Golden Hill Retreat Center

08/08/2026

The Creation Story of Golden Hill Retreat Center

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08/06/2026

Last night was another beautiful reminder of the power of community. ❤️🔥

A heartfelt thank you to Agape, Raquel Saenz, and Sergio Saenz for hosting such a meaningful Cacao & Canciones Community Fire Circle at Golden Hill Retreat Center.

In times like these—when so many are navigating uncertainty, change, and the stresses of daily life—it is more important than ever that we come together. Gathering in community reminds us that we are not alone. It reconnects us to our hearts, to Spirit, and to one another.

Sharing cacao, prayer, live medicine music, heartfelt conversation, and sitting together around the fire creates a space where healing happens naturally. Sometimes the greatest medicine isn’t found in having all the answers, but simply in being witnessed, supported, and connected.

Thank you, Raquel, for your gentle guidance through the cacao and sharing circle, and Sergio for your beautiful medicine music that continues to touch so many hearts. Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed your presence—it is each person who makes these gatherings so special.

If you’re longing for deeper connection, I encourage you to join this growing community.

OUR MONTHLY COMMUNITY FIRE CIRCLE
Cacao & Canciones
🗓 Every 1st Wednesday
🕖 7:00–11:00 PM
📍 Golden Hill Retreat Center

Together, we remember that healing is not just an individual journey—it is something we cultivate in community.

Sergio is an amazing singer and musician. If you would like to listen to his music on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/0YVWdRroQln0Eo2HBN1bvK?si=yeaSAnUrSyOKcPN8E4k3gQ&utm_source=copy-link

To learn more or RSVP:
https://www.agape4smb.com/community/gatherings/cacao-canciones-rsvp

08/02/2026

At Golden Hill Retreat Center, we believe healing begins long before disease develops.

Our approach integrates modern neuroscience, stress physiology, and lifestyle medicine with timeless wisdom from contemplative traditions that recognize the importance of caring for the body, mind, emotions, and spirit.

The nervous system plays a central role.

When it remains in chronic survival mode, every system in the body is affected—sleep, digestion, hormones, immunity, inflammation, emotions, and even our ability to experience joy and connection.

Healing begins when the nervous system feels safe enough to shift from protection into restoration.

That is why our goal isn’t simply to help people “feel better.”

Our goal is to help people remember what balance feels like.

✨ Restore.
✨ Renew.
✨ Rise.

None of these therapies replaces medical care. It is offered for complementary wellness, meditation, experiential exploration, and personal reflection—not to diagnose, treat, cure, mitigate, or prevent disease.

We offer opportunities to complement healthy lifestyle practices and evidence-based medicine by helping restore balance, resilience, and well-being.

For more information:

https://goldenhillretreat.com/

07/20/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for this weekend’s Embodied Together Healer’s Retreat. It was truly inspiring to witness such a beautiful community of practitioners come together with open hearts, a willingness to grow, and a deep commitment to supporting one another.

Throughout the weekend, we journeyed together through breathwork, meditation, movement, dance, creative expression, adult play, and music with sacred fire & cacao ceremony. Each experience became an invitation to slow down, reconnect, and remember the parts of ourselves that have always known how to create, laugh, love, and heal.

One of the greatest lessons of the weekend was that healing doesn’t happen in isolation. When we gather in authentic community, we remind each other that self-care is not selfish—it is essential. By reconnecting with our inner child, we awaken the creative human spark that reignites the flame of our soul and allows our gifts to emerge more fully into the world.

As healers, caregivers, and guides, we often spend so much energy caring for others. This retreat was a reminder that when we nourish ourselves, we become clearer channels for healing, compassion, and transformation.

Thank you to all my cocreators and facilitators —Danny, Helenita, Jorge, Margot, Christine, Ricardo & Kjilland to help make this happen. A heartfelt appreciation also to every person who showed up with courage, vulnerability, laughter, and love. You helped create a space where everyone felt seen, supported, and inspired.

May we continue to walk this path together—awakening the healer within, honoring our shared humanity, and creating communities where we can all remember who we truly are.

With deep gratitude and love. ❤️

The Wounded Healer: The song created for us—
https://suno.com/s/kUkN6uTLXGOZ2J65