Drop Below the Surface offers women a guided experience to tune into their unique essence and explore what they alone bring to the world.
We invite you to find renewed energy, experience deep and rich connections, lift your gaze, and tune into the whispers of your inner mentor. Drop Below the Surface will help you discover your own badassiness and know your own value.

A Drop Below the Surface retreat
might be for you if :
You are craving the chance to press pause.
You are curious about what’s next for you.
You like the idea of nature-infused self-reflection.
You are seeking ways to connect to yourself and others at a deeper level.

My experience with my DBS crew: the leaders and the participants, was life shifting. It was so important to set aside the time for myself but I couldn’t have even imagined how cared for I would feel! Every detail was intentional and contributed to the theme of dropping below the surface. I created deep relationships through conversation and self reflection.

One-Day Retreats
Our Drop Below the Surface One-Day Retreats provide you with a moment to hit pause, experience deep connections, and tune into the whispers of your inner mentor.
2023 Dates
Friday June 23rd, 9am-530 pm
Historic Sickman’s Mill, Pequea, PA
Experience reflection and renewal in the beauty of nature as you explore personal possibilities for your now and next
Explore your own mind, body, and spirit and lean into your strengths through a series of prompts, conversations, journaling, and nature-inspired activities. We will tune into our five senses and consider new ways to move through the world. Spending time both indoors and out, we’ll be casual and comfortable as we walk, talk, laugh, and imagine during our time together.
Using nature as our guide and experiential learning as our teacher, you will leave with renewed energy, experience rich connections, lift your gaze, and tune into the whispers of your inner mentor.
Includes:
- Personalized hospitality including morning goodies, lunch, snacks, heavy appetizers, wine, beer, and all beverages.
- Drop Below the Surface custom shirt, artisan-crafted mug, individual journal, and personalized hospitality focused on you.
- Guided self-reflection and group conversation.
- Welcome to our Drop In! subscription with ongoing connection to the Drop Below the Surface community of women ready to move beyond the small talk and drop deeper.
Your investment: $395
Multi-Day Retreats
Dropping Below the Surface multi-day Retreats offer the chance for extended reflection and relaxation in
Sugarloaf, Maine
2023 Dates
Three Day Retreat, Sugarloaf Maine
Thursday October 12, 4:00 PM – Sunday Oct 15, 11 AM
Explore your own mind, body and spirit and lean into your strengths through a series of prompts, conversations, journaling, and nature-inspired activities. Experience gentle hikes, streamside reflection, and evening fires. We will tune into our five senses and consider new ways to move through the world.
Enjoy simple comfortable lodging plus meals, snacks, and beverages.
Includes:
- Three nights lodging.
- Warm Welcome experience.
- All meals – graciously prepared to nourish your body and soul. Plus snacks, coffee, tea, wine, beer and all beverages. (One night = Thursday dinner – Friday happy hour. Three nights = Thursday dinner – Sunday breakfast)
- Drop Below the Surface custom shirt, artisan-crafted mug, individual journal, and personalized hospitality focused on you.
- Guided self-reflection and group conversation.
- Option for guided morning meditation or yoga, plus local concierge support for those interested in activities on your own before or after DBS.
- Welcome to our Drop In! subscription with ongoing connection to the Drop Below the Surface community of women ready to move beyond the small talk and drop deeper.
Three-Day: $1995


Drop In!
A dynamic subscription service designed for women to tune into their unique essence and connect with others who are ready to drop below the small talk.
Both virtually and in person, Drop In! will offer monthly experiences including:
High Velocity Questions
Unique learning sessions
Guided conversations
Pop-Up Experiences
Build the confidence to tap into your own badassiness and know your own value.
More DBS love …
The DBS retreat weekend led by Carrie and Tracy was more than I ever could have imagined. There has been a shift in my heart and my head that is giving me a sense of peace, hope, awakening, and connection that I haven’t felt in years.
I felt so cared for and seen, my favorite beverages were available, comfort on every level was taken into account and the team’s hospitality and detail were second to none!
Each session or conversation seemed to build toward the full experience, taking us deeper, and discovering more about ourselves and the others. Despite opening us up, it never made me feel vulnerable, or, better put, just positively vulnerable yet safe.
About DBS Leaders
Carrie and Tracy find inspiration in experiences that push them out of their comfort zones. Together they have skied down steep mountains in avalanche territory, rafted the Middle Fork of the Salmon River, traveled many miles in all conditions, and served the Lancaster Community as change leaders. They launched Drop Below the Surface after reflecting on the self-discovery, personal growth, and joy that time in nature can offer and how it can help us tap into a deeper understanding of ourselves. (Oh, and they like a good laugh and a good beer too!)


What happens when we press pause, consider different perspectives, and realize we have everything we need within for the now and next?
Are you ready to press pause?
Are you feeling stuck and ready to open yourself up to what is possible?
Feeling a desire to connect deeply?
Join us for a retreat in 2023!
Join us for the next retreat
Are you inspired to grow and ready to do hard work? If you value the good and are open to digging deep for new perspectives consider joining us for our next retreat. If you desire to make changes in your life, are feeling stuck, or want to discover a path forward Drop Below the Surface Retreats were created with you in mind.
