A 2-day immersive retreat

for powerful, self-aware women ready to step outside the noise and get crystal clear on what’s evolving for them

September 24–25, 2026
Hosted by Emily Nachazel, Feminine Leadership Coach
OAKTON, VirginiA
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If you’re here it’s because you’ve felt something stirring from deep inside you.

A desire for something more, something different, something new.

You’ve built an objectively beautiful life: A career. A family. A business. A reputation. A home. Maybe all of the above. 

And yet… you’ve heard the whisper

“There’s something more for you”

A new career path, creative project, or business, a new way of living, leading, or mothering…

This whisper excites you - it’s so alive, creative and even if you don’t fully know what it’s calling you towards, you know it’s calling YOU. 

And, this whisper also scares you a little 

It’s unknown

It’s uncertain

And, because you know yourself, you know it’s unstoppable

(cue: Elsa in Frozen 2 “Into the Unknown)

You know now is the time to take action. The world is changing, more and more every day. And every day it’s more and more clear that you are ready to change too. 

So how do you know your next right step?

How do you turn down the noise and listen for what’s true and right for you in a world that’s increasingly loud?

Evolve is your place to do just that.

Evolve is a two day immersive retreat for the self-aware woman who knows she’s evolving and is ready to step outside the noise of everyday life and get crystal clear on what’s next. 

You’ll walk in with a whisper pulling at your heart.

You’ll leave crystal clear on your next right step.

Through powerful somatic exercises, rich conversations, nourishing food & nature, and precision level coaching, you will:

» Reignite your inner guidance
» Spark creativity
» Make incredible connections

And walk away with the exact tools you need to keep making bold, soul-aligned moves towards your new dream

This is not two days of sitting in a conference room listening to back to back presentations. 

You will move. Create with your hands. Have space for deep reflection. Share farm-to-table meals with the most incredible women asking their own brave questions. Let nature work it’s magic on you at Northern Virginia’s premier Earth centered retreat space. 

It’s time to claim your calling with joy, pleasure and community. 

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Evolve is for the woman who’s evolving how she shows up in the world and knows the importance of taking excellent care of herself in that process

» You know the value of taking time away, and of getting in the room

» You know you don’t need more information, more podcasts or late night chats with Claude

» You crave thoughtfully designed space to let what wants to come through come through you

You don’t want someone else to follow. You want a mirror

A space that will reflect your vision so clearly back to you so what is no longer aligned easily falls away and where what comes next becomes obvious.

the experience

It's a perfect East Coast fall morning. The sun is shining, but the air feels crisper, cooler than it did just two weeks ago. You pull up to The Grounds, and almost immediately you feel yourself exhale. Once you've crossed the threshold, it's as though you've walked into a different world — an oasis of nature, art, and healing, just 30 minutes outside of DC.

You take a few minutes to grab a cup of coffee or tea on the deck and fall into the most serendipitous conversation with a woman you've just met but feel like you could have known for years.

Time expands over the next two days. You feel so nourished by the fresh air, delicious organic food, and honest conversations. You've moved your body and meditated more than a typical weekday — and you're reminded how good it feels. You've been outside more too: some workshops in the open-air studio, some in the glass greenhouse, some right in the garden. You've gotten friendly with the llamas and the fluffy sheepdog.

The answer to the question you've been asking yourself came through during the Shibori dye class. Are you surprised? Not really. But it still feels magic that this gets to be how and where your idea comes to life.

Oh, and you've met the most interesting, incredible women — doing work connected to yours, doing things you didn't even know were careers, changing the world through their communities and families. You're leaving with at least three new real friends who get you and where you're going.

In the closing circle you get that bittersweet feeling. You’ve come to love this place, these women, these conversations so much over the last two days, you’re sad for it to end. And at the same time, you’re excited and ready to take what you’ve gotten clarity on and put it into action.

