🔥 Ember & Earth: A Somatic Rite of Passage

November 14–16, 2025 Talking Water Nature Retreat | Chattanooga, TN

A weekend immersion for those ready to root and rise.

Ember & Earth is a somatic ceremony of wholeness—an invitation to gather in nature, slow down, and awaken the quiet fire within. Held at the soulful Talking Water Retreat, this experience blends yin and yang, feminine and masculine, rest and ignition.

Through movement, ritual, and embodied inquiry, we’ll explore the sacred tension between stillness and transformation. Whether you’re seeking nervous system nourishment or a rekindling of inner fire, this retreat welcomes all ages and bodies into a space of deep care and courageous aliveness.

🌀 Sample Schedule Arc

Friday: Arrival & Grounding

• 5:00 PM – Arrival & Cabin Check-In
• 6:30 PM – Communal Dinner (optional cob oven pizza night 🍕)
• 8:00 PM – Opening Circle: Earth & Ember Ceremony (yin + storytelling)

Saturday: Embodied Exploration

• 8:00 AM – Morning Movement: Empower & Elevate Flow
• 10:00 AM – Nature Walk & Somatic Inquiry
• 12:30 PM – Lunch & Rest
• 2:00 PM – Fire Ritual: Dynamic Movement + Creative Release
• 5:00 PM – Integration Circle: Poetry, Reflection, and Song
• 6:30 PM – Dinner
• 8:00 PM – Optional Night Hike or Stargazing

Sunday: Integration & Return

• 8:30 AM – Yin + Somatic Meditation
• 10:30 AM – Closing Circle at the Cordwood Amphitheater
• 11:30 AM – Cabin Checkout
• 12:00 PM – Optional Lunch Picnic & Farewell

🌟 Participant Invitation

Come as you are. Leave with more of yourself.

This retreat is for those who feel the quiet pull toward transformation. Whether you’re in a season of transition or simply longing to reconnect with your body and breath, Ember & Earth offers a space to be held, moved, and witnessed.

Through grounding practices, dynamic movement, and nature-based inquiry, you’ll explore the sacred tension between rest and ignition. You’ll be guided by Madia Swicord—somatic coach, yoga teacher trainer, and founder of Healing heARTS Studio—whose work bridges nervous system care, poetic reflection, and embodied transformation.

Space is limited to 16 participants. All ages, identities, and experience levels welcome.

Upcoming Schedule