A Cold Water Dipping Awakening

2026 Theme: EMERGENCE. 

  • A women’s weekend retreat on Maine’s breathtaking coast. 
  • An immersive and transformative re-birth opportunity. 
  • An integrative practice of self-exploration, empowerment & action. 
  • A focus on CONNECTION – with ourselves and each other, EDUCATION – how cold-water dipping can support physical, mental & lifestyle health, and INTEGRATION – personalizing the power of cold and breath into our lives. 

Why?

Even more than our knowledge of self-care, it is the integration of it and bearing witness to our resulting emergence that is imperative to finally owning our power and controlling our health. 

Now is the time. And I’ve never known a time when women didn’t need their tribe to survive or thrive in it, and tribes of women are what I do. It is my honor to hold this space, so that you can birth this next version of you. Hi, I’m Amy! If this resonates, I hope to share this sacred, emergent weekend with you. 

Where?

Literally where the River becomes the Ocean – this is on purpose.

The Stage Neck Inn
8 Stage Neck Road
York Harbor, Maine 03911

Visit The Stage Neck Inn Website

Cold-water dips will be at York Harbor Beach – just steps down from the Inn

When?

Friday, November 13th, 2026, 4:00PM to 8:00PM (SNI check-in is guaranteed by 3:00PM)
Saturday, November 14th, 2026, 7:30AM to 8:00PM
Sunday, November 15th, 2026 – 6:30AM to 1:00PM (SNI room check-out is at 11:00AM – retreat concludes by 1:00PM and guests are welcome to use the facilities for the day)

Who?

Limited to 16 women – designed for any adult woman of any age or stage who is desiring an awakening and sensing an emergence.

Retreat Fee & Accommodations

$600.00 – Payment through Venmo: @ dipdowntoriseup | Pre-registration is required | Retreat fee holds your spot | The separate lodging fee holds your room. 

Lodging is NOT included in the retreat fee. Lodging at The Stage Neck Inn is highly encouraged to get the full experience and value of this retreat.
WHEN MAKING RESERVATIONS, MAKE SURE YOU CALL 207-363-3850 TO GET YOUR DISCOUNTED ROOM RATE FOR “THE SALTWATER MOUNTAIN WOMAN RETREAT” – DO NOT BOOK YOUR ROOM ONLINE.

Nightly Rates

Beach View & Patio Garden Rooms/Parking Lot Side: Single: $316 | Double: $346 ($173 per person*) 

Harbor View Rooms w/ 2 double beds/River Side: Single: $341 | Double: $371 ($185.50 per person*)

Harbor View Rooms w/ 1 king bed/ River Side: Single: $386 | Double $416 ($208 per person*)

Ocean View Rooms: Single: $416 | Double: $446 ($223 per person*)

*Let Amy know if you’d like her to share your contact with other attendees to see about room-sharing – this has proven to be a special option for many!

Additional to the rates are a $10 resort fee and 9% state tax per night. Rates include The Stage Neck Inn’s deluxe breakfast buffet and breakfast service charge/ gratuity.

SMC Cancellation Policy

  • Cancellations made greater than 45 days prior to start date: 100% refund will be provided minus a $50 processing fee
  • Cancellations made between 21-45 days prior to start date: 50% refund will be provided, unless the spot can be filled from the waiting list in which case, 100% refund will be provided minus $50 processing fee
  • Cancellations made less than 15 days prior to start date: No refunds provided, unless the spot can filled from the waiting list in which case, 100% refund will be provided minus $50 processing fee
  • If Saltwater Mountain Co. cancels the retreat due to unforeseen circumstances, 100% refund will be provided.
  • CONTACT THE STAGE NECK INN FOR THEIR SEPARATE ROOM CANCELLATION POLICY

Meals & Amenities

The Stage Neck Inn’s award-winning deluxe breakfast buffet and service charge/gratuity are included in your hotel reservation. Breakfast buffet hours are 7:30AM-10:00AM – keeping in mind retreat start time for each day. Lunch and Dinners are “on your own” and can be enjoyed at the Stage Neck Inn’s Shearwater Restaurant or brought from home. All guest rooms have mini fridges. All hotel guests have access to the hotel fitness center, pool, hot tub and sauna.

Hotel guests are welcome to inquire about booking a service at The Stage Neck Inn’s Day Spa before or after our retreat time. (e.g. Friday before 2PM or Sunday after 1:00PM) Advanced booking is required.

