Softening the edges
sept 17-21, 2026
softening the edges- let love flow
Date : september 17-21, 2025
Length : 4 nights / 5 days
Retreat type: Embodied Energy & Breathwork
Love is the experience we long for. What would it be like to live from love, rather than trying to find it or receive it from outside us? This retreat explores how the body holds tension and protective patterns that shape our experience of life, and how we can gently return to a more natural sense of connection and aliveness through presence with the body. Guided by Michelle Walker, you’ll engage in embodied awareness, breathwork, and subtle-energy practices inspired by The Energy Codes® to release what’s been held and restore the natural flow of life force.
when the pace softens, the heart opens
You’ll spend a few days on the land at Casa Portal, a working farm in mid-coast Maine, moving at a different pace.
Mornings begin quietly—time to arrive in the body through simple, guided practices with Michelle. Breath, attention, and subtle awareness become a way back into yourself, not as something to fix, but something to notice.
Time in the forest, in the fields, or tea on the porch—letting the work continue without effort. What begins in guided sessions has space to settle and unfold across the land, in movement, in stillness, and in shared moments.
Evenings gather around the table or the fire—conversation, reflection, or quiet.
a different rhythm of time
Over time, something begins to soften. The edges you’ve been holding ease, and a quieter, more open way of being starts to come forward.
Guided sessions with Michelle are woven lightly into the day—offering practices that bring awareness to the body, to breath, and to the patterns we carry. Not to push or perform, but to gently return to what’s already here.
As the body softens, there’s often a sense of warmth, openness—something many would recognize as love, not as something to find, but something that’s been there beneath the surface.
meet your guide
michelle walker
Michelle Walker is a guide in embodied awareness and subtle energy cultivation. Shaped by her own search for truth and healing — and the transformations that followed — she has devoted decades to contemplative practice, psychological study, and natural approaches to well-being. Through meditation, qigong, breath, and heart-centered practices, she creates spaces where participants can soften, regulate, and reconnect with the body’s innate intelligence.
With a background in counseling psychology and over 30 years immersed in natural healing and contemplative traditions, Michelle weaves psychological depth with grounded somatic practice.
Embodied awareness practices to build sensitivity and presence in the body
Breath work to support release and regulation
Energy practices inspired by The Energy Codes® to restore flow and coherence
Gentle movement, meditation, and heart-centered practices
Time in nature to support integration and deepen connection
Shared meals made from what’s in season, gathered around the shared table
our time together
farm hospitality
Every decision is shaped by our attention to the little details for that home away from home experience. This retreat is designed with intention and inspiration from the land, with thoughtfulness to the atmosphere we create to the way each session flows to the shared meals.
Everything is included. Just come as you are.
Expert & Supportive Facilitation
All-Inclusive Accommodations
3 Chef-Prepared Farm to Table Community Meals Daily
Exclusive Use of all amenities
Onsite Hospitality Support
What People Are Saying
“Michelle has such a warm presence from the moment you meet her, she’s extremely professional and gives you the tools and techniques to work towards a healthier mind, body & soul connection. I would highly recommend Michelle!"“
— Michelle's client Samantha Melissa and Pete's hospitality is top notch, as is the food, as is the decor, as is the way they tend this incredible land.
— Client Casa Portal Facilitator “Michelle has a beautiful way of listening deeply. I felt heard, seen, and held in a way that allowed me to know that I am the source of my own wisdom.”
— Michelle's Client Marianna