Between Earth and Sky

Seasonal One-Day Retreats for Women
Marshall, NC

Inquire About: Sunday Nov 15, 2026

This human-centric world we have created is designed to pull us in, to keep our attention wrapped up in the comings and goings of the humans.

It makes it easy to forget who we are -

…sparks of Sacredness blossoming somewhere between Earth and Sky.

This forgetting leaves us feeling disconnected, isolated, disempowered, alone, confused and lacking in vital force.

This one-day, heart-centered retreat is designed to help us re-kindle our relationship with the sacred so we can:

  • Touch in to our place of belonging in the world

  • Return to our bodies and senses

  • Reconnect to the natural world

  • Move out old blockages to our vital life force

  • Rest back into being held by that which is bigger than ourselves

  • “Kat is a wonderful facilitator who draws from her rich background to co-create a healing experience that feels much more profound and transformative than the relatively short duration would suggest possible. From the moment I passed through the gate onto her land, I felt I had crossed a threshold into an enchanted world, a respite from the busy-ness of my modern life, sacred and mysterious. Now, a week later, I still carry my expanded awareness from our time together. My senses are a bit keener and I have more peace of mind in my day-to-day. I highly recommend!.”

    — JR, Asheville, NC

  • Kat is a very genuine and compassionate person. Spending an afternoon forest bathing was absolutely transformative in feeling grounded, in touch with nature and my body. I highly recommend it to anyone working though an internal or external issue or just wanting to experience going deep in nature and new ways of being/thinking

    AC, Asheville, NC

  • “Kat creates a very intentional and safe space to explore a greater connection to nature and self, allowing everyone to be their authentic self wherever they are at. She weaves poetry, somatic experiencing, movement, ceremony, creativity and the power of being witnessed and held in a sacred space, beautifully. I continue to leave her groups feeling inspired to lean into the many other ways of being and knowing outside of the rational thinking brain. I left her recent forest bathing session with a renewed curiosity and trust in the mirrors all around us in the natural world.”

    — KC, Barnardsville, NC

What will we be doing?

Our day together includes:

  • Cacao ceremony

  • BBTRS Breathwork (Learn more below)

  • Celtic story and myth

  • Sound Healing

  • Nourishing lunch

  • Guided nature immersion

The group is limited to 12 women

You will:

  • Unwind the knots you have formed by keeping it all together

  • Learn how to let the forest hold you

  • Connect deeply to the more-than-human world

  • Shift into a state of consciousness that allows you to receive guidance and nourishment, one where you don’t need to figure it out

  • Learn how to work with your breath to release tension and stress

  • Live from your heart

“If we surrendered to earth’s intelligence we could rise up rooted, like trees.Instead we entangle ourselves in knots of our own making and struggle, lonely and confused. So like children, we begin again...to fall, patiently to trust our heaviness.Even a bird has to do that before it can fly.”

— Rainer Maria Rilke

Your Guides: Kat Houghton PhD

Hi! I’m Kat. I’m a Psychologist, a Certified Professional Coach and hold certificates in Transformational Eco-Therapy and Wilderness Rites of Passage Guiding. But none of that matters too much. What matters is that I went though some really dark times in life and I learned, with the guidance of some dear elders, to work with the more-than-human world to not only find solace but to tap into a wellspring of inspiration, creativity and energy that I had no idea was available to me. I have a strong desire to share this with others and love to engage in deep, soul-work with people.

I believe that the crises our modern world faces must be tackled at all levels, law and policy, community engagement and deep personal work. I work at all these levels but the one that calls to me the strongest is the personal soul-work, each of us digging into ourselves to understand why we are here now and what medicine we carry for the world.

Raised on farms in Northern England and Southern Scotland I now am rooting on a forest farm in the Southern Appalachian mountains growing mushrooms and guiding retreats.

Your Guides: Teresa Thomas

Teresa “Tree” is a gentle, powerful, licensed bodyworker, Rites of Passage Guide, BBTRS breathwork facilitator, and Certified Spiritual Sexual Educator who is deeply connected with nature and spirit. She trained at the Southeastern School of Neuromuscular Massage, the Rites of Passage Council, the Foundation for Shamanic Studies, the International School of Temple Arts (ISTA) and the Sacred Feminine Mystery School. She has a deep passion working with others in remembering their wholeness. 

Tree is also widely known for creating  health conscious, whole food meals, locally and organically sourced from the Asheville area when possible. Tree has a deep passion to be in service and believes in the magic of healing through food and loving intent. Like her Granny, she cooks from scratch while adding her own elements of herbal knowledge. Tree will be providing dinner for these healing retreats.  www.spaceto-breathe.com

The Logistics

This is a 7 hour outdoor program. Please come prepared to be outdoors for the entire time.  We will have shelter (no walls) for the breathwork and sound healing portions for the day. Our home for the day is a working farm in Marshall, NC.

We recommend flip-flops or shoes you can easily slip on and off (weather permitting).  You are welcome to bring snacks as long as you pack out anything you bring in. We have spring water to drink or bring your own.

We will serve ceremonial cacao (optional) and a vegetarian dinner (other dietary requirements can be accommodated)

You will be asked to leave your cell phone in your car, so let your loved ones know you won’t be available during the program. Please bring a water bottle, a journal and pen and a yoga mat (if you have one).

Due to the ceremonial nature of this work we ask that you refrain from consuming alcohol or recreational drugs for 24 hours before the start of the program.

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