Earth & Flesh Retreat
AUGUST 27-30, 2025
EASTERN UPPER PENINSULA, MICHIGAN
a nude in nature retreat for the woman who wants to return to what is real
Set among the forests, waters, and wild places of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Earth & Flesh is an invitation to return to what is real.
Rooted in the medicine of nudity, relationship with plant allies, embodied healing, photography, and deep connection with the living world, this is a space to explore what happens when we stop performing and start listening. Listening to the body, to the Earth, to the wisdom that lives beneath the surface.
Together, we walk barefoot, meet the plants, tend the fire, nourish ourselves with the land, and remember what it feels like to belong in our bodies again.
If you are longing for something earthy, messy, beautiful, and alive, Earth & Flesh is an invitation to come home to yourself.
THIS IS FOR THE WOMAN WHO…
✦ Feels overfed by the world and undernourished in her soul
✦ Is tired of carrying everything alone
✦ Is struggling to love the shape of her body as it is
✦ Is at the threshold of a new chapter and is stepping into a new veil of unknown
✦ Longs to feel safe in her body
✦ Is healing from boundary violations, sexual trespass, people-pleasing, or the habit of abandoning herself
✦ Is reclaiming her voice, her boundaries, and her sovereignty
✦ Oscillates between “see me" and “don't see me"
✦ Is exhausted from keeping it together
✦ Wants to unearth her sensuality, her intuition, and her wildness
✦ Feels the mystery calling and is ready to answer
“I shared a shame I had carried for decades. Being seen and held by a circle of women helped me hear my own story differently. Over the months that followed, I began to realize how much I had punished myself for my desires and my longing for connection.
Having a safe space to be witnessed opened a doorway to greater compassion, pleasure, and self-acceptance. Every retreat has stripped away another layer, and each time I come home more fully to myself."
— Debbi D.
COME DREAM WITH ME
Imagine…
waking to the warmth of the morning sun, stepping barefoot onto the earth, and feeling your body begin to settle into a slower rhythm.
Imagine…
wandering through the forest, talking to the trees, seeing visions in grandfather fire's flames, submerging bare into the water, and remembering what it feels like to belong to the living world around you.
Imagine…
allowing the layers you've carried for years to fluff off like dead skin cells. The stories. The shame. The protection. The endless doing.
Imagine…
allowing weird and awkward movements and sounds to move through your body, smearing mud all over your naked body, and allowing your hair to do whatever it wants.
Imagine taking your clothes off and discovering that what you've really been longing to remove was never the clothes.
Imagine…
allowing yourself to be seen in ways you've yet to reveal. Knowing that what you choose to expose is what gets healed.
Imagine…
being witnessed. Not for how beautiful, healed, spiritual, successful, or put together you are. But for how human you are.
Just imagine…
getting to exist.
“I didn't realize this retreat would become such an important part of my healing journey, but it ended up being a profound punctuation point in my healing around sexual trauma. It became a beautiful reconnection to myself, my body, and to my power.
None of that would have been possible without the incredible sense of safety Kerry creates. There is so much awareness and care woven into every piece of the experience. That safety made it possible for me to truly come home to myself."
— Shannon M.
What Becomes Possible Here
I cannot tell you exactly what you will receive from this. No one can. What unfolds here is deeply personal.
For some women, this retreat has opened the door to healing wounds of sexual trespass, body shame, disconnection, grief, rage, boundaries, control, perfectionism, and self-worth. For others, it has transformed relationships with partners, family members, ancestors, plants, dreams, and the earth itself.
Women have left with a greater sense of freedom. A deeper trust in themselves. More intimacy in their relationships. More clarity around their next steps. More capacity to rest and to receive.
Some women have confronted fears they carried for decades. Some have softened lifelong resentment. Some have reclaimed forgotten parts of themselves. Some have experienced the radical medicine of slowing down enough to hear their own inner voice again.
What becomes possible here cannot be predicted. That is the nature of a portal. You enter seeking one thing and often discover something far greater waiting for you.
“Aside from the nudity, reconnecting with nature was one of the most profound experiences for me. The event gave me the key to open the door, but leaving the event was me walking through it.
