REFUGE: A 6-DAY BACKPACKING TRIP IN THE GILA WILDERNESS

REFUGE: A 6-DAY BACKPACKING + Hot Spring TRIP IN THE GILA WILDERNESS

September 13-18, 2026

Gila Wilderness, Southern NM

$1775 Please note this price does not include a 7.5% NM Gross Receipts Tax which will be added at checkout.

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Name*

First Last

Preferred Pronouns

Gender Identification

Age

Where will you be traveling from?

Email address (please use a primary email address so we can send you trip details that you will find and be able to respond to)*

Phone*

How did you hear about this trip?

What draws you to this trip? Why are you called? Tell us about your "Yes". What are you longing for?

Are you physically capable, without injuring yourself, of carrying a 35-40lb backpack and hiking 3-7 miles per day, up and down varied and sometimes very steep terrain?

Have you spent extended time in the wilderness? What are you looking forward to? What are your reservations or fears about living in the backcountry for these days?

Tell us about your interest and experience in exploring your deeper inner realms?

What inner tools and resources do you have that will support you in navigating your edges on this trip?

Participants need to know they have the confidence, physical centering, and psychic anchoring to hold themselves in time and space. A clear sense of containment and inner-resource is required. You must be able to regulate in the face of your edges- physical, emotional, and spiritual. This trip is not a fit for those who may be currently feeling destabilized, traumatized, struggling to heal, or in need of reestablishing basic nervous system or life coherency. We will be courting our edges inside and out, leaning into places that have been yet unseen, and freeing the creative capacities and energies contained therein. Do you feel confident that you fit this prerequisite?

What else would you like me to know about you, the timing of this trip and your desire to be here?

Please note that if once you are on the trip, the physical exertion/demands, emotional/psychological/inner edges prove to be beyond your ability, comfort zone, or disclosed capacity, it will be your responsibility to arrange travel/pay for the cost of your journey from the trailhead back home.

I understand and accept this responsibility

I don't understand. I'll follow up with Sarah

I do not agree to this.

Section Break

FOOD! The following sections help us plan for meals and quantities. DIETARY RESTRICTIONS: We can accommodate the following options. For any needs beyond these, please plan on supplementing for yourself.

I eat everything!

Gluten- Free (non-Celiac)

Vegeterian

Vegan

I eat Fish but no other animal meat

I eat meat, but not red meat (pork/beef)

Are you celiac?

Yes

If yes, what is your reaction if exposed to gluten?

If you are celiac, please bring your own certified GF oats or breakfast cereal and some bars/snacks that you feel safe eating. We should be able accommodate otherwise. If not, we'll be in touch before the trip about additional items for you to be sure to have on hand.

Okie Dokie!

If you are a vegetarian or vegan, please check the kinds of proteins that you like/will eat

Beans

Tofu

Seitan

Hummus

Nut Butter/Nuts

Protein Powder

Do you like spicy food? As in food that has a kick!

Yes! I love it!

A little spice is ok

I struggle with spice. No spice (heat) at all please

Do you have food allergies? (different than preferences)

Yes

If yes, please list the food and your corresponding reaction + severity of reaction

Please list any foods that you absolutely won't eat (as in, if they were present in a meal, you would not eat it. Specify here if you eat meat but won't eat pork salami/sausage)

What kinds of hot drinks do you enjoy?

Coffee- Every day!

Coffee- Sometimes.

Decaf Coffee- Everyday

Black Tea- Every day

Black Tea- sometimes

Herbal Tea

Do you take creamer in your hot drinks?

None

Yes! Dairy Creamer

Yes! Non-Dairy Creamer

Do you use sweetener in your hot drinks?

Yes! Sugar is fine

Yes! Stevia (Please bring your own if you don't like stevia)

No Sweetener

If you are meat eater, is jerky something you'd enjoy on the trail?

Yes! Yum!

Maybe a little, but not my first go to

No Thanks

REFUND POLICY*

REFUND POLICY: Full refunds are available, minus a $100 admin fee, until August 6, 2026. Cancellations made between August 6-18, 2026 will receive a 50% refund of the final balance, minus a $100 admin fee. Cancellations made after August 18, 2026 (including for extenuating circumstances, COVID or other emergencies) will not be refunded. The canceling participant is welcome to fill their spot ) with an eligible person. Eligible replacement participants must be approved by Sarah Byrden in order to receive a refund.

I understand and agree to this payment and cancellation policy.

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RELEASE: In checking the box below, I acknowledge and understand the following in relation to attending programming with Sarah Byrden and The Elemental Self:*

-That Sarah Byrden, The Elemental Self and all collaborators and contractors therein utilize a number of different contexts, approaches and practices depending on the particular course of study and work I have signed up for.
-That this is depth work and has the potential to impact my body, mind and spirit in unforeseen ways. -That some practices involve physical movement, and carry risk of injury.
-That it is my responsibility to assess my physical, mental and emotional readiness to engage in class and to modulate my participation accordingly.
-That Sarah reserves the right to terminate my participation in class for any reason that may put her, me or the group at risk.
-That Sarah Byrden is not a licensed therapist, counselor, or doctor of any kind.
-That if I need further support and resources for my care and health (mental, emotional, physical or spiritual), I will seek and obtain guidance from a licensed health care practitioner.

I hereby waive and release any claim that I may have at any time for injury and/or liability of any sort against Sarah Byrden, The Elemental Self, LLC, and any of her collaborators and contractors.

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