Sacred Becoming:

Journeying Through Her Rites

The 2026 Sarah Society’s Annual Gathering

Retreat Details

Christy is an author, teacher and psychotherapist. A mother of 4, fierce dreamer and passionate about advocating for women.

Christy received her Bachelors degree in Communication at Texas A&M in 2002 and then her Masters in Counseling at Reformed Theological Seminary in 2007. She has authored several books including Un-Earth, A Brave Lament, The Sexually Healthy Woman, Theology of the Womb, and Her Rites. She is certified in Medical Family Therapy and Trauma and Abuse and is currently earning her doctorate at Seattle Pacific University, researching Shame and Sexuality in Women.

When: Thursday, April 30 - Sunday, May 3, 2026

Where: Ridgecrest Conference Center, Black Mountain, North Carolina

Featuring: Christy Bauman

The Sarah Society Retreat is an invitation into sacred becoming.

This year, we are honored to welcome Christy Bauman as our guide. Drawing from her transformative work, Her Rites, Christy will lead us through the stages of feminine rites—tenderly naming the seasons of a woman’s life and helping us listen for the deeper invitations within them.

Through teaching, story, reflection, and embodied practice, we will explore the thresholds that shape us: innocence and awakening, desire and disruption, grief and growth, power and integration. Christy’s approach is honest, trauma-informed, and rooted in compassion—creating space for women to reconnect with their bodies, their stories, and the wisdom they carry.

This retreat is not about striving or fixing. It is about remembering.

Together, we will gather in community to honor what has been, tend what is, and step courageously toward what is becoming. Whether you find yourself in transition, longing for clarity, or simply hungry for deeper connection, this weekend offers sacred pause and purposeful movement.

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Retreat registration is open through Friday, April 10, 2026.

Any cancellations prior to April 10, 2026, will be refunded 90%.

We will not be able to refund any cancellations after April 10, 2026.

Schedule of Events

Subject to Change

Thursday, April 30, 2026

4:00-6:00 pm Check-in

6:00-7:00 pm Dinner

7:00 pm - Fellowship

Friday, May 1, 2026

7:30-8:30 am Breakfast

8:30-Noon Session 1

Noon - 1:00 pm Lunch

1:00-3:30 pm Break/Optional activities

3:30-6:00 pm Session 2

6:00-7:00 pm Dinner

7:00 pm - Fellowship

Saturday, May 2, 2026

7:30-8:30 am Breakfast

8:30-Noon Session 3

Noon-1:00 pm Lunch

1:00-3:30 pm Break/Optional activities

3:30-6:00 pm Sarah Siskind Concert & Reflective Time

6:00-7:00 pm Dinner

7:30-8:30 pm Fire Ring Fellowship

Sunday, May 3, 2026

7:30-8:30 am Breakfast

8:30-9:30 am Closing Session & Blessing

10:00 am End of Retreat

The Venue:

Ridgecrest Conference Center

Ridgecrest is the premier Christian conference center nestled in the picturesque Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, just outside of Asheville on I-40.