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$4,444
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The Invitation
What if the life you’ve been longing for doesn’t require you to try harder— but to soften?
Join us on Crete for eight days of discovery, adventure, ceremony and connection.
Not to escape your life.
To remember how you want to live it.
Your Home in Crete
Eight days where nothing needs to be earned.
Knossos Beach Resort, on the Mediterranean — beautiful accommodation, Cretan cuisine and space to breathe, rest and receive.
The resort
Knossos Beach ResortSeven nights beachfront on the Mediterranean.
Explore the resort (opens the resort’s website)An Ancient World
There were other ways of being alive.
Thousands of years ago, the Minoans flourished here — leaving behind imagery of women, goddesses, nature, beauty and sacred ritual.
- Knossos
- Heraklion
- Eleftherna
- Sacred Caves
Go inward.
Away from familiar routines,
we slow down, open and connect.
Receive.
Crete through the senses
Life is allowed
to feel good.
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TasteSharing food with local cooks -
MakeCheese, soap, pottery and weaving — by hand -
DanceCretan music and dancing in the mountain village of Anogia -
ExploreMatala · Heraklion · Rethymno · Elounda Bay
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ConnectShared meals and heartfelt conversations -
Be aliveThe moment you realize how good it feels to be alive
The inner experience
Not everything
happens
on the itinerary.
Some of it
happens
inside you.
Practices that invite softening
- 01Qi Gong
- 02Meditation
- 03Breathwork
- 04Nervous-system practices
- 05Ceremony
- 06Transformational workshops
Community
You won’t
do this
alone.
Sixteen women.
Intentionally
gathered.
We put down
some of the armor.
And make room
to be seen.
Through shared experiences, ceremony, laughter and meaningful conversations, the group itself becomes part of the transformation.
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Wendy Bunnell
Aliveness.
Connection.
Wonder.
Wendy is a creator of extraordinary experiences that awaken aliveness, connection, wonder and the ability to bring that magic into everyday life.
Megan Sillito
Sacred land.
Activation.
Integration.
Megan is a transformational facilitator and energy artist with over 30 years of experience, specializing in sacred land and personal activations that invite deeper connection, expanded awareness and lasting integration.
Your guides
Two women.
One shared vision.
Something neither
could create alone.
- Sacred land
- Ceremony
- Nervous system
- Adventure
- Play
- Community
- Integration
Megan Sillito and Wendy Bunnell bring together decades of transformational experience, a passion for awakening human potential, and a shared belief that life is meant to be deeply felt, fully lived and joyfully created.
Blending sacred land activations, ceremony, nervous-system practices, adventure, play and the powerful energy of community, they create an intentional space where ancient wisdom meets embodied experience.
Where transformation doesn’t require struggle. Where joy becomes part of the journey. Where the extraordinary becomes something you learn to welcome into the ordinary.
The eight days
What will fill
the eight days.
01 · Ancient Crete
Minoan wonders
The Palace of Knossos, the Heraklion Archaeological Museum and Ancient Eleftherna — exploring sacred imagery, art and history.
02 · Sacred caves
Caves & mythology
The Idaean Cave, associated with Zeus, and the Eileithyia Cave, connected to the ancient goddess of childbirth.
03 · Cretan culture
Food, wine & craft
A cooking workshop with locals in Episkopi, traditional cheese-making, a winery tasting, an olive mill and soap-making, and the pottery village of Margarites.
04 · Music & dance
Anogia
The mountain village of Anogia, with its weaving traditions, Cretan music and dancing.
05 · Beauty & adventure
Sea, towns & markets
Matala’s hippie caves and beach, Heraklion and Rethymno, a farmers market, Bioaroma’s botanical experience and an Elounda Bay cruise.
06 · Practice
Practices that invite softening
Qi Gong, meditation, breathwork, nervous-system practices, ceremony and transformational workshops.
07 · Connection
Deep connection
Intimate circles, shared meals, laughter, heartfelt conversations and the energy of an intentionally gathered community.
And then there are
the moments
no itinerary can promise.
An unexpected friendship.
A synchronicity.
Laughter that won’t stop.
The moment you realize how good it feels to be alive.
That’s where
the magic lives.
An investment in your aliveness
Choose how
you’d like
to say yes.
Sixteen places.
No more.
Kept small to preserve intimacy, connection and community.
Founding Enrollment · Payment plan
$5,000
Five payments of $1,000.
Apply · payment planRegular
$5,900
The regular investment, per person.
Apply for your placeAll prices are per person. Founding Enrollment pricing is offered to those who feel called to commit early.
How to join Apply below — Wendy & Megan read every application personally. Your place is confirmed once your application is accepted and your enrollment payment is completed.
Almost everything taken care of
- Seven nights of beachfront accommodation at Knossos Beach Resort
- Scheduled excursions and cultural experiences
- Museum admissions
- Retreat transportation
- Breakfasts, dinners and most lunches
- Qi Gong, meditation, breathwork and nervous-system practices
- Workshops and sacred ceremonies with Wendy and Megan
Not included
- Airfare to Crete
- A few lunches on your own
- Personal purchases
- Optional extras
Questions
When and where is SOFTEN?
May 23–30, 2027 — eight days and seven nights on the island of Crete, Greece. Our home is Knossos Beach Resort on the Mediterranean.
Who is leading the retreat?
Wendy Bunnell and Megan Sillito, who bring together decades of transformational experience.
How many people will be there?
SOFTEN is limited to 16 participants, to preserve intimacy, connection and community.
What does it cost?
The regular investment is $5,900 per person. Founding Enrollment pricing is offered to those who commit early: $4,444 paid in full (save $1,456), or $5,000 as a payment plan of five payments of $1,000.
How do I reserve my place?
Fill in the short retreat application. Wendy and Megan read every application personally and will be in touch. Submitting an application does not guarantee a reservation — your place is confirmed once your application is accepted and your enrollment payment is completed.
Who is this retreat for?
SOFTEN is an intimate retreat for women who feel called to slow down, reconnect with themselves, explore ancient wisdom and experience the beauty of connection, sisterhood and sacred remembrance.
Do I need a passport?
Yes — please make sure you have a valid passport that will not expire before January 2029. If yours needs renewing, starting early gives you peace of mind.
What is included?
Seven nights of beachfront accommodation at Knossos Beach Resort; scheduled excursions, cultural experiences, museum admissions and retreat transportation; breakfasts, dinners and most lunches; Qi Gong, meditation, breathwork, nervous-system practices, workshops and sacred ceremonies with Wendy and Megan.
What is not included?
Airfare to Crete, a few lunches on your own, personal purchases and optional extras.
Where will we go?
Experiences include the Palace of Knossos, the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Ancient Eleftherna, the Idaean and Eileithyia caves, Episkopi, Margarites, Anogia, Matala, Heraklion, Rethymno, a farmers market, Bioaroma and an Elounda Bay cruise.
There will always
be a reason to wait.
- Responsibilities.
- Schedules.
- People who need you.
- A more convenient time.
But where are you
on the list?
You don’t need
to become
someone new.
Maybe you need the space
to remember who
you’ve always been.
Come across
the world with us.
Come home
to yourself.