Since then I've started a garden, connected with the trees in my backyard, wake up and go outside first thing every morning, and have created a much more fulfilling life. That experience completely changed what the last few years of my life have looked like."
— Callisa M.
The Medicine of the Container
While there are practices and ceremonies woven throughout our days together, they are not fully the medicine themselves. They are portals. Doorways. Pathways into deeper relationship with what is already alive within you.
The true medicine lives in the container itself. In the land. In the water. In the fire. In the women gathered beside you. In the conversations that arise unexpectedly. In the tears that come when you least expect them. In the silence. In the laughter. In the dreams that visit during the night.
Throughout our time together, we explore the medicine of nudity, sacred theater somatics, root cause discovery, shamanic and earth based practices, plant communion, intentional silence, and photography. Each practice serves as an invitation. A way of touching what has gone dormant. A way of awakening what has been sleeping beneath the surface.
The retreat itself is a living, breathing organism. A field of consciousness that begins working long before you arrive and continues long after you leave. Together, we listen to what is emerging and we follow the intelligence moving through the land, the group, and your own body.
“The photography became a medicine all its own. Looking at the images, I noticed the parts of myself I wanted to judge and the stories I wanted to tell about my body. Then I realized something important: I would never look at another woman the way I was looking at myself.
The photographs invited me into a deeper level of self-compassion and self-witnessing. Instead of seeing flaws, I began seeing the beauty of a woman who has lived, learned, and arrived exactly where she is meant to be. The images became a way to witness myself with greater love."
— Adina R.
"I came carrying deep sexual trauma and believing that healing had to be hard. Instead, I discovered softness. Through Kerry's sacred space, I was able to relax, surrender, and be held by the Earth in a way I never had experienced before.
Laying naked on the ground, feeling the sun on my womb, and reconnecting to my body became a profound healing experience. It helped me release shame, reconnect with pleasure, and remember who I am beneath the masks I had worn for years. The medicine of nudity and nature changed my relationship with myself forever."
— Nadaya R.FOR THE WOMAN...
FULL OF JUNK FOOD ENERGY
This is for the woman who has accumulated years of unprocessed experiences. Unspoken truths. Old conversations. Other people's opinions. Endless scrolling. Lingering grief. Lingering resentment. Lingering fear. She feels full, yet somehow empty. Overstimulated, yet undernourished. She longs for something more life-giving.
AFRAID OF BEING MESSY
This is for the woman who tries to keep everything together. The woman who fears appearing too emotional, too wild, too much, too imperfect. Yet beneath the surface lives a longing to loosen her grip. To laugh harder. Cry louder. Get dirty. Be untamed. She longs to embrace the fertile, living, breathing mess of being human.
HEALING TRESSPASS
This is for the woman who has experienced violation of her boundaries, her body, her trust, or her spirit. Whether through obvious sexual trauma, subtle coercion, chronic people-pleasing, or years of abandoning herself, she knows what it feels like to leave herself behind. She is exhausted from betraying her own truth. She is reclaiming the sacred territory of her body, her voice, and her choices.
WHO CARRIES TOO MUCH
This is for the woman who has become the strong one. The dependable one. The one everyone leans on. She checks in on others, makes sure everyone is okay, and quietly carries responsibilities that were never fully hers to hold. She is capable, resilient, and deeply loving, but often finds herself exhausted from being the one who keeps everything moving. Beneath her strength is a longing to experience what it feels like to be held, supported, and cared for.
guided by…
For over 17 years, Kerry Kott has guided women back to the wisdom of their bodies, the truth of their voices, and the liberation found in deep embodied knowing. She is a Licensed Physician of Chinese Medicine, Master Plant Guide, Intuitive Healer, nude nature photographer, and host of The Naked Human podcast.
The medicine of nudity was born from her own healing journey around sexual trespass and finding safety in her body again. Over the years, she has experienced how removing our clothing loosens the layers of shame, protection, performance, body stories, and unkind ways of relating to ourselves.
What began as a personal practice became medicine.
