Back to Self: Nurturing Body, Mind, and Spirit After Cancer
Yoga: Daily sessions catering to all levels, focusing on mindfulness, breath, and alignment.
Meditation: Guided meditations to quiet the mind and cultivate inner peace.
Lymphatic Support: Learn how to support your lymphatic health to keep you healthy, flowing, and connected to your body.
Sauna: Relax and detoxify in our soothing sauna sessions.
Chair Massage: Experience the healing touch of professional chair massages.
Nourishing Foods: Enjoy delicious and healthy meals that nourish both body and soul.
Rituals Instead of Routines: Learn how to turn routines into rituals to make for a more fulfilling day.
Who is invited?:
Back to Self: Nurturing Body, Mind, and Spirit After Cancer is for those who have walked through cancer and are now finding their way back to themselves.
This retreat is designed for survivors, thrivers, and anyone in the post-treatment or long-term healing phase who feels ready for gentle restoration. Whether you are newly out of treatment, years into survivorship, or living with ongoing effects, you are welcome here.
It is for those who may feel disconnected from their bodies, overwhelmed by the emotional aftermath, or simply longing for a peaceful space to rest, reflect, and be deeply cared for. No prior experience with yoga, meditation, or retreat settings is needed — only a willingness to show up exactly as you are.
Together, in a compassionate and supportive environment, we will focus on rebuilding trust with the body, calming the nervous system, honoring what has been endured, and rediscovering joy, strength, and wholeness.
This is a space for softness. For reconnection. For coming home to yourself.
About Your Host:
Emily Blau is a retreat leader, and owner of Nurture Through Nature, an off-grid wellness retreat center devoted to deep rest, reconnection, and healing in the natural world. Her work is rooted in the belief that true healing happens when body, mind, and spirit are nurtured together — gently, compassionately, and without pressure.
A breast cancer survivor herself, Emily brings not only professional training but lived experience to this retreat. She understands the complex landscape of survivorship — the physical changes, emotional layers, identity shifts, and the quiet question of how to move forward after everything has changed. Her approach is trauma-aware, heart-centered, and grounded in creating spaces where people feel safe to be exactly as they are.
Emily weaves together restorative practices, nature immersion, community support, and moments of meaningful reflection to help participants reconnect with their bodies, calm their nervous systems, and rediscover a sense of wholeness.
Through her work, she hopes to offer others what she most needed during her own healing journey: a place to exhale, to be held, and to find their way back to themselves.
Sign up before July 31st and receive our early bird discount! Enjoy the all-inclusive weekend for only $600!
Walk with a Question
Sometimes we have questions that feel big and important and never seem to get our full attention. Sometimes this is simply because they are so big and important. Sometimes we have smaller questions in our work endeavors that just never get to be the focus of our attention.
This offering is an opportunity to make space to be with just such a question. We will do this in nature. And in community. We will explore how we are holding these questions and find different ways of relating to them and gaining perspective on them.
Join Leigh Tillman for this interactive and engaging gathering at Nature Through Nurture on Monday, October 5th (rain date Tuesday, October 6th), 9:00am-1:00pm. Our time together will be spent moving between solo reflection time, small and whole group conversations, and solo time out on the land at Nature Through Nurture.
Crystal Bowl Sound Bath with Marci Starr
The bowls sing what words cannot - the language of stars and soul.
Plenty of mats here to welcome you
$25 at the door, no reservations needed
Hope To See You There!
Breathe Your Spirit In with Katelyn Costa and Jim Doble
Join Breathwork Guide KateLyn Beeckel and Soundworker Jim Doble, October 16-19, 2026, at the quiet and serene Nurture Through Nature retreat center, nestled at the base of Pleasant Mountain, for four days devoted to reconnecting Body and Spirit…and you can join for the Early Bird Price until the end of June!
KateLyn is the primary retreat leader and will be guiding all Breathwork sessions and workshops. Jim will be assisting with sound healing.
Learn how to clear yourself, blockages, patterns, and any dense or unhelpful energies that may be blocking or confusing your true self from being the captain of your ship (your life, choices, and the way you move through the world).
We will use Breathwork, Sound, Meditation, and other energy practices, to embody your Spirit.
Activate Your Inner Magic Retreat with Samantha Rispoli
Return To Your Magic
Click here to Register!
Activate Your Inner Magic was created for empathic women who want to explore and deepen their intuitive abilities, connect with like-minded souls and honor the calling of their higher self.
