Journey of the Gift Seeds

Madeline Island, Wisconsin

September 25-28, 2025

The Gift Seeds

A journey of self discovery that awakens the truth of your identity, enabling you to embrace your own unique power.

Join us for a special journey where we’ll uncover the truth of our identity and embrace our own unique power. The Journey of the Gift Seeds will reveal our true inheritance - gifts received at birth as well as those passed down from generation to generation by our families, ancestors, and culture. As we are guided through this journey, we’ll see the natural emergence of our life purpose and the yearnings of our hearts.

Our inheritance is like a lost treasure waiting to be discovered. Recognizing this inner power opens new vistas, allowing us to see things we never saw before, ignite hope, and unlock new potential in our lives.

This ceremonial retreat will help you understand who you are uniquely here to Be and what you are uniquely here to Do.

Through guided visualizations, meditations, music, time in nature and contemplations in the labyrinth, you will be led through various embodiment activities within sacred spaces to help you connect with your unique gifts. During our time timing together, you will open these Doorways:

  • Discover the Gift Seeds of your true nature

  • Experience a new and embodied view of your unique potential

  • Learn how to activate your core capacities

  • Acquire practices to help you cultivate those seeds deep inside yourself and to use them in your daily life

Discover your Gift Seeds

Details:

What’s included:

  • Three nights stay in a tranquil setting, nestled within the beauty of nature

  • Chef prepared meals starting with Thursday dinner and concluding with Sunday breakfast; includes snacks and beverages

  • All guided activities, experiences, and facilitation

  • Gift Seed bundles

What’s not included:

  • Transportation to/from Madeline Island (participants may carpool to the island if desired)

  • Transportation on the island between lodging and meeting venues

  • Travel insurance, if desired

  • Optional gratuity for the chef

"To discover gifts that are intrinsic to my whole way of being was inspiring. To now use them consciously is incredibly empowering."

Meet your guides:

Nicole Pugilese, Paula Coyne, and Krista Porvaznik bring a unique richness, breadth, and depth to their ceremonial offerings. After years of study, all three have guided offerings rooted in ancient Earth Wisdom and have received their World Bridger certification, enabling them to share the Journey of the Gift Seeds.

Pictured from left to right: Paula, Nicole, Krista

  • Paula Coyne

    Meditation, yoga teacher, and astrologer. Founder of True Nature Mindfulness. Guides worldwide transformational retreats and pilgrimages.

  • Krista Porvaznik

    Founder and executive/team coach of Ceiba Coaching and Consulting. Guides worldwide transformational retreats and pilgrimages.

  • Nicole Pugliese

    Reiki Master, with a deep toolkit of energy healing and personal blueprint readings. Pilgrimage guide.

What people are saying:

"The Journey of the Gift Seeds is a very special experience. It goes deep, touching many personal topics."

“I thought I already knew my Gifts. In this journey I discovered so much I hadn’t seen before. Using my Gifts in a conscious way has brought healing to unresolved issues I thought I couldn’t change. It has been profound.”

"The Journey of the Gift Seeds led me to greater inner integration, fullness of self, and an invigorated sense of purpose in life."

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Pricing & Lodging

Shared Room Options - $1,450 per person:

  • King bed, 2 guests

  • Queen bed, 2 guests

  • 2 twin beds, 2 guests

  • 3 twin beds, 2 or 3 guests

  • 2 twin beds and 1 full bed, 2 or 3 guests

2 twin beds

Single / Unshared Room Options:

  • King bed, 1 guest - $1,750 per person

  • Queen bed, 1 guest - $1,700 per person

Lodging is available at 2-3 locations on Madeline Island, with rooms assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Photos shown include some of the rooming options, but may not represent the actual room provided. All accommodations are just a short drive - and, in some cases, a short walk - to the retreat meeting venues.

Payment & Cancellation Policy

A $500 non-refundable deposit reserves your spot. You will be invoiced for the remaining balance in June, 2025.

  • If you cancel your reservation before June 1: you will be refunded all amount(s) paid minus your non-refundable deposit

  • If you cancel your reservation after June 1: all fees are non-refundable, unless your space can be filled by someone else