you’re invited inside…
a
living
poem
July 26, 2026
House Boheme
1 hour from Asheville, NC
In the heat of Appalachian summer, we gather for a day inside a living poem.
A poem woven through softening, reflection, nourishment, connection, water, and witness.
Feel the warmth and softness of the earth beneath your feet as you make your way to the forest for a Yoga Nidra practice among the pines. — returned
Taste organic, locally sourced, mediterranean inspired nourishment by Chef Yasemin. — nourished
Listen to the healing waters of the waterfall during your Embodied Film Portrait Session by creative artist, visionary, and storyteller, Christine Yanella, of Earth Body Photography. — witnessed
See the expansive mountains, wildflowers, and art collected from around the world as you relax in the unhurried spaciousness of the day. — held
YogaNidra, nature, nourishment, film portrait session, community.
About Your Host
Katelyn Wargo
is a local writer, Yoga Nidra facilitator, Reiki Master Teacher, partner, mother, and friend. She most recently hosted a women’s writing retreat in December of 2025 and hosted a handful of day retreats at The Barn With “Inn” in West Virginia prior to moving to the mountains of Western North Carolina. You can find her facilitating monthly Yoga Nidra & Reiki experiences at Asheville Salt Cave, as well as hiking, sipping coffee, and enjoying time spent with loved ones.
In the Way of Beauty
Katelyn is currently working on a book of poetry and the making of a year long living memoir - 52 Weeks in the Way of Beauty - devoting herself to the practice of intentionally placing herself “in the way of beauty” and writing from what it reveals. This movement was born from discovering that beauty, when noticed on purpose, can steady the body, shift perspective, and make room for both grief and joy.
Inspiration
This day retreat is inspired by this movement - an opportunity to place yourself in the way of beauty at one of the most stunning venues in Western North Carolina, and witness the living poem born from it - a poem of aliveness, friendship, witnessing, reflection, softening, presence, and/or a complete cracking open of your heart.
a living poem
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a living poem ·
in the
Blue Ridge
Mountains
rest, nourishment, reflection,and witness.
Our Day Together
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Arrival
10:00 AM
Arrive, settle in, tea and small bites available -
Opening Circle
10:30 AM
Welcome, grounding, and orientation -
Forest Yoga Nidra
11:00 AM
Walk to the forest for Yoga Nidra followed by journaling and reflection -
Lunch
12:30 PM
Mediterranean inspired buffet style meal by Chef Yasemin -
Waterfall Portrait Sessions
12:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Embodied film photography experience and a gentle closing
Rest & Integration
We will have all the time and space to rest, and integrate during our day together. While waiting for your portrait session, you may choose to participate in a beauty noticing practice Katelyn will lead, hike the trails, journal, read, or nurture new friendships.
Restorative Inspiring
Expansive
Our creative artists
Christine guides women back to themselves — to the devotional woman within — through embodied film portraits.
Your session with her isn’t about perfection. It’s about touching the part of you that has been whispering for years: Come home. It’s a pilgrimage into your deepest prayers — a shedding of the borrowed selves, a return to the bare-boned wildness that has always belonged to you. This experience is ancient memory rising through your modern body. It’s communion — with your own flesh, with the land beneath you, with the life you were meant to be living.
Yasemin is a chef, herbalist, and artist who blends her Mediterranean culinary roots with love of Appalachian influences. Her work centers on creating vibrant, nourishing meals that honor resilience, seasonal abundance, and the preservation of communal storytelling through food.
$777
Payment plans available
Forest Yoga Nidra
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A Yoga Nidra (dreamy guided meditation) on the forest floor led by Katelyn
A Mediterranean inspired meal by Chef Yasemin
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Chef Prepared Meal
A 20-30 minute film portrait session with local and popular creative artist, visionary, and storyteller, Christine Yanella, of Earth Body Photography.
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Film Portrait Session
Receive a special gift and a discount for the next In the Way of Beauty Winter Retreat December 3-6, 2026 at this gorgeous venue. Discount can be used for yourself or gifted to a loved one.
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Gift & Future Retreat Discount
for the woman who —
for the woman who —
craves
sunshine
rest
play
friendship
connection to her authentic self
aliveness
inspiration
nourishment
space to be
Frequently asked questions
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Yoga Nidra is otherwise known as Yogic Sleep. It is a practice traditionally done while laying on the earth (like we are going to do), and surprise, it closely resembles sleep! This experience is like a mix of guided meditation and hypnosis. Through breath awareness, body scanning, and visualizations, I will guide you into a space of being awake and being asleep, and then induce a dream of sorts that will be extremely soothing for your body, mind, and spirit.
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Our Embodied Film Portrait sessions will be a photo session just for you (clothed or naked) in the sacred waters of the waterfall on the property.
Water is where we as women remember. Where the body softens its vigilance. Where grief loosens its grip. Where longing is allowed to speak without being corrected. To enter the water is to enter prayer—not with words, but with breath, skin, and surrender. Water receives without judgment. It holds without asking for explanation. It transmutes what is heavy into something that can move again.
The water here becomes the altar. Your body becomes the offering. And what has been carried silently, is given back to the living world.
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A journal and pen, a yoga mat, and anything that helps you feel comfortable resting outdoors (i.e. sunscreen, water bottle, bolster, snacks, etc.).
Comfortable shoes for walking to the forest and waterfall and an outfit for your waterfall portrait session (you may also be nude for this session).
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Yes, there is plenty of parking available.
House Boheme
872 Freemantown Road
Rutherfordton, NC
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The day will continue rain or shine, with adjustments as needed to keep everyone comfortable and safe. The inside of the home is large and beautiful, as well. You will receive details in advance if weather shifts.
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No. There is space for both quiet and connection. You are free to engage in a way that feels natural to you. And sharing is always optional. You are welcome to keep your experience entirely your own.
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Nudity is welcome during the waterfall portrait sessions for those who feel called to it. This is entirely optional and held in a respectful, consent-based environment.
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Due to the intimate nature of this retreat, all sales are final. You are welcome to transfer your spot to another woman if you are unable to attend.