The Turning Point

What if transformation requires moving through darkness, not around it?
The Turning Point is an 8-day intensive retreat in Dawson City, Yukon (64°N) that ends on December 21st — the winter solstice.
We live at 64 degrees north. In December, it is dark 20 hours a day, -25 to -35 Celsius. Instead of apologizing for that, we lean into it. Seeds germinate in the dark. We sleep and repair in the dark. Darkness is not empty — it is generative.
This is not a wellness escape. It is threshold work: clinical precision, integral facilitation, and the kind of reckoning that only happens when you stop running.
This retreat requires genuine self-work. We need to ensure you’re ready and clear about why you’re coming.
It is for people at genuine thresholds — career pivots, health reckonings, relationship transitions — who want both evidence and meaning. We combine clinical functional medicine with integral coaching from facilitators based in Italy and the UK. You will work in -25°C to -35°C conditions. You will spend time in solo vigil. You will be asked questions you’ve been avoiding.
At minimum, you leave understanding what questions you actually want to ask yourself. You’ll have clinical tools — gut health protocols, inflammation markers, data about your body. You can choose to go deeper with those questions if you wish. But you’ll know what they are.
The Five Questions
What’s holding me back?
What’s next for me?
How does the world see me versus how I see myself?
How do I navigate a complex world when I’m bombarded with easy answers — social media shorts, quick fixes, surface-level solutions?
What do I already know that I’ve been pretending not to?