We are ALL born with intuitive abilities- a deep knowing and sensitivity to the energy of the world around us. As children, this connection is strong and it informs our decision making while helping to lead us through the world with love, play and joy. As we age, our connection to this inner guidance system can weaken to a whisper, dampening our passions and leaving us hungry to activate the spark of that inner magic ✨
This retreat calls on you to embark on a path of self-discovery through immersive workshops and healing modalities. You'll journey to embody your psychic intuitive abilities through energy work, sound therapy, inner child healing and intuition activation exercises. This is your invitation to reconnect with the magic that is your birthright.
Yoga & Natural Dye Retreat
Escape to the beautiful mountainside setting of Nurture Through Nature in Denmark, ME for a day of movement and creativity. The morning will begin with a one hour yoga flow led by Emily Blau, followed by a delicious nourishing lunch. After lunch we will explore bundle dyeing, a natural dye technique using plants to impart colors and prints onto fabric, led by Abbie Gross. Each participant will create a one of a kind cotton tote bag and a silk handkerchief. It will be a day of creativity and movement grounded in nature.
Crystal Bowl Sound Bath with Marci Starr
The bowls sing what words cannot - the language of stars and soul.
Plenty of mats here to welcome you
$25 at the door, no reservations needed
Hope To See You There!
Community Gathering Night
Join us on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month from 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm for Community Gathering Night in the Lodge at NTN. We will begin at 6, sharing a simple meal or you can join after the meal at 7 for the activity of the evening. We ask that each participant bring something to add to a large communal salad (ie. dressing, veggies, toppers, etc) or something for a bread plate (ie. bread, butter, jam), or simple dessert (ie cookies or fruit). Group snacks are always welcome!
After the meal, we will share in an activity. The 1st Tuesday will be art night. For example, collages of different materials, painting (some supplies provided) or bring your own project to work on! The 3rd Tuesday will be community share. Bring something to share with the group. For example, a book you love, a favorite recipe, a healing technique, a yoga move, a poem, a song, a joke. Each person will be given individual time for sharing!
By sharing the things that inspire us, comfort us, and keep us going, we help kindle light in one another.
Cost: Free! No registration required. You are enough.
This is a family-friendly event! Feel free to bring friends, kids, but we ask that furry friends stay home.
Crystal Bowl Sound Bath with Marci Starr
The bowls sing what words cannot - the language of stars and soul.
Plenty of mats here to welcome you
$25 at the door, no reservations needed
Hope To See You There!
Community Gathering Night
Join us on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month from 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm for Community Gathering Night in the Lodge at NTN. We will begin at 6, sharing a simple meal or you can join after the meal at 7 for the activity of the evening. We ask that each participant bring something to add to a large communal salad (ie. dressing, veggies, toppers, etc) or something for a bread plate (ie. bread, butter, jam), or simple dessert (ie cookies or fruit). Group snacks are always welcome!
After the meal, we will share in an activity. The 1st Tuesday will be art night. For example, collages of different materials, painting (some supplies provided) or bring your own project to work on! The 3rd Tuesday will be community share. Bring something to share with the group. For example, a book you love, a favorite recipe, a healing technique, a yoga move, a poem, a song, a joke. Each person will be given individual time for sharing!
By sharing the things that inspire us, comfort us, and keep us going, we help kindle light in one another.
Cost: Free! No registration required. You are enough.
This is a family-friendly event! Feel free to bring friends, kids, but we ask that furry friends stay home.
Community Gathering Night
Join us on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month from 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm for Community Gathering Night in the Lodge at NTN. We will begin at 6, sharing a simple meal or you can join after the meal at 7 for the activity of the evening. We ask that each participant bring something to add to a large communal salad (ie. dressing, veggies, toppers, etc) or something for a bread plate (ie. bread, butter, jam), or simple dessert (ie cookies or fruit). Group snacks are always welcome!
After the meal, we will share in an activity. The 1st Tuesday will be art night. For example, collages of different materials, painting (some supplies provided) or bring your own project to work on! The 3rd Tuesday will be community share. Bring something to share with the group. For example, a book you love, a favorite recipe, a healing technique, a yoga move, a poem, a song, a joke. Each person will be given individual time for sharing!
By sharing the things that inspire us, comfort us, and keep us going, we help kindle light in one another.
Cost: Free! No registration required. You are enough.
