A Place To Settle

An intimate retreat in the mountains of Pennsylvania

June 25-28, 2026

There are seasons when the weight of the world feels heavier than usual.
Not because you are failing.
Not because you need to try harder.
But because life itself is asking more.

More care. More adaptation. More presence. More humanity.
More holding of things that may not resolve.

For many people, this season carries both exhaustion and a quiet longing.
A sense that something needs tending.
A knowing that rest is not a luxury, but a necessity.

This retreat is an invitation into a place to settle.

For four days, we will gather in the mountains of central Pennsylvania to step out of ordinary time and into a rhythm shaped by presence, ritual, rest, and communal care. This is a place to lay down what has been carried too long, to be held and witnessed, and to remember the steadiness and hope that can return when we are given space, beauty, and gentle attention.

The Moment We Are Living In

Many people arrive here carrying much.
There is private grief and shared strain.
Care for children and elders.
Work that feels heavier than it once did.
A before and after you didn’t choose.
Loss that has settled into the body over time.

There is also a growing awareness that the ground beneath us is shifting. Ways of being and doing that once felt stable feel less certain now, even as the days continue.

Alongside the strain and uncertainty, many of us are also noticing something else. Acts of courage. Ordinary kindness. People choosing care over indifference, conscience over convenience. Even as familiar structures fall away, new ways of living, belonging, and caring for one another are quietly taking shape.

This retreat does not ask you to respond to the uncertainty. It offers a place to rest within it, with support and care. A place to be in community, to feel joy, and to remember what is still alive.

And often, in that care, something gentle becomes possible.

Breath.
Perspective.
Hope.
The slow return of trust in yourself and in the world.

What This Sanctuary Offers

This gathering is not a conference.
It is not a workshop series.
It is not a spa vacation with spiritual language layered on top.

It is a sanctuary.

A place where you aren’t required to be strong, productive, or articulate.
A place where you can arrive carrying what you carry and be met there.

Together, we will:

Sit in circle for communal witnessing and shared presence
Spend time in silence and in conversation
Engage simple, grounded ritual shaped by the land and the season
Create space for grief tending and discernment
Commune with the mountains, the mineral springs, and the living world around us
Allow the body to soften and be cared for as part of the whole

Nothing here is rushed.
Nothing is forced.
What arrives is met with care.

What Becomes Possible

When you are given time, beauty, and steady accompaniment, a different way of knowing becomes available.

Not through effort.
Not by striving for answers.
But by slowing enough to listen.

In this space, it becomes easier to stay with what is. The impulse to fix, deny, or move past your experience loosens. The inner hustle quiets. The pressure to perform, explain, or arrive at clarity softens.

Here, a new relationship with your inner life takes shape. Instead of battling what feels difficult or trying to transcend it, you learn how to listen to what it carries. What once felt like an obstacle begins to offer wisdom, texture, and depth.

Discernment grows here. Not as certainty but as capacity, the ability to hear your own knowing and remain present with what is still unfolding. Over time, your inner container strengthens, able to hold both what is clear and what is not yet known.

Again and again, those who gather here leave with a steadier presence in themselves and in the world.

More ability to remain calm amid the chaos.
More courage to live from conscience rather than convenience.
A quieter confidence in how they want to live and love.

This is not about becoming someone new.
It is about returning to what has been quietly waiting within you.

The Place That Holds Us

Omni Bedford Springs Resort is a historic mountain property in central Pennsylvania, long known for its mineral springs, expansive grounds, and quiet elegance.

Surrounded by forested hills, the resort offers miles of walking paths, spring-fed waters, and spaces designed for rest and reflection. The architecture and landscape invite a slower pace. The land itself encourages an exhale.

People have traveled here for centuries to tend their bodies and restore their spirits. We will let the place do some of that holding for us.

You can learn more about the property here.

The Shape Of Our Days Together

Our days together are spacious and intentional.

Each day holds a simple, steady rhythm, carefully curated and tended. You will gather for guided circles, shared meals, and intentional practices, with time woven in for reflection, integration, walking the grounds, and rest. The structure is designed to support depth and presence, while allowing enough spaciousness for what arises to be met with care.

One morning is devoted to the spa and the mineral springs as a shared ritual of tending and transition. You will experience the Bedford Bath Ritual, a guided immersion through the historic springs practiced here for generations, followed by a Quiet Mind massage focused on the neck, head, and shoulders. Together, these offerings invite the body to release, the nervous system to settle, and the soul to cross a quiet threshold.

