Mantra | Meditation | Nidra | Healing Vibration

SOUND MEDICINE RETREAT

FRIDAY, DEC. 5 - SUNDAY, DEC. 7, 2025

Whispertree Retreat, Boonville, CA

Your Invitation…

Join Steph Chee, Jean Mazzei & Jillian Glikbarg at Whispertree for this very special pop-up retreat that weaves yoga's subtle practices with the ancient healing power of sacred sound, activating inner listening, replenishment, and attunement to the rich inner landscape of our being—a space that exudes vibrancy, intuitive knowing, and soul resonance.

As the winter holidays approach and daylight fades, we'll explore practices that keep your inner fire bright and steady through the darker months. Together we'll cultivate the sacred arts of resonance, stillness, breath-based movement, and self-inquiry—practices that illuminate from within and carry you home to yourself.

Our time at Whispertree Retreat, just 2.5 hours north of San Francisco, flows between mantra, sound baths, embodiment practices, meditation, nidra, fire ceremony, writing, reflection, and heartfelt group sharing. And plenty of spaciousness to wander the property's 600 acres, walk over 6 miles of trails through rolling oak hills, or soak under the stars in the outdoor redwood hot tub!

What we’ll practice together…

Sacred Sound as Medicine

Learn ancient Sanskrit mantras designed for healing and transformation. Discover your unique healing voice and how sound creates vibrational shifts in your nervous system, emotions, and energy.

Yoga Nidra with Sacred Sound

Guided relaxation practices that teach the art of conscious rest. Learn to access profound states of healing while fully aware—rest that actually restores.

Meditation & Contemplative Practice

Explore various meditation techniques to deepen your capacity for inner listening and presence. Find the practices that work for your unique temperament and life.

Sound Baths for Deep Restoration

Immerse yourself in healing frequencies that settle the mind, soothe the body, and restore your natural rhythm. Experience how pure vibration can bring you back to center.

Gentle Movement & Breathwork

Guided movement and embodiment practices that provide a space for a deeper understanding of your unique relationship to sound and vibration.

Sacred Fire Ritual

Join in fire ceremony to kindle your inner radiance and magnify the nourishing forces of nature that sustain you. A ritual for brightening what already burns within.

Connection & Community

Guided relaxation practices that teach the art of conscious rest. Learn to access profound states of healing while fully aware—rest that actually restores.

The Setting at Whispertree Retreat…

Nestled in the heart of Anderson Valley's lush rolling hills and oak savannahs, Whispertree Retreat sits on 600 acres of regeneratively stewarded land just 2.5 hours north of San Francisco.

Between sessions, explore the trails, soak in the hot tub, swim in the pond, or simply rest under ancient oaks and let the land restore you.

    • All teachings, rituals and practices

    • 2 nights accommodation

    • All meals (dietary needs accommodated)

    • Materials and handouts

    • Lifetime access to practice recordings

    • Exclusive access to trails, hot tub, and swimming pond

  • GATHER: Friday, Dec 5th

    4:00-5:00p - arrive at Whispertree, check in, take a walk, soak in the hot tub, get to know the grounds

    5:30p - dinner

    7:00-8:00p - opening circle + grounding practice

    8:30p - full moon fire ritual

    GROUND: Saturday, Dec 6th

    7:30a - optional 20min sunrise ritual + meditation

    8:00a - breakfast

    9:00a-12:00p - morning session including discussion on the medicine of sound followed by embodiment practice + meditation

    12:30p - lunch

    4:00-5:30p - afternoon session including gentle movement practice + yoga nidra, self-inquiry/writing prompt for reflection

    5:30p - dinner

    7:00-8:00p - sound bath experience

    8:30p - free evening to enjoy the fire pit, hot tub and stargazing

    GLOW: Sunday, Dec 7

    7:30a - optional 20min sunrise ritual + meditation

    8:00a - breakfast

    9:00-11:30a - discussion on the science of vibration, embodiment practice + meditation. self inquiry/writing prompts

    12:00p - checkout and departures

  • • Ancient Sanskrit mantras you can use anytime you need to shift from stress to calm

