(Guest Retreat) Sacred Embodiment: Pathway to Awakening Heart and Body

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Sacred Embodiment: Pathway to Awakening Heart and Body

Yoga & Nature Connection Mountain Retreat

Friday, October 10th, 2025 – Sunday, October 12nd, 2025

With Wendy Swanson and Kathleen McIntyre

As the trees blaze with color and the crisp autumn air enlivens your senses, we invite you into a weekend of sacred embodiment—where nature and yoga become pathways back to what’s most true. Through breath, movement, stillness, and wild beauty, you’ll awaken the quiet wisdom of your body and reconnect with the sacred presence that’s been within and around you all along.

Throughout the weekend, you’ll be gently guided through practices that support you in reconnecting with your body, your breath, and the living world around you. Slow flow and restorative yoga will help release tension and create space for ease and possibility. Guided breathwork and meditation will calm the nervous system and invite clarity. Therapeutic nature-based practices and ceremony will deepen your sense of connection with the sacred within and in the landscape.

You’ll be held by the mountains, nourished by the crisp air, and invited to listen deeply—both inwardly and outwardly. Through elemental Qi Gong, intuitive writing, and seasonal teachings, you’ll attune to the rhythms of fall and learn to receive its wisdom. Spaciousness is built into the retreat, allowing time to rest, reflect, and simply be—without pressure or agenda.

This retreat is a remembering—not of something far away, but of what has always been close: your body’s wisdom, the joy that lives beneath the surface, your connection to the Earth and all that is sacred. It’s a gentle return to wholeness. In the company of nature and community, you’ll be invited to soften, listen, and come home.

All are welcome—no prior yoga experience is necessary. Just bring your curiosity, your breath, and your longing to reconnect.

Your Guides

Wendy Swanson, L.Ac, RYT-500
Wendy is a soulful, down-to-earth, and masterful teacher who blends yoga, meditation, and holistic healing to support personal transformation. A licensed acupuncturist, published writer, and seasoned international retreat leader, Wendy brings over a decade of experience guiding groups into deeper embodiment and connection. Wendy lives in Charlotte, NC with her husband, daughter, and their beloved flatcoated retriever. Wendyswanson.com

Kathleen McIntyre, MSW, MSFR, LCSWA
Kathleen is a somatic therapist and retreat facilitator who guides others into deeper connection with their bodies, the Earth, and what is most sacred. Blending somatic therapy, mindfulness, parts work, and nature-based practices, her work supports nervous system regulation, emotional healing, and a felt sense of belonging. Kathleen is the founder of NatureSoma.com, author of The Nature Reset, and a TEDx speaker on the power of nature to restore connection. katmcintyre.com