Rest as Sacred Ground: Replenishing the Ones Who Hold Space (An In-Person Retreat Day for Spiritual Directors/Companions)
May 14 @ 9:30 am - 4:00 pm EDT
Those who hold space for others often carry an unseen weight — offering steady presence, deep listening, and compassionate accompaniment day after day. This daylong retreat is an invitation for spiritual directors/companions, therapists, and all who offer the gift of sacred companioning to step out of holding and into being held — a day of renewal and replenishment in community and grounded presence.
Sustainable presence begins with embodied centeredness. This is the shared intention for our time together. Through a gentle rhythm of brief teaching, embodied practices, guided Yoga Nidra meditation, vocal toning using our own voices to create healing vibrations for our bodies and spirits, restorative sound bath, journaling, and small group conversation, you will be offered space to restore your inner reserves and reconnect with sustainable presence. These practices offer accessible ways to soothe the nervous system and tend our souls.
A community circle of shared reflection will create space to speak honestly about both the beauty and the energetic demands of this sacred work. Practical daily clearing practices will be introduced to support ongoing integration beyond the retreat. This experience is contemplative, experiential, and communal — designed to offer simple, resonant tools while deepening rest, clarity, and grounded resilience for those who serve through presence.
Rest is not a luxury for those who hold space—it is the sacred ground from which it is offered. Come as you are. A simple lunch of soup and bread will be provided.
DATE: Thursday, May 14, 2026
TIME: 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
COST: $70.00
LOCATION: Well for the Journey – 120 W. Seminary Ave, Lutherville-Timonium, MD 21093
REGISTRATION is required; please register here.
IMPORTANT: You will receive an email from programming@wellforthejourney.org at least 24 hours in advance of the start of your program. If you are unable to find the email, please check your SPAM or JUNK email folders. This email will include details to help you prepare for your program including any pertinent handouts, location information, and the ZOOM link for online programs. Please be sure you have received and read this email a minimum of 24 hours in advance of the start of the program. Thank you!
FACILITATOR: Kerry Martinez
FACILITATOR BIO:
Kerry found the Well in 2024 and felt a resonance that brought her back again and again. Kerry lives in awareness of and deep connection with the Oneness of God. As an intuitive space holder, meditative rest guide, and sound facilitator, she helps reveal the places where you may feel separate from God—your Divine Source, the Creator of all. Her work is rooted in unconditional love, reminding you of your wholeness and innate connection to the Divine.
With a background as a Clinical Exercise Physiologist and mindful embodiment teacher, Kerry has worked in hospital settings with many different special populations, and trained extensively in somatic practices. Her sessions integrate deep embodiment, curiosity, humor, sacred listening, open dialogue, and Divine wisdom, creating a space where you are fully seen and accepted, exactly as you are.
Kerry offers rest sessions, embodiment, meditation, breath work, sound immersions, retreats, workshops and private sessions—all grounded in the truth that you are already whole. In the presence of God, you are your own healer. You are exactly where you are meant to be, free, boundless, and unconditionally loved. Her intention is to guide you back to this remembrance, to help you align with the highest dimension of life, and to shine your unique Light into the world.
The love of God is both inward and expansive, woven into the very fabric of your being. Kerry is here to hold space for you as you awaken to this truth.
To learn more about Kerry, please visit her website at www.soulrattle.com.
