About this Event
Welcome to the 2026 Project Wellness 5th Annual Retreat!
For five years, Project Wellness has brought our community together for one unforgettable day dedicated to exploring wellness, trying something new, and connecting with some of Clark County's incredible local wellness leaders.
This year, we're returning to the beautiful Black Pearl on the Columbia for our 5th Annual Retreat and you're personally invited!
Our 2026 theme is Finding Your Joy. Because wellness doesn't always have to feel like work. Sometimes healing looks like movement. Sometimes it's creativity, laughter, play, rest, connection, or simply giving yourself permission to step away from the endless to-do list for a day.
And that's exactly what we've created.
Your Retreat Day
We'll begin with Opening Joy Yoga with Shelby Loewen of Muni Muni Yoga, using beginner-friendly movement, breath, and connection to wake up the body and start the day with joy.
Next, Jami Bond will lead us through an Inner Child Journey, inviting you to reconnect with the curious, creative, playful part of yourself that may have gotten a little quieter along the way.
After a nourishing catered lunch, licensed hypnotherapist Alina Nikishina will guide us through Hypnosis for Joy, breaking down what hypnosis really is while sharing practical tools for cultivating more joy, ease, and presence.
Then—you get to Choose Your Joy!
Turn up the energy with Stephanie Grandits of Rise Fitness for a high-vibe movement experience filled with music, movement, and FUN...
OR
Slow things down with intuitive artist Devorah Brinkerhoff for Line Art Therapy, a creative experience designed to quiet the thinking mind and invite self-expression through art.
Finally, we'll come back together as Anna Axlund closes our retreat with a restorative Sound Bath, allowing the nervous system to settle and the entire day to land.
And throughout the retreat, you'll have time to explore our curated wellness marketplace, meet local practitioners, discover new services and products, enjoy mini experiences, connect with our community, and take home a thoughtfully curated swag bag.
No experience required. No need to be "good" at yoga, art, movement, meditation, or anything else.
Just come as you are.
Come move. Create. Eat. Laugh. Explore. Rest. Connect.
And maybe rediscover a little bit of the joy that's been there all along.
We can't wait to celebrate YEAR FIVE with you!
Sunday, October 4, 2026
Black Pearl on the Columbia | Washougal, WA
Event venue & nearby stays
Black Pearl on the Columbia, 56 South 1st Street, Washougal, United States
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups — all the happenings, one place.