Women’s Only Retreat
Return to Balance
Alchemy of Transformation
Galena, Illinois | September 21–23, 2026
Autumn Equinox — A day of equal dark and equal light.
Come bring yourself back to balance.
Galena, Illinois
A Sacred Autumn Journey Back to You
Join Lisa Gniady in the peaceful countryside of Galena, Illinois, for a restorative three-day women’s retreat aligned with the Autumn Equinox—a meaningful moment when darkness and light come into balance.
Surrounded by the quiet beauty of nature, we will step away from our everyday responsibilities and create space to breathe, reconnect, and listen within. Through meditation, movement, sound healing, energy work, intuitive exploration, and sacred ceremony, you will be supported as you release what feels depleted or fragmented and return to your natural center.
This intimate retreat is designed to help you restore your energy, regain equilibrium, and awaken the radiance that is ready to emerge. Come as you are and allow the experience to unfold.
The Purpose of Our Journey
Restore what has been depleted.
This retreat is a sacred sanctuary for women who are ready to step away from the noise of daily obligations and intentionally reset their energetic baseline.
Modern life frequently leaves us running on empty, pulling our focus in a thousand directions until our energy feels scattered and fragmented.
Timed perfectly with the Autumn Equinox—the precise cosmic moment of planetary equilibrium—this three-day immersion provides the energetic foundation, intuitive tools, and restorative practices needed to call your power back.
Through a structured matrix of sound healing, movement, energy work, and custom sensory meditations, you will actively release what no longer serves you, ground your emotional body, and align your life to radiate your highest authentic frequency.
We gather to restore what has been depleted, balance what has become fragmented, and elevate what is ready to emerge.
Daily Journey & Activities
Restore. Balance. Elevate.
Each day builds upon the last, guiding you through a thoughtful progression of releasing, realignment, and transformation.
Monday, September 21 — Restore
Embody Balance | 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
- Opening Circle and Releasing Affirmations
- Breathwork and Guided Meditation
- Gentle Yoga and Moving Affirmations
- Crystal Meditation
- After lunch: 30-minute Sound Healing and Drumming to regroup and restore
- Intuitive Exploration and Reflection
- Light Code Activation — Embody Your Gifts
Evening Experience | 7:00 PM
Shamanic Journey and Fire Ceremony to release and clear.
Tuesday, September 22 — Balance
Attain Equanimity | 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
- September Equinox Alignment Meditation
- Chocolate Chakra Clearing Meditation: Seven custom chocolate meditations with breath, movement, and sound threaded throughout the day
- After lunch: 30-minute Sound Healing and Drumming to regroup and restore
- Light Code Activation — Harmony, Equanimity, and Balance
Evening Experience | 7:00 PM
Channeling and Intuitive Playground.
Wednesday, September 23 — Elevate
Awaken Radiance | 9:00 AM–3:00 PM
- BreathWalk in the Galena countryside
- Morning Meditation
- Gentle Kundalini Yoga
- After lunch: 30-minute Sound Healing and Drumming to regroup and restore
- Closing Circle Integration: Create your Personal Balanced Triangle with geometric anchoring
- Light Code Activation — Radiate Your Light
- Goodbyes
The Retreat Experience
The Vision of a Typical Retreat Day
Each day will follow the theme and general schedule presented while leaving space for intuitive guidance, the energy of the group, and the natural flow of the experience.
A note from Lisa: My retreats are always guided by Spirit. I follow the planned theme and schedule, but individual activities may change based on the energy of the group, weather, timing, and the needs of those attending.
Planning Your Experience
What’s Included & Not Included
Important Details
Nourishment & Mealtimes
Breakfast
Breakfast is included for overnight retreat guests.
Lunch
Please bring your own lunch each day.
Dinner
Dinners are casual and on your own in historic downtown Galena. Everyone is welcome to join.
Investment & Packages
Choose Your Retreat Experience
Join us for the complete three-day immersion, attend in person while staying off-site, participate virtually, or select the individual day that calls to you.
Full Three-Day Retreat with Lodging
Includes all daytime modules, Tuesday’s premium Chocolate Chakra journey, both evening experiences, overnight lodging, and daily breakfast.
