The Art of Receiving: California Portal October 2025

Art of Receiving:

a Back to the Body™ Sensual Wellness Weekend Portal for Women

Friday October 3rd 6 - 10 pm

Saturday October 4th 10 am - 6 pm

Sunday October 5th 10 am - 6pm

Let’s talk about receiving.

Not as a concept. Not as a hashtag. But as a lived, embodied experience.

Because here’s the thing: so many of the brilliant, generous, beautiful women who walk into my retreats? They know how to give.

They know how to carry others. They know how to perform, to prove, to endure.

But when it comes to receiving—love, attention, touch, pleasure, support—they flinch. They freeze. They question if it’s too much, if they are too much. Countless women have developed extraordinary “giver” skills in all aspects of their lives. As a result many are living unbalanced and accomplished lives where the door only opens one way.

We were trained to be givers. To serve. To wait our turn.

But receiving is not selfish. It’s not passive. It’s not a luxury. It’s a reclamation. A practice. A birthright.

This October, I’m inviting you to come home to that birthright with me— for a Portal Weekend retreat on my private land in the high desert for The Art of Receiving, a sensual wellness weekend.

This is a chance to:

• Step away from the noise of your life

• Be held in sacred space

• Explore what it feels like to be touched, seen, adored—and to let it in

• Rewire your nervous system around pleasure and praise

• Reclaim your softness as strength

We’ll guide you through the practice of receiving—through somatic work, conscious touch, breath, ritual, and loving community.

This isn't a theory. This is embodiment.

This is about your body remembering what it means to feel full, not from doing more—but from allowing more in.

Come Back to Your Body with Back to the Body

This non-residential gathering allows women to ask questions and explore what Back to the Body™ offers in a safe container and sensual weekend.

• Witness live demonstrations on arousal, desire, and full body expansion, using the Back to the Body Method™!

• Let yourself be seen in the Art of Adoration and feel cherished in a whole new way!

• Delight in delicious, wholesome, decadent food -- a sensous experience in itself and an opportunity to practice receiving beauty not just through touch but through what we allow ourselves to enjoy!

• Experience the Lotus Lift Meditation©, as featured in O, The Oprah Magazine (twice!) unlocking & releasing barriers that keep you from claiming your deepest pleasure & joy

• Enjoy workshops on reclaiming desire & sensual equity, dive into playful explorations of fantasy, experience the power of receiving, sensory awakening through embodied practices & discussions, discovering your unique story and so much more!

• Explore the sensual layers of yourself, peeling back years of shoulds and musts revealing what your body truly craves.

• Reclaim your story through the art of receiving, celebrating your whole self in the company of women who see & support you.   

Snacks and lunch will be provided each day by an extraordinary chef, with gorgeous spreads that encourage you to ask: how do I receive the gift of nourishment? what do I restrict myself from having? what could I allow myself to delight in now?

This weekend is one of our most popular events and is limited to just 20 women. We’ve also added a brand new special VIP Onsite Option for those who want to fully immerse themselves in the experience or you can choose your own accommodations that fit you best with a non-residential ticket.

What You Need to Know:

• Dates: Oct 3-5, 2025.

• Where: A beautiful high desert private retreat space just a few hours from LA

• Who: Facilitated by Pamela Madsen & her Back to the Body Team

• Options: VIP onsite accommodations or non-residential for those who prefer their own space

• Accessible: This is one of our most affordable retreats. Intimate, powerful, and designed for deep transformation.

Our last Portal Weekend sold out completely, and there’s already buzz about this one— especially after our recent features in Allure, Vogue, The New York Times, People Magazine, The New York Post, and Conde Nast.

You deserve this.

To soften. To receive. To remember.

Come join us in the desert.