breathwork & blue lotus Retreat, march 6-8, 2026

Dear One,

You are invited to a profound and expansive weekend with Breathwork and Blue Lotus.

We'll be gathering for a three-day deep dive healing retreat — bringing together the potent forces of breathwork, Kundalini yoga, a sound bath and a sacred Blue Lotus ceremony. Throughout the weekend, we come together to soak in the hot tub, detox in the sauna, pray in the cold plunge and connect with the land. At the heart of this retreat is Frequency Breathwork, a somatically based practice rooted in the understanding that trauma lives not only in the mind but in the body — stored in our breathing patterns, held in our tissues, and embedded in our nervous system. Through conscious, connected breath, we access what talk alone cannot reach, gently inviting the body to release what it has been carrying and restoring the nervous system's natural capacity for regulation, resilience, and rest. Every element of this retreat is designed as a trauma-informed container — a sacred space held with deep attunement, where you have full permission to move at your own pace, honor your boundaries, and trust your body's innate wisdom to guide your healing. The intention of this gathering is to create a space of deep presence to allow for each soul's rebirth and resurrection of their highest potential. In the ceremonies we will connect with your higher self and the divine, and deepen our connection to Mother Earth and community. Together we breathe, and together we heal.

Location: Diamond Rose Sanctuary, Branford CT. Travel by train via Metro North to New Haven or by car to Branford. Uber from the New Haven train station to the retreat center in Branford, CT.

In Person Dates: March 6-8, 2026

Exchange: The retreat cost is $1350, which includes all meals.

We'll arrive between 5pm and 5:30pm on Friday. After settling in and setting intentions, we begin with breathwork, followed by a home cooked meal.

Saturday we’ll dive into a second breathwork session, followed by a container for deep processing, witnessing and sharing together. We will then move into a sauna and sweat and a cold plunge, followed by a prayer to the land. Saturday afternoon we’ll sit in ceremony with Blue Lotus and a sound bath. Sunday morning we will have a practice of Kundalini yoga, then breakfast and a closing integration sharing circle.

Sleeping Arrangements: Option to choose between the communal ceremony space with foam mattresses or you can pay extra to reserve a private bedroom. Please email if you’d like to reserve a private room after you’ve paid for the retreat. You can also stay in New Haven at one of the local recommended hotels and go there and back via Uber. If staying onsite, please bring an eye mask and earplugs and your favorite pillow. We’ll supply blankets. We recommend staying on site unless you really struggle with sleep.

Meals: Delicious home cooked meals all included, all gluten free.

Diamond Rose Sanctuary:

The Diamond Rose Sanctuary is a 100 year old house and garden situated on the Connecticut coastline in a nature preserve, surrounded by untouched wetlands. It is here that the ancient rocks meet the ocean, and time begins to slow down and soften and the veil between worlds is lifted. There will be an optional ocean cold plunge with a sauna after for those who feel called to participate. If you’d like to participate in the cold plunge, it is recommended you take cold showers in the weeks leading up to the retreat.

BLUE LOTUS

Blue Lotus has been worshiped around the world for thousands of years, within the ancient Mayan and Kemetic systems; the Hindu tradition in India; Buddhist lineages throughout Tibet, China, and Japan; and was recently adopted into the pantheon of Shipibo master plant teachers. The general spiritual meaning of the lotus is rebirth and resurrection, purity, sacred paradox, and the autopoetic nature of the universe. Blue Lotus in Buddhism is the symbol of the victory of the spirit over the senses, of intelligence and wisdom, of true knowledge. In the imagination of Ancient Egypt, the lotus symbolized the portal which birthed Ra, who birthed all other gods and goddesses. It symbolizes the realization of inner potential, of the gods and goddesses within. In Tantric and Yogic traditions, it symbolizes the potential of an individual to harness the flow of energy moving through the chakras (often depicted as wheel-like lotuses) flowering as the thousand-petaled lotus of enlightenment at the top of the skull. Lotus flowers also have profound connections to Christ consciousness. The lotus is rooted deep in the mud, its stem rises through the water, and blooms unblemished above the water – an obvious symbol of the demand to accept the “shadow” or difficulties of life and transform that energy into the manifestation of one’s highest potential. On the physical level, as medicine, the bioactive compounds in Blue Lotus work to balance and regulate the nervous system and the endocrine system, facilitating our natural capacity to witness the truth hiding in plain sight. This is the mystical meaning of the Buddhist prayer of compassion, Om Mani Padme Hum, “The jewel is in the Lotus.”

