A morning for nervious system regulation…..
Saturday, September 12 · 9:00 a.m.–Noon ET · Black Mountain, NCA Holistic Mini Retreat
For you if you're feeling depleted, stretched thin, or quietly out of sync with yourself — and craving a reset that goes deeper than a day off.
And for the curious: if you've wondered about acupuncture, meditation, or gentle muscle testing (Applied Kinesiology) but weren't sure where to start, this is a gentle way to experience all three in one morning, with an experienced care team guiding every step.
No experience needed. Just a willingness to slow down and just be.
Come Back to Yourself — with a care teamA morning of meditation, acupuncture, and holistic medicine to move your nervous system out of fight-or-flight — and back to yourself.
Saturday, September 12 · 9:00 a.m.–Noon ET
Location: @Mindful Wellness Space, Black Mountain, NC
Investment: $95 · Early bird $75 through August 30th
You’re Invited…
It's hard to take care of ourselves alone. More and more, research points to something many of us already feel in our bodies: we heal better in community. Healing is a team sport.
So for one morning, we've gathered a care team ready for you — teaming up to co-create a space to center, regroup, and give care to your mind, body, and nervous system. Every part is optional. Take what serves you, and leave the rest.
Mindfulness meditation (with Emily Horn) — learn and practice a meditation that calms the nervous system: a tool you'll carry through the rest of the morning, and home.
❋ Mind Training 
Applied Kinesiology & functional medicine (with Dr. Kirsten West) — gentle muscle testing to hear what your body's been trying to tell you, a different way of listening than words alone. It can surface not just physical needs, but the emotional patterns and stress the body is holding — plus what functional-medicine testing can reveal about your next step.
❋ Holistic Medicine Attunements 
Most of us live with a nervous system stuck in overdrive — bracing, gripping, scanning for the next thing. Rest, clearer intuition, and lasting healing all begin in the same place: a nervous system that feels comfortable enough to settle.
That's the thread through the whole morning — every session is built around understanding and regulating your nervous system. Three approaches, each reaching that same system through a different door: mind, energy, and body. And each session pairs a little teaching with a real treatment, so you don't just feel the shift — you understand why it's happening and how to keep it going.
Acupuncture & Chinese medicine (with Pomai Nakoa) — shift out of fight-or-flight and into rest-and-repair, easing tension and anxiety without you having to "try."
❋ Energy and Subtle Body RepairA MORNING FOR YOU
The whole morning moves in a deliberate arc: first we settle the mind, then we shift the body into rest-and-repair, then we listen for what your system needs next. Each of our three practitioners leads a 45-minute session pairing a little teaching with a real treatment, with breaks to breathe in between.
9:00 — Tea & Opening · Arrive, pour a cup, set your intention, and settle in together.
9:10 — Meditation & Nervous System Reset · with Emily Horn · Learn and practice a mindfulness meditation that calms the nervous system — a tool you'll carry through the morning and take home.
9:55 — Break · Pause, stretch, refill your tea.
10:05 — Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine · with Pomai Nakoa · How acupuncture shifts you out of fight-or-flight, followed by a chair acupuncture treatment that guides your body into rest-and-repair.
10:50 — Break · Move, breathe, reset.
11:00 — Applied Kinesiology & Functional Medicine · with Dr. Kirsten West · How gentle muscle testing helps your body "talk," including what functional-medicine testing can reveal about what you need. As individual check-ins happen, you're warmly invited to journal, listen to music, or return to the meditation you learned.
11:45 — Closing · Gather, integrate, and carry the morning with you.
*Muscle testing is optional and focuses on emotional reset and basic supplements — bring your own, or we'll provide them. This session offers functional-medicine education, not chiropractic adjustments.
WHAT YOU'LL LEAVE WITH
Less stress, and a calmer nervous system. A meditation practice you can return to anytime. A clearer sense of what your body needs next — and the reminder that you don't have to figure it all out alone.
THE DETAILS
When: Saturday, September 12 · 9:00 a.m.–Noon ET Where: Mindful Wellness Space · 3174 US-70 W, Black Mountain, NC 28711 Investment: $95 · Early bird $75 through AUGUST 30th Group size: Limited to 12, to keep the morning intimate and truly cared-for. Pay what you can: A couple of pay-what-you-can spots are held, because healing in community should be within reach. Contact us if that's you — no explanation needed. Good to know: Everything is optional. Wear comfortable clothes you can move in. Bring your own supplements if you'd like to try muscle testing.
Ready to give yourself this morning?
Just 12 spots, so every person is fully held. Early-bird pricing ($75) through AUGUST 30th.
Questions? Contact us— we'd love to help you decide if it's the right fit.
This doesn't have to be a one-time morning — everyone who joins will be offered a way to keep going with our care team afterward, if it feels right.
FAQ
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None. Everything is beginner-friendly and fully guided with lots of choices.
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Completely fine — every part is optional. You choose what feels right.
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Yourself, a journal, water bottle, comfortable clothes, and (if you'd like) your own supplements for muscle testing. Tea and everything else is on us.
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It's designed to flow as a whole, so we recommend it — but there's no pressure.
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There’s a non refundable registraion fee of $40. No cancellations after September 5th unless we fill your spot.