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From The Inside Out 🌀

On By Heather Wiest

I just returned from guiding a beautiful holistic retreat weekend in Carefree, Arizona. From The Inside Out developed out of a calling placed upon my heart in the summer of 2023. I am beyond grateful God empowered me to prepare and facilitate this incredible weekend at the hospitable Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center, January 17-19, 2025. Each beautiful soul attending was a treasure to have and get to know better. ❤️ “I’m thanking you, God, from a full heart, I’m writing the book on your wonders. I’m whistling, laughing, and jumping for joy; I’m singing your song, High God.” Psalm 9:1-2 MSG

  • Spirit in The Desert Retreat Center
  • Beautiful Views of Carefree
  • From The Inside Out Holistic Retreat 2025
  • Ravenscroft Chapel
  • Body Prayer Session
  • Inspired Intentions Yoga Nidra Session
  • Paint and Create Session with Vangie Rodriguez
  • Labyrinth in the Desert
  • Sound Bath Healing Session with Angela Sanchez
  • God, Thank You!

“Use three words to describe your experience at this retreat,” was one of the retreat evaluation questions:

Needed
Important
Inspiring
Peace
Joy
Love
Relaxing
Empowering
Releasing
Blissful
Challenging
Reflective
Cleansing
Comforting
Refreshing
Soothing
Restorative
Absolute perfect timing
Just what I needed
Energizing
Spiritual
Immersive
Timely
Enjoyable
Rejuvenating
Useful
Meditative
Embodied
Serene

Another evaluation question asked, “Name one thing you will remember most about this retreat.”

•Spending time with my daughter-in-law
•Community
•How everyone was free to be vulnerable and open
•Incredible community as well as alone time
•The importance of making time to be still, feel my body, listen and receive
•The variety of things I learned that I didn’t know I needed
•The whole weekend was amazing
•The sound bath meditation was an added bonus at the end of the retreat
•The beauty of Christianity with yoga
•I loved the spiritual aspect
•Experiencing this with my daughter
•Having my token male husband join me. And loved the surprise at how much he enjoyed it since he didn’t really know what he signed up for! 😊
•Being still and communing with the triune God…

Amen! 🙏🏻 There have been requests for more experiences like this one… let’s see where God leads… ❤️

I determine to live the outer life in the inward sanctuary. The outer life must find its meaning, the source of its strength, in the inward sanctuary. As this is done, the gulf between the outer and inner will narrow and my life will be increasingly whole and of one piece. What I do in the outer will be blessed by the holiness of the inward sanctuary; for indeed it shall all be one.” Howard Thurman