Retreat Outline

Our time together is intended to be introspective, inspiring, healing and sacred. In addition to our signature daily ocean dips and our breathwork experience, our “Group Time” will be an organized blend of mindful prompted discussion, reflection, meditation, bodywork, sharing, journaling, and above all else, connection. Your “Free Time” is at your leisure and could include sauna, hot tub, pool, fitness center, napping, walking, reading, relaxing in your room or strolling the beach rain or shine.

NOTE: Customized inspirational prompts, a precise itinerary, packing list, preparation details and Q & A will be provided well in advance of start date. Please reach out to Amy at 207-641-7353 or amy@saltwatermountainco.com with any questions or concerns. 

Friday, November 13, 2026

4:00PM – 6:00PM – Group Opening Ceremony | Sharing Retreat and Personal Intentions | Accountability | Empowerment | Self-Exploration | Self-Emergence Phase

6:00PM – 7:00PM – Group Dinner at SNI’s Shearwater Restaurant (optional) / Free Time

7:30PM – 8:00PM – Guided Nighttime Dip (clothing optional)

Saturday, November 14, 2026

7:30AM – 8:30AM – Light Silent Breakfast

8:45AM – 9:15AM – Guided Morning Dip

9:30AM – 12:00AM – Breathwork Experience led by Libbie Bridge

12:00PM – 1:30PM – Lunch / Free Time

1:30PM – 3:30PM – Group Time: Small Groups | Breath Reflection | Physical, Mental & Lifestyle Health Focus | Personal Emergence Focus

3:30PM – 4:00PM – Break

4:30PM – 6:00PM – Group Time: Creation of Vision & Action Statements

6:00PM – 7:30PM – Group Dinner at SNI’s Shearwater Restaurant (optional) / Free Time

7:30PM – 8:00PM – Optional Sauna Time / Free Time

Sunday, November 15, 2026

6:00AM – 6:30AM – Optional Sauna Time 

6:30AM – 7:00AM – Guided Sunrise Dip

7:00AM – 9:00AM – Group Time: “Behavioral Stretch” Identification

9:00AM – 9:45AM – Breakfast

9:45AM – 11:00AM – Group Time: Empowerment Projection | Timeline | Accountability

11:00 – 11:30 – Break (room check-out)

11:30 – 1:00 – Group Closing Ceremony

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    Your Retreat Leaders:

    Amy M. Hopkins, RN, BSN, LMT, E-RYT

    Amy Hopkins has dedicated her 30-year career to supporting women’s whole health.

    Amy is a Women’s Mental Health Nurse, Women’s Integrative Health RN Coach, Licensed Massage Therapist, Yoga Teacher, Business Owner, Community Creator and Speaker.

    In 2010, Amy transitioned from her 13-year birthing nurse career to building a holistic wellness studio that was home to her bodywork private practice.

    In 2021, with all that the pandemic had presented, Amy founded Saltwater Mountain Co. with the tagline, “Dip Down to Rise Up” - a powerful and timely cold-water dipping movement that serves as the basis for The Saltwater Mountain Woman Retreats.

    With a special love for and understanding of the science and magic of cold-water dipping, Amy is a true leader and passionate teacher of this practice for self-care, deep presence, breath awareness, nervous system insight, reinvention of self, embodying the feminine and embracing inevitable change.

    In 2024, Amy returned to nursing with a greater personal alignment and became Clinical Nursing Director of Women’s Mental Health and director of The W.A.V.E. Program at R.I.S.E. Integrated Mental Health in York, Maine. Here, she continues her one-on-one coaching work with an underlying mission of empowering women, supporting mental health and building community.

    Amy is a natural and professional listener, space holder, community creator and fierce believer in women. Her specialty in all her work is creating safe spaces where women feel welcome, seen, heard and empowered.

    Libbie Bridge (she/her), Growth & Grief Guide, MS, RYT500

    IG: @libbiebridge_

    I am a human being who cares deeply for matters of the soul. I am a witness and space holder who walks alongside people in the ‘messy middle’ of change. I support people in turning toward and being with their emotions and energy so that they can tap into their inner wisdom, step into their power, be more of what they wish to see in the world, and experience more joy.

    Grief was the thing that brought me to this work. In addition to my lived experience with grief and being a real person on my own healing journey, I have over 20 years of experience coaching and facilitating learning that supports the whole-person. I have over 500 hours of formal teacher training from the YogaLife Institute of NH focusing on the ancient teachings of classical yoga. I am a certified coach, and I have completed breathwork facilitator training with Jon Paul Crimi.

    Amy and Libby

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