THree and a half days on Madeline Island. A lifetime of carrying things you were never meant to carry alone.

The Sacred Liberation Retreat is three and a half days of breathwork, deep healing, and real human connection in one of the most beautiful places in Wisconsin. People come in guarded and leave transformed. This is our fourth year. Every retreat has sold out.

Something has been building in you for a while now.

Maybe you cannot quite name it. A restlessness. A sense that you have been living on the surface of your own life. A feeling that there is more available to you than what you have been experiencing, but you cannot find it in the busyness of everyday life.

Maybe you have done the work. Therapy, books, breathwork, conversations at midnight with people who love you. And some of it has helped. But something deeper has not moved yet.

This retreat exists for that something.

Four days on Madeline Island with a small group of people who showed up for the same reason you did. Deep immersive healing journeys. Real transformation. The kind of connection with other humans that reminds you that you are not as alone in this as you thought.

People leave this retreat different. Not performing different. Actually different.

Are You Ready to Break Free and Rediscover Your True Self?

Do you often feel trapped by past traumas, self-imposed limitations, or a sense of disconnection from your true self? Are anxiety, depression, and loneliness holding you back from living your fullest life? Sacred Liberation Madeline Island Retreat is designed to help you liberate yourself from these barriers and reconnect with who you actually are and where you are headed.

Join Alissa Sunshine, Dave Marchetti, and seven other beautiful souls for an intimate, soul-nourishing retreat on the magical Madeline Island, part of the stunning Apostle Islands.

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  • fall in love with you

    Most of us have spent so much time measuring ourselves against who we think we should be that we have lost sight of who we actually are. In this retreat you will meet yourself again. And you will find that you are worth loving exactly as you are right now.

  • Set yourself free

    You have been carrying beliefs about yourself that were never true. Patterns that were handed to you before you were old enough to question them. During these four days we go to the root of what has kept you stuck and we release it. Not by talking about it endlessly. By actually moving it.

  • Tune into your purpose

    There is a knowing inside you that the noise of daily life drowns out. A sense of what you are here to do and who you are here to be. This retreat creates the conditions for that knowing to surface. People leave with a clarity about their direction that surprises them.

  • consciously create your life

    You are not at the mercy of your circumstances. You have far more power to shape your life than most people ever realize. One of the things we work with in this retreat is helping you understand and use that power intentionally, from a place of wholeness rather than fear.

What to Expect

Everything we do is experiential. You will be guided into deep immersive breathwork journeys that bypass the thinking mind and go directly to where healing actually happens, in the body, in the nervous system, in the places that talking has never quite reached.

You will work with energy healing practices that help move what breathwork surfaces. You will spend time in the extraordinary natural beauty of Madeline Island, walking the trails of Big Bay State Park, sitting on the white sand beaches, and letting the land itself do what it has always done for people who come here seeking something.

You will gather in circle with a small group of people who are on the same path you are. And you will leave with friendships that tend to last.

Led by Alissa Sunshine and Dave Marchetti, every session is structured to help you go as deep as you are ready to go, in a space that is completely safe and completely held.

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Sacred Energy of Madeline Island

Madeline Island has long been revered as a spiritual epicenter by Native American tribes. The moment you step onto its shores, you will feel the sacred energy envelop you, whispering ancient wisdom and awakening something deep within. It is an honor to be in the presence of such profound energy, and an even greater honor to guide you through this powerful retreat in this sacred place.

From the moment you say yes to this journey, the energy of love begins to work within you. This retreat is more than a healing experience—it is a homecoming to your soul, a space where you will reconnect with your true self, awaken your intuition, and remember who you truly are.

This marks our fourth year of hosting these life-changing retreats on Madeline Island, and each time, we witness pure magic unfold. We have created a sanctuary for you—a sacred space where you can uncover your most authentic self and feel safe enough to heal, process, and remember your inner truth.

These retreats are built on love, community, and deep soul connection—a space where we hold one another in the highest light as we reconnect to our divine selves.

Whether you are walking barefoot on the white sand beaches, exploring the breathtaking cliffs of Big Bay State Park, or diving deep into sacred inner journeys, you will feel the presence of something greater guiding you.

This is more than a retreat. This is a place to return to yourself. To remember. To reclaim. To rise.

What You Will Experience:

Every element of this retreat is designed to work together. Nothing is random. Here is what we move through:

Deep immersive breathwork journeys

These are not gentle relaxation sessions. They are guided experiences that take you into expanded states where the thinking mind steps back and the body gets to do what it has been waiting to do. Release. Heal. Remember. You will go deeper in one of these journeys than most people go in months of conventional therapy.

Energy healing and activation

Alongside the breathwork we work with your body's own energy system to move what surfaces and help it integrate. Most people feel this as warmth, tingling, waves of emotion, or a profound physical release. Your body leads. We follow.

Awakening your own inner knowing

One of the things that consistently surprises people about this retreat is how much they already know. When the noise quiets and the body opens, an inner clarity surfaces that most people have never had access to before. You will leave knowing things about yourself and your direction that you could not have accessed from the outside.

Empowering teachings

Woven throughout the four days are teachings that give context to what you are experiencing and tools you can take home with you. These are not abstract concepts. They are practical, grounded insights about how your mind works, how your nervous system holds the past, and how to consciously work with both going forward.

