Slow-Living
In the Highlands of Scotland
June 17–24, 2026
A ceremonial retreat for those returning to themselves. A soft landing place where the days unfold gently, guided not by clocks, but by breath, by story, and by the wisdom of Indigenous medicine. This retreat invites you to move to a different rhythm, to soften into presence, and to remember what it feels like to simply exist. An experience designed to awaken wonder, curiosity, creativity, and belonging. A chance to be guided by three Indigenous medicine women.
What does it look like to be in right relationship with yourself? To pause a rushing world, unplug from worries, and create space for your spirit? What does it feel like to soften the edges and embrace a slower, more intentional way of life?
This retreat is for those who have been carrying too much for too long—those tired of rushing, performing, or holding their breath just to get through the day. For those who long for a place where shoulders can finally drop, where the nervous system can settle, and where time dissolves, washing away the weight of the world.
We gather at a sacred turning point of the year—the summer solstice. A magical threshold when the light invites us to feel, to connect, and to receive. This is a retreat that gives back to you, both spiritually and energetically, helping you release what no longer serves you. You will not leave needing another vacation—you will leave feeling rested, refreshed, and renewed. More connected to your body, heart, and spirit.
This is a woman-centered retreat. We hold an inclusive and expansive understanding of ‘woman’ and welcome trans women, non-binary femmes, genderqueer people, and others who feel aligned with a women-centered space.
The Highlands will hold you in their stillness. The ceremonies will open the heart gently. The slowness will remind you of your own natural rhythm. This is not about doing more. It is about remembering how good it feels to simply be.
We will walk softly through the Highlands, letting the wind speak its ancient language.
We let the mountains teach us what it means to be held
We sit with the lochs, learning steadiness from still water.
Cacao becomes warmth for the heart.
Breath-work becomes a way home.
Story becomes medicine.
A space to imagine and dream, to stand in awe of life again, amplifying creativity and inner magic. Here, inspiration rises like mist from the loch—perfect for anyone who seeks a way back home to self.
Silence becomes nourishment.
Movement becomes a doorway back into the body.
Some moments will invite deep listening, grounding practices, gentle breath, or ceremonies that open the inner self. Other moments will invite wandering, resting, journaling, or laughter beside the fire. Gentle, earth-based rituals are woven throughout our time together—offered as invitations, never requirements. Practices rooted in ancestral ways of tending transitions, honoring cycles, and creating space for presence. You are always free to participate in the way that feels true for you, even if that means frolicking in the forest.
We will be honoring the land that welcomes us. We will be joined by a local folk storyteller, and we will wander through the nearby quaint town, taking in its beauty.
the stay
Nestled in the heart of Strathconon Valley, half an hour from Inverness and five miles from the village of Marybank, sits a Victorian estate where stone and story meet. Built in the 1800s and lovingly restored in 1850, this old house has weathered time and held generations. Now it opens its doors to hold us.
With two floors, the house offers both gathering and solitude: spacious rooms for ceremony and conversation, quiet corners for rest and reflection, windows that frame ancient trees and rolling Highland light.
Inverness: Gateway to the Highlands
Half an hour from Scatwell House sits Inverness—the capital of the Highlands, the threshold between the known world and the wild.
This is where rivers meet. Where ancient stones remember. Where the streets hum with Gaelic whispers and the promise of what lies beyond.
Inverness is not just a city. It is a doorway.
Beyond it, the land opens, lochs deepen, mountains rise, and the air begins to taste of peat and rain and something older than language.
For centuries, travelers have paused here before venturing north. It is a place of preparation, of gathering breath before stepping into vastness.
When you arrive in Inverness, you are already beginning. The retreat starts the moment you cross this threshold.
This is your invitation…
The Flow: 7 Days in the Highlands
Day 1 — Earth | Arrival
We arrive in the Highlands, welcomed by stone, fire, and cacao. The evening invites us into the arms of the land that will be our elder and guide.
Intention: Arrival as ceremony.
Day 2 — Fire | Listening to the Land
Morning breathwork and walking meditation. Afternoons unfold slowly with time for rest, writing, and the first photo sessions. We gather by the flames at night, weaving our stories into the old ones.
Intention: Let the land awaken your creative pulse.
Day 3 — Water | Herbal Medicine & Reflection
A riverside ceremony and herbal walk with our local guide. We learn the language of Highland plants and end the day in quiet reflection.
Intention: Remembering the medicine beneath your feet.
Day 4 — Air | Rest & Storytelling
A spacious day to breathe and dream. In the evening, a local storyteller carries us into the myths of the North.
Intention: Let silence become the teacher.
Day 5 — Wind & Fire | Story, Song & Memory
A day of breath, creation, and shared expression. We return to circle with cacao, song, and firelight.
Intention: Weave your story into the lineage of the land.
Day 6 — Water & Earth | Closing
Final portraits by the loch, a gratitude circle, and a farewell feast.
