january 17th 2026: the Algonquin house
Create Your Year with Intention
GLISTEN "ME"TREAT
You’ll leave with more clarity, confidence, and energy. Get ready to step into your next chapter with ease and purpose!
If you’ve been feeling stuck, burnt out, or like you’re spinning in circles
trying to “find yourself”... this day is for you.
GLISTEN is a gentle but powerful winter reset.
A one-day, heart-centered "ME"treat designed to help you:
RECONNECT
Reconnect with your authentic self (using Human Design as your clarity tool)
REALIGN
Realign with your natural energy so life feels more easeful than effortful. Release old patterns and come home lighter.
THRIVE
Thrive with a purposeful plan you actually feel excited to take action on
You are not lost.
You don’t have to find yourself.
You can create yourself.
What You’ll Experience
Learn the 5 Human Design energy types + discover your type
Understand how you uniquely make decisions (your Strategy + Authority)
Guided reflection prompts + clarity journaling
Small-group connection & community circles
Vision board creation + The Clarity Compass: Values → Vision → Action
Release + Renewal Ritual and an Empowerment & Integration Circle to close
INTRODUCING
The 2026 Glisten MEtreat
Here's what you get:
Your personalized Guide to Guilt-Free Living (your Human Design blueprint)
Full-day retreat experience (8:30 am – 5:30 pm)
Beautiful community gathering space at Algonquin House
Tea + hydration station & gentle movement breaks
Creative supplies + Vision Board materials
Total value: $555
Early Bird Pricing $444 (Save $111)
Early Bird Pricing Ends December 15th
Meet Your MEtreat Guide
At Glisten 2026, you’ll be held and inspired. Retreat Host & Human Design Guide Carissa Beaman will walk beside you as you unravel, reimagine, and step into your next chapter with clarity and confidence. Together we will blend our collective wisdom, creativity, and soulful energy to make Glisten 2026 MEtreat an immersive one-day retreat like no other.
Carissa Beaman
Retreat Host & Human Design Guide
Get Your Free Human Design Chart
F.A.Q.
Who this is for?
Women who are:
Feeling stuck in a life transition
Burnt out, overwhelmed, or disconnected from themselves
Ready to create a year of intention, clarity, and joy
Ready to stop thinking about the change and start living the shift.
What to Bring?
Tablet or laptop (to access your digital guide)
Water bottle
Yoga mat or neck pillow for comfort
Any favorite personal collage items for your vision board
What is Glisten?
Glisten is a soulful Human Design retreat and one-day workshop created for women ready to reconnect with their authentic selves. Through Human Design sessions, creative reflection, community circles, and guided embodiment practices, Glisten helps participants gain clarity, deepen self-trust, strengthen relationships, and realign with their natural energy. Located at The Algonquin House in Algonquin, Illinois, this transformative winter Me-Treat offers a powerful reset for women seeking intention, renewal, and aligned growth.
What is Human Design?
Human Design is a self-discovery system that blends ancient wisdom and modern science to help you understand how your energy is designed to work. It reveals your natural strengths, your decision-making style, and the way you’re meant to interact with the world.
Instead of trying to “fit in” or operate like everyone else, Human Design shows you how to live, work, and connect in a way that feels more aligned, easeful, and authentic.
VIP Upgrade? What's included in that?
VIP Upgrade (+$100)
Includes 2 Private Clarity Sessions with Carissa... one before and one after the workshop
(Valued at $398 — save $298)
The Algonquin House, IL
400 Washington Street, Algonquin, IL
Glisten is a soulful Human Design retreat and one-day workshop created for women ready to reconnect with their authentic selves. Through Human Design sessions, creative reflection, community circles, and guided embodiment practices, Glisten helps participants gain clarity, deepen self-trust, strengthen relationships, and realign with their natural energy. Located at The Algonquin House in Algonquin, Illinois, this transformative winter Me-Treat offers a powerful reset for women seeking intention, renewal, and aligned growth.