This is a closing but it’s also the beginning of this new chapter, these new relationships, this next evolution for you.

imagine this…
  • All programming, including daily movement & creative workshops
  • Farm-to-table lunch both days 
  • Coffee, tea and light snacks throughout the day
  • Thursday night happy hour, complete with biodynamic wine & herbal mocktails
  • Welcome gift 


Please note: Travel & accommodations are up to you to arrange if you are not from the area. We will make suggestions for those traveling from out of town for the best places to stay locally! Vienna and the surrounding area are a super cute place to visit, especially this time of year. 

what’s

included

you’ll walk away with

a Reignited relationship with your Intuition

So when you feel the ping, the pull, the inner yes, you both know how to hear it and trust yourself enough to follow it. Not just once at the retreat, but again and again as each next right step reveals the one after that.

Crystal-clear clarity on your next right step

You’ll leave knowing what is yours to do next, why it matters, and how to keep listening as the path continues to unfold beneath your feet.

Tools you can return to again and again

You’ll walk away with the exact practices and tools to return to whenever the world gets loud, you start to question your path, or a new whisper begins.

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A renewed current of creativity

You’ll remember how it feels to feel so lit up by what you’re doing, and so clear on how to stay tapped into that source of aliveness no matter what life or leadership brings your way. 

Real connections with extraordinary women

Women who understand what it means to be accomplished and still be evolving. Women who will celebrate the brave move, send the thoughtful introduction, who you can call for the coffee date and who will cheer you on as what you want becomes real.

meet your host

emily nachazel

Feminine Leadership Coach, Mother of 2

For over a decade, I’ve supported women through major career changes, business launches, motherhood, personal losses, leadership expansions, and more. The essence of my work is holding women as they conceive and birth something new.

I know this territory professionally. And I know it personally.

Most recently, I found myself questioning a life I had worked very hard to build. I had created a successful online coaching business & was the breadwinner for my young family. I had a powerful body of work and a 7-figure vision for where the business could go next.

Then I had my daughter. And almost overnight, my dream began to change.

First, it was quiet. Just a whisper. But eventually I had to stop trying to make the old dream work and start asking: Is this still my dream? Is this really how I want to be spending my time? The answer was no.

So I got to work, leading myself through the Dream Catcher process I’ve led dozens and dozens of women through.

I realized I didn’t want to spend another year tinkering with online offers. I wanted to write the book I’d been talking about for years and host a local retreat. I wanted more time with my children. More quiet. More in-person community. More gatherings in gardens and fewer days spent entirely on Zoom. 

Six months later, I am living that dream. My dream.

The book is nearing completion (and will be in your hands at Evolve!!), and the retreat is, well, this. My husband went back to work full time, and I’m spending more of my days in nature, with my kids, while prioritizing the creative callings that truly light me up.

We are living in extraordinary times, and now, more than ever, women are feeling called to birth the new. What worked before isn’t what’s ahead—and that’s a good thing.

What all these years of experience, and my own latest evolution, have made abundantly clear is this: The deepest answers are rarely found by reaching farther outside ourselves. They are found by intentionally, consistently going within.

That doesn’t mean you have to navigate change alone. You get to be richly supported, deeply held, and have FUN in the process, which is exactly why this retreat came into being.

It would be my pleasure and honor to hold space for your evolution at Evolve this fall. 

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Not specifically. Your business or career may be part of what you explore, but we focus first on the life you want to live and creatively what you are being called towards. Your creative calling may or may not be directly connected to your current work or business. 

  • No. You may be considering a career pivot, business evolution, change in how you work, creative project, leadership shift, or something you cannot yet name.

    Evolve is for the woman who can feel that something is changing and wants dedicated space to listen.

  • You will leave with clarity on your next right step and practices for continuing to listen, discern, and move. The essence of an evolution is that it does take time. But we will get you clear on your path and rooted into practices & people that will support you in continuing on your way after our time together is done. 

  • Evolve is designed for thoughtful, self-aware, action-oriented women who have already built meaningful lives and are ready to give serious attention to what they want now. You do not need to have everything figured out. You do need to be willing to participate, reflect, connect, and take responsibility for what you do with what you discover.

For two days, step outside the noise. Come gather the threads. Come listen. Come remember what you know. And leave ready to take the next right step.

September 24–25, 2026  
Oakton, Virginia
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