Half-day women's rage retreat near Portland, oregon

Holy Rage

for women who have been the good ones long enough.

Saturday, October 3, 2026
 3:00–6:30 p.m.
Near Portland, Oregon

A carefully facilitated, choice-based gathering where anger can become movement, voice, boundary, grief, truth, ritual, and creative expression—without harming yourself or anyone else.

No payment is required to apply.

The camas returns when the ground around it is cleared.

The camas flower is a small blue-violet wildflower native to the prairies of the Pacific Northwest.

For generations, camas prairies have been tended with fire by the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest. The burning clears what has crowded the land, making room for the bulbs beneath the soil to rise again.

Not because the flower was dead.

Because it needed space.

This is the image I keep returning to when I think about women and anger.

Your rage is not necessarily asking you to burn down your life.

It may be asking you to clear the ground.

To stop swallowing the truth.

To notice the boundary that was crossed.

To grieve what happened without immediately making it meaningful, forgivable, or easier for everyone else to hear.

To give the part of you that has been quietly burning somewhere safe enough to speak.

I have a half-day for that.

Certified Facilitator

Maybe you do not need to calm down.

You’re grounded, alive, and fully present in your body, exuding a confidence you’ve only dreamed of.

Maybe you need a place where you do not have to make what you feel more comfortable for everyone else.

A place where anger is not immediately treated as dangerous, shameful, irrational, unfeminine, ungrateful, or unspiritual.

A place where you can meet it without letting it harm you or anyone around you.

Because sometimes your anger does not look like rage.

Sometimes it looks like a clenched jaw and an automatic “I’m fine.”

It looks like doing one more thing because explaining why you should not have to feels harder than doing it yourself.

It looks like resentment toward people you deeply love.

It looks like numbness, exhaustion, irritation, shutdown, crying alone, or fantasizing about disappearing somewhere no one can ask anything of you.

It looks like being the calm one.

The capable one.

The understanding one.

The good one.

Until something inside you begins whispering:

This is not okay anymore.

Holy Rage is a place to listen before that whisper has to become an explosion.

You’ve let go of self-criticism and fear, and instead,

you’re brimming with self-love, deep self-trust, and clarity
you radiate joy and magnetism
you feeling fully aligned with your truest self

This is the transformation waiting for you.

My anger was not trying to ruin my life. It was trying to tell me where I had disappeared from it.

Hi love, I’m Lumalia.

I’m an author, poet, certified somatic movement facilitator, yoga and meditation teacher, photographer, mother, and curator of immersive experiences for human connection.

Holy Rage was not originally part of my retreat plan.

I was preparing a flower-inspired gathering when one sentence kept arriving:

Some seasons need destruction.

At the time, I was also confronting the pieces of my own programming that taught me to be pleasing in order to remain loved, to hold my needs inside, and to confuse silence with safety.

So I changed the retreat.

We gathered near the Columbia River Gorge.

We moved. We witnessed. We grieved. We raged. We rested. We placed words and old stories into the fire.

And I watched women give expression to feelings they had spent years trying to make acceptable.

That first gathering showed me how much we need places where anger can be met with responsibility and reverence at the same time.

Not glorified.

Not feared.

Not weaponized.

Not silenced.

Given somewhere safe enough to speak.

I cannot wait for you to meet her

Rage Retreat faciliator, Somatic Guide, & photographer

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"Personally, this experience helped me tap into emotions and desires that had been dormant. Our photography time was not just about taking pictures; it was about reclaiming parts of myself and feeling a profound sense of empowerment. I left the shoot feeling more connected to my own journey and to the collective power of women supporting each other."

“I felt very inspired by everyone. This experience was something I could never have imagined, and I am so grateful for it."

"It was both a moment of self care, embracing who I am and my strengths AND a moment of powerful rememberance as a group of women. Lumalia is an amazing photographer who offers a somatic movement approach to the photoshoot. She used great exercises to make us feel safe and confident. I'd recommend it to anv woman who wants to work on her self-esteem, self-love, and as a way to connect to their beauty, sensuality, power and joy!"

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Holy Rage is a place to listen before that whisper has to become an explosion.

Three and a half hours. One fire. One song. One held room.

We begin slowly.

You will arrive on the land, meet the space and the other women, and be guided through clear agreements that protect everyone’s autonomy.

No one will ask you to arrive already raging.

No one will require you to tell your story.

No one will push you to express something your body is not ready to express.

We begin with a guided somatic movement and meditation practice from Your Body as Poetry—an invitation to notice sensation before the mind has to translate, explain, justify, or minimize it.

We remember that the body has a voice.

Then, gradually, we make room for more.

More movement.

More honesty.

More breath.

Perhaps more sound.

Sometimes one woman’s growl permits another woman to discover that she has a sound too.

Sometimes rage is loud.

Sometimes it trembles.

Sometimes it writes one honest sentence and sits silently beside the fire.

