Join me for A Sacred Journey of Reconnection & Remembering
In the untamed Scottish Highlands landscape of Caithness, from 28th to 31st August 2026.
This late summer retreat is for those ready to shed the weight of the mundane and step into their fullest, most luminous self. Nestled in the untamed beauty of the Scottish Highlands, we’ll merge the wisdom of the land with the fire of your soul’s evolution.
What We’ll Explore:
– Reconnection: Sync your breath with the waves and the sea air, and your heartbeat with the pulse of ancient stones.
– Remembering: Unearth buried truths through ritual, somatic practices, and communion with the land’s ancestral whispers.
– Expansion: Guided energy work, Celtic-inspired ceremonies, and intuitive movement to break through stagnation and align with your soul’s blueprint.
Why the Highlands?
This land is not a backdrop—it’s an active participant in your transformation. The Highlands hold a raw, unyielding energy that mirrors the wild potential within you. Here, the veils between past and present thin, inviting profound clarity and catalytic growth as we attune our energies to the frequencies of the land.
For over 15 years, I’ve guided souls through the alchemy of creativity, mindfulness, and meditation—practices that became my lifeline during two decades of autoimmune battles and mental health storms. This retreat is my deepest offering yet: a fusion of everything that rewired my body, reignited my spirit, and led me back to full, radiant vitality.
And now, I’m honoured to share this medicine in the land that healed me—the wild, windswept far north of Scotland. A place that called me home 15 years ago and taught me how to breathe again.
Why This Land?
Here, space is not a luxury—it’s the bedrock of transformation. The Highlands don’t just hold you; they unbind you. The tides carry away stagnation. The moors whisper ancestral truths. The vast skies crack open old stories, making room for the light you’ve always carried.
This is where I shed the weight of survival mode—and where you will, too.
My name is Lisa McDonald. I have over 15 years experience delivering workshops in painting, creativity, mindfulness and meditation.
It is my absolute joy and honour to be hosting and facilitating this retreat in my home landscape of the far north of Scotland. This land has been intrinsic in my healing journey since it called me here fourteen years ago There is so much space here, and room to breathe, and many places where you can just be, and allow all that is no longer serving you to dissipate and/or be carried away by the wind, the tide and the waves.
The programme for this retreat is specifically created with the intention of bringing you into a state of relaxation, leading to complete rejuvenation. It contains all of the practices that enabled me to come into fullness and full vitality after suffering for two decades with autoimmune conditions and mental health struggles. These methods are tried and tested, and when you combine them with a healing landscape, you are truly winning.
Having been coaching and teaching for over 15 years, and having experienced a profound energy awakening in 2020 it is my passion and my mission to connect with like-minded souls, who may be a little lost, or disconnected and lacking in energy, and guide them fully back to their own light.
Of all the offerings that I provide, retreats hold a special place in my heart, for the connections formed, and the journey that each and every attendee takes. And this retreat is no different. It is going to be transformative and magical for all who attend, I can feel it already..
You can find out more about me and my services at https://www.havenhousehealing.com
The Retreat Experience:
Drawing from my journey through chronic illness, energy awakening, and 15+ years of teaching, this carefully curated retreat programme is designed to:
– Relax your nervous system through guided meditation, mindful creativity, and breathwork.
– Rejuvenate your energy with somatic practices, intuitive painting, and earth-rooted rituals.
– Reclaim your vitality by merging inner work with the Highland’s raw, elemental power.
We’ll wander coastlines, create art as prayer, and sit in sacred circles where the veils between human and land grow thin. This is not a retreat—it’s a homecoming.
Who Is This For?
Souls who feel:
– Drained by the grind of “healing” that feels like another chore
– A Longing to remember their innate creativity and joy
– Ready to trade burnout for boundless energy and self-trust
– Deep connection to the Scottish Highlands landscape
– They are already on a healing path and are being pulled to journey further
If you’re craving space to exhale, create freely, and rediscover your rhythm with the earth’s wild heartbeat—you’re exactly where you need to be.
Why Retreats?
They’re where magic happens in the between moments: shared laughter over herbal tea, silent walks where the land speaks, and the collective sigh of hearts remembering their power. Every attendee’s journey becomes part of the group’s tapestry—a synergy I’ve witnessed transform lives again and again.
And this one? It’s already glowing.
If you would like to chat through this retreat to see if you align with its energy, message me here
Agenda for the Weekend - 28th to 31st August 2026
Friday, August 28th: Arrival & Rooting
4:00 to 6:00 PM – Arrival & Settling In. Tea and grounding snacks offered as you unwind in the stunning and tranquil grounds at Forse of Nature
6:30 PM – Welcome Dinner. A nourishing, home cooked meal (all food requirements are catered for, please specify when booking)
8: 00 PM – Firelit Opening Ceremony
– Intention Setting: Share stories under the stars.
