The Origin Story

For so many of us, the pandemic of 2020 provided time to assess the state of our health, happiness and lifestyles. Many of us moved outside to connect with others and spend time in new ways. My family and I moved back to our nature by starting small — trips to local and regional state parks for hiking, biking and fishing. Then we took on grander driving-distance destinations in Texas - lakes, the desert, and the Gulf of Mexico. In November 2020, we made a bold move and headed to Western North Carolina to live in the mountains for six months. Our lives completely changed.

We spent the winter and spring of 2021 shedding past and present pains by connecting to the healing power of nature. We continue to need this today. We learned the mountains and forests were large enough to hold us and all that we carried. They offered the space, quiet, solitude, peace and oxygen to honor and return to ourselves by just being. We thought about all the issues, felt all of our feelings, discussed all the things, ate all the good food, slept far from cell towers and artificial light, and walked or hiked together nearly every day. We found ourselves in nature. Most importantly, we realized WE ARE NATURE!

All this sparked my past and present journey to heal and listen to my nervous system and body and allow the wisdom to inform the mind and spirit, and vice versa. In North Carolina, releasing past pains and memories and recalibrating to a new normal inspired myriad positive life decisions, including a permanent move from Texas to Atlanta in April 2021. This move increased my access to various healing modalities that include the entirety of the human experience in mind, body and spirit.

Talk therapy is a wonderful first step in acknowledging and understanding root causes of suffering or challenges like the “what” and “why.” But The Body Keeps the Score and I have experienced huge holistic shifts through offerings such as EMDR, Network Spinal Analysis, biofield tuning, reiki healing, vagus nerve exercises, sonic healing, yoga nidra meditation, breath work, intuitive guidance, divination tools, visualization, and water therapy — to name a few.

Today, I carry a deep desire to increase access to the transformative power of nature and to share myriad tools and guides to foster healing and reconnection back to ourselves. Let’s leave over-functioning, people-pleasing and scarcity behind. Come pursue the 6 R’s of Bae Life with me: Recreation. Relaxation. Restoration. Rejuvenation. Retreat. Rest.

I am grateful to Mother Earth for helping me birth Bae Retreats and for your curiosity or connection to Bae. I look forward to meeting you in awakening, healing, pleasure and symbiotic community.

Love, Sarah