Sometimes it stamps, shakes, cries, laughs, dances, rests, tears paper, makes art, or finally says no.

There is no correct way to perform rage here.

Because this is not a performance.

It is permission.

Holy Rage Retreat Experience

Radical Self-Confidence & Embodiement Expansion

Arrival and grounding

Something warm, settling, introductions, and a small opening ritual to help us set the polite world down. We will establish the agreements of the room and make sure you know what choices are available to you throughout the gathering.

Your Body as Poetry

A guided somatic movement and meditation practice that begins with sensation, curiosity, and friendship with the body. You do not need to know what you feel or why you feel it. We begin by noticing what is already here.

Letting the body have a voice

We will explore movement, rhythm, writing, breath, and optional vocal expression. The invitation is not to manufacture intensity. It is to let what is genuinely present take up a little more space.

Rising and returning

We will not simply evoke a large emotional experience and leave you there. The gathering is designed to move in waves—allowing expression, pausing, noticing, returning to choice, and helping the body settle before we continue. You remain in charge of your pace

Witnessing without fixing

You may be witnessed by other women without being advised, interpreted, debated, diagnosed, or hurried toward forgiveness. There is nothing you need to make inspirational. Sometimes what we most need is a room that does not flinch. A room capable of saying: I believe what happened mattered. I believe what you felt mattered. You do not have to make it smaller here.

Letters to the fire

You will have space to write what needs to be written. A letter you will never send. A role you no longer consent to play. An expectation you are ready to put down. A sentence you have carried for years. Weather and venue permitting, we will offer those words to a ritual fire. The fire is not here to erase what happened. It is here to mark that you are the one holding the pen now.

Integration & Closing

We will not end at the emotional peak and send you straight back into your life.

We close together—with voice, breath, music, nourishment, rest, and space for the nervous system to settle.

Three and a half hours.

One fire.

One song.

One held space.

This is not a rage room.

You will not be handed a bat and encouraged to destroy something.

You will not be invited to direct anger toward another participant.

You will not be pushed into reenacting a painful experience.

You will not be required to scream, cry, disclose private details, be photographed, or participate in every practice.

Holy Rage is a guided exploration of emotional expression rooted in choice, personal responsibility, and not harming yourself or anyone else.

The intention is not to make you an angrier woman.

It is to help you recognize your anger before it has to become resentment, collapse, numbness, self-abandonment, or an explosion.

To begin asking:

What is this anger protecting?

What has been crossed?

What truth have I been swallowing?

What grief might be living underneath it?

What do I want that I have not allowed myself to want?

What becomes possible when I stop spending all my energy holding this in?

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Rated 5 out of 5

You are the one who gets to decide how this goes from here.

This may be your experience if…

You have a lot on your plate and a quiet fire in your chest you cannot quite name.

You have been the calm, capable, emotionally intelligent one while resentment grows underneath.

You were taught that being good meant being pleasant, agreeable, forgiving, accommodating, and easy to love.

You are emerging from a divorce, heartbreak, betrayal, loss, heavy season, or life transition.

You are not interested in living in vengeance, blaming everyone else, or screaming into the void.

You want a responsible, creative, body-based way to explore what your anger has been trying to say.

You want to take the mic back in your own story and say:

I am the one who gets to decide how this goes from here.

And you want to do it among women who will not ask you to soften the truth for their comfort.

feel empowered

in your everyday reality. Anyone can have a life-changing experience, but the ones that stick are those that help you face your reality with your new inner world with bold confidence.

Photography as a talisman

Anger is rarely praised in women.

We are photographed smiling, loving, nurturing, marrying, mothering, celebrating, and making everything beautiful.

We are rarely witnessed in our fierceness.

Our boundaries.
Our refusal.
Our complexity.
Our return to ourselves.

Photography is included in the retreat experience, but being photographed is always optional. Every participant who chooses the photographic witnessing ritual will receive five artistically edited images.

Not a traditional portrait session.

Not proof that you performed the experience correctly.

A talisman.

An image that can remind you:

This happened. I was here. I let this part of myself exist.

Photography can allow you to see yourself beyond the identities you carry every day—mother, wife, partner, professional, friend, sister, daughter—and encounter something almost mythic:

A woman with depth.

A woman with a story.

A woman capable of fire and tenderness at the same time.

Participation in photography will always be optional. Complete photography details and any included artwork will be confirmed before accepted applicants are asked to register or pay.

What you may carry home

I cannot promise you will leave without anger.

That is not the purpose.

You may leave with something more useful:

A clearer understanding of how anger speaks through your body.

Several ways to express anger without harming yourself or anyone else.

Greater awareness of the boundary, grief, truth, or desire beneath it.

The experience of being witnessed without being corrected or made responsible for everyone else’s comfort.

Language you can carry into your relationships and everyday life.

A tangible ritual marking what you are ready to release or reclaim.

And perhaps the recognition:

My anger was not trying to ruin my life.

It was trying to show me where I had disappeared from it.