Off-Site & Virtual Options
The commuter pass includes the daytime program Monday through Wednesday. Evening programs may be added for $44 each.
The Zoom pass includes the evening experiences. Chocolates are not provided to virtual participants.
Single-Day Passes
| Day | In Person | Zoom |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | $222 | $111 |
| Tuesday | $255 | $122 |
| Wednesday | $199 | $99 |
Monday: The in-person pass excludes the evening experience, which may be added for $44. The Zoom pass includes the evening experience.
Tuesday: The in-person pass includes the Chocolate Chakra Clearing but excludes the evening experience, which may be added for $44. The Zoom pass includes the evening experience but does not include chocolates.
Before You Arrive
Travel & Communication
Traveling to Galena
- The retreat takes place in the beautiful countryside near historic Galena, Illinois.
- Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) is approximately a 2½-hour drive from Galena.
- Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ) is approximately 40 minutes from the retreat location.
- Rental cars and carpooling with other retreat participants are recommended.
- Ground transportation is not included in your retreat package.
Important: Please wait to reserve airfare or nonrefundable transportation until Lisa confirms that the retreat has met its minimum number of participants.
Retreat Communication
- A private Facebook group will be created so attendees can connect and coordinate possible travel or carpool plans.
- Please connect with Lisa Alpert Gniady and Lisa Gniady on Facebook and watch for your group invitation.
- Add info@lisagniady.com to your contacts so important retreat emails do not land in your spam folder.
- The property address, complete retreat schedule, packing list, and other final details will be sent closer to the retreat date.
- Contact Lisa directly with registration, lodging, travel, or accessibility questions.
Please Review Before Registering
Refund & Cancellation Procedure
No Refunds or Cancellations
Retreat deposits and payments are nonrefundable. Refunds or discounts cannot be provided for arriving late, leaving early, illness, flight cancellations, travel delays, family emergencies, or other unforeseen circumstances.
Retreat accommodations and other expenses are reserved in advance. Participants are strongly encouraged to purchase travel insurance to protect their investment.
If Lisa Cancels the Retreat
If Lisa Gniady cancels the retreat, deposits and payments made directly to Lisa Gniady, LLC will be refunded, excluding credit card or transaction fees. Airfare, transportation, and other personal travel expenses cannot be reimbursed.
If the retreat must be canceled because of weather, a natural disaster, political upheaval, a pandemic, or another event outside Lisa’s control, a refund cannot be guaranteed. Any available refund will depend upon funds recovered from the retreat property and other vendors.
Protect your investment: Travel insurance is strongly recommended. Please wait to make nonrefundable travel arrangements until the retreat has been officially confirmed.
Please review Lisa’s complete retreat registration and cancellation information before submitting payment.
Contact & Registration
Claim Your Space in the Sacred Circle
Step away from the noise, call your energy back, and join us in Galena for three transformative days of restoration, balance, and elevation.
Claim Your SpaceOTHER RETREATS ACROSS AMERICA
Why join the Retreats Across America series?
Make a difference in this world by re-energizing yourself!
Every Soul Awakening Series retreat in the "Retreats Across America" series offers the perfect environment for reinvention, renewal, and development. The intention is for peace, healing, and positive change for the earth, the location, and ourselves. This series of retreats around the United States weaves a web of energetic light, love, and healing.
See the country
Explore areas you might not travel to on your own
Visit high energy nature sites and sacred energy portals
Be a part of a growing community of Lightworkers
Unwind and recharge
Be inspired
Smile and have fun
Meet Your Facilitator
Lisa Gniady
WHY TRAVEL WITH LISA
Travel is my passion, and has been since my youth. I am fortunate to have stepped foot on over 7 continents and visited almost every state in the U.S. These adventures have opened me to a sense of wonder and freedom. Amazing personal growth has happened as I traveled. Every trip I embarked upon was like a wave moving me forward expanding my horizons.
Galena IL, is one of my Happy places. 30 years ago I was married there and it holds a special place in my heart. Let me share my happy place with you!
I invite you to join me on a journey to the light and be open to the adventures you will have, the people you’ll meet and unexpected gifts around every corner.
~Lisa Gniady
For More Information
Contact Lisa Gniady
info@LisaGniady.com
847-867-8630
