Year to Live is a 12-month journey to wake up to life.
“We do not practice dying in order to prepare for a single moment called death. We practice dying to awaken to life itself.”
–Stephen Levine
Year to Live is not a course.
What if you lived this next year as if it were your last — not in fear, but in reverence?
Year to Live is a transformational rite of passage. A soul-deep commitment. A healing circle for those ready to meet life, death, and themselves with clarity, courage, and presence.
Over the course of 12 months, you’ll be invited to:
Let go of past hurt.
Heal important relationships.
Integrate life’s deepest lessons into your body, your breath, and your being.
And live each day with the intimacy that only death can teach us.
This is your call to wake up fully to the miracle of being alive — while held in community, ritual, and radical honesty.
About the Program
Throughout this year-long program, you will develop the ability to make deep, authentic contact with yourself and others. Find the courage to stand up, be honest, and discover what is stopping you from being real. Address, genuinely feel, and work through pain from past and current relationships. Learn ways to reduce the dominance of the mind, and find, in a felt sense, what it is to be still and present.
The following books will be the guiding texts for our profound healing journey:
“A Year to Live," by Stephen Levine
“Nonviolent Communication” by Marshall Rosenberg
“Present Over Perfect” by Shauna Niequist
”What Happened to You?” by Bruce D. Perry, MD, PhD & Oprah Winfrey
You will also receive a gratitude journal for a simple, yet profound daily writing practice. You will also receive the Shadow Work journal that will be the center piece for our inner work and reorganization.
What You’ll Receive
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Opening Ceremony + Shared Supper
Set sacred intentions and meet your cohort over a nourishing meal.
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Two Immersive Retreats
2-night, 3-day initiation retreat
3-night, 4-day capstone retreat to honor the completion of your year
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Quarterly In-Person Intensives
(1–5:30pm, Saturdays)
Held in a sanctuary space with yurt, sauna, cold plunge, and nourishing food. Each session includes:
Breathwork + embodiment practice
Gentle movement
Sauna & cold plunge ritual
Meditation + Yoga Nidra
Shadow work & A Course in Miracles prompts
Group integration & reflection -
Monthly 3-Hour Zoom Gatherings
Deepen the work with your cohort through discussion, teachings, and practic
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Weekly Shadow Work Prompts
Delivered straight to your inbox to support weekly reflection and growth.
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Tools for the Journey
Shadow Work Journal
Gratitude Practice Kit (book, pen, and daily prompts)
Foundational Readings:
A Year to Live by Stephen Levine
What Happened to You? by Dr. Bruce Perry & Oprah Winfrey
Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg
Time Waits for No One
4 Cohorts Annually | 12 Participants Per Cohort
Tuition Options
PAY IN FULL
$2500
PAYMENT PLAN
$500 deposit followed by 10 monthly payments of $250
Get busy living or get busy dying…
The work is calling. Choose your cohort. Begin the year that changes everything.
Upcoming Cohorts
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January 2026
Your 365-day journey begins Thursday, January 15, 2026.
Start the year not with resolutions—but with reckoning. A sacred reset. A brave return to what matters most.
Begin again, on purpose.
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April 2026
Your 365-day journey begins Thursday, April 16, 2026.
Spring is a promise of rebirth. Let this be the season your life blooms in full color.
It’s time to awaken.
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July 2026
Your 365-day journey begins Thursday, July 16, 2026.
The fire of summer invites boldness. Step into the light, into your truth, into your one wild and precious life.
Start living like you mean it.
This is a big decision. We get that.
Come ask questions and learn about the program during one of our three informational sessions and get a taste of what’s possible for you on the other side of 365 days.
Wednesday, December 3 at 6pm
In-Person & Zoom
Managing Holiday Chaos: Giving from Obligation or Love
Tis the season… to feel grateful and a little fried. Before you overextend your time, energy, or credit card, pause. This Q&A explores how to shift from obligation to genuine generosity—and turn even the busiest season into an act of love.
Wednesday, December 17 at 6pm
Zoom-Only
Year in Review:
“So This Is Christmas… What Have You Done?”
Cue John Lennon and a touch of nostalgia. This one’s about reflecting, not resolving. We’ll look back at 2024 to figure out what worked, what didn’t, and what you’re ready to leave behind before the ball drops.
Wednesday, January 7 at 6pm
In-Person & Zoom
Uncovering Your Ikigai:
Discovering Your Reason for Being
New year, same existential questions. This Q&A introduces Ikigai – the Japanese concept of purpose – and offers practices for finding the intersection of what you love, what you’re good at, and what the world needs.
This is not just a program.
It’s a pilgrimage— Back to the sacred site of your truest self.
One year. With a guide.
Annette walks beside you—not to lead you, not to carry you, but to keep you from slipping into the ditch. To remind you, again and again, who you came here to be.
You’ll bring: Your full heart, your higher mind, your soul’s wisdom
You’ll Receive: Structure, reflection, and tools to meet the road ahead with intention.
ELEVATE YOUR YTL EXPERIENCE WITH
The YTL Pilgrimage
What’s Included
Everything in the core program
Everything in the Year to Live cohort experience
Weekly 1:1 sessions with Annette to deepen, challenge, and integrate
Customized journaling, rituals, and practices
Private communication channel for real-time reflection and support
Access to exclusive resources, mentorship, and spiritual counsel
The Cost of the YTL Pilgrimage is $10,000
Fill out the form below to inquire.
Who This Is Not For
Let’s be clear: this isn’t for everyone.
If you’re comfortable in your patterns…
If you need the approval of others more than you want the truth…
If you’re clinging to your suffering like a badge of identity…
If you’re still outsourcing your power to your parents, your past, your pain—
Then please… DON’T DO THIS.
This is not for tourists. This is for pilgrims. The ones who are ready to empty the bag of f*cks they’ve been carrying. The ones who hear the whisper: there is more—and are ready to answer it.