Today, Kerry guides women through experiences that weave together nudity, root cause healing, plant consciousness, Chinese medicine, sacred theater, somatic practices, photography, dreams, and deep relationship with the living world.
She lives on an off-grid homestead in Michigan's Upper Peninsula where she harvests medicinal plants, tends gardens, listens to dreams, photographs women in the wild, and hosts intimate retreats on the land.
THE LAND
This retreat takes place on Kerry’s private homestead in the Eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is nestled beside hundreds of acres of conservation forest and just a short 6-minute walk to the Great Lakes. Known locally as “God’s Country,” this land is wild, remote, and deeply alive. There are more trees than people here, more stars than streetlights, and more stillness than noise.
Built off-grid by Kerry and her family in 2020, this land is both sanctuary and ceremony; created for deep communion with Mother Earth. You’ll drink pure clean well water. Water you can trust to bathe in, sip, and bless your skin with.
Kerry’s garden offers heirloom vegetables and herbs, while the land itself provides seasonal abundance through fruit trees, wild herbs, berries, mushrooms when they’re ready. Wild rose and tobacco grow here, alongside a whole living world of plant teachers. You are invited to walk barefoot. To be curious. To meet the plants, the wind, the moss, and the mycelium. To wander. To listen. To enter into relationship with the living world that surrounds you.
This land is also home to wild creatures; from butterflies to black bears, porcupines to owls, hummingbirds to wolves. Most often, they remain out of sight, moving quietly through the forest and keeping a respectful distance from our human scent and sound. Yet when we slow down, listen, and become a part of the landscape rather than passing through it, we may be blessed with their presence. You may spot a hawk circling overhead, a deer slipping through the trees, or hear the coyotes calling in the distance as we too lift our voices to the sky.
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KERRY'S TINY CABIN
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WILD DEER
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RETREAT WOMB SPACE
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WILDFLOWERS
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CEREMONY SPACE
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THE GARDEN
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THE FOREST
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TOMATOES IN THE GARDEN
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ROYAL BEANS IN THE GARDEN
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APPLE TREE
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PEPPERS IN THE GARDEN
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WILD TURKEY TAIL MUSHROOM
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WILD RASPBERRIES
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CHIPMUNK IN THE CHOKE CHERRIES
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COYOTE
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BUMBLE BEES
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HONEY MUSHROOMS
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PORCUPINE
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MULLEIN
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RAINBOW CARROTS
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CHAMOMILE
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WILD TURKEY
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MONARCH BUTTERFLY
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GARTER SNAKE
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CHOKE CHERRY
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nasturtium
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RAINBOW VIEWS
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WILD IRIS
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SUNSET VIEWS
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THE SUN
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SPIDER WEB ALCHEMY
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THE LOCAL BAY
THE FOOD
Imagine a time when we lived in union with the Earth
And ate directly from the land that surrounded us…
Imagine a diverse diet of animal and plant sources
With great reverence for the life of all the sentient beings…
We are returning to our native roots through an omnivorous way of eating that honors both plant and animal life. Meals will be seasonal, nourishing, and reflective of what the land is offering at this time. Food may include locally sourced meats, fish, eggs, broths, fermented foods, homemade breads, garden-grown produce, wild foods, smoothies, juices, and other whole-food offerings.
Rather than following a rigid menu, we will eat in relationship with the season, the land, and the rhythms of the retreat itself. Two main meals will be shared each day, with nourishing bites, beverages, and simple offerings available throughout our time together.
Please note that there is no coffee or alcohol a part of this retreat. In most cases, food allergies and sensitivities can be accommodated. You are welcome to contact us before registering so we can confirm if we can accommodate your preference.
WHAT YOU RECEIVE
4 Deeply Healing and Nourishing Days ($4,000 value)
Two Group Preparation Calls ($500 value)
Two Group Integration Calls ($500 value)
Group Communication Channel ($250 value)
Organic, Locally Sourced Omnivore Meals ($1,200 value)
Pure, Clean Well Water (priceless)
Candid Retreat Photos ($2,000 value)
100’s of Acres of Wild Land (priceless)
Private Access to the Healing Waters of the Bay (priceless)
Plant Allies ($250 value)
Field Herbal Medicine and Bathing Essentials ($200 value)
Invitation to Community Reunion Calls ($350 value)
$9,250 value and all the priceless access to wild nature
WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED
Sleeping accommodations upgrades
Travel costs to and from the venue: Chippewa International Airport (CIU) is the closest airport.