Intention: Gather the threads. Carry the remembering home.
Day 7 — Departure
Breakfast, soft goodbyes, and gentle travel back to the world.
Intention: Walk forward with the land still within you.
Two ways to Journey with us
Early Bird Investment
Early bird pricing is available through February 11, 2026, or until early bird spaces are filled. Payment plans are available—please reach out if you’d like to explore options.
The Retreat $4,200 (Early Bird: $3,800)
Includes 6 nights in our Highland Victorian Estate all ceremonies (cacao, breath, movement, fire), daily circles and guided rituals, a storytelling evening with a local guide, an herbalism session with a local healer, all shared meals, materials for altar and journaling, and transfer to Lochinver.
The Retreat + Photography $5,200 (Early Bird: $4,800)
All of the above, woven together with a ceremonial photography session—a sacred witnessing of your unfolding. You will receive 20 fine-art images that hold prayer, presence, and the imprint of ancestral blessing.
This photography is ceremony. It is witness. It is a visual memory of who you are becoming in this liminal Highland space.
Details
Early Bird Investment
Early bird pricing is available through February 11, 2026, or until early bird spaces are filled.
Dates
June 17–24, 2026
Location
Scottish Highlands
Group Size
12–15 participants
(3 will be held in ceremonial photography journeys)
Investment (Early Bird)
The Retreat + Photography $5,200 (Early Bird: $4,800)
The Retreat $4,200 (Early Bird: $3,800)
Payment plans are available—please reach out if you’d like to explore options.
Included
6 nights lodging in our Highland farmhouse
All ceremonies (cacao, breath, movement, fire)
Daily circles and guided rituals
Storytelling evening with local guide
Herbalism session with local healer
Your photography ceremony (for 3 women) with 20 fine-art images
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are provided in the house. Please note this applies only to the meals/food we provide at the house we are staying in. Any outside food (restaurants, takeout, delivery, snacks you choose to buy, etc.) is not included and will be your responsibility to pay for.
Materials for altar and journaling
Transfer to Lochinver (group van provided)
Not Included
Flights to and from Inverness
Personal purchases and travel insurance
This is your invitation…
Daniela Miranda | Antüpewma is a ceremonialist and visual storyteller whose work braids together ancestral wisdom, cacao, movement, and photography as sacred medicine. Rooted in her Mapuche lineage, she creates spaces where women can return to their bodies, their memory, and the quiet truths they carry.
Through her lens, Daniela treats photography as ceremony — a moment of witnessing rather than performing, a portal where the future self arrives and the old stories fall away. Her retreats and gatherings weave ritual, embodiment, and creative expression into immersive experiences that invite remembrance, healing, and belonging.
Her work has been featured in museums, community spaces, and international projects centered on Indigenous storytelling and climate defense. Whether guiding ceremony in the forest, crafting intimate photo journeys, or accompanying women through rites of passage, Daniela’s work is a call home — to lineage, to intuition, to the sacred rhythm of the Earth.
Facilitators
Georgina Juárez | Mujer Magic
Maria Georgina Juarez / Patecatl Cihuatl is a Curanderismo practitioner who walks with women reclaiming their ancestral medicina as an act of rebellion. She is initiated into Kalpulli Teocalli Ollin, a lineage carried through ceremony and the honoring of the ancestral medicina that lives within us all.
Her work is not about fixing. It is about weaving the soul back into balance through remembrance. Walking alongside women through guided practice, ritual, and ceremony, she supports them in returning to themselves, calling back what has been forgotten, and reclaiming their ancestral knowing.
Georgina holds ceremonies rooted in reverence for lineage, wisdom, and the sacred spaces of duality that live within us, both the light and the dark. She intentionally supports the reclamation of inner wisdom through forgotten ancestral knowledge as an act of rebellion rather than survival.
Juliet Diaz is an award-winning, international bestselling author whose books and oracle decks have been translated into more than 14 languages, establishing her as one of the most influential literary voices of her generation.
A neurodivergent, Indigenous Taino, first-generation Cuban American, she is a spiritual and literary activist rooted in liberatory and decolonial practices. Her work centers on what it means to be in right relationship with ourselves, the Earth, and one another.
Juliet is also a Behike (medicine woman), a gifted seer, and community bruja who shares her gifts through writing, teachings, and medicine.
She is the writer behind Love Juliet, a Substack bestseller ranking at the top of Substack’s literature leadership board, and the founder of the Literary Craft Society a career development hub for writers, nurturing a literary movement that embraces the revolutionary potential of writing and publishing as a living, breathing force for change.
Pisces Sun, Cancer Moon, Libra Rising. ᥫ᭡
Juliet Diaz | Literary Bruja & Spiritual Activist
Reciprocity
We enter Scotland as guests. A portion of proceeds will support local land and cultural stewardship in the Highlands. Photography will always be consent-based, honoring each woman’s boundaries and truth.