The magic of Madeline Island

Hiking the trails of Big Bay State Park. Sitting on the white sand beaches of Lake Superior. Exploring the town of La Pointe. The island itself is part of the experience and people consistently describe the natural beauty of this place as deepening everything that happens in the room.

Sacred community

By the end of four days together something happens between people in this container that is hard to explain until you have experienced it. Strangers become family. The bonds formed here tend to last. People come back year after year partly for the healing and partly for each other.

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WHAT IS INCLUDED:

  • 3 nights of accommodations in shared rooms lovingly prepared by Dave on Madeline Island

    guided immersive healing journeys

    A written vision process to help you leave with clarity about where you are going and who you are becoming

    The natural magic of Madeline Island itself, hiking, beaches, the town of La Pointe, and four days away from ordinary life

    A community of people who will feel like family by the time you leave

YOUR GUIDES

ALISSA SUNSHINE: She is a Wisconsin-based breathwork facilitator, energy healing practitioner, and transformation guide with over 25 years of personal healing experience and more than a decade of formal professional training.

She has led sold-out retreats on Madeline Island for four consecutive years. Her training spans Reiki, Pranic Healing, Life Force Energy Activation, Intuitive Rebirth, NLP, past life regression, and advanced consciousness and internal alchemy work. She has studied alongside Dr. Joe Dispenza, Tony Robbins, Gregg Braden, Dr. Bruce Lipton, and Mike Dooley.

Alissa is known for creating containers that feel completely safe, deeply loving, and genuinely transformative. People who work with her describe feeling seen in a way they have rarely experienced before.

She is also the founder of Sunshine Community Fitness, a chain of nine locations across small-town Wisconsin.

DAVE MARCHETTI: He brings a rare and grounded presence to this work. His gift is holding space — particularly for the healing of wounds carried in relationship, creating safety for women to heal wounds from the masculine and space for men to open and allow themselves to be vulnerable in ways they rarely permit themselves.

Together, Alissa and Dave create a container of balance, depth, and unconditional acceptance that participants describe as unlike anything they have experienced before.

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  • "I will always remember this weekend as it was such a healing and affirming experience. I have been forever changed because of this experience. As I came back to mundane life in the past week, it opened my eyes to how unconsciously I’ve been living my life. Words cannot simply describe how wonderful it was, I hope that others that come after find as much joy, growth and love as I did."

    Michi Lee

  • "SUNSHINE AND DAVE ARE SUCH WONDERFUL, BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE. SUNSHINE IS AN AMAZING GROUP FACILITATOR AND SUCH A STRONG, WELCOMING PRESENCE. IT WAS SUCH A POWERFUL, PROFOUND EXPERIENCE, AND I FEEL SO THANKFUL TO HAVE BEEN A PART OF IT. I FEEL A CLOSE BOND TO ALL OF THEM, AND I WILL ALWAYS THINK OF THEM AS MY FIRST SPIRITUAL FAMILY."

    Zachary Howard

  • “It is so hard to sum up in words what a retreat with Alissa and Dave is. A soul transformation. It is the safest container with all the souls who attend. I have made so many long-lasting friends. There is just so much magic in the retreat and what happens is transformational in so many aspects of your life. The retreat is a place for growth, transformation, and unconditional LOVE."

    Tiffany Moriak-Merriman

  • "Absolutely loved the retreat. I enjoyed the connection I felt with everyone. I felt at home spiritually. My healing experience was at a whole new level. I have shed so much pain that I was holding onto for many years. I noticed after how much more vibrant things are. The group healing was so powerful. The love experienced was like none other. Hard to put into words. Knowing now that I am my own healer is so powerful and exciting."

    Dana Zimmerman

  • "Events with Alissa have always been an instant feeling of trust, safely and unconditional love. Returning for more is always a pull on my heart of coming home. Attending a retreat with Alissa and Dave combined completes a wholeness and balance. You must experience for yourself."

    Lacey Loo

  • "This is one of the most profound and all-encompassing retreats I have ever attended. The process of how it all unfolded was so perfectly timed. Alissa is divinely guided and able to share these beautiful gifts in a complete and authentic way that allowed me to feel 100% safe and able to open and do the healing I needed."

    Michelle Rudeen

  • The one thing that has been the most beneficial for me is the safe space that Alissa provides. The trust you have in the group almost immediately and the words of love shared are so healing. Every journey was so intense and incredible in its own beautiful way. I am so grateful for every ounce of this experience. The healing that has occurred this weekend was so big for me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart and soul for facilitating such a beautiful experience. Forever grateful.

    Nicole Ann

Sacred Liberation Madeline Island Retreat

DATES: September 25-28th, 2026

INVESTMENT: $444 per person or 4 monthly payments of $111

Spaces are intentionally kept small so that every person in the room is truly held. If you feel called to this, please do not wait.

Please note: spaces are non-refundable unless we are able to refill your spot.

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Can't make the September weekend?

Due to how quickly our first retreat sold out and this second is filling up, we are considering adding a third retreat the weekend of August 28-31. If those dates work better for you, send an email to evolve@alissasunshine.love and we will add you to the interest list.

If there is enough interest we will make it happen.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

After you reserve your spot you will receive an email with all the logistics and retreat details including accommodations, what to bring, and how to prepare.

Questions before you register? Reach out at evolve@alissasunshine.love — Alissa reads every message personally.