The Sacred Pause Retreat

The Sacred Pause

A Journey of Rest, Renewal & Restoration

Join Shaman Candace & Medium Jenn for a weekend devoted to stepping away from the demands of everyday life and returning to yourself.

Gentle Movement • Mindfulness • Sound Healing • Spa Therapies • Sacred Practices • Time in Nature

Rest. Receive. Restore.

October 22-25th, 2026

Red Sands Hotel & Spa
670 East Highway 24 Torrey Utah 84775

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What Can I Expect From The Retreat?

Nestled among the red rocks of Torrey, Utah, just two miles from Capitol Reef National Park, Red Sands Hotel & Spa offers a peaceful sanctuary for The Sacred Pause.

Surrounded by wide-open skies, ancient desert landscapes, and some of the most beautiful stargazing in the country, this intimate boutique hotel invites you to slow down, soften, and receive.

Everything you need for a deeply restorative stay is gathered under one roof—including spacious guest rooms, a full-service spa, indoor pool and hot tub, yoga and sound healing studio, and Rock Garden Eatery & Bar. Step outside to gather around the fire, gaze into the night sky, or simply take in the stillness of the surrounding red rock landscape.

Here, there is nowhere you need to rush and nothing you need to accomplish. Simply arrive, settle in, and allow yourself to be held by the beauty of the land, the warmth of the space, and the restorative rhythm of The Sacred Pause.

Your Experience Includes

  • 3 Nights Luxury Accommodations: Comfortably appointed lodging at Red Sands Hotel & Spa.
  • All Gourmet Meals: Nourishing, vegetarian-friendly meals starting with dinner on Thursday through breakfast on Sunday.
  • 1 Custom Spa Treatment: One 50-minute custom massage.
  • 1 Wellness Spa Experience: Access to soothing spa therapies designed for complete Relaxation.
  • Continuous Hospitality: Dedicated water and tea stations, meeting space access, and full support from hotel staff and retreat facilitators throughout your stay.
  • Wise Woman teachings & guided practices: Daily workshops led by Medicine Women, Candace Kunze and Jenn Gilbreth focused on stress release, burnout recovery, and nervous system restoration.
  • Guided Wellness Practices: Daily restorative movement, mindful movement, breathwork, and guided meditation practices.
  • Sound Healing & Sacred Ceremonies: Candlelight sound baths, tea ceremonies, and evening releasing rituals.
  • Nature Immersion: Mindful walks and guided reflection surrounded by the landscapes of Capitol Reef.
  • Retreat Workbook & Welcome Gifts: Specially curated materials, journal prompts, and a closing blessing gift.
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Your Journey Into Rest & Renewal

Thursday: 10.22

4:00 PM – Check-in and welcome
5:30 PM – Opening circle: setting intentions for rest, renewal, and self-care
6:30 PM – Dinner
8:00 PM – Restorative yoga and guided relaxation

Friday: 10.23

7:30 AM – Morning mindful walk
8:30 AM – Breakfast
10:00 AM – The Sacred Pause workshop (understanding stress, burnout, and nervous system restoration)
12:30 PM – Lunch
2:00 PM – Spa treatments
5:00 PM – Tea ceremony and gratitude circle
6:30 PM – Dinner
8:00 PM – Candlelight sound bath

Saturday: 10.24

7:30 AM – Morning mindful walk
8:30 AM – Breakfast
10:00 AM – The Sacred Pause workshop (understanding stress, burnout, and nervous system restoration)
12:30 PM – Lunch
2:00 PM – Spa treatments
5:00 PM – Tea ceremony and gratitude circle
6:30 PM – Dinner
8:00 PM – Candlelight sound bath

Sunday: 10.25

8:30 AM – Breakfast
10:00 AM – Giveaway & Blessing Ceremony
11:00 AM – Closing circle
12:00 PM – Goodbyes and departure
8:30 AM – Breakfast
10:00 AM – Giveaway & Blessing Ceremony
11:00 AM – Closing circle
12:00 PM – Goodbyes and departure

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Meet the Women Holding the Space

Candace Kunze

Wise Woman • Shamanic Teacher • Medicine Woman

Author of Wise Woman, Wake Up and transformational children’s books, Candace guides modern seekers and emerging healers to awaken intuition, embody purpose, and walk the Beauty Way. Through shamanic teachings, retreats, ceremony, and the Modern Sages Mystery School, she supports others in reclaiming their inner wisdom and healing the patterns that dim their light — including spiritual and religious trauma — so they can step into a life of clarity, connection, and sacred purpose.

