Sacred Pause: A Texas Summer Retreat
June 26–29, 2025 | Lake Placid (Guadalupe River), Texas
Only 8 spaces available | Early Bird pricing ends May 13
"Come rest. Come remember. Come home to yourself."
You’ve Been Holding It All Together for Too Long.
You’re tired, but it’s more than just physical.
It’s a deep, soul-level weariness no amount of sleep, meditation apps, or self-care routines can seem to touch.
Sacred Pause is your invitation to set it all down.
To breathe deeper.
To remember the version of you that existed before exhaustion became normal.
This retreat is not about fixing yourself.
It’s about remembering who you already are — whole, wise, worthy.
What Awaits You at Sacred Pause
Sacred Pause is an intimate, transformative weekend designed for women like you who are ready to:
Release the tension you’ve been carrying in your body and heart
Reconnect with your inner wisdom
Be deeply nourished — physically, emotionally, spiritually
You'll be surrounded by the healing beauty of nature, supported by simple, powerful practices that work at the nervous system level, and welcomed into a small circle of women walking a similar path toward restoration.
No pressure. No performance. No endless striving.
Just deep, embodied healing in a space where you already belong.
Your Sacred Pause Experience Includes:
🌿 Morning Movement
Ease into each day with gentle body-based practices to soften the stress you’ve been holding.
🌿 MBSA in Water: Private Healing Sessions with Melanie King
Through intuitive touch and therapeutic bodywork, emotional tensions, energetic imprints, and physical stress patterns are gently unwound, allowing deep layers of trauma to be released without force or retraumatization.
Supported by the element of water, you’ll be held, nurtured, and guided into a state of profound rest, nervous system renewal, and emotional freedom.
It’s not just relaxation — it’s a reawakening to the version of you that feels light, open, and deeply alive.
🌿 Private Brainspotting Sessions with Jennie Hays
Rather than talking your way through stuckness, Brainspotting taps into your body's natural healing instincts, using eye position and focused presence to unlock what’s been stored beneath the surface.
There’s no forcing, no reliving old pain — only a quiet unfolding, allowing clarity, calm, and deep emotional freedom to rise.
It’s a space where healing can happen without words — and where the parts of you that have been holding on too tightly can finally let go.
🌿 Group Neuro-Art Session (Friday Evening)
Through intuitive drawing techniques, you’ll be guided to gently transform stress, tension, and hidden patterns into flowing lines and colors — literally creating new neural pathways for peace, joy, and freedom.
No artistic skill is needed — just a willingness to let your hands move and your inner wisdom lead.
This process isn’t about making art — it’s about moving what’s stuck, releasing what’s heavy, and allowing yourself to reconnect with your innate creativity and emotional resilience.
🌿 Somatic Storytelling Circle (Saturday Evening)
Using guided prompts and gentle body awareness, you’ll explore the stories you’ve been carrying — the ones written by old wounds, heavy expectations, or outdated identities — and offer them space to shift, soften, and transform.
This isn’t about performing, explaining, or getting it “right.”
It’s about letting your body speak the truths your mind has been too busy to hear — and rewriting the narrative with compassion, power, and deep belonging.
You’ll leave feeling lighter, more whole, and more rooted in your own story — the one where you are free to be fully yourself.
🌿 Shared Meals + Slow Living
Nourish yourself with hearty brunches, light lunches, fresh morning fruits, satisfying dinners, and snacks always available.
Coffee, tea, juice, and water flow freely. (BYOB welcome.) Dietary needs honored if shared before June 18th.
🌿 Reflection & Rest
Float in the river*, journal on the patio, nap under the trees, read a book, listen to music.
You’ll have plenty of free time to restore in the ways your body needs most.
🌿 Personal Keepsake + Sacred Elements Ritual
A simple yet powerful ritual of intention, remembrance, and renewal.
You'll bring a small personal item — something meaningful to you — and during the ceremony, we’ll create space to anchor the healing, clarity, and shifts you've experienced throughout the retreat.
This is not about letting go of who you’ve been, but about honoring your journey and energetically carrying forward the parts of yourself you are reclaiming.
Through guided reflection and connection to the natural elements around us, your keepsake will become a living symbol of your sacred pause — a reminder that the peace you find here will walk with you long after you leave.
One of three open, sunlit living areas — perfect for morning movement, quiet reflection, or heartfelt conversation.
Bright, welcoming kitchen stocked with snacks, beverages, and space for your favorites. BYOB is warmly welcomed.
