The Wild Feminine Incarnée — A devotional return to embodied power

Held in the quiet, mystical landscape of Rennes-le-Château in Southern France, this retreat is an invitation to return to your body, your instinct, and a deep expression of feminine power. Led by Cassandra Ogier and Shayna Hiller — both devoted to empowering women through the wisdom of horses and embodiment.

Rooted in the energetic lineage of Mary Magdalene, this is not a space of learning about her — but of experiencing what she represents within yourself.

A devotion to truth.
A capacity for deep love.
A wisdom that is embodied.

This is a space of devotional embodiment. An activation.

A direct, internally led return to what is real within you —
beneath conditioning, performance and who you’ve learned to be.

The week unfolds at La Val Dieu — a simple, traditional farmhouse set within the raw beauty of Southern France.

There is a quietness here.
An honesty in the land.
Nothing curated. Nothing excessive.

The rhythm of the days is supported by the land itself —
with organic, farm-to-table meals grown and prepared on the property,
and open space to walk, rest, and integrate.

A herd of seventeen horses — free-roam across 130 acres.

This herd — comprising of mostly mares — have their own story. One of bonding through bearing foals together. As they transition into a new freedom themselves, you will merge with them as part of the living field you will be in relationship with.

Horses do not respond to words, but to what is true in your system. They meet your presence, your coherence and your alignment with embodying your truth.

And in that reflection, something clarifies.

Through the presence of the lead mares — who guide the herd through attunement rather than force — you are invited into a different understanding of power.

Relational.
Grounded.
Sovereign.

Something that emerges when you are fully in your body.

Throughout the week, you’ll be guided through practices that support the release of held tension and stored emotion — through the body, the breath, and the voice.

As the system softens, what emerges is a natural sense of vitality, aliveness, and pleasure.

This work can open deeper layers — old patterns, inherited imprints, and identities that may have once been necessary, but are no longer true.

And what replaces them is not something new — but something

More honest.
More direct.
More true.

Whether you are in a season of initiation, creation, or leadership —
maiden, mother, or matriarch — you are met where you are.

Beyond the core practices, the horses and the land itself become part of the experience.

There will be time to walk in nature, immerse with the herd,
to swim in the cool waters of La Ferriere and la Fontaine des Amours,
to soak in the thermal springs of Rennes-les-Bains,
and to make pilgrimage to the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene.

Moments that are simple —
and quietly profound.

It is about meeting yourself — fully — in your body.

And allowing that to lead.

Your guides:

SHAYNA HILLER —

I am a trauma-informed embodiment guide, health coach, and yoga and meditation teacher, devoted to guiding others back to the innate wisdom that lives within the body.

My work is rooted in nervous system healing, somatic intimacy, spiritual practice, and ancient ritual — offered in a way that is both modern and deeply human. I am passionate about creating spaces that feel safe, sacred, and real… where truth can surface organically, and transformation unfolds without force.

Over the past two decades, I’ve had the privilege of studying with master teachers and pioneers across the fields of wellness, personal growth, and spirituality. I graduated from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition as a Board Certified Health Coach in 2008, and my path has since taken me around the world — guiding retreats, holding private mentorship containers, and facilitating immersive experiences.

At the heart of my work is a devotion to presence — supporting others in reclaiming their power, sensuality, voice, and capacity to be with what is. I am deeply inspired by the intelligence of the body and the wisdom that emerges when we slow down enough to listen.

Within spaces like The Wild Feminine Incarnée, I am here to support a return… to the body, to truth, to the living pulse of what it means to be fully expressed, fully felt, and fully alive.

CASSANDRA OGIER —

I am a woman devoted to the path of embodied truth. My life has been shaped by a deep listening — to the body, to the land, and to the subtle intelligence that lives between both.

I am a mother of three sons, a grandmother to a granddaughter —  a threshold that has opened a new dimension of love, generational perspective, and reverence for the cycles of life.

As a woman in relationship, I walk a path of deep intimacy, radical truth, and inner freedom — an ongoing exploration of what it means to be connected to myself while in connection with another.

Horses have been among my greatest teachers — guiding me beyond words, into intuition, presence, and a level of honesty that cannot be bypassed.

For over a decade, I lived and worked in wilderness settings, immersed in a life of practice, simplicity, and inward devotion. My work is not something I’ve learned to teach, but something I have been compelled to live.

I walk alongside women in this process — supporting a return to the body, to truth, and to a lived sense of sovereignty and wholeness — particularly those navigating the impact of past experiences held in the body — supporting a return to safety, sovereignty, and truth.

Saying yes to the inward path — to meeting what is true beneath identity, conditioning, and projection — is a path of initiation. It requires honesty. It requires presence. And a desire to be all in.

Date: August 22 - 28, 2026
Location: Lavaldieu, Rennes-le-Château, France
Exchange: $3,200 - $2,850 early bird ($250 early bird discount)

Spots are intentionally limited. To join the guest list or learn more, please email us.