We hold the container.
You decide what to do with the space in it.
For over twenty years I produced large international festivals and events. My job was to make sure thousands of people had a wonderful time, and that nobody noticed how much work went into it.
I’ve always been happiest on the road. New places wake me up: unfamiliar streets, food I can’t pronounce, the small thrill of not quite knowing what’s around the corner. Every time I step out of what’s familiar, I come back a little more myself.
And I learned something else along the way: most women are excellent at making things work for everyone else. We hold the calendar, the team, the plan, everyone’s moods. What we rarely get is a space where nobody expects anything from us.
That’s what I create now. For over a decade I’ve facilitated breathwork, and I’ve seen what happens when a woman is simply allowed to be there, exactly as she is. Wild Quiet brings it all together: somewhere new to explore, and a space to put things down. I take care of every detail. You just come as you are.
Amelie Mettenheimer
I was able to release something that I’ve been working through for a while now. I gained so much emotional clarity on how it is all connected, to how I feel today and the decisions I make. It was a beautiful and powerful release and I felt so much lighter for weeks after. - Jessica
was beyond surprised by the power of breathwork.
She creates a safe space (with loving boundaries) in which to access the most vulnerable parts of yourself and release the things that are holding you back. I trust her implicitly and look forward to the continued healing and release I know I will receive through her and her breathwork. - Sarah C.
Amelie is a gifted intuitive who can see beneath your surface layers.
She is a master at holding space and making you feel held and comfortable and loved.
This environment allows you to fully let go and move through anything that comes up! Truly it's a glorious experience and one that I recommend you enjoy as many times as you can! - Cara
Breathwork with Amelie is pure heaven.
After a session with Amelie
Adventure has always been how I find my way home. As a photographer, I've traveled the world getting to know the land, the people, and the culture of every place I visit, and each journey brings me closer to who I am. I'm a proud Chilena of Mapuche lineage, and I come from a line of medicine women who had to quiet their medicine to survive. Cacao is what led me back to them. My first cup tasted like home.
For years I've held traditional Mayan cacao ceremonies in gatherings and private sessions, learning from teachers and elders around the world. My mission is simple: to help you slow down, open your heart, and reconnect with yourself and the place you're standing in. I don't believe in forcing a breakthrough. I hold the space, and you choose what you're ready to walk through.
Daniela McDonald
After Daniela's Cacao Ceremony. I finally was able to release the fear of forgiving and it feels so good!
- Cortney
my heart is still soooo open!
Doing a cacao ceremony with Daniela was one of the most impactful spiritual moments I have ever had.
- Andrea
unforgettable and deeply impactful
I loved Daniela's Cacao ceremony. I was amazed at how what I put forth as my intention came to me so clearly and carried me throughout the whole weekend. I'm still feeling it.
- Suzanna
it was magical and deeply powerful for me
After ceremony with daniela
No sharing circles you have to speak in, no arriving open, no being asked to be further along than you are. If you want to sit at the edge and watch for a day, that's a legitimate way to do this. The only thing we ask is that you're decent to eleven other women.
There are four afternoons of sessions across six days. The rest is genuinely yours, including the parts where you skip something. Nobody will come and find you. A retreat that exhausts you is a badly designed retreat, and between us we've run enough events to know exactly how that happens.
We go where we'd go anyway, and we go properly. A market at the hour the locals use it, a lagoon you have to drive to, a table booked in the village rather than at the venue. We'd rather do four things well than fit in nine. If you wanted the inside of a retreat centre, you wouldn't need to fly this far.
Twelve women, and two of us. Not because small sounds nicer but because you can't have a real conversation in a group of thirty. By day three you'll know everyone's name and what they do and why they came. That doesn't happen at scale.
Less a philosophy, more a set of rules we hold ourselves to.
Every retreat is a set of choices. These are ours.
Nothing here requires you to perform.
You are not on a schedule you have to keep up with.
The place is not a backdrop.
Small, and that's not negotiable.
we get to be part of women's pivotal moments
Why WE Love What WE Do:
slow morning, cacao, walk in the sunshine
OUR Ideal Sunday
a good book & our cameras
Can't travel without:
hot air balloon over the Serengeti
Travel Bucket List:
Ireland
Favorite Trip WE've Planned:
4 (and counting)
Countries Visited TOGETHER:
Get to Know us
A few personal things
WILD QUIET
ADVENTURES
