Ritual ~ Reclamation ~ Rewilding
An initiation into embodied feminine power
An Avia Collective production ~ co-hosted by Sara Champagne & Gretchen Fox Palmer
The invitation
A weekend immersion blending physical activation with ceremonial depth ~ embodiment, movement, ritual, and nervous system work at the intersection of strength and softness. The full truth of the feminine: strong enough to fight, soft enough to feel.
You will learn to lead thousand-pound animals with nothing but your presence. And carry that power into every room you enter for the rest of your life. And you will gather around a sacred fire with women who will never ask you to shrink.
From The Fire Theology
The anger, the hunger, the intensity ~ the parts of you that you were taught to manage ~ they were fuel all along. Energy. Power. Life force. The rage that has been quietly waiting for too long. The voice that has been suppressed and unspoken. The body that has been shamed and is ready to be heard and witnessed.
At FORGE, we give the fire somewhere to go. The grappling mat. The pole. The ceremony. The night sky.
Wielded. Thoughtfully. By a woman who knows what she's holding.
The arc of the weekend
Twenty-five acres of Hill Country land, held by horses, supported by other fierce women and tended by fire.
The ten women staying on the land arrive first. You step off the noise of the world, settle into your private airstream, and breathe differently almost immediately. Check-in, welcome gifting, herbal elixirs and grounding tea, embodiment lounge space, optional equine connection. The arrival is intentionally slow. The nervous system lands first. Everything else follows.
A candlelit long-table dinner under the Texas sky. Elevated ranch-to-table cuisine, ambient music, storytelling, intentional conversation ~ then the land goes wild after dark. Warm. Intimate. Untamed.
$133 add-on ~ included with VIPThe first flames of the weekend, lit under the Texas night sky. Ceremony is intention made physical. The intention is the fire. The ceremony is how you direct it. This is your Opening Fire.
The central activation day ~ a curated series of immersive experiences designed to awaken the body, the nervous system, emotional expression, confidence, power, and connection. Doors open at 8:00am with breakfast and tea.
The energetic threshold crossing. Blessing of the land, intention setting, vocal activation, grounding through earth and horse energy. This is your opening: the ritual that begins something new.
Jiu-jitsu with Lauren Sears
Something shifts when a woman holds the embodied knowledge to defend against a threat larger than herself. Her whole sense of what she is capable of expands. This is sacred fighting ~ a practice of presence, power, and self-knowing. A woman who knows she can keep her body safe in the modern world is free to point her fire at anything she endeavors.
Equine-facilitated leadership
The world needs feminine leadership. This session with the Kenshō herd ignites the natural leadership in your DNA. Women built civilization ~ writing, agriculture, the wheel, the loom. Women do not have a leadership problem, we have a memory problem. The horses will remind you.
Pole flow & somatic embodiment labs
The fire lives in the body. This is an invitation to reclaim pleasure, sensuality, and self-expression through movement, held within a culture of safety, choice, and celebration. Punk rock and unapologetically anti-performative, these labs aren't about how you look. They're about how it feels to inhabit yourself fully. Your body is yours to own. Yours to enjoy. Yours to express. Yours to wield however you desire. Full stop.
Somatic rage release
A space to meet the fire you’ve been taught to suppress.
With intimacy coach Ginger Hart
A private tent in the woods to explore your erotic blueprint safely, at your own pace, with an experienced guide. Curiosity welcomed. Consent absolute.
Woven through everything
Breathwork, nervous system training, ritual, and sacred fire woven through the day ~ including forge-side iron work with a working farrier. Tend first. Wield after.
Movement journey. Dance activation. Live music. Fire performances. Moon gathering. The fire burns brightest in community.
For the woman who wants to go deeper. Supported Integration. A private brunch to close the circle.
By the end you will understand what the book means when it says: you become dangerous in the most beautiful way.
Who FORGE is for
She has prioritized her healing. The therapy. The retreats. The long seasons of sifting through the past. That work is sacred. It continues. And alongside it, something else is awake now. She is ready to take up all her space. Ready to let her fire burn at full flame. Ready to wield what she has spent years learning to tend.
FORGE is for women ready toTake up space.
The land
Twenty-five acres in the Texas Hill Country where the land and the horses create an extraordinary energetic frequency ~ one that holds you safely in your truth. Kenshō means "seeing one's true nature."
The fire needs a hearth. This is it: a wellbeing-centered ranch where the wind hums through the trees, horses breathe in unison, and time stretches open. Strong enough to hold your rage. Soft enough to hold your rest.
Your hosts
Founder, Avia Collective
Curator of soulful group travel and retreats. Sara builds intentional collaborations that scale impact for women ~ an approach that is both grounded and inspiring.
Author of The Fire Theology ~ Kenshō Stables
Coach, facilitator, and steward of the Kenshō herd. Gretchen guides high-achieving women home to themselves ~ and then teaches them to burn bright.
The evenings
When the sun drops, the work softens into something quieter ~ long tables, open books, and the kind of laughter that only comes after you have burned something down.
Reserve your place
Space around the fire is limited.
by Hill Country Rent a Tent
$1,777The full FORGE weekend
The full FORGE weekend experience, from Friday arrival through Sunday integration.
Your VIP experience includes
VIP is about more than where you sleep.
You arrive before the larger Saturday group. You enter the container together Friday evening, stay on the land after the fire, wake up at Kenshō, move through the full FORGE experience together, and remain through Sunday for the intimate integration and closing.
No leaving the ranch. No breaking the container. No having to re-enter the experience the next morning.
You are in it from beginning to end.
Reserve a camping spotby The Wandering Sanctuary
$2,777Private Airstream Sanctuary
Exclusive early bird pricingEverything included in the VIP experience, plus your own private Airstream Sanctuary on the land.
Includes
This is the most private and comfortable way to experience the full FORGE container while remaining completely immersed on the land for the weekend.
Claim premium lodging$777Saturday ~ The Forge
One full day in the fire
Add Friday night on the ranch ~ already included with VIP.
Add it onQuestions? Write us at hello@aviacollective.com ~ All bookings subject to our Terms & Conditions.