PRIVATE 3-DAY CREATIVE RETREAT • POCONO MOUNTAINS, PENNSYLVANIA
Regulation Over Content:
The Castle Experience
Regulate first. Clarify your message. Build your 90-day content direction from a clearer place.
A private three-day, two-night castle experience combining nervous-system regulation, message strategy, supported content creation, luxury hospitality, and post-retreat integration.
Private preparation • 3 days + 2 nights • Post-retreat integration
Solo and two-person experiences available.
Your Message May Not Be the Problem.
The State You Create From May Be.
You may already have the expertise, ideas, offer, story, or body of work.
But when your business, clients, visibility, responsibilities, and creative demands are all asking something from you, creating can become harder than the message itself.
You may find yourself:
- postponing recording
- overthinking what to say
- starting more ideas than you finish
- creating without a clear direction
- knowing your work matters but struggling to give it focused attention
Regulation Over Content approaches the problem differently.
Before the camera, content calendar, or pressure to produce, we begin with the body.
MOST CONTENT RETREATS START WITH THE CAMERA.
THIS ONE STARTS WITH THE BODY.
If your body is tense, rushed, guarded, or overloaded, changing the camera angle does not necessarily change the state you’re creating from.
The Castle Experience begins with regulation before moving into message strategy, recording, visibility, and implementation.
You are not coming to Hilltop Castle to perform harder.
You are entering an environment designed to support your body, your message, and your creative process together.
WHAT WE MEAN BY REGULATION
Regulation is the practice of helping your body move toward enough steadiness to notice what you need, think more clearly, and respond with greater intention.
SETTLE
Breath awareness
Gentle movement
Guided somatic practices
SUPPORT
Consent-based massage/bodywork
Compression-based support
Percussion-device support
INTEGRATE
Nervous-system education
Private consultation
Evening regulation + integration
Hands-on participation is always consent-based. Participation can be modified or stopped at any time.
The Castle Experience is educational and experiential. It is not medical or mental-health treatment.
THIS IS MORE THAN THREE DAYS AT THE CASTLE
PREPARE → EXPERIENCE → INTEGRATE
The Castle Experience is a supported process designed to begin before you arrive and continue after you return home.
01 — PREPARE
Beginning four weeks before arrival
Private preparation + group preparation designed to clarify your goals, message, content priorities, expectations, and creative direction.
02 — EXPERIENCE
Three days + two nights at Hilltop Castle
Regulation, private support, message strategy, content planning, professional recording opportunities, hospitality, and supported creation.
03 — INTEGRATE
After you return home
Continued regulation education plus group integration approximately 60 days later to revisit your 90-day direction and determine what needs attention next.
Support before, during, and after the Castle Experience.
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN YOUR CASTLE EXPERIENCE
BEFORE THE RETREAT
One 2-hour 2-hour private virtual preparation workshop
3-hour virtual group preparation workshop
Pre-retreat questionnaire
Preparation guidance
YOUR CASTLE STAY
3 days + 2 nights at Hilltop Castle
Private room
Three meals per day
Minibar setup
Access to included castle environments
REGULATION + CARE
AApproximately three hours of morning regulation
Nervous-system education
Breath awareness
Gentle movement
Guided somatic practices
Consent-based bodywork options
Compression and percussion-device support where appropriate
Private consultation
Evening regulation education
MESSAGE + CREATIVE SUPPORT
Message clarification
90-day content planning
Content pillars and themes
Professional content sessions
Podcast-style and interview-style recording
Guided creation
Strategy conversations
Partner creation time for two-person experiences
Content files created during the retreat
AFTER THE RETREAT
30-day regulation class
4-hour virtual group integration workshop approximately 60 days later
INSIDE HILLTOP CASTLE
Hilltop Castle is a private castle-style retreat property in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains.
Bedrooms, dining areas, pools, trails, meeting spaces, theater space, and indoor and outdoor environments give different parts of the experience room to happen differently.