Personal, medical, trip-cancellation, or travel insurance
Other related travel expenses
Retreat add-ons: 1:1 sessions, photoshoot, integration nights
I’m ready for this!
PAY IN FULL$3200
EARLY BIRD BABE$2900
payment plan options available
2 payments of $1500 or 3 payments of $1000 plans are available. Space is very limited. Early bird babe pricing ends June 30, 2026. Registration closes August 13, 2026. Tuition includes retreat only; participants are responsible for their own airfare, travel expenses, and prepared lodging options.
VIP ACCESS
Get the most out of your journey with two private sessions with Kerry and an additional integration night on the land.
Use the pre-intensive session for your unraveling; to soften into the edges of your resistance, feel what’s alive in your body, and use the post-intensive session for your anchoring; to deepen your integration of this work. Your additional integration night offers space to exhale, absorb, and settle before returning home.
$3600
EARLY BIRD BABE$3300
RETREAT ADD-ONS
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Virtual Sessions: $225/hr
Available before or after the retreat and may include preparation, integration, dreamwork, sacred theater somatics, root cause, healing, plant guidance, or other personalized support.In-Person Sessions $225/hr
Available on departure day or during an extended stay. These sessions may include acupuncture, plant medicine, bodywork, energy work, sacred theater somatics, root cause healing, or other individualized healing experiences. -
25 min photoshoot: $325
50 min photoshoot: $625
For women who desire a more personalized photography experience, private nude nature photography sessions are available after the retreat and before departure or during an extended stay on the land. These sessions are separate from the retreat experience and allow for dedicated time, intention, and creative exploration.
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$100/night
Additional nights are available after the retreat for those who wish to spend more time on the land. This is an opportunity to rest and integrate.
They are also a beautiful opportunity to schedule optional add-on experiences such as private sessions for a photoshoot, acupuncture, plant medicine, dream discovery, root cause exploration, and etc.
Additional nights are self-guided and do not include facilitated retreat programming or meals. They include access to the land, communal kitchen, and quiet integration space.
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$50-$100/round trip
Airport pickup and drop-off from Chippewa County International Airport (CIU) may be available for participants who prefer not to rent a vehicle. Transportation is limited and must be arranged in advance. Pricing will be determined based on the number of participants utilizing transportation.
LODGING OPTIONS
Choose the sleeping space that best supports your comfort, needs, and retreat experience.
Lodging is limited and assigned based on availability. Additional integration nights are available after the retreat.
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Bring Your Own Tent | Included
For the woman who loves camping and wants to create her own little nest on the land. Bring your own tent, bedding, and comforts from home. A designated camping area will be provided.
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Hammock Tent | +$165
1 AvailableSuspended beneath the trees, the Cocoon offers a simple and unique sleeping experience for the woman who enjoys being held by nature. Includes a prepared hammock tent, sleeping bag, pillow, and blanket.
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Private Tent + Cot | +$280
2 AvailableA private camping tent nestled on the land. Includes a comfortable cot with mattress pad, bedding, pillow, lantern, and space for your personal belongings. A beautiful option for women who desire privacy while keeping things simple.
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Shared Glamping Tent | +$390
2–3 Spaces AvailableA furnished bell tent shared with one other woman. Includes a comfortable bed, organic bedding, pillow, lantern, luggage storage, and thoughtful touches to make your stay cozy and restorative. Perfect for women who enjoy a little extra comfort while sharing space.
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Private Glamping Tent | +$510
1 AvailableA private bell tent for the woman who desires a little more solitude and comfort. Includes a comfortable bed, organic bedding, pillow, lantern, luggage storage, and additional creature comforts.
NOT QUITE SURE?
If you're feeling called to Earth & Flesh and would like support discerning whether this retreat is right for you before applying, you're invited to schedule a discovery call with Kerry.
