Step Outside Nature Retreat

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Forest landscape with tall trees and mountains at sunrise

August 14-17, 2025 Salida, Colorado

Step away from the noise and into a weekend of rest, reflection, and connection. Nestled in the stunning natural landscape of Salida, Colorado, this intimate retreat is designed for women seeking renewal, clarity, and meaningful community.

This retreat is for women who want to get away from their everyday and experience fun and relaxation in a nature filled setting.
Think girls’ weekend without the social pressures and hangover.
Outside Design is a beautiful, unique space that was repurposed from a youth camp. Think glamping with enough rustic charm to make you feel like you’re not at home, but enough comforts to feel like you’re at a retreat.
There’s a central bathhouse with 4 private bathrooms (sink, shower and toilet), so you’ll always have access. There’s even a small toilet between 2 of the smaller cabins.
Let’s not forget the Scandi Sauna, which has a large steam sauna, 2 hot tubs and a cold plunge!
Due to the unique cozy cabin accommodations, double occupancy means sharing a bed with another retreat participant. Invite a friend or step out of your comfort zone and meet a new roomie! We are aiming for summer camp vibes and this retreat is kept small to create intimacy within our group. All the cabins have outdoor lounge space, so you have a place to be on your own, too. Just let us know in your registration form if you want to room with someone specific.
More comfortable having your own space? No worries, we are offering single occupancy at an increased rate! Choose your own bed in the Mountain Manor if you still want sleepover vibes, or one of the 3 private cabins for a space all to yourself.
We are striving to keep the costs of this retreat low to allow for accessibility.
Included in the retreat pricing:
- Accommodations for 3 nights at Outside Design
- All meals from Thursday night welcome dinner to Sunday morning brunch. (3 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 3 dinners, and obviously, snacks!)
- Retreat Activities and transportation during retreat
- Curated gift bag from local/sustainable brands
Not included:
- Airfare and travel to Salida (please reach out if you need help arranging transport and we will do our best to help)
- Shopping around Salida, personal snacks, beverages, etc.
- Travel/Medical insurance
We are still finalizing plans, but we are hoping to include:
- Daily Yoga/ Breathwork/Meditation
- Plant Walk/Workshop with an Herbalist
- Paddleboarding
- Visit to Downtown Salida
- Hiking (easy-moderate)/Forest bathing
- Fireside hangout/fire-gazing
- Time to rest, journal, walk, and be on site
All activities are optional- if something’s not your vibe, just let us know. This is a weekend for you, and we support that.
We’re so excited to plan a delicious, nourishing weekend of meals! We hope to showcase the abundance of summer with as many local, seasonal things as possible. We will be collecting dietary preferences on the registration form and working with a dietician reviewed menu to accommodate everyone’s needs while ensuring we all get the nutrients we need for a wellness weekend.
And yes, we will have coffee (and tea!) for everyone’s cup of cozy comfort.
In order to promote connection with ourselves, nature, and others, we encourage you to step away from alcohol use for these few short days. Being at altitude (~7,000ft) is also a health concern in consuming alcohol.
However, this retreat is not meant to be restrictive, so basically- we’re not banning it, but we’re not bringing it!
The short answer, is, yes, other guests may be staying in one of the other 5 cabins on site. We have booked our 4 cabins as close together as possible (and close to the bathhouse) to keep our group cohesive.
Our retreat has The Mountain Manor, The Box Bungalow, The Forest Frame, and The Hammock Hut. The Mountain Manor has a larger space and will be the hub for our retreat activities on site.
Feel free to check out all the spaces at Outside Design Nature Hotel
Salida is about a 2 hour drive on the highway south of Denver, CO. Denver International Airport (DEN) is probably your best bet for flying in. Transportation from the airport is not included or promised as part of the retreat, but please let us know if you would like help with transportation and we will see if we can arrange a pick up or carpool with another participant. If you want to offer space in your vehicle to others, please let us know!
Double Occupancy (sharing a bed with another participant) is priced at $800.
Single Occupancy (either your own bed in a shared cabin or your own cabin) is priced at $1025.
The shared cabin space has a ½ bath (toilet/sink) in the cabin, all other cabins use the central bath house or a toilet/sink between the cabins. All showers are located in the central bath house.

