the RED HEART retreat
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Where Rest + Regulation = REVOLUTION
📍 Ottawa, Illinois October 24–26, 2025
No amount of yoga classes or lake views can undo the deep exhaustion you’ve been carrying. Let’s face it, the calm you feel at a typical retreat fades before you’re even back home.
This retreat is different. It isn’t just a getaway, it’s an intentional reset, designed to equip you with practices and tools you’ll carry long after the weekend ends.
Through nervous system regulation, practical teachings you can use for a lifetime, intentional rest and reflection, and connection within a small, curated community, you’ll finally access what your body has been missing: safety, calm, and clarity.
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WHY YOU NEED THIS
You’re ready for a real change, not just weekend fluff, but the kind that follows you home.
You’ve done the podcasts, therapy, and self-help checklists, yet something still feels off. Maybe you’re stuck in the same job or relationship, or trapped in a pattern you desperately want to break. Or maybe your life looks great on the outside, but you can’t shake the feeling that it isn’t enough.
You’re not failing; no amount of meditation, journaling, or yoga can take hold when your nervous system is fried or running on fumes. At The Red Heart Retreat, you’ll learn practical and powerful tools that last a lifetime. Rest won’t just be a weekend escape, it will become something your body knows how to return to. That’s where real clarity, healing, and lasting change begin.
When was the last time you sat for an extended period with powerful women doing their emotional work? Where you weren’t ruled by a clock or an inbox. Where you could share your heart without being rushed. Where you walked away not just connected, but transformed?
 That’s what The Red Heart Retreat makes possible.
Not Your Typical Retreat
We’ve all been to retreats where the calm you feel during the weekend fades before you’re back home. That’s because no amount of yoga or pretty views can restore a nervous system long term.
The Red Heart Retreat is specifically designed to give you tools that will. This isn’t just a getaway; it’s an intentional reset, designed to equip you with practices and tools you’ll carry long after the weekend ends.
Through nervous system regulation, practical teachings you can use for a lifetime, intentional rest and reflection, and connection within a small, curated community, you’ll finally access what your body has been missing: safety, calm, and clarity to create the life you really want.
And here’s the truth: you can’t get this kind of transformation alone or online. Healing is amplified in person. When you hear another woman’s breath steady beside you, when you witness tears fall and feel the weight of someone else’s story, you remember you’re not alone. When you hug someone and cry into their shoulder, something shifts that no book or Zoom call  can give you. This is the power of gathering in the flesh.
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What’s Included
✔️ 2 nights at Heritage Harbor
✔️ Nourishing meals + refreshments
✔️ Guided somatic practices for nervous system reset
✔️ Immersive teaching + healing sessions
✔️ Personal reflection + guided journaling sessions
✔️ Intimate community connections + curated experiences
✔️ Exclusive Red Heart Retreat gift
Who This Is For
Women who are:Â Â
✨ Craving a real shift after running on fumes
✨ Ready to finally put themselves first
✨ Tired of overthinking that has left them exhausted
✨ Driven and struggling to relax
✨ Willing to invest in their own healing + growth
✨ Willing to be vulnerable & face what’s in their way
✨ Seeking deeper, authentic community
✨ Ready to get uncomfortable for internal freedom
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Who This is NOT For
This retreat is NOT for women who are:
❌ Looking for a spa weekend or surface-level self-care
❌ Unwilling to unplug, slow down, or step away from distraction
❌ Avoiding vulnerability or unwilling to show up honestly
❌ Expecting luxury resort vibes instead of cozy, intentional cabins
❌ Hoping for quick fixes without doing the inner work
❌ Wanting a girls’ weekend adventure instead of a true reset
❌ Unwilling to invest in their healing and growth
❌ Unwilling to take what they learn and apply it at home
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What You'll Leave With
đź’ˇ A regulated nervous system (your new life skill)
💡 New understanding of why you’ve been stuck
💡 Clarity about your patterns & a clear path forward
đź’ˇ Practical tools you can use to shift out of stressÂ
đź’ˇ A renewed sense of energy, clarity, and presence
💡 Deep rest you probably haven’t felt in years
đź’ˇ A community of like-minded humans who get it
This is transformation you can feel in your body, and carry home in your bones.
YOU ARE WORTH THE
INVESTMENT
đź“Ś Spaces are extremely limited (max 8 participants)
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About Your Host
Hey, I’m Kim Rapach, your truth-telling, fire-holding pathfinder on this journey.
This isn’t your average retreat, and I’m not your average host. I’m here to shine a light on where you’re stuck, call out the truth about stress and mental wellness, and show you the path forward to become your most powerful self.
No sugarcoating. No surface-level “self-care” tips. I’ll teach you how to reset your nervous system, break destructive patterns, and remember who you really are.
As a complex trauma survivor, I don’t just teach theory, I’ve walked through the fire. I know the weight of carrying pain that feels impossible to shake, and I also know the freedom of discovering that no matter what you’ve been through, you can thrive.
The Red Heart Retreat is about stripping back the noise, getting honest, and reclaiming the woman you were always meant to be. I’ll hold the fire, guide the reset, and make sure you don’t just leave rested, you leave transformed.
Kim Rapach is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Social Worker and certified Enneagram coach, with over 20 years of experience in counseling and coaching. She has worked with people of all walks of life, from musicians to top CEOs, to uncover what’s holding them back, break free from burnout, and rise into the lives they were meant to lead.
The POWER of being here, TOGETHER, in person
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You can read all the books, listen to all the podcasts, and even show up to therapy every week. But none of that replaces being in nature with women who are willing to tell the truth, breathe together, cry together, and hold space for each other’s breakthroughs.
That’s the power of being in person. That’s why this retreat matters.