The castle is not simply a backdrop.
Different spaces may be used for:
rregulation and reflection
private consultation
message development
recording
content creation
meals and conversation
rest
Your environment becomes part of the process.
Instead of asking your body to regulate, strategize, record, and create under the same pressures you experience at home, you are given room to move through the process differently.
WHO THIS EXPERIENCE IS FOR
Regulation Over Content is designed for people with something meaningful to communicate.
You may be a:
CREATOR OR COMMUNICATOR
Creator
Coach
Consultant
Educator
Speaker
Message-based professional
WELLNESS OR SERVICE PROFESSIONAL
Bodyworker
Wellness practitioner
Massage professional
Retreat leader
Service provider
FOUNDER OR PURPOSE-LED PROFESSIONAL
Founder
Business owner
High-capacity professional
Purpose-led leader
Professional rebuilding after a demanding season
You do not need a perfect brand.
You do not need every content idea planned.
You do need a message, expertise, story, service, body of work, or perspective you are ready to clarify and bring forward.
BEFORE YOU ARRIVE
FOUR WEEKS BEFORE THE RETREAT:
2-HOUR PRIVATE VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
Clarify what you want to communicate, what you want to create, your retreat priorities, and where you currently feel unclear or overloaded.
You do not need to arrive with everything figured out.
The purpose is to make sure your three days at the castle do not begin from zero.
TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE RETREAT:
3-HOUR VIRTUAL GROUP WORKSHOP
Continue preparing through nervous-system education, retreat guidance, expectations, questions, and group learning.
By the time you arrive at Hilltop Castle, the process has already begun.
THEN YOU COME TO THE CASTLE
THREE DAYS. TWO NIGHTS. A REGULATION-FIRST CREATIVE ENVIRONMENT.
Once you arrive at Hilltop Castle, the preparation begins to move into experience.
Your retreat includes structured time for regulation, message clarity, strategy, creation, hospitality, and integration.
Choose Your Private Retreat Experience
WHAT YOUR THREE DAYS ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT
MORNING: REGULATION
Each day begins with approximately three hours of guided regulation work.
Approximately three hours of guided regulation support may include nervous-system education, breath awareness, movement, somatic practices, consent-based bodywork, compression, percussion-device support, and consultation.
The purpose is not to force your body into a particular state.
It is to create space to notice what you need before deeper creative work begins.
DAYTIME: MESSAGE + CONTENT CREATION
Move into focused creative work based on your goals.
This may include:
message clarification
content pillars
offer clarity
business-direction conversations
interviews
podcast-style recording
professional recording
scripts and talking points
guided creation
EVENING: INTEGRATION + IMPLEMENTATION
Use the evening to organize what was developed and prepare for what comes next.
DAY 1 — ORGANIZE
Gather the ideas, themes, messages, and priorities you want to move forward.
DAY 2 — IMPLEMENT + RELEASE
Continue creating, recording, organizing, and developing the work.
DAY 3 — MONITOR + MAP WHAT COMES NEXT
Review what was created and build a practical direction for using it after you leave.
BUILD YOUR 90-DAY CONTENT PLAN
You are not coming to Hilltop Castle to force yourself to create 90 finished posts in three days.
You are coming to build the plan, direction, ideas, footage, and supporting assets that can help you move through the next 90 days with greater structure.
Your plan may include:
content pillars
priority topics
message themes
publishing direction
scripts and talking points
email themes
interviews
podcast-style content
recorded video
supporting drafts
repurposable content ideas
The goal is not an impossible content quota.
The goal is greater clarity, a 90-day direction, and usable creative assets you can continue developing after you return home.
YOUR SUPPORT DOES NOT END WHEN YOU LEAVE
Going home is not the end of the Castle Experience.
30-DAY REGULATION CLASS
Continue practicing the regulation education introduced during the retreat as you return to your business and daily life.
