Rooted Love: A Couples Retreat for Scared Connection

🌿 Rooted Love: A Couples Retreat for Sacred Connection

October 23–25, 2026 in Hood River, Oregon

💛 Ready to Rekindle, Reconnect, and Rediscover Each Other?

Step away from the demands of daily life and into a weekend intentionally designed to nurture one of the most important parts of your life: your relationship.

Rooted Love is a thoughtfully curated 3-day couples retreat blending the science of healthy relationships with embodiment and sacred intimacy practices. Set on a private 33-acre farm in the Columbia River Gorge, this immersive experience invites couples to slow down, reconnect, and deepen their emotional and physical connection in a supportive and restorative setting.

To preserve the depth and personal nature of the experience, participation is intentionally limited to just 6 couples, creating an intimate atmosphere with space for meaningful engagement, personalized support, and authentic connection.

Whether you're looking to strengthen your foundation, improve communication, deepen intimacy, or simply create intentional time together, this retreat offers practical tools and transformative experiences designed to support lasting growth.

✨ What You'll Experience

🤝 The Gottman Method Foundation

This portion of the retreat includes 12 hours of relationship education based on the work of renowned relationship researchers Dr. John and Dr. Julie Gottman and The Seven Principles for Making Relationships Work.

Together, you'll learn how to:

💛 Strengthen friendship and emotional connection

🗣️ Improve communication and understanding

🌱 Navigate conflict with greater confidence and compassion

🫶 Repair after disagreements and reconnect more effectively

🌟 Build trust, appreciation, and admiration

❤️ Deepen emotional intimacy and partnership

This is not about fixing what's broken. It's about nurturing what already exists and creating a stronger foundation for the future.

🔥 Sacred Sexuality & Embodiment

One of the most unique aspects of Rooted Love is the opportunity to explore intimacy beyond communication alone.

Guided by Cass Estes, couples will be introduced to sacred sexuality and embodiment practices designed to foster deeper presence, connection, curiosity, and intentional intimacy.

Throughout the weekend, you'll experience:

✨ Practices that help you slow down and become more present with yourself and your partner

🌹 Embodiment exercises that cultivate awareness, connection, and trust

💞 Opportunities to deepen emotional and physical intimacy in a safe, supportive environment

🕯️ Exploration of ritual, intention, and the sacred dimensions of partnership

🌊 Tools to help you expand connection beyond words and into lived experience

These experiences are educational, experiential, and fully accessible to couples regardless of prior experience. Participation is always invitational, allowing each couple to engage at a pace that feels comfortable and aligned.

🌾 Your Retreat Experience Includes

🌿 An intimate retreat experience limited to only 6 couples

📚 12 hours of Gottman-based relationship education

🔥 4.5 hours of sacred sexuality and embodiment experiences

🏡 A private 33-acre farm setting in the Columbia River Gorge

📖 Two beautifully designed Couples Guides

📘 One copy of The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work

💌 Gottman Love Maps Card Deck

💬 Open-Ended Questions Card Deck

🌹 Sacred sexuality resources to continue your exploration long after the retreat ends

🎯 Guided relationship-building activities designed to strengthen communication, intimacy, and connection

🥗 Thoughtfully prepared locally sourced lunches each day

☕ Refreshments and charcuterie cups throughout the retreat

💻 Optional 60-minute post-retreat integration session via Zoom

🏡 Lodging Options

Create the retreat experience that feels right for you. Couples may personalize their stay by choosing from a selection of carefully curated Airbnb accommodations throughout the area, ranging from private studios and guest suites to standalone cottages and peaceful orchard retreats.

🌿 Retreat Only (No Lodging)

$1,750 per couple

🏡 Retreat + Lodging Packages

$2,198–$2,528 per couple

After registration, interested couples will receive private lodging details, photos, and booking information for available accommodations.

✨ Special Registration Rates

💛 Early Love Discount

15% off for the first 3 couples who register by September 11, 2026

🌲 PNW Community Discount

20% off for couples living in the Pacific Northwest

👩‍❤️‍👨 Group Registration Discount

30% off when registering alongside another couple

Discounts cannot be combined.

🌸 Registration Details

A $100 non-refundable deposit is required to reserve your space.

Remaining balances are due 3 weeks prior to the retreat start date.

Registration closes October 2, 2026 to allow time for thoughtful preparation, lodging coordination, and retreat materials.

🌿 A Weekend to Slow Down, Reconnect, and Remember Why You Chose Each Other

Imagine three days devoted entirely to your relationship. Time to step away from distractions, deepen your understanding of one another, practice new ways of connecting, and experience intimacy with greater presence, curiosity, and intention.

Whether you're seeking to strengthen your foundation, rekindle your spark, or simply create meaningful time together, Rooted Love offers a rare opportunity to invest in your relationship within a beautiful and deeply supportive setting.

Space is intentionally limited to 6 couples.

💛 We would be honored to welcome you into this experience. 💛

Facilitated by Jacqueline Jackson, LMFT, Clinical Sexologist, Certified Sex Coach & Gottman Leader

Featuring Sacred Sexuality & Embodiment Facilitator Cass Estes 🌹