About The Heyokah Wellness Group

 A Heyoka is a sacred figure in certain Native American traditions, often described as a sacred clown or contrary. The Heyokah uses humor, paradox, and unexpected behavior to provoke insight, shift perspectives, and awaken others to deeper truths. By doing things backwards or unconventionally, the Heyokah invites people to question what they think they know—and discover something new.

At The Heyokah, we draw inspiration from this archetype—not to imitate or appropriate, but to honor the spirit of transformation, creativity, and healing that the Heyokah represents. Our retreats are designed to disrupt routine thinking, stir the imagination, and offer you a new lens on your creative journey.

Whether you're stuck in a creative block or simply seeking clarity, The Heyokah invites you to step outside the ordinary and into a space where play, insight, and growth meet.

 I started The Heyokah because I needed it myself. After years of working in digital advertising, running on deadlines and caffeine, something broke open. It wasn’t dramatic. Just a quiet sense that I’d been ignoring the part of me that needed real space—offscreen, offline, away from numbers and jargon and the constant press of deliverables.

I’ve led meditation groups for years. I've cooked in restaurants, bartended, managed nightclubs, guarded paintings in a museum. I’ve written poems that will never be published and helped build onboarding programs for corporate teams. None of it fits into a clean line, but all of it helped me build this.

The Heyokah isn’t a wellness brand. It’s not optimized. It’s a place to stop doing. A place to listen differently. I host retreats because some people need quiet to write. Others need to cry in the woods. Some just want to remember how to breathe.

You don’t need to be a writer or creative to come here. You just need to be human.