FAQs
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YOU ARE WELCOME IN YOUR BLEED.
Whether you arrive bleeding, begin bleeding during the retreat, or are not bleeding at all, you are welcome here.
Women who are bleeding are invited to explore free bleeding without tampons, pads, cups, or period underwear as part of their experience. However, how you choose to journey with your bleed is entirely up to you. There is no right way to be here. Your bleed belongs to you.
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Yes! The medicine of nudity is a foundational medicine of this retreat.
However, this doesn't mean you won't have the option to use items for warmth or play. We encourage you to bring items like a silk scarf or a soft robe, things that can provide comfort and cover.
If you feel hesitant or uncomfortable about exploring your nudity, we invite you to consider it is a reflection of what is available to be healed within you. To prepare you for the space, we suggest listening to Kerry’s podcast, connecting on instagram, sending a message to Kerry, or scheduling a discovery call.
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While the exact flow of Earth & Flesh remains part of the mystery, participants can expect a blend of earth-based, embodied, relational, and healing practices throughout our time together.
Practices may include shamanic and earth-based practices, sacred theater somatics™, plant communion, energetic hygiene practices, forest bathing, intentional silence, yoni sunning, witnessing, sharing, and deep connection with the living world.
Some experiences are quiet and reflective. Others are expressive, playful, emotional, or physically engaging. There will be opportunities for rest, nourishment, connection, movement, exploration, and being witnessed.
The physical agility level of this retreat is moderate. Participants should be comfortable walking on uneven terrain, spending extended time outdoors, sitting on the ground, standing, moving through the forest, and participating in gentle to moderate physical activities.
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CELLPHONE USE
Earth & Flesh is a cellphone-free retreat.
Participants are asked to place their cellphones in a designated basket upon arrival and leave them there for the duration of the retreat. The intention is to create a rare opportunity to fully unplug from the outside world and immerse yourself in direct relationship with your body, the land, the women around you, and the medicine of the experience itself.
As part of the arrival process, participants are encouraged to unpack, settle into their space, and tend to any final communications, check-ins, or logistical needs before placing their phone in the basket.
Limited exceptions may be made for necessary travel logistics, flight check-ins, family circumstances, or other special situations. If you anticipate needing access to your phone during the retreat, please discuss this with Kerry in advance.
Kerry's contact information will be provided to participants and may be shared with family members or emergency contacts should an urgent situation arise.
Participants who are unwilling or unable to participate in a cellphone-free experience are encouraged to carefully consider whether this retreat is the right fit.
CELL RECEPTION
This retreat takes place in a remote area with limited and often unreliable cell reception. Reception varies by provider, location on the property, and weather conditions.
WI-FI
Wi-Fi access is available upon arrival to support check-ins with loved ones and any final communications.
Wi-Fi access is not available during the retreat as part of our commitment to deep presence, connection, and immersion in the experience.
Towards the end of the retreat and during departure, Wi-Fi access will be available to support travel logistics, flight check-ins, communication with loved ones, and other practical needs.
If special circumstances require internet access during the retreat, please discuss them with Kerry in advance.
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Photography and videography are a part of Earth & Flesh. Being witnessed, seen, remembered, and reflected back to ourselves is part of the medicine of this experience.
By participating in this retreat, you agree to be photographed and filmed throughout the experience. This may include both individual and group images. Audio is not captured during video recordings. While photography and videography may occur at any time throughout the retreat, not every moment, activity, or experience will be documented.
A curated selection of photographs will be provided to each participant following the retreat when applicable. Participants will not receive all images captured during the retreat. Kerry does not guarantee that any specific moment, ceremony, activity, or participant will be photographed or included in the final selection.
Photography may be used by Kerry for educational, promotional, website, social media, print, and other business purposes at her discretion. Publicly shared images will be edited, censored, or presented in a manner that does not display visible nipples, genitals, or anuses.
At the same time, Kerry understands that some moments may feel especially personal, tender, or meaningful. If there is a specific image or recording you would prefer remain private, you are welcome to communicate directly with her. Kerry will consider such requests with care and thoughtful consideration; and approval of any request remains solely at her discretion and is not guaranteed.
