Embrace Winter's Wisdom
Winter Quest:
Strength in Stillness
Join us for a transformative journey into the heart of winter, where stillness and strength unite to awaken your true self.
Mars Hill, North Carolina
February 6th – 9th, 2025
This land, rich with ancient energy, provides a space where you can reconnect with your true self and the deep wisdom winter has to offer. As the cold sharpens the air and the stillness deepens, you will learn to surrender—to the elements, to the moment, and to the natural rhythms that surround you. In the discomfort of the season, you’ll discover peace. In the silence, you’ll find clarity. Winter’s lessons are those of resilience, acceptance, death and transformation. Each step you take on this land will invite you to align with the flow of nature, where every challenge becomes an opportunity to learn and grow. This journey isn’t just about personal growth—it’s about awakening to the interconnectedness of all things, and discovering a deeper sense of unity with those who walk beside you.
Winter is a time of quiet strength, a season that calls us to listen deeply and embrace the raw power of nature.
Strength in Stillness is a four-day, three-night experience set on a sacred 26-acre land in Mars Hill, North Carolina.
Strength is found in presence, not force. Through surrendering to the natural world and its rhythms, you’ll build a new kind of resilience—one rooted in acceptance and awareness. The greatest intention of this Quest is to help you unlock the ancient wisdom winter offers, guiding you toward a deeper understanding of yourself and the world around you.
Throughout this journey, each activity is designed to help you learn from winter—its clarity, its stillness, its quiet power. All attendees will tent camp, fully immersing themselves in winter’s embrace. This immersive experience, held in the sacred space of Mars Hill, invites you to disconnect from distractions and reconnect to the Earth in its purest form. As you experience the simplicity of living outdoors in the cold, you’ll find that each breath and each step brings you closer to your truest self, grounded in the stillness, and ready to move forward with renewed strength and purpose.
Details
Arrival: Thursday, February 6th at 2pm | Departure: Sunday, February 9th at 12pm
Accomodation: All attendees will tent camp, fully immersing themselves in winter’s embrace.
Winter is a teacher, offering lessons that can only be found in its stillness, guiding us toward deeper self-awareness and transformation.
Winter Quest: Strength in Stillness is a unique retreat designed to harness the profound teachings of winter.
Set on a sacred 26-acre land in Mars Hill, North Carolina, this experience invites you to reconnect with nature and yourself.
Through embracing the season’s quiet power, participants will learn to surrender to the moment, fostering resilience and clarity.
This journey is not just about personal growth but also about understanding our interconnectedness with the world around us.
By aligning with winter’s rhythms, you will unlock ancient wisdom and discover a deeper sense of unity and purpose.
Meet your Facilitators
Chris Wilson
Chris Wilson is a dynamic and inspiring yoga coach, renowned for his unparalleled blend of vitality, grit, and joy. With a passion for constant personal growth and an unwavering commitment to leading others on their journey, Chris excels at motivating students by tapping into their deepest desires and aspirations.
Drawing from his background in professional sports, Chris harnesses his extensive experience to create and ride the energetic waves of each session. His approach is both innovative and grounded, allowing him to lead from the front while extending a supportive hand to guide others toward their newest expression of self.
Jason Moon
Jason Moon is a coach and entrepreneur driven by a curious and adventurous spirit, dedicated to living in harmony with the natural world. His professional background spans environmental sciences, business, and finance, while his entrepreneurial pursuits are rooted in an innate connection to nature. This connection is reflected in his consulting work and real estate projects, as he remains deeply committed to learning and sharing ways of living sovereignly and in community—both with one another and with the divine natural world.
Anthony Church
Anthony is passionate about helping people realize their true power, potential, and purpose. He is continually inspired by the mysteries of life, which illuminate the profound uniqueness and interconnectedness of all beings. Anthony’s journey has included traveling the world as a recording and performing artist, enriching the lives of children and young adults as a professional educator at the elementary, middle, and collegiate levels, studying human interaction and the pursuit of truth at NSU School of Law, and learning inner peace and wisdom from spiritual healers, leaders, and guides across diverse faiths and paths. A lifelong learner, Anthony also enjoys staying active and connecting with nature—hiking in fresh air, embracing the sun and water at the beach, meditating under trees, mastering culinary arts, and spending quality time with family and friends.
Mateo Shumate
Mateo is a transformational spiritual coach dedicated to helping individuals release what holds them back and reclaim their true power, enabling them to experience lives filled with abundance, connection, and joy. His own healing journey over the past decade has led him to explore a variety of modalities that have profoundly transformed his life. Mateo now shares these practices to support others on their paths of personal growth and spiritual evolution.
His offerings include Soul Contact Hypnosis, Sacred Life Coaching, and Plant Medicine Integration. Through these modalities, Mateo guides individuals in releasing old programs, traumas, and limiting beliefs, empowering them to write a new story for their lives. He helps his clients access their eternal, spiritual nature more deeply, live authentically, step into their power, and align with their soul’s higher calling.
Paul Engle
Paul is a coach, adventurer, and lifelong seeker of growth and balance. As a family man, entrepreneur, and practitioner of ancient disciplines—such as Sayoc Kali, archery, tracking, hunting, and playing the Native American flute—Paul has discovered that true strength lies in stillness, presence, and alignment with core values.
With over two decades of experience navigating the complexities of family, work, and self-discovery, Paul believes that meaningful transformation begins with self-awareness and embracing the challenges that foster growth. His background in somatic and ontological coaching, combined with his passion for exploring both the inner and outer landscapes of life, enables him to create spaces where clarity, resilience, and purpose can emerge.