Frequently Asked Questions
Still have questions? Take a look at the FAQ or reach out anytime. If you’re feeling ready, go ahead and apply.
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This retreat is for those who feel called to slow down, soften, and return to themselves. It’s designed for people who are tired of rushing, performing, or holding everything together, and who are longing for rest, presence, and reconnection with body, breath, land, and spirit.
This is a woman-centered retreat. We hold an inclusive and expansive understanding of “woman” and warmly welcome trans women, non-binary femmes, genderqueer people, and others who feel aligned with a woman-centered space.
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No prior experience is required. All practices are offered as invitations, never requirements. You’re free to participate in whatever way feels true for you, including resting, observing, or opting out at any time.
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The pace is intentionally slow and spacious. Days are not filled with back-to-back activities. There is ample time for rest, wandering, journaling, silence, conversation, and integration. This retreat is designed to support nervous system settling, not overwhelm.
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The retreat is designed to be gentle and accessible for most people. Activities may include light walking, breathwork, movement, and time outdoors, but nothing strenuous or extreme. Participation is always optional, and you’re encouraged to listen to your body, rest when needed, and modify any activity.
If you have specific access needs or health considerations, you’re welcome to reach out before applying so we can explore whether this retreat is a supportive fit.
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Those who feel ready to move forward are invited to complete the application form linked on the main retreat website here. Applications are reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis. The first 15 applicants will be considered first, though no place is confirmed at this stage.
After submitting the form, you will receive an email to schedule a connection call. This is not a sales call. It is an opportunity for us to get to know one another, answer questions, and discuss which payment plan option may be most suitable for you.
If the call feels aligned and you decide to proceed, you will be invited to make your first deposit. Your place is not confirmed until the agreement is signed and the initial deposit is received.
If you submit the form after the first 15 applications, you may still be offered a place, as none of the initial applicants are confirmed until deposits are made. We respond to everyone who completes the form, and if the retreat fills before we reach you, we will let you know promptly.
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The retreat includes six nights at a historic Victorian estate in the Scottish Highlands. All programmed experiences are included: cacao, breathwork, movement, and fire ceremonies; daily circles and guided rituals; an evening of storytelling with a local guide; and an herbalism session with a local healer. Shared meals at the house are provided, along with altar and journaling materials. Group transfer to Lochinver is also included.
*For participants who choose the photography option, this additionally includes a ceremonial photography journey and 20 fine-art images.
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Flights to and from Inverness, travel insurance, and personal purchases are not included.
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The photography offering is optional and available to a limited number of participants. It is not a traditional photoshoot. The experience is ceremonial and consent-based, emphasizing presence and witnessing rather than posing or performance.
Participants receive 20 fine-art images that reflect essence, embodiment, and becoming. Photography is always invitational and respectful of personal boundaries.
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The retreat is intentionally intimate, with 12–15 participants total.
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We are staying in a Victorian estate with shared bedrooms and communal living spaces. Rooms are shared unless otherwise specified. Detailed room information will be provided after acceptance.
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Early Bird pricing available through February 11, 2026 only:
• The Retreat (no photography session) $4,200 (Early Bird: $3,800)
• The Retreat + Photography session: $4,800
Payment plans are available.
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You will get an email from us after you fill out the form with a link to schedule a call with us. All participants are required to schedule a call before placing a deposit. During this call, we will review available payment options, including deposit amounts and installment plans for the remaining balance.
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We are mindful of global conditions and will continue to assess circumstances leading up to the retreat. An update will be shared by May 1, 2026. In the unlikely event that the retreat must be canceled or rescheduled, communication and available options—including refunds or transfers—are outlined in the participant agreement.
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The deposit secures your spot. You may cancel within 72 hours of booking for a full deposit refund, provided the retreat is more than two weeks away. After that, the deposit is non-refundable.
If you cancel more than 120 days before the retreat, payments beyond the deposit may be transferred to a future retreat or another participant.
Cancellations within 120 days of the retreat are non-refundable.
In the case of a serious emergency, you may request a refund of payments made beyond the deposit or apply those funds to a future retreat.
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Yes. Travel insurance is strongly recommended for all participants and required for international travelers. This coverage helps protect you in the event of illness, travel delays, or unforeseen changes.
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Participants should fly into Inverness Airport (INV). Detailed arrival, transfer, and logistics information will be shared closer to the retreat dates.
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Yes. Spaciousness is a core element of this retreat. Not every moment is structured or guided. Time for rest, wandering, silence, and integration is intentionally built into the experience.
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We are hosting a Q&A on Friday, which you can RSVP for [here]. A replay will be shared afterward.
You are always welcome to reach out, but to help manage inbox volume, we encourage attending the Q&A first. If you cannot attend, please contact us via email at dani@danimiranda.co