This is a family-friendly event! Feel free to bring friends, kids, but we ask that furry friends stay home.
Crystal Bowl Sound Bath with Marci Starr
The bowls sing what words cannot - the language of stars and soul.
Plenty of mats here to welcome you
$25 at the door, no reservations needed
Hope To See You There!
Community Gathering Night
Join us on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month from 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm for Community Gathering Night in the Lodge at NTN. We will begin at 6, sharing a simple meal or you can join after the meal at 7 for the activity of the evening. We ask that each participant bring something to add to a large communal salad (ie. dressing, veggies, toppers, etc) or something for a bread plate (ie. bread, butter, jam), or simple dessert (ie cookies or fruit). Group snacks are always welcome!
After the meal, we will share in an activity. The 1st Tuesday will be art night. For example, collages of different materials, painting (some supplies provided) or bring your own project to work on! The 3rd Tuesday will be community share. Bring something to share with the group. For example, a book you love, a favorite recipe, a healing technique, a yoga move, a poem, a song, a joke. Each person will be given individual time for sharing!
By sharing the things that inspire us, comfort us, and keep us going, we help kindle light in one another.
Cost: Free! No registration required. You are enough.
This is a family-friendly event! Feel free to bring friends, kids, but we ask that furry friends stay home.
Community Gathering Night
Join us on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month from 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm for Community Gathering Night in the Lodge at NTN. We will begin at 6, sharing a simple meal or you can join after the meal at 7 for the activity of the evening. We ask that each participant bring something to add to a large communal salad (ie. dressing, veggies, toppers, etc) or something for a bread plate (ie. bread, butter, jam), or simple dessert (ie cookies or fruit). Group snacks are always welcome!
After the meal, we will share in an activity. The 1st Tuesday will be art night. For example, collages of different materials, painting (some supplies provided) or bring your own project to work on! The 3rd Tuesday will be community share. Bring something to share with the group. For example, a book you love, a favorite recipe, a healing technique, a yoga move, a poem, a song, a joke. Each person will be given individual time for sharing!
By sharing the things that inspire us, comfort us, and keep us going, we help kindle light in one another.
Cost: Free! No registration required. You are enough.
This is a family-friendly event! Feel free to bring friends, kids, but we ask that furry friends stay home.
Rites of the Womb with Marci Starr and Julie Starr
Munay‑Ki, translated from Quechua, means universal love or love in action.
These rites were given to help humanity evolve - to become Earthkeepers -
by healing and upgrading the luminous energy field.
The Rite of the Womb, the 13th Rite, is a sacred transmission passed from
a lineage of Spirit Women who freed themselves from suffering. It is offered
to help women remember their original power, restore their creative center,
and return the womb to its natural state of wisdom, clarity, and freedom.
In this workshop, you’ll learn the lineage and purpose of the Rite and
receive the initiation itself — an energetic transmission similar to a Reiki
attunement yet directed specifically to the feminine center. As the Rite
enters your field, something ancient and knowing awakens. As you nurture
the Rite, the womb releases the memories of pain and sorrow and returns
to its natural state of wisdom.
Your Guides
Marci Starr
With 35 years in the healing arts, Marci is a Reiki Master, Shamanic
Practitioner, Sound Healer, and Womb Keeper devoted to sharing the
wisdom she has gathered across a lifetime of service. Her work is rooted in
compassion, ceremony, and the remembrance of feminine power.
Julie Starr
Julie, Marci’s daughter, graduated cum laude from Green Mountain College
with a degree in Wilderness Therapy, Gender Studies, and Holistic Health.
She spends much of her life immersed in the wild landscapes of Oregon
and Washington, visiting waterfalls, tending altars, and honoring her magic
blood each month. She brings a grounded, nature‑rooted presence to this
sacred work.
Our Purpose
Together, we guide women of all ages — whether you currently have a
womb or not — to remember their innate creativity, intuition, and divine
feminine power.
The ceremony includes:
~ Sound bath and guided meditation
~ Sacred rituals and reflection
~ Rite of the Womb initiation
~ Connection to an ancient lineage of womb keepers
~ On-going Sisterhood community
The world needs healed wombs. The Feminine is rising!
And if you are reading this, you are being called.
Contact Marci
207-331-3730
Crystal Bowl Sound Bath with Marci Starr
The bowls sing what words cannot - the language of stars and soul.
