The Thyme presents
in pursuit of mastery
july 9 • 12
There’s a version of your work you haven’t fully accessed yet.
You can taste it and you know it’s there. But somewhere between what you’re capable of and what you’re actually producing, something tightens.
You edit yourself, manage how you’re perceived. You hold back just enough that the work is good, but it’s not fully yours.
The pursuit of mastery isn’t primarily a skill problem. It’s about your capacity to pour your soul into your thing without editing.
To stop managing the distance between yourself and the work, and just be fully in it, live it.
The artists, founders, and builders who do their best work aren’t necessarily the ones who try harder; they’re the ones who stop holding back.
This summer Flynn and Kevin are hosting a small weekend retreat for a handful of people who are ready for that.
Not a workshop or a course, more like a container for the internal experience of what it actually takes to bring your whole self into the work you know matters.
We’ll go into what holds you back from full commitment, what transformation actually feels like from the inside, and how to show up more completely
not just when it’s easy, but when the stakes feel highest.
highlighted topics of conversation
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identity
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worth
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mastery
facilitator
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Kevin de Roos
IG: @kevinderoos_
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Flynn Skidmore
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Schedule
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3:00 PM | Arrival & Check-In
Settle in, explore the land, enjoy the spa, and begin to slow down.
6:00 PM | Introduction to The Thyme
Explore The Thyme’s 85-acre retreat grounds—including lodges, gathering spaces, and outdoor features—with an overview of our history, facilities, layout, and land offerings.
7:00 PM | Communal Dinner
A nourishing meal to welcome you into the weekend.8:00 PM | Setting up checking in with equipment
for the next days to be efficient we make sure we are all setup with the softwares, have our usb’s sorted and ready to learn — perhaps we cover some first rundowns of the equipment
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6:30 AM | Daily Offering (Fri, Sat & Sun)
Ease into the day with fresh coffee, herbal teas, and light seasonal fruit /snacks before programming begins. Settle into the cottage or the warmth of the lodge for quiet moments of journaling, meditation, or simple stillness.
7:30 AM | Light Nourishment / Fasting Window
Guests are invited to fast in preparation for the sweat lodge ceremony. For those who prefer to eat, a selection of light, grounding nourishment will be available to support your morning.Fasting before the lodge helps deepen the experience by allowing the body to move energy more freely, enhancing clarity, focus, and the physical cleansing process.
8:30 AM | Sweat Lodge
A powerful purification ritual. Harness the transformative energy of fire and steam to cleanse body, mind, and spirit.1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Lunch
2:15 - 3.15 PM | What does it mean to be a DJ, what is DJ-ing.
brief explanation about the craft, time for questions and conversations that bring clarity to why you want to learn this craft and the goals you want to achieve in this field.
3.30 - 5:00 PM | Archetypes
we look at our inner archetypes that reveal our character and personality when we perform and in our daily lives.
5.00 - 7.00pm | Practice mixing and transitions
getting used to the equipment, exploration and light practice
7:30 PM | Communal dinner, home cooked and fresh
9.00pm - 11.00pm | time for practicing and music sourcing!
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7:30 AM | Breakfast
8:30 AM – 9.00 AM | Meditation
Morning meditation opening ourselves up to receive and integrate the information.
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Intention and Authenticity
Refining our intentions, finding the authenticity that will become the core ingredient for what you will be sharing through your dj sets or sound experiences.12:30 PM | Lunch
2.00 - 4.00pm | Track selection and practice
Selecting 6 tracks that make a short set explaining the story and practice the short set.
4.00 - 4.30pm | option for a break, fresh air
5.00 - 7.00pm | Arrangements, Building DJ set
creating the full set that resembles you as an artist / DJ / music selector
7.00pm | Communal dinner
9.00 - 11.00pm | b2b2b2b
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7:30 AM | Breakfast
8:30 AM – 11.00am | Meditation, closing circle sharing circle, open conversation and directional advice
a space to ask for advice, directions that can provide the clarity needed to take the next steps in your career.
12:00 PM | departure
All Inclusive Price for a shared room
$2,250
Per person, including state and local tax
PRIVATE ROOMS AVAILABLE LIMITED
Join Us
Upon submitting your Join Us form, you will be redirected to the booking page to reserve your spot.
FAQs
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What’s included in the all-inclusive price per person:
2 nights / 3 days shared accommodation
Chef-prepared meals made with love and local ingredients
Snacks
Sound meditation
Breathwork
Music
Trail hikes
Sauna + pond cold plunge
Sweat lodge ceremony
Massachusetts state and local sales tax
Loving vibes
What’s not included in the price:
Alcohol
Private bodywork / massage
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Arrivals begin at 3pm Friday and ends at 3pm Sunday. We request that everyone starts and ends the experience together. This begins with our dinner at 7 pm on Friday, followed by Feel Trip Breathwork and an opening circle.
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We are offering 1 all-inclusive price, which covers all accommodations, meals & snacks, programming throughout the weekend, and state/local tax. See “what’s included in the price?” in this FAQs section.
You will be sharing a room with 1 other person, and be guaranteed a queen bed or bigger, as well as a private bathroom.
Should you wish to turn your room into a 3 or 4 person room, it is possible to add floor mattresses to the room. There would be a reduce per person rate depending on how many people are in the room (we would refund you part of your booking if this becomes the case). This price is TBD. If this is of interest, please indicate this on the Join Us form below and we will try to accommodate.
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Bookings are refundable up until 2 weeks before the event starts. You can transfer your booking to a member of the Othership community up until the event.
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Yes, we are happy to help pair you with someone you specifically request, or someone who is also looking for a roommate. Please indicate your preferences on this form.