food (snacks, meals, etc), prepared by a private chef. There will be no alcohol on premises.

    • A paddleboarding adventure

    • A guided hike

    • A guided bike trip

    • A hot / cold plunge experience

    • Deep coaching work to help you plan for 2025, hone in on your personal magic and get clear on stuck spots

    • Yoga and meditation sessions each day

    • An evening crafting session with mementos to take home

    • Opening and closing ceremonies

    • A goodie bag with gifts from local small businesses

    • Access to the hot tub and fire pit

    • So much time spent in community with other like-minded souls!

  • If you decide to cancel your enrollment in or attendance prior to the retreat, this is our policy:

    • If you cancel more than 60 days prior to the Retreat, you may request a refund of 30% of your payment.

    • If you cancel 30-59 days prior to the Retreat, you may request a refund of 20% of your payment made to date.

    • If you cancel 0-29 days prior to the Retreat, no refunds will be provided for any reason. You may, however, gift your spot to someone else via a scholarship (which we can help you set up or you can do yourself).

  • So glad you asked! The rooms are listed below as booking links. You'll be able to choose from a solo king room, a shared king room, or bunk beds. Price points vary based on what you choose!

    All the rooms come outfitted with cozy beds, pillows and towels. 6 bathrooms are scattered throughout the home.

  • Please do! We're happy to recommend our favorite hotel and adventure spots. We do recommend renting a car, or shuttling back to the airport to pick up a car for a few days once the retreat has ended.

  • This isn't a family retreat, although we're open to helping you figure out ways to accommodate your needs! We do ask that children and partners plan their own activities while we're engaged in coaching work. They will also be responsible for their own meals!

  • Absolutely! Once you've both registered, ping Jenni (jennigritters@gmail.com) and she'll add you to the same room reservation. You can share a bunk room or double up in a king bed.

  • This retreat is for you if you’re:

    • a woman, non-binary human or someone who supports those groups

    • a person looking to be in generous, kind, hilarious community

    • a human looking for direction in your career (and by proxy, your life)

    While this is not explicitly a business coaching retreat, Jenni will be available to coach on business-related issues. The overlap with general career work is huge!

Meet Your Guides

  • Jenni Gritters

    COACH & FACILITATOR

    Jenni is a certified business and career coach, and a writer who is obsessed with helping people craft lives they love. She believes true change comes from re-patterning old stories and finding deep community — and she can’t wait to help you make big moves in your life. Jenni was previously a journalist living in an urban center. Now, she gardens furiously and hangs out with her two small children at their house in the woods. Life is really, really good.

  • Emily Tighe

    EXPERIENCE CURATOR

    Emily is an adventure-loving soul based in Bend, Oregon, with a passion for helping people connect to nature, themselves, and each other. She created Do Yoga Outside to blend her love of the outdoors with movement, creativity, and community. Whether she’s leading a yoga session on a mountain, guiding a bachelorette hike through stunning landscapes, or hosting an art-in-nature retreat, her goal is to create experiences that leave you feeling grounded, inspired, and more alive than ever.

  • Jordyn Chartier

    PERSONAL CHEF

    Jordyn is a holistic personal chef, vegetable enthusiast, wine geek, intuitive eating advocate, and occasional restorative yoga teacher. She creates nutrient-rich and nourishing meals that are playful and crave-worthy. Her work is informed by more than 8 years of professional cooking, catering, and meal prep experience, as well as education from Boston University’s Culinary Arts Program and the Culinary Business Institute.

Push yourself to your edge in the safest community, full of like-minded people with supportive values.

The old paradigms aren’t serving us anymore. Building a big, joyful life? It requires bravery. But this is a room where you’ll find that in spades.

Ready to book?

You’ll find all the details you need within the Paperbell booking links below! If you have questions, reach out to Jenni and Emily directly via DM or riverwoodsmediagroup@gmail.com.