A little over four years ago I visited the Caribbean for my friend Ciarra’s birthday expecting a fun vacation (and it was!), but that journey to the USVI pushed me so much further than I could have imagined…
When we arrived at the Bitterwolf family’s Four Elements Culinary & Wellness Center, it felt like stepping into one of my dreams made real. The colors, artistry, and way the structures were woven into the desert-like brush felt like home. I knew I wouldn’t be ready to leave.
At the time, I’d just quit my corporate job. I had savings but no crystallized sense of purpose. I was losing control of my entrepreneurial direction. And I knew in my heart that though I loved my partner, he was not meant to walk beside me for much longer.
The retreat center became a womb for me—a place to retreat, realign, and remember myself in the silence of its peace. We ended up staying for nearly five weeks, and it changed me.
That pause in time altered my path. It showed me the power of conscious spaces and a new way of being held by land and community that felt in step with the direction I wanted to go in life.
This sense of home is why I returned—last year and again this winter—to Four Elements and to Finca Tierra Sagrada in Puerto Rico, another space where Robyn Bitterwolf and her family are creating sanctuary. We became part of it—building, painting, planting. It was expansive.
So when William told me he wanted to buy 8.5 acres of mostly raw land in East Tennessee, I felt no fear. I had already seen how sacred earth, intentionality, and love is enough to create magic—one building block at a time.
Now, as we dream of a space for weddings, guest cottages, yoga, and plant medicine retreats, we’re simply taking it step by step and allowing the space itself to speak.
The vision is far from complete, but already this land is a gathering place—a space for renewal, for commitment, and for fellowship.
This journey has shown me truth: when you surround yourself with people who are living the life you want, when you choose to learn from them, and when you allow their success to be proof of your own potential—magic happens.
I can’t wait for you to visit us!