Glamp it up

Connection with nature is easy in our retreat accommodations situated in this breathtaking Colorado mountain valley.

Outdoor wooden cabin with an open porch featuring a bed, striped bedding, and decorative cushions, surrounded by trees.

Scenic view of a mountain range with pine trees in the foreground, clear sky above.

A-frame cabin entrance with open door, labeled 'The Forest Frame', showing a cozy interior with a red and white patterned blanket. Surrounded by trees.

A-frame cabin surrounded by a forest with wooden deck and open shelter.

Meet Your Hosts

A woman in outdoor hiking gear stands near a suspension bridge adorned with colorful prayer flags in a mountainous landscape. Snow-capped peaks rise in the background under a clear blue sky.

Alyssa Golinvaux

Alyssa is a multi-passionate wellness guide with a deep belief in the power of intentional living and connection to nature. With a background as a licensed massage therapist, registered nurse, yoga teacher (RYT-200), and certified KonMari® Consultant, she brings a uniquely holistic lens to healing and self-discovery. Based in Fort Collins, Colorado, Alyssa is currently expanding her work to include forest bathing and herbalism—two practices that align with her love of the natural world and its rhythms.

Inspired by her travels and time spent at retreats around the globe, Alyssa’s vision is to make the profound peace and insight of these experiences accessible right here in Colorado. She sees nature as a powerful antidote to the disconnection so common in Western culture, and believes that grounding ourselves in natural beauty, intention, and joy can spark meaningful transformation. At the retreat, Alyssa will guide yoga, meditation, and forest bathing sessions that invite deep presence, rest, and reconnection.

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Nichole Golinvaux

Yep, we’re related! (by marriage)

Nichole is a natural planner and creative force who lights up when she’s bringing people together through intentional, joyful experiences. With a lifelong love of dance and movement, she has spent years teaching and performing, infusing every space she touches with energy, grace, and fun. Nichole is also the events coordinator for her and her husband’s powersports business in Pueblo, Colorado, where she thrives on turning big ideas into well-orchestrated moments.

Her latest creative passion is home staging and interior design—another expression of her gift for creating beauty and connection in every environment. As co-host of this retreat, Nichole wears many hats, including timekeeper and “cat herder,” ensuring the flow of the weekend is smooth, grounded, and filled with ease. She brings her signature attention to detail, warm leadership, and infectious enthusiasm. She and Alyssa have shared over 20 years of chosen family, and this collaboration is a celebration of their shared vision: to hold space for women to rest, reconnect, and rediscover their joy.

A woman smiling and holding a bunch of green leafy plants outdoors on a sunny day, wearing a large straw hat and a black top.

Additional Contributors

Lindsey Schauer

Lindsey is a longtime local to southern Colorado. Her adventurous nature and love for the mountains sparked her curiosity into herbalism 20+ years ago. Learning and pursuing a lifestyle congruent with nature equipped her with experiences and lessons worth sharing. She started Sex Plants Rock and Roll Co, a music-inspired, skincare brand rooted in nature, as a way to begin to share the potency that nature provides. Her passion in herbalism is to remain in simplicity by being with the plants.

Lindsey will be leading our plant walk and herbal workshop!

Diane Budy

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Of the many crafts Diane dabbled in, ceramics was the least convenient of them all. It was a hobby that required someone else’s facilities, equipment and expertise to access. She wondered what it would be like to play with clay at home, on her own schedule. When the pandemic arrived, it combined forces with a milestone birthday to pose the question, “If not now, when?” She purchased a studio-full of equipment from a retiring potter and set up her home studio. She fell in love with hand-building - the feel of the clay, and the ability to work with it in a way that reminds her of those other hobbies she has loved. Upon moving to Fort Collins, she left the 9-5 office grind behind and has been experimenting with clay and glaze full-time.

Diane is creating custom pieces for our retreat participants!