A cozy second living space featuring a pool table — ideal for relaxed, playful downtime.
Upgraded private bedroom with a serene ensuite bath — a restful, personal space just for you.
Shared bathroom available for guests staying in non-private rooms — clean, comfortable, and easily accessible.
Comfortable double bed room — perfect for guests choosing the shared bathroom option.
Peaceful riverside retreat patio with chairs overlooking Lake Placid
Tranquil outdoor pool — the setting for your MBSA healing sessions and a peaceful place to float and relax at sunrise or sunset.
Full elevator access — making it easy to settle in comfortably with your belongings.
A Glimpse Into Each Day
Friday & Saturday
6:30–8:00 AM: Morning Coffee, Fruit, and Sunrise (optional)
8:00–9:00 AM: Gentle Movement
9:00–10:00 AM: Nourishing Breakfast
10:00 AM–12:00 PM: Individual Healing Sessions (Brainspotting and MBSA) Free time for those not in session
12:00–1:00 PM: Light Lunch
1:00–3:00 PM: Individual Healing Sessions (Brainspotting and MBSA) Free time for those not in session
3:00–6:00 PM: Free Time — Float, Rest, Reflect, Connect
6:00–7:00 PM: Dinner
7:30–9:00 PM: Evening Group Activity (Neuro-Art or Storytelling)
Sunday
Light closing session, shared breakfast, and reflections.
Departure by 11:00 AM.
Your Sanctuary
Private riverside retreat home with green spaces, a sparkling pool, and direct river access — your sanctuary for Sacred Pause.
Our gathering space is a beautiful private home on Lake Placid (Guadalupe River) in Seguin, Texas — just an hour from Austin or San Antonio.
You’ll enjoy:
An elevator for easy access
Cozy shared, and private rooms
A peaceful riverside* setting perfect for floating, resting, and reconnecting
A boathouse for quiet river access
Three shaded patios designed for intimate conversation, reflection, or simply being
"Mornings filled with birdsong. Evenings wrapped in golden river light. Here, everything slows down enough for you to hear yourself again."
Investment
🌿 Early Bird Pricing (through May 31, at 11:59 pm Pacific):
Shared Room: $999 ( per person)
Premium Private Suite (with ensuite bath): $1200
🌞 Regular Pricing (starts June 1):
Shared Room: $1350 (per person)
Premium Private Suite: $1600
Payment Details
Secure your space with just a $300 deposit.
Balance due by June 20, 2025.
Payment plans available
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Is This Sacred Pause for You?
This retreat is for you if:
You’re carrying invisible burdens and craving real rest, without having to explain yourself.
You want transformation without hustle, competition, or pressure.
You’re ready to be seen, heard, and held — gently, without needing to earn your place.
You long to reconnect with the quiet, wise part of yourself that’s been waiting all along.
You don’t have to prepare yourself to be worthy of this retreat.
You already are.
You are welcome as you are.
A Gentle Nudge
Some invitations are sacred.
They aren’t meant to be overthought — they’re meant to be felt.
If your heart is leaning in, trust it.
Only 8 spaces available — lovingly reserved for those who are ready to say yes to themselves.
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Your Hosts
Melanie King
Melanie King, skilled MBSA practitioner — bringing intuitive healing and grounded energy to Sacred Pause.
Melanie King is a skilled practitioner, specializing in MBSA -Mind+Body+Spirit Alignment. Through intuitive healing and therapeutic bodywork, she guides individuals to release emotional and physical trauma, fostering a transformative journey towards emotional liberation and profound relaxation. She creates a safe space for healing on all levels to occur, allowing clients to feel comfortable sharing their inner thoughts and feelings.
Using her intuitive nature to guide clients to higher states of consciousness and awareness.
Jennie Hays
Jennie Hays, Brainspotting practitioner and coach — creating safe, nurturing space for deep emotional release and renewal.
Jennie Hays is a skilled practitioner specializing in Brainspotting and nervous system healing. She uses intuitive guidance and somatic methods to help individuals clear emotional blocks, reconnect to their inner wisdom, and step into deeper clarity, confidence, and peace.
Jennie creates a safe, nurturing space where true healing can unfold—without pressure, without performance.
Blending grounded presence with intuitive insight, she gently supports clients on a journey of emotional liberation, helping them reclaim the parts of themselves that were never truly lost.
View of the retreat home’s backyard oasis — with lush green spaces leading down to the Guadalupe River’s peaceful edge.