Trauma & Relationship Expert

Somatic Trauma Healing Retreat

Find peace in your body; live & love freely without fear – Okeechobee Music Festival, FL

At Okeechobee Music Festival, we’ll use the power of sound, movement, and community to embody a deep sense of love, belonging, and purpose.

Through guided somatic healing and optional medicine, you’ll integrate everything you’ve already learned, so that it resonates fully in your body.

If the idea of healing among 30,000 people scares you, then let this fear be an invitation to surrender into your deepest healing yet.

With my close guidance, you’ll move through this experience feeling safe, free, and profoundly reborn.

Already feeling the full-body yes? Start your application here.

At Okeechobee Music Festival, we’ll use the power of sound, movement, and community to embody a deep sense of love, belonging, and purpose.

Through guided somatic healing and medicine work, you’ll integrate everything you’ve already healed, so that it resonates fully in your body.

If the idea of healing among 30,000 people feels scary, that’s exactly where your next breakthrough lives.

With my close guidance, you’ll move through this experience feeling grounded, alive, and profoundly reborn.

Already feeling the full-body yes? Start your application here.

Client Reviews

Kim

“To feel so gently accepted by this group of women, who are all so different than me – it’s given me a lot more faith in the ability for others to see me and accept me. It was liberating to feel so safe to move my body and express myself freely. I searched for so long for a way to feel more at home in my bones, and this retreat was a turning point for me. I feel confident and empowered to take up space, whereas before I was constantly anxious and stayed small.”

Jen

“I had multiple therapists tell me I was “unhealable” – I tried years of therapy without ever feeling better. I knew there had to be something better out there, so I tried Orit’s Somatic retreats. I was able to finally release trauma and I experienced true love & acceptance with a group of strangers. The amount of love I received on these retreats has left me speechless. I now trust myself to move through my emotions and feel safe to express myself authentically. I’ve already done 2 retreats and I’m ready to do it again!”

Becky

“I felt so loved. I felt so seen and accepted in a group of primarily strangers. It enabled me to see others with love, even those who believed different things and chose different paths in life. This was such a magical and divine experience to feel the interconnectedness of our humanity and care for each other in such a short time.”

The Experience

Revel in the rare beauty of Okeechobee’s lush landscapes, shimmering waters, and breathtaking sunsets. With an electrifying lineup, immersive art, and three days of pure magic under the stars, this is your invitation to dance, release, and come home to yourself.

Somatic Dance/Movement Therapy Sessions

At our private off-site home – exclusive to our safe circle of women – and at the festival, you’ll take part in neuroscience-backed, movement-based sessions that will help your mind & body work in harmony again, all while strengthening your ability to be open and vulnerable with others.

Our House

Just minutes from the festival, our private lakeside house is a safe, clean, and cozy place to reset. This is our peaceful homebase to ground deeper in your body, get nourishing sleep, take a hot shower, and feel supported by the women sharing this experience.

Accommodations

Modern, clean bedrooms & bathrooms ensure a comfortable experience and a good night’s sleep, so you can wake up energized for your retreat experience.

All-Inclusive Price Begins at $3,500 USD

Includes full retreat experience, festival tickets, meals, accommodations, transportation, and more.

Please apply below to be considered for our upcoming retreat on March 19 – 23, 2026.

Apply For March 2026

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Client Reviews

Tori

“As someone who’s visually impaired, I felt an immediate sense of safety and acceptance not having to explain or justify my experience. The emotional release I reached was deeply healing. I’ve been showing up with more presence, compassion, and patience for myself. I speak up for what I need and set clear boundaries, instead of pushing my needs aside to make others comfortable. I’m no longer trying to prove anything—I’m just letting myself be, and I know it’s enough.“

Avery

“I’ve been in survival mode since birth. This retreat helped me feel truly relaxed and safe for the first time in my life. I was scared that this wouldn’t work, but I can confidently say I’m moving through the world with more calm and I’m so grateful for the impact it’s having on my everyday life.”

Joyce

“I was able to get in touch with deep feelings of shame I’ve carried for decades. Through this experience, I was finally able to release a part of the past that was never truly mine to hold. It feels like a burden lifted. I’m coming out of this experience lighter, freer, and more at peace with myself.”

