What people have to say about Hidden Lake Retreat and their experiences here:
"Thank you so much for the wonderful food and sharing your beautiful space. The mushroom cakes were a meditation on joy in and of themselves. I can't stop thinking about the coconut beet squash soup. All the sauces were masterful celebrations on being alive among living things. So many flowers. We are so lucky to be alive. So lucky to eat such beautiful healing food. Every evening dinner made me giggle with glee at my good fortune. Thank you." Val (Silent Retreat Participant)
“Dear Judith. . .I knew the place you would create with Lauri would be something out of a dream. And it’s true. I really have never been in a place so infused with that which heals and makes whole.” Gail (Writing Retreat Facilitator)
"From my first contact with you at Hidden Lake, I was warmly received and supported in bringing my work to the retreat center. But the experience stepping across the threshold of your magical space was beyond compare! I felt embraced by the ancestors and my two spiritual aunties as we all were invited into your home and your hearts. We were nurtured on all levels, from the receptivity at the door, the beauty of the space, the outrageous deliciousness of the food, to the ceremonial space of the yurt you both have nurtured. It is obvious that both of you tend the spirits of the natural world where you live, from your Goddess hens laying the fresh eggs to the sacred waters where the salmon swim. You have created a container where healing and sacred reciprocity are remembered. Thank you both for all the wisdom, tenderness and poetry you gift us all with. What a pleasure to see you both living your sacred paths and sharing it so openly with all of us! I plan on returning regularly and feel as if I have found a sacred home up in the Pacific Northwest with both of you at Hidden Lake. And I mean every word that I have shared with you...In gratitude and love for all that you both carry and express and extend, Annie (Retreat Workshop Facilitator)
“Thank you for welcoming me, and all of us, so fully. Your place shows your willingness to share, your love of beauty, your connection to Earth . . .Everywhere, there are gifts; nurturing food; flowers, art and colors that feed and inspire; a sense of being present and knowing we will be greeted warmly when we return . . .”Marnie -- (Writing Retreat Participant)
Hello Lauri, What a wonderful experience. It was my first lodge and part of a bigger picture in my life of reconnecting with Nature. That journey is entwined with many things, past relationships and part of a larger, karmic past that has yet to fully unfold. The sense of community and spirit that existed last night will stay with me. It's part of the journey that is taking me to new, exciting places. I thank you for your perfect stewardship of the experience and the energy and light you bring to what you do. Your voice was a beacon of light while sitting in the dark. I appreciate the balance you put into the experience - laughter, respect, seriousness and caring. I look forward to being part of other such journeys with you. With peace and light," Rick (Solstice Lodge participant)
“Judith, thank you so much for offering this retreat space that has really transformed our writers group and infused it with love and openness. And I’m so glad you could join us in writing. I think your message about the place inside of us that is something that can’t be harmed or touched is something I’m going to carry with me for a long time – I think it was right, and the right time, for me to hear that, and I think you and Lauri have created the perfect place for people to come and reconnect with that part of themselves, the part from which all healing begins. I hope to be back here soon.” Amy -- Portland, Oregon
Dear Lauri-- I am doing great after our weekend together. Sounds and songs are coming to me often, and I find myself using music to connect to spirit in a way I didn't previously understand. Sound healing even found its way into a session I was giving to a patient last week. Big changes for sure! I am so grateful. Thank you for your beautiful teaching and guidance, and for facilitating the opening of this door for me...(Kate, Sound Intensive participant)
The sound healing with Lauri was astounding! The vibration in me and the vibration of the instruments and her voice and presence pushed something as
dense and fluid as water through me. I could feel her power, the power of the trees, and eagle, and stars and the earth, but strangely, it seemed like
I could feel a power in me too. I felt like there was more to me than I knew, more in the universe than has ever been dreamed. (Sue, personal retreatant)
Dear Lauri--I am greatly shifted. Yes. In my first days back in "real life" I've actually had two different people who didn't know about my healing, or the retreat, comment about "my energy" being noticeable. This gave me a thrill that I kept to myself. I've noticed a lightness of being and a sense of peacefulness like I've never felt before. I must be cleared, because it feels a little bit like emptiness, but not loss or sadness. It's more like an openness. I also notice an improvement in my peripheral vision! What's that about? :) (DP, retreatant)
April 2010 Sound Intensive at Hidden Lake
Belle's Personal Healing Retreat
Therese's experience working with Lauri