These offerings are not add-ons. They are woven into the retreat as embodied ritual, part of how we listen with the body, not just the mind.

Much of our time together is shaped by what many traditions have named the divine feminine. Not as a belief system or a single image, but as a way of relating to life itself. A way that listens rather than forces, receives rather than rushes.

This way of knowing makes room for grief, unknowing, and transformation without pushing toward resolution. It holds creation and dissolution together, and understands darkness not as something to escape, but as something that carries wisdom.

In these days, you are invited to remember this way of knowing. Not to define it, but to practice it.

Who This Retreat Is For

This sanctuary may be right for you if:

You feel the weight of the world and want space to lay some of it down
You are tired of carrying responsibility without enough room to rest
You sense that something in you needs tending, even if you do not yet have language for it
You are moving through transition, change, or a season of questioning
You are accustomed to holding others and are ready to be held
You are willing to stay with complexity, depth, and not knowing, even when it feels tender
You are seeking presence rather than prescriptions

This retreat is for those willing to listen rather than be instructed and to trust their own inner life without having it replaced by someone else’s certainty.

Before And After We Gather

Before we arrive in person, we will meet once online as a group. This pre-retreat gathering offers orientation, introductions, and a gentle arrival into shared space, so our time together can begin with a shared sense of care.

After the retreat, you will have three private soul direction sessions with me, offering continued accompaniment and integration as you return to your life and listen for what wants ongoing care.

The retreat does not end when we leave the mountains. It is held before and after, so what opens has time to be tended.

What This Retreat Includes

This retreat has been designed with care and intention so that, once you arrive, you can let yourself be fully held by the experience.

Our time together includes:

Four days and three nights at the Omni Bedford Springs Resort, with a private deluxe king room for each soul
Carefully prepared meals from the Thursday welcome reception through Sunday brunch
All retreat programming, including circle gatherings, ritual, silence, and time with the land
A dedicated spa morning woven into the retreat itself, including the Bedford Bath Ritual and a Quiet Mind massage
Spacious time to walk the grounds, rest, reflect, and be with the mountains and mineral springs
A pre-retreat online gathering to meet one another and arrive together with intention
Three private soul direction sessions with me following the retreat, offering continued accompaniment and integration

The group is intentionally small.
Nine souls.

Investment: $5,500

This retreat is all-inclusive once you arrive at the Omni Bedford Springs Resort. Payment plans are available.

Arriving

Participants are responsible for their own travel to and from the resort.

The most convenient airport is Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), just under a two-hour drive to the Omni Bedford Springs Resort. The drive does not require passing through the city and moves quickly into open highways and country roads.

I name this intentionally. The journey is part of the retreat. Driving through the mountains and arriving slowly helps mark the transition out of ordinary time and into sanctuary.

Travel guidance and recommendations will be shared after registration.

Join Us

This retreat is held with care and intention, for a small and attentive circle. It matters to me that it feels like the right place for you, and the right moment.

If you’re feeling drawn, the next step is a brief conversation. Not an interview or a sales call. Just a chance to meet, to listen together, and to see whether this retreat feels like a yes for you in this season.

We can talk about what’s bringing you here, what you’re navigating, and any practical questions you may have, including timing and payment options.

If we both feel a clear yes, I’ll share next steps.

Schedule a conversation

This is a quiet place.
Some will pass by.
Some will recognize it immediately.

If your soul says yes, you are welcome here.

About Keveney Evanne

Before becoming a spiritual director, Keveney practiced law in corporate America for over a decade. Alongside that work, she represented survivors of human trafficking and unaccompanied immigrant children.

She is trained in soul direction and grief tending, with a grounded, discerning approach shaped by contemplative tradition and lived engagement with the world as it is.

Her work is rooted in accompaniment rather than fixing, presence rather than performance, and conscience rather than comfort. She listens with you.

A Few Words From Others

My time with Keveney brought clarity when I was confused, peace when I was afraid, and a deeper connection to my inner life. I remain deeply grateful. —Tabitha N.

Keveney creates a beautiful retreat space. There is a grounded presence to the way she holds people, and you feel it as soon as you arrive. —Jennie F.

I am most grateful for Keveney’s heart. With her companionship, I learned to listen more deeply, trust my inner knowing, and discern what matters most. —Beth B.

Retreating with Keveney was a deeply grounding experience. With her, I felt safe enough to open up, look at what I’d been carrying, and release things that had been holding me back for years. —Rosemary V.

If something is stirring in you, let's talk.