Salmon River “Relaunch your Relationship” Retreat

Ever wish you could slow time down and spend more of it with your partner? Relaunch your relationship with the Gottman Method on Idaho’s Salmon River.

Do the two of you need a week with no distractions to rekindle that proverbial “spark”? Maybe you’re just looking for a few tips on how to communicate more effectively with your partner. The best place to do that is on the river, away from the frenzy of everyday life. A 6-day wilderness trip down the Main Salmon River provides the perfect environment for growth. The backdrop of world-class wilderness serenity will provide the chance to take a deep breath…and reclaim what matters most.

Join us August 15-20, 2024 for our 6-day wilderness retreat on Idaho’s Salmon River.

Escape together, while getting a chance to improve the way you communicate with your partner. Your relationship DOES NOT need to be in trouble to reap the benefits of this trip! During the day, our guest speaker, and Gottman-trained relationship counselor, Sarah, will have time to work with one couple–in the privacy of your own boat with no other pairs– to support your deeper connection. This is an intimate trip with room for only 5 couples, which means more time and space for the two of you. In the evenings, you’ll have the opportunity to join in group discussions, exploring themes that are common in relationships today. These discussions will set the tone for areas of desired growth as well as support you in uncovering ways you and your partner can connect more intimately.

Meet Sarah Marcus, of White Horse Healing

Sarah is a student of Esther Perel, trained in The Gottman Method, Community Resilience Model, and EMDR. She is a wife, mother, Clinical Social Worker, and Reiki Teacher/Master, living in rural Salmon, Idaho. She is passionate about supporting individuals and couples on their journey to living a life they enjoy while navigating the challenges life presents as a united team. Sarah has experienced first-hand the importance of finding balance through connection with each other and nature, somatic experiencing, and nature immersion. Sarah’s strength is the ability to hold space for others on their journey.

Trip Details:

We will meet in Salmon, Idaho the evening of August 14, 2024. Here you’ll have a chance to ask last-minute questions, pick up your personal dry bag for the week, and meet others in the group. The next morning we’ll be bussed to the put-in, a 2 hour scenic drive from Salmon. We’ll meet the crew, get oriented to our boats and environment, then spend the next 6 days away from the hustle and bustle of normal life. At the end of the trip, you may choose to have your personal vehicle shuttled to the takeout, or take our charter bus to McCall, Idaho and go from there. For more information on our Main Salmon trips, see this page.

All meals, tents, sleeping pads, dry bags, lifejackets, and other equipment is included. Feel free to bring your own sleeping bag, or rent one from us for $25.

A Typical Day on the Salmon River:

• First-class, freshly prepared meals
• Explore old prospector’s cabins and pan for gold
• Soak in the sun on sandy beaches and swim in the Salmon River
• Fly-fish for world-famous Cut-throat trout
• Hike to a waterfalls and photograph spectacular scenery
• Inspect Indian pictographs, and ponder the myth of the “River of No Return”
• Pick berries and soak in natural hot springs
• Scout a rapid and run world-class whitewater on a raft or in an inflatable kayak
• Unwind after your day in our comfortable sandbar camps 

Preparing for this trip:

Prior to the trip’s launch, you and your partner will each have a one-on-one session with Sarah via Zoom, or in Salmon if you are local. You will also have a 60-minute couple’s session to get you started. As we make our way downstream, each couple will have 4 hours of private sessions throughout the trip, and will have the opportunity to participate in campfire group sessions every evening.

For further information, please contact Stephanie Eastwood at riversprite87@gmail.com, or (208) 993-0655 and/or Sarah Marcus at (406) 579-2407.