Welcoming Change As We Move Into 2026

Wow! What a year 2025 has been. It’s hard to believe it’s already coming to a close. As we look ahead to 2026, change is coming - both at Tree of Life Temple and in the world. 2025, the year of the snake, brought the transformation and massive shedding of what no longer fits. 2026, the year of the fire horse, will bring about rapid forward movement and growth into the space that was cleared in the past year. Of course, this will look different for everyone. For us, it will look like slowing down, expanding to take up more time and space, and really honoring more deeply the types of ceremonies we are being called to create. This means that after February of 2026 our ceremony structures and pricing will be changing significantly. Our group ceremonies will be longer and include more time for reflection, integration, and connection between medicines. We will be incorporating more activities and rituals to help anchor in the changes that are taking place, and give everyone more time and space being held in the ceremonial container.

We have been called in this direction for some time now, but it is clear that this is the time for the change to be made. We have been asked to reflect a lot this year on what we actually value, and what we want to build long term. The truth is that serving medicine for us has never just been about serving medicine. It’s always been about getting people reconnected with their bodies and with the Earth, because that’s what creates real, grounded change that is in harmony with the physical reality. However, this takes time. And the more we can slow down and give our bodies time, gentleness, support, and ease in this process, the more it will feel safe to let go of protections that are keeping us restricted and allow us to go deep within the wisdom that it holds. As we have deepened into our own inner work over the years, we have learned that in order to speed up, you MUST slow down. And every time we think we’ve slowed down, we get asked to slow down again. But every time we do, another layer of magic is revealed - and 2026 is definitely a year for magic to be revealed. We are aligning ourselves to receive all that it has to offer, and we encourage you to do the same, in whatever form that takes for you.

We will be announcing more details in the coming months about what our group ceremony formats will look like next year, but after February, we’ll be dropping our cadence down to ~4 times per year, and they will be longer (~6 day) retreats. We will still be offering 1:1 and small group ceremonies that can be customized to your preferences. Details and pricing for those will also be released in the coming months. For now, if you want to sit in a group ceremony with us in the same format we’ve been offering, we still have spaces left in January and February. After February, we’ll be taking a few months off of hosting group retreats to re-set and shift our energy into the more spacious formats we will be bringing forth. We will still be holding private ceremonies for small groups and individuals during this time.

Those of you who have sat in ceremony with us before know that we are committed to following where our hearts lead us on this path of life, and we are excited for the expansiveness that this change will bring to our lives and to the lives of those we serve. This is an exciting time of creativity and possibility for us. We are currently still deep in the creative process, but we can already feel the power of what is being birthed and we can’t wait to share it all with you soon.

Sending you so much love,

Em + Sonia