Plenty of mats here to welcome you
$25 at the door, no reservations needed
Hope To See You There!
Down Dog for A Cause
Join us for a donation yoga class for Dana Farber to support Pan Mass Challenge. The class will be taught by our Director, Emily Blau. Light brunch will be provided after. Please note, this event is taking place in Falmouth, Maine and not at Nurture Through Nature.
Community Gathering Night
Join us on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month from 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm for Community Gathering Night in the Lodge at NTN. We will begin at 6, sharing a simple meal or you can join after the meal at 7 for the activity of the evening. We ask that each participant bring something to add to a large communal salad (ie. dressing, veggies, toppers, etc) or something for a bread plate (ie. bread, butter, jam), or simple dessert (ie cookies or fruit). Group snacks are always welcome!
After the meal, we will share in an activity. The 1st Tuesday will be art night. For example, collages of different materials, painting (some supplies provided) or bring your own project to work on! The 3rd Tuesday will be community share. Bring something to share with the group. For example, a book you love, a favorite recipe, a healing technique, a yoga move, a poem, a song, a joke. Each person will be given individual time for sharing!
By sharing the things that inspire us, comfort us, and keep us going, we help kindle light in one another.
Cost: Free! No registration required. You are enough.
This is a family-friendly event! Feel free to bring friends, kids, but we ask that furry friends stay home.
Community Gathering Night
Join us on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month from 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm for Community Gathering Night in the Lodge at NTN. We will begin at 6, sharing a simple meal or you can join after the meal at 7 for the activity of the evening. We ask that each participant bring something to add to a large communal salad (ie. dressing, veggies, toppers, etc) or something for a bread plate (ie. bread, butter, jam), or simple dessert (ie cookies or fruit). Group snacks are always welcome!
After the meal, we will share in an activity. The 1st Tuesday will be art night. For example, collages of different materials, painting (some supplies provided) or bring your own project to work on! The 3rd Tuesday will be community share. Bring something to share with the group. For example, a book you love, a favorite recipe, a healing technique, a yoga move, a poem, a song, a joke. Each person will be given individual time for sharing!
By sharing the things that inspire us, comfort us, and keep us going, we help kindle light in one another.
Cost: Free! No registration required. You are enough.
This is a family-friendly event! Feel free to bring friends, kids, but we ask that furry friends stay home.
Sacred Sauna Ritual with Joyce Karnis
Participate in a 2-hour sauna ritual, where you will be guided in a sauna experience inspired by ancient Finnish traditions and mythology. Unplug, unwind and receive holistic healing and relaxation.
Sessions may include any of the following: whisking, salt/honey scrubs, herbal baths, heating/cooling cycling, water dipping/cold baths, folklore.
This ritual is currently being offered at the sauna and brook at Nurture Through Nature in Denmark, Maine.
Limited to 10 participants, ages 18 and older.
Crystal Bowl Sound Bath with Marci Starr
The bowls sing what words cannot - the language of stars and soul.
Plenty of mats here to welcome you
$25 at the door, no reservations needed
Hope To See You There!
108 Sun Salutations
Join us for a powerful and reflective New Year practice as we move through 108 Sun Salutations together, an embodied ritual to release the past year and welcome what’s ahead with clarity and intention.
This practice is both challenging and deeply meditative, offering space to set personal intentions, honor transitions, and reconnect with your breath and body. Modifications, pauses, and rest are always encouraged; this is not about perfection or pushing, but about showing up with presence and care.
Whether you complete all 108 or move at your own pace, you’ll be held in a supportive, community-centered space as we begin the year grounded, strong, and connected.
✨ All levels welcome
✨ Come as you are
✨ Stay after to rest, reflect, or warm up as needed
Just show up!
Fall Into Presence: Sound Bath and Sauna
Skip the shopping frenzy and give yourself the gift of receiving. On November 30th, we’ll gather at Nurture Through Nature for an evening of deep rest and renewal—because your nervous system deserves more than Black Friday chaos.
We’ll begin with a restorative sound bath, where soothing vibrations melt away the stress of the season and help you drop back into presence. Then, sink into the warmth of the cedar-lined sauna, enhanced with Ayurvedic rituals to gently detox, restore balance, and invite your whole being to exhale.
This isn’t about consuming more...it’s about receiving more. More calm. More connection. More of yourself. Step out of the noise and into the forest for an experience that will leave you grounded, clear, and replenished.