    • Your own healing voice and the confidence to use it

    • Sound medicine practices for navigating life's challenges with greater ease

    • Meditation techniques tailored to your needs and temperament

    • Yoga nidra skills for accessing deep rest whenever you need it

    • A sustainable daily practice that actually fits your life

    • Community connections with fellow seekers on the path

    • The recognition that you are the medicine you seek

Select Package

THE TOLL HOUSE

$580 – $1100 pp

  • 1 king suite

  • 3 queen suites

  • living area and kitchen

SOLD OUT

THE BARN

$580 – $1100 pp

  • 3 twin suites

  • 1 king suite

  • living area and kitchen

SOLD OUT

WOMEN’S BUNK HOUSE

$580 – $620 pp

  • 4 adult-sized built-in twin bunks

  • 1 king bed

  • 1.5 bathrooms

  • living area and kitchen

  • right off the hot tub!

PRIVATE COTTAGE

$650 – $900 pp

  • 2 queen suites

  • total cottage buyout

  • private patio

  • closer to nature

GLAMPING VILLAGE

$580 – $800 pp

  • luxury platform bell tents

  • luxury platform tent cabins

  • electricity, heat and other comforts

  • luxury shared bathhouse closeby

Who This Retreat Is For:

  • Anyone feeling called to slow down and listen deeper

  • Those curious about the healing power of sacred sound and mantra

  • Those seeking sustainable practices for stress, overwhelm, and disconnection

  • Practitioners wanting to deepen their relationship with yoga's subtle arts

  • Anyone ready to honor winter's invitation to turn inward

  • Seekers at all levels—from complete beginners to experienced practitioners

No prior yoga experience required. What matters most is your willingness to listen, explore, and come home to yourself.

Meet Your Retreat Guides

  • Steph Chee

    Stephanie Chee Barea is a spiritual guide and sound healing educator who bridges ancient wisdom with modern leadership. Drawing from 24+ years in yogic and tantric traditions as an initiate of the Sri Vidya tradition of the Himalayan sages, she specializes in sacred sound, mantra, and transformational retreat experiences. As founder of both Her Festival and The Rangeley Hideaway, Stephanie guides conscious leaders and entrepreneurs to cultivate inner resilience and authentic presence through immersive sound healing and embodied practices.

  • Jillian Glikbarg

    Jillian is an ERYT 500, YACEP Certified yoga teacher with over 20 years of teaching experience.  Her teaching career began with public classes, retreats and workshops to founding and teaching upcoming teachers at the BinduYoga Teacher Training School. Currently she exclusively teaches private clients in one on one settings. Her sessions are prescriptive, focusing on the immediacy of client needs. She weaves these custom sessions skillfully drawing upon her training in Classical Yoga, Meditation, Nidra, Ayurveda, Mantra, and subtle body practices as well as injury prevention and physical therapy. While her traditional teachings stem from the Sri Vidya lineage of the Himalayan sages she believes there is no better teacher than the natural world itself.

  • Jean Mazzei

    Jean has been teaching, exploring, and innovating as a yoga teacher for over 40 years. Often called “a teacher’s teacher,” she is an expert in the subtleties of yoga practices and in bringing the practices to life off the mat.  She has successfully built numerous yoga and movement programs by creating effective curricula and cultivating community. Her sense of humor and commitment to non-judgment provide a safe place for students to explore, break boundaries, and release layers of physical, emotional, and psychic weight.

What Students Say

  • Sue C., E-RYT 200

    “Before beginning my studies with Stephanie, I wasn’t even aware there was a reality of the Divine Feminine. I love mantra, and am in awe of the mysterious way it is creating a sense of ‘enoughness’ in me that I’ve only hoped for over many years. The depth of knowledge, the language, and perfect word choice that Stephanie somehow always seems to find opens me. I begin to melt into who I truly am. I feel such gratitude to have somehow been guided to this ongoing course and to Stephanie as a teacher.”

  • Sarah H., RN, E-RYT 500

    “Stephanie’s mantra courses are powerful offerings, beautifully presented! I can feel Stephanie's dharmic alignment pulsing through; authentic and with integrity. When shadow comes up on the seeker's path, as we know it will, there is no doubt the fire and the mantra and will transform it.”

  • Barbara S., RN, E-RYT 500

    “Mantra tends to and strengthens my connection to the highest source of wisdom that is deeply embedded in my being. Thank you, Stephanie, for creating this container of support that focuses on illuminating the power of my soul and spirit. I feel blessed to have Stephanie as a guide and teacher in my life!”