Realistic Expectations:

Reconnect with Your Purpose & Love for Life – Moving in synchrony with thousands of other people is an unforgettable, almost magical experience. Singing & dancing with the crowd, you’ll feel a deep sense of connection and energy that goes beyond words. Your body will heal as it remembers why we humans are here: to love, to connect, and to feel fully alive. Not sure how to dance to the music? With my guidance, you’ll learn to move naturally & authentically to the music – freeing your body, stepping outside your comfort zone, and expressing who you truly are.
More Authentic Expression & Bolder In Relationships – As a Board-Certified Therapist for 15+ years who’s led thousands of group therapy sessions – from inpatient psychiatric hospitals to high-end retreats – I’ll create a safe space for you to take playful and daring risks in relationships within our group and other festival attendees. Experiencing this in your body, while gently moving through the fear it brings up, helps your system learn to stay open, authentic, and bold– so you can carry that ease and confidence into your everyday relationships at home.
Lasting Embodied Change – All that time you’ve spent talking about how you want to feel different, but remain stuck in the same moods, energy levels, and patterns? That’s about to change. By practicing deep connection, authentic movement, and body attunement, you’ll leave with renewed sense of courage, freedom, and openness. How you feel inside your skin & see yourself, other people, and the world can shift… forever.

Unrealistic Expectations:

“Healed” From Trauma – While this retreat is designed to facilitate an incredible amount of healing and growth, it is not meant to heal your trauma altogether. Everyone who joins will be on a different part of their journey. It’s possible that this retreat is the missing puzzle piece that allows you to finally feel “healed,” but generally, it is not realistic to expect that a 4-night retreat can fully resolve all personal challenges that stems from your past trauma. If you are currently in the best place of your healing and want to go even deeper – this retreat is also a great fit for you!

Client Reviews

Kellie

“As I began to move more freely at the retreat, I learned that it was safe to take up more space. I felt more confident to express myself in different ways for the first time since childhood. Doing this movement in front of others and being accepted is a very freeing feeling and created a feeling of empowerment within me. Seeing others accept my movement helped me to accept myself. This is a feeling I now carry in my body wherever I go.”

Marie

“The highlight of the retreat for me was connecting with other women on a deeper level through movement. It was a connection beyond words – more profound than anything I’d ever experienced with anyone else before. As a result, I found a deeper connection with myself, discovered safety in my body, and returned home more attuned to my own needs.”

Kristin

“I was able to stand up for what I believe in, even though it was different, and still be accepted. For my body to experience that was life-changing. It’s opened my eyes to see the people at home who love me, who’ve stuck with me, and are committed to me. I can now speak up for myself without being pushy, and I trust that they’ll still be there for me.”

How This Works

Your retreat experience will include Orit Krug’s 5 essential components to healing trauma in a way that lasts:

1. Safety

If your nervous system does not feel safe and comfortable in your environment, then healing cannot happen. Your body would keep draining all its resources to stay in over-protection mode while your “high-functioning learning brain” remains shut off and unable to learn anything new.

That’s why we carefully vet everyone who applies, provide a clean and calming retreat space, and guide you closely through the festival experience. This creates an environment for you to truly surrender and give yourself a real chance to embody the shifts you’ve been working toward.

2. Relationships

You can learn all the trauma-related information through books, online courses and podcasts, but if you’re not activating your social engagement system in the brain & body, then you’re not rewiring (Stephen Porges, The Polyvagal Theory).

The 6-person maximum on this retreat is intentional. We will have an intimate experience where you can feel safe and be guided by Board-Certified Therapists to take risks in relationships with your co-participants.

3. Body and Movement

Brain imaging and research shows that the traditional approaches of talking, mindset work, and other cognitive approaches don’t access implicit trauma memories that are stored in the non-verbal brain and body (Bessel van der Kolk, The Body Keeps The Score).

Some people have felt incredible progress with less traditional modalities such as EMDR and hypnotherapy. Others have felt even worse. Nevertheless, they still don’t include a specific movement approach that breaks trauma-driven patterns from the physical body (Bruce Perry, Neurosequential Model).

You’ll experience my neuroscience-backed Dance/Movement Therapy approach through sessions within the privacy of our retreat property, as well as on the music festival grounds.

4. Individualized Intervention

There’s an endless amount of information and guidance through meditation, yoga, and nervous system regulation “hacks.” While these can be helpful as daily habits, they are often used as blanket prescriptions that aren’t individualized to meet the complex needs of your Window Of Tolerance, which is necessary for lasting healing (Dan Siegel, UCLA – Psychiatry).

During your retreat, you’ll connect to your body so deeply and authentically, that you will learn customized self-care techniques that work specifically for you, even within the group experience. This is not something that anyone (including myself) could possibly predict for you, until moving with you and witnessing how your body responds to different healing interventions. We will pinpoint this together so you can bring it home and keep embodying the next best version of you.

5. Real-World Integration

It’s one thing to experience transformation in the safety of a therapy session. It’s a whole different story once you truly integrate these aha-moments and shifts, out in the real world. This is one of the reasons why so many people experience healing within the privacy of a session with their therapist, but then they don’t see it translate once they step back into work or their real-life relationships.

During the music festival, you’ll be guided to apply and integrate your healing out in the world, amongst other people, and through situations that require real-world decisions. This will give you the confidence and experience to follow through on life-changing shifts that often get left behind in the 4 walls of the therapy room.

Apply For March 2026