Registration
To register, we ask for a $450 non-refundable deposit under “Book your spot” below. The remainder of the cost will be due on May 1st and will be non-refundable. If you need an alternate payment plan, please reach out: hello@saturnsreturn.com
Scroll down for full information on lodging and to book now. We expect these retreats to fill up very quickly, so please register if you know that you are interested or send us a note with any questions as soon as possible: hello@saturnsreturn.com
Lodging
All participants will be staying on-site at the inn at Saturn’s Return, a working farm nestled in San Juan Island's West Valley where farmland and forest converge. (Read more about us here.) We offer a range of rooms:
The Deluxe Queen is in the heart of the original one-room schoolhouse, featuring its 1915 fireplace and Douglas fir floors. Enjoy views of Garrison Creek and our flower field from your organic Avocado Queen mattress, Coyuchi linens, and Fir Oak Farm wool comforter from island sheep. Its private bathroom next door has a shower-bath, organic Baina bath linens, and bathrobes from Block Shop Textiles. $1,205, plus tax, for 4 nights. (Avg. $300/night) SOLD OUT
The Standard Queen bedroom features a comfortable bed with organic Coyuchi linens, a Fir Oak Farm wool comforter, and windows that let in birdsong and views of the farm or Garrison Creek. Its small en suite bathroom has a walk-in shower and organic Baina bath linens. $1,125, plus tax, for 4 nights. (Avg. $280/night) Book here.
The ADA Queen is a cozy room with a queen bed, organic Coyuchi linens, and a Fir Oak Farm wool comforter. Appointed with organic Baina bath linens, its bathroom is wheelchair-friendly, with standard accessibility features, and opens to the bedroom. Located near our front entry, this room might not be the best fit for light sleepers. $960, plus tax, for 4 nights. (Avg. $240/night) Book here.
The second-floor Queen bedroom with shared bathroom looks out over farm and forest. Catch golden sunlight through the south-facing window from your cozy bed with organic Coyuchi linens and a Fir Oak Farm wool comforter. It shares a generous bathroom with the Double Full bedroom next door, appointed with organic Baina bath linens and bathrobes from Block Shop Textiles. $830, plus tax, for 4 nights. (Avg. $207/night) SOLD OUT
The second-floor Double Full is a shared bedroom, with two beds overlooking Garrison Creek, organic Coyuchi linens, and Fir Oak Farm wool comforters. It shares a generous bathroom with the Queen bedroom next door, appointed with organic Baina bath linens and bathrobes from Block Shop Textiles. We will book each bed separately, so you can either coordinate to share with a friend or meet someone new! $460/bed, plus tax, for 4 nights. (Avg. $115/night) Book here.
If you would like to share a private room with a friend or partner, please reach out to book: hello@saturnsreturn.com. If you would like to be considered for a partial or full scholarship, please apply under "Book your spot" below.
Getting Here
Traveling to Saturn's Return does take a bit of an effort, as we're on an island! Once you're here, our remote location allows us to sink into a deep and magical container together.
You will either take a ferry from Anacortes or a short flight from Seattle, Everett, or Bellingham. Both journeys are beautiful and require advance reservations. Reach out with any questions as you book your travel!
Please arrive on Wednesday between 3-6pm and plan to depart Sunday by noon. We will help coordinate ferry rides in advance. On Wednesday, you’ll have time to settle into your room, drink in the ocean air, and walk the grounds before we convene at 7pm for our first dinner together. On Sunday, our retreat will end after breakfast, with departure requested by noon.
And if you’d like to extend your stay at Saturn's Return before or after the retreat, let us know and we can likely add to your reservation. To learn more about getting to San Juan Island, see our Welcome Guide.
When you're ready, scroll to the bottom to reserve your spot! If you have any questions, please send us a note: hello@saturnsreturn.com.
Team
Satya Doyle Byock, LPC (facilitator, right) is a psychotherapist and the author of “Quarterlife: The Search for Self in Early Adulthood”. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, Oprah Daily, and on NPR, the BBC, and many podcasts including Pulling the Thread and The Podcast with a Thousand Faces. She is also the director of The Salome Institute of Jungian Studies, where she teaches online, and co-host of the podcast on Carl Jung’s Red Book. Her regular Substack is Self & Society.
Gracie Gardner (chef, left) has worked in fine dining (Blue Hill at Stone Barns), owned and operated her own catering company (Nellie’s on Salt Spring Island), and now works as a freelance chef and writer back in her hometown of New York City. She has spent the majority of her career cooking for others, but believes that true change in one's approach to food has to come from empowering them to find joy, ease, and sacredness in feeding themselves. A pillar of a vital life. When Gracie is not cooking, she’s reading and writing, sharing her musings on her Substack, “This Morning.”
Emma Rastatter (host) is the co-owner of Saturn’s Return, along with her husband, Wiley.
She had the privilege of working with Satya throughout her 20s to find deeper alignment: from studying biology and pre-med at Stanford, to working in health tech, and ultimately upstream to a wellspring of human and ecological health: food & farming.
She worked at Blue Hill at Stone Barns as the chef Dan Barber’s assistant, where she gratefully crossed paths with Gracie. After living and working on regenerative farms across the country, she and Wiley fell in love with the farming community on San Juan Island and bought Saturn’s Return on the summer solstice of 2022, where she’ll weave her passions of health, food, and wholeness.