APPROXIMATELY 60 DAYS LATER
4-HOUR VIRTUAL GROUP INTEGRATION WORKSHOP
Return to your 90-day direction and review:
what you implemented
what became clearer
what still needs attention
how you’re using the content created at the castle
where your direction may need to adjust
You are not expected to have executed everything perfectly.
The purpose of integration is to return, assess, and continue intentionally.
LED BY CHIEF SOMA
Chief Soma brings more than 10 years of medical-field and body-based care experience into the Castle Experience.
His background includes work in emergency medical services, dialysis care, massage therapy, bodywork, prenatal and postnatal bodywork, retreat facilitation, and regulation education.
That experience informs the care, structure, and safety awareness brought into the retreat.
The Castle Experience remains an educational and experiential retreat. It is not medical treatment.
BODYWORK, CONSENT, AND SAFETY
Your regulation experience may include hands-on body-based support.
All hands-on participation is consent-based.
You may choose clothes-on options where available, request changes, reduce your level of participation, or stop a hands-on experience at any time.
The Castle Experience provides educational and experiential nervous-system regulation support.
It does not provide:
medical care
mental-health treatment
psychiatric treatment
diagnosis
physical therapy
emergency medical care
Please share relevant health considerations during the pre-retreat process.
Guests who are pregnant, postpartum, recovering from surgery, managing a medical condition, or experiencing severe or concerning symptoms may be asked to receive clearance from a qualified healthcare professional before participating in certain hands-on services.
THIS EXPERIENCE MAY NOT BE THE RIGHT FIT IF…
The Castle Experience may not be right for you if:
looking only for a vacation
unwilling to participate in the educational or regulation portions of the experience
seeking medical or mental-health treatment
expecting guaranteed business, financial, health, visibility, or content-performance outcomes
unwilling to follow consent, privacy, safety, preparation, or participation agreements
expecting unlimited recording, editing, guest access, or services outside your selected experience
This experience is designed for guests who value preparation, consent, privacy, participation, and a structured creative environment.
Choose Your Castle Experience
Your Castle Experience is determined by two decisions:
1. WHO IS ATTENDING?
Choose a solo experience or attend with one additional person.
2. WHAT LEVEL OF SUPPORT DO YOU WANT?
Choose the standard Castle Experience or the upgraded VIP Castle Experience.
Solo Castle
Experience
$12,000
Includes the three-day, two-night Castle Experience, private room, meals, regulation programming, private consultation, content creation environment, recording opportunities, pre-retreat preparation, post-retreat integration, and the standard retreat inclusions described above.
TWO-PERSON SHARED CASTLE EXPERIENCE
$15,000
Designed for two people who want to experience the retreat together while participating in shared regulation, creative, and retreat components.
Includes pre-retreat preparation, the three-day castle experience, and post-retreat integration.
WHAT VIP ADDS
Solo VIP Castle
Experience
$15,000
Two-Person VIP Castle Experience
$18,000
VIP is designed for guests who want more private attention, scheduling priority, and expanded personal support.
VIP includes:
breakfast in bed each day
first choice of schedule
tower-room priority for the first two VIP purchasers, if available
private services performed in-room where applicable
concierge-style experience
90-minute consultation instead of 30 minutes
longer private content sessions
three 30-second retreat videos, one from each retreat day
Head To Toe Healing king-size blanket
professional handheld percussion device
education on use of the percussion device
Availability-specific amenities remain subject to availability as noted.
Compare the Castle Experiences
| Included | Standard | VIP |
| Three-day, two-night castle stay | Included | Included |
| Private room | Included | Included |
| Meals and minibar setup | Included | Included |
| Morning regulation sessions | Included | Included |
| Evening regulation sessions | Included | Included |
| Private consultation | 30 minutes | 90 minutes |
| Schedule priority | First choice | |
| In-room private services | Included | |
| Tower-room priority | First two VIP purchasers, if available | |
| Three retreat-day videos | Included | |
| Head To Toe Healing blanket | Included | |
| Professional percussion device | Included | |
| Mini Bar | Included |
ADD ONE RETREAT GUEST — $4,000
Want someone to experience selected parts of the Castle Experience with you?
