Illuminate: An Evening of
Presence and Clarity
Do you crave moments when you can just take a break, connect with yourself, and be present in the moment?
Join us at Illuminate - an evening of gentle reflection, hands-on connection, and new experiences.
Saturday, February 07, 2026 | 6:00–9:00 PM
Archipelago | 2345 7th St, Denver, CO 80211
Limited to 30 participants
You Don’t Have to Figure This Out Alone
For some, this time of year brings momentum, focus, and determination. For others, it forces reflection on the past years trials and successes. For many, it is a combination of both. Regardless, people often notice a natural desire to pause, away from expectations, timelines, and life’s hectic demands.
Illuminate is a three-hour, in-person evening designed to give you that space to pause, support re-connection with self, and find clarity around what’s next.
We’ll accomplish this together side by side in a calm, thoughtfully held space. The evening is curated in a way that provides clear guidance and gentle pacing, and there is no expectation to participate beyond your own comfort level.
Clarity is supported through the various exercises, some hands-on, some merely reflective, some creative.
A Space That Holds You
Our setting always matters.
Illuminate takes place in the open attic space at Archipelago Denver. The space is airy and light-filled, with an open yet grounding feel. Warm wood accents, thoughtful design, and a sense of ease; these spatial elements create a container that invites you to be present from the moment you arrive. The curation of the space is intentional for our time together.
Illuminate will carve out the full three hours just for you. Arrive at 6:00pm, settle in peacefully, and allow yourself to momentarily quiet the noise that so often accompanies our busy lives. This is your moment to pause.
What You'll Experience
The evening follows a gentle, intentionally curated arc designed to support personal insight without urgency.
Name What You're Carrying
We begin by acknowledging what has brought you to this place: seeking growth, long-held exhaustion, learning lessons, desiring inspiration, and resolving unfinished threads are all welcome. Our guided reflection helps ensure this evening begins with naming those things we carry with awareness and gratitude. Only then can we move into forward thinking.
Explore Your Inner Landscape
Through guided visualization and journaling, you will explore the different internal perspectives that show up as you think about what you want or need moving forward. This may include the achiever who strives, the protector who seeks peace , the exhausted one who craves rest, or the hopeful one who needs a plan. There is no fixing or analyzing here. Our focus is listening and observing.
Clarify What You Need
Instead of forcing goals or finding resolutions, you will explore what feels most supportive in this present season of your life. This might look like steadiness, rest, boundaries, courage, or something quieter and even harder to name. Clarity emerges from attention, not pressure. Enter this space with curiosity.
Create a Visual Anchor
Using simple, meditative art, you will translate your internal reflections into a visual piece you can frame and keep. This is a guided experience, so you will not feel pressure to create anything on your own - no artistic experience is required, and supplies will be provided.
Integrate Through Sound
Our evening closes with a gentle, integrated sound experience designed to support nervous system settling. Using simple, resonant sound and guided resting, this portion helps reflection move from the mind into the body, integrating the various activities we’ve completed. It will be the capstone to our evening.
There will be time at the end to gather yourself and your belongings as you prepare to go out and gracefully encounter what’s next.
What This Evening Feels Like
An intentional pause, warm connection, calm pacing. Gentle reflection.
Most of our evening together is spent in quiet reflection, guided practices, and private journaling. There is no expectation to share, perform, or be emotionally expressive. Just be and feel present.
While the work is personal, you are not doing it alone. Being in the room together as a supportive group, moving at the same pace, and held by the same container, often brings a meaningful sense of safety, common understanding, and positivity.
What's Included
A three-hour guided, local retreat experience
All art materials provided
Cozy warm beverages and light snacks
Thoughtfully curated take-home kits designed to carry forward the experience, including:
-A journal and quality pen
-Your completed art piece
-Post-retreat reflection prompts
-Additional supportive tools for everyday use
Intimate group setting, capped at 30 participants
Investment
$195
Early Bird: $175
(through January 24)
This is an investment in three uninterrupted hours just for you. You will leave our time together with clearer language for what you’re carrying right now, what you need moving forward and a few concrete anchors that will guide you in your daily life.
Who This Is For
This retreat is a good fit if you:
Need to carve out space to pause
Want clarity without urgency
Have high hopes and aspirations for 2026; just want a moment to reflect
Value depth presence
Seek to name what you’ve been carrying
The structure of the evening does the heavy lifting. Just show up, be open, and participate.
Facilitation
Erin Myers, LCSW
is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, EMDR-certified and IFS-informed. She specializes in trauma recovery, nervous system regulation, and helping people build sustainable capacity for growth.
This evening is based on Erin’s more than ten years of experience facilitating grounded, trauma-informed reflection in both clinical and non-clinical settings. Her facilitation style is structured, calm, and deeply respectful of individual autonomy.
Anissa Cordova, PhD
is a psychotherapist and resilience coach who blends her background in talk therapy and EMDR with sound healing to support deep relaxation, nervous system regulation, and emotional integration. Through her work, she felt called to create space for healing beyond words—offering sound as a gentle, grounding pathway inward.
This retreat is non-clinical and is not psychotherapy. It is a therapeutically-informed, experiential offering designed for reflection and personal insight.
Details
When: Saturday, February 07, 2026 | 6:00–9:00 PM (please arrive by 5:55 PM)
Where: Archipelago | 2345 7th St, Denver, CO 80211
What to Bring: Comfortable clothing and a yoga mat or blanket for the sound experience (some provided)
Questions?
📧 [email protected]
📞 720-204-8720
Ready To Join?
Space is limited to 30 participants.
Early bird pricing ends January 24, 2026.
