09/26/2025
Hey community,
As we prepare to welcome our son into this world in the next 24 hours, my heart is wide open. This is our third child, our first boy, and I felt called to share from this place of gratitude and presence.
Thank you for being part of this community and for embracing AWKN Ranch as a space where you feel safe to come as you are. That trust and connection mean everything to me.
Many of you may not know my full story. I came into this world an Aries, rising and moon in Gemini, carrying the feeling of being from another place. By 17, I was already in rehab, the black sheep of my family, holding layers of shame and pain. My father passed early, and I carry his name as a Jr. Now, preparing to meet my son, all of that history, healing, and lineage rises to the surface in such a powerful way.
Most of my friends from those years are no longer here. Since then, I’ve devoted my life to healing trauma and expanding consciousness. That journey led to the creation of AWKN Ranch, Within Center, and to all of you being part of this unfolding.
This movement wouldn’t exist without the 20 individuals who believed in the vision and came forward to fund and catalyze it. I want you to know how deeply grateful I am for your trust.
At Within Center, based at the ranch, we’ve been licensed and operating for four years. We hold psychedelic therapy, integration work, IV drips, peptides, gut health, and more — around 20 sessions a week in the yurts. The ranch is also here for retreats, events, memberships, temple space, sauna, cold plunges, fire pits, hammock gardens, even pickleball.
Beyond the physical space, our WhatsApp community has grown to nearly 500 people. There we share unique retreats, gatherings, and sometimes offer free or discounted IV drip days and member passes, to pickle ball games. If you’d like to join, send me a message and I’ll share the link. It’s free to join.
As I step into fatherhood again, I’m reminded that we are one collective, one eternal hologram of love and remembrance. If you feel called, we welcome your prayers for a safe and beautiful birth for our son.
With deep gratitude,
William