Catalyze + Connect | A Nova x Star Path Mini Retreat

📍 Madrones Springs Ranch | outside Austin, TX

📆 Wednesday, August 14, 2025

🕙 Retreat: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

• Arrive between 9-930 (start at 930)

Because women like this rarely end up in the same room and when they do, something shifts.

Catalyze + Connect is a one-day gathering for ambitious, soulful women who crave meaningful conversation, deeper connection, and a space to be their authentic selves.

It’s not a seminar. It’s not a spa day. crave meaningful conversation, deeper connection, and a space to be in between: grounded, warm, and designed for easy resonance without any “hey, what do you do?” cringe.

Show up as you, with whatever you’re carrying. Leave with a lighter spirit and a few new faces that just feel like home.

• Rooting practices that help you land in your body and the present moment
• Thoughtful convo prompts and small-group sessions (zero forced vulnerability or small talk)
• Creative rituals like making your own intention bracelets
• Spacious integration time: sauna, journaling, creek float, or quiet hike
• Good food, comfy company, a relaxed lunch around a long table

This day isn’t about “working on yourself.”It’s about being yourself in a space that feels easy, nurturing, and alive with possibility.

Women who are…

• Thoughtful, present, and curious about life
• Craving genuine connection with like-minded women
• Drawn to soulfulness, depth, and meaningful conversation
• Wanting a community that goes beyond surface-level
• Ready for a space where they can just be, no performing required

• 1/2 day retreat experience
• Opening + closing circles
• Creative rituals and fun guided sessions
• Seasonally-inspired lunch + refreshments
• Access to private ranch wellness spaces (hot tub, sauna, creek, trails)

What to Wear / Bring

• Shoes you can hike in - it's not a crazy, rugged trail) and something you are comfortable hiking in
• Something you're comfortable swimming in + a towel (and water shoes if you have them, but it's ok if you don't)
• Something to wear in circle - think goddessy, cozy, yum :)

Melissa Bauknight, Founder of The Nova Global | Community Builder. Soulful Strategist. Humankind Cheerleader.

Melissa is the spark behind The Nova Global, a soulfully rebellious women's collective here to rewrite the rules. They serve "unboxed", growth-minded women who are building lives that feel as good inside as they look outside. She’s coached hundreds of founders, creatives, and change-makers through identity pivots, seasons of expansion, and the sacred art of reconnecting to your real self.

Rachel is the creator behind Star Path—a soulful space where astrology meets real life. Known for her warm, wit-filled approach to the cosmos, Rachel helps women use ancient wisdom as a tool for modern growth.

Together, Melissa and Rachel bridge community + spirituality, strategy + soul.This retreat is where their worlds meet—grounded, catalytic, and alive.

We also want to give a special shout-out to our sponsor SOULARA

About SOULARASOULARA is a discovery and marketing platform for holistic, transformational, wellness-inspired events and the visionary curators behind them. We help event seekers find aligned, purpose-driven experiences as well as support speakers/facilitators and event hosts in expanding their impact through soulful connection, curated exposure, and in-person gatherings. We’re proud to sponsor this mini retreat and celebrate Nova and Star Path in creating powerful spaces for connection and growth.

✨ P.S. We’re quietly invoking the Nova Austin Constellation, a local, in-person community for women who feel like this. https://thenovaglobal.com/

If a tiny part of you just said “finally”…you’re so in the right place.

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