Vivian Rosenthal: Breathwork & energy guide

Over the last decade, Vivian’s dedication to alleviating mental health has led to her guiding over 10,000 people through therapeutic breathwork sessions. She is committed to helping each person gain sovereignty over their own bodies and health through the breath, and by doing so, becoming their own healer. She is an architect of sacred spaces, and weaves together the visual arts with the healing arts to create collective spaces for awakening and transformation. She is the creator of the immersive Frequency Breath Studio and Diamond Rose Sanctuary. Based on the Latin inspirare (“to breathe or blow into”), which itself is from the word spirare, meaning “to breathe," Vivian is an inspiratrix, one who awakens the breath of life in others. Her light filled breathwork journeys are cosmic energy activations, allowing people to access higher heart consciousness and self-love by unlocking DMT endogenously. The breathwork activations open up expanded states of consciousness and help connect people with their intuition (their higher selves) and their creativity (their divine purpose) and break free of old patterns, habits and stories.

Vivian is working alongside a group of scientists and researchers on a pilot study to show the efficacy of breathwork to treat PTSD, depression and anxiety in Veterans. Vivian is also working closely with the Biofield Research Group to help bring more awareness to the therapeutic benefits of breathwork as a healing energy modality that positively impacts the biofield. Vivian received her BA from Brown University and her Masters in Architecture from Columbia University. Her graduate thesis focused on how immersive spaces shape and affect our psychology, which later informed the creation of the Frequency Dome, an immersive set and setting which used animated sacred geometry inside of a womb-like space to create a safe and sacred container for collective healing.

She has taught at Menla, Omega, Kripalu and Blue Spirit and has been featured on the Today Show with Hoda, addressing how breathwork can be used to reduce anxiety and stress.

Dale moore: fire keeper and chef

I am a Woman who searches, says 

I am a Woman who sees, says

I am a Shooting Star Woman, says

I am a Woman like a Wolf, says

- Maria Sabina

Dale Moore is our fire keeper and chef at Diamond Rose. She offers a deep reverence for our mother Earth into everything she creates, and holds sacred the belief that food is medicine for mind, body and spirit. Dale draws from 20 years experience in food and beverage to cultivate nutrient dense, local, seasonal dishes and elixirs while fostering a seed to table relationship with the land and plants that nourish us. She also forages medicinal plants to enliven the ancient and alchemical technologies she draws upon to honor fire and the spirits of the land. 

Dale is a permaculturalist, energy worker, farmer, medicine maker, fungi cultivator, textile artist and writer. Dale aims to close loops, build soil, support local farmers, and spread the importance of walking our talk, living regeneratively, seeing with our hearts, and reclaiming our true purpose as children of this earth. 

What to bring:

• Warm & comfortable clothing for the two days, and toiletries.

• If you’re sleeping in the communal sanctuary room, bring ear plugs and a pillow, we’ll provide the foam mattress and a blanket.

• Comfortable footwear to explore the walking trails & wetlands of the property.

• Warm coat, hat, scarf & gloves for the fire pit on Saturday night.

• Swim suit if you want to do a cold plunge! Bring a towel for the shower.

• Any additional snacks of your choice: Fruit, nuts, bars, crackers.

• Eye mask, water bottle, yoga mat & journal/pen.

• You are welcome to bring any crystals or photos with you to place in the space during the breathwork.

Any questions? Please contact us by emailing Vivian