Gathering your scattered pieces with tenderness and truth. Shedding shame. Embracing radiance. Returning to yourself.

Unveiled & Whole:

The Sacred Art of Becoming

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

This retreat is a sacred invitation to women longing to come home to themselves—to gather the parts that have felt too much, not enough, or hidden for too long, and to lay them gently on the altar of becoming.

Facilitated by Christy Bauman and her wisdom on the feminine body and holy embodiment, we will explore what it means to be fully seen and deeply known—without shame. Through sacred story, movement, ritual, and rest, women will be invited to release cultural and religious narratives that have silenced their voices and disconnected them from their sacred feminine design.

Honoring the holy within, this journey makes space for lament and longing, for mystery and mending. Together, we will remember that our womanhood is not something to be fixed or hidden—but a divine truth to be reclaimed.

Here, wholeness is not perfection—it is presence.
It is the courage to name what has been lost, what still aches, and what is beautifully unfolding.

It is the sacred art of becoming—unveiled and whole.

Whether you are just beginning your healing journey or have been walking it for years, this space was made for you.

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

Any cancellations prior to April 10, 2026, will be refunded 75%.

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

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.