One additional guest may join approved shared portions of your retreat.
May include:
meals
retreat environment
selected group classes
selected shared regulation education
approved shared experiences
Does not automatically include:
a separate private room
VIP upgrades
tower-room priority
additional private consultation
individual private services
every component of the primary guest’s experience
Exact access is confirmed during the reservation process.
Flexible Payment Arrangements May Be Available
Eligible guests may be able to use Affirm, Afterpay, Klarna, or another available checkout option.
Approval, terms, availability, and payment schedules are determined by the payment provider.
RETREAT DETAILS
Location
Hilltop Castle • Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania
Length
3 days + 2 nights
Scheduled Period
Third weekend in November
Arrival + Departure
Exact check-in and checkout information provided after reservation
Capacity
Limited attendance to preserve the private, high-touch environment
Travel
Not included
Transportation Support
May be available from selected locations and can be discussed during reservation
WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED
Unless specifically stated in your selected experience, your retreat investment does not include:
airfare or personal travel
transportation to and from the castle
additional hotel nights
personal shopping or off-property expenses
medical care or therapy
diagnosis or treatment
dprofessional content editing after the retreat
additional guests
additional private sessions
services outside your selected experience
use beyond the agreed delivery of content files
Additional options may be discussed during the reservation process.
HOW APPLICATION + RESERVATION WORKS
01 — CHOOSE YOUR EXPERIENCE
Solo, Two-Person, Solo VIP, or Two-Person VIP.
02 — COMPLETE YOUR APPLICATION
Tell us about your goals, participation needs, and the work you want to bring into the retreat.
03 — CONTINUE TO CHECKOUT
After submitting your application, continue to checkout for your selected Castle Experience.
04 — COMPLETE YOUR RESERVATION
Your reservation is completed through the required checkout process.
05 — BEGIN PREPARATION
After reservation, you receive your pre-retreat information and scheduling details.
CASTLE EXPERIENCE FAQ
Find answers about participation, regulation, travel, meals, content creation, payment arrangements, privacy, and the reservation process.
YOUR MESSAGE NEEDS A DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT.
You do not need more pressure.
You need room to regulate.
Room to hear yourself think.
Room to decide what deserves to be said.
Room to organize your ideas.
And room to create with support instead of carrying the entire process by yourself.
If you are ready for a different way of approaching your message and your creative work, begin with the application.
BEGIN YOUR CASTLE EXPERIENCE APPLICATION
3 days + 2 nights at Hilltop Castle.
A 90-day content plan.
Continued regulation education.
Post-retreat integration.
If you are ready to experience a different way of approaching your message and your creative work, begin with the application.
Additional Learning + Research
If you’d like to go deeper into this work, you can explore more of our approach to nervous system regulation and how it’s applied in real-life settings.
Learn more about our core philosophy and methods here: System
Explore how this work is experienced in a retreat setting: Retreat
Understand the mission behind why this matters: Mission
See how these practices support teams and organizations through corporate wellness experiences: Wellness
This practice is informed by research on how the nervous system responds to stress, safety, and body-based awareness. You do not need to study the science to benefit from this work, but these resources can give you deeper insight into how the body regulates, why stress may show up physically, and how gentle awareness may support regulation and recovery.
If you would like to explore further, you can review Cleveland Clinic’s overview of the nervous system, Harvard Health’s education on stress and the body, and introductory material on Polyvagal Theory by Dr. Stephen Porges: Cleveland Clinic’s overview of the nervous system, Harvard Health on stress and the body , and introductory material on Polyvagal Theory by Dr. Stephen Porges .