The High Spirits Experiment
An Invitation to Explore What Is Possible
There is a word that has been quietly sitting with me these past few months.
Experiment.
Not in the sense of testing people or trying to get everything right.
But as a gentle invitation.
An invitation to stay curious.
To remain open.
To discover what life might be asking of us next.
If there is one thing life has taught me recently, it is that we rarely get to choose every twist in our story. Sometimes life gently nudges us forward. Sometimes it asks much more of us than we ever imagined.
Yet even in times of change, something beautiful can emerge.
That is where High Spirits finds itself today.
For more than twenty years, this place has been created with love, devotion and a deep belief that people flourish when they slow down, reconnect with nature, and remember who they truly are.
Thousands of people have walked these paths, gathered around our tables, learned new skills, shared tears and laughter, and found lifelong friendships here.
That spirit isn’t changing.
If anything, it is becoming even clearer.
What is changing is how we share it.
Rather than trying to do more, we are choosing to do what feels more meaningful.
Smaller gatherings.
More intimate experiences.
Long conversations.
Shared meals.
Quiet mornings.
Time to breathe.
A place where people don’t need to become someone else, but simply have permission to come home to themselves.
This next chapter also creates space for something I’ve been dreaming about for a long time.
Not simply teaching every program myself, but welcoming inspiring facilitators, teachers and beautiful humans who share the same values of care, integrity, presence and aloha.
High Spirits has always been more than one person.
It has always been a community.
A living, breathing place where generosity, kindness and connection matter more than perfection.
One of the first expressions of this new direction is our Ohana Stays.
A chance to spend a few nourishing days here without needing to attend a large retreat.
To slow down.
Share meals.
Walk the land.
Sit around the fire.
Rest.
Laugh.
Connect.
Simply be.
Alongside these experiences, we are also continuing the work that has inspired so many over the years.
This spring we will be offering our Spirit of Woman: Return Retreat, along with an intimate KaHuna Levels 1 & 2 Training, limited to just twelve participants.
Smaller numbers mean deeper learning, more individual support and richer connections between everyone who gathers.
It feels like the right next step.
Not because we have a perfect master plan.
But because we are listening carefully to what feels true.
Perhaps that is what this experiment is really about.
Trusting that life continues to unfold.
Allowing new ideas to emerge.
Honouring everything that has brought us here while remaining open to everything that is still waiting to be created.
If you have been part of the High Spirits family for many years, thank you.
You have helped shape this place in ways you may never fully realise.
If you are discovering us for the very first time…
Welcome.
There is always room around the table.
So here is our invitation.
Come and explore with us.
Come and rest.
Come and learn.
Come and reconnect.
Come and be part of this next chapter.
Because perhaps the most beautiful adventures don’t begin with certainty.
They begin with a quiet question…
What else is possible?
With love,
Mette & the High Spirits Family
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Whether you join us for a few days, a retreat, a training, or simply follow along as this next chapter unfolds, thank you for being part of the High Spirits story. We can’t wait to welcome you.
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