Jenn Gilbreth

Author • Intuitive Medium •  Medicine Woman

Jenn listens to the call of the Earth. Through Earth School Alchemy, she invites others to explore their spiritual gifts, deepen ancestral connection, reconnect with Mother Earth, and find the magic of being alive. Her work weaves together mediumship, shamanic wisdom, and earth-based teachings with a simple belief: nothing is wasted — every experience carries medicine for those willing to receive it. Through storytelling, ritual, and the wisdom of the natural world, Jenn encourages others to listen deeper, trust their inner knowing, and see the sacred woven through ordinary life. 

Client Testimonials

Jen is a beautiful soul. She is love and light. Her gift of being able to communicate with spirits on the other side is truly incredible and inspiring. Through Jen, I’ve had my own opportunities to speak to loved ones who have passed. And through these experiences, I have learned so much. I have found love, understanding, healing and peace. I’m thankful that Jen is willing to share her gift and help others find these insights also
Jeanie
“As I have been pondering how to tell the world about the amazing Candace Kunze, I have found myself in awe of the vast amount I have learned from her. I have been studying under Candace for two years and there is not one class or healing session that goes by where I am not completely healed of whatever ailment as has possessed me as well as full of the knowledge of how to heal another in the same way. She is wise beyond this world and is kind, patient and knowledgeable in her delivery and teaching methodology. Her readings are spot on, and exactly what I’m most in need of hearing. They are intuitive and heartfelt and are based strongly in the knowledge of so many years of listening to and being guided by Spirit and her own intuitive reasoning. I have never met another person so strongly connected in mind,body and spirit. Because of her hard earned wholeness in her own self, Candace is well attuned to healing and reading for others as it gives her purity of soul and an inability toward bias. Her knowledge base is vast and her friendship is a gift worth working for. I know I am a more complete person having studied her teachings and am better able to pass this gift onto others in need. I am truly grateful!”
Megan
Knowing Jennifer has been an absolute gift to not only myself but all of our friends and family that have had the honor of meeting with her. She is an Angel here on earth who shares her amazing gift and has always been spot on with everything she has shared! I've been to a few card readers and that get pretty close, but Jennifer is always in tune down to every detail even names, personalities, places, times, experiences etc. I have NO doubt Jennifer communicates with our loved ones. When she tunes in with them, I have had several times I could feel the person coming through! She can describe them to you and clearly delivers their messages where you know your loved ones. are present  After losing my husband and both parents all in the last five years, I have felt so much comfort and healing from Jennifer knowing my loved ones are always near and have loving messages of pride and encouragement for me. Only I would know so many things she has shared with me!  I am so grateful for Jennifers gift and thankful she is willing to share it! I have NO doubt she is connected to spirit and has the ability to help us heal and feel the love always present from our loved ones. I can't say enough about Jennifer and her wonderful gift. Just from my heart...THANK YOU!   With Love and Gratitude,
Dan L.
“I have been doing sessions with Candace now for almost three years. Candace has a beautiful and sacred gift. Before our first session I knew absolutely nothing about energy healing and readings. But within minutes of our first session, I felt a healing deep with in me, and I knew she had an amazing and unexplainable gift! Through her spiritual eyes she was able to in just that first session fill me with the realest hope, positivity, and serenity I had ever experienced! I left that short session knowing that so much had been permanently healed inside of me. Each time since then as I leave my sessions I feel myself grasp on to more and more of my true self. She has taught me among many things the power that comes from loving ones self! She has blessed me with an empowerment that each time we meet is built upon and etched within me. It is so real and nothing can lessen it or take it away. I have in my past years done traditional counseling, self help courses and even motivational intense group counseling. All of which brought momentary empowerment and had a level of healing for me. I have joked with Candace that each session with her is equivalent to three years of traditional therapy. But it really is not a joke. The healing that happens in her presence, is nothing short of divinity, and has been a personal miracle for me! I cannot express totally in words, how the experiences I have been blessed to have with her, have impacted and changed my existence for the better. But, I will say how grateful I feel to be blessed to have her insight, energy, spirit and love to draw on and let into my life!!! She has truly impacted my earthly journey and I cannot imagine where I’d be without the work we have done together.”
Janelle
I have had a few sessions with Jen now over the past 2 years and every time it has been an amazing, life transforming experience. She has helped connect in with my husband and eased some of our pain after he passed away knowing that he is still with us. We have also connected with my grandma and mother. The messages that have been shared have been wonderful. Jen is always so sweet and patient with us. We love having sessions with her by the end we feel at peace with what was shared with us.
Ashley C
“Candace Kunze is a gifted medicine woman who truly walks between the worlds, and brings years of training and experience in the mystical sciences to each reading. Her warmth, purity and beauty put clients at ease, and her ability to access higher realms guarantees a meaningful and valuable reading. Every time I have had a reading with Candace I feel blessed, and come away with clarity and new insights.”
