Centering sessions

Through gentle movement, guided practices, and the support of a compassionate community, these centering sessions will help you return to yourself. Each session is designed to deepen your connection with both your inner landscape and the natural world around you, offering clarity, calm, and renewed energy to carry into your everyday life.

Nature-based mindfulness practices

You'll be immersed in beautiful nature. In addition, you'll have the option of taking solo hikes, engaging in group forest bathing experiences, and taking part in nature-based meditations to ground, center, and replenish your energy. 

Open space for quiet connection with yourself, others, & nature

Bristle Ridge Sanctuary offers beautiful yurts, a tiny house, and tents for space to rest and reconnect with yourself. 

Each yurt includes all the comforts of a cabin - cozy beds, a couch, heat, electricity, and a beautiful round roof with a glass dome overhead for stargazing.

Outside, you’ll find a firepit, a private clearing, and nothing but woods and sky.

Retreat Weekend Schedule

Friday 

Saturday 

Sunday

Early Bird Special

Register by August 10th, 2025 for a $50 Discount on Lodging!

Retreat in Nature Program Investment:

Because this is a fully immersive experience, on-site lodging is encouraged. Lodging is first-come, first-served and selected when you book.

When you check out, you’ll simply choose your preferred lodging option, and your total retreat investment (program, food, administrative fees + lodging combined) will be based on that selection. (See options and prices below.)

 Have questions? Feel free to reach out: [email protected]

Payment Options:
✔ Pay in full at checkout or
✔ Choose a 2-payment plan for your convenience

Lodging Options for 2-Nights (Program & Meal Costs Included in Prices Listed Below): 

Private Lodging Option:

Tiny House: $550 (early bird discount $500) 

Shared Lodging Option: 

Yurt By the Pines Bed: $450 (early bird discount $400) 

Yurt By the Pines Air Mattress: $400 (early bird discount $350)

Yurt By the Osage Bed: $450 (early bird discount $400)

Yurt By the Osage Air Mattress: $400 (early bird discount $350)

Tent Camping Option:

Rent a Tent (set up for you before you arrive): $300 (early bird discount $250)

Bring Your Own Tent: $250 

Meet the  Retreat In Nature Facilitators 

Hi! I'm Elizabeth Mintun

I am a psychotherapist and mindful life coach. I've helped hundreds of people shift from feeling depleted and overwhelmed to living with greater confidence, energy, and inspiration. 

I know firsthand the power of reflection and self-care in creating a more fulfilling and balanced life. Through my many years of work with people in psychotherapy, as well as coaching, I have found that the most life-changing results can come from reflection, retreat, and connection in nature. 

Sometimes we need to get away from our daily life and responsibilities in order to truly find the rest and replenishment we need. This can be even more powerful within a compassionate and intentional community. 

You might be surprised how much you'll be replenished from one weekend way AND how much these your new energy nd insights can enhance your daily life. 

Grounded Renewal Retreat Facilitators 

Hi! I'm Ami Peacock 

I am a licensed social worker and have worked in schools, non-profits, hospitals, and churches doing community outreach programs in the U.S. and other countries. 

I love finding ways for people to connect with themselves and with each other.

I have been practicing mindfulness and yoga for over 30 years. I've been attending retreats since I was in high school. Retreats have always been a place for me to reset. To feel my feet on the ground. To remember who I am. 

Health and wellness have been instrumental in my life. Mind, body, and Spirit connection has kept me grounded. I have given various workshops on self-care and compassion fatigue. It is critical to care for ourselves in order to care for others. 

I hope you will join us and find a space to BE. To be still. To rest. To connect with yourself, with the earth, and with others. 

Jamie Morely

Facilitator for Our Optional Equine Coaching Session.

Saturday | 3:00 – 4:30pm
Experience the unique wisdom of equines as partners in personal growth. Through gentle interaction and guided reflection, this session offers insight, grounding, and a deeper connection to yourself and the natural world.

You can find Jamie out hiking in the woods or at the barn with the donkeys. She is at her best brainstorming new ideas, making friends or creating something beautiful. She has a natural instinct to notice the goodness all around.

Her greatest desire is to help people get in touch with their true self. She feels this is an organic process best done in the company of the natural world.

Jamie is the founder of Hope Anew, a Certified Life Coach and Equine Assisted Learning Practitioner.

Matthew Morley 

Facilitator for Our Optional Spiritual Direction Session.

Saturday | 3:00 – 4:30pm
A guided, reflective space to explore your inner life, listen for deeper wisdom, and connect with the sacred in a supportive, compassionate setting.  

Matthew appreciates the peace he experiences when he is in the woods. He loves to go on a long hike, chop some wood, or ride the 4-wheeler to an unexplored area. Matthew is skilled at welcoming all people, especially the broken-hearted. He has worked with people coming out of prison, people in addiction and recovery, and the homeless.

Matthew will be present to you and help you be present to yourself and God. With patience and compassion, he will guide you to a deeper connection with your spiritual life.

In his spare time, Matthew applies his appreciation for the land by finding ways to conserve and promote the natural beauty on our little corner of the world.

Matthew has his Master’s in Spirtitual Care and is certified by the School of Spiritual Direction as a Spiritual Director.