Holy Rage in Oregon

What: Holy Rage—A Half-Day Rage Retreat for Women
When: Saturday, October 3, 2026
Time: 3:00–6:30 p.m.
Where: Private Portland-area location
Capacity: Capped at 10 women
Anticipated investment: $600 (payement plans available)
Application: Required, free, and nonbinding

The retreat is currently planned to include:

Guided somatic movement and meditation
Writing and creative expression
Optional voice and sound practices
Facilitated witnessing
Ritual fire, weather and venue permitting
Closing song and grounding practice
Tea and light refreshments
Optional photographic witnessing

The final venue, accessibility information, photography inclusion, complete itinerary, and investment will be shared with accepted applicants before anyone is asked to register or submit payment.

Applying simply means:

This experience speaks to me. I am available on the planned date, and I would like to explore whether this is the right room for me.

Applications close two weeks before retreat.

Bonuses!

Book By July 31 and receive…

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Hot Girl Embodiment Support: 1-Month Post-Integration Self-Care Membership

Before and after the retreat, you’ll be given access to the Celebrate Again Self-Care membership for three months filled with Lumalia’s signature classes, workshops and challenges like the 30-day self care challenge, Back Home in My Body, self-love yoga classes, journaling, somatic-based movement meditations, and self-discovery practices to anchor your transformation into everyday life. ($600 Value)

Below are past themes, apply to get out the waitlist for the 2026 dates.

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Holy Rage Retreat Sample Schedule

3:15 pm

Opening Ceremony: Welcome, Sacred Circle, and Dive into the Themes

3:30 pm

Somatic Movement Meditation Workwhop with Lumalia to let the body have a voice

4:30 pm

Letters to the fire

5:30 pm

Empowerment Group & Invidual Photoshoot with Lumalia

6:00 pm

Closing Ceremony

Frequently asked questions

Is this therapy?

No. Holy Rage is a facilitated creative and somatic retreat experience. I am not a licensed psychotherapist, and the retreat does not diagnose or treat mental-health conditions.

Will there be screaming?

Possibly, but screaming is never required or treated as the goal.

Rage looks different for every woman. Some women make sound. Some move, growl, shake, write, cry, sit quietly, or discover that their anger feels more like grief.

All expression must remain non-harming.

Do I have to share my story?

No. You may participate without explaining the event, person, or experience connected to what you feel. You decide what you disclose.

Can I pause or opt out?

Yes. You may pause, observe, step away, or decline a practice. You remain responsible for choosing your own level of participation.

What should I bring?

Accepted participants will receive a complete preparation guide. Plan to bring water, a journal, comfortable layers, and clothing you can move and sit on the ground in.

What happens after I apply?

Lumalia will personally review each application. If the experience appears to be a mutual fit, you will receive the complete details and an invitation to register.

There is no payment and no commitment required at the application stage.

Do I need to be outdoorsy to enjoy these retreats?

This Holy Rage retreat will take place in nature, near allergens, possible wildlife, and in the elements. If you enjoy exploring, adventure, and a little wildness, you’ll love them!

What will the weather be like in Oregon?

October weather can be a hit and miss. We may experience some light rain or chilly temperatures. Your preparation guides will include the right packing list to be well prepared for your experience.

Are meals included, and do you accommodate dietary needs?

We will have some light snacks. But please come to the retreat fully nourished. We can accommodate most diets, but contact us if you have strict restrictions.

Is transportation & lodging included?

Lodging is not included but in your prepration documents Lumalia will include lodging suggestions.

Transporation is not included. However, once our group is created we can help connect participants for shared transportation or carpooling.

Save your spot now before our retreats fill up! We keep our sizes small to create a sense of connection and community.

The camas returns when there is room around it.

You do not have to burn everything down.

You may only need to let the fire tell the truth.

To clear what has crowded you.

To notice what has survived beneath the surface.

To make room for the woman who has been waiting there.

The bulb is already in you.

It has not disappeared.

It has been waiting for space.

With fire and tenderness,

Lumalia

Half-day women's rage retreat near Portland, oregon

Holy Rage

Rage Retreat faciliator, Somatic Guide, & photographer

Holy Rage Retreat Experience

Arrival and grounding

Your Body as Poetry

Letting the body have a voice

Rising and returning

Witnessing without fixing

Letters to the fire

This is not a rage room.

You are the one who gets to decide how this goes from here.

Photography as a talisman

Hot Girl Embodiment Support: 1-Month Post-Integration Self-Care Membership

Holy Rage Retreat Sample Schedule

Is this therapy?

Will there be screaming?

Do I have to share my story?

Can I pause or opt out?

What should I bring?

What happens after I apply?

Do I need to be outdoorsy to enjoy these retreats?

What will the weather be like in Oregon?

Are meals included, and do you accommodate dietary needs?

Is transportation & lodging included?

The camas returns when there is room around it.

YOUR LIFE MAY NOT BE THE PROBLEM.

You may just be under-alive

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