As spring emerges, the creative potential of new beginnings and possibilities awakens within us.
Spring Retreat: Rise Up Rooted
a women's mountain retreat: yoga & nature therapy
Highlands, North Carolina
Thursday, April 3th - Sunday, April 6th
with Kathleen & Wendy
As part of our journey together…
We will reclaim and nurture parts of ourselves that have not been tended to or have been forgotten with the passage of time.
It is a time to remember, reclaim, celebrate, and heal.
Within the sacred space of ceremony, you will be supported to release old patterns that have caused you to feel stuck and to embody ways of being in the world that are most honoring of you.
Through masterfully curated…
Yoga, somatic practices, energy medicine, mindfulness, and therapeutic nature practices – you will reclaim your center and restore flow to experience more abundant energy and vitality to thrive where you are planted.
Strategies to support you with integrating the retreat experience into your everyday life for continued healing and transformation.
To rise up rooted is a journey, and with this extended retreat, you will be taken through a journey of reclamation—which is the medicine of spring.
You will experience:
- Slow flow vinyasa & restorative yoga
- Sacred therapeutic nature practices
- Transformational breathwork and embodiment practices
- Elemental embodiment Qigong
- Acupressure to boost Qi (with board-certified, licensed acupuncturist)
- Ceremony for releasing and reclamation
- How to work with the energetics and elemental wisdom of this season
- Meditations for connecting with nature for calm, mental clarity, and grounding
- Forest Bathing for deep restoration and to enhance vitality
- Energy medicine practices
- Soul writing
Location: Highlands NC
The Mountain is a stunning retreat center nestled on a mountaintop just minutes from downtown Highlands, NC. Enjoy sweeping views of the Smoky Mountains from the Dining Hall, Lodge, and many of the housing accommodations.
3872 Dillard Road (Highway 106), Highlands, NC 28741. The Mountain Retreat Center is 4 miles southwest of Highlands, NC and 10 miles east of Dillard, GA on GA Highway 246/NC Highway 106.
Learn more about The Mountain: https://www.themountainrlc.org/
Accommodations & Food
Enjoy simple, comfortable single or shared rooms, all with private bathrooms. Many of the accommodations have beautiful hardwood floors and stunning views of the adjacent mountains.
Food:
We begin our time with Thursday dinner and end with Sunday lunch. All meals are included. You can expect healthy, freshly made food. Dietary restrictions and sensitivities can be accommodated with advance notice.
Investment & Registration
All pricing is per person. All meals, lodging, and programming are included. Transportation to the retreat is NOT included.
We begin at 6 pm on Thursday, April 6th, and conclude at 1 pm on Sunday, April 8th, 2024.
Shared Twin Bed Double Room with Private Bathroom
$1,395
Single Twin Bed Room with Private Bathroom
$1,825
Join Wendy Swanson, yoga teacher, acupuncturist, nature lover, and travel enthusiast, and Kathleen McIntyre, nature therapy and adventure guide, embodiment coach, forest ecologist, and educator, on a healing journey to the mountains of Western North Carolina.
Our week was simply magical - in every way possible. It nurtured & fed my spirit and soul. Wendy & Kathleen are truly amazing trip leaders. Their joy & enthusiasm are infectious. I have been on many retreats and I can honestly say that this one was the best!
A wonderful weekend of sisterhood, self reflection and rewiring in nature. The forest has so much to say … all we need to do is listen! Thank you to Kathleen and Wendy for guiding us with your tender and caring nature. It was a weekend I will savor all year!
Kathleen and Wendy are both calming, caring, and knowledgeable women who have made this experience so amazing. This was my first retreat ever, and I feel like I hit the jackpot! The yoga classes, forest bathing, hiking, meditation, and food were all so wonderful and the best form of self-care. I truly felt like I was giving my body the medicine it needed while immersed in a safe community of strong women. I went into this experience with no expectations, and I came out with a wonderful memory and feelings of release, healing, true peace, accomplishment, and optimism. As someone processing grief, it was a tremendously positive experience that I will carry with me the rest of my life. I will definitely be attending retreats with Kathleen and Wendy in the future!
The combination of Wendy and Kathleen’s yoga and meditation made me feel connected to nature in a way I haven’t experienced in a long time. Their encouraging words helped my mind and its constant chatter to give way to my heart. I left feeling lighter, with a heart full of gratitude!
- Past Retreat Attendee
Wonderful guidance of deeper inner heart & nature connections ! Wendy & Kathleen very synced towards communicating openness of body, mind & spirit allowing oneself to truly let go of negative emotions that we sometimes hold onto unawaringly! I felt & still feel the spaciousness of lightness & healing these two Goddesses radiate so innately🙏
Two loving, kind, knowledgeable individuals who will do everything possible to guide and help one grow. The whole experience was incredible beyond verbal description.
* RETREAT CANCELLATION POLICY *
A $300 non-refundable deposit guarantees your spot (The deposit is fully refunded if Kathleen & Wendy cancel the retreat). Full payment is due by February 1st. You will be invoiced with your final payment. (On-time payment guarantees your spot. Late payments could mean forfeiture of your spot and loss of the deposit). You may cancel 90 Days before the retreat for a full refund (minus the $300 deposit). Please note that there will be no refunds or discounts for arriving late, leaving early, flight cancellations, travel delays, or illness. Travel insurance is recommended.
If you have questions, please reach out to:
Kathleen@katmcintyre.com or
Wendy@wendyswanson.com