– Leyline Introduction: Group ritual to attune to the land’s ancient energy grid.
Saturday, August 29th: Awakening the Wild Self
9:00 AM – Continental Breakfast
10:00 AM – Ancient Land Pilgrimage: Leyline Activation and Gridwork Meditation at a local Beach.
– Grid Work Meditation: Channel energy through Earth’s layers.
– Barefoot Labyrinth Walk on golden sands.
– Leyline Activation: Place quartz at the sea’s edge for collective healing.
– Somatic Movement & Breathwork
– Qigong flows to awaken the body.
– Ocean-inspired breathwork to sync with the tides and waves.
1:30 PM – Lunch at Forse of Nature
2:30 PM – Creativity as Ceremony: Intuitive Painting Workshop at Forse of Nature
– Mark-Making with Foraged Pigments (charcoal, earth, herbs).
– Channel the Land’s Voice: Translate energy into art on canvas.
4:30 PM – Free Time for Integration
– Wild Swim at local beach (optional).
– Solo Wanderings along peat trails or forest paths.
6:30 PM – Dinner
8:00 PM – Indoor Nourishing Sound Bath cocooned in blankets and pillows
– Crystal Bowls + Wind Chimes harmonised with the sounds of nature.
Sunday, August 30th: Deepening into the Land’s Pulse
9:00 AM – Continental Breakfast
10:00 AM – Ancient Land Pilgrimage: Leyline Activation and Gridwork Meditation at a Stone Circle
– Somatic Release: Shake off stagnation with guided movement
Followed by Mindful Walking and Water Element Connection at a local river
– Water Pranayama: Breath patterns mirrored to the river’s flow.
– Earth Mandala Ritual: Offerings to honor the land’s wisdom
1:30 PM – Lunch
2:30 PM – Land Art Mandala Workshop
– Creation: Craft mandalas with driftwood, stones, shells, seeds and wildflowers.
4:30 PM – Free Time for Integration
– Wild Swim at local beach (optional).
– Solo Wanderings along peat trails or forest paths
6.30 PM – Dinner
8:00 PM – Ancestral Fire Ceremony
– Release Old Patterns: Burn symbolic tokens in the flames.
– Drumming Circle and Natural Flute playing: Sync heartbeats under the stars.
Monday, August 31st: Integration & Farewell
8:00 AM – Final Sunrise Meditation: “Carrying the Light Home”
– Grounding Practices: Seal the Highlands’ energy into your cells.
Closing Circle: Seed Planting Ritual
9: 00 AM – Farewell Breakfast
10:00 AM – Departure
Leave with the land’s song in your bones.
Accommodation - Forse Of Nature
About Forse House
We are a family-run business, who have an underlying ethos of working with nature and the environment to offer a variety of tourism related facilities. We are gradually renovating and restoring Forse House to create a bespoke destination enhancing and utilising the fabulous house and setting.
“The principals behind our approach are “keeping it simple, sustainable and affordable”.
The Guest House and Café features upcycled and re-styled furniture, incorporating a Georgian style with eco-friendly and sustainable pieces.
Our home made food for the Guest House and café uses homegrown, locally sourced and sustainable produce, with many of our seasonal veggies and salads grown in the walled garden.
Please state dietary requirements at time of booking. All dietary requirements can be catered for.
To find out more information about the Guest House visit their website https://forseofnature.com/
Rising in Light Retreat Investment
£675 – Broken Down (see below)
Deposit : £150 (Non – Refundable) Payable Immediately
Standard Rate: Remaining Balance of £525 to be paid by 31st July 2026
A Total of £675 Payable by 31st July 2026
No Refund on Retreat Payment, but in exceptional circumstances remaining balance payment can be transferred to other Haven House Healing Offerings.
What’s Included:
✓ 3 nights in a soul-nourishing Highlands sanctuary
(single occupancy in own room and private bathroom. Room share options are available, please enquire for double occupancy rates).
✓ All meals: Home cooked, noursishing feasts to fuel body + spirit.
✓ Daily guided practices: Somatic movement, grid work, breathwork, intuitive art, sound baths.
✓ Sacred excursions: Leyline activations, beach rituals, forest bathing, and fire ceremonies.
✓ Art supplies, ritual materials, and lifetime access to a private community space.
What To Pack
– Sturdy walking shoes, waterproof layers, a journal, and an open heart
Spaces limited to 9 seekers for deep, personal connection..
Same location- Forse of Nature
Please note that the Agenda includes visits to Caithness landmarks, beaches and rivers.
To keep the costs of the retreat low I have not included transport to and from these locations.
It is expected that some people attending will bring a car, and we will have capacity to drive ourselves and offer lifts to each other.
If you would rather not lift share or share your car please let me know.