FULL ECOLOGY
INNER ELDER RETREAT
Retreat with your Inner Elder
July 5 – 9, 2026
Now is the time to step into the vast stillness of wild nature – to rest and (re)connect with the reliable guidance within.
~at the JbarL Ranch-
JbarL Ranch | July 5-9, 2026
Details for our Retreat with your Inner Elder
Come spend five days in early July in the company of your Inner Elder and the majestic Centennial Valley.
Welcome to the presence and wild wisdom of the Centennial Valley, along the sweeping western edge of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. This is the perfect place for slowing – for stopping – for fortifying your relationship with your Inner Elder.
Five perfect days reconnecting with your Inner Elder in one of the wisest, widest and most wildly glorious, landscapes in America.
In this remote valley during the 1930’s, trumpeter swans were brought back from the brink of extinction. Today, from your riverside cabin on the JbarL Ranch, you can see these magnificent birds floating like puffs of cloud down the meandering Red Rock River. Dozens of other flyers are here, too, forming one of the most diverse bird congregations in the Rocky Mountains. Joining them are wolves and bears, moose and river otters, pronghorn and elk.
This is an intimate retreat for just 8-12 participants.
Ours will be a time of full presence with ourselves and the natural world of this region. Using journaling, drawing, meditation, gentle movement and discussion, we’ll take each day to move more deeper into fully established relationship with the Inner Elder. Yours is unique to you – ever available, but little known. Now is the time to connect with this inner companion and guide that has always known exactly who you are.
Bring all that you are. Open to the stillness within.
And as you experience remembering and reconnection with your Inner Elder here in the profound beauty of what is, you’ll find rest in yourself as nature in your deepest and truest self. Come for retreat in what endures.
ACCOMODATIONS & COST
JbarL Ranch offers a unique invitation to experience true quiet and stunning natural beauty. Rooms range from well-appointed western elegance with private or shared baths to more rustic comfort with shared baths, including bunkhouse, tent or Tipi camping. Pricing includes tuition, accomodation, and nourishing meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) made from the bounty of local farms.
single occupancy option | $2400
**inquire about discounts for shared occupancy and more rustic bunk house, tipi, van & tent options**
The Ranch can provide a shuttle to and from J-L for people who fly into and out of IDAHO FALLS | $55 each way
DAY BY DAY - ITINERARY
Day 1 – Arrive
4:00 | Opening
5:00 | Walk or drive to the Stibal Barn
6:00 | Dinner
7:30 – 9:00 | Orientation and staff introductions, people and things to know on JbarL ranch, introduction to each other and schedule overview
Q&A on the natural history of this place with conversation on what brings us, what we’re looking for.
Day 2 – Stop
8:00 | Each day starts with optional stretching/yoga/movement and meditation. You may also choose a walk around the Ranch.
8:30 | Breakfast
9:30 – 12:00 | Coming to a good full stop here in this place and time.
A period of meditation will be followed by inquiry into stopping and the other orientations of Full Ecology. In the fullness of the morning, we will each listen for the what and where of our Inner Elder.
12:00 | Lunch
1:30 – 5:00 | To deepen our sense of the Inner Elder, we’ll turn to the land, stepping out into the ecology of the Centennial Valley, listening & learning from the natural world.
5:00 | Personal time
6:00 | Dinner
7:30 – 9:00 | Fire circle – Group sharing – thoughts from the day.
Reflections – Where and what is the Inner Elder? How it holds stopping.
Day 3 – Explore
8:00 | Optional stretching/yoga/movement.
8:30 | Breakfast
9:30 – 12:00 | Stepping into the “Who are You?” question, we also explore What does it mean to love yourself, really? What does listening to yourself look and feel like –
deep down and in everyday living??
12:00 | Lunch
1:30 – 5:00 | Time together out in the Valley considering the way land, air, plants and animals speak with the Inner Elder.
5:00 | Personal time
6:00 | Dinner—In dinner conversation, we’ll add to our inquiry with consideration of Community and food.
7:30 – 9:00 | Fire circle – Group sharing – thoughts from the day.
Reflections – Do you stop where your skin stops?
Day 4 – Establish
8:00 | Optional stretching/yoga/movement
8:30 | Breakfast
9:30 – 12:00 | Guided meditation for deep consultation with your Inner Elder. Who does the Inner Elder know that we are? How does this relationship affect personal, global and cosmic wellbeing? How does right action follow from relationship with the Inner Elder?
12:00 | Lunch
1:30 – 5:00 | Hike, dance, draw, write – letting the land and the lives it holds move you without agenda. What is here for you? What can the nature of this place show you about identity, about intention, about action?
This can also be a time for individual consultations with Mary.
5:00 | Personal time
6:00 | Dinner—To pursue investigation of right action further, we’ll dip into conversation about uncertainty, mystery and the Inner Elder.
7:30 – 9:00 | Fire circle. Group sharing – thoughts from the day.
Reflections – the Inner Elder, identity and mystery.
Day 5 – Trust
8:00 | Optional stretching/yoga/movement
8:30 | Breakfast
9:30 – 12:00 | “To help it happen, you have to have it happen.” + “We were made for these times.” What does it mean to trust the Inner Elder?
12:00 | Lunch (leftovers for the road)
Departure
REGISTRATION & CANCELLATION POLICY
A $500 deposit is required for registration. Full payment is welcome.
REGISTRATION CLOSES MAY 1
Payment in full is due no later than MAY 1.
Contact meg@jbarl.com to register.
Full payment is 50% refundable up to 60 days before the retreat.
59 days prior to the retreat, tuition is non-refundable.
Full tuition will be refunded if the trip is canceled by Full Ecology, LLC.
Full Ecology, LLC is not responsible for any loss incurred due to currency conversion rates.
Or send a note to connect@fullecology.com with inquiries