Laura
Jenn is an absolute doll and amazing at what she does! Her intuition is always spot on and she never ceases to amaze me during our sessions. I most recently did the foot zoning with her, and walked out feeling a million times better than I did when I walked in. She was able to recognize what was going on within my body and help release things that were no longer serving a purpose. Jenn has helped me through so much just by trusting her gifts and I would hands down recommend her to anyone.
Stacey B
“I started to receive Soul Contract Readings from Candace in 2013. Since that time my overall health and wellbeing has increased. Candace has created her very own integrative way of doing energy work to bring light into the dark areas of one’s life. During our first Reading she had me pull cards to find out what my Soul Contracts were before I came to this Earth. I finally felt validated for my feelings, questions and concerns that I had. Some I felt and battled my entire life! Candace still continues to bring new perspectives and reminds me to always be more compassionate with myself. Part of her teachings is learning we are all multi dimensional beings, therefore we must work to heal the whole self. As an herbalist, I have no problem healing the physical self, but I have come to learn that if my emotional and spiritual self are out of balance, my physical self will be soon to follow. Candace helps bring balance to all dimensions, creating a grounded, humble and peaceful feeling. I know for me to live a vibrant and healthy life, I need to do daily journaling, daily meditation, and monthly Readings with my dear friend Candace. She is truly a healer, who has found her gift and shares it so willingly and with passion.”
Sarah
My healing journey with Jen started with a skeptical phone call.  A family member told me about a “spirit medium” they were friends with, and that she was able to provide them a lot of comfort after my dad suddenly passed away.  Taking a leap of faith, I decided I would give it a try, not fully knowing how I felt about the idea of working with medium.  After 10 minutes with Jen, I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt, my father was looking out for me, and actively involved with my life from the other side. He was responsible for aligning our paths. I was shocked, but also felt a vastly deep hole in my heart fill, with light that she facilitated directly from those on the other side.  I’ve continued to work with Jen over the last 4 years and she’s been able to bring a level of fulfillment, comfort, healing and joy that only divine intervention could plan.  Jen’s gift redefined what it meant to be supported by my father in a way that has vastly changed my experience of this life.  Because of her gifts, I’ve found peace, support, love for myself and others and inspiration to make some major leaps into what I can confidently say now is the best life I could be living.  If you are skeptical at all, remember that if you approach anything, including opening yourself to the experience of her healing gifts, with an open heart, anything is possible.  She’s proved this to me more times than I can count.  
Megan F
“Candace is one of the most amazing women that I have ever met. I feel so lucky to have her in my life, as a teacher and friend. As a Reader and Shaman she holds unbelievable talent. She recently gave me insight into a situation that was troubling me emotionally and mentally. What she said gave me peace in what seemed like a dark situation, and purpose into what was troubling me. It made me feel that what I was experiencing wasn’t all for nothing. If you have the chance to get a session with Candace in any way, regarding any aspect of your life, do it! It is well worth it.”
Jocelyn
My session with Jen was nothing short of amazing. I had been going through a bout of self confidence issues, stress, depression and questions. Being able to connect with my angels and guides through Jen was just what I needed.  Knowing that my angels were there and that they knew me and loved me was breath taking and exhilarating!   The peace that came from this session has helped me move forward with confidence knowing I have loved ones watching over me. During the session Jen was so kind and was so patient with me. She helped me work through some big feelings and big emotions. After my session with Jen I felt so much peace and excitement. I couldn’t stop talking about it with my husband. He is now excited to schedule a session too. I  strongly feel that everyone should invest in a session! I will most definitely be giving sessions with Jen as a gift to my family and friends!! I am so grateful for this lovely experience Jen was able to offer me. Thank you Thank you! And I will most definitely be scheduling again in the future!
Lindy B
“I was referred to Candace by a friend of mine that I exercise with. I set up an appointment to get a reading from Candace on 1/31/2014. She was very kind and caring. She helped me get in a relaxed state, being this was my first time ever having a reading, and I was initially nervous. She began by recalling accurate events from my childhood without ever meeting or knowing anything about me. She also allowed me to ask any questions that I felt were important to me. I suffer from anxiety and Candace was able to tell me why, and what I needed to do to help better myself. She also gave me some self-help tools that have helped me heal tremendously. I was quite surprised at how accurate the information was that Candace gave me, and I benefited more from my single experience with her, than I had from the years I’ve received in counseling. Candace was also very generous with her time and really cared about my concerns and wellbeing as a person. Thank you for all your help Candace! I would highly recommend seeing Candace if you are someone who is struggling, or have unanswered questions about your life in general.”
Jim
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