Join Scott and Shanti Medina with special musical guests and percussionists for a weekend wellness and mental wellbeing hot springs retreat at the beautiful Joyful Journey Hot Springs Resort and Spa in Moffat, CO Thursday November 13 – Sunday November 16, 2025. Enjoy a weekend soaking in the sacred healing waters, being in community, sharing in the Dances of Universal Peace, basking in Devotional Chanting and Sound Healing, experiencing meditation and ancient movement practices like Qigong and Yoga.
JOIN US!We are honored to have Deborah Ogden and Jim Grant joining us on percussion and drums for the weekend.
- Enjoy ecstatic chanting, sound journeying, Dances of Universal Peace, embodied meditation, ancient ceremony and sacred rituals
- Soak in the magical and healing hot spring waters throughout your stay, including times when it is closed to the general public and only open to our retreat participants
- Learn to craft your own folk medicine and activate your spirit guides
- Rejuvenate with a massage or wellness treatment at the world class onsite spa
- Restore calm and clarity with silence and stillness
- Experience attuning your Body Current® meridians and acupressure portals to the 5-elements for healing and wellbeing
“My overall experience was truly incredible. Scott and Shanti, you are amazing!! I felt welcome immediately, even though I didn’t know anyone or even what Kirtan was. I came in to the retreat feeling the weight of loss, grief, and confusion, and I left feeling more connected to myself, to everyone on the retreat, and to everything alive than I knew was possible. So much joy, wonder, and clarity.” – Laura H. – retreat participant
“Joyful Journey is a sanctuary where people from all walks of life come to experience its soothing waters – to heal and find peace from the stress of their daily lives. As owner/guardian of these sacred waters since 1999, my intent is to allow our mineral hot springs’ healing water and therapies to awaken the hearts and uplift the spirits of all who come, so that they might experience the amazing benefits these waters provide”. ~ Elaine Blumenhein – Founder Joyful Journey Hot Springs
The hot springs are naturally super-heated by the earth’s active geothermal and hydrothermal activity, Joyful Journey is one of the few places on earth with natural hot mineral water that does not have the sulfur odor that is often found in many hot mineral springs. The mineral waters are piped directly from private artesian springs at Joyful Journey.
The pools are tempered between 98°F to 108°F. For centuries, the Native Americans, the Spanish explorers and early settlers took refuge at what is now Joyful Journey Hot Springs Spa. The Native Americans referred to these elements simply as “The Waters” and established its source as a place of peace, where all tribes were welcome, leaving all differences behind as they came to this sanctuary to heal.
Learn more about Joyful Journeys at their website Joyful Journey Hot Springs and Spa
Weekend Retreat Dates: Three nights from Thursday November 13 through Sunday November 16, 2025
Join us as early as 12pm on Thursday November 13th for soaking and connecting with friends. Retreat opening circle begins at 7:30pm on Thursday, after the homemade delicious dinner which is included with your lodging. The retreat ends on Sunday November 16th in the early afternoon.
Retreat Investment: Sliding scale $195 – $275/pp*
*Your Retreat Investment includes all of your retreat sessions, ceremonies, ritual pieces and facilitation time. It Does Not include your choice of lodging at Joyful Journey.
Your lodging of choice at Joyful Journey includes home cooked breakfasts and delicious dinners plus access to all the hot springs and sacred land. You will book your lodging directly through Joyful Journey.
Lodging at Joyful Journey:
Contact Joyful Journey directly to book your spa treatments and secure your lodging of choice at the retreat group discount rate.
There are two steps/payments to register:
1 – Register with us first by clicking the button below to complete your registration and submit your retreat investment.
2 – Your Accommodations/meals/soaking with Joyful Journey are available at various group pricing rates, depending on type of lodging you choose. Register directly with Joyful Journey for this step by calling their office to book your room, after you have registered with us.
All lodging prices include unlimited soaking in the pools and your breakfast & dinner!
Important: On-site lodging is limited. We encourage booking early. Their Yurts are very cool, or they have more traditional hotel rooms. Once their lodging is full, they will make suggestions for limited lodging options in nearby towns.
We HIGHLY ENCOURAGE you to room with a friend(s) or partner, which will also lower your cost. Single rooms/yurts will be extremely limited due to space availability. Many rooms have 2 Queen beds that friends can share; couples can book rooms with 1 bed in them. If you need help finding a roommate, please let us know.
Call Joyful Journey at 719-256-4328 to book your lodging of choice. Mention Shanti + Scott Medina’s Soaking in the Sacred retreat to receive your group discount.
To learn more about Scott + Shanti and their international retreats at www.ScottandShanti.com
Retreat Investment Cancellation Policy: In the unlikely event you need to cancel your retreat registration, your space and retreat investment are fully transferable to another person of your choice through November 10, 2025. We also offer a full refund for your retreat investment through September 1, 2025 and 50% retreat investment refund beginning November 1, 2025.
Please check with Joyful Journey for the details of their lodging cancellation policy. Thank you.
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