Helen Hodgson is a transformational retreat leader, wedding officiant, and Yoga Nidra facilitator dedicated to guiding others toward rest, renewal, and deep soul connection.
01/03/2026
Rest is what allows intuition to speak.
Rest is what makes wise choices sustainable.
Come join us this Sunday Jan 4th at 11am PST for Rest to Rise: A 21-Day Yoga Nidra Journey online —a slow, supportive way to let rest guide you to more peace calm and clarity.
All you need is something comfortable to lay on and my voice to guide you.
12/30/2025
The Gregorian New Year asks us to reset quickly, even though nature is still resting.
Seeds are underground.
Growth is happening quietly, in the dark.
So instead of rushing toward what’s next, this is a beautiful time to honor what has been.
I keep returning to this truth:
Rest is what allows intuition to speak.
Rest is what makes wise choices sustainable.
That is the heart of Rest to Rise a 21 day yoga Nidra journey online—not forcing clarity, but creating enough space for what’s next to emerge naturally.
Imagine …..No more endless to-do lists, seasonal obligations or rushing around tending to everyone else’s needs, – just 21 days dedicated to your rest, your well-being, and your inner calm.
Imagine lying down, letting go of the noise, and sinking into profound relaxation as you nurture your mind, body, and spirit.
12/12/2025
As we move into the heart of the holiday season — a time that can feel tender, busy, emotional, and overstimulating — I want to offer you something different:
❄️ A permission slip to slow down.
❄️ A softer rhythm.
❄️ A way to stay connected to yourself rather than the swirl around you.
This season isn’t meant to be about rushing, over-giving, or running on empty.
Winter is the Doorway to Deeper Rest — a time when the earth teaches us to soften, to listen, and to regenerate.
And Yoga Nidra is one of the most powerful ways to enter that winter wisdom.
If you’re craving grounding, rhythm, deep rest, and a more intuitive start to 2026, I’d love to welcome you into Rest to Rise: 21 Days of Rest, beginning January 4th.
🌸21 days of rest with yoga nidra begins Jan 4 online.
If you’re yearning to deeply rest and find stillness, let go of stress and gain clarity for the year ahead, then join me on a 21 day Yoga Nidra journey online where you’ll rise stronger, wiser, and more radiant than ever.
Excited to offer this again starting Jan 4 2026
Details here:
Join Helen Hodgson on a 21 day Yoga Nidra journey online where you’ll rise stronger, wiser, and more radiant than ever.
11/20/2025
🌑 A One-Hour New Moon Yoga Nidra Ritual
Tonight, 6:30–7:30pm PST • on Zoom
This will be a beautifully restorative hour together — a time to rest your nervous system, soften your edges, and plant the seeds of who you’re becoming.
Our practice will include:
✨ A grounding arrival and intention-setting
✨ Deep conscious breathing to steady and regulate your body
✨ A deep, guided Yoga Nidra journey aligned with Scorpio’s themes:
• emotional truth
• intuition
• rebirth
• releasing what no longer serves
✨ Quiet reflection and integration
This is for you if you’re craving stillness, renewal, clarity…
or simply an hour to lie down and be carried.
All are welcome
REGISTER link in bio
Fee $25 includes ritual, journal prompts and replay.
You’ll receive the Zoom link one hour beforehand.
11/15/2025
Our first night at Reclaim your Power, Magick and Rest -Witchy retreat.
After a grounding nature walk, and a Welcome Dinner we gathered in a sacred opening circle to meet the Inner Witch—the wild, intuitive, wise one who lives within. We explored and begin healing the Witch Wound: the fear of being seen, the pain of repression, and the ancestral silence around our gifts.
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My mission is to guide women to practice extreme self-care and self-love using the ancient wisdom of the goddesses.
In 2014 I created "Transformational Goddess Retreats- A retreat to “bring you back home to yourself".
I learned from years of watching my mother, a registered nurse and mother of five – that as caretakers, women are often the last ones to nurture themselves. I swore I wouldn’t journey the same path, but as a nurse and massage therapist myself, I experienced the same “over giving” and neglected my own needs. It wasn’t until my awakening with the goddesses through a pilgrimage to the mythical birthplace of Aphrodite in Pathos on the island of Cyprus that I was inspired to not only practice self-love on a much deeper level, but also become an advocate for empowering all women.
I believe we are all connected to a lineage of Sacred Feminine power; a power told in the ancient mythologies and stories of the goddesses. Over the years we’ve forgotten these stories, but through a sacred retreat, a vacation away from your day-to-day life, you will remember and begin to care for your body and soul.
From this experience my mission has become to guide women to practice extreme self-care and self-love using the ancient wisdom of the goddesses and feminine mystics; this is how Transformational Goddess Retreats was born.
Today I bring my insights to my retreats held at breathtakingly beautiful locations in Southern California several times a year which have focused on various goddesses including Aphrodite, Artemis, Persephone, Demeter, Kali, Sekhmet and more. Most recently, I’ve been mesmerized by the spirit of Mary Magdalene, and I am here to share the dramatic impact of the feminine mystics and goddesses on our lives today.