If you do not wish to be photographed or filmed, Earth & Flesh is not the right retreat for you.
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This retreat is free from coffee and caffeine, allowing the body to settle, simplify, and align more deeply with the natural rhythms of the Earth.
If you habitually consume coffee or caffeine, we strongly recommend gradually tapering your use beginning at least one week prior to the retreat. Headaches, fatigue, irritability, and other detoxification symptoms can arise when caffeine is stopped abruptly and may impact your experience.
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This retreat takes place on private off-grid land and includes a more rustic relationship with daily living.
Participants will have access to an outdoor toilet and outdoor shower, as well as the option of using Mother Nature when appropriate and comfortable.
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The term "NO-THING" in the context of this retreat refers to a state of being where one lets go of external distractions, tools, and gadgets, and embraces a sense of emptiness or non-attachment. It signifies a state of being present in the moment without the need for external possessions or distractions, and instead, allowing a deeper exploration of Self through the body and the natural world.
The entire setup of our retreat is crafted to provide you with tools that are accessible to you at any given moment, simply by utilizing your own body. We have intentionally designed this retreat free from external influences and distractions, so that you may immerse yourself in the most potent medicine.
NO-THING may include setting aside clothing, cellphones, makeup, fragrant body care products, supplements, medications, outside plant medicines, books, unnecessary conversation between sacred practices, and other habitual comforts or distractions.
This is not an invitation to force, deprive, or deny yourself something that is necessary for your wellbeing. Rather, it is an invitation to become conscious of your relationship with the things you habitually reach for and to explore, where appropriate, what becomes possible when they are temporarily set aside.
Participants should continue any prescription medications or medically necessary treatments as directed by their healthcare provider. Any decisions regarding medications, supplements, or healthcare protocols remain the sole responsibility of the participant and should be discussed with their licensed healthcare provider.
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The closest airport is Chippewa County International Airport (CIU), located approximately 35 minutes from the retreat. Delta and United Airlines both offer service to CIU. Airport pickup and drop-off from CIU may be arranged through Kerry in advance.
Participants may also choose to fly into Traverse City (TVC), approximately 3 hours away, Grand Rapids (GRR), approximately 4.5 hours away, or Detroit (DTW), approximately 5 hours away, and rent a vehicle for the drive to the retreat.
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Early Bird Babe pricing ends June 30, 2026.
EARTH & FLESH
Pay in Full $2900
2 Payments $1,500/mo
3 Payments $1000/mo
VIP EARTH & FLESH
Pay in Full $3300
2 Payments $1700/mo
3 Payments $1,133/mo
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Earth & Flesh includes four required retreat calls that are an integral part of the experience: two preparation calls before the retreat and two integration calls afterward. All calls take place on Fridays at 10:00 AM Eastern Time. If needed, the final call time may be adjusted to best support the group.
August 14, August 21, September 4, September 11
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All payments are non-refundable.
Your investment will not be refunded if you withdraw from the registration process or the event for any reason. We reserve the right to cancel the retreat if it is not meeting the retreat minimum. If we do so, you will be refunded in full. Trip cancellation insurance is recommended.
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Possibly. Earth & Flesh typically includes a limited number of apprenticeship, volunteer, or support opportunities.
If this interests you, please make note of it on your application and share any relevant experience, skills, or previous work you've done with Kerry. Opportunities may include tending fire, supporting the retreat space, setup and breakdown, transportation support, photography support, and other retreat-related needs.
Please note that expressing interest does not guarantee placement in a support role. Any opportunities will be offered based on the needs of the retreat and the overall fit for the position.
WHAT WOMEN ARE SAYING..
“For those who have never experienced being naked outside in nature, there's a freeness and a connection that's healing beyond words."
— Debbi D.“I wanted to escape. I wanted to work. I wanted to distract myself. And then I realized I had nowhere to go except deeper into myself."
— Niki M.“I thought getting naked would be the hard part. What I discovered was peace, liberation, and a deeper connection to myself than I ever expected."
— Jen R.