Date: Sunday, November 30th, 1:00-4:00pm
Location: Nurture Through Nature: 77 Warren Road, Denmark, Maine
Welcoming Grief with Alyssa Kelly
Register here!
This one-day retreat includes:
three sessions to foster individual reflection – offering sensitive, practical support for the grief process (especially during the holiday season)
intentional sharing circles for communal connection
a nourishing, family-style, vegetarian lunch
a one-hour sauna ritual with cold-water plunges
relevant journal prompts — and facilitated time to cultivate a healing writing process
rest and renewal off-the-beaten path in the gorgeous, grounding environment of Nurture Through Nature
Additional offerings include:
access to Alyssa’s ebook Hello, December: Honest reflections on celebrating the Christmas season (and meditations on the temptation to hide from the holidays)
one post-retreat, collective check-in via zoom – for camaraderie and accountability
one post-retreat, private call (via phone or zoom) with Alyssa – to connect about individual challenges or personal discoveries
PRICE: $250 / person
*space is limited to establish trust and ensure intimacy (maximum 12 participants)
FMI, contact Alyssa: alyssa@untilandafter.com
Chair Caning and Weaving with We Built This
Join us for a fun and hands-on workshop where you'll learn the art of chair caning and weaving with expert instructors!
The Wild and Sacred Within with Katelyn Costa
You will walk away with practices that change the way you move through the world.
You will leave knowing how to work with your own energy, instead of feeling like you’re constantly working against it.
Because when you slow down, when you breathe, when you truly listen – your inner wisdom speaks. And when you learn how to tap into that wisdom, life flows.
Ignite Sadhana's Wim Hof Method Retreat
Price: $1775
$200 Discount code: EARLYBIRD (until June 1st) = $1575
Add Shuttle: $100
*Shuttle service to/from Portland, ME can be arranged for $100 round trip. Pick up will be October 9th at 2pm and drop off October 13th at 11am*
Event will be held from the afternoon of Thursday October, 9th through the morning of Monday, October 13th. The retreat will include Wim Hof Method, hot power yoga, Firewalking, Kundalini yoga, breath work, sauna, group campfires and a few surprises. On this trip, we want to create the opportunity to deepen your practice of the method through the teacher that is mother nature. Strengthening the connection with our inner selves and the world around us. We will be staying in 2-4 person log cabins or yurts, each including a wood burning stove, fire pit, gas stove for coffee/tea/cooking. Farm to table meals will be included throughout the retreat. We will reach out separately for dietary preferences.
WHM Travels are the biggest, most comprehensive Wim Hof Method activities on offer. Spend a long weekend embedded, away from distraction, to explore the limits of your body through the power of your mind.
The extended immersion allows for progressive WHM training in gorgeous natural environments. You rely on each other for the moments where you have to dig deep, and the lasting friendships are often touted as the most rewarding aspect of these trips.
Many who join are looking for new ways to push through their perceived physical or psychological limits. Some use it as an inward journey to process hardship or trauma. Others still are just always searching for the next novel experience to enrich their lives.
As a result, you are bound to hear the most incredible stories from the most colorful people, hailing from all over the world. Get unique perspectives on life, and be inspired to see your own in a new light.
Are you ready for a life-changing experience?
What’s included:
Lodging in Yurts or Cabins
FIREWALK
2 meals a day + coffee/lemon ginger tea/snacks throughout retreat
2 hour Sauna session & cold dips in natural streams x 2
Daily Vinyasa or Kundalini yoga classes
Daily Wim Hof Method breathing
Cold hike
Kundalini Meditations x 2
Daily cold exposure
Hape Ceremony
Sadhu board meditation
Opening/Closing Ceremony’s
All instruction from two Wim Hof Method certified level II instructors, certified yoga instructors in vinyasa, kundalini, nidra as well as FIREwalking certified
Yoga Mats & bolsters
What to Bring:
Warm cloths – layers
Bathing suit x 2
Towel x 2
Sleeping bag
Blanket
Pillow
Toiletries
More details to follow in Welcome email
What’s not included:
Flights
Travel Insurance (recommended) and Liability Forms completed and mailed back within week of sign up
Sleeping bags, pillows, personal gear, cramp-ons
Cancellation:
2 Months Prior – 50% refund
Less than 2 months: No Refund, covered by travel insurance
Discount Codes:
EARLYBIRD: $200
